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Re: Happy Barack Obama Day

twg — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:47:02 -0000

Have you ever been there? It's a county with only 11,000 people, mostly farmland and National Forest. So, I'll fight by your side if you want to discuss funding/school/tax equity issues......but just to sh*t on the place and folks to grind your political axe is disheartening. Walmart is 23 miles away, BTW, and before they ran the mom & pop stores out of business, you could shop local more often. I wonder how far some of the posters here will drive to go to SuperTarget or Wholefoods...

On the county holiday, that should give everyone pause. I'm sure youall here would have a hemorrhage if we had a George Bush day after he got the tax cuts passed. On the other hand, the President's election is a great inspiration for many and I've got no problem with the holiday.......except that tax dollars are hard to come by in Perry county.

Re: Happy Barack Obama Day

Guns3000 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:25:38 -0000

I understand their desire to funnel some of the hopefulness that a black man can attain the presidency into their area.

Tell them to turn on their television. PO is on there 24/7. The jury is still out if Barack Obama is going to be a good president. What if he turns out be a bad president. Are we going to celebrate a bad president because he is black? I'm not. That's not enough for me.

Re: Happy Barack Obama Day

JJai — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:10:59 -0000

So in this case, I understand their desire to funnel some of the hopefulness that a black man can attain the presidency into their area.

As a Christian, I obviously take issue with idolatry. However, also as a Christian I understand that people perish without vision and the Black Belt counties are in dire need of vision and hope.

Re: Happy Barack Obama Day

JJai — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:06:41 -0000

Perry County's poverty is near 3rd World Poverty, bleak and incredibly backward. Perry is apart of the Black Belt Counties. Entering these counties is like going back in time 100 years. There is no Wal-Mart, only overpriced general stores (where you can pay $500 for a $200 Wal-mart TV on credit and repay over years and years), people indebted to their employers on catfish farms- sharecropping circa 2009. It is pretty bleak.

Re: Amazing and disturbing tweet from Fort Hood area. Now with ebonics translation

JJai — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:41:00 -0000

my sentiments exactly. I don't know why I decided to even watch;-)

Re: Amazing and disturbing tweet from Fort Hood area. Now with ebonics translation

Sepia — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:21:04 -0000

Fox News is the wrong channel for the shooter's cousin to be on.

Re: Amazing and disturbing tweet from Fort Hood area. Now with ebonics translation

JJai — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:27:16 -0000

He said that cousin was born and raised in America. He was "a good American" condolences from family. That cousin wanted to pay back military in exhange for discharge. That cousin was horrified by stories he heard from soldiers who he counseled.

Re: Amazing and disturbing tweet from Fort Hood area. Now with ebonics translation

JJai — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:25:54 -0000

Fox is interviewing his cousin. Cousin asserts he has always been muslim. That Hasan had hired an attorney to get out of the military due to his allegations of harassment and fear of deployment.

Re: Amazing and disturbing tweet from Fort Hood area. Now with ebonics translation

JJai — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:18:56 -0000

oh, I see that has been invalidated.

Re: Amazing and disturbing tweet from Fort Hood area. Now with ebonics translation

JJai — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:18:23 -0000

that is cra-azy!!!!!!!!!!! Is that really him. His face looks a lot thinner. If so, I know more about him than the media. The profile isn't highly protected.

Re: Evening Open Thread

morphusBfly — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:28:31 -0000

Langford was one of several 'officials' who were just tools. When will those seeking 'justice' go up the predator food chain to the Wall Street banking behemoths?

Re: Evening Open Thread

rikyrah — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:03:54 -0000

not surprised.

Re: Evening Open Thread

JJai — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:53:59 -0000

Some of you have mentioned this case before but Larry Langford, Bham AL Mayor, guilty on all bribery charges (60) in deliberations that last less than 2 hours. He's facing 805 years in prison.

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/10/larry_langf...

He then gives a press conference where he and his wife act a complete a$#.

Re: Evening Open Thread

RobM — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:01:17 -0000

I appreciate what you added having eyes on the ground. Alabama is not thought of as being anything but negative regarding homosexual rights so any announcement of progress is news.

Re: Evening Open Thread

JJai — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:52:58 -0000

UAB is a nationally renowned medical program so in order to remain competitive with recruiting renowned faculty and staff.....

I live in Bham and know many companies who offer the benefits so I don't see it as being so remarkable.

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

rikyrah — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:27:38 -0000

all the Slave Catchers, still employed on Fox...but not Dr. Hill.

uh huh

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

JJai — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:12:52 -0000

Did y'all already discuss this? Marc Lamont Hill fired.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/16/fox-ne...

When I read this article all I could think of was "$350 ain't worth your soul" ala' Common.

Re: RIP, Patrick Swayze

JJai — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:33:12 -0000

Ditto.

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

JJai — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:32:17 -0000

So sorry to hear that Muzikal. It helps me when I am down to sometimes consider other times Ive been at the end of my rope and how those situations were resolved. Writing them down has proved very effective in eliminating some stress. Just a thought...

Though this burden is large to everything there is a season. It won't be like this always.

thoughts and prayers are with you....

Re: RIP, Patrick Swayze

JJai — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:08:36 -0000

And he was married to the same woman for 34 years! Wow.

Re: Thursday Open Thread

JJai — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:30:17 -0000

DWS is so ambitious.

Re: Go Malia!

Sombody_took_my_username — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:40:23 -0000

Well, I'm not feeling very joyful about your President, these days.

Re: Go Malia!

JJai — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:43:13 -0000

Debbie Downer:-) Levity and joy are necessary and valuable, too.

Re: Go Malia!

JJai — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:41:59 -0000

I love the ones that need me ;-) She is smarty and brainy so I have to love her since Sasha is so cute and likeable.

However, when she turns into a smoking young lady I might have to move to Team Sasha :-)

Re: Go Malia!

IWordsmith — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:53:59 -0000

Malia is my sister's favorite. I'm a Sasha fan.