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By Pejman Yousefzadeh Posted in 2008 | Barack Obama | James Clyburn | The Clintons — Comments (1) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

This one might come from House Majority Whip James Clyburn, who just happens to be from the upcoming primary state of South Carolina. Rep. Clyburn is angry at some of the comments that have come out of the Clinton campaign, comments that appear to have racial undertones. I don't think anyone meant anything by those comments and I am not going to ascribe evil motives but it is obvious that this campaign is getting very intense and with that intensity comes a propensity to make ill-considered comments.

Bill Clinton has famously good relations with the African-American community. I imagine that he is going to work to use those relations to try to soothe any hurt feelings. He had better. If he doesn't, Clyburn--who promised to remain on the fence--could come out for Obama and could cause lots of African-Americans torn between their fondness for the Clintons and for Obama as the first major African-American candidate for the Presidency to put aside their doubts and worries and to follow Clyburn's example.