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Operation Chaos gets more chaotic: racial slurs against Hillary supporters
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Barack Obama’s political mentor got accused by several witnesses of calling a black Hillary Clinton delegate an “Uncle Tom” . Emil Jones, retiring from his post as state Senate president, confronted a group of delegates over their refusal to support Obama in Denver, which sparked a heated exchange. Chicago political consultant Delmarie Cobb says that Jones called her that epithet at the end, and then tried to laugh it off: Cobb said the confrontation started when she and Jones, who is also African-American, were talking about an earlier conversation they had at the Bud ...
Politico: Clinton/Obama camps feuding
Sister Toldjah —
... , retiring Illinois Senate president Emil Jones, Jr., reportedly called a black Clinton delegate an “Uncle Tom” Saturday night in Denver. Supposedly it was said ’in jest’ (riiight!). ...
Carol Platt Liebau: A Tough Road for African Americans
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that a Hillary Clinton delegate was called an "Uncle Tom" by Barack's erstwhile mentor, Emil Jones. In the meantime, the LA Times ran a story about ...
'Cabin' Fever in Denver: Clinton Backer Accuses Obama Ally of 'Uncle Tom' Comment
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... Windy City newspapers this morning are devoting coverage to a he said-she said mini-scandal roiling among Democratic Convention delegates. From the Chicago Sun-Times.: ...
Hillary Delegate Accuses Obama Mentor of Calling Her 'Uncle Tom'
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... "Last night, I was called an 'Uncle Tom' by Emil Jones," charges Delmarie Cobb, an African-American delegate for Hillary Clinton. Emil Jones is Barack Obama's political mentor, reports the Chicago Sun Times. ...
R-E-S-P-E-C-T at the Democratic Convention
Patterico's Pontifications —
... The details of the conversation are halfway down at this link. My favorite part is when Cobb said Jones and 35,000 other Obama supporters at Springfield Saturday “drank the Kool-Aid.” Shortly after that is when Cobb said Jones called her an Uncle Tom. ...
Exclusive: Advance text of Michelle Obama’s speech
Michelle Malkin —
... his specialness, uniqueness, and everything he represents. You need to. You must. (Translation: He’s black and if you don’t celebrate, you’re a bigot or a race traitor .) Barack cares. I care. As an ordinary civilian mom, I share your concerns about access to health care. And so does Barack. (As for that ...
Clinton professes party unity -- and does not approve McCain's message
Top of the Ticket —
... There is, of course, plenty of evidence that the Democratic Party is not fully unified behind the Obama candidacy, as stories have trickled out about tensions between Clinton and Obama supporters and enduring tension between both campaigns. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Obama’s political mentor, Illinois State Senate president Emil Jones, called a black Clinton delegate an “Uncle Tom” in Denver on Saturday night. (Jones denied it; the newspaper quoted two people who witnessed the exchange.) ...
Remainders: Denver, Day 1
Ben Smith's Blog —
... A black Hillary delegate for Chicago accuses Emil Jones -- Obama's Illinois State Senate mentor -- of calling her an "Uncle Tom." ...
Freddoso: Mr. Ethics
Articles on National Review Online —
... Illinois ethics laws. Obama s aide, Dan Shomon was working part-time for Obama and part-time for Blackwell, the beneficiary of the grants he helped obtain. Apparently, that did not violate Illinois ethics laws, either. Perhaps you are getting an impression of Illinois ethics laws weak, toothless, easy to bend, and impossible to break. That is true. And it s not even the half of it. Emil Jones caused a splash here this week when witnesses saw him call a fellow convention-goer an Uncle Tom for supporting Hillary Clinton. But if anyone would bother to read Chicago s ...
Chgo Sun-Times: 'Mayor Daley Is Channeling Ward Cleaver'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... Marin indirectly references the contretemps resulting from Emil Jones, state senate president and Barack Obama mentor, calling another Democratic delegate an "Uncle Tom." She then applauds "life coach" Daley for serving as the conciliator: ...
Save My Seat Will Ya?
Six Meat Buffet —
... VIDEO: Of a bad liar and Illinois’ next junior Senator. Coincidentally, the same person. ...
Cobb’s Selective Outrage on Race
ArchPundit —
... community.
It seems pretty clear where this is headed.
A not so veiled threat…
Many black elected officials didn’t like Barack, but they stayed quiet and got on board and they need to do the same for Roland.
The ultimate goal…
We need to help rehabilitate Roland’s image and try to get him elected. Then, over the course of his six-year term, we need to find a successor, who is African American.
Cobb was the person who claimed (rightfully) that Emil Jones ...
