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Monday, May 5, 2008 01:12 PM

She Won't Get My Vote Either

This is just another example of the democratic party taking the Black vote for granted; and on most occassions the ploy works. But things are different this time because the stakes are much higher. Blacks have indicated, in numbers that no poll can misconstrue, that we are mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore.

If the election is stolen by Hillary, I say, Black folks, just don't vote. Stay home. Let's go on stike. Afterall, it's not like we will be any worse off. Hillary cannot beat McMcain. She certainly can not do so with out Black support. We have given the democrat party our blood, sweat and tears and this is always how we get repaid? Well, enough is enough.

And yes there is much at stake. But the fact is that if Hillary wins, McCain will be the next president and we'll be screwed anyway. So why not take a stand that says that if the democratic party continues to diss us, it does so at its peril.

And when McCain wins, white folks will learn what it feels like to be Black when their civil rights and liberties are descimated, their economic prosperity is obliterated and only the rich folks are happy and enjoying life, the Supreme Court eviscerates the gains made by Blacks AND women, when the republican party's destruction of the white middle class is complete, and when white people can no longer rely on their privilege to sustain their class advantage; then and only then will they appreciate what it means to be Black in America.

And when that happens, we Black folks will open our arms to welcome our new honarary members, and maybe after walking in our shoes for enough time, they will rethink this race thing and recognize that as a nation we will all rise OR fall TOGETHER.

Oh, how the times have changed.

Monday, May 5, 2008 02:22 PM

Hillary's Testicles

It is amusing hearing Hillary talk about how she will fight for the people as she claims her Rocky Balboa crown. It is even more amusing that the same person that said "screw them" about ethnic whites is viewed now as the un-elite, despite the fact that she was born into privilege and now possesses assets in excess of 109 Million.

But by far the most interesting aspect of her new persona is that she waited until she had effectivly "castrated" Barack Obama with her race based tactics that all too easily appealed to the so-called reagan democrats (an oxymoron if I ever heard one). She inflamed the racial divisions through the Rev, Wright decacle, South Carolina, Texas, etc. But it wasn't until she got to PA when the claws really came out and all pretense at racial civility was lost.

When she thought she had him on the ropes, out jumps the alter-Hillary and from that point on her lies and other baggage were lost in translation. Nevertheless, the ethnics bought into the latest iteration of Hillary which effectively prevents Obama from returning fire in-kind.

Imagine the headlines in the minds of the ethnics if he were to attack her the same way that she has attacked him. Powerful Black man attacks poor, innocent white woman who was simply defending her honor. Yeah, like Obama stands a chance after she has repositioned herself as the great white hope.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 10:30 AM

Getting Some

Yes this article is silly but there probably is some truth to it as well. Hillary probably is not getting "any", at least from Bill, and probably does not not want "any" anyway. Maybe that is why she has such testicular fortitude.

On the other hand, Obama and Michelle are young, virile and sexy together and probably get it on a regular basis (which for many Hillarites may be just another reason why they dislike them). It may also be why his message is about hope, reconciliation and collaboration (he is not jaundiced by infidelity, sexual immorality and the like) because he is happy and fulfiled. Therefore, there is no need to spread a message that is based on division and strife and well, anger.

Now I am being a bit facetious, but that does not eliminate the fact that people that "get it" on the regular tend to be happier, more content and less combative. So maybe the real message of the article should be to tell Hillary, et al, to chill out a minute and share something with her/their man/men that ain't about politics.

As a result, they may discover that Barack's message about hope, change and a better future is just what America really needs; especially for those that ain't "getting any" on the regular.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 11:22 AM

@ AKA SMITH

Obama looks young, acts young, thinks young and embodies, in a middle-aged man, all of the positives associated with youthfulness; and his ability to stay fresh is one of the reasons why young and mature people adore and respect him.

He is appealing because he has style, panache and substance. Yet he is steadfast, no matter what the circumstance. In that way he embodies the best of both worlds. He is young at heart/soul, yet mature and seasoned.

And that, along with a host of other reasons, is why we just LOVE him!

OBAMA in 2008

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