WHAT THE HELL DOES PRESIDENT OBAMA SUPPOSE TO DO JUST FOR BLACK PEOPLE?

give 100 million dollars just to black people to make jobs.THIS IS FANTASY TALK AND IM GLAD THE PRESIDENT UPDATED SHARPTON ON FANTASY TALK AND REALISM.

jobs cant be created out of thin air,employ 100′s of people and automatically become succesful.

this is all a game from tavis and sharpton to look like they have a plan and care about the unemployment rate among black people. none of them have a plan to create jobs,they have no business experience unless you consider making money from their book,speeches and personal apperances.

If you want to see how to become employed you must look at succesful ethnic groups and take their steps.

BLACK PEOPLE HAVE SO MUCH PRIDE THEY WONT ASK FOR HELP EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE UNDER THE SUN KNOWS BLACK PEOPLE HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM STARTING SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS, GETTING LOANS AND EMPLOYING THEIR PROPLE.

First off, President Obama was elected by the majority vote (which is predominantly white). He was elected President of the United States (not the black President of the United States). The man has done well as far as I can see (I am a black male 58 years of age and black). Tavis Smiley is interested in furthering his own career and it doesn’t matter who stands in the way.

If any white person would have been elected to the Presidency and wasn’t doing anything to help the black race, Tavis would be saying the exact same words. To Tavis you need to look in the mirror because you aren’t doing what you could do to help the black race.

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Jesse Jackson and Maxine Waters blowing smoke up Tavis azz. This is about egos, money and power. It always amazes me when I hear these blacker than thou Negroes (Tavis, Jesse, Cornel West ect…) who are going to lead 13 million blacks to “the promise land”. Who appointed them the HNIC? We have seen these little kings of all negroes for the last 40 years and now most adult blacks have become discouraged. Most of these guys have a little community organization with 10 to 20 employees or they get a couple of degrees from some liberal university and get tenured as a professor and are put on some liberal talk show and then they promote all of these socialist agendas as black agendas. Oh really? Socialism is not going to bring you out of the ghetto people. America is a capitalist country and will always be a capitalist country. I’m not one of those people that worships capitalism and thinks its perfect. I just haven’t seen an economic system that works better. Have any of you? The problem with these guys is that they keep telling all of these negroes in the hood that capitalism is the problem and that most of the problem does not lie within ourselves and our community. Until we as a people truly embrace capitalism we will always be at the bottom. YOU CAN NOT ACHIEVE IN A SYSTEM THAT YOU HATE AND REJECT AS CORRUPT AND IMMORAL.

Disappointed that this fight is what is dominating our Airways.
1. The president is the Prez for the United States of American, not the divided states of Black people.
2. All Black Leaders should focus on an agenda for people of Color, that focuses on better lending practices for our small business, Making Education Grants more readily available and financial Management education for our families.
3. As a Black Man the president is expected to further the advancement of colored people by weighing in on issues that plagues our people with dividing the country. He is a brilliant Man; i am sure he can find a way.

I am looking forward to the new leadership at the NAACP to make the civil rights movement more relevant to the needs of our people today.

Much love…
BTW: Tavis Smiley is one of he more genuine black leaders we have today, even if his opinion is not popular. one thing that is consistent is that he has always said our black leaders must have a love for black people and we should support those who overtly and shamelessly support us. Much love to Tavis

Main black leaders rallying for Barracks opponent Hillary Clinton. Jesse Jackson, Maxine Waters, Tavis Smiley. Main blackers leaders trying to undermine Barrack Obama’s presidency after only 1 year. Jesse Jackson, Maxine Waters, Tavis Smiley (and I must add Cornell West).

daup06, ” Main blackers leaders trying to undermine Barrack Obama’s presidency after only 1 year”..

So let me ask you..Just when is it time to point out what hes NOT doing? You guys just complained about a president messing up for 8 years str8 (Bush), so you now want another one to be allowed to do it just because he’s half Afrikan? I think above ALL he should be held most accountable for PROMISES he made during his ‘Jim Jones’ trail. do you want ANOTHER 8 year repeat OR would you rather have someone attack what needs to be done right now in the first year? Black people have NEVER been given a pass for their heritage…Now people want to give the PRESIDENT of all people one when his actions are most needed.

For The Record I Am Anti-Obama, Double Anti-Obama, Just As Much As Obama Is anti-CHRIST.

This Article Is Vague And Ignorant To Many Of The TRUTH That Much Of The Media Is Currently Hiding From Mainstream America, Both Black, Brown, Asian And White Alike And Irregard To Religion (If I May).

Obama Is Counterfeit In Every Sense Of The Word, If His Supporters Would Come Down From The Hype Of The Emotional Ignorance That He Has Dog Collared To The Ends Of The Eternal Abyss Of Pending Hell And Hades, They Would See That Obama Has No Policy Ideas Of His Own, Obama Can’t Stand Alone; Where I Am From Unless Or Until You Can Stand Alone And In RIGHT Belief, You Are Not A Man, But A Boy Or Less.

I Said, Obama Campaign For The United States Of America Without A Real Specialty Policy, Like Education, Welfare, National Security, Energy, Social Security, Deficit Balancing, Healthcare, Foreign Policy, etc; He Has No Original Ideas Relative To Subjective Policy Of Objective Concern; He Was Put Into The White House On Cheat (Which Is Little Reported And Known And On Bribery And Blackmail Galore) And Rhetoric.

This Is The Real Reason Why He Is So Eager, Moreso Desperate To Have All Of These Summits And Gathers To Share Ideas Because He Trying To Cover Up Another Watergate Conspiracy, As Well Cover Up The Fact That He Is A Real Dead Beat, A Lame Duck, A CON-ARTIST, Immature And Incompetent To The Real Care Of The Nation.

Any Good That Any National Constituents Are Getting Is At The Price Of Their SOUL And/Or As Crumbs Off The Table As A Result Of His Real Agenda, His Hidden Agenda And That Is A Vain Coup Of This Great And Unique Country.

Obama Is Only Pretending To Be An Advocate Of Black America, Hell The Only Reason He Married His Wife Was Because Of Her Dark Complexion And Appeal To Black America And His Hidden Agenda Political Aspiration.

He Is A Terror In The Order Of Al-Qaida, In MIND And Spirit, Their Only Difference Is Their Choices Of Resources.

The Reason He Has Problem With White America And The Republicans Is Because Any Body With A Third Eye Can See That He Is Not A (True) Leader, But An Imposter. This Is Not Suppose To Be About Race, This Is Suppose To Be About Virtue And JUSTICE And The Likes, But His Motives Are Solely Worldly Ones (i.e. Being The First Black U.S. President, Maybe Being Put On U.S. Currency, Maybe Mount Rushmore, etc).

Someone Argue, It’s Too Soon To Hold Him Accountable, He Needs More Time; I Am Here To Tell You That If You Know A Person True Nature, You Know Who That Person Is Regardless Of His Short Or Erroneous Conduct; I Know Obama’s Nature And Many Deeds And Spirit To Support My Reality Of Him And In This Case, Too Much Time Is A Bad Thing (You Heard Of That Before, Right). Sometimes, Too Much Time Can Be A Bad Thing.

It Is Because Of His Nature And Relative Deeds And Spirit That I Have Subjective Experience That I Say All Of These Things; I Don’t Expect Everyone To Agree With Me But I Am Not One Of Those People Who Believe That Everyone’s Going To HEAVEN Either.

It Is What It Is, And I Am A Selfless Person, He As A Con-artist Is A Selfish Person, You Have To CONSCIOUSLY HUMBLE Yourself And Put TRUTH And RIGHT REASONING On Your Emotions In Order To See What I Am Saying, This Is TRUTH, Not Just Fact Or Opinion, Some Know What I Am Talking About.

Do Not Be Deceived, This Is More Then An Act, This Is The TEST Of All ETRNITY, And Regardless Of Your Idea Of It, We Are Being Held In A JUDGMENT That Is Greater Then Momma Or Anything In This World, And People Who LOVE You Would And/Or Should Be Telling You To REPENT Or Perish!

He Is An Imposter And The Great Deceiver, The Performer Of Counterfeit Miracles With The Waiving Of Illogical Budgeting And Other People Policy And Accomplishments.

Get Out While You Still Can, If You Still Can.

He Is Promised Eternal Hell.

Regarding The Heading Question Of ‘ A Post Obama America’; If He Succeed ( Which He Won’t According To The Prophecy In The Book Of Revelation), In His Agenda, I Project A New Breed Of Corporate Elitists, One In Which Will Result, (Consistent With (The Flip Of The) Prophecy In The Book Of Daniel Chapter 11Thru Chapter 12) In Increasing Poverty, That Is Middle-class And Upper Classes Becoming More And More Impoverished While The Chosen Of His Faithful Continue To Absorb The Money And/Or As A Result The Value Of The Dollar Would Also Become More Devalued, Basically Instead Of Just The Armageddon (Supernatural Warfare), It Will Be The Apocalypse (Natural World Annihilation).

@Dr Detorit777 lmao. Hey make sure u pay your membership to the kkk (I mean Tea Party).

@CaliFemme23
So let me ask you..Just when is it time to point out what hes NOT doing?
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Let me see. After one year he has Prevented two automobile companies and about 50 fortune 500 companies from going bottom up. Which would have caused a domino affect of causing thousands of additional (probably a million) jobs in the auto and financial service industry from being lost probably forever (if u think a lot of those lost jobs would not have black people you are crazy). He was ONE VOTE away from fillibuster proof universal health care. Remember real estate across the country has lost 30 Percent of its value. This has caused banks to almost stop making loans and private individuals from using equity in their homes for investments and new business startups. He has to deal with TWO WARS and the Republicans trying to sabotage his presidency. Now my question to you is what did you expect him to have done for THE BLACK COMMUNITY in his first year of office. Remember congress has to pass funding for all projects.

I have to agree with Tavis Smiley…President Barrack Obama needs to step his game up.

When were black leaders ever on the same page? Martin and Malcolm had different motives and agendas, as did Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Dubois and Marcus Garvey. This is one of the major factors for our lack of progress in matters of racial and economic justice, the few who do have a voice are reluctant to sit down and work on a common agenda. Obama is no fool, he recognizes this weakness and will continue to pursue a centrist/corporate agenda while black folks debate whether to check Negro, African American or Black on their census forms.

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Daup06, “Let me see. After one year he has Prevented two automobile companies and about 50 fortune 500 companies from going bottom up”

Let me pass this right back at you…With all of the bailouts etc…WHO exactly do you think is going to get taxed to pay that money back to the public? Do you think the automotive companies and banks that were ‘saved’ are going to get their wages taxed? Do you think that those people’s children’s private school tuitions are going to be fetered so their wealthy parents could keep their companies? Do you think the banks are going to take a pay cut for the higher ups OR do you think the patrons/customers (ME AND YOU), will feel the crunch when it comes to higher interest and service fees? EVERY dollar Obama used to ‘help’ those companies will be dug out of OUR pockets.

“He has to deal with TWO WARS and the Republicans trying to sabotage his presidency”.

These two wars he’s dealing with…Would those happen to be the same wars that Mr. Obama PROMISED to cease and bring our men/women home back during his campaign trail? OR are these the same two wars that he has thus sent 40,000 MORE people overseas to fight? And my goodness it didnt even take him a year to do it! As far as republicans trying to ‘sabotage’ his presidency…push tush, he KNEW full well what lied ahead of him before he even put his name on the ballot. I have no intention to sit and whine about how they are treating the ‘poor black guy’ because I have no loyalty to either party. (Maybe if you knew your history regarding the two parties, you wouldnt either!). Democrats were the ORIGINAL slave holders,but thats another story….
You asked what did I expect him to do for the black community his first year in office?? First of all I didnt expect a damn thing from a president. See I am one of FEW who can see past his skin tone. He is just another smilin, shuckin/jivin politician. I didn’t vote for the guy, so therefore I had no ‘faith’ in him to begin with. I see him as a puppet, a fallguy if you will for some power GREATER THAN HIM TO PULL HIS STRINGS. He’s lukewarm at best, he backslides, and NEVER addresses issues that are in his forefront that have to do with black people. Now im not saying I think he should stand outside and pass out keys to Bentley’s and new houses for black people, nah thats crazy. But he could address whats going on with US. WE are feeling the ‘crunch’ of this recession more than anyone else and yet he chooses to ignore us. “Everything this dude is proposing involves raising taxes while lowering government services to those who paid the taxes.”

But it’s ok Daup06, The rest of us will still be here to welcome you with open arms when you make your trip back from Jonestown…remember…Don’t drink the kool-aid!!!

@CaliFemme23
But he could address whats going on with US. WE are feeling the ‘crunch’ of this recession more than anyone else and yet he chooses to ignore us.
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That’s a very general statement. Can u specially tell me what he is supposed to say? I really want to hear what he’s suppose to get up in front of the nation and specifically say to black folkes. If the financial and auto industry goes bottom up it would be a great world depression to the extent that no one has every seen before. In the poorest countries, there would be starvation of millions. In rich countries, ie U.S. the poor (mostly black folkes) would be hit first. Black people are poor now but anit no one starving. There would be black folkes in the U.S. Who would starve to death literally. Wars; Yeah let’s just leave. Go back and see what happened after we left Vietnam millions were killed.

First of all Al does nothing for our community. Who the delegated him to speak for us. Second, Obama needs to really get on board and really get somethings done. He still has time to really do something. He needs to let the repubs know hey you saying ney to what Im doing but offer no plan. Obama’s time is running out he needs to pick up the pace.

And I’m sorry to say that African Americans are poor because of what we do. It is our own fault. IF not filled with envy we are filled with hate if not filled with hate resentment if not resentment greed if not greed self pity and with all of those combined we are still filled with blame. We point fingers way to much. He this she that really now people. Do something. WE are the strongest nation well at least we were. We do not respect each other anymore. WE are looking to those who do nothing for us to lead us and to speak for us. We start a riot only to walk away after the cameras are gone. We continue to support the tear down of or women and the destructive cycle of our men. What is it that we want? after that question is answered… Go get it. And ask yourself why was Obama a good choice? Haven’t seen much of a change that we can beleive in… yet

daup06,

Hmmmm, I see you didnt answer my questions regarding your president, his BUSH-ISH war policies and that glorious bailout…It’s ok, You’re an Obama lover, I didnt expect you to recognize his faults.

Now what do I expect him to do in the face of black people? Ohhhhh I dont know, perhaps he could PROMISE to ‘Ease’ the burden on us as he said he would for the middle class amerikkka. I mean if this is the same guy who won the coveted Nobel Peace Prize JUST for SPEAKING of peace between the nations then damn, I’m sure he can fathom a plan perhaps aimed more at HIS OWN (So you guys say hes black, I aint buyin it), as he so does Jews, homosexuals and latinos.

” Black people are poor now but anit no one starving.”

What the hell amerikkka do YOU live in where you THINK black people arent starving? Did you completely MISS Katrina where people were starving? Have you no ‘homeless’ sector (yes they call them sectors here in CA), where there are nothing but people homeless, cold, and starving? “Wars, yeah lets just leave”…You’re damn right lets just leave. Tell me, what good is our presence there? Oh come now, you dont really think we have been hunting Bin Laden for over 8 years now do you? Ok, after we left Vietnam millions were killed…Ummm ok? Your point is? Im sorry babe, But MY 20 year old cousin, friends and other family, MY people in Afghanistan are worth more to me than ANY other local life over there. Now do me a favor and speak on them taxes and all that other ‘stuff’ I asked you…Dont worry, i’ll wait….

There is no man made Great Saviour. The fight for human, black or any other unity has only one chance. In my short time here on earth I have learned it is no longer time to talk about it… Just to be about it.

Sad we keep looking for someone to lead, an God never comes up. Why would it be so hard to trust in God instead of man? We see the out come of man NOTHING, but confusion, lies, an greed that goes un-checked. If you have a problem with the officals STOP voting for them, I mean is that so hard. White men today are running from the gov. because most know it is a scam, an before they become part of that scam they run.This gov. is ran by Satan, also education, econ., an so forth.Sad to say it is nothing we can do except pray.We have had a go at all there ideas, an now we stand looking at our fruit, what do you think Good, or Bad? I think bad, because we refuse to listen to God. Come out of her God said, but we choose to stay, an talk about participate in every evil bone they throw us.Have you not choked enough my people on that bone? Spit it out, let it go focus on God, an his word for your guide, NOT MAN.

Michael2477, Yeah man, how about you just quit your job, stop paying your bills and dont feed yourself. Pray to god to do all of that for you…And while youre at it, dont go vote ever again, just let things things continue on like they are and see where god gets you. Reality…MESSAGE!

The best way to handle this type of situation is making a cellphone call to the President. Air your differences with him and Rev. Sharpton on a three=way conference call. “The” very last thing that you want to do is create meat for a hungry, salivating media that just loves to see 3 of the most prominent Black Men in the world arguing and bickering over really misdirected issues that could’ve been handle in a much more professional manner. You “k-n-o-w” that there are people out there praying for things like this to happen, simply to “divide and conquer” as well as validate the old stereotype of “Black People being incapable of working together with arguin’, fussin’ and fightin’.”

Instead of focusing on what the President is doing or not doing, whatever your opinion may be; each individual should be asking themselves, what I have done for black folk today?

I happen to be working on juvenile justice reform in my county and have made substantially progress in doing so over the past five years. (visit my page) I bring this up because in my experience there are very few of us under the age of fifty actually in positions of influence. We definitely lost a generation or two, and we’re seeing the effects with most of our leaders long since reaching retirement age.

We need more folks in the pipeline putting feet on the ground and legs behind the words, developing their sociopolitical consciousness as they replace our elders in leadership roles.

Rather than knocking down the President and trying to prove our intelligence by presenting ourselves as his intellectual superior or peer, we should get about the business of actually doing something.

Teach a kid how to build an electric circuit, a generator, a wind turbine…Expose them to non-western cultures. Teach them foreign languages. Explain a contract to them. Show them your paycheck and the monthly budget. The point is all this silly fighting over the President won’t get us anywhere. Most folks are so disconnected from the reigns of power there’s little he can do directly that would truly improve our situation. There are steps we have to take to control the immediate environments we live in that we aren’t taking.

@CaliFemme23 girl u a trip. I want Obama to suceed but I know that he is really just a figurehead. The only thing that he has done different from Bush did was dabble in healthcare. As for Tavis Smiley and Al Sharpton Sharpton needs to GTFO. He does nothing for black people other than play the same BS game that Jessie Jackson plays. Does Jessie Jackson even have a church. I like Tavis Smiley since he dose have some sense in his head. And somebod said why Obama was a good choice actually it’s the lesser of 2 evils IMO. This country needs a 3rd party that actually has a goo chance to do something. Corporations and the media run everything really. None of the media outlets are balanced at all. I LOL wen Fox News says fair and balanced. They lean heavily to the right while ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN lean more towards the left.

@Daup06. The thing that kills me is, you make this big impassioned speech about the virtues of capitalism, and claim there is no other system on earth greater, then when you start to list off BHO’s so called triumphs, you mention, the bailing out of corporations. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Government takeover/bailout/ownership of corporations socialist and fascist in nature? The problem with this line of thinking is, you want to be a capitalist when things are going good, but a socialist when things go downhill. You correctly mention that Real Estate has lost 30% of its value, which was due to corrections in an overbuilt market, fueled by easy credit. BHO’s policies are adding more fuel to this fire, through FHA credits, continuous subsidizing of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and now has dedicated 1B to ARTIFICIALLY prop up the market. He should be trying to quell this fire so less people get burned, but he is doing the opposite. The problem is too many houses and not enough buyers. What is the solution? A true capitalist would/should be advocating for natural market correction, NOT for more bailouts! Can’t have it both ways my friend!

This is an interesting article. There are some truths and some falsehoods. The Bible reminds us, about the power of agreement. Agreement first starts with developing and practicing the ability to listen to someone else’s opinion with an open heart and mind. I have found that many people of great influence(and it is sad) do not listen very well, they are more interested in getting their own points and ideas across. President Obama is not God, he is not a perfect man and some of his ideology may seem a little off in some areas…but we must first give the man credit for being courageous enough to run, fight an awesome fight for the presidency. Second, I think that he does have black America on his mind but we must understand that he must work in a system that is focused upon helping “all” the people. The reality is that individual black men and women should begin to help ourselves, help our children and build within our own communities. When President Obama is out of office, history will tell if he was effective overall or not. The country is still under a master slave mentality..the difference now is that there are many more cultures and races under the heading of slave.

y do people always say tha president is black, he’s only part black… he’s mixed with ah few things, so u can’t jus claim him all black, gotta respect everything he is… an besides that he don’t only gotta focus on black issues N all that, focus on tha whole country, its comprised of everybody, so get us all right… an he’s only been there ah year an got it when tgis country was siper f**ked, u can’t fix it all in ah day… i don’t care about, or follow politics cuz they all lie anyway, but when someone is bein scapegoated or super praised, i’ll say somethin… WU-TANG!!! an michael2447 is right, man can’t really do s**t for u, especially when he don’t want to, better to have faith N pray on it, than hope some lyin a*****e politician who don’t kno or care about u, is gonna do somethin for u… remember, GOD knows ur name personally, bush, obama, palin, them folks don’t… N f**k votin, it don’t do anything anyway… 40+ presidents all different ideas, an nothing ever changes except tha bulls**t they spin… WU-TANG!!!

@CALIFEMME

CHURCH! LET THEM KNOW WASUP!!!!

_A_, You said it yet again…People need to realize the overall DAMAGE that bailouts are doing…We are going to feel that ‘hurt’ for a LONG time, way after Obama is gone. But I digress, its all good cuz hes ‘black’ right? lol

Sub-Negro, Yes I am a trip…I try my best at it! :D

Pantherg08, We may not agree on A LOT, but u know I got you here! ;-)

“1BillioaireMnd I AGREE WITH YOU SWEETHEART” BUT I WILL EVEN TAKE IT A STEP FARTHER… FIRST OF ALL LET’S GET ONE THANG STRAIGHT… I AM OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD… THEREFORE DON’T GO TRYING TO LABEL ME… BECAUSE I DON’T EXCEPT MAN MADE LABELS AT ALL… NOW PEOPLE DON’T YOU GET IT… WE AS A BLACK COMMUNITY ARE DIVIDED AGAINST OURSELVES.. AND THIS IS WHY WE ALWAYS FAIL… GOD COULDN’T HAVE SAID IT ANY PLAINER OR CLEARER: MARK CHAPTER 3, VERSE 25: AND IF A HOUSE BE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF… THAT HOUSE CANNOT STAND…AND THIS IS WHY WE ARE GETTING NO WHERE FAST… WE HAVE LEFT OUR ONLY PROTECTION WHICH IS GOD… NOW YOU CAN CHOOSE TO BELIEVE THE SPEAKING OF GOD – THE BIBLE OR NOT… BECAUSE THE CHOSE IS YOURS… BUT THE BOTTOM LINE STILL REMAINS THE SAME… NO PROGRESS IN ANYTHING… MOST IMPORTANTLY PEOPLE YOU NEED TO KNOW… THAT GOD – JESUS CHRIST – AND THE HOLY GHOST IS WITHIN THEM… GOD IS NOT OUT SIDE OF US SWEETHEART… MAN YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING IT YOUR WAY… FOR A VERY LONG TIME WITH NO RESULTS… NOW WHY WON’T YOU TRY IT GOD’S WAY… AND SEE HOW EASY IT REALLY IS…

Both have valid points in the arguement, but I’m siding w/Tavis.

I like what Obama represents SYMBOLICALLY as the blackman comen back into power like ancient times…

but realistically…….. sheeeettttttttt…..

I’ll put it like this….

is it better get shot by the KKK or to get shot by a nygga from my own hood ??? you feel me

Why are all my post awaiting “moderation”? Moderate already!

“… It means that Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders are forced to do the dirty work on racial equality because our black president has been terrorized into political silence on issues of race…”

priceless words, Dr. B, just simply….priceless!

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I will evoke a phrase from JFK. Ask NOT what your President can do for you, ask what YOU can do for your President.

Tavis Smiley and those of his opinion, would have every focus to be about the ills of minorities, winning a small battle (with many subplots), while losing many wars (with exponential subplots).

Is it really that difficult to understand the President was voted in with a majority with some minority support? His audience is clearly all American people and that is precisely what it needs to be for him to be successful.

What are we black people doing to be more successful in an environment rife with challenge? Are we getting more educated (black women are)? Are our children doing better in school (decidely not)? Are we unifying our message and providing powerful support and constructive debate (the jury is out on this one)?

Division is and has always been the Achilles heel of blacks in America. It literally is the record stuck on repeat ad nauseum. I personally am quite tired of this same ole song.

Unfortunately, I see no overarching solution, no light at the end of the tunnel. Obama is a man, an exceptional black man, but still a man, he is NOT God. He cannot wave his hand and create peace and harmony for the black race. He can, however, continue to set conditions for Americans to succeed and we would do BEST to focus on unity, progression, and timing to advance the cause.

There are many instances that demonstrate that blacks suffer more when things are bad in this nation. Yes, this is true, but a President cannot solve such things. Individuals, working together, can achieve such things. It truly takes a village to raise a child, but our black villages are in worse shape today than they were over forty years ago.

What has happened to the momentum that spawned so much rapid change as to propel a black man to the Presidency, yet see the masses of blacks with an entitlement stamp on their foreheads?

It is shameful.

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I have listened to the comments of Al Sharpton and if the quote in the New York Times is true “that we do not need to ballyhoo a black agenda”. OK, first of all what does “ballyhoo” mean. Why would you quote that to the New York Times. If I were left to interpret that statement with no real definition of the term, it would mean to me to put the black agenda on the back burner. If a Hispanic/Latino leader were to say “we don’t need to bally-hoo a Latino agenda,” the Latino people would have a fit. If the Mayor of Los Angeles were to say that to the Times, there would be a march right away. First of all, Mr. Al Sharpton I thought your Michael Jackson eulogy was great, but the gift of tongue does not equal the gift of politics. I mean who are you working for really? Obviously your family is fed and you have not missed any meals. I hope Tavis can stand his ground and represent a people whose families have not been fed. If you ever want to measure if what you are saying to the media makes any comparative sense, say the same thing yet apply it to another ethnicity. If the quote doesn’t work for any other ethnicity, then it for sure doesn’t work for who you claim to represent, the African-American people. In regards to Al Sharpton Bold yes, intriguing maybe, another Martin Luther King, no. I dare you to challenge, Minister Farrakhan the way you challenged Tavis. The Minister would rip a hole in it.
Farrakhan is the only real leader that has the balls and the proper perspective on true prosperity and healing for Americas black people. And I say this as a Christian. The rest of you are just black face minstrels skipping around happy you got sponsors for your piece of over priced chicken.

I am disappointed in all of the Willy Lynch, ball grabbing puppets. The white man, the Republicans are all laughing at these devisive, “whose got the bigger dick and pie of the white man” self appointed men. Martin Luther King would have never stooped to such levels. You know why, there was never any money in it. Seems to me Al Sharpton, Tavis Smiley have the “big dick” syndrome. Including journalist Mr.George Curry who wasted our time with a silly commentary discrediting Tavis Smiley regarding a girlish grudge they had regarding a magazine cover that Mr. Curry could have put Tavis on the cover of yet didn’t (because Mr. Curry had to display his white man given power) and Tavis for “supposedly” holding a grudge. And now political ghosts from Bush past come to administer division within the psyche’s of the Willy Lynch n****r offspring to fight over who has the bigger piece of chicken and watermelon. Wouldn’t massa Willy be so pleased to see that once again his tactics of selective affirmative action career handouts have produced such a divisive sense of ego amoung its n****r-rich participants. None of you people have missed a meal, just blowing smoke up our asses on behalf of your sponsors.
And I want to comment on those who say the Pres. Obama is not responsible for just African Americans but for all Americans. AND YOU ARE RIGHT AND CORRECT. But every group has a representative looking out for the best interests of that group when policies are being made. African Americans still need a rep to make sure they are not left to the side. Every group has a representative to look out for the best interests of their people their group, whether it be gays, latinos, non-profit sectors, single mothers, orphaned children, immigrants, etc. Latinos have needs, the poor have needs, the elderly have needs, African americans have needs, and each need to be properly represented or they will be left out. Yes, it is correct to say that Pres. Obama has to look out for all of America, yet is he the only intelligent leader that has come out of black america? Someone must “ballyhoo” (a blackface minstrel term I yet to know the definition
of)to make sure that a fairness takes place in Washington and every group needs to have a rep. If Sharpton doesn’t feel that his meeting with the president was a “ballyhoo for black people” moment, word it like this:

WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL MEETING THAT WILL BENEFIT ALL AMERICANS. AFRICAN AMERICANS AS WELL AS ALL AMERICANS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE POLICIES THAT THE PRESIDENT IS PUTTING IN PLACE.

America has a history and m.o. of leaving black people to the way side while making modern day penitary slave policies, or other racists endeavors. And so after one year we’re not suppose to not say anything about what blacks need. Obama is only one man and it is possible that the Republicans will try and keep him so occupied with matters of the country and the world that blacks can end up once again sitting on the sidelines impoverished and embattered “well, cause, least we gotta black president.” That is bulls**t, somebody better rep, somebody better “ballyhoo” and not just “ballyhoo” for blacks but for whoever needs representing.

Has Barack Obama truly “exiled” Tavis Smiley? Is this accurate? Dr. Boyce, this is quite a statement: What is your source for this information? Tell me: Has he also “exiled” Cornel West? At some point, somewhere, someday, Barack will have to look both of these gentlemen in the eye.

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I guess yall expecting the president to show up and get your kids dressed for school pull em away from tv to do homework and get yo man to stop runnin with pookie and them too. My president is addressing the most pressing issues affecting black families such as health care and education, these two things will lead to a better black america. You expect this man to recklessly come into office and say ok the two wars end today causing anarchy and civil wars that would spread to neighboring countries and the rest of the world, you expect him to come into office and say here black folks here’s your forty acres and a mule with interest that was promised by the white man in which pookie would immediately try to trade for some new sneakers, gold chain and a pimped out whip yeah I said it yeah I’m sure the republican members of congress would approve that. My brother is a perfect example yeah I somewhat give him a pass because he has been disenfranchised, I advised him that a local agency was gonna be a benefactor of some of the stimulus money training people for green jobs, especially targeted towards the local black communities and what was great it was in walking distance from my mothers house where he refuses to leave, it said it was targeted toward dropouts, ex offenders and unemployed in which he fit all three, he told me he aint got time for that bulls**t, I told him these would probably be good payin jobs, he said whatever. When I got married I didn’t think it was necessary to further my education cause my husband would take care of me, after he left and I ended up on welfare with no job training I fell into a rut, section 8 welfare foodstamps watching Oprah everday at 4:00, I wasn’t feelin real good about myself. When I went to renew my foodstamps I told my caseworker this and she said we can put you in a job training program and help you with daycare, I was like oh yeah Ima interview with a room full of more experience workers and white girls and get a job right, she said you can volunteer and get job experience, I said can I volunteer here she said I’ll see and get back with you. I started training dealing with five kids, school and part time volunteering which turned into a job as a clerk. Applied for position as claims processor with a big company got that gig, bought a house, applied with federal government been there ten years, so I know we can pick ourselves up and do it, but ain’t nobody gonna do it for you, you have to recognize and seize up on opportunities. Our president has to work harder than other presidents to prove himself and we know why, just like all my jobs I had to work harder than Suzy Q, he has the tea baggers out protesting against him when curiously no one was out in force like that when we entered into a bogus war that is costing us trillions or when those people were in the superdome dying in Louisiana, people asking for his birth certificate when they really mean his “race certificate” showing that someone of his race is good enough to be president and Tavis Smiley’s still jeolous ass, mad cause he wasn’t the first black president. And believe me I am not trying to make fun of black people relating to the beginning of my post but we have to accept some responsibility, and I know there is a lot of depression in the black community but we have to recognize and move forward take opportunities that are there and support this president cause it is a reflection on all of us, can’t you just hear one day, yall can’t even run a country, but they give a dumb b***h like Sarah Palin all accolades, support this president now don’t be fooled into keeping the crabs in a bucket mentality.

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Instead of Tavis and Cornell bashing President Obama, why aren’t they bashing the Republicans who have attempted to obstruct everything the President and Democrats have tried to accomplish? It seems to me that Tavis and Cornell have an agenda and it’s not the betterment of black folks. Whenever I see Tavis the venom if practically dripping from his mouth when he speaks the name “Obama”. What’s that about? Anyone and everyone is entitled to criticize President Obama, needless to say. But where is the BALANCE from Cornell and Tavis. If you don’t think the President hasn’t accomplished anything good than educate yourself. Go to places like politifact.com and other independent sources. Check the Congressional record for the 111th Congress and see what bills got passed. STOP listening to these talking-heads and do some fact checking on your own. Turn the TV off. The media is corporate owned. READ. BTW, check which corporations Tavis/West are connected to. They point a finger at President Obama as being connected to corporations. Well, when you point a finger at someone else, there are three pointing back at you. How are they helping? Has anyone heard either say what they can do to help move progressive ideas forward? I haven’t. Why the vitriol? Cornell is supposed to be religious and yet he stoops to name calling and vindictive language? Does this talk enable him to charge more than $25,000 for a speech?

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