Thankyou TV ONE for providing a format for expression and dialogue. PRESIDENT OBAMA still has a few moves up his sleeve.BLACKS are learning how to do politics, and we are not intimidated. PRESIDENT OBAMSA knows what he is up against in the USA .

The Republicans are sore losers. Our LEADERS have sacrificed their lives to participate in the AMERICAN SYSTEM. The rules do not have to change for us. We will rise to the top in politics, like we rise to the top in other challenges.

A CHANGE IS GONNA COME!!!!!!!

Some where i bet Hillary Clinton is saying “Hee” ! “Hee” ! Cant do people wrong and expect to prosper ! That’s in the bible !

OBVIOUSLY –Putting people like you and others in your place. NOW PICK ON THAT!!!!!!!!

virginia’s governor. and now MA..

Opon us and Obama I mean’t to say !

To Melissa
Girl be nice (lol)

And I also found out tonight that it was Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi that sabotoged Hillary Clinton candadcy. Pelosi and Reid talked Obama into running against Hillary because they thought that Hillary would destroy and lose the democrat election ! That in itself is low down ! That’s why I said what I said at my post 12:28 am. You will reap what you sow ! You can not do people wrong and expect to prosper ! That just isn’t going to happen !

To me Melissa, that’s Pres. Obama’s problem right there. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid! I think his own party is more his enemy than the Republicans!

I am a die-heart Republican.
However, I think Obama would be a GREAT PRESIDENT if he didn’t have Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi breathing down his neck.

Candidate Obama promised transparency. This sham of a health care reform was filled with bribery, bak door deal. Where is the transparency Me president?

Melissa: Frankly because of all her experience I thought Hilliary was a better candidate. Further I’m starting to wonder who is in charge. In fairness to the President, he is not the front man, in health care (He should be), Reid and Pelosi appear to in that roll, and a lot of people are pissed with the process, not the idea. Just pissed period!

Practically every promise the President made regarding special interest, transparency, and bipartisanship, has been broken with careless disregard by Pelosi and Reid. When asked about his promise (transparency), Pelosi more less just blow it off.

The Presidents biggest problems are not from the republicans, but his own party. Reid, Pelosi, Axlerod and Emmanuel at the least may make Him a lame duck and at worst a one term President.

This year is his make or break year.

White people win again ohh how exciting, someone get me a mini flag and some kit kats I really want to hear what homeboy has to say.

Christianne Williams
“White people win again ohh how exciting, someone get me a mini flag and some kit kats I really want to hear what homeboy has to say.”

Stop the tired old race card!!!

Look at the Haiti, how many Black American do you see on TV adopting Haitian orphans? Where is Al Sharpton, Jessy Jackson and all of those who call themselves black activists? How is they can get on TV when some black guys (alleged criminals) is gunned down by a cop but a crisis like the hurricane in Haiti they can’t get on tv?

And where were all theses white people that are over there helping in hati when katrina hit ! White people didn’t help nearly in hati than the people in new orleans got ! WTf ?! What in the hell does that say ?! I’ll tell you what it says. White people would rather help other people in other countries than the poor people in their own country !

I bet Hillary Clinton is saying this to Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and the democratic party, “Howd you Doin” ?!

shockadelica….I believe I read the question…problem is that, you seem to believe that you have the market cornered on opinions! Well, you don’t!

Do you think this loss reflects on Pres. Obama/Democrat’s reputation or just part of the political cycle?

His reputation. The facts are he has campaigned for 3 straight candidates, and he is O for 3. He could not save a democrat in a state that has been dominated for over 40yrs by democrats. It wasn’t even close!

Buyers remorse.

they pushed these problems on tha president and washing there hands and not being held accountable for bush’s policies!white’s in america for the first time have a brotha at the helm and they don’t want too follow!it’s that simple!also, putting people in a federal court for crimes against america shows real democracy!timothy mcvay didn’t go too a military jail or the shoe bomber!stop feeding there monsters too attack the president!they want him too be a good negro so he want grow!!!people that didn’t vote should stop making comments!!!

i’m asking the die hard republican what have the gop done to stop the unemployment rate and racism in the work place targeted in the black community in the last 40years!!

I think the health care reform bill will pass. It has to go through stages just like the civil rights bill did when it was first passed. The health care reform bill will be changed many times once it is passed to support the common good of the society. I feel strongly that we must protest, to support the president and the Democratic Party.

blackhornet72
on January 20th, 2010 at 3:48 pm Said:
“i’m asking the die hard republican what have the gop done to stop the unemployment rate and racism in the work place targeted in the black community in the last 40years!!

What policy/ies has/have the FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT propose to alleviate the plight BLACKS IN THIS COUNTRY?

Be specific, please

OK, so some of you will never be in support of democrats. That’s fine. But, I still don’t get how republicans are the better alternative. Please don’t recount for me the colleges established for blacks during the 1800’s or that slave and plantation owners were democrats and ku klux klan members. What else is to be expected of the south?

To paraphrase Janet Jackson, “What have republicans done for blacks lately?” If you really want the majority of blacks to consider the republican party as a viable alternative, then you need to get some new representatives. The ones who’ve been most vocal have the affect of rubbing most black people like steel wool on skin.

Republicans will not ever do anything for blacks is what I mean’t to say. Sorry.

Obama is a Warrior. He was the only BLACK SENATOR. Jesse Jackson called him a NNNNN. Obama’s minister did not support him and alienated himself. Obama is a South Side Chicago Warrior.

He knows what he is doing. AT LEAST HE IS IN THE FIGHT!!!!!!! Not sitting on the sidelines complaining. HE WILL BE VICTORIOUS.

Yes this is a setback for Obama who is the defacto leader of the Democratic party. How the party performs reflects on the Party leadership. Losing this seat causes the Dem’s to lose the senate majority. This is a handicap for Obama to push any of his plans through the senate.

It is funny how republicans celebrate any set back for the current President of this country. The Republicans can identify all the problems but they have no solutions. The GOP’s idea of problem solving is blaming it on the Dem’s. We all forget what happened the last 8 years under GOP rule.

That being said I do not expect the GOP to anything for African Americans. I won’t say most Republicans are racist, but I will say most Racist are Republicans

also, remember finding who’s on your side comes out threw struggle!

To Rance

No, the viable e alternative is Independent

Now, I tell people if you want to vote democrat, first register as an Independent. This does not affect your national vote in anyway, but what it does do is alert Democrats that you are no longer on the ideological plantation. Also they can’t through you away for Mexicans, as they are about to do. They have to pay attention.

Second, it tells Republicans that your vote is up for grabs. It’s not, but no one needs to know that.

Why tip your hand to any politician before the election. Everyone knows how the majority of black folk are going to vote, thus democrats don’t work, and republicans don’t try.

From a personal stand point I get it, but from a business perspective, it is the stupidest shyt I’ve ever seen. You can’t keep doing the same thing and expect different results.

Its about getting things for your constituency, its not personal.

This is a new day, not the 1960’s. You have people on this blog, who don’t understand politics, it’s not personal. Yes people are going to say, stupid things, but that’s both parties.Ive learned to stop being so damn sensitive.

Lots of folks advance the same ole ideas that have been around sense Moses were short pants. Hows that working out?

If enough Black folk would do it. That one simple action will send a mammoth political shock wave across the nation. But in order to do something so simple, folks have to change their way of thinking and get off the democratic plantation, and as you have read, many like being there. Many like being blind and loyal to the democrats. I’m not saying join the Republicans I’m saying do something different

The Congressional Black Caucus didn’t get a damn thing out of this administration until they the tried something different. They decided to play the same game as Ben Nelson, and Mary Landrieu, and viola look what happened, they got results. What have happened if the followed jeans advice.

Some would rather we just support the President because he is Black, or vote democrat because we have always have that gets you nothing.

So, stay if you want, me I’m off the Democratic Republican ideological plantations. Never going back.

Good job Massachusetts!!!!

Well let’s not forget that it was Clinton who deregulated the financial industry in 1999 and got this whole mess started. Lets not forget that Obama received the 2nd most contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac of any politician. That’s probably why he and Dodd stopped McCains’effort to reform FM and FM in 2005. Its in print. You can look it up folks. While you are at it look at the 9-11-03 NYT article how Bush wanted to reform FM and FM but old Barney Frank, who really should be in jail, couldn’t let that happen.

Anyway, look here. Obama is a straight up Socialist. If you look at the people he hangs around with, Bill Ayers and Valerie Jarrett, along with who he nominated for the czar positions etc. I mean these people are literally crazy. We have people who have wrote about population control by tainting the water supply, guys signing their name to a list stating Bush was in on 911, an education czar who thinks Harry Hay was a good guy( look up who Harry was)a communication director who believes Mao Tse Tung was a great philosopher and of course the latest bozo, who just resigned his nomination, who wanted to unionize the TSA. I could go on but I will stop.

This isn’t normal. Obama’s roots go deep. The question now is can he come to the center and govern. My answer is no. A leopard cannot change his spots. He is scheming right now figuring out how he can get around the will of the people. Ladies and gentleman that’s not a President of the U.S.

If you look on page 184 of his book The Audicity of Hope I believe you will see a reference to Saul Alinsky. Now what President ever has said anything positive about Saul Alinsky who wrote the book “Rules for Radicals” a book about how to topple a capitalistic system and cause chaos. Obama used some of the game plans from that book.

Now anyone of you backing this man above is this your type of President? Not to mention the other things that have happened with this guy.

Careful Brother, you know whats next.

We are not black! We all have to think alike. You know, one big monolithic group of Negroes, incapable of independent thought or actions. Lord, please do not bring another perspective.

And for god sake please don’t articulate a cohesive position based on facts and not race, cause then you are White!

Ann:
Not one Republican and for that matter not one single American said there shouldn’t be healthcare reform.

Some 40 House Democrats voted against the House Bill. And, although all 60 Senators voted for the Senate Bill, there were a lot of “I’ll scratch your back if you scratch mine.”

It is so easy to say heatth care reform. However, the devil is in the detail.

ANN — Democrats came up two bills, pick one. If the elected democrats can’t agree on a single Bills how should the American public agree.

My wife and I are proud of my eldest daughter (17 years). She is an straight A students. We are planning to get her her first car. My wife thinks we should get her a new car. I am for a $5000 or cheaper used car. One thing for sure we both want her to have a car. What we can’t agree on is how much to spend on the car.

Our disagreement is not about not wanting her to have a car. Similarly, the Republicans want Americans to have affordable health care just like the Democrats. However, the problem is how to go enact. Polls show that American don’t like the Democrats’ plan.

The Democrats want more government contol and the Republicans want less government control with regard to health care. The Democrats want to penalize Anericans who refuse to purchase health insurance.

What happen to choice and individual rights?

Nineteen years old, mother of three, high school drop out, unemployable. The Democrats said let pay for this mother health insurance since she can’t afford to. The children are automayically covered under the State’s CHIP program. Fathers of the children are underemployed/unemployable. So, the taxpayers of this country should foot the insurance prem for mother and fathers who can afford health insurance. This, is in addition to the food stamp and welfare check they are receiving.

We already paid for Medicare and public health clinic. In America, just because you can’t afford health insurance doesn’t mean you will be denied health care.

Democrats’ HC reform is all about socialism, government control.

also,getting half ask issurance is like having 1 leg and arm covered ,the other half got too make it on it’s on!i loose my job i got too fin for myself!when i get another job i got preconditions that only my left ear and right thumb are covered!they make higher co-pays or can’t cover thumb cuzz it’s on the left hand!reform is now! amending healthcare is easy, making assumtions it’s too make government bigger is a weak argument!only government save you from true crisis!it’s funny when people say soicialism that it’s a dirty word!helping people in the 21st century is a must!people should stop blocking progress step aside and ride the wave!people in our day allow 20th century segregation haze our sight and thoughts falling back too that segregation!past deeds you better heed!!!!!

blackhornet72: you are so right on all of your points , it is clear to me that K20 is a white racist or is Black and wishes he was white! get real K20 or get off this blog!!

Bottom Line!….it was a Message to the Dems that you will not! take our vote for granted I like others vote to send a loud! and clear! statement….Now Dems do! what we all sent you there to do!!!

Make……”CHANGE” we all…really! can believe in…..or this will be a one! term deal for the Dems.

@ WARRIOR….

Your right on point….there Sleeping on…Obama! he’s playin…CHESS! not!…checkers!…but they don’t understand the game of Chess so there lost! on a mind like Obama’s…..they’ll see.

to: K2O
Hey man good for you. folks like that, you gotta just let them be. There are folks who can debate you and respect you at the same time, and from that we all benefit.

to K20: obviously the truth hurts , and RIK you are apparently the same!

merit of a argument has balance for both sides!the gop has tipped the scale for white americans and the king tutz[tokens and uncle toms] of all races!making arguments too justify segregation and instutionalized racism has no merit!playing there game when they don’t have shame!radical thoughts freed america not robots with no mind !those who believe that the gop in the 21st century are helping poor and middleclass people or robots of there party!stop playing with these lames!they don’t know there history and they sure have short intention spans!read about the dread scott discussings!too say, real brotha’s don’t know politics, and we only attack with know argument is lame!the truth hurts for those that have been lap dogs of the bigeted obitunist!history is fact and take the facts of history!you don’t see nothing the gop done in the black community or trying too make a wrong right!making change is hard too think in 1 year 1year that the president going too change 400years of suffering get real! he’s trying the gop didn’t!this is the 21st century the gop is still talking about the past president’s that kept us in bondage from learning our rights going forward!we are the morale fiber of this country!if our people didn’t fight we would still be segregated more then we are now!points are made on this blog for future freedom not instagating tokens and lames!peace and love!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah Rik you are right. I guess we ( K20,me and you) must be white. We must conform in order to be black. Don’t think so though.

Jaydub, now that both parties have been shocked I think you will see the Repubs put together plans that the American people can actually believe in. Everyone , politicians, are on notice. It just so happens that Dems are back pedaling and Repubs. are picking up momentum. It’s there time now to shine and hopefully they can keep it that way for a long time to come. Obama now must decide to either govern from the middle or continue his left wing, Stalinist type tactics. I believe it will be the latter. We cannot afford another WH that acts like this so Repubs better get it right.

There should be HC reform but not reform that bankrupts the country and actually destroys entire industries.
At the same time not even covering everyone, so there were some major flaws with this thing but the system and the people came through.

Shockadelica, crickets chirping….

Rance wrote:
“OK, so some of you will never be in support of democrats. That’s fine. But, I still don’t get how republicans are the better alternative. Please don’t recount for me the colleges established for blacks during the 1800’s or that slave and plantation owners were democrats and ku klux klan members. What else is to be expected of the south?”

On the flip side.
OK, some of you, Democrats will never be in support of Republicans. But I still don’t get how Democrats has helped us (Blacks) even they we have given them almost 100% of our support for YEARS and YEARS. That’s not fine!!

When are Democrats on this blog going to admit that Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, Barney Frank et al are liabilities to Obama’s success – not Republicans?

alot of people don’t know malcolm x was born in omaha,nebraska and ben nelson is a democrat that thinks there’s no real brotha’s and sista’s in that state!real african descent american’s don’t fall for the banana in the tailpipe!real is what were about in th 21st century the king tutz[tokenz n uncletomz] of the past and present know that there about too be exposed!never under estimate our movement!facts of the last 40years makes it clear who’s down for the cause and who except what the devil tellz them!

Rik, you’ve made some good points. But this isn’t merely about hurt feelings. To become completely insensitive to comments that are at times, intentionally derisive, is simply living in denial. To use “Your mama” jokes as an analogy, for me, joining ranks with the republicans would be like participating in the ridiculing of my own mother: the joke is ultimately on ME. There’s a reason that the republican party attracts the likes of Rush, Glenn and their fans, and I can’t in good conscience align myself with them. I’m not convinced that these are good people who are only zealous in their love of country; their motivations are founded in beliefs that are much tinier.

However, I’m angry with my party right now because they don’t stick together when they need to, and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid don’t seem strong enough get the rest of the party in gear. I’d like to line up the dissenting dems and give them good swift kicks. I feel Howard Dean would have made a greater effort to motivate the the party to rally behind the president, if he were still the DNC chairman.

No, the democratic party is hardly perfect. But, before I’d walk away and even consider the independent party, I’ll write a few more letters to the DNC, expressing my dissatisfaction with their lack of leadership.

Marie, I don’t understand the meaning of your post, or why you’ve called out Summer in MN, who hasn’t posted to this page, at all.

Those of you who are republican seem to wear that as a badge of honor, as if being black and republican somehow makes you more progressive in thought. I’m basing that conclusion upon some particular statements made on this blog.

Two questions: What do you believe is the benefit of a republican victory to you and your family? If everyone else has it wrong in supporting democrats, then what are the positive reasons for supporting republicans?

Please don’t flip my questions and offer those as answers. I want specifics. For example, two of my reasons for supporting the democrats, despite their faults, is because I believe they acknowledge the diversity that comprises this country’s population, and demonstrate the need to implement policies that are all-inclusive.

@Rance
The fact that you even consider joining indy’s is admirable it it self, just simple consideration.

To your points:
“To use “Your mama” jokes as an analogy, for me, joining ranks with the republicans would be like participating in the ridiculing of my own mother: the joke is ultimately on ME.”

–I felt the same way. However you use mama as the analogy I use grandmama. My grandparents were denied their civil right by democrats. The ability to go to school, vote etc. These actions were felt by my mother and her sisters and brothers.

In some cases the remnants are still felt by my cousins. So to me, to join the party that oppressed my grand parents is as you say “ridiculing them”. You see we both can make the same factual argument.

“There’s a reason that the republican party attracts the likes of Rush, Glenn and their fans, and I can’t in good conscience align myself with them”.

–a. I do not suggest that you do I’m saying change the (D) to an (I). I would make the same argument to Larry and K20, and that is be open to vote for either party. One does not have to be aligned with either to vote for the other. Good ideas can come from either party.

–b. For example, the guys make a good factual point regarding education. Black Kids go to overwhelmingly bad schools ran by Democrats and unions. Democrats have long opposed charter schools and vouchers (see NY). We all complain about schools, yet vote for the very party, that is running these horrible schools.

I’m not convinced that these are good people who are only zealous in their love of country; their motivations are founded in beliefs that are much tinier.

–a. Don’t care. I work with and live by people with questionable motives and character. When voting we are going to find ourselves on the same side as people we don’t really care for.

–b. If i used the rational I would never vote democrat, I think Kieth Olbermann is an azz. But I will vote democrat, if it is a good idea.

My point is not to get you to vote republican, but to leverage what little power a/Americans have in that party. Larry and K20 are correct when they state, “that Black folk are being taken for granted”.

Its a bad marriage, where the husband (D) can do and say anything he wants, because he knows that when he gets home the wife (Black Folk) will be there waiting. Recent statements have made this point abundantly clear.

Yet, Black Folk just take it, because the alternative (republican) is unthinkable. I’m saying there is another choice, a hell of lot less painful, and much more productive.

Letters are great, and I applaud you for it. But if you really want to send them a message, send a copy of your old voter registration with the (D), and send them your new one with the (I).

You can still vote Democrat, but they do not have to know that. What have you lost by doing something so simple?

you stayed in a sunset town!having a rosco p coltrain sherrif and a boss hog mayor town of course!people in those towns see no evil hear no evil!to say this was not instututionalize is why people make excuses to hate!you can throw a poisoned chicken in the crowd of the hungry and they will fight over it to eat!too make it seem your living better in a robot community that made sure they steal government money too substain the segregated community!you will see how, instead of helping all americans they cheated the system!voting matters right!only for white america!when slavery ended these same things were mentioned!there towns or better as long as i play there game! i can live in the blackside of there town [cross the tracks]!!when i get money to live in there hood make sure i’m one of the good acting negro”s and make sure he or she don’t bring there history here!black power scares me and make sure there christans!1st baptist followers no hollowing in church and sit in the back or balcony!please! i’m thru with the token talk!history don’t matter to these people!making a argument afther the facts or clear and still see protecting segregationist and hate!these is why real revolutionaries don’t apply to political arugments today!king tutz have no shame being the spook at the door and defending there oppressers!dixiecrats turned coated in the 50’s and 60’s so get your history staight!democrats your talking about are the same republicans children and grand children today!they made a pledge to destroy this union!lincoln republicans are the democrats of today!divide and conquer is there goal!!!!!republicans made it clear in this decade that big bussiness should rule no matter what the poor or so-called middle class think!helping the poor is the real way too measure a party!! so,how did the republicans help poor americans in the last 8year?

saying it like he said it was not racist!those who make comment saying if somebody else said it is!i understood what he meant!expressing he’s views of race and culture with race is how you accept the realness from people like him!i don’t know chris but, he expressed what he felt!talking about race is not wrong unless you have spite on your mind!i listened too what he said and it wasn’t racist it was observation of the moment!racist make arguments too say if a republican said it then what?stop making a observation a racial slur!if more whites would accept there misunderstanding about blackmen and women then we could have a talk about race,as long as you have spiteful people playing race games it want happen!!!!peace and love!!!!!!!

justify a segregationist real brotha’s don’t get caught in lies!my comment is simple not political!my question is a democrat of today has a open-mind too race better so then republicans!the king tutz[tokenz n uncle tomz] n klan ain’t going too change!republicans or mostly white hate filled segregationist and the color of there party are the tokens of today!stop being blinded by robot points that don’t have the real american well being in mind!the scale is for white america not the rest!they don’t go too no inner city town hall meetings!only brainwashed obitunist make comments to protect a hate run party!!!!!