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Johnson comes clean; but is his money? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Sonia Morgan   
Friday, 18 January 2008

1__obama.jpgFinally, admitting that he took a jab at Obama’s teenage drug use, ardent Clinton supporter, Bob Johnson has issued a statement of apology to Obama for his “inappropriate” remarks.

In a statement, the BET founder said: "I'm writing to apologize to you and your family personally for the un-called-for comments I made at a recent Clinton event.” Johnson added that in his enthusiasm to support Clinton, “I made some very inappropriate remarks for which I am truly sorry. I hope that you will accept this apology. Good luck on the campaign trail.”

The apology comes after Sunday’s campaign event for Clinton in South Carolina, when Johnson said, "As an African-American, I am frankly insulted that the Obama campaign would imply that we are so stupid that we would think Hillary and Bill Clinton, who have been deeply and emotionally involved in Black issues, when Barack Obama was doing something in the neighborhood that, I won't say what he was doing, but he said it in his book... When they have been involved; to say that these two people would denigrate the accomplishment of civil rights marchers, men and women who were hosed, beaten and bled, and some died... To say and to expect us now all of a sudden to say we are attacking a black man.”

Many Blacks are not surprised that Johnson would make such a comment against Obama, as he is widely viewed as an Uncle Tom. “He’s a sellout! Just like he sold out BET, he is selling out Obama to the Clintons,” said irate Miramar resident, Paula Hill.

But Johnson emphatically denied that he was alluding to Obama’s drug use, but after the response from the public and the media scrutiny, Johnson said he was referring to Obama’s track record as a community organizer. His most recent statement indicates that his first response was a lie and may have driven another nail in his coffin with many Blacks.

Hillary Clinton has maintained the position that anyone in her camp or any supporter who tries to use negative campaigning has been asked to leave. She also justified keeping Johnson as a fundraiser because she believed his first statement. Now that Johnson has come clean, the question is: Will Clinton now separate herself from him and his money or will she give him back his campaign contributions?

 
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