Posted on 01/20/2008 6:08:43 PM PST by jdm
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Now that the Republican primary is over in South Carolina, it's onto the Democrats.
Sunday Michelle Obama and Chelsea Clinton attended service at the same Midlands church, and News 10 was there.
If you've ever visited Bible Way Church of Atlas Road, you know there's a lot of singing.
Sunday morning the church had two extra voices: Michelle Obama and Chelsea Clinton.
One on one side of the church, one on the other. And the congregation took note.
"I don't know. It was kinda awkward," said Evette Brown.
"Well to me I think it shows divide but I think once this is over on Saturday, I think our country will be united because we are all going to come together and rally behind whoever gets the nomination," said Sarah Brown.
Pastor Darrell Jackson, who is a senior consultant for the Clinton campaign in South Carolina, says the seating arrangements were no accident.
"It is our custom that when campaigns come that we sit one on one side, and one on the other," said Jackson.
Neither Mrs. Obama nor Miss Clinton spoke at the pulpit, but after the service they did speak to churchgoers.
"Everybody showing them love. Everybody loving them," said Latoya Boyd.
From the balcony it seemed like half the church migrated towards Obama, the other half towards Clinton -- perhaps a foreshadowing of what we'll see at the polls on Saturday.
"When I read about Obama and his target audience, the African-Americans and the women, something told me I should vote for Obama," said Eric Williams.
"I still think Hillary is a stronger candidate. I think she's the one. I think she's got the history, the experience, and I've just known of him since the candidacy," said Cecilia Williams.
"I'm undecided at this time but I'm gonna vote for one of them," said Evette Brown.
Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards also made a stop in the capital city Sunday. He took part in the NAACP's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration at Zion Baptist Church.
"It is our custom that when campaigns come that we sit one on one side, and one on the other," said Jackson.
What's the big deal? If I were Chelsea, I would have gone over to speak kindly with Michelle and if I was Michelle I would have gone over and introduced myself to Chelsea.
The barriers the Dem's use are amazing.
So, in other words, vote based on gender and skin color.
So much pandering, so little time.
Chelsea: "Swing low, sweet chariot, get me the heck outta here..."
Good for her. In addition, presumably (based on the article), those pictured in the photo are all Clinton supporters.
Isn’t this the church Chelsea attends regularly?
One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn’t belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?
If Republicans did this in a Church there would be HELL TO PAY in the media!!
Could have been worse.
Imagine if they wore matching dresses?
Somebody be patting little Chelsea on the butt, there. Who’s that behind her?
Has she ever been to this church before? Will she ever go back after the election? Will she go to any other all black churches except when momma is running for office? Pandering for votes. Dems always show up in black churches on MLK Day or when they need votes.
I have no idea.
hey good eyes. who knows, maybe vince foster?
She looks attractive to me in that photo. But I don’t know whose hand that is.
*thinking* "Mom, you owe me big time for this..."
This probably the first time she has been in church in 10 years.
Do Democrats just go to predominantly black visited churches 50 out of the 52 weeks of the year?
That's what I was thinking.
That's what I was thinking.
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