Recently my cousin pronounced on his blog "WE DID IT!"
My first question is "WHO IS WE"?
We Democrats?
We Barack Obama Supporters?
This can't be it. As I assure you that such message would not have been distributed had Democrat John Kerry had prevailed in 2004.It is clear to me that the "WE" is "WE BLACK FOLKS"!!!Everyone is so caught up in the historical aspect of the election this was not a "WE victory.Black folks make up about 13% of the population. Obama's Transition team does not appear to have but one Black person on it at the core.
WE ain't running a thing.
Carol Browner
William Daley
Christopher Edley
Michael Froman
Julius Genachowski
Donald Gips
Governor Janet Napolitano
Federico Peña
Susan Rice
Sonal Shah
Mark Gitenstein
Ted Kaufman
Some of you are living so vicariously through BARACK OBAMA that it is going to be difficult for you to detail HOW YOU HAVE BENEFITED after 4 years - even if you haven't.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
'Obama Ready to RULE on Day 1'
The co-chair of Barack Obama's Transition Team, Valerie Jarrett, appeared on Meet the Press this weekend and told tom that "Obama was ready to RULE day 1." Someone needs to inform Valerie Jarrett that in America our leaders don't "rule" they govern. Unless that's what the "Annointed One" believes.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Burning Question
OK, Obama has won. The Grand High most Exulted one will be our 44th president. Let me clear one thing up before I continue. As an African American, I do recognize the historical significance of Obama’s win and will give him his due. As President Elect I will give him the respect he is due. This is far and beyond more that was given to George W or Dr. Rice or Colin Powell by the left. With that out the way let me get to my question.
What has Obama done to warrant this world admiration? Has he cured any diseases? Has he authored any laws that changed the betterment of man in his 320 days as Senator? Made any major contribution to the world beside speeches and condemnation for his country? Why is it all of a sudden “good to be an American” now and was something you were ashamed of just 48hrs ago?
What has Obama done to warrant this world admiration? Has he cured any diseases? Has he authored any laws that changed the betterment of man in his 320 days as Senator? Made any major contribution to the world beside speeches and condemnation for his country? Why is it all of a sudden “good to be an American” now and was something you were ashamed of just 48hrs ago?
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The Founding Fathers On Redistribution
We just finished the constitution and the Founding Fathers, While reading some quotes from them I came upon this list from them about wealth distribution. I'm sure my History Professor would get a kick out of this.
“To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his father’s has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it.” — Thomas Jefferson, letter to Joseph Milligan, April 6, 1816
“A wise and frugal government… shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government.” — Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1801
“Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but only those specifically enumerated.” — Thomas Jefferson
“The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence. If ‘Thou shalt not covet’ and ‘Thou shalt not steal’ were not commandments of Heaven, they must be made inviolable precepts in every society before it can be civilized or made free.” — John Adams, A Defense of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, 1787
“With respect to the two words ‘general welfare,’ I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators.” — James Madison in a letter to James Robertson
In 1794, when Congress appropriated $15,000 for relief of French refugees who fled from insurrection in San Domingo to Baltimore and Philadelphia, James Madison stood on the floor of the House to object saying:
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” — James Madison, 4 Annals of Congress 179, 1794
“[T]he government of the United States is a definite government, confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, whose powers are more general. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government.” — James Madison
But maybe they were wrong and Mr. Obama is right. After all, he is a Constitutional scholar.
“To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his father’s has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it.” — Thomas Jefferson, letter to Joseph Milligan, April 6, 1816
“A wise and frugal government… shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government.” — Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1801
“Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but only those specifically enumerated.” — Thomas Jefferson
“The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence. If ‘Thou shalt not covet’ and ‘Thou shalt not steal’ were not commandments of Heaven, they must be made inviolable precepts in every society before it can be civilized or made free.” — John Adams, A Defense of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, 1787
“With respect to the two words ‘general welfare,’ I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators.” — James Madison in a letter to James Robertson
In 1794, when Congress appropriated $15,000 for relief of French refugees who fled from insurrection in San Domingo to Baltimore and Philadelphia, James Madison stood on the floor of the House to object saying:
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” — James Madison, 4 Annals of Congress 179, 1794
“[T]he government of the United States is a definite government, confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, whose powers are more general. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government.” — James Madison
But maybe they were wrong and Mr. Obama is right. After all, he is a Constitutional scholar.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
ABC News: Media's Presidential Bias and Decline
A great editorial by columnist Michael Malone on the clear bias in the news coverage of the election. We should send this to all media editors and see if they respond. Probably not. Also note that while your reading the piece on media bias, notice the "Vote Obama" banner to the right of the artical.
ABC News: Media's Presidential Bias and Decline
ABC News: Media's Presidential Bias and Decline
Sunday, October 26, 2008
5 Question Quiz
With the coronation of Lord High Barack Obama just a few weeks away, let me clear one thing up. I am not a supporter of Barak Obama. I’m sure that is not news to anyone who knows me. When expressing my discuss of the situation, I was advised to "Calm down, you may like what he does the next 4 years." Ahh no. Everyone is so into this “Next step in History”, that they are willing to send America down a path it may not be able to recover from. Let me explain that last statement. When you attack the ideals that made this country what it is, you risk losing it altogether. Everyone is so focused on “Change”, were about to elect someone into the highest office in the land with no experience, a shady background and a Socialists agenda. When you go to vote on November 4th ask yourself these questions.
1. Are you ready to have our military laughed at and mocked when we run out of Iraq with are tails between or legs?
2. Are you ready to roll back the Patriot Act that has kept us safe for the last 8 years?
3. Are you ready to have the Government owning our homes, controlling our healthcare , running our banks and controlling the free market?
4. Are you ready to stifle economic and job growth by taxing those who provide the jobs?
5. Are you ready for more than a Trillion dollars worth of spending in the next 4 years?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you will vote for Obama. If you answered no then you need to do whatever legally possible to make sure John Mc Cain gets elected. He may not be the best person for the job, but he is a hell of a lot better than the alternative.
1. Are you ready to have our military laughed at and mocked when we run out of Iraq with are tails between or legs?
2. Are you ready to roll back the Patriot Act that has kept us safe for the last 8 years?
3. Are you ready to have the Government owning our homes, controlling our healthcare , running our banks and controlling the free market?
4. Are you ready to stifle economic and job growth by taxing those who provide the jobs?
5. Are you ready for more than a Trillion dollars worth of spending in the next 4 years?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you will vote for Obama. If you answered no then you need to do whatever legally possible to make sure John Mc Cain gets elected. He may not be the best person for the job, but he is a hell of a lot better than the alternative.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Obama Tells Tax-Burdened Plumber the Plan is to ‘Spread the Wealth Around’
The Obama finally tells the truth about his tax and economic plan for America. Income Distribution!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Barack Obama told a tax-burdened plumber over the weekend that his economic philosophy is to "spread the wealth around" -- a comment that may only draw fire from riled-up John McCain supporters who have taken to calling Obama a "socialist" at the Republican's rallies.
Obama made the remark after fielding some tough questions from the plumber Sunday in Ohio, where the Democratic candidate canvassed neighborhoods and encouraged residents to vote early.
"Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn't it?" the plumber asked.
"It's not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they've got a chance for success too," Obama responded. "My attitude is that if the economy's good for folks from the bottom up, it's gonna be good for everybody ... I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody."
Obama frequently rails against what he calls a Republican concept that tax breaks for the wealthy will somehow "trickle down" to middle-class Americans.
Obama says he will not raise taxes on anyone making less than $250,000 a year.
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