Roland,
I have to say I completely agree with you here. The one problem that I have with Hillary, is that when her husband was accused of cheating, she stood by him, and it almost seems as if Bill is saying some of these things to hurt her campaign. Bill, we love you! You did a great job while you were in office, but give her a shot to run her own campaign. Let us hear her voice so we can make the decision for ourselves. You are not the object of concern anymore, your wife is! I have no problem voting for a woman for President, but I have a problem voting for someone who is trying to control the Presidency for another term. It is clear that you are doing this! As for you, Hillary, stand up to your husband. Tell him he had his time, let him know you want to know if you can do it, with his support! Not his campaigning!

Roland,
I think Hillary should have stumped more in S.C. too instead of sending Bill in. Really I think people want to hear from her and not him. She needs to get out and connect with the people and tell her stance on the issues herself. If she can’t do that then she doesn’t need to be the prez!

And she does need to tell Bill to shut up. He is only causing her problems that she has to go behind him and clean up. Hopefully she’ll get a clue and make him set the next go round out!

Cynthia, Covington, Ga.

Like when Bill ran for president, they come as a team. It isn’t fair, but it’s just the fact of the matter.

I think Hillary really doesn’t care what we all think. I’d bet she doesn’t even consider that President Clinton is overshadowing her coverage as a candidate.
She will have to decide if she’s going it alone or a team. Then the American people can decide if they want that or not..with their vote.

Lorie Ann, Buellton, Calif.

Anderson,
I watch CNN every day for hours sense I had my leg operated on and I enjoy your show along with Wolf and Lou but lately you all are starting to sound like Fox News. What is it with all the Clinton bashing? Looks like the reporters can ask the hard questions but can’t stand the heat from the hard answers. I was watching your show last night when you had all the candidates on for a spot but Hillary’s group called in and canceled. It was so obvious when you then gave all this time to Obama, like sticking a stick in the Clinton groups eye. Remember people like me watch CNN because it is not Fox News so why ruin a good thing. Thanks Ed K.
P.S. The race thing CNN is pushing should stop.

shame on women who critized Hillary, USA should be so proud to be able to have for the first time in history a woman president and with more brain that many men who are fighting for the position.
I ,’m cuban american in Miami, Florida and many, many of closest friends and family member believe in the change that Hillary willl bring to our country.
Hoping to see results from today’s primary Go Hillary and God bless you.

To me it seems like Bill Clinton was sent in to do damage control, but I think he’s causing More damge.

she took a risk and thought bill could deliver, pin down barack with the so call black pres, and the house fools, what a blow out

I admire Hillary too, she is a gutsy woman to take all that pain, I feel sad for her.

The Clintons are always saying that the press does not scrutinize Barrack Obama as they do Hillary Clinton. But does the Clinton’s realize that we are seeing Hillary and Bill but, we are not seeing Barrack and Michelle or John and Elizabeth. This just seems so unfair to me. I would like to see the other spouses on the campaign trail as we do Bill. Everyday if Bill is speaking you are covering it, but what about the others? Can we start seeing more of the other spouses?

It does seem to be turning into the Hill and Bill ticket. However, he’s also responding to some of the sneaky, out-of-context, smearing tactics going on behind the scenes. Many of the candidates are playing this type of of ping-pong and when called on it, feign innocence,”Moi?” It’s also a no-win, double bind situation. Which ones do you feel are playing nice?

Roland, your rhetoric is so boring…and unoriginal. Here’s something, why doesn’t the media talk about policy or the issues, why do we always have to read negative jibes at the Clintons.
I think most of all, your rhetoric bothers me more than most…it’s like, still talking about South Carolina??? Blah, Blah, Blah.

Have you ever heard of moveon.org? Maybe you should…

Patrick Key
NYC

It is pathetic to see that Americans can just push aside a wonderful, talented smart and experienced woman as Hillary clinton and prefer a fresh and inexperienced Obama. She is the best to beat the republicans and it is sad that democrats can’t make that out.
Obama is good he is fit to be a vice president but not to lead this country as of now in this turmail. If t was time when President Clinton left—economy in good shape, no threat of terrorism,smooth sailing I would prefer “fairy tale ideas ” of Obama. Not now–I don’t know how he can handle foreign relations it is not like controlling IL politics .

I think Hillary is best suited for this job .t

One more time, we see the arrogance of “The Clinton Machine” up close and personal! They have under-estimated Senator Obama, and because of his
intellect, extreme courage, and his backround, Barack Obama has managed to
trump their “race card!” If Senator Obamas’ victories echo the pride of African-American voters, does it not make perfect sense that his accomplishments also
echo the pride of White voters? After all, if race is all that matters, do we not have
the best of both worlds in this brilliant candidate? How many former Presidents
of either party had “thirty-five years of experience?” Thirty-five years of experience
in Washington doesn’t necessarily make you the best choice for the party nomination. “Thirty-five years” in Senator Clintons’ world, only makes her better
at running a dirty campaign.

Carolyn Phillips
Wisconsin

Roland,

There you go again! Bad mouthing someone who cannot defend themselves from your vicious attacks. Why didn’t Hillary spend more time in SC? Now, I know the answer and I’m sure you do too. Two possible answers, one possible right answer. Let me help you out there, Roland.

It’s common knowledge that a great percentage of SC is African American. Some are democrats, some aren’t. How many black people did I hear discussing the woman/race question? How many did I hear discussing all the great things Bill and Hillary had done for them, long before they left Ak? How many of those people swore allegiance to the Clinton’s?

Fact: Hillary could only trust those people to be truthful. Looks as if some of them weren’t.
Fact: There’s no way Hillary could win if everyone voted race, which they must have. Therefore, Bill’s comment was indeed a fact, not racist, not dirty deeds.

Got the picture, Roland? We won’t discuss bribery with assistance from the BIG O. Do you concern yourself with the thought that the Kennedy’s might want some say in the presidential office? One more fact: The only way Obama can be compared to JFK is that he was the first Catholic to run. Obama is the first “serious”black. Actually Mitt, being Morman, is the more favorable comparison.

The Kennedy kingdom died with John John.

I’ve challenged you before, Roland but it’s never published, never a word mentioned. What happened to MY rights?

Roland,

Now that you’ve written this post which is critical of Senator Clinton, in all fairness, I think you should write one that is equally critical of Senator Obama.

Barbara

Why should people not talk the truth about the Clintons. They are liars, master manipulators. She always says one thing and does something else. The Clintons are used to playing dirty and if you vote for them you are just like them. You must like all the drama and the affairs that they have in their life. To say that you like the Clintons. She agreed not to campaign in Florida, she is there now, she voted for the war even though most democrats were against the war. She is a flip flop liar and anyone will be better than she. I wished that Jane Harmon would have run, she would have been a great example. Hilary is a phony, she called all the women who had affairs with her husband liars even though she knew the truth about her husband. Yeah she really cares about what is best for the American people

I am so sick of all the Bill/ Hillary bashing
I have never watched so much coverage and it is all negitive about the Clinton’s
yammer, yammer,yammer
why in the hell don’t you people report some sort of fairness??
I heard OBAMA this morning on TODAY with Matt
he asked Senator OBAMA point blank if all of the negitive was only from the Clinton’s
I hoped he would be honest
after all there are lots of sound bites from the debates
as well as speaches of OBAMA being negative about Hillary
but no he was NOT HONEST
will that be reported by CNN or YOU???!!
No
had Hillary Clinton done that it would have been played ad nausam
I dare you to get honest and report fair
CNN is just as twisted as FOX NEWS and that is S*A*D*

Roland,
You are quickly becoming just about more than I can stomach. As an African-American woman, I am totally turned off by your Obama obsession. How can viewers trust your ability to fairly assess the Democratic candidates when you are so clearly intent on promoting Sen. Obama and trashing Sen. Clinton? I’m sure CNN will intercept this message and you won’t see it, but if there’s a slight chance you will see it, it’s worthy of my typing. You’re losing quickly losing credibility as an objective journalist, Roland. All of this unfair coverage is quickly turning me away from Sen. Obama.

I totally agree with Barbara from Culver City, CA and Patrick from NYC. Roland’s rhetoric is steadily becoming more and more boring . . . all he seems to do is praise Obama and trash the Clintons. So, Barbara, although it would be the fair thing to do, Roland will never write anything negative about Obama, because he’s too busy trashing Hillary Clinton (and unfairly, I might add). Give me experience over hype anyday! GO HILLARY!!!

Roland Martin reminds me so much of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, just a little more articulate. BTW, that’s not much of a compliment. He is willing to overlook all of Hillary Clinton’s positives, and shove Obama down everyone’s throat, just because he’s the “black” candidate. Clinton is our only hope of getting a Dem. back in the White House. The Repubs. will chew up Obama and spit him out. There’s nothing new they can find out about Hillary. It would all be old news. They’ve tried and she’s still going strong. Hillary Clinton would be the Repubs. worst nightmare. Obama would be their dream!

I agree, who could blame Hillary for not showing up??? All of the people she and the Clintons have helped and campaigned for have forgotten her because she’s the wrong color. I would vote for a President of any race, gender, or religion but it seems that everyone feels like it’s “acceptable” to be sexist in voting for a President but DARE you say something that could be construed as RACIST oh my!!!! It is obvious that certain people are backing Obama due to race. His own wife used race to support him!!!! Is that the only thing his wife can come up with that is good about her husband’s run for Presidency??? I will not be “white-guilted” into voting for someone nor will I vote for someone based on what her husband did or did not do. I’ve mentioned this before and I’ll say it again, it’s funny how when Bill was in office his “indiscrections” were to most of the nation a matter of “personal and private matters with his wife” and now that Hillary is the candidate, she’s being condemned for not being outspoken enough about her husband’s infidelity and remaining “private and personal” about the matter. I have yet to hear Hillary talk about how hard it is to have a baby or how tough it is to have ovaries and if she DID she’d be hammered for being a raging feminist……meanwhile Obama plays the “Black-Card”. How about pointing out some actual accomplishments? All i’ve heard is how Obama will “change and unite” …..where is the actual ideas??? As for someone above using the old “Flip-Flopping” attack. I will NEVER EVER understand why anyone would consider “flip-flopping” as a BAD character trait. I’d much rather a President who can have an opinion, take fact and opinion of others into consideration, and possibly change their minds due to new information and admit they were mistaken. Instead we’ve had a President who sticks firmly to his madness and doesn’t care if everyone else “goes down with the ship” as long as he’s right. That is the LAST thing this country needs again.

Hillary ‘08

Roland,
Hillary is not man enough to be elected on her own merits. If elected the prospects of having a co-presidency with Bill Clinton running the show from behind the scene is imminent. Such a co-presidency is treacherous and will set a dangerous precedent. Apparently, Bill Clinton is following in the footsteps of Vladimir Putin of Russia and Nestor Kirchner of Argentina. Putin tapped his weak crony for the presidency while Nestor chose his wife. Both men have nominated their puppets in order to run the show from behind. The Clintons’ insatiable appetite for dirty tactics, their seemingly shameless strategy to inject racial division in California pitching Latinos against a black man and their willing to do and say whatever it takes to get the nomination is a dangerous indication of what the Clinton Presidency would look like. What America needs is a leader who inspires and is trustworthy. However, the prospects of Hillary winning the white house is slim because she comes with so much baggage of scandals and drama. She does not fit the bill because she is not trustworthy and does not have the strength of character and moral leadership required to lead the country. If Hillary is the nominee she will be defeated in November. We do not need another Republican such as Romney in the White House. We the democrats should realize that she is not electable.

Roland ,You said Toni Morrison owe the black people an apology because she called BILL CLINTON the First Black president. Bill Clinton was not for black people because he did NOT SEND TROOPS to help RAWANDA.
If Obama will become the president are we going to be fighting for the internal politics of AFRICA?

Roland

Why is it when Romney pulled out of South Carolina to concentrate on Michigan where he had a fair chance of winning it was good politics? Yet when Hilliary makes essentially the same decision and goes to where she can be more effective leaving her husband to at least show she had a presence there, its Clinton trickery, etc.

If you and the rest of the press have a rule book that tells how Bill is suppose to act when he stumps for his wife please share it with us and the Clintons. If you don’t, put yourself in his shoes and see if you can figure out the delicate balancing act he has to deal with every day.

The anti-Clinton bias on CNN is disgusting. CNN is suppose to be the network with the news we can trust. Your aura is slipping.

Annie Kate
Birmingham AL

Roland.

Perhaps you only allow comments from those bloggers who agree with you but here’s my opinion anyway.

You’re wrong. I realize that you are from Chicago and your Illinois affiliation may slightly bias you toward Barack Obama, but you’re wrong. Tsk.

If Roland Martin were campaigning for President of the United States, say, and your political scientists gave you some statistical analyses that indicated that you were trailing your primary (not general election) opponent 2-to-1in a small state (Hawaii) and that if you were to run a head-to-head campaign that you could potential run out of funds to campaign in states where you have both a closer margin and higher potential delegates, what would you do?

Well, Hillary chose not to campaign there… cut bait if you will.

Roland Martin says, “Screw it” and goes full throttle… losing Hawaii by 20 points and eventually sputtering out of fuel before conceding to your opponent.

It’s called strategy. Geez. Why does CNN even give you air time? I think in fairness that each “political mind” should state their party and/or candidate affiliation on air (much as financial analysts are required to state whether or not they hold financial interests with the companies with which they comment).

I like Barack but it really is unfair how the news covers her more negatively than others.

Robert
Jakarta

First of all i want to congratulate Hillary Clinton on a win in Florida.

Shame on Wolf Blitzer and CNN , shame on you.
I was very upset by the way you dismissed the importance of the Democratic Primary in Florida because of the absence of delegates .
Millions of Americans went out and voted today.
Isn’t that what it was all about.
It was a slap in the face to every American voter .
Our vote is important .

Hillary showed class when she came on CNN and acknowledged the results .
It shows me that she respects the importance of every person in this election.
And thats why she will get my vote.
Laureen (Nashville)

Basically we still live in a very chauvanistic society. There are many powerful men who cannot entertain the thought of a woman running anything. Especially a strong, fearless, educated woman like Hillary Clinton. For me, she is the only viable candidate. And who better to have as an advisor than a 2-term former President? Lest we forget, under Bill Clinton’s presidency, this country was better off in every way, especially economically and with regard to foreign relations. I am an African-American and I would love to one day see an African-American President, but I cannot in good conscience vote for one just because he or she is African-American. Barack Obama has too little or no experience. Hillary has been First Lady for 8 years, and served in the Senate. She knows the machinations of both the House and the Senate as well as the preseidency. She is the best person for the job. The Kennedy’s have had their say, and for those who want to blindly follow them, go for it. Personally I find it sickening that after ALL these years later, they are still trying to make points with the initials of JFK. Caroline was inspired by her father’s presidency? Ha, she was a little girl when it ended, so did her inspiration come from the media, Uncle Teddy, where?

Mr Cooper, I am watching your debate as I am writing you…………..I am sooooooo dissapointed. I really wanted to hear from ALL af the Republicans…..I lost respect for you this evening……….I am a stay at home mom that exposes all of my four children to both sides of politics. You did not make that possible this evening. If I were Mr. Paul I would have left your debate.
Donna Davis
Sedona, AZ
My childrens ages.
25,21,19,11

Just watched the Republican debate and found it to be very irritating. I was not irritated only by the two candidates who pretend to have all the answers but a lot of irritation came from the fact that Gov Huckabee and Congressman Paul were almost completely excluded from the debate. I think as moderator you should have insisted that their views be heard also. Just maybe their ideas would have been ones that were refreshing and inspiring; certainly those of the top guns are not…

Anderson…….I’m very disappointed that McCain & Romney got all the questions and attention in tonight’s Republican debate. I felt that Huckabe was practically forgotten about. I just don’t think that it was fair to Huckabee.

Totally agree with you Leilani. I loved Bill and Hillary Clinton. Boy, aren’t my eyes wide open now. If Hillary is the nominee the country will be no better off than now. The administration will be strife with political manipulations, lobbyists, revenge and worst of all lies. Obama is the only person who can change the direction of the country (maybe McCain?).