DISQUS

I have been angry at my wife and said some foul things. They have been mostly exclamations, "F U" and such. I may have said "go to H". I could write those words on my best day. But I agree, anybody that could be that dispararging of a loved one, call them a cunt, could not use language that profound, loving, and honest.

Some of the criticisms here of meek are similar to the criticisms of Obama, not drinking the Black folks Kool Aid. I am particularly sensitive as mmany bourgeoisie Blacks may have experienced.

My dad played golf. About 50-75 other Blacks in our mid sized midwestern city played golf. I was a smart kid and an only child. My peers accused me of thinking and acting white. We were all struggling. My parents struggled for fair employment just like theirs. I ate beans and neckbones just like they did.

late in life a friend of mine and I coined a phrase for this attitude, "Charging admission to be Black" If your Black experience is different from mine, then you are not Black enough. We saw this in "Barack was raised by a white family and his father is African. He has no slave heritage. He is not Black enough" Now there are people judging Brother Meek as lacking because he backed Hillary Clinton not Obama early on. Some how that says something negative about his support for the Black community.

There is no charge to be Black. All of respond to this sick racism in our individual ways. Each response is real. Some responses are more ethical, uplifting, positive and couragous than others, but they all are a Black response to racism.

Al could use the steady paycheck, as could we all going into 2009.

No it does not. Everything does not have to have a final answer. We need more ambiguity in our lives. I enjoy the Bowl games because they still have collegiate spirit. A playoff system will generate into corporate party places.

From the Chicao Tribune

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/20...

Rep. Milt Patterson (D-Chicago) was the lone vote against impeaching the governor. Patterson, from Chicago's Southwest Side, said after the roll call that he didn't feel it was his job to vote to impeach the governor. He declined comment on whether he approved of the job Blagojevich is doing.

It is on DVD. You must not be up late enough to see the infmercial

If the CBC is about constiuents, shouldn't other congressman form other idstricts be invited. Could the CBC exist because the membere share an interest and a point of view. The Blue Dog caucus is based on the views and interest of the members not the status of the citizens.

I do not believe CBC is about constiuents. It is about the member. Ellsion and Burris, once seated, will be members.

Ronald Ervin McNair, Ph.D. a Black astronaut died January 28, 1986 aboard Challenger Space Shuttle, was also from South Carolina. McNair would have been 58 last October 21.

Do they have Omegas at US Naval Academy?

That is funny, kinda, sorta...
The guy looks like he is Roland Burris' cousin.

Waht is the basis for that statement? Watch out for paranoia?

The fact that Reid said it would happen this way means nothing to you. Burris said he should not make the appointment. Danny Davis turned down the appointment. The legislature is rushing to impeach him so he can do no more harm.

None of these things mean anything to you? Perhaps you have not adjusted your racism meter since Obam was elected.

Except that Blago has tried to sell the seat.

I think Harris was indicted with Blago.

No he did not. Blago's move demonstrates how easy some are manipulated by appealing to tribal instincts. This is not news. None of the Blacks on this website would be defending Blago if he appointed Lisa Madigan, (white current Atty General)

Always cheering for the brother or sister even when they are wrong. It is this instinct that has ruined Zimbabwe. This instinct almost ruined the USA further, if whites had rejected Obama for McCain. Southern whites still choose their tribe over morality and the region stays backwards.

Intelligence, competence, and morality should guide us. Mind, Body and Spirit.

The Secty. Of State, Jesse White (AA-Dem), stated previously he was not going to certify. This is a two step process. Burris must suit for the certification before and win. When that happens he will approach the Senate. The Senate will reject him based on the taint issue. That will then be litigated. If Burris wins then he will have the seat. The Democrats would have fought for the integrity of the process by opposing the tainted appointment and the rule of law will prevail.

This has always been the way it was going to play out. All the big time ballers and shot callers have known this for some time. Burris knew this when he showed up. I believe he showed up to create spin and noise.

Immorality and legal guilt is not the same thing. People do moral things and are guilty of a crime, (MLK, Rosa Parks, etc.)

People do immoral things that are absolutely legal, (GW Bush).

1. Blagoyovich tried to sell the Senate appointment.
2. Any appointment he makes to the Senate is tainted by the previous attempt to sell.

1) If you know your cousin is a shoplifter, 2) anything he sells you is tainted by the high probability it was stolen.

It is that straight forward and simple. Just because it is a James Brown CD instead of Paul Anka, does not make it a good thing.

I agree with you very much on this. Blago's versions have no credibility. Check the source of info before taking sides. So what if there is no Black Senator, it’s because the Black Senator is now the Black President. There is a Black Governor of New York and Mass. There has already been a Black Governor of Virginia. Harold Ford lost a relatively close race in Tennessee. Blackwell ran in Ohio for the GOP and will perhaps be elected RNC Chairman.

The glass is more than half full

Nobody is going to be pushed into anything by Bobby Rush. Rep. Bobby Rush has no credibility outside his district. If Burris and Rush make this a Black thing in the age of Obama they will get little support. Reid and the Senate have spoken. Obama the PE has spoken. Burris finished third in the Dem primary to Blago. Blago thanked him for pulling Black votes from the second place contestant, a Black man at the time.

It definitle was not Bpbby Rush. He has no chance of getting any statewide office. He is borderline incompetent and a former Black Panther (unacceptable to downstate whites). Congressman Danny Davis was recommeded by west side preachers before Blago was arrested. Congressman JJ jr is southside rep with strong case. Emil Jones was being considered as caretaker appointee, Of course, Valerie Jarret was also on the Blago shortlist before the arrest.

No other balcks were ever mentioned.

Almost all HBCUs devloped during and because of segregation. MOrris brown is owned by the AME church. But the church in Georgia and the USA can not afford to rescue the school. Some HBCUs will dissolve. It is sad, but it is the cost of an open society. I attended Michigan State and graduated from Howard. I send money to Howard, but I care for the succes of both schools.

Rule of thumb, adapt or succumb.

Whatsa matter boss wees sick?

I am a veteran and I am proud of the progress the country has made. I was insuslted by Bush's silly response to an attack on the living head of state. The POTUS is the Head fo State and the chief government official. Someone throwing a shoe at him is not a joke. It is serious.

Juan's response is not serious. The French should be grateful foe WW1 and WW2. Freed slaves should be grateful for the Union Army. Vietnamese and Iraqis owe the USA nothing. We owe them a change in our behavior toward the rest of the world

There were people here yesterday proclaiming JJjr guilty. Now it appears not only is he not guilty, he is just as innocent as Obama. He was letting tthe Governor out to hang before letting the Governor hang was cool. Cynicism is no more realistic than naivete.

rikyrah
You said it all for Jesse Jr. He is a good congressman. He needs to settle down his language just a bit. He needs to get a little more cmfrotable in his voice, like Harold Ford. His future in statewide politics is over, but there is a lot to accomplish by being a presence in the US House.

I believe he was honest in his dealings with the Governor, because he does not have a strong donor base(can't raise large cash) and he is smart enough to avoid traps that would make him seem similar to his father seems. He can be a strong Black voice for the most progressives policies in the congress.

You are wrong. Jarret has ready decliend tha appointment. There is o evidence Candidate 5 is Jesse Jr. # 5 was opposed by Obama. Jesse Jr. was an early supporter. I am do believe Obama would oppose Jesse Jr.