Maya Angelou vouches for Clinton

OMG! That's awful. And it's making my back hurt.

How old is Maya Angelou anyway? Does this woman even own a calandar? That letter could have been written fifty years ago. This is just sad.

Maya Angelou Turned 80 recently. Hats off to her for still making her views known. I congratulate her a wish her many more birthdays and much more poetry.
Thank you!

I am a Black woman and a Maya Angelou fan. However, I think it is a mistake for a Black woman to endorse Clinton when Hillary, her husband, and her campaign have shown such complete contempt for African Amiricans and have been exploiting us to appeal to the white racist vote.

I respect Angelou, but I actually had to laugh when she said Clinton was honest and trustworthy. It's just absurd.

Angelou is an amazing women, but I am deeply disappointed in her willingness to continue supporting a white candidate who has used racism as a foundation of her campaign.

Angelou should remember how toxic the Clintons are. She should not be willing to sacrifice her good name to support Hillary Clinton's racism and lies.

As much as I love Maya Angelou, I'm shocked that she would suggest that Hillary is honest and trustworthy. To say that she sees through complexion, may be accurate, but she does not see a community, see does not see us at all. She sees through us, but only to the next constituency she will use until she doesn't have use for them anymore. The fact that she is using someone as admirable as Maya Angelou to forward her malicious agenda against an African American man, who is a U.S. Senator, is very telling. The only part of this equation that is throwing me for a loop, is Maya Angelou. I am stunned to say the least, my daughter will be heartbroken.

1. Was that last post for real?? ..."racism as a foundation". I don’t believe that is true with any candidate. not McCain, not Obama and not Clinton. the candidates supporters however... there may be truth in the claim of some racism there.
it is entirely fair to say there are some "good ole boys" in some parts of the country who wont vote for an African American candidate no matter what.
that being said... I think its also fair to say that no candidate gets a consistent 90% + of a demographic specifically on issues. Never. as un-pc as it might be to say, many blacks are voting for Obama because he is black. Im not saying that is wrong.. 1 man one vote for whatever reason. I am just saying it is what it is. in fact.. although it got almost no press at the time, African American Obama supporters have tried and in some cases succeeded to wedge African American super delegates away from Clinton by calling at least in one reported case the Clinton supporter an "uncle tom" and saying "how can you stand in the way of this... etc etc.."
I am a typical middle class Italian American, I always fill out "other" on forms asking for race because I don’t like to be stereo typed. I voted for Jesse Jackson in 88 because I thought he was a great man, I still do- and I thought our people ( all American people) needed a man such as himself at the time. as a supporter of Mr Jackson, I was not offended by Bill Clintons comment in SC for this reason:
as a president, the man has proven himself. over and over again helping all of us to the best of his ability... if that were true he wouldn’t have had a 64% approval rating AFTER his so called "impeachment" once a person has proven themselves to such an extent. you give them the benefit of the doubt. that’s how I was raised.
primarily, I am a democrat first and within the party I am a centrist. I had felt until last month that even though a Clinton supporter, I would happily and enthusiastically support Obama should he win. That is no longer the case. he built ( no one can deny) his appeal on being beyond current politics and above the Frey of every day Washington antics... and In the end now that he has proven who he is..... he is just another politician. no better, no worse... and far less experienced with a lot of rhetoric and no substance. Had he not claimed he were different, I might still be for him in some way.
times are serious and we need a leader who knows what needs to be done on a wide range of issues and has the relationships in place to make that happen. right now, I see 2 candidates on the horizon with those qualifications.... and Barrack Obama isn’t one of them. I’m not saying I would never vote for him… but if he is the nominee, Then I would take at least some time to see if McCain panders to the far right or stays a “maverick” in the center.

No surprise here.
I too love Ms. Angelou's work. But she is and always
will be a Clinton supporter because of her Arkansas kinship
with Bill Clinton and the fact that older African Americans
(my older family members included) cannot see the now as they
only remember the then.
Sad and a waste. The Clintons are indeed, a bad train wreck.

Maya is a batty old broad.

Hillary? Trustworthy?

Maya, ask your buddy of her days as head of the assassination squad formed to slime any woman who dared to expose BubbaJeff's sexual predations.

Maya, the Hildebeast will throw you, too, beneath the bus if it'll advance her political ambitions.

Perhaps its the other guy who's racist? Just a thought.

I honestly cannot believe you people. Now you're gonna diss Maya Angelou for daring NOT to toe your party line?

Guess what, folks - Maya Angelou is entitled to her opinion and to speak her mind as she sees fit. Until and unless you have some accomplishment to even approach hers, you have no business calling her names.

As for Senator Clinton using her - what, do you REALLY think Senator Clinton held a gun to Ms. Angelou's head or something? Or is Ms. Angelou too stupid to think for herself and express herself? She is a great lady, and a great poet as well, and I think she knows full well how to express herself.

Show some respect, or go back to kindergarten (where you should have learned about respecting others). If this is the "unity" Obama preaches - where anyone who dares to disagree with Precious is vilified and called nasty names - include me out.

I can't believe she was in her right mind when she wrote this!

I can only suppose the reason Maya Angelou is supporting Hillary is the fact that Bill Clinton invited the brilliant Maya to compose and read her poem at his first inaugural swearing-in ceremony in Washington D.C. The first time a black woman had been asked to compose a poem that was in many ways to set the expectations of the then new Clinton Presidency. It was a huge deal for Maya. Far too many of the people who gave Hillary Clinton an early endorsement are in agony given her behavior. I would never be so disrespectful as to consider Maya's age as a reason for this endorsement. However, she is not infallible in her decision-making. I think she is paying off an old debt because she feels she owes the Clintons. She and Oprah are the dearest of personal friends and they are supporting different people in this race. Many folks have had to bite the bullet and support Clinton because this is when Bill called in his IOU's.

I respect and admire Maya, and she is entitle to her point of view. My love and reverence does not change for her. As for Mrs. Clinton, it does not matter how many respectable african americans that you have supporting you, it does not change the fact that you and your surrogates have injected and used race to attract the so called Reagan democrats. That is unforgiveable. And I do not need a PHD or a linguistic expert to understand what is going on. Trust me black folks in America are a lot of things but I trust our instincts. Black folks in America have certainly been on the right side of the great moral and historical issues of the day and our support for Obama is a confirmation of that truth.

I love and admire Maya Angelou, I an't believe how you all are talkingt about this historian of a woman. She is not stupid, I to like Hillary Clinton. I am a black woman, stong and independent, I think that Hillary stands for strength, because any woman that can stand by her man in front of the American people (especially us women ) after her man admits to a tryst, DEFINITELY GETS MY VOTE!!!! I stand with Hillary.