Michael Fauntroy, a politics professor who makes a weekly appearance on Chicago’s African-American talk station WVON-AM, has noticed a curious pattern of caller comments recently. Folks are taking issue, he says, with the whole Bill-Clinton-as-First-Black-President story line and questioning just how good Clinton really was for the community, especially his still-controversial 1996 welfare reform act.
"It’s intensified over the last two weeks, I’d say a total of a half-dozen people called in skeptical of Bill Clinton’s record," said Fauntroy, who thinks (without any evidence) Obama fans are behind the surge in calls.
Glenn Thrush