You can have your own opinions of blackness. Unlike you, I do not think that we all have to think the same way. Go ahead, though, buy into the stereotype white people have of us that we all think the same.

As for Diallo, Louima, Dorismond, et. al., I have heard of their names. I was almost trampled near Battery Park by a mounted police officer and a few hours before hand, I was part of the mob that bypassed police barricades on 42nd and 5th by climbing over the stone fence on the north west side of the New York Public Library. So yeah, I am from "Gotham," as you put it.

You want to call me a hater? Fine. I'll call you a Stan, as we black people like to say.

Just because I do not want to kiss Obama's ass or buy into the myth that he is the best choice to fix the problems our country is having, does not make me a hater. But, he was elected, so he is the only choice.

I respect and admire Senator Clinton, and would prefer that she not take part in the Obama administration, that's all. She should lay low in the Senate if she wants to be governor or she can continue to represent people like me, one of her constituents, and not be a rubber stamp for Obama. Let his other groupies in the Senate do that. She should show she has an ounce of self-respect and leave her mark.

You Obama stans get so agitated if someone doesn't want to kiss his feet. Calm down. There is room for all of us at the table. Isn't that what your Saint Obama might say...in public, at least?

First of all, I voted on Nov. 4 because the entire electoral universe does not revolve around Obama. There was a ballot initiative, congressional races I voted in along the "Working Families Party" line because that is important to unions in NY, and I was not about to allow Obama keep me from voting. I never called Obama a sexist, by the way. He did profit from race baiting, but I never heard him engaging in race baiting, so I never accused him of doing it. I supported his candidacy over McCain's because his selection of Palin was meant to bring voters like me (Hillary supporters) over to his side. It was an insult of the highest order. Frankly, Clinton supporters had to take it up the ass from both sides, but I voted for Obama to protest the Palin pick. I know my vote didn't mean much, but I wanted to express my outrage however I could. FYI, the voting booths in NY do not allow for write-ins. I wanted to write Clinton in, but you pull a lever.

What is the point of being bitter? Sen. Clinton needs to bring down Obama in order to stay politically relevant. He succeeded in pushing her off the national stage, but guilted her into making over 60 campaign stops for him. She listened to the talking heads who said that if he lost she would be blamed and it would tarnish her chances for 2012. The Clintons were dumb enough to believe that the party would ever support them again or give Hillary a chance to mount a credible campaign in 2012.

I was commenting on the political wisdom of Sen. Clinton taking the Secretary of State post. It would sink her career in politics. She would have no policy making role because she carries Obama's water. Further, the big thing in this election is the domestic front. Sen. Clinton would not be at the forefront of the most important issues of the day. It is naive to think that there is any love lost between Obama (and his supporters) and the Clintons. I know that there are many people who believe Obama is a totally benevolent figure who is trying to heal the world and do what is best for everyone. I think he is trying to employ the Godfather "keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" credo. Sen. Clinton could cause him far more trouble in the Senate than she could in his cabinet because he could always fire her if she did. She would be without a job.

The important thing in politics is relevance. Clinton can remain relevant by undermining Obama or leaving the Senate to run for the governor's office. I think that that would be the politically savvy move. She should accept that Obama and his groupies do not want her or her husband around. If they were really smart, they would scrap all this charity bullshit and collect money on the lecture circuit. They are irrelevant now because they allowed themselves to be beaten in the primaries. Sen. Clinton will look pathetic if she takes a job that would make Obama her boss.

By the way, I thought it was hilarious that Ayman Al-Zawahiri called Obama an "Uncle Tom." Adam Gadahn is really a rising star in al-Qaeda, as this message has his fingerprints all over it.