One of the Hillary supporters who have been most vocal about taking out the Obama campaign is one Paula Abeles. While I’m sure that their are some angry former Clinton supporters whom will look to McCain even though he shares none of their values other than taking some pictures with Hillary and having a “Maverick” moniker that betrays his voting record, Mrs. Abeles reasons for the switch could have much more sinister reasons. You see since the the 1998 DNA test that linked Thomas Jefferson to slave Sally Hemings six children Mrs. Abeles has worked tirelessly to prevent Jeffersons African-Americans descendants from attending family reunions. For the thousands of Clinton supporters whom Paula represents let me offer you a piece of advice, don’t let someone who is hell bent on revisionist history represent you.
In a piece of related news Ms. Abeles appeared on Fox News (shocking I know) last night to say that Obama’s people where hounding her. She feels blogs are smearing her name and calling her a racist. Well Ms. Abeles when you embrace the fact that Jefferson fathered children with a slave (a claim that goes back to Jeffersons time by the way) we’ll consider revising our opinion……..(more)……..
Some people are incorrectly saying her racism was aimed at Obama and that’s why some angry Obama supporters responded. Her “racism” was outed due to what you said, that valid African-American descendants of Jefferson were kept out of family reunions. I think she should be outed for her racism and called to the carpet, but I personally do not condone people making harassing calls to her home and threatening violence. And those of us for Obama should ask those people to stop that behavior. Here’s what Ben Smith of Politico wrote about her racism:
http://thebruceblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/key-puma-supporter-a-racist-getting-dems-to-vote-for-mccain/
The problem she had is one of crediability. How do we know people have done that? Maybe they did and if so they are WRONG but she’s left room to be doubted and Fox never once brings it up.