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With that said, Joe
Biden is the new definition of the Phoenix, the mythical
bird that arises out of the ashes of defeat and ignominy and
flies once again to touch the sun.
After Joe was
seemingly knocked out and on the canvas in the Iowa and New
Hampshire and Nevada primaries, Joe staggered to his feet in
South Carolina and took a heavy dose of smelling salts and
went back into the ring, bloodied but unbowed.
But wait! There is
more! Who was Joe’s cornerman, his cutman? Who was the
dignified political giant who got up from his ringside seat
and quieted the raucous crowd and told everyone who would
listen that Joe, his Joe was his friend and Joe, his Joe was
a good man.
What black politico
made history for the ages when he took his cape or mantle of
authority and stage presence and laid it across the bruised
shoulders of this white prize fighter named Joe Biden?
Who went to mat for
Joe Biden on principles of who is fair and deserving of the
all important “Black Vote” in South Carolina?
That’s right! It was
Congressman James (Jim) Clyburn who answered the bell for
Joe Biden and by the sheer magnitude of his stature acquired
by decades of public service and his reputation as a civil
rights icon in the South, it was Clyburn who singlehandedly
turned the tide for Joe.
Make no mistake about
it and do not be fooled by any political gibberish that
would diminish the 10,000 volts of political power that
Clyburn zapped into Joe Biden’s flagging career.
It was James Clyburn
who tore off his own shirt and underneath that shirt was the
SUPERMAN costume that not many politicos are entitled to or
are even able to wear with any clout or deserved right.
James Clyburn is one
of those giants in politics who can wear the SUPERMAN
costume with agility and grace and Clyburn was willing to
share that power and confer on Joe Biden with steely
determination, that Joe was the best candidate for the White
House.
When future politicos
look back on the events of February 2020, the most singular
and momentous event that shook the walls of the White House,
will be James Clyburn anointing Joe Biden as the titular
head of the Democratic Party and the next occupant of the
Oval Office.
Because of the
seismic tremors that Clyburn set in motion, Joe Biden
gobbled up most of the Super Tuesday states in an
astonishing fashion (winning 10 of 14) leaving the
dumbfounded Bernie Sanders’ camp grasping for answers about
what hit them.
James Clyburn hit
them, that’s who!
Make no doubt about it.
James Clyburn caused Joe Biden to win in North Carolina and
in the other Super Tuesday states because Clyburn’s voice
and affirmation of Joe Biden resonated in those other
states.
Without a second
thought, it was a black man, James Clyburn, who turned the
political tide for Joe Biden and practically, single
handedly guaranteed that Joe Biden goes on to the Oval
Office next year.
My only hope is that
Joe Biden, realizing what his friend did for him in his
moment of acute crisis, will show his gratitude and praise
by implementing policies that directly and positively affect
the aspirations of minority communities across the country.
In my humble opinion,
James (Jim) Clyburn should be sitting on the shoulders of
Joe Biden when he enters the White House and speaking into
his ear, names of those persons who should occupy positions
of power in the White House and in engineering legislation
that will benefit the country as a whole and black people
specifically.
Without a Jim, there
would be no Joe.
Contact Lafe Tolliver at
tolliver@Juno.com
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