Sista Girl Speaks-

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2010-02-10T07:13:00.001-05:00

Have you ever been on a blind date?

HA! More than I care to admit. Two blind dates turned into relationships and I was introdued to both people by the same person.

Ask me anything

formspring.me

2010-02-10T07:11:00.001-05:00

How did you become so enamored with sports? Okay, I was going to ask who was your favorite cousin but your other other cousins might see that you named me and get mad....LOL

LOL! My Dad loves sports and we have always been close therefore I started liking sports. I took a break for a couple of years when I did not really watch. But I missed the conversations, I love football,college basketball more than the nba and baseball during the playoffs.

Ask me anything

formspring.me

2010-02-10T07:08:00.001-05:00

How did you become a writer?

Well I just decided to start writing and a few people enjoyed what a wrote. Right now I am working on being more disiplined with my writing.

Ask me anything

formspring.me

2010-02-10T07:06:00.001-05:00

What's ur favorite CANDY? :D

I love jolly ranchers and altoids.

Ask me anything

Life or Death!

2010-01-31T15:40:00.003-05:00

I took a break from this blog for a number of reasons, some personal. One of the main reasons for taking a break was that I wanted to make sure that I had the right intention and purpose for this blog. What I really wanted was to make sure that my voice had reason,purpose and provided productive and not destructive thoughts. Everday pundits are paid millions of dollars to offer opinions that are false, cruel and border on racism. That is not the voice that want to provide. I love this country and realize although we may disagree, we all want the best for this country that has given us so much.

Over the past few months I have watched this country become divided like I have never seen in my lifetime. The President has been depicted as a Stalin, Hitler a Socialist and those are the nice things. What has caused all of this? A bill that will provide millions of Americans health care. We are arguing over giving people a better way of life period.

Many of the people who are arguing over this claim they are Christians and it makes me question if they have read the Bible verse about helping "the least of these".

This past Friday the President went to the Republican caucus to extend an olive branch to Republicans to work together on future legislation to include health care. In the process he defended his polices and seemed to have found his Presidential voice for the first time since becoming President. It is my hope that the Republicans heard this voice, for some people thier lives are depending on it.

Happy Holidays!!!

2009-12-19T15:47:00.004-05:00

Hello all I know I have been away for a while but I am working on making this blog and my radio show even better than before. I will be retuning January 11, 2009. May you have a wonderful holiday and and blessed new year.

Sista Girl

Today on Sista Girl Talks Radio 10/10/09

2009-10-10T08:26:00.003-04:00

Check out my Radio show Sista Girl Talks Saturdays at 10:00 a.m (EST)

www.blogtalkradio.com/sistagirltalks

We will be talking about President Obama's Nobel Piece Price win with Jame Walker of Walker and Assoc. Mr. Walker is a Entertainment Lawyer, Real Estate Owner, Community Worker, TV legal analyst, and Author of "THIS BUSINESS OF URBAN MUSIC" Please visit www.walkerandassoc.com and Mr.Thomas DeWolf author of Inheriting the Trade:http://inheritingthetrade.com

We will also have our new sports segment in our P Squared sports segment with Paul Robinson of www.offsidz.com and Pat from Atlanta.

Please join us it will be fun.

Good job Mr. President Keep it up

2009-10-09T14:52:00.001-04:00

Congratulations President Obama on your Nobel Prize. Well deserved!

Radio show 9/12/09 Health care Social Media and Sports

2009-09-12T09:29:00.001-04:00

Join us today as we talk about how race has affected the health care debate, and how social media how changed everyting. Also it is the start of football season how is your team gong to do? Please join us at www.blogtalkradio/sistagirltalks at 10:00 a.m. (est)

Ted Kennedy Novemer 7, 1962 to August 25, 2009

2009-08-26T20:05:00.002-04:00

Every American should have the right to have a quality education, a job that respects their dignity and protects their safety and health care that does not condemn those whose health is impaired to a lifetime of poverty and lost opportunity

Let's have a real health care debate

2009-08-10T16:53:00.002-04:00

About 16 years ago I lived for a year without health insurance. Of course I was much younger and the thought of coming down with a serious disease was not an issue but in the back of my mind was always the fear of being in a serious accident or breaking a limb. The blessing was that I was not resposible for a child or sick parent and in that entire year not one thing happened to me. I felt a strong relief when I did get finally get health insurance and could see a doctor on a regulare basis.

The statisitcs show that 46 million Americans do not have health insurance, and many of those people have childern. In a country this rich that is a travesty, and for over sixty years Washington has tried to so somethning about it. This year for the first time since the Clinton administration there seems to be a clear path to universial health care.

During the August recess members of Congress are having town halls meetings to talk about the issue of health care and unfortunately they are being shouted down in meetings by people on the right who disagree with the proposed health care bill

Therefore no one wins, not the people withourt healthcare, not the peoploe with healthcare who need something better and not the people who need thier health care premiums to come down.

What needs to happen is true civil converesation on this subject. This is the most serious subject we will face as a country and if we do not treat it as such the price we will pay is one that we can not cover.

Stop the shouting, stop the lies and let's have a conversation.

Let's have a real health care debate.

2009-08-10T16:52:00.003-04:00

Let's have a real health care debate.

2009-08-10T16:52:00.001-04:00

Today on Sista Girl Talks Radio

2009-08-01T09:09:00.002-04:00

Today on Sista Girl Talks Radio we will talk about Black men and thier relatioship with the police.

On the show today we have Dr. Charles Williams,clinical professor and director of the Center for the Prevention of School-Aged Violence at Drexel University. He earned his PhD in educational psychology from Temple University. Co-hosts The Grimaldi&Williams Show on CBS Radio in Philadelphia.

Website: www.drchuckspeaks.com

Also joining us our resident blogger Citizen Ojo. Check out his blog on the blog roll. The Desultory Life & Tims of a Public Citizen.

We will also introduce out new Sports segment we will be talking to Pat from Atlanta we will preview the NFL season and if we will see Micheal Vick on the sidelines, please join us.

Please join us at: 10:00 a.m. (EST)
www.blogtalkradio.com/sistagirltalks

Today on Sista Girl Talks Radio

2009-07-25T08:44:00.003-04:00

Today on Sista Girl Talks Radio we will talk about Black men and thier relatioship with the police.

On the show today we have Dr. Charles Williams,clinical professor and director of the Center for the Prevention of School-Aged Violence at Drexel University. He earned his PhD in educational psychology from Temple University. Co-hosts The Grimaldi&Williams Show on CBS Radio in Philadelphia.

Website: www.drchuckspeaks.com

Ronald Wadley his website is:
http://rhanw4560-speakingupspeakingout.blogspot.com/

James Walker
Entertainment Lawyer, Real Estate Owner, Community Worker, TV legal analyst, and Author of "THIS BUSINESS OF URBAN MUSIC" Please visit www.walkerandassoc.com

Please join us at: 10:00 a.m. (EST)
www.blogtalkradio.com/sistagirltalks

Cnn article on Henry Louis Gates.

2009-07-22T13:27:00.001-04:00

This CNN article came out today and I am quoted in the article. It is regarding Henry Louis Gates.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/22/gates.arrest.reaction/index.html

Skip Gates and Racsim

2009-07-21T21:20:00.003-04:00

I have to tell you I love reading the newspaper, however this mornig was an excption,. My hero a gentlemen that I admire had a mug shot in this morning's paper. Here is the irony the first African American President was on the cover of the newspaper so I started reading the paper with a smile. And then I got to that page. What page? The page where a Harvard educated man had a mug shot becuase of an arrest. Why was he arrested? Well he was trying to get into his own home on the campus where he is a tenured proffesor. Someone called the police becuase they thought that Dr. Gates was breaking in his own home. After he showed his Harvard ID and an ID to show his address of the home he was in he was still arrested The police officer said the 5' 7"/150 lb Gates was disorderly to a police officer with a gun in Cambridge. HMMMMMMMMMM. I know Obama gave a speech last week about no exuses and about hard work , but that is what Dr. Gates has done all of his life and he still ended up with an arrest and a mugshot. Are there really no more exuses?

Here is an update about the case.

RIP MJ

2009-07-07T17:47:00.002-04:00

TO ALL

I will continue to blog tomorrow but I don't feel too much like blogging today.

So as the world says good bye to MJ today so do I.

MJ and Me

2009-06-27T09:42:00.003-04:00

I it safe to say I had a wonderful childhood. It was not perfect but it was one filled with parents who loved me,brothers who I laughed with and the music of Micheal Jackson. My earliest memory of a Micheal Jackson song was at the end of my Headstart graduation, my teacher put on the song ABC and while the other kids were shy I danced, danced and danced. When Micheal Jackson sang "shake it shake it baby" I did and according to my Mom I was the star of the show.

When I was about 11 years old my cousins took me to see tHE JACKSON FIVE and I remember being mad because my cousins go to wear thier fly clothes (hot pants and tube tops) and Mommy made me wear jeans and a t-shrit. I was prepared to wear a crush velvet purple and pink dress and dreamed of MJ noticing me and whisking me off to California where we would have a wedding to end all weddings.

I saw him years later at Soilder Field in Chicago when he reunited with his brothers for the Victory tour and I was horse from screaming his name.

Over the years Micheal got stranger and lighter but whenever there was a family gathering we would always play his musick, dance and laugh about our crushes on the Jackson Five. Micheal changed but our love affair with his music did not

This past Thursday I lost my first love my first crush my first guy. I will miss him and all that he was and I am glad he left us so much to remember him by. He was BAD and he was a THRILLER!!!

Today on Sista Girl Talks Radio

2009-06-27T08:30:00.000-04:00

Listen to James Walker close friend of the Jackson family and also Ronald Wadley GLBT activist today at 10:00 a.m. at.blogtalkradio.com/sistagirltalks

Sista Talks Radio Show 6/20/09

2009-06-20T09:24:00.002-04:00

On today's show we will be talkig politics with Citizen Ojo of the blog http://thedesultorylifeandtimes.blogspot.com/, the Event Planner and Marketing Specialist and founder of the http://www.theperfect-date.com/ will talk about using Facebook and Twitter to enhance your business.

Finally Rashida Ali Campbell of Love Loving Love Inc. will talk to us about building green houses. Check out her website at http://www.lovelovinglove.com.

Please join us at 10:00 a.m (EST) or list to the archives at:www.blogtalkradio.com/sistagirltalks

Palin Needs to Study Hillary.

2009-06-17T18:12:00.005-04:00

One of the things that I am learning in life is that if you want to be successful in a certain are look and study people who have been successful in that arena. If I wanted to be successful in marriage and mothering I would look to my Mother and Michelle Obama. Oprah Winfrey would be my model to be successful businesswomen and entrepreneur. If I could get five minutes of face time with Sarah Palin I would tell her to study, study and study Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Mrs. Clinton has handled whatever life has thrown at her with grace and strength. She has done it I under the scrutiny of the media and landed as one of the most powerful women in the world. While late night hosts and comedians were making fun of her husband and her she spent the time preparing herself for greater things and by doing so having the last laugh.

During the last election I enthusiastically supported President Obama but I was overly impressed with Mrs. Clinton and I knew that no matter who was the Democratic nominee would eventually win the November election and be a successful President. Mrs Clinton is strong, knowledgeable , tough and capable. In other words SHE IS A BAAAAAAAAAAAAAD GIRL.

So my advice to Mrs. Palin is quite simple study your foreign policy, figure out that Africa is a continent with counties, get some Black and Hispanic friends (listen to them) and study Hillary Clinton because she is a true model of success.

2009-06-17T18:12:00.001-04:00

2009-06-17T18:12:00.000-04:00

Newt Gingrich has already lost the 2012 election!

2009-06-08T18:49:00.004-04:00

It is interesting to me the former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich had to retract his statement about calling Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a racsist. I think somone showed him the percentage of Hispanics that President Obama won in the 2008 election and informed him that the last group of people he shoud be pissing off are Hispanics. However by making this statement it is clear to me that "Newt" does not have any Hispanic friends, and if he does he does not make it his business to talk or consult with them on a regular basis. This shoot from the hip talk is the exact ideology that got us in the war in Iraq. This kind of thinking says: get a quick opinin, don't think about it, don't listen to reason and just act. America does not need this. So if anyone who happens to read this blog and knows Newt tell him not to waste his time in thinking about runnign in 2012 becuase he has already lost election with one stupid and insesitive comment.

Judge Sotomayor and same sex marriage

2009-05-30T09:28:00.002-04:00

Today we will have blogger Citizen Ojo of the blog: http://thedesultorylifeandtimes.blogspot.com/ to talk about the new nominee Judge Sotomayor and the controversy about her nomination.

We will also have GLBT activist Ronald Wadley to talk about the same sex marriage issue, prop 8 in California and the debate around the country. Please join us at today at 10:00 a.m (EST) at: www.blogtalkradio.com/sistagirltalks

I am not sure who is right but we have to get this right!

2009-05-23T11:47:00.004-04:00

On all of the morning, afternoon and evening talk shows, pundits have been comparing President Obama and former Vice President Cheney's speeches on the methods of torture , what is toture, and the question of national security. Of course former Vice President Cheney's defense is that the Bush administration's methods were effective and kept the country safe after 9/11. President Obama's opinion is that tourture did happen and did not work,Gitmo should closed and perhpas these prisoners in Gitmo who are terrorists should be put in maximun security prisons in and around the United States.

I have a mixed opinions about this entire subject for a number of reasons I will not bore you with. However this is what I know for sure. WHOMEVER IS IN CHARGE HAS GOT TO GET THIS RIGHT. It is fine to make speeches, it is fine to have conversations but at some point each side has to sit with the other and come up with a solution that is effective. I am not a foreign policy expert by any means but I do know how important it is to keep not only America but the world safe. So enough with the speeches, talking heads and editorials let's get to work becuse if we do not get this right the alternative is dangerous and unacceptable.

Is Mr. Cheney being Patriotic?

2009-05-09T11:05:00.003-04:00

I know that is a shock to those who know me know that I am not a big fan of former Vice President Dick Cheney. I think as Vice-President Joe Biden said in a debate, Mr Cheney is the most dangerous Vice President in history. During the eight years he was Vice President Mr. Cheney was rarely seen, he rarely gave interviews and sometimes would not be seen for months at a time. However now Mr. Cheney seems to have found his voice since being out of office and is sounding the alarm that President Obama has made the United Staes less safe by some of his recent policies. I am not going to talk about Mr. Obama's polices and if Mr. Cheney is right. However, I do believe what Mr Cheney is doing is dangerous and it as if he wants the United States to be attacked just to prove him self right.

The Republican party always wants to potray itself as being a party who is so patriotic. But is Mr. Cheney being patriotic talking against the policies of the current adminstration? I think not. He would be well served to keep quiet and the Obama administration to do what they think is best as the Clinton administration did the Bush administration. Mr. Cheney must understand that the atmosphere of fear has been replaced with hope and he would serve this country best by going back to his undisclosed bunker and being the mean old grumpy man he has always been. That would be patriotic.

Radio Show Today May 2, 2009

2009-05-02T09:42:00.003-04:00

Please join me today for Sista Girl Talks Radio Show. We will be talking about President Obama's first 100 days and also talk to comedian Razor. Hope you can join us at 10:00 a.m. (EST) www.blogtalkradio.com/sistagirltalks.

Today's radio show will be about money management

2009-04-25T09:24:00.002-04:00

Today is an excting show we will have Mr. Freddie Pepper http://www.fdirep.com/pano.cfm and Ginger the founder and publisher of:
http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com talking money mangement. We will also have Pastor Authur Thompson of Living Water Church at: www.livingwaterdc.org, he will be talking about the principals of tithing. And finally commedian Ayanna Dookie will make us laugh. Hope you can join us at 10:00 a.m. (E.S.T.) at:www.blogtalkradio.com/sistagirltalks. Hope you can join us.

Palin's Personal Choice

2009-04-20T13:12:00.001-04:00

I was going to blog about this but Ms. Ruth Marcus said it so much better.
By Ruth Marcus
Monday, April 20, 2009
I'd like to thank Sarah Palin for her bravery in explaining the importance of a woman's right to choose. Even braver, the Alaska governor made her eloquent case for choice at a right-to-life fundraising dinner.
THIS STORY
• dot.comments: Readers on Palin's Choice
That was not, of course, Palin's intention in revealing that she momentarily considered having an abortion. Twice, actually -- once when she discovered she would be a mother at 44, again several weeks later when she discovered that her baby would have Down syndrome.
I'll quote Palin at length, partly because I want readers to see that I'm not taking her remarks out of context, even more because the account of her anguished choice about whether to "change the circumstances" is so gripping and so genuine. Instead of the Tina Fey caricature, we see a flesh-and-blood woman whose moral certainties are being put to a real-world test:
"I had found out that I was pregnant while out of state first, at an oil and gas conference. While out of state, there just for a fleeting moment, wow, I knew, nobody knows me here, nobody would ever know. I thought, wow, it is easy, could be easy to think, maybe, of trying to change the circumstances. No one would know. No one would ever know.
"Then when my amniocentesis results came back, showing what they called abnormalities. Oh, dear God, I knew, I had instantly an understanding for that fleeting moment why someone would believe it could seem possible to change those circumstances. Just make it all go away and get some normalcy back in life. Just take care of it. Because at the time only my doctor knew the results, Todd didn't even know. No one would know. But I would know. First, I thought how in the world could we manage a change of this magnitude. I was a very busy governor with four busy kids and a husband with a job hundreds of miles away up on the North Slope oil fields. And, oh, the criticism that I knew was coming. Plus, I was old . . .

"So we went through some things a year ago that now lets me understand a woman's, a girl's temptation to maybe try to make it all go away if she has been influenced by society to believe that she's not strong enough or smart enough or equipped enough or convenienced enough to make the choice to let the child live. I do understand what these women, what these girls go through in that thought process."
Except that, of course, if it were up to Palin, women would have no thought process to go through. The "good decision to choose life," as she put it, would be no decision at all, because abortion would not be an option.
This is not a particularly complex point, but it is one toward which Palin seems deliberately obtuse. It came up at the Republican convention last summer, when the Palins issued a statement about their daughter's pregnancy: "We're proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby." Again, in the world according to Palin, there would be no decision at all. Abortion would be illegal except to save the life of the mother.
I respect Palin's decision not to "make it all go away." She describes her doubts about whether she had the fortitude and patience to cope with a child with Down syndrome, and, with the force of a mother's fierce love, the special blessing that Trig has brought to her life. She speaks as someone who is confident that she made the correct choice.
For her. In fact, the overwhelming majority of couples choose to terminate pregnancies when prenatal testing shows severe abnormalities. In cases of Down syndrome, the abortion rate is as high as 90 percent.
For the crowd listening to her at last week's dinner, Palin's disclosure served the comfortable role of moral reinforcement: She wavered in her faith, was tempted to sin, regained her strength and emerged better for it.
As for those us less certain that we know, or are equipped to instruct others, when life begins and when it is permissible to terminate a pregnancy, Palin's speech offered a different lesson: Abortion is a personal issue and a personal choice. The government has no business taking that difficult decision away from those who must live with the consequences.
marcusr@washpost.com

Today's radio show on helping young black men

2009-04-04T11:52:00.003-04:00

Today's show was about reaching young black men. Listen to the archived show at:http://www.blogtalkradio/sistagirltalks.com

Below is the information about our guests.

Randall Phillips and Sherita Bolden better known as P D B G R O U P V E N T U R E formed their Entertainment / Business Networking consortium in December 2006 with the much anticipated live concert event “Music 4 The People Vol. 1” in Chicago, Illinois.The inspiration for their partnership and this event stemmed from the " Mastermind Principle " mentioned in Napoleon Hill’s classic book “Think and Grow Rich.”

wwww.PDBGROUPVENTURE.COM.

WWW.PEntertainment Lawyer, Author, Real Estate Developer and Community Worker. He is the author of the best selling book "THIS BUSINESS OF URBAN MUSIC" released by BILLBOARD BOOKS. Please visit www.walkerandassoc.com

Living Water Church Pastor Arthur Thompson
http://WWW.livingwaterdc.org

Despite the outlook I feel good.

2009-03-29T16:46:00.002-04:00

For the past few days I have neglected my blog. Work has been a bit overwhelming and when I am not there I am usually unwinding from being there. One of the reasons for starting this blog was to record my own thots and opinions about the presidential race and now that the race is over and my candidate won, I find my thots probably a bit boring. The truth is this I see the bleak economic forecast for this country and I listen to more commentaries than a human being really should. I tune in to CNBC and watch my personal stock plummet and after looking at my retirement portfolio the other day I think I can retire at the old age of 80. That is cool I have nothing better to do. But let me say this I am confident in where this country is and is going and I think our future has never looked better.

As much as I love President Obama my faith is not in him it is truly in Jesus Christ. However, I feel better knowing that there is someone in the White House who seems to care, not be afraid of hard work and knows what they are doing.

For the past few days there has been chatter about President Obama and if he is trying to do to much. When I hear people asking this question I wonder what they do for a living and what their in box looks like. I think about my own work life, and I have about five projects to complete, several different reports due and it changes everyday. I nor the President have the luxury of just focusing on one thing and if I were a betting person I would guess most people do not.

Even thought we have not seen this in the past eight years this is what a competent, intelligent President does . Time and history will judge the success of President Obama and he is working like mad to make sure it does just that in a positive way. I say GO MR. PRESIDENT!

Great show on domestic violence today

2009-03-21T12:26:00.002-04:00

We had a great show on domestic violence today. It was so powerful.

Please check it out on the archives.

God bless.

www.blogtalkradio.com/sistagirltalks

Let's try this again.

2009-03-20T18:34:00.001-04:00

Our show last week had to be canceled so we are going to try again on tomorrow 3/21/09.

We will also have James Walker and Pastor Author Thompson talking about this topic.Check out my Radio show Sista Girl Talks Saturdays at 10:00 a.m (EST) www.blogtalkradio.com/sistagirltalks

Hope you can join us.

Domestic Abuse show on 3/14/09

2009-03-13T16:39:00.002-04:00

On tomorrow's we will have Waneta Dawn author of the book Behind the Hedge and Hannah of the blog Emotional Abuse and your faith talking about domestic abuse. We will also have James Walker and Pastor Author Thompson talking about this topic.

Check out my Radio show Sista Girl Talks Saturdays at 10:00 a.m (EST)
www.blogtalkradio.com/sistagirltalks

Domestic Abuse

2009-03-11T17:57:00.000-04:00

I will be talking about domestic abuse on my radio show this Saturday. It is my hope that you will join me and perhaps in the process we can help somebody.

Check me out on News and Notes today.

2009-03-09T16:25:00.001-04:00

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101621110.

As the median home price in Detroit falls to $7,500, what does the future look like for the Motor City?
Plus, Ebony and Jet magazines struggle to stay afloat. Will black America let them fail?
Tony Cox moderates our bloggers' roundtable with K. Tempest Bradford of The Angry Black Woman ; Eric Brown of the Detroit News; and Kimberly Coleman of Sista Girl Speaks Up /www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101621110

Mr. Steele confesses he is inarticulate to Rush!

2009-03-03T17:42:00.001-05:00

On yesterday Michael Steele issued an apology to Rush Limbaugh, The apology included the following statement: My intent was not to go after Rush - I have enormous respect for Rush Limbaugh," Steele said. "I was maybe a little bit inarticulate. ... There was no attempt on my part to diminish his voice or his leadership."

What is sad about this is not the apology, that is appalling! The sad part is the content of the apology. This is an educated man declaring himself inarticulate to another man who has less formal education than he. But not only that, Mr. Steele is apologizing to a man who spews hate against another black man every day, I don’t know how Mr. Steele is going to look at himself in the mirror every day, better still how is going to look at his kids?

The Republicans Need another star!

2009-02-25T16:56:00.001-05:00

The Republican party has tried to put two people out to counter the OBAMA phenomenon. Each time it has fallen short first Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and now Governor Bobby Jindal. Last night Governor Jindal attempted to give a response to President Obama’s Congressional address. After listening to President’s wonderful address many people were disappointed with the New Orleans Governor’s response. I wonder who the Republicans will try to make their next superstar? They better do a better job 2012 is right around the corner.

A little too early for the 2012 campaign

2009-02-23T17:05:00.000-05:00

In my opinion President Obama showed his toughness today. After the Governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal and the Governor of South Carolina, Mark Sanford went on Meet the Press yesterday to un-officially start their 2012 Presidential campaigns, President Obama checked them for doing so by stating “there will be plenty of time for campaigning later”.

It is very interesting to me that these Republican Governors refuse to take money that will help their constituents but in the next few years they will raise millions of dollars to run for re-election and higher office. As Governor Schwarzenegger said yesterday he is a Governor first and a Republican second and it is his duty to take care of the people of his state. He needs to talk to his fellow Republican Governors and remind them of that. But perhaps the voters of their states will do that for him.

I do not have the answers but I have some advice.

2009-02-17T17:38:00.001-05:00

I wish I had the answer to this whole dialogue on how to prevent domestic violence. Every since the allegations about Chris Brown hitting Rihanna it seems that it is all everyone wants to talk about.
I do know one thing this “cause of the month “will be swept under the rug until the next celebrity fiasco. However those who are going thru domestic violence right now do not have the advantage of sweeping it under the rug and as sure as I write this blog someone right now is frightened for his or her life because a lover/ wife/husband/friend is on their way home. I am a survivor of domestic abuse I was never hit but I was verbally abused. Things were said to me that still hurt me to this day, but I thank God and I got thur it and i got our of it , everyone is not so lucky.

Recently I was on a panel about emotional abuse and was asked if I could give young women five pieces of advice before entering into a relationship with someone what would it be. Here goes:

1) Be secure in yourself-Of course not all of us are 100% sure all of time. But it is important to know who you and who you belong to. God entrusted your heart to you take care of it, it is important to do so. Proverbs 4:23Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

2) When people tell you who they are BELIEVE THEM –Maya Angelou. When I went out with my ex on the second date he told me and I quote “ I have a whole dark side and you don’t bring that out in me.” HMMMMMM! I should have gotten out of the car and walked home even thourgh I was in Atlantic City. So often folks tell on themselves, and they are usually telling the truth.

3) If he or she talks bad about every person they have ever been with take that as a hint. The only common denominator In all of those relationships is them. Hence the problem

4) If that person goes around telling you how great they are all the time and have to put other folks down to do so run. If they are so great their actions will dictate that.

5) If that person shows any side of anger to ther kids, thier family, co-workers etc… take that as a sign that you are next. Behavior all behavior is consistent.

Those are my rules I tell young sisters and brothers all the time And believe me it is not just what I preach it is what practice.

The High expectations of Low expectations

2009-02-05T17:51:00.000-05:00

Yesterday I made a pledge that I would not watch any politico shows for a while because, well I needed a break, and I almost kept my promise. I found a great movie called Night and Day with my favorite actor Carey Grant. Before I found the movie I briefly stopped by Fox News (don’t ask) and saw Carly Fiorina being interview about Barack Obama’s presidency thus far. For those who don’t know, Ms. Fiorina is the former Chairman of the Board at Hewlett Packard and a former economic advisor to John McCain’s campaign. During the interview Ms. Fiorina stated and I quote “ President Obama’s biggest problem is that there are such high expectations of him.” After that statement I quickly turned back to my dream man Mr. Grant.

But I got to thinking when did having high expectations become a bad thing? Perhaps it became a bad thing when weak intelligence was used to engage in a war that we had no business starting. Or perhaps it was during Katrina when Mr. Brown was told he was doing a” heck of a job” while hundreds of people were begging for basic food and water at the convention center. I could go on but think that is enough I mean why revive an old nightmare?

The truth is President Obama knows all about high expectations because he has had them most of his life . So Ms. Fiorina don’t worry about President Obama and high expectations he has been having them and meeting them most of his life.

Yes we have high expectations of the President but here is what we expect. We want and need a President who is going to listen when we need to be heard, think when an action is tough and act honorably when faced with a crisis. That is not just high expectations it is called doing the job.

I am not listening!!!!!

2009-02-04T13:13:00.004-05:00

I am going to make a confession; I have not read the details about the stimulus package. Unfortunately I made the mistake of allowing the media to tell me about it and trusted that the President and Congress would have the intelligence to pass a bill that would help the everyday American, do what is best for the country and get us out of this mess as quickly and realistically as possible. But I have to admit I am a bit miffed with what is going on. All I hear is political pundits putting down the bill, then I hear Republicans and Democrats going back and forth about political ideology and who said what to whom and how this person is not listening blah blah blah. Are these people crazy? Do you they watch the news? People need help like YESTERDAY!!!!!!!!!.

ENOUGH!!!!!!!!! Is it really too much to ask the President and Congress to sit down and work on a plan TOGETHER to get folks working and banks lending? I mean is it really that difficult? Tell you what I am going to take a break from listening until you guys & gals get it together because nobody is making sense.

I love this country but if all of you can’t do something about what we are going thru and fix this mess then do not come looking for my vote when it is your turn to bere- elected because then I will not be listening.

A Full Circle Moment for Me

2009-02-03T18:55:00.002-05:00

When my brother and I were younger we attended a school that at the time was about 95% white. St Paul Lutheran was a private school, and my parents sacrificed a great deal to send us there. Although the school offered many benefits; there was one major problem, the small number of us who were black and attended there were incorrectly taught our history. One day my brother came home and told my Mom that his teacher told him that our ancestors were from Europe.

The next day my Mom went out and purchased the book Great Negros Past and Present. From that day on my brother and I would write book reports on black history both for school and home just using that book. My parents began to make sure that our home was a place where we learned about our history. We spent many Saturdays at the DuSable Museum, Chicago’s African American History Museum. We attended the Kuumba Theater and saw plays like The Jonestown Massacre by Charles Fuller and The Amen Corner by James Baldwin . Black art showcased our home and Sundays was of course church where we met prominent people like, the late Mayor Harold Washington, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan and the list goes on and on.

Recently my job hosted a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration and the speaker was Dr. Russell Adams. Jr. When I found out he was the speaker I noticed that his name sounded familiar to me. As I looked at his biography I noticed he wrote the aforementioned book on black history. When I had the opportunity to speak to Dr. Russell I wanted to tell him what his book meant to me and how it influenced my home life. When we did speak I thanked him for all he did in the name of history and for me it was a full circle moment

Check me out on NPR today: News and Notes today.

2009-01-26T17:08:00.000-05:00

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99868650

New findings suggest President Obama is positively influencing black students' performance on standardized tests.
Plus, the first lady says she thinks two new dolls named after her daughters, Sasha and Malia, are "inappropriate."
And what chances do this year's black Oscar nominees have of winning? Tony Cox speaks with Ron Scott of the Detroit News; Kimberly Coleman of Sista Girl Speaks Up; and Chris Rabb of Afro-Netizen

Interviews I conducted during Inaguration week.

2009-01-25T14:49:00.001-05:00

The first one is with Congresswoman Laura Richardson from California

www.progressiveblendradio.com/interviews/rep_laura_richardson.mp3

this one is with the President of the NAACP, Mr. Ben Jelous.
http://www.progressiveblendradio.com/interviews/Ben_Jealous_NAACP.mp3

Mission Accomplished!

2009-01-20T19:11:00.006-05:00

My Inauguration weekend did not turn out the way I wanted it to. The first sign came in the way of a bad cold which forced me to stay inside both Friday and Saturday and after that it was down hill or so I thought. My invitation to an exclusive ball fell thru and so did my ticket to the Inauguration. After all of this happened I thought about staying in my home and just watching CNN for the weekend, but I made a promise to work on Radio Row and interview policy makers in the new administration.

When I got off of the train in Union Station it was truly a remarkable experience to walk amongst the crowd, to see all of the people speak in different tongues was a spiritual experience. I saw people of every size and every hue wearing Obama gear of every kind; it was an amazing a sight and I will never forget the electricity that filled the air!!

I got a chance to interview members of Congress and other policy makers but the most moving experience was interviewing a group called Rednecks For Obama. This is a group started by citizens from Union, MO self proclaimed "Rednecks" in support of President Obama. I wish words could capture this interview but they cannot and their support of the new President was the most sincere that I have ever heard.

When I asked one of the members if some of their friends gave them a hard time because the color of the new President one of them said "Yeah, but so what I don' t care what color he is I just want the best man for the job." I cried during this entire interview because it really is a sign of how far we have really come.

I will let historians put this day in history, but for me I will take this little nugget with me because I know that my ancestors, and the ancestors of those "Rednecks for Obama" are looking down, smiling and saying " Mission Accomplished"

WOW WOW WOW!!!

2009-01-20T08:26:00.001-05:00

We are about to witness something real today. May God bless you all and may God bless the United States of America.

I wish you all could be here!!

2009-01-19T11:56:00.002-05:00

The Vibe in DC is amazing. People are here from all over the world and wearing Obama gear and giving love to each other. I know on this MLK day Marting Luther King Jr. is looking down all on us and smiling.

HAPPH MLK JR. DAY!!!

I cannot find the words!

2009-01-17T09:03:00.003-05:00

I know that I should be blogging but it is hard to find the words. I am overwhelmed with emotion about this inaguration. Perhaps after everything happens the words will come.

CNN Story on Former Slave.

2009-01-12T15:47:00.001-05:00

I found this to be so uplifting.

Editor's note: The n-word appears in this piece because CNN feels the context in which it is used is pertinent to the story of James "Little Man" Presley.

James "Little Man" Presley has worked in the cotton fields of Sledge, Mississippi, since he was just 6 years old.

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SLEDGE, Mississippi (CNN) -- James Presley stands amid chopped cotton, the thick Mississippi mud caked on his well-worn boots. A smile spreads across his face when he talks about voting for Barack Obama and what that might mean for generations to come. His voice picks up a notch. He holds his head up a bit higher.
"There's a heap of pride in voting for a black man," he says.
At 78, Presley is a legend of the past living in the present and now hopeful for the future. A grandson of slaves, he's one of the few men left in America so closely tied to his slave past, still farming cotton on the same land as his ancestors. He's picked cotton since he was just 6 years old.
He and his wife of 57 years, Eva May, raised 13 children and six grandchildren in a cypress-sided house in the middle of cotton fields in northwestern Mississippi. He was a sharecropper most his life, but rarely qualified for food stamps. Watch "Obama, he come up like" »
His father died in 1935 when he was 5, and he had to step up and be the "Little Man" of the house, a nickname that has stuck seven decades later.
He's lived a raw-knuckled life where hope moved at a molasses-slow pace. The last time he had hope for a better future was four decades ago -- first with President John F. Kennedy and then with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Obama has changed everything to the poor in these parts.
"I'm a church man," he says. "And I kind of figured this here is about like it was with Moses with the children of Israel. On that day, when he gets to be president, we're all going to be rejoicing."
Does he have plans to celebrate on Inauguration Day?
"Oh man, it's gonna be nice. I believe we're gonna have a good time," he says. "I never thought one would get there." See photos of the weather-beaten home where Little Man raised so many children »
As the nation prepares for Obama's inauguration on January 20, CNN.com traveled to Sledge, Mississippi, a forgotten town of about 500 people in the heart of the Mississippi Delta that some consider to be the birthplace of blues in America.
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Nearly 20 percent of residents over the age of 60 live below the poverty line, according to the 2000 census. That number nearly doubles, to 37.5 percent, for residents under the age of 19. About three-quarters of the population are black. Two-thirds of the people here make less than $35,000 a year.
Presley says the fact the nation will have a black president will have a ripple effect in poor communities like his. For the first time ever, he says, black parents and grandparents can tell youngsters in rural America that through education, anything is possible -- that the White House isn't just for white folks.
Three of his children graduated from college. Two have died -- one as a youth, one as an adult. It never gets easier, he says, no matter what age they die. Obama has already brought inspiration to future generations of his own family.
"I might be dead and gone, but it's going to be a good thing to me, because I know that they ain't gotta go through what I went through. They'll have a better time, a more joyous time, than what I had when I come along. It is gonna be grand to them and to me, too."
After Presley's father died, he was raised by his mother, and he finds comfort that Obama was raised by a "single mother, like me." Read: My great-granddaddy hired Little Man as a boy
"He knows what it is to come up without a father and what it is to come up for what you work for," Presley says. "Me and the poor man coming up, we had to work for what bread I got."
Presley shifts back and forth on his feet as he speaks. His flannel shirt and oil-stained jeans seem befitting of his life on the farm. He peers out from a camouflage hat, the fuzzy ear flaps pulled up over his head. He speaks in an accent as thick as the mud on his boots.
His hands speak to decades of hard labor. His fingers appear swollen with overworked muscles. The skin seems about a quarter-inch thick. If his hands could speak, he says, "They'd be crying, instead of talking, for what they've been through."
"You see how rusty and rough they are. They've been through something, ain't they?"
At 6-foot, 2-inches and 214 pounds, Presley has what seems an odd nickname. "They call me Little Man," he says.
He wears the nickname with pride. The youngest of three sisters and four brothers, he says that after his father died in 1935, he became the "Little Man" of the house. "I was tall, but I was small. So they called me Little Man," he says.
He doesn't remember much about his father. He can't recall the day he died or the sound of his voice. He was too young. He never met his slave grandparents either. They died long before he was born. But the fact they were slaves still stings.
"That doesn't make you feel too good, you know, to be sold like a cow. But back then, they couldn't help it. So I reckon I'm just glad that things come out better like it is now."
A thick fog hangs over the fields on this day. Presley pauses. He scans the fields and says, "I think about the good times and the hard times."
"When I started farming, we planted with hands ... and hauled it to the gin by wagon, a mule and a wagon. One bale at a time," he says.
He worked the fields when he was 6, the age of a typical kindergartner these days. "I was making 50 cents a day, from sunup to sundown."
"Back then, you know, I didn't get no schooling. I had to get out, come home and break the land, cut the stalks, plow the land and get it ready for the crop."
Presley has a total of four years of education, classes that he took in between growing seasons. His mother taught him to read and write, but he admits even to this day he struggles with both.
When it comes to life as a black man -- a sharecropper -- in Mississippi, he says it's tough to explain how difficult it was. He points to a nearby bluff and says that when he was just a boy, a black man was lynched from a tree. "I never saw him hanging up there," he says. "All I seen was the tree."
Blacks were segregated from whites. They couldn't go to the same schools. They had separate water fountains. Blacks couldn't go in the front doors of businesses. And just about everywhere you went, he says, racism was rampant.
"You go into a place, and they say, 'Nigger, get outta here.' You don't want nobody telling you that. You're a citizen around town. If you're a citizen, I'm a citizen like you," he says. "It makes you feel mighty bad."
"When I was a young boy, they was bad about that, calling you that."
He registered to vote for the first time in 1959 and cast his first presidential ballot for Kennedy. He says he's voted in every presidential election ever since.
"We felt like we were moving on up when we voted for him," he says. When Kennedy was assassinated, "everybody was kind of sad on that day, because he looked like the first president that had come in and was trying to help the poor folks."
King brought hope, too. "He was the only hope that we were looking for -- to bring us out," Presley says. But when King was killed on April 4, 1968, he says, it "put us right back where we was."
"It was pitiful that day," he says. "Everybody around here was in mourning."
He says Obama has brought inspiration to blacks in these parts, the likes of which hasn't been seen since 1968.
"With Obama coming in, it's gonna be another Martin Luther King helping us," he says. "Maybe in the next 40 years, we'll be better off."
He says Americans should never take their voting rights for granted. He was 30 years old before he first voted. "It means a lot to me, because I can put in for who I want to be president and who not to be president," he says. "So I just feel proud that I can vote."
Before parting on this day, Presley gives a tour of the weather-beaten, four-bedroom house where he raised his 13 children and six grandkids. The wood-framed house was the first home he ever lived in with running water, a bathroom and electric stove. The house is dilapidated, many of its windows broken, its doors barely hanging on hinges.
"I've had a good life, despite the hard times. I sure did," says Presley, who is retiring after 72 years of working the fields.
What's his message to the world?
"The important thing in life is to try to live and do the best you can," he says. "We done had it bad. Let us help give our children a better life, our grandchildren, our great-grandchildren. Let's try to give them a better life than we had. But anyway, just keep the good work going, is all I say."
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EIGHT DAYS UNTIL PRESIDENT OBAMA!

2009-01-12T07:11:00.002-05:00

Well it is almost here. DC is alredy jumping with anticipation for the inaguration. I will be giving updates and pictures. Stay tuned!

Check out Roland Martin's column

2009-01-07T17:20:00.001-05:00

I am having bloggers block so I will let Roland speak for me.

Editor's note: A nationally syndicated columnist, Roland S. Martin is the author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith" and "Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America." Visit his Web site for more information.

Roland S. Martin says Gov. Rod Blagojevich had every right to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat.

(CNN) -- It is total hypocrisy for the naysayers of embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to assert that he didn't have the legal right to appoint Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
According to the Illinois Constitution, the governor of the state has the sole responsibility for appointing the replacement. Did Blagojevich resign, or has he been impeached? Nope. If you call Springfield, Illinois, and ask for the governor's office, they'll tell you that Blagojevich's name is still on the door.
It seems a lot of folks are excited and happy that Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White took a stand by refusing to sign the paperwork certifying Burris as the Senate appointee.
Yet what these same folks somehow refuse to recognize is that Blagojevich isn't some guy sitting around in his office, twiddling his fingers, flipping through the cable channels with a remote and waiting to get impeached. He is still carrying out his duties as governor.
Did you know that since his arrest in December, Blagojevich has pardoned 22 people? I haven't heard a huge outcry over this tainted governor setting folks free.
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Did you know that Blagojevich continues to sign bills that were passed by the General Assembly? U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald cited a pending bill on the governor's desk related to horse racing as a reason for arresting him, but Blagojevich can still sign any bill he so chooses.
Did you know that two days ago, Blagojevich, as determined by state law, set March 3 as the primary and April 7 as the general election to fill the congressional seat of Rahm Emanuel, who resigned after agreeing to become Obama's chief of staff? By the way, guess who signed the certification of that election? Jesse White.
The law says the governor can set a special election to fill a congressional seat, so doesn't the same law state that he can fill a Senate seat?
Yes, Blagojevich's appointment of a U.S. Senate seat is easily seen as being tainted because of what has been described by federal law enforcement officials in their criminal complaint against him. But the reality is that Blagojevich hasn't been indicted, convicted or impeached. And whether we like it or not, no matter how smelly it looks, he still maintains the absolute right to do the job he was elected to do.
I was one of the many voices who said that in light of what he was arrested for, Blagojevich should resign his seat because his presence paralyzes state government. And I still believe that.
But we are way beyond that now. He chose not to do so, which is his right.
Then the Illinois General Assembly had the authority to strip Blagojevich of the right to choose the U.S. Senate replacement, but the Democratic-controlled body got greedy and chose not to do so.
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, who is also chairman of the state Democratic Party, had a bill in committee to do so, and had signaled that he was going to pass the legislation. But Democrats were scared that a Republican could win a special election, and they didn't want to risk it. I'm sure they also were banking on Blagojevich resigning.
So in the end, could the spectacle of Burris being turned away at the door of the U.S. Senate been avoided? Yep. But Democrats chose not to do so, and now they look like fools for leading this circus.
But let's go back to Blagojevich and the law.
Critics contend that Blagojevich doesn't have the right to appoint anyone to the seat. Yet even Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid conceded that according to the body's rules, and not law, Blagojevich has the right to walk on the floor of the U.S. Senate and talk and fellowship with Senate members.
Think about this for a second. Senate Democrats are objecting to Blagojevich's appointment, saying they will reject Burris and not allow him to walk on the floor. But the same guy whose appointee they want to reject has the right to floor privileges in the Senate? So have we gotten to the point that we are picking and choosing what rules and laws with which Blagojevich can comply?
It's worth noting that Sen. Larry Craig was arrested in an airport bathroom and later pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, but he got to keep his seat and focus on his job. Sen. Ted Stevens was arrested on corruption charges, was tried and convicted, but he was still able to carry out his official duties.
So if Craig, Stevens and any number of other House members who have been arrested were allowed to continue doing their job even after state or federal charges were brought, should the rules be different for Blagojevich?
We have moved beyond what we all think Blagojevich should do. Folks wanted him to resign. He didn't. Others wanted him not to appoint a Senate replacement. He did. All we are left with is the real question -- and that is whether Blagojevich had the legal right to do what he did. And the fact is yes, he did.
It may not look right, feel right or smell right, but when it comes to the law, it's crystal clear. And if you don't like it, change the law.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Roland Martin.

FOR ALL THE ATHEISTS OUT THERE !!!

2009-01-05T18:20:00.002-05:00

Ann Coulter's "Today" Show Appearance Canceled

PLEASE KNOW THERE IS A GOD!!

I have been so busy trying to catch up on life that I have not had a chance to blog!! UGH!!!
But Ann Coulter is a waste of energy and space and I think that all networks should ban her.

She is not making money on having an educated opinion but she is making money from being cruel.

Ann Coulter's appearance on the "Today" show has been canceled.
NBC had come under fire for booking Coulter, who had been scheduled to promote her new book, Guilty, on the "Today" show Thursday morning.
But on her website, Coulter announced that the appearance had been "cancelled" (via):
TODAY SHOW AND TODAY SHOW FOURTH HOUR: CANCELLED!
I guess this ends the "they just want to get ratings" argument about liberal media bias.
The liberal media watchdog group Media Matters launched a campaign last week asking, "Is NBC going to help Coulter sell this book?"
In the book, Coulter repeatedly refers to President-Elect Obama as B. Hussein Obama, and mocks Michelle Obama's style while praising Cindy McCain's.
Coulter will appear on CBS' "Early Show" Tuesday morning to promote the book, ac

Happy 2009!!!!!

2009-01-03T20:25:00.001-05:00

Wow I cannot believe we are in a new year already. Here is to making all of you new year's resolutions!

I wil begin re-posting on Monday January 5, 2009. There is so much to talk about.

I belive this year is going to be great great. Here is to happy blogging.

God bless.

Merry Merry Christmas!! Christ the Savior is Born!!

2008-12-23T13:06:00.001-05:00

Hello all I am going to take a break from blogging and spend some time with the family.
I hope that each of you have a wonderful Christmas and may God grant you all of the peace and blessings your heart desires.

I was on News and Notes today.

2008-12-22T15:39:00.001-05:00

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98593515

Check me out on today’s Bloggers roundtable. I am not thrilled about this segment but here it is.

Listen to me on NPR News & Notes on Monday 12/22/08

2008-12-21T13:32:00.002-05:00

Guest blogger Ronald Wadley weighs in on the Rick Warren controversy.

2008-12-19T16:21:00.001-05:00

On Thursday, President-Elect Barack Obama took the time note that he had extended an invitation to Rick Warren to conduct the Inaugural invocation. Rick Warren is the pastor of a Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California (fourth largest church in this country) as well as the author of the Purpose Driven Life series of books. However, Pastor Warren is also pro-life and a supporter of Proposition 8, the amendment to remove the rights of marriage equality in California.

Invocation is the act of invoking or calling upon a deity, spirit, etc, for aid, protection, inspiration and supplication. As the news spread across the country many of us in the LGBT community were upset at the choice of such and vocal opponent of marriage equality. The fact that President-elect Obama would select someone that is virtually the polar opposite to his views is interesting. However, I should not be totally surprised because during his campaign for the Office of the President he did not do the most orthodox things. He chose to go against the grain from time to time. What is startling to those of us in the LGBT community who after 8 years of right wing conservative policies and practices we looked at Obama as someone that would at least listen and possibly understand our plight. What did his advisors say when Pastor Warren’s name was pulled from the proverbial hat? Were there any same gender loving men and/or women in the room? As I listened to President-Elect Obama state his reasoning for choosing Pastor Warren I was not all that convinced as a same gender loving Black man that has advocated for equal rights for my fellow brothers and sisters. We needed this “wakeup call” so we can remain vigilant in our pursuit for equality on all levels. Now is not the time to become drunk with anticipation and take our eyes off the road. I understand that thought of bringing people together that do to agree in an effort to be more inclusive; however, I am not sure the world stage should be the platform at which that choice should be made. When I first heard about this selection I was indifferent to a large degree but after much contemplation I had to realize that I was letting our President-Elect off the hook. I had to reconcile that I truly felt that this decision was not one of his best. I realized that I was not doing my part as an advocate. It is unfair to him and to the LGBT community to stay silent just because this is the person in which so much of our hope is built. The inauguration of President-Elect Obama will be viewed by people from every continent and most countries on this earth. What message are we sending to the world by having Pastor Warren deliver the invocation?

Symbolic gestures are great; however, symbolism can also be misunderstood as hidden agenda. There are those that will think that we are making too much of this choice, however, would these same people be asking that question if the invocator was a person that vehemently opposed affirmative action or women’s rights?

Ronald Wadley is a Same Gender Loving Advocate who lives in Chicago and in full disclosure he is my BCF (Best Cousin Forever)

Interracial Dating the debate continues.

2008-12-18T13:00:00.002-05:00

Check out these two posts. One from Jimi Izreal and the other from Boston Globe columnist Joseph Williams. I will blog about this later but both are very interesting.

The Interracial Dating Pool
by Jimi Izreal

Single life is overrated. Like this dude, I’m back in the swim after years of marriage, and let me just say: there’s an awful lot of pee in the dating pool. My attention is focused on trying to be the best dad I can, and when that piece of my life levels out to a New Normal, then I guess I’ll be back on the block again. Like I say on my Facebook joint, I’m not taking applications right now, but trust that I do ok with the ladies. Unlike Dude, I’m not worried about the political implications of dating a white woman, because there aren’t as many eligible black women out there as Essence magazine would have you believe. I’ve gone through period of my life where I was sincerely concerned about what coupling with a Debbie would say about my blackness. And that’s the great thing about maturity: you learn what’s really important, and what’s really important to me is being happy. If a woman from another background makes me happy, I don’t care what Al Sharpton thinks. I’m not dating by committee. If who you are involved with tarnishes your blackness, then you were probably weren’t that black to begin with. Now, I have children and people always talk about the message you send kids when you choose a mate of another race. In my experience, children take their cues from parent: if you are uncomfortable with your choice, chances are good they will be too. And if the person you are dating is an idiot, then their color hardly matters. My last relationship was with a white woman, and it was one of the most fulfilling, truly passionate partnerships of my life. Color was not an issue with us, but we were careful not to operate as if it wasn’t an issue in the world. I think that’s key—if you are black man with a white woman, you can’t pretend like color doesn’t matter, because you have to live in a world where it does.The thing is, I have a pretty hefty stack of applications on my desk that need to be vetted, from women of many colors, and I’m not inclined to discriminate by race. I laugh at black women who suggest that they can’t find a man because all the “good” black men are with white women. What I want to know is, where are all the good black women? Who are they all with--Nipsey Russell? You need more than race in common to be a good match...right?

Race and Romance
As a proud black man, what does it say about me if I date a white woman?
By Joseph Williams
December 14, 2008
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When I recently became single again after a long marriage, thinking about reentering the dating world reminded me of a movie cliche, the one where explorers find a Japanese soldier who'd been holed up in a desert-island cave since World War II -- and he's stunned to learn the fight is over.

In 1995, on the summer day my bachelorhood ended, neither online dating nor Sex and the City existed. "Friends with benefits" meant a couple of buddies with a truck who'd help you move. Yet what's most made me feel as though I've stumbled from a cave, blinking in the sunlight, is the discovery that interracial dating has lost its stigma. And as a proud, conscious African-American man now free to choose a new partner, I'm encountering a lot of conflicting complex feelings that I kept inside me all those years in the dark. Call it the racial politics of dating.
Having grown up in the burbs and attended nearly all-white schools in Tennessee and Virginia, I've been with white females more than once in my modest dating history. Those relationships, however, didn't usually last long, haunted by the ghosts of the nation's bitter racial past. After all, my parents graduated from a segregated high school; in 1967, when I was 5, there were 16 states that still had anti-miscegenation laws, before the Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional.
There's no doubt, however, that times have changed drastically. Our next president unabashedly describes himself as the product of a union between a white woman from Kansas and a black man from Kenya. Flirtations between the white character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the black one Blair Underwood portrays on the hit sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine blossomed into a romance, with on-screen kissing and allusions to sex. Judging by the interracial couples I see strolling around Washington, D.C., where I now live, many people believe what I do: If someone makes you happy, race should be irrelevant. As a young man I did just that, dating across the race line before marrying a black woman and starting a family. Yet now divorced, I struggle to practice what I preach.
A few months ago, I attended a speed-dating event, where I noticed I was the only black person in the room. I ignored the discomfort, kept an open mind, and flirted with gusto, making a couple of matches. Afterward, in an online survey, I asked the organizers why there weren't black women there. Their innocuous response stung: We've got plenty of women at our events geared toward African-Americans, but we've had to cancel several because we didn't have enough African-American men. The response seemed to confirm an uncomfortable stereotype, something I'd heard from nearly every lonely African-American woman I know. It's harder than ever to find the love they want, the lament goes, because black men with options -- men like me -- would rather date white women.
Race and romance have preoccupied me since then. Questions linger: Is an attraction to a white woman a form of racial self-hatred? If I flirt with her, does it mean I've rejected my African-American sisters?
For now, I've decided I shouldn't deny myself a partner just to be on the "right" side. Romance, I've concluded, is less about race and more about having something in common with the object of your affection.
I've dated a white woman, the single mother of a biracial teenager, who loves hip-hop music and dancing. I'm smitten with an African-American woman who is a passionate member of the Washington National Opera and shares my love of rock music. At bars and at parties, white women have slipped me their phone numbers and black women have gunned down my clumsy advances. On the subway, I find myself checking out women of all races.
But, honestly, I may never eliminate the not-so-subtle pangs of guilt that surface when I date outside my race. The echoes of history are impossible for me to ignore.
Joseph Williams is the deputy chief of the Globe's Washington bureau. Send comments to coupling@globe.com.
© Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company.

Did SNL go to Far?

2008-12-15T18:17:00.002-05:00

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/update-gov-paterson/881501/

This is a clip of Saturday Night Live's impression of New York Governor Patterson. There has been much criticism of this skit by the National Federation of the Blind and the Governor himself. Take a look at the skit and let me know what you think.

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ALBANY, N.Y. — A "Saturday Night Live" skit portraying New York's blind governor as a bumbling leader didn't get a laugh from Gov. David Paterson.
Paterson's office said the skit ridiculed people with physical disabilities and implied that disabled people are incapable of having jobs with serious responsibilities.
"The governor is sure that 'Saturday Night Live,' with all of its talent, can find a way to be funny without being offensive," Paterson spokesman Errol Cockfield said in a statement Sunday. "Knowing the governor, he might even have some suggestions himself."
The skit that aired Saturday featured SNL cast member Fred Armisen as Paterson, who must appoint someone to replace Sen. Hillary Clinton. Armisen said he has three criteria for filling the job: economic experience, upstate influence and someone who is disabled and unprepared for the job _ like himself. He held up a chart illustrating the state's job losses upside down.
National Federation of the Blind spokesman Chris Danielsen said the portrayal suggesting Paterson as befuddled and disoriented because of his blindness is "absolutely wrong."
No one from NBC, which produces SNL, could be reached for comment early Monday morning

As a native daughter of Illinois , this is an embarrassment.

2008-12-10T11:57:00.000-05:00

I would love to do a longer blog on this entire Blagojevich mess but I have a limited amount of time today. As a native Chicagoan I will say this entire scandal is an embarrassment to a city that seemed to be shedding all of the stereotypes that previously plagued it. I will say this quickly Politicians ALL POLITICIANS from the top to the bottom need to get their house in order. The American people already have a negative attitude about politicians and politics, so it does not help when incidents like this come to light. Stop being greedy, do your job and help people THAT IS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO. Remember we voted you in and we can vote you out.

In elections....take nothing for granted

2008-12-07T16:37:00.002-05:00

Mr. Jefferson was favored in this race but voters said otherwise. It is important to note that in this season of economic downturn that folks are engaged like never before. This is not time for foolishness but it is time for work.

(CNN) -- Nine-term Democratic Rep. William Jefferson, who has been battling scandals and a federal indictment for the past three years, lost his bid for re-election on Saturday.

Louisiana Democratic Rep. William Jefferson has been embroiled in a bribery scandal.

Republican challenger Anh "Joseph" Cao, an attorney and community organizer, defeated Jefferson in the 2nd Congressional district race. He will become the first Vietnamese-American elected to Congress.
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Cao had almost 50 percent of the vote to Jefferson's 47 percent.
The 2nd Congressional district, in and around New Orleans, is mostly African-American and heavily Democratic, and Jefferson appeared to be favored to win re-election going into the election.
"The people of the second district were able to transcend party, transcend race," Cao said after claiming victory Saturday night.
Voters also chose Republican John Fleming over Democrat Paul Carmouche in Louisiana's 4th District by a slim 356-vote margin.
Fleming will replace retiring 10-term Republican Rep. Jim McCrery, a top-ranking Republican on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.
Elections in the districts were delayed after Hurricane Gustav hit Louisiana in September, setting up what should be the last two federal contests of 2008 on Saturday. Both races had two other contenders who drew a small percentage of votes.
Jefferson has pleaded not guilty to 16 criminal counts of racketeering, bribery, money laundering and obstruction of justice. He denies any wrongdoing.
In 2005, Jefferson's private homes in Washington and New Orleans were raided, and FBI agents say they found $90,000 in cash stashed in one of his freezers.
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Officials say the money was part of a payment in marked bills from an FBI informant in a transaction captured on videotape. Jefferson also is accused of soliciting and receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes for himself and his family in exchange for promoting their products and services to countries in Africa.
In the 4th District, in the northwest corner of Louisiana and including Shreveport, McCrery announced in December 2007 that he would not seek re-election, opening up a GOP seat and setting off a campaign that attracted national attention and money.
The race pitted Webster Parish coroner Fleming against Caddo Parish prosecutor Carmouche in what political observers considered to be a toss-up.
The Louisiana secretary of state's office had predicted light voter turnout Saturday.
"The election is in December near the holidays, it was delayed from when it was supposed to be, and our prediction was that those factors would keep turnout low," said Jacques Berry, spokesman for the secretary of state.
President-elect Barack Obama recorded a radio ad on behalf of Carmouche but stayed quiet on Jefferson's re-election bid. A Jefferson spokesman said the congressman had not asked Obama for such help.

Article on Slaves who built the White House.

2008-12-02T14:41:00.000-05:00

Great CNN article about slaves who built the White House. This article means so much right now and although I do not expect a black agenda from the new President but it would be nice if a memorial was dedifated for slaves who built the White House and the Capital.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In January, President-elect Barack Obama and his family will make history, becoming the first African-American first family to move into the White House -- a house with a history of slavery. In fact, the legacy of American presidents owning slaves goes all the way back to George Washington.
A wood engraving of handcuffed and shackled slaves passing the U.S. Capitol, depicts a scene circa 1819.

Twelve American presidents owned slaves and eight of them, starting with Washington, owned slaves while they lived in the White House. Almost from the very start, slaves were a common sight in the executive mansion. A list of construction workers building the White House in 1795 includes five slaves - named Tom, Peter, Ben, Harry and Daniel -- all put to work as carpenters. Other slaves worked as masons in the government quarries, cutting the stone for early government buildings, including the White House and U.S. Capitol. According to records kept by the White House Historical Association, slaves often worked seven days a week -- even in the hot and humid Washington summers.
In 1800, John Adams was the first president to live in the White House, moving in before it was finished. Adams was a staunch opponent of slavery, and kept no slaves. Future presidents, however, didn't follow his lead. Thomas Jefferson, who succeeded Adams, wrote that slavery was an "assemblage of horrors" and yet he brought his slaves with him. Early presidents were expected to pay their household expenses themselves, and many who came from the so-called "slave states" simply brought their slaves with them.
Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant all owned slaves but not during their time in office. James Madison, Jefferson's successor, held slaves all of his life including while he was in office. During the war of 1812 Madison's slaves helped remove material from the White House shortly before the British burned the building.
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In 1865 one of Madison's former slaves, Paul Jennings, wrote the first White House memoir: "A Colored Man's Reminiscences of Life in the White House." In the book, Jennings called Madison "one of the best men that ever lived" and said Madison "never would strike a slave, although he had over one hundred; neither would he allow an overseer to do it."
There were other presidents who treated their slaves less kindly.
James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, John Tyler, James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor all owned slaves while they were in office. The last of these, President Taylor, said owning slaves was a Constitutional right and he said slave-owners like himself would "appeal to the sword if necessary" to keep them. The Civil War, of course, put that opinion to the test.
Now, the Obamas are moving into the White House.
"The apple cart has been turned over here when you have the Obamas -- the first African-American couple -- now actually management and you are having in some cases white Americans serving them," says presidential historian Doug Brinkley.
Michelle Obama learned this year that one of her great-great grandfathers was a slave who worked on a rice plantation in South Carolina. She says finding that part of her past uncovered both shame and pride and what she calls the tangled history of this country.
For many, the historic election on November 4 marked a new beginning.
Though Michelle Obama's ancestors had to come through the ordeal of slavery, "Her children are sleeping in the room of presidents," said Brinkley. "It's a very great and hopeful sign."

An Open Letter to Chrstine Beatty.

2008-12-01T15:42:00.001-05:00

This is on my blog today and I wanted to share with each of you. I would appreciate your thots.

Ms. Beatty you do not know me but I have followed the saga that has besieged your life this year. Let me first say that this is not a judgment letter or a hateful one. As a person who will spend a lifetime asking the Lord for forgiveness I am in no position to do either. When I saw you cry in court today I felt tears well up in my eyes and thought about all you have lost: your husband, your job and a potential career in law. I am sure that is only the tip of the iceburg of what you have really lost and I am sure words cannot measure what you have gone thru this year.

The truth is your story is not new, many women are in prison or facing prison today for protecting a man or lying for one and unfortunately many of these women are women of color. So not only are they guilty of the crime but they like you are guilty of loving someone who was not good for them. What is so amazing to me is how hard women love and what we risk to get love from a man. We take beatings, emotional abuse, believe lies, and sometimes make our children second all in the name of love. Yes we know what he did wrong in the last relationship but of course” she” did not treat him right, or did not understand him So in our mind we think we can do things better and those bad habits he had will go away because we know how to make him happy. And of course when that does not happen we don’t think the problem is with him we think the problem is with us so we do what we have to do to stop the abuse, the cheating and any other behavioral issue that he has. We say if I cook this, treat him to this, do this change that then he will love me enough to change and perhaps even love me enough to leave his wife, stop hitting me cheating on me etc...

I guess Ms. Beatty I know your story because I have lived it, so have some of my friends have lived it , and some are still living it. The question is how do we grow from these situations and not meet the same man in as Oprah says “in a different pair of pants” with the same issues. What we must do is live authentically and be true to our hearts and our sixth sense. The Bible says in Proberbs “Protect your heart for it is the well spring of life.” We must admit our mistakes and forgive ourselves not just for our sake but for other as well. As I have told other people when we behave badly in relationships we are not just hurting ourselves but we are teaching our children how to behave in relationships, thereby creating dysfunctional relationships that will last for generations.

It is my prayer Ms. Beatty that you are able to repair your life and that you are able to use this setback as an opportunity for a comeback. Whenever I become judgmental of others I always think of people who God used in the Bible: David, his adultery led to his mistress becoming pregnant which led David to have her husband killed. Yet the Bible records that David was a man after the Lords own heart. When Paul was Saul he killed Christians for a living , yet God chose him to preach the Gospel and Paul when on to write a great portion of the New Testament and preach to many. If God can use these men he can use you and he can use all of us. We can let our bad choices be lessons to our sons and daughters and hopefully raise a better generation.

Good luck my sista and I look forward to hearing about your success after this cloud has passed and believe me it will pass.

Ms. Beatty in court today:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/18178360/index.html

Happy Holiday Season

2008-11-28T10:56:00.000-05:00

There is so much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. I hope that you are and your family are doing well this Holiday season.

Please keep all that affected by the terrorist attacks in Mumbai India. in your daily prayers.

God bless.

Great Newsweek article by Allison Samuels

2008-11-25T17:51:00.001-05:00

I have to say I love a sista who tells it like it T-I-S. Such is the case with Allison Samuels and her wonderful cover story on Michelle Obama this week. The article talks about the new first lady to be and what she means to many black women in the United States. One of the subjects the article mentions that you will not see from a white reporter is the darker hue of Mrs. Obamaâs skin and what it means to those sistas who are not light bright dam near white, which is always seems to be the standard of beauty in the United States. I applaud Ms. Samuels on this article, check out the link.

Check me out on NPR today: News and Notes.

2008-11-24T15:13:00.001-05:00

Check me out on NPR News and Notes with fellow bloggers Shaun King of Shaun in the City and Harry Allen of Media Assassin.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97410377

Forgiveness....a good lesson!

2008-11-21T17:00:00.000-05:00

Over the last few weeks since President-Elect Barack Obama was elected, we have heard a great deal about the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearnes Goodwin. This book which was published in 2006 and has been cited by Barack Obama as one of the cabinet models he studying in forming his own cabinet. Ms. Goodwin’s book depicts the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln and how Mr. Lincoln put former rivals in his cabinet. Among Lincoln’s rivals were William Seward a celebrated senator from New York who at one time was certain to receive the Republican nomination in 1860, however a certain young Illinois congressmen who came out of nowhere beat him and became the Republican nominee (sound familiar?) Mr. Seward went on to serve as Lincoln’s Secretary of State, and although they argued on various issues Mr. Seward became Lincoln’s closet ally in his administration.

Therefore it is not surprising that Mr. Obama chose Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State. One of the great attributes of a great leader s is to bring people in his/her inner circle who will challenge conventional wisdom and not be a yes person. Mrs. Clinton will definitely bring this when she and Mr. Obama sit down and talk about foreign policy. But the most important lesson in this appointment is the ability of Barack Obama to forgive his former rivals. I loved the fact that when he meet with the Republican nominee John McCain this week the talking point that came out of the meeting was “we are going to work together to get our country back on track.”

Can the church say AMEN!!!!!!”
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But back to Mrs. Clinton, over the course of the primary Mrs. Clinton attacked Mr. Obama on every front, to include defending the experience of John McCain over Mr. Obama’s. On one campaign stop Mrs. Clinton said “ I have experience, John McCain has experience Mr. Obama has a speech he gave four years ago. OUCH! But Mr. Obama has decided to let bygones be bygones and appoint her to one of the most powerful positions in the world. Mrs Clinton has not been the only one forgiven but Mr. Obama has said that Joe Lieberman should continue to be the Chairmen of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Mr. Lieberman chose during this election season to not only abandon the Democratic party but traveled miles around the country and campaigned for Mr. McCain over Mr. Obama. Now, most ruthless politicians would have thrown Mr. Lieberman under a bus but not Mr. Obama he has forgiven yet again and is allowing his former arch nemesis to keep his powerful chairmanship.

Here is the lesson, this country is in a crisis, not just economically, but physically, and emotionally. Mr. Obama understands more than anyone that in order to get the county back on track you must have the best people both in your corner and on your side. Enough with the partisanship , enough with the back door fighting, and enough with keeping enemies. Let’s make the country as good as its promise!

That my friends is real change we can believe in.

Hate is an ugly thing!

2008-11-18T12:11:00.000-05:00

Please read the following article by Mr. Jesse Washington, it is about the hate crime that have occurred since the election of Barack Obama. While part of me is not surprised the other part is sickened by these events. Part of the reason many of these people love this county is the opportunity that it provide to a variety of people from all walks of life, which is what President Elect Obama's story is all about. Do these people only want white people to be President? Do they feel that an educated black man should not run? When they see that the county is going to be better after the eight years that Mr. Obama will serve I wonder will that make them believers.

Jesse Washington/AP's supposed "outbreak of racial anger" after Obama win

Jesse Washington of the Associate Press provides another example of Obama supporters continuing to play the race card after the election and by so doing shows that Obama's method of winning hasn't actually done much about race relations. The article is an example of the MSM and friends basically just keeping one race in line as was done in the past with another race (link ).

Crosses burning. Children chanting, "Assassinate Obama." Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars.

Yes, there definitely has been an outbreak of isolated incidents involving those who have no real power. Washington can only find one physical attack, but there's definitely been a distinct trend of a very small number of completely isolated incidents. Like this incident he mentions:

Four North Carolina State University students admitted writing anti-Obama comments in a tunnel designated for free expression.

According to this , what they wrote could be "borderline threats". But, don't worry. From the same link: The university painted over all the tunnel's messages Wednesday because officials felt the disparaging comments were "going over the edge of what was acceptable," [a university police officer] said.

We're also informed that there was a "glow of racial progress and harmony that bloomed after the election of Democrat Barack Obama". Oddly, I don't recall much of a glow after his surrogates - now including Washington - constantly tried to portray Obama's opponents as racists. In fact, I don't think anyone who doesn't work for or serve as a surrogate for Obama (including the MSM) could locate such a glow. In other words, Washington just invented it.

From California to Maine, police have documented a range of incidents, including vandalism, threats and at least one physical attack. There have been "hundreds" of incidents since the election, many more than usual, said Mark Potok, director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate crimes.

Washington later points out that Potok is white, which isn't really material. What is material is that Potok and friends are far-left grievance mongers who in effect make their money from hate: without "hate" - whether real, mischaracterized, or just hyped - the SPLC wouldn't be in business. Potok also isn't honest when it comes to statistics .

UPDATE: A trend has been spotted! This time, it's of left-wing hack reporters continuing to play the race card after the election. The second instance of the trend is "After Obama's win, white backlash festers in US" by Patrik Jonsson of The Christian Science Monitor (link ). It's basically the same article as Washington's, right down to relying on Potok of the SPLC.

I know I'ts crazy but I miss the election!

2008-11-16T09:17:00.000-05:00

I know I am probably the only person in America
who feels this way but I miss the election. I miss
the polls, the debates and stump speeches.
However, I do know that 2012 is right around
the corner and we will be right back in the thick
of things again.

Did Oprah Know?????????

2008-11-12T18:30:00.003-05:00

This picture was taken at Oprah’s Legend’s Ball May 22, 2006, over two years ago. I remember when the picture was taken and many people questioned Michelle Obama being in this picture. Funny how time changes everything. It is as if Oprah knew that Michelle would be the First Lady one day. Well this picture takes on a whole different meaning now and Michelle really is a legend. WAY TO GO OPRAH!!!!!!!!!!!

Is this a just a coincidence? Look at the events that will happen next year.

2008-11-10T19:05:00.001-05:00

You could not have wrtten a better story!!!!!!!

200th anniversary of the birth of President Lincoln

http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

http://www.mlkmemorial.org/

Naacp

http://www.naacp.org/events/centennial/index.htm

CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE!!!!!!!!

2008-11-09T16:01:00.003-05:00

I found this pic on Andrew Sullivan's blog The Daily Dish. I love it.

My dream ..... and the new President

2008-11-06T18:34:00.002-05:00

People have asked me for the last two days, two questions, how do I feel about Barack Obama becoming our nation’s first African American President and did I ever think I would see this day. It is hard to answer those questions without telling my journey. When my brothers and I were growing up we were taught to have a love for God, pride in our family, our race and our country. We were taught to have a pride in our African roots long before the mini-series “Roots” came on television and we were taken to Black plays, museums, and basically anything that was about uplifting the race. I cannot remember ever going to school on Martin Luther King’s birthday, even before it was a holiday and black literature and art was always around the house. At the same time I was taught to pledge allegiance to the flag, stand when the National Anthem was played and taught that if I prayed and worked hard in this country I could be anything I wanted to be. I am not sure when but sometime between the ages of 11& 13 I decided I wanted to be President of the United states and to be quite honest I never thought I could not be. When I told my parents of my Oval office aspirations I was never told it was something I could not do I was just told to work hard, and do well school. I truly believe that my parents thought that I could be anything I wanted to be if I set my mind to it.

When I graduated from Elementary school in 1981 I was technically the Valedictorian of my twenty eight member class. I received the Kiwanis Scholarship Award (the first black in our district area), gave the graduation speech for our class and was voted by my classmates “ Most likely to succeed.” For our graduation presentation, which was attended by our family friends each student had to give a short speech on what he or she wanted to be when they grew up. I can remember what some of my classmates said that day, some wanted to be writers, professional sports players, and a couple wanted to be doctors or lawyers. Some aspirations were applauded and I can even remember the women cheering when one of the girls stated she wanted to be the first woman to play in the NBA. I was last one to speak and of course I my wish was to be President of the United States. After my career declaration the crowd of the mostly white audience laughed out loud, it was not a “oh that’s cute” laugh but it was the kind of laugh that people give a comedian after a good joke, and it was the kind of laugh that said “you are kidding right. that could never happen”.

I have not thought about that night in a very long time, that is until Tuesday night when the President elect gave his acceptance speech. Of course because of the choices I made I could never be President of the United States but growing up I never thought I could not, and in a different time with different choices and discipline I believe that I could have been. The truth is in my youth I DID think I would see this day because I dared to dream that somehow it would be me. But that dream will never be and now I will live it through Mr. Obama.

When The President-Elect decided to run for President I was in his corner from day one and never thought about voting for anyone else. I spent time on his campaign, went to the convention and tried to convince naysayers who at that time where many. I have listened to him, praised him when I thought he was right and criticized him when I thought he was wrong. The only time I felt his election was in trouble was during the Rev Wright episode. On a personal note I belonged to Rev. Wright’s church for a few years, and a great deal of family both on my Mother and Father’s side still belong to this church, and I will never forgive the press on how they treated this brilliant man, they owe him an apology. As much as I love Rev. Wright I questioned if Obama’s campaign could survive it, and told my brother if Obama could survive it, he would be the next President.

When many people express how they feel about this historic moment they mention King, Evers, Emmett Till, John Lewis and others. But my thoughts go back to the Africans who made that nightmare of a journey from the shores of Africa to America. These people were shackled, laid on top of each other in their own filth and by force taken to the unknown, and although an estimated 100 million died in the Middle Passage the ones that survived arrived in America to a nightmare that took a civil war to end. And even with all of that an African man from Kenya decided to come on his own accord to that same America and have a child with a white woman from Kansas and conceive a child that would one day be President.

I am in awe of this moment at this particular time and as I have told my family and friends it is a moment that could only come through the blood, sacrifice and dedication of many human beings and also by the blessing of God. But if you think you cried on Tuesday just wait until you see President Obama stand in front of the Capital put his hand on the Bible that Michelle will hold and those cute little girls by his side and take the oath of office, it will truly be a sight to behold. Who know Clarence Thomas may be the justice that administers the oath of office……….because we know that even now miracles still happen.

The New President is Mr. Obama.

2008-11-05T00:45:00.003-05:00

After an historic run President-elect Obama has done what many said would never happen. I will blog more about this later because I am so emotional but I am so happy and proud to be an American it means so much right now. God bless America and may God bless President Obama and his family.

Michelle closes the case!!!

2008-11-03T11:49:00.000-05:00

I have not blogged because I have been attempting to help Mr. Obama become the nation’s 44th President. There is so much I could say about this historic race. However I am going to let the candidates wife make his case.

See below.

Guest Commentary: The Final Push for Real Change in America
Date: Monday, November 3, 2008

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Election Day is almost here. Tomorrow, millions of Americans will head into voting booths across the country and cast their votes. And I can’t wait to be one of them.

For the past 21 months, I’ve traveled to every corner of the country, talking about my husband’s plans for our future and encouraging folks to give him their vote. On Tuesday, I get to follow my own advice and cast my ballot for Barack Obama. And I’ll have our daughters, Malia and Sasha, with me. Because voting for Barack will be one of the proudest moments of my life — not only because I love him, but also because I believe so deeply in his vision for our nation, and I know with my whole heart that he will be an extraordinary president.

Many of you are still undecided about which candidate deserves your support. Maybe you’re not convinced that voting is worth it, or that your voice really matters. It does. Voting is a powerful way to build a better country and a better future for our children, step by step. So this election, please take this opportunity to make your voice heard.

The issues at stake in this election touch all of us. Like how we’re going to address this economic crisis and help middle-class families get back on their feet. Whether we’ll finally fix our broken health care system. How we’ll make sure our kids get the education they deserve and the opportunity to pursue their dreams. These aren’t just political issues. This is personal — to you and to me.

And I can tell you that it’s personal to Barack. He’s faced these issues his entire life.

Barack was raised by a young single mom who worked hard to put herself through school while raising two kids, often worrying about how she would pay the bills. Thanks to her strength and determination, Barack got an excellent education, which made all the difference in his life. But Barack’s mother was taken from us far too soon. She died of cancer when she was just 53. And Barack will never forget her final months, as she lay in her hospital bed, fighting with the insurance company over whether they’d cover her treatment.

So he understands the struggle of working families. He knows the power of education to transform lives and create opportunities. And he’s felt firsthand the heartbreak caused by a failing health care system. These are the experiences he carries in his heart every day.

That’s why he’s such an extraordinary husband and father — always finding time for our girls and our family, even during the busiest, most stressful moments of this campaign. And that’s why I believe he is the president our country needs so badly right now.

We have an important choice to make in this election. And I know there are still voters out there who are making up their minds about the candidates. In case you’re not sure of Barack’s priorities and positions on the issues, here is some information that may help you.

Barack is the only candidate in this race with an economic plan built around the middle class. He’ll give a tax cut to 95 percent of all working Americans, and he’ll stop giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas — and start rewarding companies that create jobs here at home. Barack is the only candidate with a health care plan that will cover all Americans and cut costs for families.

He’s the only candidate with a long-term energy plan that looks beyond quick fixes and makes real investments in renewable energy, so we can end our dependence on foreign oil and create millions of new jobs here at home.

He’s the only candidate with a comprehensive plan to invest in schools and early childhood education, and to make college affordable, so that no students have to give up their dreams of going to college because their families can’t afford it.

And Barack is the only candidate in this race with a plan to bring our troops home from Iraq responsibly, so we can rebuild our military and start investing the $10 billion we’re spending each month in Iraq here at home instead.

These are Barack’s positions. These are his values. If they’re yours as well, I urge you to give him your vote.

But no matter which candidate gets your support, I urge every American to participate in this election. Make sure you vote Tuesday. And help other folks in your lives get to the polls as well. The lines may be long, but don’t let that stop you. It’s never been more important that all of us make our voices heard.

And if we do that—if we cast our votes, and help others do the same—that we can start building that better future for all our kids. And we can finally bring the change we need to the country we love.

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Michelle Obama is the wife of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee for president.

I am sick of "Joe" the plumber

2008-10-29T18:44:00.000-04:00

Ok I have tried to be patient and I have tried to be nice but I am sick of Joe the plumber. This guy has become famous because he asked Obama about the taxes he would pay IF he buys a plumbing business and makes $250,000. Obama told him IF this happens he would pay higher taxes and we have to spread the wealth. Because of this one comment he has been called a “Socialist” amongst other things.

What kills me about this “Joe” person is that he has taken this whole thing and run with it. He may be running for Congress, and he is on a “Joe the Plumber tour” for McCain. But let’s clear up some things #1 He is not a licensed plumber -- Hey Joe why don’t you get off of the tour and get that license #2 He is not making that much money right now so under the Obama tax plan he would get a tax break so Joe could save money and get that business even faster-DUHHHH!!! #3 He owes back taxes so why won't Joe pay his back taxes and then worry about his future taxes. Ain’t that logical?? Yes I meant to say AIN”’T # 4 His name is not EVEN JOE!!!!!!!!

This guy is a joke but perhaps the joke is own me. Next week when Obama wins the election Joe will probably have his own show on Fox, run for Congress and win. Hmm perhaps he should be worrying about his new tax base.

Nine days and counting.....

2008-10-26T18:36:00.002-04:00

Is it just me or are these the longest two weeks in my life?

I have watched this campaign minute by minute since it first started. I have witnessed each candidate announcing his/her candidacy, and saw when each dropped out (execpt the last two).

I waited patiently as each candidate picked their running mates and kept a close eye on more polls than I care to admit to.

Meet the Press, This Week, and Fox News Sunday, Harball and the best political team on CNN has replaced "The Closer, Law and Order, and any other tv show that is out there.

So now I am awaiting the true results along with the rest of the world. Oh boy what while I do w/my time when all of this is over? Perhaps I will find a new kind of life one that does not deal with TV, computers and newspapers. Dare I dream?????

Why McCain is losing!!

2008-10-24T14:20:00.000-04:00

Is is interesting to me that people still don't get why McCain is losing.The reason is because people are tired of doing these the same old way, negative ads, character attacks and stupid robo calls.
Americans realize that these things are not going to put money in their pockets,, gas in their tank and groceries in the fridge.
It is the message that Obama has stuck with they want change and Obama is the man to give it to them.
What is going to be very shocking is that in four years they are going to interview Joe the plumber and I will bet my plunger he will have more money in his pocket because of the tax cut and he will be an Obama supporter,

Conservatives are not the only Americans

2008-10-22T18:14:00.001-04:00

. "Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these,
the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

This is what is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty that many immigrants saw at as a symbol when they came to Ellis Island. One of the things that always makes me emotional is watching movies about immigrants who spent weeks at sea, for some a very dangerous voyage but had a look of hope when they finally saw Lady Liberty. It truly epitomizes what the hope and promise of this county meant and still means to all who come here. In his song America Neil Diamond sings “On the boats and on the planes They're coming to America Never looking back again They're coming to America” Mr. Diamond speaks to the spirit and hope of all of the dreams that many immigrants had and have when coming here. What is so interesting is the ideas going on in the conservative community saying that some people are more American than others and that being conservative gives one a monopoly on being American. I think more people should to to New York and read the saying on the Statue of Liberty and get a heavy dose of what America is all about

Colin Powell is the Truth!!!

2008-10-20T18:03:00.001-04:00

The endorsement of Barack Obama by Colin Powell was a not a surprise to most people, however the words that he used did leave some speechless. Mr. Powell basically stated the way the McCain campaign was behaving in attacking Barak Obama was wrong; he went on to say that bringing up Ayers was a very divisive tactic and fueling a great deal of anger and hate by McCain supporters. He seemed to share the sentiment of former President Bill Clinton who said today in Reno, NV he was not going to put down McCain’s character as a person in order to support Senator Obama. The truth is the campaign Obama has run is not politics as usual and Mr. Obama has made a great amount of effort to make his campaign positive. However, he could not take attacks on him lying down and when attacked he had to attack right back. The truth is this campaign run by the junior Illinois Senator will be a model for future campaigns in running negative free campaigns. As Secretary Powell and President Clinton both said we have a number of problems in this county and these problems do not just effect blacks or whites, straight or gays, men or women and regardless of who wins it is going to take all of us to work together, division is not an option. And for candidates to fuel hate is unacceptable and very dangerous. Each campaign must do a better job of bringing this country together.

The part of Colin Powell’s’ endorsement that was the most effective was his story about the Muslim women who was pictured at her son’s grave who died in Iraq This issue came up because many people accused Obama of being a Muslim . Mr. Powell went on to say that Obama is not a Muslim he is a Christian but the real answer to that question is What is wrong with being a Muslim?” This question was very compelling and so moving and truthful. I truly believe this is one of the great lessons of this campaign and I hope America gets it. The truth is the country was built on the promise that one day “All men and women would be created equal” but what is so sad is that most of the people who carry the flag and claim to be such Patriots, do not want what the forefathers intended for this country to be and what they don’t realize is that the very people they look down on, show racial hatred to are really what strength of this country.

Please see Colin Powell’s comments below:
Now, I understand what politics is all about. I know how you can go after one another, and that's good. But I think this goes too far. And I think it has made the McCain campaign look a little narrow. It's not what the American people are looking for. And I look at these kinds of approaches to the campaign and they trouble me. And the party has moved even further to the right, and Governor Palin has indicated a further rightward shift. I would have difficulty with two more conservative appointments to the Supreme Court, but that's what we'd be looking at in a McCain administration. I'm also troubled by, not what Senator McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it is permitted to be said such things as, "Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim." Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he's a Christian. He's always been a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president? Yet, I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion, "He's a Muslim and he might be associated terrorists." This is not the way we should be doing it in America.
I feel strongly about this particular point because of a picture I saw in a magazine. It was a photo essay about troops who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. And one picture at the tail end of this photo essay was of a mother in Arlington Cemetery, and she had her head on the headstone of her son's grave. And as the picture focused in, you could see the writing on the headstone. And it gave his awards--Purple Heart, Bronze Star--showed that he died in Iraq, gave his date of birth, date of death. He was 20 years old. And then, at the very top of the headstone, it didn't have a Christian cross, it didn't have the Star of David, it had crescent and a star of the Islamic faith. And his name was Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, and he was an American. He was born in New Jersey. He was 14 years old at the time of 9/11, and he waited until he can go serve his country, and he gave his life. Now, we have got to stop polarizing ourself in this way. And John McCain is as nondiscriminatory as anyone I know. But I'm troubled about the fact that, within the party, we have these kinds of expressions.
So, when I look at all of this and I think back to my Army career, we've got two individuals, either one of them could be a good president. But which is the president that we need now? Which is the individual that serves the needs of the nation for the next period of time? And I come to the conclusion that because of his ability to inspire, because of the inclusive nature of his campaign, because he is reaching out all across America, because of who he is and his rhetorical abilities--and we have to take that into account--as well as his substance--he has both style and substance--he has met the standard of being a successful president, being an exceptional president. I think he is a transformational figure. He is a new generation coming into the world--onto the world stage, onto the American stage, and for that reason I'll be voting for Senator Barack Obama.

Will He or won't He?

2008-10-17T14:53:00.000-04:00

Ok Mr. Powell is going on Meet the Press on Sunday and most folks say he is going to endorse Obama. I am going to go out on a limb and say if I were a betting person ( well I am a betting person) I would say yes and I would say yes for a couple of reasons: #1 Mr. Powell and McCain have been friends for 35 years if he was going to vote for his friend the friend would know. #2. Mr. Powell still feels bitter about a few things that have happened when he served in the Bush W. administration, I believe he will be a senior adviser in the Obama administration and correct the wrongs he was previously apart of. Stay tuned I know I will.

That's a Wrap!!!!!!!!

2008-10-16T13:57:00.001-04:00

Well Mr. Obama start measuring the drapes. It’s all over for the voting.

If last night is any indication of the future of this campaign then this is a done deal.

What about some straight talk hope?

2008-10-15T15:49:00.000-04:00

For the past few days there has been talk from each campaign staff. One camp says it is going to take it to him and the other says bring it on. While each camp wants to bill this debate as the next “Thriller in Manila” the American people want answers. We want answers about the economy, health care, and Iraq etc... After each question each candidate should ask themselves am I trying to deliver a knockout blow to my opponent or am I trying to give an answer to help the American people. It is my hope and prayer their answer is the latter because at this time we do not need any more knockouts we need so real straight talk hope.

There is Hope from the Maverick!

2008-10-10T18:28:00.000-04:00

During a Town Hall meeting today in Minneapolis, a voter told John McCain that he was afraid of an Obama Presidency. Mr. McCain paused and
said “ My friend I want to win this election, but you do not have to be afraid of an Obama Presidency.” The look that John McCain had on his
face was very interesting, it showed how he regretted the damage that he has done over the past few weeks. It will be very interesting
to see if he will try to repair the dangerous damage he has done.

Shame on Us and McCain and Palin.

2008-10-08T18:43:00.000-04:00

There are two things I have noticed from the observations of the debate last night.

#1 Everyone says the debate was boring and there was not a knockout punch from either candidate.

For years people have said they avoid politics because it is down and dirty yet when politicians act civil towards each other the public states the debates are boring. What does it say about
us as a society when we want to see two leading leaders fight? Dirty politics as I have said before does not help anybody and we need to stop looking for flash and style that is why we are in the mess
we are in right now. Let’s us demand from our candidates that they provide answers to our problems and insight on taking our country to a better place.

#2 Why is Senator McCain so angry and so rude to Barack Obama both in person and on the trail?

Senator McCain and his running mate have launched a very dangerous effort in painting Obama as dangerous. It is fine to attack Obama on the issues, but to scare people about a fellow U.S. Senator
is not smart and it borders on racism. The tone is fueling hate and it is not indicative of where we should be as a country. When Obama does win McCain and Palin will have a great deal of apologizing to do. It is also incumbent upon McCain to be civil to Obama, this does not include calling Obama “that one” and refusing to shake his hand.

McCain is going in a dangerous direction and it is very disappointing from a candidate who promised to run a clean campaign . The truth is this if Obama wins or loses he can look himself in a mirror and state he ran a 98% clean campaign. Too bad John McCain will not be able to do the same.

Check out Donna Brazille!

2008-10-07T17:47:00.001-04:00

http://jezebel.com/5059945/donna-brazile-is-not-going-to-the-back-of-the-bus?autoplay=true

Donna Brazille is truly a woman of truth. Please watch this film of Ms. Brazille at a forum sponsored by the New Yorker. I could not have said it better myself.

Great speech on the American Worker.

2008-10-06T17:33:00.002-04:00

I discovered the video on NPR today. It is the AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka's Remarks to USW Convention, July 1, 2008. It is one the most powerful things I have ever heard.

These are the things we should be talking about right now and not the negative campaigning that is going. The American people are the subject not the candidates. I wish everyone could see this video and truly understand what this election is all about.

http://www.usw.org/media_center/speeches_interviews?id=0003

America average will not do!

2008-10-03T11:12:00.000-04:00

I am going to admit something that would shock some people. I was a lousy high school student. It would be easy for me to blame a great deal of things which contributed to this but it was over 20 years ago and quite frankly those four years were some of the worst of my life. However one semester I managed to get about 2 B’s and 3 C’s. When I came home and declared to my Mother how successful the semester was for me she looked at me and said “ Average is not going to get it in life. “ After several mishaps in life I think I finally get what my Mom was saying, and over the years I wish I had not settled for mediocrity. The truth is when you settle for mediocrity you loose, and take it from me it takes a great deal of time to make up for it .

As a country we cannot settle for mediocrity, it is what we have done for the past eight years and all you have to do is look at the unsuccessful wars, stock market and unemployment to know it will take about two Presidents(each serving eight years) to get us out of this mess. We need people in the Oval office who will not just relate to us but people who are capable of doing the job. America, average and just getting by and low expectations will not do. If we continue in the path future generations will look at us and always wonder why we settled.

When did being an educated person become a bad thing!

2008-10-01T18:24:00.004-04:00

I am posting the comments by Roland Martin about the VP debate. My question is when did being an educated person become a bad thing? It seems to me it is only a bad thing when it comes to a black person. What kind of message is this sending our children?

Do not panic we have been here before.

2008-09-26T13:56:00.000-04:00

For the past few days I have been quiet about the financial mess in the county and if McCain and Obama should debate. Perhaps this is not a great thing for a writer to admit but I am at a loss for words. Never have a I seen so many people panicked and clueless . Just today I saw Erin Burnett of CNBC practically in tears begging for leadership in DC the other day I saw Susie Orman on Oprah screaming at the audience stating “ The Party is Over”.

I have to admit I am not in panic mode just yet. Yes, I have lost money this week, not a great deal ,but enough to make me re-think some investments . What I realized this week is my history does not dictate me to panic and to be truthful it is not allowed. The blood that runs thru my veins is the blood of Africans who survived a boat voyage too horrendous to imagine, the humiliation of slavery and all of the unmentioned horrors involved. I come from people who lived thru Jim Crow and worked to repeal those laws to make things not only better for themselves but also for generations after them. My ancestors defined a generation during the Civil Rights movement by marching, voting, sitting in and standing up and creating laws to protect all Americans.

I come from a resilient people, a people who had to be strong long before there was a Wall Street. When I look back at what we have been thru I truly understand that we can and will get thru this crisis. Will it be easy? No. We are going to have to change the way we do things, buckle down and work harder than ever before. But more importantly we have to pray like our ancestors before us. I once heard that prayer is not plan and white that is a true statement sometimes all you have is prayer.

So I urge all of us not to panic but reach back and grab some of the backbone and faith our ancestors had. We all may be surprised how far it will go.

Will America do what is best or will racism fail us?

2008-09-22T18:17:00.003-04:00

I am not ashamed to admit I am 41 years old and I am proud of it. Although to many I am still very young, I have witnessed a great deal in the ongoing saga of race in this county . My generation is the post civil rights generation, the generation that was supposed to manifest the “Dream of Dr. King” Personally I do not witness overt racism everyday but I have seen it somewhat hidden from time to time. My first introduction to racism was when I was five years old, it had to be on my first or second day in kindergarten and I asked three white girls could I play with them. One of them answered “ no blackies” allowed. “ At the age of five I did not know what a “blackie” was and have never been called such a name in my life but even in my five year old mind I knew the statement was said because I looked different. I bet if I asked one of the three of them about that incident today none of them could recall it, but I remember it like it was yesterday, that is the thing about racism, minorities know it and remember the pain they feel when it happens but I bet some whites can never recall if they have ever spewed racism. Funny one of my aforementioned classmates ended up having a baby by a black man and another is a community organizer in a minority community , strange how life works out.

In my naive mind I thought things would have changed 36 years late.r but after reading the Yahoo AP poll on racehttp://news.yahoo.com/page/election-2008-political-pulse-obama-race;_ylt=AlZbuKtbvLvCm65wld0PXq1p24cA I am not so sure. The poll sites at least 40 percent of all white Americans hold at least a partly negative view towards blacks, that includes many Democrats and independents-voters that Obama can’t win without. The poll also states many in this group are significantly less likely to vote for Obama than those who don’t have such views. The poll also found a one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views towards blacks calling them “lazy” violent and responsible for their own troubles.

Many of my friends who I spoke to were not surprised or shocked by these statistics, in fact one told me “ I thought it would be much worse”. Although most of them are voting and supporting Senator Obama in their hearts they don’t think America is really ready for a Black President. Some of them have already conceded to a McCain victory on November 4, 2008.

Of course we live in America and people have the right to vote and support who they feel is best. However the question has to be asked are Americans voting what we feel or what is in the best interest of the country. In my humble opinion if Obama looses this election this country , all of us ,needs to take a really good look in the mirror and ask ourselves are we really trying to be the best county that we can be without letting our prejudices fail us. Are we leaving our children a country less greater than it can be because we fail to dig deep inside and pull out love, respect and grace that God has granted each of us.

The truth is the greatest failings of this country have been when we treated those who look differently in the worst way, whether it be Americans who were Indians, African, Japanese, Hispanic etc... But this country is at its greatest is when we realize our faults , correct them and work together towards making this country great even greater than it already is. We owe this to those who came before us this much and those who come after us we owe so much more.

"The Americans will always do the right thing.......... after they`ve exhausted all the alternatives". Winston Churchill

Will America vote for a Black man?

2008-09-21T20:11:00.000-04:00

Inquiring minds want to know!

It's close so watch what you say.

2008-09-19T08:17:00.002-04:00

At this point in the election the polls are close and everything you say and do will be looked at under a microscope so folks as the guy would say on Hill Street Blues " Let's be careful out There".

Now is not the time to say " Our economy is fundamentally strong." It just may be but Monday was not the day to say that. (John McCain)

Now is not the time to say " ...don't vote for a candidate because she is cute" This also may be true but the other candidates wife should not say that (Michelle Obama)

Now is not the time to say " It is your Patriotic Duty to pay taxes" This may also be true but some people lost a bundle this week, let them worry about that on April 15, 2009. (Joe Biden)

With the clock ticking and the November just around the corner these folks need to watch what they say because all of America is.

Oh Mr. President your People are hurting Where are you?

2008-09-18T00:35:00.001-04:00

With all this economic mess going on isn't this a good time to address the Nation? Chris Mathews said he is pulling another Katrina. I guess he feels this is not his problem. He and Cheney made their money and their retirement is secure thanks to the American taxpayers.
I usually hold my contempt for this Presidency out of respect but the way he is behaving defines his Presidency. HE JUST DON"T CARE!!!!!!!!!!

Can you believe I agree with Karl Rove???????

2008-09-15T10:47:00.002-04:00

They say if you live long enough you will see anything. So imagine my shock when I heard Karl Rove state that John McCain’s current ads attacking Barak Obama were not entirely true and that the ads were not 100% accurate:http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/14/campaign.wrap/index.html..

Karl Rove is absolutely right , in one of his latest ads John McCain accuses Barak Obama of supporting a bill which teaches children as young as five
sex education. The truth is the bill would help children identify child predators which is very needed in today’s society. Not only has Karl Rove called out McCain’s ads but so have the Washington Post, Bloomberg news and the New York Times to name a few.

The real question is will the American people fall for this gutter style politics or have we risen above that?

The truth is McCain is hitting hard and Obama needs to hit back even harder without getting into the gutter. As much as people say they don’t like mean politics, mean politics wins. In this post 9/11 era Americans want they their politicians tough and ready to fight for them. If Obama shows that he is not ready to defend himself how can he defend the U.S? It is a question that he must answer and he must answer quickly. As Chris Matthews says “Let’s play Harball”

Check me out on NPR today: News and Notes.

2008-09-15T10:17:00.002-04:00

Issues vs. Lies

2008-09-09T08:09:00.004-04:00

It seems that the country is in love with Sarah Palin, that makes sense the May-December romance with Barak Obama had to end sometime and now we are at the meat and potatoes of the campaign and well we should be. I do not have to give a long list of what is wrong with this country you can check out any major newspaper or pundit show to do that.

The question really is who is is capable of getting us out of this mess? And is their walk to the White House built on honesty and character that will help lead the American people. Gov. Palin gave an excellent speech at the RNC last week, however it was full of lies, no real solutions on helping the American people (especially the middle class) and demeaning remarks to those who are the heart and soul of the communities that I and many people grew up in.

The last two elections we voted for someone who we said we could have a beer with, and that person did not even drink anymore (as far as I know).

Now the polls show that women are going to vote with someone who goes to Walmart like they do. Believe me Sarah Palin's Walmart days are over, with the book deals coming to her and her husband if you see her in Walmart I will pay for your next Costco membership.

Take a real close look at this woman and of course John McCain and you tell me is this what your Walmart budget afford.

But more importantly is this what the American people can afford?

http://mirroronamerica.blogspot.com/2008/09/lies-told-by-sarah-palin.html