Barack Obama Meets Sister Souljah Courtesy of the Clintons

[David Zephyr]

The Illinois Senator,
Now knows first hand,
How quickly the Clintons can pillory:
See the words of Obama -
Twisted for maximum drama -
Into something they weren’t by Hillary!

Past is always prologue, so -
It should’ve been foreseen,
And why I can say I told ya’,
That the swiftness of attack –
Upon well-intentioned Barack –
Was just a replay of Sister Souljah.



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Sister Souljah Moment: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

In United States politics, a Sister Souljah moment is a politician's public repudiation of an allegedly extremist person or group, statement, or position perceived to have some association with the politician or their party. Such an act of repudiation is designed to signal to centrist voters that the politician is not beholden to traditional, and sometimes unpopular, interest groups associated with the party. Though, such a repudiation runs the risk of alienating some of the politician's allies and the party's base voters.

The term originates in the 1992 presidential candidacy of Bill Clinton. In an interview published May 13, 1992, the hip-hop MC, author, and political activist Sister Souljah was quoted in the Washington Post as saying, If Black people kill Black people every day, why not have a week and kill white people?"<1> The remark was part of a longer response to the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The quote was later reproduced without the context of the complete interview<2> and she was widely criticized in the media.

In June 1992, Clinton responded to the quote while giving a speech to the Rainbow Coalition, saying, "If you took the words ‘white’ and ‘black’ and you reversed them, you might think David Duke was giving that speech."

Clinton's response was criticized by members and leaders of the Democratic Party's African-American supporters, such as Jesse Jackson. However, it is often reported by the media to have also reinforced the image, in the eyes of moderate and independent voters, of a centrist politician who was “tough on crime” and “not influenced by special interests.”

Clinton's remarks were consonant with his larger strategy to move the Democratic Party to a more centrist stance on many issues. Clinton went on to win the presidency, and the term Sister Souljah moment subsequently entered the political lexicon.

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