The party leaders asked him to shut up for a reason right?
Yeah, because everything he said kept getting twisted by Clinton-haters and Obama supporters. Once people started to believe the bullshit about him it made sense for the campaign to tone him down. There are plenty of folks the Obama people hope keep their mouths shut too, because they're easy targets for haters.
It's truly insane for black folks to turn on the Clintons. Truly insane. The wacko Conservatives behind these age-old hate and "word-twisting" strategies against the Clintons are enjoying every minute of it.