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Revolution or Scare Tactics?
11:42AM ON
03/03/2008
BY
John Taraborelli
On my way to work this morning I noticed many campaign banners hanging on highway overpasses, but none was more striking than the one proudly displayed over 95S in the the North End of Providence. “Vote Black Power–It’s Time,” read the message on what, ironically, appeared to be a white sheet. At first I thought, well, there’s a strong statement. On momentary reflection, however, I began to think that in this primary season’s atmosphere of skewed racial politics, it was probably some shady Hillary operative, or at least some Hillary supporter gone way off the reservation, who put this up in order to scare white voters. I grew up in North Providence–not known as a bastion of racial enlightenment–and in my head I could hear many an NP voter seeing that and saying, “See, now why does he have to make it a black thing? That’s why I’m nervous about voting for him.” Brash display of black solidarity, or more passive-aggressive Clintonian chicanery? Sadly, we may never know for sure.
March 3rd, 2008 at 1:02PM
Michelle Says:
My guess is Clintonian chicanery. Ick.
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March 5th, 2008 at 2:30AM
Craig Hickman Says:
Obama has never made his campaign about Black power. I can’t imagine his supporters would. At least not in this way.
I guess I’ll continue to drink myself to sleep.
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