GoSkins561 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Geeesh, if Clinton is defending himself from accusations and cheap shots about being a racist, the rest of America is in for a real ride. 'I am not a racist' : Bill Clinton Published: Monday August 4, 2008 http://rawstory.com/news/afp/_I_am_not_a_racist_Bill_Clinton_08042008.html Ex-president Bill Clinton said in an interview Monday that he was not a racist, but refused to revisit his primary campaign spats with Barack Obama's campaign until after November's election. Clinton, who became embroiled in a string of controversies while backing his wife Hillary Clinton in her unsuccessful Democratic primary bid, denied ever attacking the presumptive Democratic nominee personally. "It would be counterproductive for me to talk about it," Clinton said in an interview with ABC television. "There are things that I wished I urged her to do. Things I wished I had said, things I wished I hadn't said. "But I am not a racist. I never made a racist comment and I did not attack him personally. Clinton accused the Obama campaign of "playing the race card" against him during the primary campaign, which appeared to strain his previously close ties with the African American community. Some Obama backers bristled when Clinton in January likened Obama's candidacy to the campaign of African-American civil rights icon Jesse Jackson in 1988. Others also accused Clinton of trying to diminish Obama, the first African American candidate with a realistic chance of winning the presidency. In the ABC interview, Clinton denied he was still fuming over his wife's defeat, eight weeks after she bowed out of the race and offered a warm endorsement of Obama. http://rawstory.com/news/afp/_I_am_not_a_racist_Bill_Clinton_08042008.html click link for rest of article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 :laugh: at the "first black President" even dealing with this issue. How far has own paranoia and stupidity have lead us down this slippery slope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen-like Todd Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Rumor has it Sith Lord is behind the accusation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins561 Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 :laugh: at the "first black President" even dealing with this issue The craziest part is that Bill and Hilary will vote for Obama and they are still catching heat. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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