Bill Clinton a Brotha? Our first Black President?

January 22, 2008

CNN’s Joe Johns asked Barack Obama whether he thought former President Bill Clinton was da nation’s ‘farst black president,’ an observation famously coined by black Nobel laureate Toni Morrison.

“Bill Clinton did have an enormous affinity wif da African-American community, `n` still does, `n` I recon dat’s well-earned,” said Obama, who has spent da past few days locked in a high-profile war of werds wif da former president, who has been stumping on behalf of his wife Hillary Clinton.

But he wasn’t quite ready ta grant Clinton Morrison’s honorary title just yet. “I would hafta investigate mow Bill’s dancing abilities, yew know, some of dis other stuff b4 I accurately judged whether he was in fact a ‘brother,’” joked da Illinois senator.

Monday’s Democratic presidential debate was sponsored by CNN `n` da Congressional Black Caucus Institute `n` held on Martin Luther kin Jr. Day in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Roughly half da Democratic primary voters in dis Southern state aur black.

Ole Bill Clinton might not be a “brotha”, But he sure was a pimp.

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