Fannie Lou Hamer-Sick and Tired and Uncompromising

Fannie Lou Hamer fought for representation of the African-American voters of Mississippi within the Democrat Party. Hamer was beaten and lost her job when she decided to stand up for what she believed in, the right to vote. Hamer lead a group of African-Americans, belonging to the Mississippi Freedom Democrats Party, to become delegates to the Democratic Convention floor to represents African-Americans. that would cause President Lyndon Johnson felt so threaten by the action of Hamer that he called a press conference to block out the power of this woman.

Hamer, the voice of the Mississippi civil right struggle was famous for the words I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.


"We didn't come all the way up here to compromise for no more than we’d gotten here. We didn't come all this way for no two seats, 'cause all of us is tired."

"I am sick and tired of being sick and tired."



Some in the Afrosphere is suggesting that Obama is getting the same type of treatment from the superdelegates that Hamer received from the late President Johnson. The same discussion is now taking place with other bloggers such as Cuba Journal and within the Democratic Party.

"The job of putting a candidate over the top would then fall to superdelegates -- the nearly 800 party leaders who can cast ballots for the candidate of their choice.

Asked whether she would be troubled by a brokered Democratic convention in which superdelegates would determine the party's nominee, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended her party's system.

"These superdelegates are all part of their state delegation, so that state will speak," Pelosi said. The superdelegates "work out their preference, working with the people of their state."

Superdelegates were established, Pelosi explained, to allow grass-roots Democratic activists to attend the nominating convention without having to compete with high-ranking Democratic party officials for a coveted spot on the convention floor.


'So, again, I don't think that members of Congress, governors and senators are not attuned to what's happening in their states and in their districts,' Pelosi said."

Donna Brazile is threatening to leave the Democratic Party if it is left up to the Superdelegate to determine the nominee.

"CNN political analyst Donna Brazile railed against the scenario.

"If 795 of my colleagues decide this election, I will quit the Democratic Party. I feel very strongly about this," Brazile said.

And Hilliary is battling for certain delegates to be seated on the floor.

The second fight is likely to be over seating delegates from Michigan and Florida. The Democratic Party has already voted not to seat their delegates because they held early primaries.

Clinton won both contests, and she wants those delegates seated.