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Actually, I loved the video. She accomplished two things in my view; 1. She brought a message home to all of us how we can look directly at the truth and be in so much denial nobody noticed. 2. She probably sold over a million copies just from the release of her video. Brilliant!!! Spike Lee would always put a subliminal message in all his movies "MESSAGE" remember the Stop sign.
But truth is we don't always want to face the Naked Truth so we allow people like Rush Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Sarah Palin send out battle cries throughout the nation for all white folks to deem our President as an anti-christ. Hold Gun rallies near the nation's capitol where they can walk around carrying guns with live ammonition. We laugh at it; dismiss it but if the same forces can band together to assassinate JFK, MLKJ, RFK, Malcolm X and blame it all on crazy lone assassins. WAKE UP DAMNIT, it's time for us to put a stop to this in 'Our Nation." They are at it again the same type of words during the period of civil rights, and hatred all focused on south and Midwest poorer class of white people who they manipulate because of their ignorance about other places around the country they believe lies. We also are guilty of listening to second hand information seek out the truth and stand for something or we'll fall again for same ole thing. We are asleep it's time for all of us to pay attention to what's really going on here. Erykah did the right thing, she walked down Dealy Plaza stripping along the way not one person paid her any attention one guy ran to pick up a piece of clothing if you noticed the rest of them acted as if they saw nothing. Isn't that how we normally respond to everything. Turn away act as if and then it'll blow over or somebody will do something.. It's time to organize, get emails out to Congress to shut down this TEA PARTY and the folks who are inciting people to committ crimes then show up at the funeral blaming it all on crazy.
It's premediated and on the airwaves all day long, lets put a stop to this nonsense it's not 1960's anymore. We've got educated, wealthy, independent and well spoken. What will it take another National tragedy of one of our leaders before we wake up!
A Racist - is a bigot who only likes his kind or tribe and doesn't mix with outside races other than work never socially.
Racism - when one race feels Superiority over all other races and impose their will and ways to repress others.
ERGO "NIGGERS" We've always been on the Top of the list, but never forget these important words...
'Segregation Forever': A Fiery Pledge Forgiven, But Not Forgotten
"Segregation Now, Segregation Forever" hailed by the former Governor George Wallace from the great state of Alabama with Confederate Flags flown all around him. They still fly that flag in the South today..
If you don't relate to any of these types of people way down in your soul, and that was repulsive to read and hear.
I just have one question no matter who you are
Black/White/Other
This Cspan Caller is part of a base of people called "Republicans" their color is "RED"
They deplore "BLACK" and darker races
and thier symol is "GREEN" the almighty Dollar their motto "Be Afraid, Be very, very afraid"
Why do you keep voting against your own interest?
or
Not Voting at ALL!!!!
Both stagnate your growth in society & limit any hope for real independence..
#Wake Up People - God Bless
note: Wallace reached out to civil rights activists and appeared in black churches to ask forgiveness. In his last election as governor of Alabama, in 1982, he won with more than 90 percent of the black vote. Wallace died in September 1998.
Last commandment ~ “The last
Commandment of Jesus Christ was to "love one another as I have loved
you."
Jesus
said, "My command is this: Love one another as I have loved you. Greater
love has no man than this that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my
friends if you do what I command." (John 15:12-14)
Urban
School House Rock
It is such a quandary watching the cable news analyst ; it
dawns on me watching them arguing with advocates for each side. Past
administrations in 20th Century didn’t have to contend with a 24/7
news cycle and syndicated radio personalities bought and paid for by
Billionaires who love guns, worship money and hate the government with the
poor. John Kennedy would have been impeached
for his behavior and we all forgot when Congress gave Earmarks for their
congressional home states oh makes you appreciate the good ole days because
they could get a vote YEA for an earmark.
LBJ and even Lincoln used bribes Congressional Leaders to
get votes back in those days. POTUS can’t
use those tactics in the 21st Century. It
wasn’t a reality TV show back then it was Hardball Politics and it’s always
been dirty and corrupt. They are worse
than the La Costa Nostra aka the Mafia Organized Crime. Only they get titles and respectability to
take no prisoners and all the money floats to the top. Like a pyramid scheme of sorts. Statesman
dressed up with a microphone.
Yes, they are Spinning wheels and everybody sounds good but
truth is I get angry because they are arguing for the camera and we out here in
the public are watching from the sidelines and observe how the Republican Party
and all its separate factions bit by bit destroy OUR government.
Many of marketing executives and people who take polls gather
information in order to create buzz words and catch phrases to lure in not
uneducated but people whose attention span can only cling to without a lot of
details. Then you have the ones who are
strategist they are deemed with how to disseminate the information to a certain
audience they also like to “win” because winning is everything.
We live in a nation that promises every US citizen a chance
at life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness/ prosperity “The American Way”
but they don’t bother to tell you that it only applicable to a few and based on
certain terms and conditions. It’s
unfortunate that most of the US Citizens who live by these promises and others
who while CSPAN camera’s and prayers by the House Chaplin pledge allegiance to
the Flag of our Nation go to work and never draft 1 Bill but take copy from Lobbyist
who are backed up by Billionaire funded organizations like the Heritage
Foundation Americans for Prosperity, and the newly anointed “Tea Party” actually
did offered two retired US Senator a chance to become the head of their
organization for lots of $$$. Freedom Works organized the Tea party movement who also did the same for another US Representative that retired who
served on a National level as Speaker of the House forced out with dividends from that non-profit organization, and last but not least Karl Rove who hails from the great state of Texas as do our Billionaire friends & poster boy Shutemdown himself Ted Cruz.
Okay; We won’t name call or call names but I will make references to tax paid Elected officials who will not suffer any repercussions
from this maneuver of an organized coo of our government which was sanctioned
by the US Supreme Court when they ruled that Citizens United was able to gain unlimited
funding for causes and candidates. Many of these GOP leaders and caucus members heavily invested in what happens on Wall Street & K Street.
With One main cause point of order Destroy a President and suffocate his Administration and take back the
one accomplishment that is sure to written in history “how he saved a nation
from worst recession in history and signature legislation “The Affordable Care
Act.” Eradicate him demean and belittle; They have handbooks NY Times
exposed this Shutdown as a planned event which the right wing sees as a game of
Chicken.
Realistically speaking, most average Americans cannot afford
but a small donation for a Nationwide candidate or local candidate
contributions are limited but most average American citizens who are
financially challenged cannot afford to donate to these causes and
concerns.
Our Nation is being dictated
by a small conglomerate of individuals in Congress and in the Boardroom with conspiracy and plots to undermine the USA which began way back when George W. Bush
ran for office in 2000 he was elected and the first order of business was to
gut the Nations surplus you got $300 or $400 but wealthy America got TAX CUTS
and became more rich and more powerful.
Next unfortunate tragedy was 911 and although politics were set
aside.
The Republican Majority ran all branches of Government in 2000 the
House of Representatives, the Senate, and White House. US Supreme court Justice was appointed by conservative
right wing President which was also well laid out plan to overturn historical
laws from past deliberated by US Supreme Court rulings from 50’s and 60’s one
recent challenges overturned was to the Voting Rights Act ‘65.
Why? Well many would
say because it shocked the entire Nation when an African American bi-racial
Male named Barack Hussein Obama appeared almost out of nowhere but, he was
already a rising star but he stepped onto the national political stage and blazed
a trail straight to the US Senate. He
went further when the Democratic Party nominated him for President in 2008.
No person believed that he the sitting 44th
President of the United States of American would be named Barack Hussein Obama,
yes he did. Although it was a moment in
time for most African Americans who families go back many, many generations who
had born slavery, and segregation. A lot
of older people Baby Boomers have lived through the assassination of the first
young President name Kennedy; then to see Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, JR
then Robert F Kennedy men who genuinely cared about the condition of our Nation
and our people the poorest.
They also
believed we could rise above our differences to become an even greater and
better nation. We honor and celebrate
their contributions stadiums, streets, highways, schools, and museums even a
monument to MLKJ stands right is triangulated between of three great Presidents
who cared about our Nation future George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and
Abraham Lincoln. All who faced odds but live
on in infamy.
America she has Wealth, Blessed
& Highly Favored by GOD puts it on everything even her Money “In GOD WE
Trust”
I said a long prayer tonight for a lot of people who I love,
admire and care about mostly family. Then
I prayed a petition to GOD for the House of Representatives the Republican
party
I see this situation and relate it to liken the story of Moses when he
had to go into Egypt and tell Pharaoh “Let my people Go” human suffering
Hebrews were in bondage and had all the wealth and gifts from GOD but they were
being held against their will. Moses was
a rare human being he had the privilege to live as a Prince of Egypt yet he was
Hebrew born. When he discovered that he
was spiritually connected to these people it took him awhile to realize his
purpose that GOD placed before him and even with a speech impediment he managed
to face down the most powerful person in the world at that time Pharaoh. It was said that the Egyptian leader was
stubborn and refused to give in to Moses even though he told him GOD had sent
him to free HIS people.
Well the moral of the story is that stubbornness is
sometimes part of the plan; GOD is in control of this situation with our
government. I write blogs to express my
1st amendment at the same time it’s full of truth.
President Obama was raised in America not
Kenya spent time in foreign lands so he could be able to relate to all humans
not just a certain “group.” There many in my own
community who believe him illegitimate because he is 1st generation
African American. Yes, but 10 percent will
get you in no matter who your mother is or was in the racial scheme of things
so being raised in Kansas, then Hawaii doesn’t qualify you as authentically “Black”
especially if your father is an African just coming to American in the 60’s.
He has shown his compassion for being an
American he is proud to be whom he is and what he represents is what White
America hates he is one of them. Well,
this brings me to a larger issue and back to my point. The day President Obama & his First Lady
Michelle were dancing to “At Last” there sat in a room men who upset about the
notion of 1st African American living inside the White House and at
this time the country had in 2007 facing
the worse financial crisis since 2005 ENRON you probably forgot that’s the
first scandal saw a lot of average Americans who worked for them lost
retirement savings, health care all of it gone.
Then Wall street, AIG and the rest of the JP Morgan Stanley’s were in a
bigger crisis that almost devastated this country by 2008 right after the
election. Real Estate debacle most
Americans who are upper middle class want to forget, but many lower middle families
still suffering from the loss of 401K mutual funds and home mortgages that are
tied up in Government bailout programs waiting for assistance or who have
already lost their homes and are now living in smaller dwellings apartments are
hard to find these days. TARP was upon
this President and his 1st administration before President Bush left
office, and yet another TARP 2009 right after he took the oath of office. Then the first standoff with the republican
party 2011 these same men who plotted in a backroom had Billionaires on board
to ensure they would not see this administration succeed at any turn.
Well, the fruits of GOP’s labor has now come home to roost. Tea Party House Republicans and their
Leadership how would they react if this should happen today Wall street dives,
and housing market crashes as in 2007 will these rabid group of Republicans
vote to save our Country would they pass a TARP type bill to avoid our country
downfall.
The answer is NO. They would rather see the American people
suffer before they vote to save a Nation because they despise our President and
the health care bill doesn’t offer “Free Insurance” it offers you choices and
prevents the Insurance companies from denying you coverage because of age,
illness, or ability to pay (bad credit).
Mandated by LAW passed in both houses and the Republicans fought for “individual
mandate” it was a set up because now they’re fighting against what amendment
they put in this bill, the Democrats wanted Public option which would have
looked more like socialized medicine all of us would be on Medicaid based on
your financial assets ability to pay.
So
here we are facing Government Shutdown and a threat not to pay national debt by
raising spending cap. It’s not going
well for either branch of government right now.
But the sad ending to this story is that I and a lot of others are the
carnage while the Billionaires ride it out because they can afford all of the
things we struggle for each day and earn by showing up and being accountable at
a workplace or as a Civil Servant.
Being
a Civil Servant is an honorable job and in the coming weeks America will come
to appreciate them more once they realize more services are not available. We just had an outbreak and CDC has to bring
back scientist and researchers from furlough to prepare salmonila spreading to over 270 Americans just today.
WAKE UP
get ready to turn it around in 2014 we have to remain engaged in the political
process “We the People” hire send to Washington our representatives we elect a
President every 4 years and Senate. I
fought hard for this President to do what he said and the forces from right are
determined to make I and others pay for that decision by taking away what
little we do have from when Bush Administration cleaned out the National
Treasury with two unpaid War theatre’s, Medicare prescription Bill, and No
child left behind. No budget
appropriation was passed they CR the whole damn thing and a Vice President left
office $99 million dollars richer then when he walked in 2000 and ruined our
National reputation around the world.
We
are now hated in most countries, and we help everybody around the world they
depend on USA us!
We have the means to
end this now why not stop forcing your will on the people the little people who
can’t fight Billionaires but they honestly believe that their vote as in FAITH
counts for something. To the Billionaire's
and those Rich Brothers, FOX News, CBN, TBN ask WWJD. Look in the mirror when you ask that question
then Open up the Government and Compromise with your brethren. We represent the Human Race. GOD didn’t hate anyone nor does his Son Jesus
Christ. Remember Moses said it first “Let
my people go.”
"One nation under GOD, indivisible with Liberty and Justice for All"
If you just take a look at the Pledge of Allegiance you can see as a Nation we still fall short for we are very divisive according to race, gender, and religion. Technically speaking it's two (2) America's! One for the haves and the other well, is not the have nots but the have need of..........
Watching the debates from incumbents seeking to hold the job of CEO of USA is chilling and humorous at the same time. Listening to how they all would "change" the way Washington Politics are done. Getting more accomplished here in America. Even universal health care system that will potentially make us all sick. Just from the red tape it will bring and penalties for not having it. My take is nobody is sure how we will get out of this current recession. Spending tax rebates is there only solution to date. But, lets go deeper...............
The mainstream media has declared John McCain the front runner for the Republican Party and their nominee although Huckabee and Mitt Romney both seem to have a better strategy of getting things done to save US economy. Huckabee is a strong candidate because in spite of them stuffing John McCain down the GOP constituency throats and convincing them that he's their man for the job he stated that in a democracy you must have opposing positions in order for "the people" to all feel that they have participated in the process.
The Democratic Party is pulling a totally different stunt in order to get their "establishment selection" a shot at winning the nomination. If McCain can barely win in South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, and the rest and be proclaimed the "Front runner", then WHY is the DNC afraid and mainstream media outlets to proclaim Barack Obama as Democratic as it's Front runner. It took 10 consecutive wins in Key states Potomac Primaries, South Carolina, Iowa, and the like if you look at the numbers statistically without Super Delegates he's still the in the lead for the nomination. But, loyalty to previous Administration "The Clinton's" has prevented this historical debut of what everyone is feeling. Barack Obama is the peoples choice overwhelmingly and he's winning the hearts and minds of ALL Americans not just the so called "Black vote," Obama managed to run a good campaign without any scandals or people being fired or resigning. He has managed his campaign funds which is a good indication of the kind of leadership he can bring to the US and abroad.
He has proven based on his qualifications alone the ability to lead, being mulatto gives him the ability to see the world from a whole different pair of eyes, uniquely he has what it takes to UNITE this country whose main theme is hung on "with liberty and Justice for ALL," and "O say does that star spangled banner yet wave?"
Not for the Middle class and Impoverished people. America is home for all Nations and Nationalities but we have not evolved as a people enough to stop hatred, hunger, and basic neglect of our country. Our children of the 21st Century also have different pair of eyes. We need a fresh and new approach to the way we do business here in our Nation. If we really are a land of Christians we need to ask ourselves are we Christ-like as a people. To often you see polls about women over 50, White men under 30, Black Men under 25 death toll, and Latino who are here illegally. We categorize and compartmentalize way too much and never do we research our information being feed to us via various media outlets, but now we have the Internet which allows the whole world to see. IF we are the example of what a Nations is supposed to be like, how it's suppose to look. We have failed we aren't looking so great.
We do have a chance to become a more powerful Nation if we can UNITE as it is written in biblical scripture, "a house divided against itself shall not stand." Our Nation has to put a end to bigotry against race, religion America is where you have the Freedom to believe and practice any religion. We need to have more open forums and town halls to discuss these issues and work on a solution collectively. White have to open up to the idea that all are supreme beings made by GOD as you see HIM and understand HIM to be. Stop being a silent racist open your circle of friends to include people other than your race. Don't let fear prevent you from being a blessing or receiving one.
Muslims are being stereotype and we fear or become skeptical about anyone whose religion is Muslim. WHY? Look, when you live in a glass house you can't throw no stones.
If a man can call himself a GOD fearing Christian blood washed holy and sanctified and believes in the right to life and has so much passion about it that they it moves them to go out in protest and blow up a clinic with expectant mothers in the name of GOD or a Tim McVeigh who blows up a building in broad daylight that housed a Daycare Center in the name of Waco and Ruby Ridge didn't make our friends abroad scared of those radical extremist Christians.
What if the world turned against Christianity? Already you have people who want to change how we practice our faith at Christmas, and Pledge of Allegiance they want to take GOD out of everything. Gays and Lesbians now have the right to marry.
We all get on our high horses and want to pass judgment on people who are different or look different from us. Bottom line, we are all guilty of silent bigotry. But, when you hear politicians say but their are some good Muslims who aren't radicals. Well, you can say that about any number of groups from all persuasions.
Why? Or is the question; How do we learn from our past mistakes and embrace this change? My answer is simple we have got start with our thinking to becomeindivisible . I have friends from different towns, cities, parts of the world who call themselves Americans and are good and decent individuals. As expected we do have different beliefs culturally speaking from mine but it makes our friendship that much richer because we are sharing experiences and growing up together. Finally, too many people died for our right to Vote, people lets take up our places and UNITE. We are a family, you never get to choose family just gotta love em! But you can choose your friends and how you look at life think positively about embracing change. Remember no change comes without sacrifice and struggle. Each one teach one!
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming ... - 2006 - 594 pages
On the 80th anniversary of the Oscars, have Blacks finally arrived in Hollywood or does the struggle continue? EBONY profiles 70 box-office heavy hitters in Hollywood and offers advice on red carpet fashion for various body types.
Two Sides: Do you have to go to church to be a Good Christian?“Yes. The church remains a force for political and social change,” said Rev. Clarence L. James Sr., who is founder/president of Youth Leadership Development Programs and national evangelist of the Prince of Peace Sanctified Baptist Church in Chicago. “No. Organized Black religion is failing,” wrote Haki R. Madhubuti, poet, founder and publisher of Third World Press and University Distinguished Professor and director of the Master of Fine Arts Program at Chicago State University.
Divided America» Links to this discussion Earl BlackCo-Author, "Divided America" Thursday, February 21, 2008; 12:00 PM Earl Black was online Thursday, Feb. 21 at noon ET to take your questions on his book "Divided America: The Ferocious Power Struggle in American Politics" -- coming out in paperback March 25 -- and why no matter who wins the Democratic primary, the prospects of a general election landslide for either party are slim.
Black is a professor of political science at Rice University. He has written several books with his brother, Emory University government and politics professor Merle Black, about the transformation of Southern politics.
____________________ Earl Black: Good afternoon. This is Earl Black, co-author with my brother Merle Black of Divided America: The Ferocious Power Struggle in American Politics. Simon & Schuster will publish the paperback edition of this book next month.
_______________________ Harrisburg, Pa.: I understand and agree with you that politically Americans are very divided. What happens if the voters are divided even further, meaning that a "leftist" candidate (such as a Nader) and/or "rightist" candidate (such as a Ron Paul or a Tancredo) further divide this divided population? Who is more vulnerable to being divided further, the Democrats or the Republicans?
Earl Black: Divided America shows that the national party battle is the product of two competitive minority parties. Neither party can win national elections simply by uniting their partisans and turning them out. Many of the 50 states are generally safe for one of the major parties. Democrats rely on tremendous support in the Northeast and Pacific Coast, and Republicans rely on tremendous support in the South and Mountains/Plains. But these regional strongholds don't add up to national majorities. The Midwest is the nation's swing region, and Ohio would be the most important swing state in the Midwest.
Splinter candidacies (right or left) might be very important in a few states where the party balance is very competitive. Nader's campaign in Florida in 2000 might well have taken enough votes from the Democrats to affect the outcome. In most states, one party usually has a large enough advantage to win despite third parties.
_______________________ Laurel, Md.: When I was growing up, the Senate included a few liberal Republicans like Charles Matthias, Lowell Weicker and Jacob Javitts, and some conservative Southern Democrats. In my opinion, this allowed a certain breadth to the political process because every issue wasn't necessarily both ideological and partisan. There was a measure of the spectrum a couple of years ago that determined that it has become almost one-dimensional. Robert Byrd (closest thing to an old-fashioned Southern Democrat anymore) and Lincoln Chaffee were the outliers that roughly defined the second dimension. Does the fact that the parties have little internal breadth make compromises more difficult?
Earl Black: As we show in Divided America, both parties today are much more ideologically pure than before. Conservative southern Democrats are a good example. That was the dominant pattern before the civil rights revolution and the Reagan realignment of the 1980. But no conservative southern Democrats could win a Democratic primary today. Similarly important shifts have made it very difficult to nominate moderate to liberal Republicans across the country. The consequence is very stark partisan and ideological differences in which many elected officials in national politics spend much time responding to the latest partisan outrage. As you point out, this ideological purity in Congress really does make compromises more difficult.
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