Can someone please tell me what Bill Clinton did for black people?

[Bode]

Seriously, what did he do for Afro Americans that he got branded, The Black President? Why do blacks love him so much?

 

[iceburg1]

Seriously, what did he do for Afro Americans that he got branded, The Black President? Why do blacks love him so much?

he played saxophone ?

 

[SBroadB9]

He fucked around a lot?
Who knows?

 

[The Gimp]

Blacks love Bill Clinton for the same reason that they hate George Bush. Clinton is a Democrat and Bush is a Republican, and 90% + of blacks always vote for the Democrats. If you were to ask the average Clinton loving black person for specifics you would get vague responses like Clinton made the economy good and under his watch there was no war. Ask them again how Clinton differs from George H.W. Bush and they won't be able to tell you.

 

[firespin]

Clinton came from the sort of background that is common for a lot of black people--poor, single parent--and was comfortable around blacks. He comes across as genuinely interested in people.

 

[Aliea]

He fucked around a lot?
Who knows?

Fucking around a lot is doing something for black people? I know it was a flippant comment but come on!

 

[Wok]

Seriously, what did he do for Afro Americans that he got branded, The Black President? Why do blacks love him so much?

The black friends I have did not like him. Not one bit.

 

[SBroadB9]

Fucking around a lot is doing something for black people? I know it was a flippant comment but come on!

Chill out. It was a joke!

 

[Sean]

Bye, Cade.

 

[LadyFunkenstein]

Blacks love Bill Clinton for the same reason that they hate George Bush. Clinton is a Democrat and Bush is a Republican, and 90% + of blacks always vote for the Democrats. If you were to ask the average Clinton loving black person for specifics you would get vague responses like Clinton made the economy good and under his watch there was no war. Ask them again how Clinton differs from George H.W. Bush and they won't be able to tell you.

You're an idiot.

 

[LadyFunkenstein]

He fucked around a lot?
Who knows?

shitty answer

 

[SBroadB9]

Hey, Lady F

shitty answer

Sorry for that answer! I guess it didn't work. I was trying to poke fun at the original poster, but it didn't come out that way.

 

[Bert Notorius]

Besides driving up the rents in Harlem?

 

[MechaBlade]

he played saxophone ?

Nope

He fucked around a lot?
Who knows?

Nope

Blacks love Bill Clinton for the same reason that they hate George Bush. Clinton is a Democrat and Bush is a Republican, and 90% + of blacks always vote for the Democrats. If you were to ask the average Clinton loving black person for specifics you would get vague responses like Clinton made the economy good and under his watch there was no war. Ask them again how Clinton differs from George H.W. Bush and they won't be able to tell you.

Nope

Clinton came from the sort of background that is common for a lot of black people--poor, single parent--and was comfortable around blacks. He comes across as genuinely interested in people.

Bingo!

The black friends I have did not like him. Not one bit.

Where the fuck do you live?

 

[Wok]

Where the fuck do you live?

In a very Republican town. I may be the very few carrying a Union card. I liked Clinton a lot, and would shut up about it around a lot of my friends.

Oh but on a sidenote, a lot of my Hispanic friends preferred Clinton.

 

[Le Jacquelope]

He fucked around a lot?
Who knows?

At least he fucked adult women, unlike you Republotards:

www.armchairsubversive.com

 

[Faneros]

shitty answer

So what is the answer?

 

[Faneros]

A hopeful African-American electorate was at the core of Bill Clinton's successful bids for the presidency. In many ways, the scandal-marred, deeply partisan years of the Clinton administration proved disappointing in the face of such early optimism. Welfare reform, the growth of black imprisonment, and the public abandonment of progressive African-Americans like Lani Guinier are some of the most memorable racial disappointments of those years. Even through these disappointments, African-Americans were among Clinton's strongest supporters because many believed Clinton's era was an economic boon.

But there is evidence that Clinton's unmatched popularity among blacks confused many about the true economic impact of his presidency. In a 2005 article I co-authored in the Journal of Black Studies, I analyzed five national surveys from 1984 through 2000. The data show that nearly a third of black Americans held false understandings of black economic conditions during the Clinton years. By the time Clinton left office, many African-Americans incorrectly believed that blacks were doing better economically than whites. In the '80s, barely 5 percent of blacks believed blacks were economically better off than whites. By 2000, nearly 30 percent of African-American respondents believed that blacks were doing better economically than whites. This belief is simply wrong.

 

[lavender]

If I recall correctly, Bill Clinton's nickname was Bubba. I think his background, as one poster mentioned, has a lot to do with it. He was raised poor, by a single mother, in a small town in a Southern state. More than almost any other President, he grew up around African Americans and most of it was at a time when desegregation and a lot of racial tensions were swelling in our country.

What is missed is the way Clinton spoke to the African American population. Clinton not only attended the Southern black churches, he seemed comfortable there, knew their songs, fit right in at the services. He seemed more comfortable and cheery there than in any uptight white boy service.

Throughout the 92 campaign he was seen often times going to restaurants and places with customers who were predominantly African American and could sit and talk with them. Not take a photo-op with them, but sit there and listen and understand/empathize with what they had to share. Before, regardless of party, candidates used the black vote as a token, for photo ops, etc. Bill Clinton actually listened, had a conversation and immersed himself in the community.

As most of you have read, there are places all over the country that when Bill visits he has to go to - i.e. restaurants. Many of his favorites include BBQ joints, other hole in the wall restaurants owned and frequented by African Americans.

I think it was his comfort with the culture, the people, etc., including his background, his interests, his preferences, etc. that made the African American population feel like he was standing not for them, or with their support, but truly with them.

I think although this was the feel - that over time this demeanor has been forgotten by many of the younger voters, and he has felt betrayed by those who can still remember. For what reasons - I'm sure they are numerous.

I do know that until South Carolina - or right after New Hampshire - the black vote was solidly in Clinton's camp. Then they shifted to Obama. I think it is not only a product of realizing that a black man really has a shot at it and that previously they didn't want to waste their vote, but it is a product of the rhetoric overplayed and emphasized by the media used by the Clintons.

I also don't think the Clinton era did as much for African Americans as the black community thought it might. Much progress was made but it was more indirect. Now, it was far greater than the last 8 years - but I think Obama represents what they thought could have been during the Clinton years.

 

[Cap’n AMatrixca]

I love it when the crackers get to telling us what minorities saw, heard, and thought...

 

[Cap’n AMatrixca]

Look at the guy in Kirkwood. He thought whitey was out to get him, and knowing Saint Louis like I do, he probably had a point...












What did Bill Clinton do for ANY people outside of his circle? All I know is that he made them all richer...

 

[KatKitty_F]

see everyone has a *fill in minority group* best friend
it is so handy to chuck one in when you want to back up a wildly made argument
i must get myself some more!

I love it when the crackers get to telling us what minorities saw, heard, and thought...

 

[Faneros]

Look at the guy in Kirkwood. He thought whitey was out to get him, and knowing Saint Louis like I do, he probably had a point...

What did Bill Clinton do for ANY people outside of his circle? All I know is that he made them all richer...

If Hillary wins it all, will she bring back all the candlestick holders and knickknacks she stole the first time around.

 

[Cap’n AMatrixca]

Hell no!




She's buying all new with the wages she intends to garnish...





"That's the best thing 'bout 'possum innards! They's just as good on the second day!"

 

[The Gimp]

You're an idiot.

What can I say, the truth hurts