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POLITICS: SOUTH CAROLINA RECAP

Sunday, January 27, 2008

After the most confrontational week of the presidential campaign so far, Sen. Barack Obama proved he could draw voters across racial lines even in a Southern state with his win in South Carolina on Saturday.

Fifty-five percent of the vote went to Obama, while Sen. Hillary Clinton and former Sen. John Edwards earned 27 and 18 percent, respectively.

Barack Obama’s victory speech in S.C.

In his victory speech, Obama said that the fight for South Carolina had not only produced a personal victory but also progress over the divisive politics of the past.

Although Edwards was born in South Carolina and won the state in his 2004 presidential bid, he seemed like a fading force on Saturday. He did win decisively among one group — white males — and vowed to go on after four consecutive losses.


According to reports, if South Carolina is any indication, the sizable numbers of black voters in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee will strengthen the Obama campaign even more on Super Tuesday, Feb. 5.

“Obama’s victory will leave him with some strong talking points - especially that he can continue to expand his voting base into a conservative Southern state,” Blease Graham, a professor of political science at the University of South Carolina said. “His team comes out of this able to say that he’s acceptable to white Southern men. And the Clintons come out of this facing questions about how their attack strategy seemed to fail.”

SOURCE: IHT

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151.

Meat

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

Bill,

Good response!!!

This election is just like the “Affirmative Action” vote back in the day when it took the inclusion of “white women” to get it passed! After that, all government contracts went to the wives of the same white men who had been getting them since the begining of time! Hillary will put blacks in their place like the commentator who told the young golfers to lynch Tiger Woods in the back alley! She was almost offended, that someone would challenge her right to say what was in her racist heart!

Let’s not forget…Hillary is a “woman scorned” and hell hath no fury like her! She’s a spiteful woman who will torment minority prisoners and let them rot in their cells! She gets emotional and she will get caught up in the frenzy!

152.

bill

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

Judah Said:

Any candidate; much less a black candidate, must serve and appeal to the controlling demographic, so by that reasoning, it does make sense to wonder why black people would be so gung ho for a candidate that has been put forth by the establishment.

Bill Said:

Judah, Someone has to be the first Black President.
Why NOT Barack Obama ???

We, as a community have always dared to say why not.

Black History Month is comming up, and here is some information that I’m going to share with my students

The Greated African Americans that ever lives
a Brief list (for the complet listing go to this website)
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmfirsts.html

African-American Firsts: Government
Local elected official: John Mercer Langston, 1855, town clerk of Brownhelm Township, Ohio.
State elected official: Alexander Lucius Twilight, 1836, the Vermont legislature.
Mayor of major city: Carl Stokes, Cleveland, Ohio, 1967–1971. The first black woman to serve as a mayor of a major U.S. city was Sharon Pratt Dixon Kelly, Washington, DC, 1991–1995.
Governor (appointed): P.B.S. Pinchback served as governor of Louisiana from Dec. 9, 1872–Jan. 13, 1873, during impeachment proceedings against the elected governor.
Governor (elected): L. Douglas Wilder, Virginia, 1990–1994. The only other elected black governor has been Deval Patrick, Massachusetts, 2007–
U.S. Representative: Joseph Rainey became a Congressman from South Carolina in 1870 and was reelected four more times. The first black female U.S. Representative was Shirley Chisholm, Congresswoman from New York, 1969–1983.
U.S. Senator: Hiram Revels became Senator from Mississippi from Feb. 25, 1870, to March 4, 1871, during Reconstruction. Edward Brooke became the first African-American Senator since Reconstruction, 1966–1979. Carol Mosely Braun became the first black woman Senator serving from 1992–1998 for the state of Illinois. (There have only been a total of five black senators in U.S. history: the remaining two are Blanche K. Bruce [1875–1881] and Barack Obama (2005— ).
U.S. cabinet member: Robert C. Weaver, 1966–1968, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under Lyndon Johnson; the first black female cabinet minister was Patricia Harris, 1977, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under Jimmy Carter.
U.S. Secretary of State: Gen. Colin Powell, 2001–2004. The first black female Secretary of State was Condoleezza Rice, 2005—.
African-American Firsts: Law
Editor, Harvard Law Review: Charles Hamilton Houston, 1919. Barack Obama became the first President of the Harvard Law Review.
Federal Judge: William Henry Hastie, 1946; Constance Baker Motley became the first black woman federal judge, 1966.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice: Thurgood Marshall, 1967–1991. Clarence Thomas became the second African American to serve on the Court in 1991.
African-American Firsts: Diplomacy
U.S. diplomat: Ebenezer D. Bassett, 1869, became minister-resident to Haiti; Patricia Harris became the first black female ambassador (1965; Luxembourg).
U.S. Representative to the UN: Andrew Young (1977–1979).
Nobel Peace Prize winner: Ralph J. Bunche received the prize in 1950 for mediating the Arab-Israeli truce. Martin Luther King, Jr., became the second African-American Peace Prize winner in 1964. (See King’s Nobel acceptance speech.)
African-American Firsts: Military
Combat pilot: Georgia-born Eugene Jacques Bullard, 1917, denied entry into the U.S. Army Air Corps because of his race, served throughout World War I in the French Flying Corps. He received the Legion of Honor, France’s highest honor, among many other decorations.
First Congressional Medal of Honor winner: Sgt. William H. Carney for bravery during the Civil War. He received his Congressional Medal of Honor in 1900.
General: Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., 1940–1948.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Colin Powell, 1989–1993.
African-American Firsts: Science and Medicine
First patent holder: Thomas L. Jennings, 1821, for a dry-cleaning process. Sarah E. Goode, 1885, became the first African-American woman to receive a patent, for a bed that folded up into a cabinet.
M.D. degree: James McCune Smith, 1837, University of Glasgow; Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree. She graduated from the New England Female Medical College in 1864.
Inventor of the blood bank: Dr. Charles Drew, 1940.
Heart surgery pioneer: Daniel Hale Williams, 1893.
First astronaut: Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., 1967, was the first black astronaut, but he died in a plane crash during a training flight and never made it into space. Guion Bluford, 1983, became the first black astronaut to travel in space; Mae Jemison, 1992, became the first black female astronaut. Frederick D. Gregory, 1998, was the first African-American shuttle commander.
African-American Firsts: Scholarship
College graduate (B.A.): Alexander Lucius Twilight, 1823, Middlebury College; first black woman to receive a B.A. degree: Mary Jane Patterson, 1862, Oberlin College.
Ph.D.: Edward A. Bouchet, 1876, received a Ph.D. from Yale University. In 1921, three individuals became the first U.S. black women to earn Ph.D.s: Georgiana Simpson, University of Chicago; Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, University of Pennsylvania; and Eva Beatrice Dykes, Radcliffe College.
Rhodes Scholar: Alain L. Locke, 1907.
College president: Daniel A. Payne, 1856, Wilberforce University, Ohio.
Ivy League president: Ruth Simmons, 2001, Brown University
Couple examples of The First Black______

Judah, we as a people have so much to be proud of
and the future looks bright.

We can accomplish anything we set our minds to.
We are salt of the earth.
The world wouldn’t have any flavor without Black People.

Peace

153.

bill

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

CLEARMINDED said:

@146 — so I take it you’re not voting in this election? All you’ve detailed is a good reason to abstain (or write in a candidate), I guess.

Bill Said:

Judah, if you HAD to vote (I think I remember you saying that you don’t vote)
WHO
would you vote for ?????

I was reading your comments last week on the GREEN PARTY’s candidate
Cynthia McKinney
* Yes, she is the same sister that was denied entrance to the Voting chambers in Congress (She was a congresswoman) because she didn’thave on her ID Card (their excuse).

She stated that it was because she had changed her hairstyle to a more afrocentric style

I keep reading from certain commentators here on Concreteloop about Ron Paul, and how he is really down for Black People and OUR issues. Do you have any insight on him ??

Peace

154.

CLEARMINDED

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

@153, BILL — there is no way I would be abstaining during the primaries in 2008. Just couldn’t even picture it. Now if Billary is the Dem candidate and the Repubs put up somebody absolutely repugnant to me, then I might abstain or write in. But definitely not during the primary.

Can’t sit this one out on the sidelines, and it’s hard for me to take seriously people who do. But to each their own — I know that opinion may be very unpopular.

155.

Ara

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

OBAMA 08!! ALL THE WAY! GET OUT AND VOTE!!

156.

bill

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

Clearminded

I was listening to 98.7 Kiss (NYC) Yesterday to”Open Line - A Black Political Talk Show”
and they were floating around a few ideals..

Here’s what they presented.

Wouldn’t it be Great if Barack Obama won the nomination for the Presidency that he SHOULD chose Mayor Bloomberg (Mayor of NYC) as his Vice Presidential candidate ???

That would make SUCH perfect sense.

Now let me play devil’s advocate.
Let just imagine for a moment that Hillary Clinton wins the democratic nomination.
What’s next.
How Could see win the Presidential nomination in November ‘08 ???
Hmmmm….Good question right..
There would ONLY be one way !

Now what I would really like to see IF Hillary Clinton
won the nomination for the Democratic Ticket is for her to ask Barack Obama to be her Vice President !

See Barack (he has no pride or ego) would be able to be Hillary’s Vice President
but
Hillary would NEVER be Barack’s Vice President.

Truth be told….
The only way the Democratic will win the Presidency in 2008
is if You have Hillary Clinton & Barck Obama on the same ticket !!!

See..It’s all because the same people going around saying that we’re not ready for an African American President are the same people that WILL be saying we’re not ready for a WOMAN President.

Do you REALLY thing that the Deep South and the Mid West would vote for Hillary as President, and she didn’t have a strong Vice Presidential Candidate.

What would make her unbeatable, is to mend fences with Barack, swallow her pride and apologize.

That’s just MY opinion
Peace

157.

bill

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

Do you REALLY THINK that the Deep South and the Mid West would vote for Hillary as President, and she didn’t have a strong Vice Presidential Candidate.

They will vote Republican before they will allow a woman or a negro to be President.

That why people really have to put the BEST candidate forth for the Party’s sake !!!

Can Hillary Represent on a National Level (no…. she will start to cry once she gets stressed…)

See White People LIKE Barack Obama. He speaks their language.
They feel that he is a nice negro.

And they are thinking in the back of their mind
“Hey, Barack Obama’s mother is Caucasian, so he can’t be half bad !”

Barack Obama is PERFECT
Hollywood couldn’t cast a better person for the job of being the First Black President !

158.

@ BILL

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

My sentiments exactly, the repubs have already said they could beat Hillary and they have said Obama would be difficult to beat. The democrats need Obama and are not willing to face the truth, but I will say they will vote a black MAN in before they wil la woman. They are already talking about how hard they will be on her as opposed to Obama because of all the Clinto baggage and these young folk don’t remeber it was the repubs who went after Bill and Hillary years ago and trust me they have not forgotten and they may not be saying it but they are not too keen about putting Bill back in the white house. They really want Hillary to win the nod so they can do all they can to be rid of the Clintons once and for all.I seriously believe if Obama got the nod then people would rally behind him, Bills mouth would be out the way and the nation would come together and vote.
You are so right..and I hope Obama does not accept her Vice Presidency let them run it, because then I will vote repub to help them get rid of them.If he does I am not voting at all.
The Clintons are corrupt to the core and I wll never help her get in office, don’t trust then if the dog bites once its the dog fault twice then my fault.

159.

Meat

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

@157

Bill,

Y’all trippin like Artest and Iverson in the fourth quarter! LMAO!!

“A nice negro who can’t be half bad, because he was casted in Hollywood!”

160.

JUDAH

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

@Clear-Minded

Yes you’re right sis, I will “abstain”. I personally believe that black people are looking for a “savior” for our community to come through the electoral process. That will not happen. It makes even less sense to “write in” a candidate because that’s just vanity and folly. Why write in someone that you know will not win? The only reason would be to exalt yourself and appear self-righteous when in reality you’ll just be self-indulgent. All this exterior fluff about “the issues” and “the platforms” is a cover for our people’s lust to be accepted in this country and to be loved by caucasians. That also will not happen. They view Barack Obama as the key through that door. My thing is, what do black people do if (when) Obama loses? Do they go and vote for the same white woman that they villified as a closet racist, Hillary Clinton, because her horns are a little more imperceptible than the Republican candidates? Those are the things that interest me. This is like the start of a good action movie. Nothing has blown up yet but black people have already finished their popcorn like the flick is over. Our people are still not sure whether we must solve our own problems or if even greater assimilation into the mainstream of this society will solve them.

@Bill

Brother, who says that there will ever be a black president or that there must be? That’s very presumptuous. I’m not saying that there will never be a black president. What will be, will be, but like I said earlier, if you put your hope in the American system you must therefore think like an American, not a BLACK American. In regards to Obama’s possible effect on the black community, I don’t give a damn how nice the roof on your house is if there’s no foundation (Psa 11:1-3). Our community has lost it’s foundation and they’re hoping that this man, one man, can correct the systemic issues that we have. It is not possible, and furthermore brother, you know where I stand and why I stand there. A carnal solution cannot solve spiritual problems.

In regards to who I would vote for if I had to, that’s like asking me which of my least favorite foods would i like to eat. If I put my faith in this world; the dictates of this world and government, and believed that this system applied to me and my people, I would probably vote for Obama. Maybe Hillary. Honestly I’m not sure. I would wait things out until I’d have accumulated proper research and data. Like I said, there are many debates in the near future in which alot of powerful information about both people and their dirt will be revealed. I’m not used to thinking like that in regards to dependence on people to lead me. I’m not trying to be elusive.

In my opinion, Ron Paul is a low-level spoiler. You have high-level spoilers like John Edwards and you have clowns like Ron Paul. Both are out there to cause confusion and make the people think that they have a multitude of options. I personally believe that the voting system is a scam and that the powers that be have already ordained who will be selected as leader. This process is a ruse to keep the minds of the people subjugated and to maintain the facade that the “little man” has as much say as the “big man”. Like I said though, if you believe that you have to vote to make a difference, more power to you. To each his own. The sister, Clear-Minded, touched on the Clintons’ true subtle disdain for black people and it comes from the fact that the Clintons’ are both “in the know” and one must realize that white people don’t think like black people. White people can not qualify in their minds being oppressed and looking at the race that oppresses them with hope that they’ll be on “equal terms”. So thusly, their opinion of us is that if the negroes are stupid enough to believe our lies over and over again, than they don’t deserve remorse (Prov 26:24-28).

161.

SHE CAN NEVER BE MY PRESIDENT NEVER

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

I will ner submit to her as President and if I were Obama I would tell allthose white folk especially Bill and Hellary to kiss my tootie…but Obama is committed to the people..it would be best if he bowed out if he did not win it because Bill and Hellary are going to give him their a_____ to kiss they have already disrespected him as a man and they would only be using him to win that’s all. They don’t give a rip about Obama. I hat the Clintons they are users and takers and they only care for themselves.
God has to divinely intervene on Obamas behalf becuse the democrats want to use him and Bill and Hillary will apologize alright because they have stategized but with no real love in their heart for he his wife or his childre, they are professional politicians manipulaturs and use others to their advantage.
Like the media says the Clintons have been stategizing for years how toget back in the white hous and they do not care how they do it and will never play by the rules have gotten to good at corruption and they may try to drag Obama in their mess Iwould not work under them, if I were him they should never be trusted. What do you think Bill??

162.

WHAT MY GRANDSON ASKED ME TODAY

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

“GRANDMOTHER WHAT CAN MRS. CLINTON DO THAT MR. OBAMA CAN”T DO?????????”

The question caught me off guard he is 8 yr old 4th and I was picking him up for his parents today. he and his freind (white) in calss were discussing this.

After a bit of thought I repiled…..

With the Lords help there is absoulutely nothing she can do thathe can’t.

He then said then what is the problem with him wanting to be the President of the United States…I said I don’t know baby just keep praying.

I told him to talk with his mom and dad about it more tonight.

So sad, this conversation really got next to me.

163.

Angel_Minded

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

Again, I think I might have to agree w/ Judah and also abstain until primaries are over.
This election is getting pretty heated.
I never knew that so many blacks held such a high level of contempt for the Clintons until I started blogging.

:)

164.

Meat

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

163. Angel_Minded said: Again, I think I might have to agree w/ Judah and also abstain until primaries are over. NO COMMENT!

This election is getting pretty heated. AGREE!

I never knew that so many blacks held such a high level of contempt for the Clintons until I started blogging.

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Now, there was no “high level” of contempt until the Clintons tried to play the race card and puppet Bob Johnson to heave dirt on Obama! Remember, it takes a lifetime to build a relationships, reputation and trust, but it only takes a second to destroy it! We were all set to support Hillary, but we wanted to hear what Obama had to say! Hillary got a little jealous and sidetrack into mud slinging! She let his 15 minutes of fame cause her to expose her hand.

We been getting dripped on long enough to know when R Kelly’s in the building! As Stevie said, “For once in my life, I have someone who needs me!” Without Obama, the Clintons would show contempt for us! Please allow the popularity to swing back and forth! We not just gonna hand our voting over to anyone without looking them over!

developing…!

165.

Angel_Minded

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

@ 164

Okay here’s my theory, if people were really rallying behind ‘Clintons then they wouldn’t have abandeoned her so easily. I was given the same info that others have been given and I still stand behind her 110%. For starters I don’t believe that she’s racist @ all. It seems like people are using these little ridiculous reasons to not support her. Like her using a ‘fake accent’ when she was down south, kissing black babies, lol etc., none of these things bothered me. I dunno perhaps I’m just not petty in that why of thinking.

Then people who dislike her, claim that she made race an issue, which is absolutely not true. The media made this a race/gender issue not the ‘Clintons, which is one of the major inaccuracies! The media was the one asking if Obama was ‘black enough,’ to be consider ‘the first black president,’ THEY (the media) felt that he wasn’t balck enough b/c of his mother’s ethnicity.

And another thing, I was truly appalled when Michelle Obama made that comment about Bill’s infidelity. First off, you don’t side swiped someone in your own party, the people in Obama’s camp started playing dirty by spreading lies about Hilary.

Then when Hilary decides to fight back, we see media coveragre like, ‘Clinton Attacks Obama,’ ok so where was all the major news coverage when Obama was attacking Hilary? I just hate the fact that the media is making Obama out to be this saint…or even a god send to black people, hence the magazine cover w/ a halo around his head.

This is why I stated that I believe that the major reason why ’some’ blacks were voting for Obama was because of the media and their loyalty to their black race.
But as Bill pointed out, not all black folks vote b/c of race…eventhough a large percentage of the black vote, in my opinion, are.

166.

AIJUSWANNASAY

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

FROM SOME OF THE COMMENTS HERE, ALOT OF FOLKS ARE LOOKING FOR A “HERO” IN OBAMA AND I HAVE TO SAY IF YOU ARE ONE, THAT’S DANGEROUS AND I’D GO AS FAR AS TO SAY A RECKLESS WAY TO THINK…

JUST THE SAME IF, YOU ARE RELYING EXCLUSIVELY ON CNN, OR MSN OR (DARE I SAY) FOX NEWS OR USA TODAY AS YOUR PRIMARY NEWS SOURCE FOR THIS ELECTION, THAT’S CRAZY IRRESPONSIBLE AND JUST BLISSFULLY DELUSIONAL…

I KNOW I’M NOT SAYING ANYTHING NEW THAT HASN’T BEEN RAISED ALREADY BUT I JUST HAD TO GIVE MY “WAKE UP” TWO CENT….*SMH*

ALSO I’M NOT SAYING TO GIVE UP HOPE IN YOUR HEART, NO, IT’S FINE IF YOU DESIRE A FEMALE PRESIDENT, BLACK PRES, A PRES THAT CATERS TO A SPECIAL INTEREST OF YOURS, WHATEVER, THAT’S FINE, THAT’S YOUR AGENCY…BUT TAKE ADVANTAGE ALL OF YOUR RESOURCES (SHOUT OUT TO CONCRETELOOP) IN MAKING WHATEVER DECISION YOU CHOOSE.

167.

TENI

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

VIDA:
I’m convinced. I worked in South Carolina for the primary and the people of Charleston really motivated me. He ran an extremely dignified campaign. While the Clinton machine was calling people telling them the wrong polling place and disenfranchising people. I was so disgusted. Obama, I’m telling you, he has a plan. He really wants to unify this country on a bipartisan level. He has an excellent plan to eliminate racial profiling, to improve our public schools by creating a teachers army. He also plans to have a Civil Rights division in his adminstration to deal specifically with fighting racial and gender discrimination. SO, this man has a plan.

ONEMIL2:
His healthcare plan is excellent. It gives ACCESS. Which is a big change. While Hillary’s plan calls for mandates, making universal healthcare a mandate, that makes it another hazard for family’s to pay and then they get fined. Read my above statements. Obama is far MORE than a motivational speaker.

168.

Liz

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

Afiya:

You are embarrassing. And something tells me that you are an older Black woman. Because those are the majority of the scary critics. That is so sad that you would say that. Why? Why can it not be possible that this man can win in an all White state like Iowa and in an majority Black state like SC, and be a good viable candidate and not be being set up. I can not stand when Black people believe with people tell them and sit in their own dispair. That is so sad. No one wants to hear that negative stuff. You should pray for yourself. You really leave a bad taste in my mouth. So sad to continuously hear the children of the civil rights movement have this my cyncism and doubt in their heart. I really don’t know what to say.

169.

Liz

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

Angel_Minded: You are kidding right? You are kidding? You have to be joking. I know you are. You can not seriously think that Hillary Clinton was RESPONSIBLE for 300 million people. LMAO! Name one program she has intiated for single mothers? And since when does that equate to African Americans? Did you miss the documentary that was released in 1994 called the Clinton Chronicles. People have ALWAYS disliked the Clintons. ANd what about the Whitewater scandal? That was all over the news. I was in like the 3rd grade and even I remember that. Not to mention the 3 strikes law that was implemented by Billary and the continous implemntation of the War on Drugs which dispporportionately put Black men in jail over White men. People like you are so dumb. Hillary wouldn’t be that bad if she didn’t claim Bill’s experience. This is the same man who believes in sending retarded people to death row! Obama on the other hand intiated AND passed into legislation a LAW against racial rpofiling and making sure that police get punished for doing so. Eever heard of the his healkthplan: it’s access to those who can afford it at a lower cost while Hillary is making it a MANDATE even for those who can’t pay. So if you don’t buy her plan, you will get fined. And what about Obama making even Chicago State which is a predominately Black institution qualified to get HBCU federal funds.

I hope you read a book or two!

170.

Onemil02

Monday, January 28, 2008 /

at 167

I think he needs to start talking about it more. Right now I am still with Hillary.

at Bill

Please the Republicans are using reverse psychology. They don’t want Hillary on the ticket cause they are scared of her. They would beat Obama hands down in a landslide and I would put GOOD MONEY on that.

Also, Hillary is winning in polls in a the bigger states with more delegates for Super Tuesday. Obama has his work cut out for him.

171.

LOL

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /

@ ANGELMINDED #82:

You make absolutely no sense. First of all, someone hypothetically being a “rookie” is not a “fault,” don’t get carried away by your hatred.

You’re calling people ignorant and you lack the cognitive ability to draw a parallel between my “nuclear family” comment and your silly remark. You actually believe that there aren’t black people who didn’t sit on the Clinton bandwagon. The fact that you consider Bill the “first black president” actually tells me all there is to know about you and your level of self worth.

You sound like a bitter bitch who got knocked up and/or deserted by a black dude. Don’t worry, no one really takes you seriously.

172.

LOL

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /

@ ONEMIL02 #84:

First of all, none of Obama’s “main supporters” was arrested for anything, you blatant liar. It’s too bad your job as a paid drone renders you incapable of undertaking things like basic research. And for someone who obviously isn’t black, you sure know a heck of a lot about black people. Clueless moron.

173.

LOL

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /

LOL # 90: Why do you even bother?

174.

LOL

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /

# 106 CLEARMINDED Said: “Voting for *funding* of the war, once it was ALREADY STARTED only makes sense. It’s like caring for an unplanned baby once it’s born.”

lol.. where do you find the strength to keep going? It’s like teaching a toddler to wipe themselves.

175.

sfsinger

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /

Check out some of the Black political blogs like too sense, assault on black people’s sanity, black women vote, jack and jill politics, etc. There’s also great coverage of voter ballot tampering in NH and video on Michelle Obama introducing her husband. They truly seem to love each other - it’s nice to see. The thing that excites me most about a potential Obama presidency is having our first of many I hope - Black First Family. I think Michelle is fiya - maybe she should have run! Oh - and there’s report that was just published where the candidates lay out their policies for combating poverty. McCain is the only Repbulican who participated by the way. Here’s a synopsis of Obama’s that I saw on the racialicious and the education and class web site: published by Pathways magazine

Barack Obama - “Tackling Poverty and Inequality in America”
(p. 14-16; PDF p. 16-18)

1. Replicate the Harlem Children’s Zone model and create Promise Neighborhoods in 20 cities across the country. (Sites will be selected by the government - cities and private entities will be required to pay 50% of costs to ensure involvement)
2. Expand early childhood education, federal grants and school loans
3. Sponsor Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Legislation - providing financial support to fathers who pay their child support, cracking down on fathers who don’t; initiatives to stop the cycle of domestic violence that takes a toll on families
4. Expand the Nurse Family Partnership program which offers home visits to low income expectant mothers
5. Double funding for the Federal Jobs Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) program that helps low income individuals get to their jobs and day care services
6. Add $1 billion in funding for innovative transitional jobs and career pathway programs over five years
7. Triple the EITC for full time workers who make minimum wage; increase EITC benefits for families with three or more children; expand EITC benefits for childless workers
8. Create a universal healthcare plan which mandates child coverage and provides adults with an optional, low cost high quality plan
9. Fund $250 million per year to create a national network of public-private business incubators (to assist with start up advice and costs)
10. Earmark more SBA funds to minority businesses; direct more venture capital funding to untapped communities
11. Closing the digital divide; increasing internet access in urban/rural areas
12. Affordable housing trust fund to add 112,000 new affordable units in mixed income neighborhoods.
13. Roll back cuts to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) which provides housing assistance to inner cities.
14. Sponsor Stop Fraud Legislation to create a definition of mortgage fraud, strengthen lender penalties, and mandate mortgage companies to provide accurate info about options to reveal the true cost of the mortgage.

176.

darkphoenix84

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /

Ta dow!!!!! Obama jus makin it RAIN on them hoes!! Im definitely gonna be BARACKIN da VOTE! Oh yeah!!!

177.

tinyy

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /

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178.

ANGEL_MINDED

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /

Dayum is this a witch hunt on ‘angel_minded’ lol

I don’t have time to comment on the 10-15 (ok I’m exaggerating) posts that are directed at me. Because at the end of the day you’re still gonna believe that Obama is the better candidate…and I’ll still disagree.

So I’ll save what I KNOW to be true about Hilary until after the Feb. 5 elections. Until then have a great day! :)

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Onemil02

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /

First of all, at LOL, I AM A BLACK person. So talk what you know and what you don’t. Second, one the people he has took a lot of money for his campaign did get arrested, the slumlord Hillary referred to in the debate. Third I didn’t call you any names, I respect your opinion and you beliefs and I feel you should respect mines. You like Obama and feel he is the man for the job that is your prerogative. I think Hillary is the right WOman for the job and will get it done, and will win the nomination. So before you go calling people morons, get your facts straight and know what you talking about.

@angel_minded
I just watched that on youtube and it really needs to get out. Hillary is the one for the job and all of the media knows it, but they are scared of her. That video interview with America Ferrera and Amber Tamberlyn just CONFIRMED my vote for sure. Made her seem very personable and passionate about what she is doing and what she will do.

HILLARY 2008!!

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ANGEL_MINDED

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /

Maya Angelou recently expressed her support for Hillary Clinton

“As a child, Hillary Clinton was taught that all God’s children are equal, so as a mother she understood that her child wasn’t safe unless all children were safe.

I know what kind of president Hillary Clinton will be because I know who she is. Hillary Clinton has always been a strong woman and a passionate protector of families. For 35 years, that’s exactly what she has been doing.

Each generation of African Americans stands on the shoulders of those who came before. Today, the challenges facing us threaten the dreams we have had for our children. We need a president with the experience and strength to meet those challenges.

I am inspired by Hillary Clinton’s commitment and courage — a daughter, a wife, a mother — my girl.”

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Champagne23

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /

You know, I get so sick and tired of people saying that Hillary Clinton has all of this presidential ‘experience’. Was she president before? No, her husband was! She’s riding his coat tail and leaning on his presidency terms as her ‘experience’. She didn’t know what the hell was going on at the White House, if she did there wouldn’t have been a Monica Lewinski scandal! She needs to go sit down somewhere and focus on being a New York Senator, something that she’s good at. Also, I would hope that you pick the candidate that shares your views on the issues that are important to you and affect us as a people the most. My gut instinct is telling me that she is sneaky and cannot be trusted. The more that I watch the news and keep up with her campaign, the more certain I feel about my instincts. She has ran a sneaky, underhanded campaign and God is not pleased with her and slowly but surely all the negative things that she’s done and said are being brought to the light. I’m not saying that Obama is perfect by any means, but I can honestly say that he’s lead one of the most honest, clean campaigns that I’ve witnessed in a long time. I’m so tired of all the mudslinging and no one really focussing on the issues. And the majority of what I’ve seen is coming from the Clinton camp. If you are a reputable candidate and you’re the best person for the job, then let your work speak for you. Don’t discredit your character by not acting professionally. Then again, maybe I’m giving her too much credit. Maybe it is within her character to act like this. If that’s the case, then that’s fine. She’s free to act however she see’s fit; but I personally don’t want anyone acting on my behalf that I can’t trust to do a good job and do right by this country. I think we’ve been screwed over enough as a country. It is definitely time for a change. Barack Obama for President! Barack the Vote!!!! :)

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the floacist

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 /

“She had NY, Cali, New Jersey, Florida, Colorado, basically all the west on lock.”

Um, New York is on the East coast boo. lol

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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 /

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Melissa

Monday, June 30, 2008 /

A fantastic site, and brilliant effort. A great piece of work.p

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