BET founder Bob Johnson wants Clinton as VP...

Here’s what Robert “Bob” Johnson said about Barack Obama in January:

"To me, as an African American, I am frankly insulted 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; I won’t say what he was doing, but he said it in his book — when they have been involved. That kind of campaign behavior would not be reasonable with me for a guy who says ‘I want to be a reasonable, likable, Sidney Poitier"

Here’s what Bob said in a letter yesterday to James Clyburn (highest ranking African American in congress):

Dear Jim:

Now that you have endorsed Senator Obama as the Presidential Nominee of the Democratic Party; I, as a long-time supporter of Senator Clinton and of the Democratic Party, urge you to do everything possible to unify this party to win the Presidential election in November. For me and millions of other Democrats, I believe that the most important step that you can take now is to encourage the Congressional Black Caucus to urge Senator Obama to select Senator Hillary Clinton as his Vice Presidential running mate... (read more: http://www.forbes.com/prnewswire/feeds/prnewswire/2008/06/04/prnewswire200806040814PR_NEWS_USPR_____DC24229.html)