What Michelle Can Teach Us

"As the potential First Lady, she would have the world's attention. And that means that for the first time people will have a chance to get up close and personal with the type of African-American woman they so rarely see." I do believe that Condi Rice has already done that in a very, very effective way. Wish she had chosen to run!

I'm a black woman and I appreciated the CNN special on being black in America. The special included stories of financially successful black women, and women who faced struggles other than finding a husband, not focusing on black women who were infected with HIV or women who are/were crack addicts. I think news media often follow human nature by paying more attention to challenges rather than successes, since problems require more attention so we can try to correct them. The fact that black women are disproportionately infected with HIV is worthy of attention. Crack addicts and women infected with HIV are black women too, human beings too, not necessarily ugly representatives of black women. They can certainly still be examples of successful black women who overcome life struggles. I think the CNN special was timely, showing that inequality in areas such as healthcare, education and income still exist in America between black Americans and others. It's timely because a lot of people are ready to say that all is equal and fair in America now that a black man will possibly be our next president. I agree that the diversity of black Americans and black women (their lives, opinions, and even physical likenesses) often seems underrepresented in articles, advertisements in some women's magazines I read and it's probably similar in other media. I also agree that it has been difficult as a black American to find my own identity because black Americans are so dogged by this prepackaged picture of who they are, what it is to be black in America.

Perhaps should just leave the U.S.A.?

Oh my goodness, little vigil - Gitmo is a "hell on earth"? What planet are living on? Or, are you just a "hate America" ***?

Obama's Links To Radicals Starting To Surface!! www.newsmax.com/timmer

Obama-Farrakhan Ties Are Close, Ex-Farrakhan Aide Says

A former top deputy to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan tells Newsmax that Barack Obama???s ties to the black nationalist movement in Chicago run deep, and that for many years the two men have had ???an open line between them??? to discuss policy and strategy, either directly or through intermediaries.

???Remember that for years, if you were a politician in Chicago, you had to have some type of relationship with Louis Farrakhan. You had to. If you didn???t, you would be ostracized out of black Chicago,??? said Dr. Vibert White Jr., who spent most of his adult life as a member and ultimately top officer of the Nation of Islam.
White broke with the group in 1995 and is now a professor of African-American history at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
White said Obama was ???part of the Chicago scene??? where Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. and radicals would go to each other???s events and support each other???s causes.
???Even though Chicago is the third-largest city in the country, within the black community, the political and militant nationalist community is very small. So it wouldn???t be uncommon for [Obama and Farrakhan] to show up at events together, or at least be there and communicate with each other,??? White told Newsmax.
The Anti-Defamation League has denounced Farrakhan and his Nation of Islam as a ???hate group.???
Farrakhan has called Jews ???bloodsuckers,??? ???satanic??? and accused them of running the slave trade. He has labeled gays as ???degenerates.??? In a 2006 speech, the ADL again condemned Farrakhan when he said: ???These false Jews promote the filth of Hollywood that is seeding the American people and the people of the world and bringing you down in moral strength. ??? It's the wicked Jews the false Jews that are promoting lesbianism, homosexuality. It's wicked Jews, false Jews that make it a crime for you to preach the word of God, then they call you homophobic!"

I think alot of healing and growth will come about with the election of Obama, and it will happen without people being aware of subtle shifts in attitudes about race. The Obamas are remarkable, each of them, for the journeys that have brought them to the steps of the White House. I am a white women. I am amazed that this is occurring in my lifetime. I am voting for Obama because of his positions and his character, but I am also very proud of my country at this moment. I appreciate what Ms. Samuals is saying about the hopes of black women that Michelle will change perceptions about African-American women. I think that the Obama family will be role models for many of all colors in this country.

Sarah palin when asked about becoming vp responded

"As for that VP talk all the time, I tell you, I still can't answer that question until somebody answers for me, 'what is it exactly that the VP does every day......"

After she had been the nominee for around 2 months she was asked again and this time said

[T]hey???re in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom.

WRONG THE VP IS THERE TO STEP IN IF SOMTHING HAPPENS TO THE PRESIDENT ONLY THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH POLICY AND THEY DONT RUN THE SENATE!!
If she doenst know what the vice pres or presidant does why would we give her the job

Mccain has around a 40 percent chance because of his age in not being able to

complete his term picking palin was about as smart as picking any other mrs Alaska contestant.

Its not just that we disagree with her answers in alot of cases she doesnt understand basic questions
like what is the bush doctrine, or what do you read.
These are not gotcha questions!!!
One of advisors recently said not only was she unqualified but said mccain picked her after 1 interview of about a hour
and that even at mcdonalds you get 3 interviews.
Members of her own campaign called her a diva and a whack job.
They would know better then anyone else right now.

So mccain gambled and he lost big. He ended up with a girl that cant answer questions that most of the people reading this can answer.
at the same time mccain could never read this blog because he cant use a computer at all.
I mean his wife has 100 million dollars get him classes or something.

Am i crazy or do we want a computer literate president and a vp who can answer a least basic questions.
If you read the rest of the articles on this site you would think the world is about to end
So if thats the case these are the last 2 people you want running anything.
let send them packing.

ELECT OBAMA BIDEN NOW

Oh, Oh . Just read on the internet that Barack Obama has a plan to reinstitute the Draft so that the young people will have the opportunity to serve a higher cause than themselves. Hmm. With Joe Biden's comments about being tested, the young followers of Barack Obama may get the opportunity to serve their Messiah and wear some camouflage and army boots for a cause greater than themselves. Such Poetic Justice!

Great campaign story from the Christian Science Monitor.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1103/p09s02-coop.html

So if it's a BLACK/WHITE issue; where does YELLOW/RED/BROWN, fit into the equation... (if you are struggling to find an answer, you might be TOTALLY STUPID... It was a rhetorical statement)

IF YOU CAN NOT SEE THAT, WE ARE ALL IN THIS SHIP TOGETHER, WELL THEN, THERE MAY BE NO HOPE FOR YOU...

... and may ALL of your Daughters, bring home "HALFRICAN-AMERICAN BABIES" (thanks RUSH) and your family's new make-up TO REFLECT THE VAST AND MULTIPLISTIC TAPESTRY, that is AMERICA ...

WE DO NEED RACIAL DECONSTRUCTIONISM IN ORDER TO GENETICALLY ELIMINATE THESE RACIST MORONS...

Looks like she is going to teach us about this:

Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005),

What does redistributive mean. Well, remember that it was the liberal Left-Wing Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court that brought us this little jewel, holding that the government could take your real property, like your home, not for public use like a road or school, but to give to another private individual, such as a political contributor or other party hack or interest group.
Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States involving the use of eminent domain to transfer land from one private owner to another to further economic development. The case arose from the condemnation by New London, Connecticut, of privately owned real property so that it could be used as part of a comprehensive redevelopment plan. The Court held in a 5-4 decision that the general benefits a community enjoyed from economic growth qualified such redevelopment plans as a permissible "public use" under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the majority opinion; he was joined by Justices Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer
The decision was widely criticized by American politicians and the general public. Many members of the general public viewed the outcome as a gross violation of property rights and as a misinterpretation of the Fifth Amendment, the consequence of which would be to benefit large corporations at the expense of individual homeowners and local communities. Some in the legal profession construe the public's outrage as being directed not at the interpretation of legal principles involved in the case, but at the broad moral principles of the general outcome.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelo_v._City_of_New_London

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4aHL12vtEM

THIS IS ANOTHER REASON... WHY

... all I can say is...

... I WON'T SAY ANYTHING

This may be the first time that I really felt like a woman, could BE A TOTAL FOOL...

THE ABOVE LINK IS FOR "PATRIOTS ONLY"...

STEREO TYPE ALERT:

What does the ARTICLE about "BLACK WOMEN AND R. KELLY", HAVE TO DO WITH MRS. OBAMA???

THOUGHT WE WERE SLEEPING, HUH...

Newsweek isn't any different than any other "Main-Stream" periodical... THEY ARE AS RACIST AS THE NEXT ... The only thing that supersedes NEWSWEEK???S RACISM is their ability to RUSH AND PLAY MEDIA WHORE...

Don't be FOOLED... Newsweek doesn't care for OBAMA or his supporters... THEY JUST, SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET READERS AND HOCK THEIR CHEESY-WEARS, HERE, ON THIS WEBSITE, THAT HAS TOO MANY ANNOYING ADDS...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4aHL12vtEM

THIS IS ANOTHER REASON... WHY

... all I can say is...

... I WON'T SAY ANYTHING

This may be the first time that I really felt like a woman, could BE A TOTAL FOOL...

THE ABOVE LINK IS FOR "PATRIOTS ONLY"...

Why are we zeroing in on black and white? Michelle Obama has never given me the impression that she will threaten in any way of anyone's life. What difference does it make? I'm listening to McCain right now, he just disheartens me, and by the way where is his adopted daughter? I can't wait till he SHUTS THE HELL UP. " MY FRIENDS". SHUT UP! Give it a rest, go take a nap. Please for the sake of my poor American ears.

"But ultimately what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the healthcare reform that is needed to help shore up our economy." --Sarah Palin, explaining the $700 billion government bailout of Wall Street to Karie Couric, CBS News interview, Sept. 24, 2008


"Oil and coal? Of course, it's a fungible commodity and they don't flag, you know, the molecules, where it's going and where it's not. But in the sense of the Congress today, they know that there are very, very hungry domestic markets that need that oil first. So, I believe that what Congress is going to do, also, is not to allow the export bans to such a degree that it's Americans that get stuck to holding the bag without the energy source that is produced here, pumped here. It's got to flow into our domestic markets first." --Sarah Palin, billed by John McCain as the nation's foremost expert on energy, clumsily answering a question while speaking off the cuff at a town hall meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sept. 17, 2008


"We realize that more and more Americans are starting to see the light there and understand the contrast. And we talk a lot about, OK, we???re confident that we???re going to win on Tuesday, so from there, the first 100 days, how are we going to kick in the plan that will get this economy back on the right track and really shore up the strategies that we need over in Iraq and Iran to win these wars?" --Sarah Palin, suggesting we are at war with Iran, FOX News interview, Nov. 1, 2008