The Threat: Race Riots?

[G4Hillary]

It is now clear that neither Hillary nor Obama will have enough delegates to win the nomination. Superdelegates will decide.

Certain talk by Obama campaign and the media provokes me to ask:

Is the Obama campaign and media threatening America with race riots if Obama doesn't get the nomination?

Does anyone feel there have been subtle and not so subtle messages of this?

[Soaring Eagle]

I had a post typed and decided to not go through with it! I guess my response is best left inside my noggin.

[CGP]

Is the Obama campaign and media threatening America with race riots if Obama doesn't get the nomination?

Does anyone feel there have been subtle and not so subtle messages of this?

They are trying to SCARE people into voting for Obama to prevent the actualization of a myth/threat THEY (Media/Obama) have created!!!

[Annie]

It is now clear that neither Hillary nor Obama will have enough delegates to win the nomination. Superdelegates will decide.

Certain talk by Obama campaign and the media provokes me to ask:

Is the Obama campaign and media threatening America with race riots if Obama doesn't get the nomination?

Does anyone feel there have been subtle and not so subtle messages of this?

YES it would appear so....Ask Nutter and just about anyone who has come out for Hillery - especially if they are African American. Also the Virginia Governor said something along that line - said the threat ws real.... Post is somewhere here...

[kyforhillary]

Dick Morriss was screamin on the news the other night that there would be race riots.
Can you imagine that. I have been on other blogs and some of them said the same thing.
Morris said the black people would not stand for the nomination to be taken away from Obama since he had won it already. Actually he should be arrested for inciting a riot.

[Jayling]

I thought I had read it was Al Sharpton making reference to riots at the Convention if Obama isn't nominated.

But I just don't have the time now to search, sorry, so without anything to back this up, take it with a grain of salt.

[Soaring Eagle]

So the infantiles at the Obama camp are saying they are going to have temper tantrums like little babies?

[Jayling]

The thing is, we need sources to link to and gather from. If folks have them, please post the sources in this thread.

[Annie]

Dick Morriss was screamin on the news the other night that there would be race riots.
Can you imagine that. I have been on other blogs and some of them said the same thing.
Morris said the black people would not stand for the nomination to be taken away from Obama since he had won it already. Actually he should be arrested for inciting a riot.

Well Dick Morris should know - he went with Barak Obama to Kenya and was adviser on his cousin Odinga's campaign....well we all know what happened there when Odinga didn't get the Presidency....bloody riots with Christians hacked to death and burned in their church.....
goes on and on and on

check it out here: http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/31226.html

[Jayling]

Here's a few links to put into this thread:

Al Sharpton & Bill O'Reilly's heated discussion (http://obamawho.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/obama-al-sharpton-jesse-jackson-newt-gingrich-florida-michigan-nomination-election-2008/).

Free Republic (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981941/posts) has some talk and links about possible riots

Maybe someone who has the time can do a search on Google about Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton plus race riots at the Convention. If they seem credible, with quotes from people like this, it'd be good to gather them all here.

[CGP]

Well, I also think it's quite insulting to many African-Americans to suggest there will be "riots" if Obama doesn't get the nomination. Who is spreading this stuff? Apart from the Media and Obama surrogates, who else is seriously making such claims?

I bet many AA people (even those who voted for Obama) would not take kindly to the suggestion that they would riot just because their candidate didn't win.

[CGP]

Well, I also think it's quite insulting to many African-Americans to suggest there will be "riots" if Obama doesn't get the nomination. Who is spreading this stuff? Apart from the Media and Obama surrogates, who else is seriously making such claims?

I bet many AA people (even those who voted for Obama) would not take kindly to the suggestion that they would riot just because their candidate didn't win.

[Christines]

We must have facts on this one. Dum Dum Dick Morris isn't enough!

[swannyj]

The media created this and continues to feed it by stating there is no way Hillary can win & she should drop out. Many of BO's "followers" accepts it as fact and so will honestly view a Hillary win as the nomination being "given to her". I agree many of the AA community will not react in such a manner but the radicals will stir up the youth. Again, the media will be in large part to blame.

[endodoc79]

The related post: (Mar 6, 2008): "Death Threats to Tavis Smiley and others too says Stephanie Tubbs Jones" - Prominent Blacks Threatened by Obama Supporters.
We in NY lived through Al Sharpton and his involvement in the Tawana Brawley unproven allegations of rape case 20 years ago. This case showed how easily the public could be manipulated by the media before a full investigation of the facts had occurred. Al Sharpton played the race card big time and those of us old enough to live through the divisiveness of the case will always associate Sharpton with the incident - even though he has tried to remake his image as a main stream politician.

[G4Hillary]

Will there be a whistle blower in the media for this?

Some young African Americans might be easy to incite due in large part to leaders in the community like Jeremiah Wright and Louis Farrakhan who have deeply ingrained this hatred in the minds of some.

I remember the LA riots where mostly African American youths attacked Caucasians and Asians and there are some parallels here. The media and Obama camp seem to be setting it up as a de facto outcome and unwisely stoking the fires.

[skc1976]

And you know what, if we did the same thing if he got the nomination, it would be considered as racist. It's this double-edged sword that's driving me nuts.

[mkreyns]

Dick Morriss was screamin on the news the other night that there would be race riots.
Can you imagine that. I have been on other blogs and some of them said the same thing.
Morris said the black people would not stand for the nomination to be taken away from Obama since he had won it already. Actually he should be arrested for inciting a riot.

I am originally from NY and now live in TN. If Obama becomes the nominee, there will no doubt be rioting in the streets in TN.

What is Governor Phil Bredesen thinking? If he, as a superdelegate, endorses Obama, his career in Tn I think will be over. He is trying to push the SD's to a SD primary after the last primary. Good luck!!! I wrote him a letter and told him what I thought. He would be handing the election to the Republicans.

The thread to write a letter to Phil Bredesen of Tn is on pg 2 or 3 of this forum. It is entitled "Write to Governor Bredesen of TN." He is as of yet uncommitted.

[endodoc79]

To me intimidation knows no race. It should not be tolerated especially in a presidential race. If Obama's supporters can scare the Democrats into giving him the nomination - do they really think the Republicans will succumb to their threats, McCain who spent 5 years as a POW and was tortured and beaten and left for dead more than once? Either we stop these thugs now or the Republicans will stop them in November. If Obama was truly the Uniter that he claims to be he would uncategorically denounce the use of violence or threats of violence in this contest. Don't hold your breath!

[Patsy]

Was Richmond Mayor Doug Wilder.

It was after the Potomac Primaries and here's an article form Politico that quotes him from an interview on Face The Nation as well as lovely Donna Brazille's comments regarding this Primary.


Donna Brazile, who was Al Gore’s campaign manager in 2000 and is a member of the DNC, said recently: “If 795 of my colleagues decide this election, I will quit [the DNC]. I feel very strongly about this.”

On Sunday, Doug Wilder, the mayor of Richmond and a former governor of Virginia, went even further, predicting riots in the streets if the Clinton campaign were to overturn an Obama lead through the use of superdelegates.

“There will be chaos at the convention,” Wilder told Bob Schieffer on “Face the Nation.”

“If you think 1968 was bad, you watch: In 2008, it will be worse.”

Here's the link for the Feb Article

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8583.html

[G4Hillary]

To me intimidation knows no race. It should not be tolerated especially in a presidential race. If Obama's supporters can scare the Democrats into giving him the nomination - do they really think the Republicans will succumb to their threats, McCain who spent 5 years as a POW and was tortured and beaten and left for dead more than once? Either we stop these thugs now or the Republicans will stop them in November. If Obama was truly the Uniter that he claims to be he would uncategorically denounce the use of violence or threats of violence in this contest. Don't hold your breath!

Does the media not understand how volatile a situation like this is. This is very irresponsible of them when they have analysts coming on and saying there will be riots or "trouble" if Obama doesn't get the nomination. Or making Obama look like the "victim" is what gets these people riled up. That is precisely what happened by showing the Rodney King beating over and over on TV. The media was very irresponsible in handling it. They want to defeat Hillary, but why would they stoke the fires of hell in order to that.

[SantaCruzen]

The problem is that there are so many Liberals who believe that America Sucks so bad that they would get on the same bus with Rev. Wright Wingnut and go to battle with their own brothers, sisters and cousins.

There are the Patriots who have been getting people paranoid about the government for years--decades. Mix them up with the Wright Wingnuts after a few generations and you have a real mixed bag of nuts.

Those nuts believe that they are Real Americans because we all were raised on the Socratice Method of questioning everything. So, in that logic, they think that the society is always the enemy. For instance, those people do not realize the government are the people who are behind desks. People, millions of people, maknig decisions. So, there are politicians at the top but their rules and regulations are determined by people.

The Wright Wingnuts believe think that One Person can Change that? HRC is not that Crazy. She giving plans for people to work with her. She knows that key is working with people. She is organizing ideas into concepts people can comprehend, understand and implement.

The real problem is that those Aggressive Progressives are going to be pushing and pulling and prodding everyone who does not agree with them. People are seeing how aggressive they are at caucuses, in the streets, on the phones. They are like a herd of cattle: they want change so much that they will stomp on anyone in front of them.

[Annie]

Well I'm not afraid and I will say one thing for Hillary Clinton - she is not afraid and if she is not then nobody should be.

Get your boxing gloves out.

[SantaCruzen]

Hillary has not had her tires slashed yet. We have had them slashed, one set per month since Nov. We live in Obama territory. Since the Police have been involved, and we have been talking to the neighbors about the tire slashings, we are getting our first month slash free--Seven Tires total.

I never mentioned that because I do not want to scare people. But we have a methemphedamine problem in our town. Medical Marijuana is the main reason that people here voted for Obama. They believe that he is going to free the legal system for them. Their drug gangs are not fun to play with and we had to start a local neighborhood watch group to deal with getting the neighborhood involved. So, far we found out that the drug problem and car slashings are all over the county and city. They are ultimately gang related. We had a drive by some months ago with people in a car yelling out he window, "Hilllary s...s"

We did research about Hate Crimes and followed some of instructions. Talk to the neighbors, do not hide, call the police, etc... We now let people know. We heard of a college student who had "F.... Hillary" notes placed on her car on her college campus. The first thing to realize is that there is real harassment going on. The second is to address it by discussing it so that people can become aware and watch out for each other.

[G4Hillary]

Hillary has not had her tires slashe yet. We have had them slashed, one set per month since Nov. We live in Obama territory. Since the Police have been involved, and we have been talking to the neighbors about the tire slashings, we are getting our first month slash free--Seven Tires total.

See these extreme leftists are no better than the right wingers. I've been out to where you live around Santa Cruz and also Berkeley. I was raised in the area. I would always take a lot of the far leftists on. I worked for the Gore campaign in 2000 and these people were mostly to be found in the Green Party. I didn't yield to them because their arguments are usually as one sided as those coming from the far right. They only want to see things their way and there is no compromising.

I even had a professor like that in college. He was a Green Party activist type. He was bashing Gore and Bill Clinton all the time. So I went to town on him in class several times and debunked his nonsense. He was basically pushing communist propaganda and I didn't appreciate that. A few other students and I took him and the Green Party on. My group was very diverse from many ethnicities. They would push these things about sweat shops in countries and why we had to boycott this one company. Well many people in my group were from the country that he was trying to boycott and my friend told him that the native people wouldn't have better jobs if we just decided to boycott. So what this guy was trying to do is confuse people. He was trying to convince us that the boycott was to help the natives. Turns out it wasn't. So we opposed them at the student government with our own grassroots organization and they were shocked that we had so much support and that we could be just as vocal if not more than they could.

[endodoc79]

Hillary is one of the most courageous politicians in this country. She has gone where few people would go, even after being villified by certain groups - that includes to the Conservative Pittsburgh newspaper and the Black Caucus Dinner hosted by Tavis Smiley. I am sorry that you have had your tires slashed, but equating the two does not make sense. There is a big drug problem in many parts of the country that needs a multi-pronged approach to clean up. Electing someone to the presidency who will actually do something to help the people and not just the big special interests could go a long way to improving the drug problem.

[Ijane]

Well I'm not afraid and I will say one thing for Hillary Clinton - she is not afraid and if she is not then nobody should be.

Get your boxing gloves out.

Annie, you crack me up!!

Sweetie, Hill's not afraid because she has the secret service on her side :D

If there's going to be riots, forget the boxing gloves and get the heck out of town! I was a little kid during the Detroit riots in '67 (around that year). My parents packed us up and shipped us off to Colorado to stay with cousins for about 3 weeks.

Obama has to know this is a possibility and he has a responsibility to start addressing this now. He won't though because he's an anything goes type a guy. Hey, if the threat of riots can somehow give me an edge to the nomination, I'll take it!

[G4Hillary]

Proof of riot propagation from Obama himself?


Obama Warns of 'Quiet Riot' Among Blacks
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8PIQ1800&show_article=1

[Mrsawd]

While On aol board I ran into this

sgt804 12:22:24 AM Apr 02 2008

Report This! Black super delegates are getting heavy pressure from such groups as ColorOfChange.org, a grass-roots organization backing Obama.

African-American super delegates said Thursday that they’ll stand up against threats, intimidation and “Uncle Tom” smears rather than switch their support from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to Sen. Barack Obama.

[Annie]

Annie, you crack me up!!

Sweetie, Hill's not afraid because she has the secret service on her side :D

If there's going to be riots, forget the boxing gloves and get the heck out of town! I was a little kid during the Detroit riots in '67 (around that year). My parents packed us up and shipped us off to Colorado to stay with cousins for about 3 weeks.

Obama has to know this is a possibility and he has a responsibility to start addressing this now. He won't though because he's an anything goes type a guy. Hey, if the threat of riots can somehow give me an edge to the nomination, I'll take it!


That is exactly what I mean....
Cheers! ;)

[Annie]

Proof of riot propagation from Obama himself?


Obama Warns of 'Quiet Riot' Among Blacks
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8PIQ1800&show_article=1

Well, remembering the dreadful scenes of crime and filth in New Orleans and the black mayor and other black elected officials not doing their jobs there it is about time they began to clean up their act, quite frankly. Bill Clinton was there with Brad Pitt arranging to build green houses in the 9th ward, as was/is Edwards - all white guys trying to help the community any way they can. I am sick and tired of all this blame. New Orleans is a wondrous place but it is a place filled with crime also.

People have to come together and work together to make things better; not have so called quiet riots - that is total merde - they should also do good not keep spewing hate and discourse like that Trinity Wright church. I hope to God all the black churches aren't like that as Obama seems to suggest.

[AlexG]

The Democratic Party probably would be swayed by the Elite members like John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi, etc. and get Obama a nomination out of principal, so-called "mathematics", stupidity, and fear of anger. They would probably rather lose the general election than do what is sensible. That is what it seem like if they nominate Obama on the top of the ticket.

[EngCindy]

Hey you folks....this is serious shit.

Dick Morris helped as a strategist in the 2007 Kenyan election....
there were riots,there was murder....

I just spent the last couple of hours googleing Raila Odinga, Abongo Roy Obama, Hussein Onyango Obama, LUO Tribe, Black Liberation Theology, Arab American Action Network....

Barack Hussein Obama has his fingers into a pile of you know what.

This guy is going to turn our country upside down. I know I sound like an extremist, but this is some heavy stuff. He is involved, along with Oprah, into taking up the muslim cause, as they are "oppressed" and it's all the western/Israeli fault. Re-distribution of wealth, that sure as hell, doesn't mean you and me; it means U.S. to all these other poor nations. We're not christian if we don't give everything up to the poor and oppressed.....you know, Africa, Palestinians,etc.

I guess I just wasn't paying enough attention; but my eyes are WIDE OPEN now !

The Great Uniter.....Global Poverty Act....Economic slaves are in our future, if we don't stop him !

[foreigner4hillary]

Since when did anyone negotiate with nutjobs? HOW DARE THEY THREATEN RIOTS.

[SantaCruzen]

See these extreme leftists are no better than the right wingers. I've been out to where you live around Santa Cruz and also Berkeley. I was raised in the area. I would always take a lot of the far leftists on. I worked for the Gore campaign in 2000 and these people were mostly to be found in the Green Party. I didn't yield to them because their arguments are usually as one sided as those coming from the far right. They only want to see things their way and there is no compromising.

Thank you. And, you are dead on. The Green Party people are really out of wack. One of them showed up for a polical debate for our local cable television. I was in the audience. This guy was attacking Senator Edwards Counselor and the Loca Obama Organizer. I mean, the guy got physical and was yelling F this and F U that. The producer started yelling from the audience to tell him to shut up. No one could shut the guy up. The show was being aired live on television. I was laughing at them really because they did not invite any Hillary debater for the show. They all looked crazy.

[lea210]

a lot of people also said they would leave the country if Bush was re-elected, and they didn't. The only people even promoting this idea of "riots" is one, Obama himself saying it, and two, his supporters perpetuating the idea to cause fear among the American public. This is psychological terrorism if you ask me. After the LA riots of 1991 and all the school shootings, I doubt people will riot. At most there will be protests, but it will die out.

[greekme1105]

OK...This is the crap that makes me furious! When the HELL are they going to wake up?!!! Blobama is a loser! I am ready to riot in the streets if my VOTE is not counted in FLORIDA!!! ARGGHHHH!!!

[pearson]

Well, maybe the legions of women, especially over 50 crowd, the Hispanics, and the blue-collared workers of America need to make a similar threat. Maybe we won't riot in the streets, but we can withhold our votes next November, and keep our cash in hand rather than sending it to the DNC.

[MaryKay]

If Hillary wins the next few contests big and comes out ahead in votes and closes the delegate gap, then I think this scare of convention chaos will be over (except for the Florida and Michigan issue). If Obama wins these next contests, however, and then the supers overtuned the popular vote and delegate count, then I think there might be a problem at the convention. That's why we've got to continue to work hard and bring Obama's momentum to a complete halt the next few weeks. That will legitimize Hillary as the canidate shoud party officials make the decision to go with her. In reality, that's going to happen because neither can cross the finish line at this point in time just by winning primaries.

Let's focus and keep working and not worry about what might be, k? We can create our own destiny!

[Mom4Hillary]

Well, I also think it's quite insulting to many African-Americans to suggest there will be "riots" if Obama doesn't get the nomination. Who is spreading this stuff? Apart from the Media and Obama surrogates, who else is seriously making such claims?

I bet many AA people (even those who voted for Obama) would not take kindly to the suggestion that they would riot just because their candidate didn't win.

When I used to write comments on Huffiington Post, I read a number of replies in which the authors stated that they would riot if Obama doesn't get the nomination. But that was a few weeks ago. As I have previously stated on the HCF, I rarely frequent HuffBO anymore.

[foreigner4hillary]

Rioting is ugly business. The ones who will suffer are the poor who cannot afford to flee. Women and children especially.

Unfortunately, backing down and acquiescing is not the solution. It merely postpones the inevitable.

I'm surprised the media is treating this so lightly. As though it's a matter of course and perfectly acceptable. I cannot speak for Americans, but I can share my experience as a Singaporean.

Make any threat to disrupt the peace and it's straight to jail. Some might find it undemocratic. However, Singapore is as multi-racial as any country in the world. If we did not have such harsh laws, we'd not have made it through the 1960s.

I'm not suggesting Americans adopt such policies, however, the public should make it known that they will not tolerate ANY violence. If Obama is such a great uniter, he should be able to keep his fanbois in hand.

[Carolyn]

I think Roland Martin on CNN hinted broadly about this last week, too.
I don't think the AA community would do this (for one thing, it would not improve BHO's chances in 2012) but I do think his young supporters might (can you say: 1968 convention?)

[Ohio mom]

Dick Morriss was screamin on the news the other night that there would be race riots.
Can you imagine that. I have been on other blogs and some of them said the same thing.
Morris said the black people would not stand for the nomination to be taken away from Obama since he had won it already. Actually he should be arrested for inciting a riot.

SEE THAT RIGHT THERE IS WHAT TICKS ME OFF THE MOST..THE FACT THAT HIS IGNORANT SUPPORTERS ACTUALLY HAVING THE AUDACITY TO SAY IT WOULD BE STOLEN FROM OBAMA...HE STOLE MILLIONS OF VOTERS RIGHTS AWAY FROM THEM WHICH IN TURN STOLE THE NOMINATION AWAY FROM HILLARY!!!! HOW DARE THEY EVEN UTTER THOSE WORDS...ARE YOU KIDDING ME...OBAMA IS THE ONE THAT DENIED MILLIONS OF VOTERS THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD...IF IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND HE WOULD BE CRYING RACISM...HE SICKENS ME!!!:mad:

[Rita Lyn]

I usually like to mix humor in with my posts, but this subject is not one to be funny with. Are race riots possible? I would say yes. I've read posts on several blogs that alluded to such a thing.

Rev. Wright has had no original ideas. The MSM seems to just give him credit for his sermons. Guys, he has borrowed the thoughts and hatred from an Islamic man by the name of Malcolm X. Wright's "chickens come home to roost" statement was first made by Malcolm X. Google "Malcolm X+Jeremiah Wright". It will open your eyes to the depth of this political contest.

Once you google that, you'll understand why Louis B. Farakan is such a hero to Wright. The Black Islamists in this country are nothing to be taken lightly. If you'll remember, Farakan DID endorse Obama. In one of the debates, Hillary made him denounce the endorsement and Obama turned it into a joke. Well, at least Brian Williams and Tim Russert thought it was funny.

[kyforhillary]

I am off for spring break this week and I have an idea, don't know if it will work and I'll need some help.
Along with the live protest, some of you guys that are home, let's watch
abc, cbs, nbc, and write down who advertises during the times we watch.
Then send a petition to those advertisers objecting to all the bias of that station. I am not computer savvy enough to start a petition, but hey it's worth a shot.

[EngCindy]

G4Hillary or whomever......

Did you get the list finished, of the connections Obama has to these terrorists and/or radicals ? I thought I read it in another thread, that you were compiling such a list. If it wasn't you, please, whomever it was, can you give us an update ?

I think a list, with a short explanation, could be easily sent to the MSM....nationally and locally. There have got to be some real journalist left. All the stories are scattered and we need to collectively speak out about the "change" agent.

I watched part of Lanny Davis last night; I think it was H & C; in which it wanted Obama to answer directly,specifically, what Obama doesn't agree w/wright about.
I'm getting distracted by the amount of "connections" and we need to zero-in on this. We can make our voice be heard; HD & Co. are definately listening, though they're pissed. Pelosi backed down....."Brazille will quit the DNC if the 795 Super's pick the nominee...."; has anyone saw signs of her packin up yet ? She should keep her mouth shut too. The system the big-wigs set-up, is going to have to be played out.....haha Donna....your one vote will not overturn the voice of the people....Hillary will get the florida and michigan "popular vote", just wait and see. We will riot, if not....oh, sorry, a little too passionate.....We will vote for Hillary, as a write-in and then change party's to Independant.....SHUT YOUR MOUTH DONNA.....you can't win without US !
( Sorry, I just had to vent )

[Bacio83]

LOL well I say bring em on. My Mom loves to tell the story of when the race riots were going on in the 60's that they tried to march in on Hartford CT maple Ave.

The rioters stopped and looked up there were Italians on the roofs with shot guns etc. Just waiting, just warning. They turned around and left lol, so CT can handle them ;)

I think the threat in and of itself will be laughed at soon and they will be made fools of for even threatening it.

[ginamc]

The messages have NOT been subtle at all! I have heard talk of race riots from several MSM sources. I have read it out on the blogosphere. And, as a Delegate for Hillary from San Antonio, TX, I just heard it this past Saturday at our Senatorial Covention/Caucus straight from the angry Obamabots themselves. The main threat is that if Hillary wins by the Superdelegates voting her in, then the Obamabots, especially the Blacks, will riot. I witnessed, first-hand, how violent the BO fanatics can be at our County convention. Clearly, Obama lost in San Antonio, TX -- we beat him in delegates 3 to 1. So, in retaliation, they brawled when we chose a Hillary supporter as our Permanent Chair. These people in TX are angry and looking for confrontation. They also BOO'd off Sheil Jackson Lee in Houston, because they contend, as a Black woman, she is a traitor to support Hillary.

This is NO exaggeration. This is the truth. I have heard Chris Matthews, in particular, talking about this weeks ago during the TX/OH/RI elections and they were trying to dissuade Super-delegates from endorsing Clinton. On the one hand, BO says that Super-delegates should not determine the results, and that Hillary should not be talking to him. And, on the other hand, the super-delegates, themselves, say that BO is lobbying them. And, as evidenced by BO's recent endorsement from super-delegates, he is obviously lobbying them too.

Do NOT ever underestimate the Obama campaign's threats -- he will NOT go away gently into the night. That is why the FL and MI votes are so important. He has done everything in his power to block them from a re-vote. That is why they MUST be seated according to the vote or a re-vote.

[Ijane]

...and what exactly will the riots look like? Are Obama supporters going to be required to wear Obama t-shirts so people know who not to beat the hell out of? Are Obama shop owners going to mark their doorways to avoid having their windows smashed and being looted? Will they mark their cars with "obama supporter" so they won't be turned upside down and torched?

[memphis]

...and what exactly will the riots look like? Are Obama supporters going to be required to wear Obama t-shirts so people know who not to beat the hell out of? Are Obama shop owners going to mark their doorways to avoid having their windows smashed and being looted? Will they mark their cars with "obama supporter" so they won't be turned upside down and torched?
Good point. My guess is that it will be mostly AA against everyone else.
If the property of a non-AA Obama supporter is accidently trashed, oh well.

[Musicdude]

I havent heard anything about riots. But if the media is essentially advertizing the possibilty, then it falls in line with their fear-mongering agenda - not just about this issue but about many non-political issues as well.

Obama would have to nip this issue in the bud if there is any real threat. And if there are any riots resulting from his loss, then I predict his national political career is over. Mainstream America doesnt want to be involved with a candidate with that kind of baggage.

[Bacio83]

Good point. My guess is that it will be mostly AA against everyone else.
If the property of a non-AA Obama supporter is accidently trashed, oh well.

That's sick.... and will literally turn this country back to the 60's....

[Area504]

I told ya'll when I first heard the whole Jeremiah Wright crap that together, he and Obama would probably set race relations back some 40-50 years. :(

[supra5677]

Tavis Smiley a reputable black radio show host received death threats for critisizing Obama for skipping The Black Forum that Senator Clinton attended. Obama and this "over throwing the will of the people" incites a picture of angry black people marching and rioting because their "candidate of change was cheated" of course this will of the people doesn't include Michigan and Florida. Obama indirectly trying to scare the superdelegates whom they both need not to vote for Clinton. He is dangerous folks we have to pay attention.

Brian

[Charlie Brown]

Good point. My guess is that it will be mostly AA against everyone else.
If the property of a non-AA Obama supporter is accidently trashed, oh well.

Look at the Rodney King verdict didnt matter what you thought if you weren't black you were toast...I'll never forget that trucker that was beat right on TV.... Look at Columdine, youth can really lose control.

Obama needs to address this issue with his followers, Id bring it up on Greta's blogs. Greta reads them and answers daily.