Why a real reformer and agent of change, Michael Nutter, opposes the hypocritical Obama

[jackson_dem]

Barack 0bama's words say he vows a new kind of politics and reform. He had another opportunity to translate his words into actions in the Philadelphia mayoral primary in 2007. Among the candidates were Congressman Chaka Fattah, a close ally of the corrupt Street administration, Congressman Bob Brady, the Philadelphia Democratic party's boss, and three candidates of change: former vice mayor Tom Knox who spent most of his career in the business sector, state rep. Dwight Evans, and last but not least councilman Michael Nutter who had a long record of fighting for change and reform in Philadelphia. Who did St. 0bama endorse? Obama must have stepped in to fight for change and reform, right? Knox was running well as a result of using his wealth to buy a ton of ads but Evans and Nutter were longshots. Surely 0bama would have used his tremendous clout to boost the reform underdogs into competition, right? We know the story: Obama's actions, once again, did not match his words. He, a rock star presidential candidate, intervened on behalf of the ally of the corrupt Street administration and hence fought, not for change and reform, but maintaining a corrupt status quo.

The article:

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Obama, who is locked into a tight race with Hillary Clinton to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, holds himself out as a reformer and candidate of change — and paints Clinton as an old-school, machine politician. But with Pennsylvania's presidential primary looming on April 22 as possibly the decisive contest of this drawn-out race, Nutter is backing Clinton. How did it come to this?

For nearly 15 years, Nutter was a Philadelphia city councilman who championed good government in the City of Brotherly Love — the kind of change that is the rallying cry of Obama's campaign. As a councilman, Nutter pushed for campaign-finance limits and passage of ethics reform legislation.

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"I met with both Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama last year, and I made my judgment based on their experience and policy ideas. I'm going to work very hard (to help her win the Pennsylvania primary).

Nutter said Clinton's urban agenda and her position on public safety and repairing the infrastructure of aging cities led him to endorse her. But I suspect he could also have been moved by something else. In endorsing Clinton, he said: "It's time for cities and metropolitan areas to take their prominent place in America again." Philadelphia, he said, needs "a friend in the White House."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20080311/cm_usatoday/phillymayorobamasharenobrotherlylove

[UALRBSofL]

1. Great article, thanks for posting

:hi:

[judaspriestess]

2. thank you for posting

Mr. Nutter knows what he is talking about

[rodeodance]

3. someone posted this out there. naturally, poor Nutter was hit on.