...the spirit of Mr King would be with Mr Obama on Sunday...

[carpe diem]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/02/wus02.xml

Obama and Clinton fight for black vote
By Toby Harnden in Selma, Alabama

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But the people of Selma are ready to embrace Mr Obama as one of their own, dismissing contemptuously the notion that he "isn't black enough" because of his biracial heritage and his lack of direct connection to central aspects of the African-American experience.

"I think he's black enough and we've got to get away from colour being the badge of support," said Mr Reese.
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Selma is now majority black but it remains in practical terms a segregated town. In the plushest restaurant one evening this week, there was not a single black face to be seen. On the wall hung a newspaper tribute to Joe Smitherman, the segregationist mayor in 1965 who was not voted out until 2000.

Mr Jackson said Mr Obama's candidacy had created a stir in Selma but his race still presented obstacles. "It will be crazy busy on Sunday. A lot of women have been calling. I guess it's his charisma and his appeal.

"Quite a few white women have called and want to come along and be a part. He exudes a lot of power and there's something about powerful men that attracts women."

But Alabama is still divided. "I don't think the whites in the south are ready," he said. "A few years ago I wouldn't have said it was because he is black. Now I don't think so but in terms of their politics middle class whites have bought into the Republican philosophical ideology."

Mr Davis, however, said that race will not be a central issue in the 2008, largely because Mr Obama was able to appeal across traditional lines. "He has an enormous intelligence and the ability to convey complex ideas to people in an understandable way. It's the same combination that Bill Clinton had."
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James E. Jackson, a maintenance man at Brown church who skipped school as a 14 year old to attend the march, said that the spirit of Mr King would be with Mr Obama on Sunday. "If he was alive, he'd be right there beside him. There's no doubt in my mind."

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On a side note, I thought this photo was hilarious! WTF is he doing? Trying to read her mind, keep a straight face, pretend like he's paying attention to what she's saying? What the hell?!

[illinoisprogressive]

1. I think he's trying to figure out what goes on in her devious mind.

As for the MLK spirit being there, I was thinking the exact same thing yesterday.
Watch it on Cspan at 12:30 cst and we will see if the ghost of the great man touches Barack.

[Learn2Swim]

2. ...

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James E. Jackson, a maintenance man at Brown church who skipped school as a 14 year old to attend the march, said that the spirit of Mr King would be with Mr Obama on Sunday. "If he was alive, he'd be right there beside him. There's no doubt in my mind."
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and wouldn't that be a site to see :patriot:

[Colobo]

3. I'm hoping people in Selma show their support to Obama

It needs to happen.

[Ninja Jordan]

4. He's praying for protection from her demon spirit.

He's thinking, "Lord protect me..."

[BenDavid]

5. oh my goodness, here we are

the agressive progressives and race and gender are spewing forth. I shall sit back and shake my head at more comments....