Barrack Obama Unpatriotic

Obama has started wearing a lapel pin again since starting his Presidential campaign; but he was quoted with saying " he doesn't wear a American Flag lapel because it has become a substitute for true patriotism" instead he is gonna show his patriotism with all his ideas.

Obama has once again flip flopped, and has started wearing his American Flag Lapel pin once again, since April 08. Which is it gonna be Obama, are you gonna be a patriot or are you gonna pretend to be a patriot. 

The first thing you should do is join the the Army Reserves, or the National Guard in Illinois, you aren't to old. Then talk to the American people about patriotism.

Obama Vs Palin

So is Obama running against McCain or Palin, at this time it's hard to tell. Obama claims to have more executive experience than Palin, wait who are you running against? Obama is quoted with saying this" Well my understanding is that Governor Palin's town of Wasilla has, I think 50 employees. We have 2,500 in this campaign. I think her budget is maybe $12 million a year. You know we have a budget of about three times that just this month. So I think that our ability to manage large systems and to execute I think has been made clear over the last couple of years, " Obama said. Hold up there Barrack, whom are you running against? 

I think it's clear, whom has more experience. Being a community organizer, doesn't qualify you as being President. McCain in the clear choice, and Palin is the best VP we could ask for right now.

Don't give me advice

Alcee Hastings Florida's Rep. warned Blacks and Jews about Sarah Palin because " anybody toting guns and stripping moose doesn't care much about what they do to Blacks and Jews."

What the hell does stripping moose and hunting have to do with Blacks and Jews. This is one of the many vile statements that Democrats have used to sway voters from voting for Gov. Palin.

Now remember this is the same Alcee Hastings that was impeached for corruption and perjury. In 1981 Hastings was charged with accepting $150,000 bribe in exchange for a lenient sentence and a return of seized assets for 21 counts of racketeering. He was acquitted by a jury after his alleged co-conspirator, William Borders, refused to testify in court. 

In 1988 the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives took up the case and Hastings was impeached for bribery and perjury, by a vote of 413-3

OK, Hastings is in no position to criticize anyone. He is hoping Americans are stupid and can't remember his own misdoings.

It would not take long.

Al Sharpton has found a new stage for his so called plight of the African American people. In NYC 3 police officer's where found not guilty in the death of an unarmed black man. The officers where cleared of manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges. 

The case has generated outrage in the black community because....Well I'm not sure why, because two of the officers where black, so I know racism can't be what the outrage is for. Al Sharpton has jumped on the band wagon and called for one whole weekend of protest and civil disobedience. I don't think at this point the community needs to become disobedient. This is a time for reflection and mourning. Stirring up more violence and discontent isn't the answer, but that is what Sharpton wants.

When will we stop looking at the death of a black man by police officers as a tragedy. Police Officers have a difficult job, in protecting the community, and protecting themselves from us.  The community has to take responsibility for its actions. Sean Bell and his friends should have been more responsible for their actions as well. The bottom line is there are no winners in this case, everyone lost something or somebody. We should continue to follow this story, I will because I want to know where Sharpton is gonna try to take this.

Pulpit politics

Earlier  this week Pastor James David Manning gave a sermon to his congregation, calling Barrack Obama trash. The Rev. James David Manning is quoted with saying " Obama is a Mac Daddy. Obama pimps white women and black women. He got started, you didn't notice him until he brought out those big-chested white women with their tight t-shirts and their short pants. That's what a pimp does. Oh, come on. You don't get your campaign started with a big-chested white woman. She must be a 54D, double D. I haven't trashed him. I haven't trashed Obama."

He continued with this," His African in heat father went a-whoring after white women. He was born trash, I said he was born trash. I didn't trash him. I'm speaking the truth about him. Now, once again, I'm a diplomat, I'm not a compromiser. I've got the word in my mouth. I said I've got the word of god in my mouth, and God's not afraid of Obama or anybody else."

When and where does it stop. I'm not voting for Obama, but I wouldn't go as far to say "he was born of trash." The Pastor Manning is wrong for this sermon. As a Black man that is multiracial, I don't like Manning's comments. I don't feel as if my biological father went whoring, and after a trashy white woman. For a matter of fact I'm proud of my multi racial heritage.

In my opinion Manning is just another so called Black leader looking for a way to get his media time, and he found it. With this new media attention how much money is he going to make from it? I hope none. I'm not sure how anyone could have sat and listened to this sermon and believed it. Manning has the right to his opinion but his words of hatred are no better the Wright's words of hatred against America. We as American have to ask ourselves when is it enough. Pulpit politics, has to end.  

I did some research and went to Manning's website Atlah.org. He has a section that is  called " The report on false prophets." It's a list of pastors and Evangelist that Pastor Manning deems as False Prophets. Check it out.

Payday Loans

While doing some research I came across a article about payday loans. A payday loan is basically a loan given to you, before you get paid, once you get paid you pay it back, with interest of course. Well a few states are saying "No" to these loans centers. Some of the loan centers have charged up to 500% interest. The D.C. Council is trying to pass a law that would reduce this to 24% across the board, which is more like what banks charge.

So why would I write about this issue, if it even is an issue. Well some are claiming that the loan centers prey on economically deprived neighborhoods, and that they are heavily staged in Black communities. These loan centers are a business. They give loans, to make a profit. The people that use these centers have a choice to use their service or not. One reason I can see for the large amount of loan centers and check cashing services is because a large portion of the Black community doesn't have a checking or saving account, which is our own fault. We can't contniue to blame others for our finacial situation. No one is forcing a person to take out a $500 loan at 20% interest. We have to educate ourselves and our children, so they can understand the value of a dollar.

Another problem people have, is what they spend their money on. We buy things we don't need and place ourselves deeper in debt. The difference between wealthy and poor people is the wealthy person understand the value of a dollar, and the wealthy person has to justify a purchase; for example Warren Buffet rents G5 jets, even though he can purchase one for around $30million dollars, but Warren Buffet can't justify the expenditure. Thats our problem, we will purchase a $50,000 SUV, and live in a apartment. Thats the wrong answer, but we dont seem to understand that.

Stereotypes

Next month on the cover of Vogue magazine Lebron James and Gisele Bundchen will be on the cover. Lebron is the first black male to ever be on the cover. For some this is a special moment, for other it has become controversial. 

Some are saying the photo is perpetuating racial stereotypes. The way James is growling, showing his teeth, one hand with a basket ball, and the other around Gisele, is King Kong like. Tamara Walker is quoted with saying " It conjures up this idea of a dangerous black man." Samir Husni is quoted with saying "it screams King Kong," "So when you have a cover that reminds people of King Kong and brings those stereotypes to the front, black man wanting white woman, its not innocent," he said. Damion Thomas assistant, professor in Department of Kinesiology at University of Maryland, said this images of black male athletes as aggressive and threatening "reinforce the criminalization of black men." Christa Thomas a 36 black account supervisor in Los Angeles said this " James is a huge, black beautiful masculine statue and Gisele is a feminine, sexy gorgeous doll." 

I like the picture, I don't think is has any racial undertones. It looks to me as two people having fun, goofing off in front of the camera. We as Americans have got to get over these racial stereotypes. Is the cover of a magazine  all we have to worry about in America? We just can't let things be without some sort of controversy.  GET OVER IT PEOPLE. 

Burying the n-word

    Last year Kwame Kilpatrick, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and a whole list of other black leaders, buried the N-word, not to be used again.  Now Kilpatrick is facing possible perjury charges, during a whistle blower trial, and criticism over sexually explicit text messages he sent a former aid. Kilpatrick lashed out at the media and critics. Saying he and his family have been subjected to racial comments as well as threats the past 30 days. Kilpatrick is quoted with say this, " In the past 30 days, I've been called a nigger more than anytime in my entire life," said Kilpatrick. Wait a minute I thought we buried the n-word last year? I guess not. 

Excuses for what Kilpatrick said have been made by the National Spokesman for the NAACP , Richard J. McIntire, Mcitire is quoted with saying" He was trying to make a point, He wasn't using it in the typical vernacular." So now its OK to use word if your aren't using it in day to day language, and you are trying to make a point. Seems like a double standard to me, seems like more of the same hypocrisy from our so called black leaders. 

My first concern with this whole situation is, Kilpatrick, Sharpton, Jackson and a slew of other black leaders buried the N-word. They led the funereal precession in Detroit with a coffin, and buried it in the ground confirming it was gone forever. He and other leaders gained more face time and received tremendous amounts of media attention for this unprecedented movement. Now a few months later the n-word returns from one of the same leaders that buried it, this is very hypocritically, and shows a lack of sincerity on his part. 

The second concern I have, is the lack of disapproval for this comment by the same black leaders that buried the word with him.  Sharpton, Jackson, NAACP spokesman, Julian Bond NAACP Chairman, and a handful of hip-hop artist. No one has come out and condemned what he said except for Attorney General Mike Cox, who happens to be white, and Rev. Edgar Vann, pastor of the Second Ebenzer Baptist Church in Detroit. This is the typical behavior of blacks a ' "do as I say, not as I do" attitude. You could bury every word we don't  like and it wouldn't solve the real issues. This funeral was merely propaganda, a paper tiger that has done nothing to change the issues we are faced with. For all the speeches, posters, rubber bracelets and media attention  we need to ask ourselves what was it all for. One thing is clear to me it was just another vessel for making profit off of racism, from all the commemorative t-shirt and hat sales. 

Herman Cain

 Today I'm writing about Herman Cain, a man that most of you have never heard of. I had never heard of him either until a friend was listening to Neil Boortz, and Herman Cain was filling in. 

Herman Cain earned a degree in  mathematics from Morehouse College, and a master's degree from Purdue University. He has also worked for the Department of the Navy , as a mathematician. Cain joined the Pillsbury Company in 1977  where he rose to the position of Vice President of Corporate Systems and Services. In 1982 he began working at Pillsbury's Burger King Division. Within a year he was managing 400 Burger King units in the Philadelphia region, the poorest performer. Within three year, he region ranked number one.

Herman Cain is best noted for turn around of the financially troubled Godfather's Pizza, Inc. chain. In little over a year Cain was able to make the chain profitable and in 1988, he led his executive team in a buyout of the company from Pillsbury.

Currently Herman Cain, has a syndicated talk radio show out of Atlanta, and is frequently a substitutes host for the Neal Boortz Show. 

What I admire about Herman Cain, and what he shows America, is that if you have the desire to achieve and make something out of yourself you can do it in America, without using race as an excuse for not trying. He didn't use Affirmative Action to get ahead, and prosper, he used desire, drive, aspiration, and his mind. He had a goal, and set fourth a path to accomplishing his goals. If this man can do it, then we all can do it.

The words that are holding us back.

 Throughout my life I have lived, and worked  around black and whites. I often wondered was there one word that would ignite a white person to want to fight or riot? So I set out to ask a few people that I work with and hopefully come up with the answer. 

Now why would I want to know this information? I'm trying to find out if words are keeping Black Americans, stuck in the days of slavery, and the 1960's. Are our so called Black Leaders keep us blinded by racial words to promote their own political and financial agenda? The more Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson stay in the media the more money they make. I look towards our black leaders to keep us moving forward, not to hold us stagnant, bringing up the same issues over and over again. Jesse  Jackson led the march to bury the "N" word, for about a week, now since that has gone and it's not in the media head lines I haven't heard him speak about it since. Don Imus called a college female ball basket team "nappy headed hoes" and all hell broke loose. Al Sharpton jumped on this with both feet,  and led the charge to get Imus fired.  Imus said nothing worse than any rapper has ever said in a song, but its OK for rappers because it's entertainment, if you believe that, or is it OK because the rappers where and are  black? Do you see how Jesse and others  keep themselves in the media's eye over the same issues time and time again. I don't care about Imus, or what he said, because I have heard it from rappers, actors, and political figures as well, but it was OK because they where black.

So I started my research, the first article I came across was an article from WISTV in Columbia SC. The story was about a concert being held at the South Carolina Sate University where similar words where being used by rap artist. One of the rapper's used the n word over 100 times, why is this OK? When WIS asked students about the lyrics this is what they had to say Kendra Johnson " The radio host was out of line when he said it. Some rap artist may be out of line, but they don't mean any harm." That seems like a double standard. It's OK for one person, to speak derogatory, and another person it's not. Is it because one is black and the other is white? Justin Miller has this to say "There's always a time and place for everything. With hip hop music that's a certain situation where those remarks can be used, but on a public radio station pointing to a particular group it's not proper." Wait a minute, so basically hip hop artist have a free pass to say what ever they please. Rappers are pointing towards a particular group, women. So it's not OK, once again we have a double standard that needs to end. This is what student body president Deven Anderson had to say " Being they are a performing group they're merely here to entertain us. That nothing serious in content, they're here to entertain." OK so once again it's OK for entertainers (Rappers) to say it, but Imus whom was entertaining his listeners is berated. So basically we have a do as I say, not as I do mentality. Asha Camille Jennings has this to say about the whole situation " We can't continue to embrace the "Do as I say, not as I do' mind-set. It never works... We need to turn the mirror on ourselves and see if we're participatory in our oppression," said Asha. She also stated " it starts from within. Whether Snoop calls me a ho or Don Imus calls me a, I don't care," she said. "I'm tired of us blaming other people. Nobody held a gun to 50 Cent's head and said call that woman a ho!' He wrote the lyrics and he presented to the record they didn't say, 'I'm worried, you only said "ho" three times , I need more." 

 What in the hell gives us the rights as blacks to say what ever we want to? Whether in jest, in a song, or being earnest. This is what confuses me. Why are we still hurt by words like jiggaboo, coon, sambo, and of course the "N" word? Why can't we as blacks get passed these words? These words don't define us, yet in still if we are called a coon we are the first to fight. I asked a few of my white Friends to name a racial word that would demean them enough to where they would want to fight, none of them could think of one, why is this? Maybe it's because there aren't any white leaders that use race to hold back the white community, and use race to perpetuate the on going struggle because of  their color. I know, some blacks reading this will say white America doesn't have a struggle, they don't know what it means to be black in America, maybe that is correct, maybe not, but some of our black leaders are continuing this campaign based on race. One of the first problem we as blacks need to over come is color, and stop calling ourselves African Americans, and segregating ourselves from the rest of America, we are  Americans. I wasn't born  in Africa, I was born in  in the United States of America. 

Trinity Baptist Church

Trinity United Church is fighting back against the media coverage that Rev. Wright has been receiving the past few days because of statements he made about America, the Government spreading aids to the African American community and how 9/11 was an inside job. The church is quoted with saying reports on the inflammatory remarks by Rev. Wright are an attempt to attack "the history of the African American church." They are also quoted with saying this "Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Wright Jr.'s character is being assassinated in the public sphere because he has preached a social gospel on behalf of oppressed women, children and men in America and around the Globe. No its not, Fox news is reporting the derogatory comments because they should inform America on what the Rev. Wright is preaching. In my opinion he is preaching hate towards America, and using the pulpit as his podium for his political views. I do believe that not all the sermons that he has preached have been political. I believe that a large percentage of the sermons where about spreading the word of god, and that is good. But as a black veteran I can't sit back and watch this man talk nonsense about America, by living in America he has the right to leave when ever he wants, and take his congregation with him.

Rev. John H. Thomas is quoted with saying "it saddens me to see news stories reporting such a caricature of a congregation that has been such a blessing to the UCC'c Wider Church mission ... It's time for us to say 'No" to these attacks and declare that we will not allow anyone to undermine or destroy the ministries of any of our congregations in order to serve their own narrow political or ideological ends." Hold up, the first thing is the media isn't bashing the congregation,  or any of its members, the media is reporting what the pastor said about America. Second this isn't about  the media trying to degrade or destroy the African American Church, as Rev. Thomas would like for you to believe. The church and Rev. Thomas have their hands in their wallets and are about to pull out their race card at any minute, they are starting to hide behind race and make it seem OK to denounce America if you are black. They are making it seems as if its OK to say anything you want if you are black or a minority. The one thing that makes it acceptable to speak your mind is the 1st Amendment and that's it. The right to speak your mind was given to you because you where born in America, not by the color of your skin. They would like for you to believe that this is the 60's all over again and we are in the south and church's are being burned, and blacks lynched. The Rev. Otis Moss is quoted with saying "The African American Church was born out of crucible of slavery and the legacy of prophetic African American preachers since slavery has been and continues to heal broken marginalized victims of social and economic injustices. This is an attack on the legacy of the African American Church which led and continues to lead the fight for human rights in America and around the World." No one is attacking the African American Church, we are concerned about the words of one Jeremiah Wright. The African American Church isn't denouncing the American government, it is our so called Black Leadership. Rev. Moss is also stated with saying "The 11 o'clock hour is the most segregated hour in America." Forty years later, the African American Church community continues to face bomb threats, death threats and their ministers' characters are assassinated because they teach and preach prophetic social concerns for social justice. Sunday is still the most segregated hour in America." Trinity Church has all different colors of people that attend, I wonder just how they feel? Do they feel segregated by this statement? If the African American Church feels segregated its because we are segregating ourselves from the rest of the country, we as blacks are allowing our black leaders to continue to undermine all the work and accomplishments that Malcolm X, Dr, King, Marcus Garvey, Abraham Lincoln,  The Little Rock Nine achieved, Thurgood Marshall, and Clarence Thomas.

As a black man, I'm tired of other blacks criticizing America. By all means, if you don't want to live here you can leave, and move to Africa. Don't move to the Cape either, move to Sudan, Somalia or Liberia, and see what those Africans think about you. They don't think of you as Africans, in some place they look at you as food! So go ahead and see how that works out for you.

The so called Rev. Jeremiah Wright

 Yesterday the Rev. Jeremiah Wright told his congregation that they and I quoted " blacks shouldn't sing God bless America but God damn America"  What is this man of god preaching to his flock?

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright has been Obama's pastor for the past 20 years, at Trinity United Church in Chicago Ill. Obama told a Jewish group that Rev. Wright "is like an old uncle who says things I don't always agree with" 

The Rev. is quoted with say "the government gives them drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes three-strike law and then wants us to sing ' God Bless America' No, no, no God damn America, that's in the bible for killing  innocent people, " he said in a 2003 sermon. "God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme."

Not only did Wright damn America he also told his congregation that the 9/11 happened because of America's own terrorism.

"We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked more than thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and never batted an eye." Rev. Wright said in a sermon on Sept. 16, 2001.

My question for the Rev. Wright is this, when did church become a platform for politics? His sermons sound more like political rhetoric, than a sermon for god. In my opinion this man  of god is preaching hate. For him to stand in front of congregation  and tell them to sing God damn America goes against everything that a man of God is supposed to stand for. Obama continues to say that the Wright is like a family member that you don't always agree with it. This is a lame excuse, for what Rev. Wright is preaching.  

Al Sharpton, is threatening to sue the Democratic National Party if it counts the Florida primary results which will have a direct impact on the Presidential Election. Sharpton threatening to sue could splinter the Democratic party. Now whether Sharpton is right or wrong, he finds himself in the middle of so many issues. It seems to me that Sharpton likes the media attention, whether he believes in the issue or not. As of right now Sharpton hasn't endorsed Obama, but Sharpton was quoted saying this " It would be a great moment as long as the black candidate was supporting the interest that would inevitably help our people. A lot of my friends went with Clarence Thomas and regret it to this day. I don't assume that just because somebody my color, they're my kind. But I'm warming up to Obama, but I'm not yet there." I disagree with this statement all together, my first problem is the why should Obama help our people, who is "our people" if he is referring to blacks, a President can't place people that are the same color as himself ahead of the rest of the country what nonsense is that. Second  what  are these interest that blacks have that Obama needs to address? Third why can't blacks help themselves before looking towards others for help first? As a black man, I have never looked towards my government, or any other person for help, before helping myself first. All the black special interest groups and black need  not to stop handicapping African Americans. We need to start teaching blacks to look towards themselves first then others second, and the government last.  Maybe with this new media exposure, he might be able to make a little money from it, I don't know.

From my perspective Sharpton  only involves himself in certain issues that will lift him back into the media lime light, and  maybe able to obtain few moments on The Factor with Bill O'Reilly

A new begining

 Today I have decided to go in a different direction with my blog. From this point forward I plan on focusing my attention on Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. These two African American men that describe themselves as leaders of the Black community, have lost there way. Like so many other things in this country for instance welfare and social security these men had there time and place, that time has gone. Al and Jesse have become the same thing they once fought against, in short racist. 

Stay tuned folks I have more, this blog will also address affirmative action which I hate, and is a disgrace to every black person in America, it had its time and place, and that time has gone. This is day one of my campaign against affirmative action, and so called black leaders.

What is Affirmatively Handicapped? Affirmatively handicapped is what affirmative action has done to African Americans. It's what make a General Manager of a professional football team have to interview a minority coach for a  head coaching job even if he has someone else in mind. The Rooney Rule as it is called,  is named after Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, chairmen of the league's workplace diversity committee.  Rooney is quoted with saying " The rule was never intended to get a quota of minorities coaches, but to make people slow the process down and look at more candidates" wait a minute, if a general manager has to interview at least one minority head coach then the quota is one. 

From my own experiences affirmative action has done absolutely nothing for me, nor  have I ever pull the race card at any time. My entire 9 years in the military affirmative action never helped me once. Every time I was promoted, it was because of the hard work I put in before hand. For example affirmative action never came in to play while I was in Ranger school I passed my patrolls because I could lead men under harsh circumstances not because I was black . In conclusion affirmative action is handicapping African Americans, and is an insult to any  black person that has made something out of themselves without affirmative action. For example Chris Gardner, this American  started the brokerage firm, Gardner Rich & Co. He started this firm with $10,000 and one piece of furniture. Gardner sold a small stake in Gardner Rich in a multi million dollar deal in 2006. If this African American man can do this without affirmative action then all blacks can do it.