"Bob Kerrey Goes For Clinton" -
After the event, he mused about her chief competitor, Sen. Barack Obama.
"The fact that he's African American is a big deal. I do expect and hope that Hillary is the nominee of the party. But I hope he's used in some way. If he happens to be the nominee of the party and ends up being president, I think his capacity to influence in a positive way without spending a penny the behavior of a lot of underperforming black youth today is very important, and he's the only one who can reach them."
Kerrey continued, "It's probably not something that appeals to him, but I like the fact that his name is Barack Hussein Obama, and that his father was a Muslim and that his paternal grandmother is a Muslim. There's a billion people on the planet that are Muslims and I think that experience is a big deal."
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/12/16/kerrey_for_clinton.htmlEven a third grader could deconstruct this - hey, white people, he's a Black Muslim! His name is Hussein! What kind of coded racist bullshit is that? And why do all African-American Democratic politicians have to be the saviors of African-American youth - Barack's message has been consistently that he wants to bring all people together - he's not running to be the President of African-Americans. The guy was Editor of the Law Review at Harvard - no small feat - but Kerrey pigeonholes him as strictly an African-American role model. Hey, Bob Kerrey, here's a flash: African-American politicians are allowed to address all issues - and they might even be right about more than a few of them!