The sequence of events that I remember began on Feb 24, 2007:
1. David Geffen (Obama campaign) accused the Clinton's of being facile liars.
2. Sen. Kerry responded with his "madrassa" comment and Billy Shaheen with his "shuk'n and jiv'n" comment.
3. Next, the day before (or after?) the NH primary, Jesse Jackson Jr. questioned whether Hillary had ever shed tears for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
After that, the whole situation broke out into a full scale "to do."
So, if I'm remembering right, it was the Obama campaign that started the personal attacks and it was the Clinton campaign that specifically turned the personal attacks to race.
Please, do be specific. What was the first "specifically turned the personal attacks to race" event?
Bill Shaheen raised the issue of Obama's drug use, Sen. Kerrey raised the issue of the secular Madrassa and Andrew Cuomo referenced "shuck and jive."
The Cuomo comment occurred at the same time as the Jesse Jackson Jr. comment about Hillary's tears. Here's a link:
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary. do?diaryId=4126
Of course, there are other people who follow the timetable of these events more closely than I do. To me, it looks like we just kind of slid into the racist overtones a little step at a time.
No,your not remembering right.It started when Obama got all worked up about the LBJ thing.He then sent out a memo to reporters on the night of the NH upset saying it was the Bradly effect[NH voters are racist]Now going into SC he went into full race baiting mode Jessie JR. Didn't cry for Katrina victims,and a memo to his campaign staff to play anything from the Clinton campaign as racist.His excuse after the press got it,it wasn't meant for the press.So Obama is a died in the wool race baiter just like Sharpton and Jessie Jackson.
