Posted on 01/18/2006 5:52:20 PM PST by wagglebee
Sources close to New York civil rights leader Rev Al Sharpton tell me that Hillary used his annual Martin Luther King Day forum to liken the House Republican majority's conduct of the House of Representatives to a "plantation" because she fears a Sharpton challenge in the 2008 Democratic Presidential Primary.
Hillary also fears that if Sharpton were to challenge her, it could weaken her in a possible contest against Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the fall, if Rice were to be the GOP nominee.
"She is afraid of Condi," one of Sharpton's key people said.
"She did not attend Sharpton's annual King Day celebration last year or the year before even though she was invited," he added.
"Now she comes, all of a sudden, and makes a militant statement unlike what she did at the other King Day events she attended. It is all because she wants to appease Sharpton so he doesn't give her a hard time when she runs for president."
Hillary has reason to fear Condi in 2008.
On Sunday, the day before Mrs. Clinton's speech, First Lady Laura Bush said that Rice would make a "terrific" candidate and president.
She would not have made that comment unless her husband put her up to it. Make no mistake about it, the Bushes are quietly moving behind Rice in 2008.
"It is no coincidence," the Sharpton source said, "that the day after Laura's comment, Hillary shores up her base in the black community by talking about plantations."
Morris is a free agent. He runs with the prevailing wind (as he sees it). He's wrong as often as he's right.
Actually, this could be really fun to watch!
Ping.
Shake it.
He's working for Gore, I think. Notice that he makes Shrillery look like a calculating wench here. But as usual, he still tosses in something that subtly makes the GOP look bad (they have to pick Rice or they can't win, etc.)
He was very close to the Klintoons for a long time, I just don't see them letting him get away with the stuff he's been saying -- unless it's part of a plan.
There's no love lost between him and Hillary. His closeness was always wil Bubba- but you're right- anthything's possible with this crowd.
wil=with
Morris' own nagging fear of irrelevancy comes into play yet again.
Morris has more coccamamie political angles than anybody, especially when he is hyping a book.
Yeah, but my sense is the Hitlery has always been in charge, BJ was just her "front man."
You too, huh?
I think Hillary simply made what she thought would be a statement that would resonate with blacks. She thought wrong.
I agree -- she called the shots in the WH not bill.
No, no, no. Morris has missed it.
Feingold in the primaries will get the Moveon and homo vote. To be viable, to be 'inevitable', Hillary must have an absolute lock on the black vote. That way she can sweep Super Tuesday and coast to nomination.
Why won't anybody tell the truth about what happened?
She said what she said because just for a second she dropped the facade!
That is the REAL Hillary in that video!
If Condi is going to run, she needs a First Dude. Any volunteers?
"...because she fears a Sharpton challenge in the 2008 Democratic Presidential Primary..."
Now THAT is funny!!!!
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