Soror puts in bid for White House!!!

14dst01 · #1 02-19-2003, 03:52 AM

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Carol Moseley-Braun, the first black woman elected to the Senate, announced on Tuesday that she would enter the crowded field of Democrats seeking the White House.

Moseley-Braun, 55, said she would emphasize her opposition to war with Iraq and campaign on domestic issues, including the struggling U.S. economy.

Her campaign, she told an audience at the University of Chicago, could be summarized as one promising "peace, prosperity and progress."

Moseley-Braun, a former Illinois state lawmaker and Cook County official, was elected to the Senate in 1992 -- a race she decided to enter after watching what she called the dismissive attitude displayed by the all-male Senate Judiciary Committee (news - web sites) toward Anita Hill during the 1991 confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas (news - web sites).

But her time in the Senate was marked by controversy, including questions about her personal finances and her attempts at freelance diplomacy, including when she traveled to Nigeria to meet with Sani Abacha, the late military dictator.

Moseley-Braun had planned to file papers with the Federal Election Commission (news - web sites) in Washington on Tuesday announcing her formation of a presidential exploratory committee but the snowstorm that shut down the government prevented that. A spokesman said she would file the papers on Wednesday.

After leaving the Senate she was appointed ambassador to New Zealand by former President Bill Clinton. She currently teaches law in Chicago.

She joins a field of seven Democrats seeking their party's nomination for the right to challenge Republican President Bush (news - web sites) in 2004.

She is the second anti-war candidate to join the contenders in recent days, the other being Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich, the former Cleveland mayor who has been one of the strongest voices in Congress against war in Iraq,

She also becomes the second black candidate in the field, after civil rights advocate Al Sharpton. Democratic Party officials have said they hope her candidacy will help energize black voters.

The first black woman to make a presidential bid was former Democratic U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm of New York in 1972.

Steeltrap · #2 02-19-2003, 03:00 PM

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Originally posted by 14dst01
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Carol Moseley-Braun, the first black woman elected to the Senate, announced on Tuesday that she would enter the crowded field of Democrats seeking the White House.

Moseley-Braun, 55, said she would emphasize her opposition to war with Iraq and campaign on domestic issues, including the struggling U.S. economy.

Her campaign, she told an audience at the University of Chicago, could be summarized as one promising "peace, prosperity and progress."

Moseley-Braun, a former Illinois state lawmaker and Cook County official, was elected to the Senate in 1992 -- a race she decided to enter after watching what she called the dismissive attitude displayed by the all-male Senate Judiciary Committee (news - web sites) toward Anita Hill during the 1991 confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas (news - web sites).

But her time in the Senate was marked by controversy, including questions about her personal finances and her attempts at freelance diplomacy, including when she traveled to Nigeria to meet with Sani Abacha, the late military dictator.

Moseley-Braun had planned to file papers with the Federal Election Commission (news - web sites) in Washington on Tuesday announcing her formation of a presidential exploratory committee but the snowstorm that shut down the government prevented that. A spokesman said she would file the papers on Wednesday.

After leaving the Senate she was appointed ambassador to New Zealand by former President Bill Clinton. She currently teaches law in Chicago.

She joins a field of seven Democrats seeking their party's nomination for the right to challenge Republican President Bush (news - web sites) in 2004.

She is the second anti-war candidate to join the contenders in recent days, the other being Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich, the former Cleveland mayor who has been one of the strongest voices in Congress against war in Iraq,

She also becomes the second black candidate in the field, after civil rights advocate Al Sharpton. Democratic Party officials have said they hope her candidacy will help energize black voters.

The first black woman to make a presidential bid was former Democratic U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm of New York in 1972.

Ms. Moseley-Braun seems to be a credible candidate. She's got real-world political experience, unlike Rev. Al. She seems like your standard liberal, which could get the Demo base to the polls (I'm a pro-business moderate).

NinjaPoodle · #3 02-19-2003, 05:07 PM

First, let me say congratulations to the ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Second, HELL YEAH I will vote for her!
Third,

And finally, It's about time!

Bamboozled · #4 02-19-2003, 05:38 PM

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Originally posted by NinjaPoodle
First, let me say congratulations to the ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Second, HELL YEAH I will vote for her!
Third,

And finally, It's about time!

Ditto. Sorry, Al.

librasoul22 · #5 02-19-2003, 06:22 PM

See, I am gonna have to be real here. I truly fear putting an African-American or woman in office in this country. I think it would be GREAT if it happened...without a hitch. I just don't think (white) America is prepared for a black president.

Steeltrap · #6 02-19-2003, 06:23 PM

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Originally posted by librasoul22
See, I am gonna have to be real here. I truly fear putting an African-American or woman in office in this country. I think it would be GREAT if it happened...without a hitch. I just don't think (white) America is prepared for a black president.

And I don't think they ever will be in our lifetimes, and I'm much older than you.

Sistermadly · #7 02-19-2003, 08:27 PM

This news makes me wish I still lived in the United States. CNBC just put her as a long shot, but they gave her MUCH better odds than Sharpton.

Like someone else said, Moseley-Braun is a very credible candidate, and I wish her nothing but the best.

AKA2D '91 · #8 02-20-2003, 08:58 AM

In order to vote for her, she must get the nomination.

I'm with you, librasoul22. Remember how they ran Geraldine Ferraro over the coals? (She ran on the
VP ticket.) Maybe not, you are kind of young. LOL

Theoretically, it looks good for she and Sharpton, but...
like Soror AKA_Monet would say, "it's AmeriKKKa".

9dstpm · #9 02-20-2003, 12:28 PM

See, I read it in the paper and I watched the story on MSNBC and I'm glad that soror is taking that step!!! Yaaaaaayyyyyy!!!!!

I know that I'm kinda young, but I do remember how Ferraro got raked over the hot coals by the media (I watched the news and read the newspaper quite regularly as a child) but I know that Soror Moseley-Braun can withstand all that the media will try to throw at her. When she gets the nomination, I will vote for her!!!!!!

Confucius · #10 02-20-2003, 01:53 PM

I am glad to hear that there is someone else out there besides Al. She gets my vote.

I just hope she is ready for what the media is going to put out there especially if they feel she has a shot.