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Audacity of Truth
Identity politics watch: Rep. Bobby Rush demands Ill. Gov. appoint a black man or woman to replace Obama
And he says it would be a “national disgrace” if Gov. Blagojevich did not (h/t: Amy Proctor):
The race to replace Barack Obama as Illinois’ junior senator heated up Tuesday as Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., called on Gov. Rod Blagojevich to name a black man or woman to the seat.
By invoking race, Rush, who is black, drove a potential wedge between the prospective white and black contenders for the seat. Rush said it would be a “national disgrace” if Obama’s seat were not filled by an African American.
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The Illinois governor has said he plans to name the replacement by the end of the year. That person would serve out the remaining two years of Obama’s term.
“We don’t want (Blagojevich) to short-circuit the will and the wisdom of the state of Illinois,” Rush told FOXNews.com, after holding a press conference in Chicago announcing his petition drive for the governor to name a black candidate.
“As we speak, there are no African Americans in the Senate. (Blagojevich) has the power to put one there.”
Turns out that it’s Rush who sounds like the “national disgrace.”
A couple of things: 1) How does Rush know that it’s the “will and wisdom of the state of Illinois” to appoint a black man or woman to fill Obama’s seat in the US Senate? 2) I guess Rep. Rush disagrees with Martin Luther King, Jr’s goal of a society where its citizens are judged by the content of their character and their qualifications and not for the color of their skin. Shame on you, Rep. Rush. You, and anyone else who makes skin color (and/or sex) their primary consideration when determining who’s the best candidate for the (or any) job.
Rush, a former Black Panther member who defeated Obama in a 2000 race for a seat in the House of Representatives, said that he wasn’t backing any particular candidate to replace Obama and that he had no insight into whether Blagojevich was leaning toward a white candidate over a black candidate, or vice-versa.
But Rush said, “We don’t want to risk being silent in this process.” He said he plans to deliver his petition to the governor by Christmas.
Among the potential black candidates who could replace Obama are Rep. Danny Davis, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and Illinois Senate President Emil Jones. Among the other potential candidates are Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Tammy Duckworth, who is Asian-American, also is in the mix. However, speculation is growing that Duckworth, head of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs, will get the nod to lead the national department under Obama.
Chicago political consultant Philip Molfese said Blagojevich has no choice but to consider race in his decision.
“That’s, I think, an important consideration the governor has to take,” he said. “Barack Obama was the only African American in the U.S. Senate.”
Yeah. I mean, like, who cares about a little thing like qualifications, right?
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We just elected a black President, and we still need affirmative action in the Senate?
Race pimps go home..
The governor of Illinois is a national disgrace anyway.
To say what Mr Rush said proves the difference between people who truly want a stronger America and peolpe who want to whine and complain for more of what they want. I just finished reading in The Bible about Moses and God’s own chosen people wandering around in the desert for 40 years before being allowed to go to the promised land for that very reason. Greatness is acheived by doing, not by feeling sorry for yourself and complaining. If there is a candidate to replace Barak Obama that happens to be black and that person is the most qualified, then that person should get the appoinment and if the most qualified person happens to be white, they should get it. To suggest that a person of any color should get an appoinment because of color is the MOST RACIST thing I have ever heard. Mr. Rush are you trying to cause racial problems to get worse ?
Could Condi Rice be nominated?
This also holds true for the Govenor of New York, and Delaware. Since the Gov of NY is a black man I would expect him to appoint a person of color. It is sad to see how MLK’s dream has been abandoned in favor is skin color these days.
Trish I agree, Slobadon Blagovich should have stepped down by now. I can’t stand the man. I am still very upset that he hasn’t been charged for his mob crimes.
Helen, Blagovich would never offer the job to Condi. He is so partisan even the Democrat led legislature can’t get along with him, and that’s saying alot.
It just seems to me that Rush is looking to be the replacement for Barack. I guess it is the old “Early bird” attitude at work here. – Lorica
Oh don’t worry Lorica — I’m sure we here in Illinois will have the joyous distinction of having two governors in a row to go to jail. “Public Official A” is next on the list. FYI – Lisa Madigan isn’t going to get the seat – she doesn’t want it. She is going to run against Blago in the next primary.
What I fear is the return of Carol Mosely-Braun.
I am all for electing a black man for president, I think it’s great! But to say we need to replace him in the senate with another black man is ridiculous. Are they going to say Obama needs to be replaced by another black man or women when he is done being the president? The liberal illuminati need to let go of their issue and just let things be. The country is going in a good direction and we are finally starting to look beyond gender and race, let it be! Embrace the natural flow of things don’t force. What good is love what it’s forced. NONE!
Trish, Now that you bring her up, OMG that is just a horrifying thought. Carol Mosely-Braun, was about as stupid as there can be found on this planet. When she got back from her African Tour and said that Sani Abbacha, the dictator of Nigeria, was a wonderful person, I just lost it. She even went so far as to defend him when our Government wanted put sanctions against him. Just another Chicago Democrat politician, as dumb as a box of rocks.
I really have no clue who Slobo is going to appoint. It won’t matter, it will be the lowest of human kind, another Chicago politician. We in downstate/central Illinois are just shafted. Chicago just has too many people who are always going to vote wrongly. – Lorica
Just curious, why are there no African-Americans in the US Senate?
African-Americans make up 11-13% of our country, right? If we were truly in the utopia that MLK envisioned, the odds are pretty long that random chance explains the absence of any black senators.
I disagree with Rush that it would be a national disgrace to replace Obama with anyone who is not black, but it is a mischaracterization to say that Rush said qualifications were irrelevant.
FWIW.
Old Billy,
Females make up 51% of our population right?
Did you vote for John McCain/Sarah Palin?
What makes you think that we are in this utopia???
We just elected a man because of the color of his skin, not the content of his character. 
If we would have had an honest analysis of his character, there is a good possibility he would never have been elected to anything again. – Lorica