In this morning's Politico Playbook, it was reported that President Obama endorsed Rick Kriseman for St. Petersburg mayor.
OK.
When President Obama truly is "all in" for someone, he does more than issue a statement.
In fact, we all recall when President Obama "endorsed" Democratic members running for the state Legislature.
In reality, President Obama didn't know these people from a hole in the ground.
The Florida Democratic Party assembled a list of people and THEY had President Obama "endorse" these folks.
Something tells me good old Stephen Bittel, chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, is trying to pull a fast one on the black people of St. Petersburg.
Don't trust it, St. Pete!
He knows that Rick Kriseman can't just count on the black vote by virtue of being a Democrat, so he's calling on who he thinks is the Pied Piper of Black People.
Barack Obama.
Who actually wrote the endorsement?
This is yet another example of how stupid the FDPÂ thinks black voters are.
I guess Stephen Bittel isn't aware of the 209,000 black voters who stayed home in Florida, because Hillary Clinton didn't actually bring her message to them, and thought all she had to do was wave Barack-the-black-man in the faces of these people and get their votes.
Why isn't the message that Rick Kriseman hasn't been a great friend to the black community in St. Petersburg sinking in?
I'll tell you why.
It doesn't matter to Stephen Bittel, Rick Kriseman, or anyone else who doesn't want to address the issue, and just wants the vote of the black community.
Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder can see through this latest trick, and Ray has gone to glory!
Discuss the closing of the Walmart grocery store.
Discuss the closing of the Walgreens.
Discuss the closing of Sylvia's, which is now being gentrified all to hell.
Discuss the attention paid to Downtown, instead of Midtown.
Do those things, instead of waving President Barack Obama in the faces of black people, as if they are mindless, non-thinking, zombies.
Leslie Wimes, a Sunshine State News columnist, is founder and president of Women on the Move and the Democratic African American Women Caucus, www.daawc.com. Follow Leslie on Twitter: @womenonthemove1
Comments
I can't believe Mayor
This was just another attempt
For argument sake.... What if
Tell Obama to crawl back
I wish this could appear in
That so-called Obama
Wimes is a racist who hates
That's about as fake as Crys
Obama is a brillant genuis
Thanks for your 2cents
An "Obama endorsement" is the
FAKE NEWS!! Obama is relaxed
UNFORTUNATELY, Obama will
You are an idiot, fool and
Kriseman needs to FOCUS on
1. Obama is bi-racial, not
Stastical BS !
truth hurts?
Who is stupid enough to
Bad news for Kriseman. When
Amen to that Steve. Also for