Civil Rights Leader: “Clinton’s Done More Black Chicks Than Obama”
ATLANTA (AP) - Civil rights icon Andrew Young says Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is too young and lacks the support network to ascend to the White House.
In a media interview posted online, Young also quipped that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has her husband behind her, and that “Bill is every bit as black as Barack.”
“He’s probably gone with more black women than Barack,” Young said of former President Clinton, drawing laughter from a live television audience. Young, 75, tried to recover with, “I’m clowning.”
Young, a former United Nations ambassador and lieutenant of Martin Luther King, Jr., made the comments at an appearance at “Newsmakers Live,” an urban media forum that interviews prominent Atlanta personalities and political figures.
Excerpts of the interview were posted on Newsmakers Journal, the Newsmakers’ Web site, though the date of the appearance was not included with the video posting. Young was scheduled to appear on “Newsmakers Live” on Sept. 5, according to a press release.
Repeated efforts by The Associated Press to reach Young were unsuccessful.
Young’s comments were prompted by a member of the audience who inquired about his opinion on Obama’s candidacy.
“I want Barack Obama to be president,” Young said, pausing for effect, “in 2016.”
“It’s not a matter of being inexperienced. It’s a matter of being young,” Young said. “There’s a certain level of maturity … you’ve got to learn to take a certain amount of (expletive).”
Young went on to say that Obama needs a protective network that he currently lacks - a quality that could hurt him if he were to be elected. He said Hillary Clinton already has that kind of network, including her husband to back her up.
“There are more black people that Bill and Hillary lean on,” Young said. “You cannot be president alone. … To put a brother in there by himself is to set him up for crucifixion. His time will come and the world will be ready for a visionary leadership.”
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If it weren’t for “No Class” these people (libs) would never even know the word existed …
December 8th, 2007 at 4:18 pmOh a jokester huh..this sounds like john kerrys military “joke”. nice try on the recovery.
December 8th, 2007 at 4:57 pmyou said it drill, no class!
Can you imagine the uproar if a republican said that?
December 8th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
December 8th, 2007 at 6:17 pmThat is just disgusting . . . Bill Clinton is disgusting . . . Hillary is a worthless excuse of a woman. I can’t believe any self-respecting woman would even consider voting for her and unfortunately there are so many who will vote for her . . . just because she is a woman. It is sickening.
December 8th, 2007 at 6:27 pmfucking niggs
December 8th, 2007 at 7:42 pmAndrew Young is nothing more than a Uncle Tom of the democratic party. He loves his Masta Bubba and there will be no President as black as his beloved Bubba.
December 8th, 2007 at 11:08 pmhey, he’s got a shrivelled ham look beside a hot piece of honey bread ! oral sex again ?
December 8th, 2007 at 11:47 pmHey, he’s just trying to do his part to end racism. Ever see that stupid Warren Beatty/Halle Berry movie? Forget the name of it. Warren Beatty’s character’s solution to racism was for everyone to fuck everyone else until we were all one color.
Only problem is, every child of a mixed couple I’ve ever met has considered themselves black and spit on their white heritage, spouting the same entitlement bullshit. The siren call of the path of least resistance. No one ever seems to realize that it never takes you where you want to go.
December 9th, 2007 at 1:58 amhey, how does that make it with a blonde then ? , which path ? paradize
December 9th, 2007 at 3:22 amThe only thing that Clinton ever did for black folks was to fuck them. And the only thing that Andrew Young ever did for black folks was to make them look stupid. Remember his tenure at the UN?
December 9th, 2007 at 7:58 amAnd more Asian chicks than Hsu, and more French chicks than Chirac, and more Russian chicks than Putin, and …
December 9th, 2007 at 6:02 pmJohn,
Your racist language is neither funny nor of any use to this conversation. I suggest the moderator delete your idiotic commentary. Mr youngs race has nothing to do with his ideological leanings, black democrats have bought the liberal lie and they will always support socialists despite the poor track record of liberals in lifting minorities out of poverty.
December 10th, 2007 at 8:34 pm