I love Micahel Nutter

[CarolNYC]

Michael Nutter is the African-American mayor of Philadelphia. He's also endorsed Hillary and is taking the usual heat from those who can't accept that he hasn't embraced the "new politics" of Barack Obama....I love him. :)

History Doesn’t Pay the Bills

In supporting Hillary, Nutter has imperiled his political future. He is hearing from a lot of Obama supporters that thought he would endorse Obama because they have so much in common. Some people even refer to him as Philadelphia’s Barack Obama. But taking stands for things he believes in requires the courage of a real leader and that is exactly who Michael Nutter is.

The mayor acknowledges that some voters have approached him and asked, in his words, “Why not support a brother?”

“Somehow, someway, for some people there’s an automatic assumption that a mayor who is African-American or some other elected official has to support another African-American,” Nutter said.

“I thought that when Dr. King said that he wanted people to be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character, I thought that’s what he was talking about,” Nutter added.

To Nutter the “making history” argument falls on deaf ears to. Because this election, while historic, is a lot more important for a number of reasons. And competency to lead our country out of its morass is a much higher priority.

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He added, “I’m a great fan of history. I don’t know that when people are struggling to pay the bills, that they ultimately conclude that, ‘Well, if we can just make history with this vote, then all of my problems will be solved.’ It still, for me, always comes back to performance track record.”

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And as to Hillary’s decision to press on with the campaign and to speak up for the disenfranchised voters of Michigan and Florida, Nutter grasps it’s full significance.

“Think about who we are in the Democratic Party and the country we are in,” Nutter said. “That we would somehow leave out any of our citizens in this process, I think, would be an absolute disgrace. We need to be a bit smarter about it.”

And even though he knows that his decision to back Hillary isn’t the most popular thing he could do, he believes strongly that giving and keeping one’s word is important, whether someone is up or down.

Nutter endorsed Clinton back in December, when she was the clear front-runner. Now she is struggling. But Nutter is having no second thoughts.

When asked if he would endorse Clinton again, Nutter said, “Absolutely. Same endorsement. Never a hesitation.”

http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/29/history-doesnt-pay-the-bills/

[susankh4]

1. Good for him!

That's a very difficult stance for him to take at this time. I'm sure.

[elixir]

2. Great post. It's so simple and makes so much sense.

[XanaDUer]

3. Great post.

However, Her HRC-ness is not really struggling. She and her people are waiting for the superdelegates...


HRC almost made the $3 million bucks she set out for 48 hours ago.

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