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Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2005/09/its-talent-stupid.html

Terrence — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 10:48:00 -0000

Hello GG. Thanks for mentioning my blog entry on talent.

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2005/10/technorati-rankings-for-this-blog.html

Terrence — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:11:00 -0000

Congratulations GG!

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2005/11/terrence-wonders.html

Terrence — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:34:00 -0000

Hi Gautam,

Thanks for mentioning me and my blog entry re my value proposition.

Regarding the ChangeThis piece on leaders and dictators, I enjoyed it very much. I think the writer is on to something. Though I have my doubts that voting for one's boss will ever be implemented.

When you go to work, you leave a lot of your rights at the door. The workplace is not a democracy.

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2005/11/workplace-democracy.html

Terrence — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:15:00 -0000

Gautam,

Semler's achievement does sound remarkable...revolutionary even.

But the reason I have my doubts about implementing workplace democracy is simple. In most companies, the real organizational structure is a power hierarchy populated by superiors and subordinates.

Although the manifesto at ChangeThis is well written and compelling, the predominant corporate culture is not a democracy. Quite the opposite, it is more like a medieval fiefdom of lords and serfs. The serfs work the land at the leave of the lords. At any moment, the lords can dismiss one, a few, or all of the serfs.

Most of the folks running corporations are far from the enlightened view of Ricardo Semler. They may be Boomers or post-Boomers, but they were raised in command-and-control cultures. It is all that they know.

What they fail to realize is many side-effects that are produced, including the erosion of employee loyalty.

Sad but true, I'm afraid.

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2005/12/biggest-gurus-of-management_02.html

Terrence — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:04:00 -0000

Hey GG

Glad to see you refer to Edgar Schein in your comment on cultures. He is one of my organization development heroes.

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2005/12/employee-engagement-or-motivation.html

Terrence — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:58:00 -0000

"Engagement" is the hot management buzzword right now.

But I agree that there is a fuzziness to the term.

In the realm of marital relations, engagement means that two people have made a solemn commitment to each other, based on love, and symbolized by the giving of rings, that they intend to seal in matrimony.

Translating this into the organizational realm is giving me a headache.

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2005/12/im-not-expert-just-blogger.html

Terrence — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:53:00 -0000

I blog therefore I am...what? An expert? No. A seeker of wisdom? Yes.

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2005/12/how-recruiter-looks-at-your-resume_16.html

Terrence — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 10:47:00 -0000

Excellent article, GG. Thanks for sharing.

As a job hunter, this is a big part of "breaking the code" and getting in front of someone at the hiring company.

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2005/12/20-dumbest-business-practices.html

Terrence — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:21:00 -0000

Dumb business practices! I love it.

Some of my favorites are on there:
- Mergers of decrepit monsters
- Not listening to customers

I would add:
- Treating customers like crap
- Treating customers like they are the enemy
- Making it extremely hard for customers to do business with you

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/01/happy-new-year.html

Terrence — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:17:00 -0000

Congrats, GG. And a Happy New Year!
Blog On!
Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/02/musing-on-organizational-culture.html

Terrence — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:41:00 -0000

I just posted an entry at my blog,Here We Are. Now What?, on what's happening at ADP where they are growing rapidly via acquisitions and at the same time they are trying to build a common culture.

http://learningvoyager.blogspot.com/2006/02/building-common-culture-yesterdays-new.html

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/02/rewards-dont-motivate-true-knowledge.html

Terrence — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:38:00 -0000

Good points, GG. I wonder if one could design an organization with those very characteristics?

- noble purpose

- freedom to contribute wherever one's interests may range

Would be a great place to work, I'd think.

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/03/high-points-during-blogging.html

Terrence — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 07:35:00 -0000

I know what you mean, GG.

Blogging opens up new ways of communicating, connecting, and collaborating.

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/03/km-and-internal-blogging.html

Terrence — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 10:26:00 -0000

Very exciting! I think this may be the way to finally get some KM traction.

Good luck with your presentation. Please let us know how it goes over.

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/06/what-is-organization-development-od.html

Terrence — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 09:15:00 -0000

Hey GG.

Good topic and thanks for mentioning me and my blog.

For anyone interested in more about OD, here are some additional links:

ODNET
http://www.odnetwork.org/

OD Institute
http://members.aol.com/odinst/

The Nine Steps to OD
http://learningvoyager.blogspot.com/2005/06/nine-steps-to-successful-organization_21.html

The above link will take you to step 9, so you'll need to work backwards to the start of the series.

Cheers!

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/06/what-is-organization-development-od.html

Terrence — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:07:00 -0000

One more thing...

With regard to internal OD, I guess you could say that I "wrote the book" on it. Actually I was one of a team of co-authors who wrote the chapter on it (chapter 27) in the new edition of Practicing Organization Development, published in 2005 by Wiley.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0787962384/102-8110838-0308162?v=glance&n=283155

Also for those interested in writing further on the practice of internal OD, here is an invitation to do so from my friend Ted Nguyen at J&J:

Dear Colleagues,

The Organization Development Journal, the most cited O.D. publication in the world, is going to publish a special issue on “Best Practices in Internal O.D.” I have volunteered to edit this special edition on behalf of The O.D. Institute, publisher of the O.D. Journal.

The O.D. Institute is a global non-profit educational association organized in 1968 to promote an understanding of the field of Organization Development and to advance its practices. The O.D. Institute Advisory Board includes Dr. Warner Burke (USA), Dr. Wang Zhong-Minh (China), Dr. Perla Tayko (Philippines), Dr. Konstantin Korotov (Russia), Louw Dutoit (South Africa), Eric Gaynor (Argentina), Pritam Vachani (India), and other outstanding scholars/practitioners. Every year the O.D. Institute publishes quarterly O.D. Journal and The International Registry of O.D. Professionals and O.D. Handbook, and it hosts What’s New in O.D. and HRD Conference inside the USA and O.D. World Congress outside the USA.

If you are an internal practitioner and would like to contribute or need additional information, please contact me. In the meantime, please feel free to forward this email to colleagues who may be interested. Thank you.

Best regards,

Ted Nguyen
Director, Management Education & Development
Global Talent Management Group
Johnson & Johnson

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/06/problem-with-leadership-development.html

Terrence — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 09:08:00 -0000

Good points, GG. Another problem with leadership development is how companies define who is a "leader" and where leaders may be found (and developed) within the organization. The pitfall is to focus only on an elite strata and ignore the leaders at lower levels.
One company that successfully avoids this trap is Becton Dickinson which seeks and develops leadership at all levels.

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/06/why-talent-management-or-hr-doesnt.html

Terrence — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 09:03:00 -0000

I like names with the word "People" in it such as People Services. That's what we called HR at a telecom company that I worked for back in the 90's.

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/07/promise-of-web-20-true-organizational.html

Terrence — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:45:00 -0000

Hey GG,
I just blogged about this yesterday:

http://learningvoyager.blogspot.com/2006/07/if-you-want-innovation-empower-people.html

We must be on the same wavelength!

I am intrigued by the linkage to OD because, as I see it, most OD folks wouldn't know a blog or a wiki from a sewing machine. Hopefully that will change...

Regards,

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/07/quote-of-day-hrs-real-job.html

Terrence — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:21:00 -0000

Excellent Welch piece with typically bracing insight such as this excerpt:

"HR should be every company's "killer app". What could possibly be more important than who gets hired, developed, promoted or moved out the door?

After all, business is a game, and as with all games, the team who puts the best people on the field and gets them playing together, wins.

It's that simple.

You would never know that, though, to look at the companies today where the CFO reigns supreme and HR is relegated to the background. It just doesn't make sense.

If you owned Real Madrid, for instance, would you hang around with the team accountant or the director of player personnel?

Sure, the accountant can tell you the financials.

But the director of player personnel knows what it takes to win: how good each player is and where to find strong recruits to fill talent gaps.

That's what HR should be all about. And, as you point out, it's usually not."

Thanks,
Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/08/process-works-relevance-for-hr.html

Terrence — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:22:00 -0000

You are so right, GG. As you said, "these processes are unacknowledged, invisible and not acted upon," yet they are the hidden coral reefs that many an organizational ship has been smashed to bits on.

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/08/cant-you-hurry-it-up.html

Terrence — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:30:00 -0000

"Every natural process takes time."

Stephen Covey talked about this. Back in 1994, in a piece called The Law of the Farm, he wrote:

"In agriculture, we can easily see and agree that natural laws and principles govern the work and determine the harvest. But in social and corporate cultures, we somehow think we can dismiss natural processes, cheat the system, and still win the day. And there's a great deal of evidence that seems to support that belief.

"Can you imagine "cramming" on the farm? Can you imagine forgetting to plant in the spring, flaking out all summer, and hitting it hard in the fall--ripping the soil up, throwing in the seeds, watering, cultivating--and expecting to get a bountiful harvest overnight?

"Cramming doesn't work in a natural system. That's the fundamental difference between a social and natural system. A social system is based on values; a natural system is based on principles. In the short term, cramming may appear to work in a social system. You can go for the "quick fixes" and techniques with apparent success. But in the long run they just don't work."

http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/gerstman/misc/LawOfFarm.htm

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/08/developing-people-whose-job-is-it.html

Terrence — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:57:00 -0000

Gautam,
You ask, Whose job is it? Good question.

As with many things in life and business, the responsibility is shared.

The Directors should be setting development goals for their subordinates each year in an annual planning cycle. (Yes, a published hierarchy of competencies would be a help.)

HR should be the ones that design and facilitate the planning process.

And the Boss ( a VP, I guess) should "hold their feet to the fire" of accountability to make sure the plams are executed.

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/11/career-planning-is-waste-of-time.html

Terrence — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:25:00 -0000

Hey Gautam,
Your eight points are very good! If someone did their career planning with those points in mind, they would do well.

Regards,

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2006/12/organization-development-path-forward.html

Terrence — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:56:00 -0000

Hey GG.

Good points! OD needs less navel gazing and more focus on getting stuff done.

For a similar perspective see Regina's post:

http://blogs.bnet.com/hr/?p=396

BTW: You have named several of my favorites: Schein, Block, and Charan.

Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2007/01/six-tips-for-networking-in-2007.html

Terrence — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:21:00 -0000

Great tips, GG. As an active networker and connector, I endorse your list.
I have already shared it with others in my network here in NJ.
Thanks ;-)
Happy New Year!
Terry

Re: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2007/03/networking-is-not-about-you.html

Terrence — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:46:00 -0000

Good one, GG. It's a paradox, I'd say: It isn't about you, but it is about you.

The most effective networkers "get it."

Terry

Re: Born again religion reporter loses faith - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Terrence — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:33:00 -0000

The bleak, cold hearted landscape of modern society literally demands the people believe in something. Belief is not faith which is the outcome of events that invoke faith.

God exists as you exist yet to develop a relationship with God demands so much soul searching as distinct from simply believing the scriptures.

What I'm talking about here is a journey of self recognition that, little by little, strengthens one's connection with the Lord by tearing one away from belief & into the realm of faith.

This appears to be happening to you ... you cannot believe blindly but you are still intrinsically attached to goodness. Keep acting as your heart and inner morality dictates. Abandon "religion" and become a REAL follower, then you have moved one step closer.

Born a catholic, I rejected it, tried buddhism, sufism, even alcoholism, and like you had to question the stupidity of the intelligentsia.

Nowadays I'm a hare krishna although many believers would dispute that, and find the path that leads me deeper and deeper into my own heart has led me deeper and deeper into my relationship with God. Krsna Himself says in the Bhagavad Gita to abandon all varieties of religion.
Yes keep on following your heart and show the Christians how to be a Christian.
Love
t3rry

Re: "Fight! Fight! Between A Nigger and A White!"

Terrence — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:13:00 -0000

Great comment.

When I first read, this I finished the rhyme. I learned it, believe or not, while in the Kindergarten on the playground.

Yes, the CBS 'Survivor' debacle is definitely trying to instigate something a new rhyme.

Re: Please, Mr. Beauprez, Save My Unborn Black Baby!

Terrence — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:07:00 -0000

Great piece. Although I used to be pro-choice, I have converted. I am personally against abortion except in extreme cases.

Although I tend to agree that something needs to be addressed within segments of our black community regarding why abortions happen, I do not like how politicians tend to use black abortion rates as a platform issue. They talk about black abortion rates at election time, but once in office they do nothing.

I think a lot times these pols are trying to appeal to the Christian Right for votes, and to do that you have to EXAGGERATE how many babies are supposedly being slaughtered in abortion clinics.

Blacks are easy targets because the rate of abortion is so high and Latino women tend have their children because of their religious beliefs.

Re: Please, Mr. Beauprez, Save My Unborn Black Baby!

Terrence — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:11:00 -0000

Let me add too, raw numbers would probably indicate that more white babies are being killed than black ones. Or because the rate is so high amongst black women, the raw numbers might nearly equal.

I don't know for sure because I have not done the math.

Re: Queen Latifah Represents on Global Warming, Introduces Al Gore

Terrence — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:21:00 -0000

Despite flak she receives from some in the hip-hop community, I love Latifah's versatility.

This is an issue that is worth associating herself with, I think.

Re: Global Warming or Pop Tart Warming?

Terrence — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:22:00 -0000

LOL!!!!

Re: How Many Black People Have Seen An Inconvenient Truth?

Terrence — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:28:00 -0000

I'm guilty. I do want to see it though. Hopefully, I'll catch it on DVD.

I do believe things are changing environmentally and America is doing more than her fair share of damage.

Re: Don’t Know Much About History (as the song goes) — Or Do You?

Terrence — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:29:00 -0000

Thanks a lot!

Re: Racial Politics This Week — A Roundup

Terrence — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:36:00 -0000

There's really no excuse.

There are lots of black bloggers in New York where the event was held.

Keith Boykin, a black gay liberal blogger even lives in Harlem.

Re: They call him the first black president

Terrence — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:50:00 -0000

Great piece. I managed to see the interview and enjoyed it.

Chris Wallace, who was looking like a cross between Pee Wee Herman and The Joker from Batman, was busted. He picked the wrong time to play games. I am glad Clinton stood up for himself.

It is about time the Demos started being aggressive with the Cons.

Re: Murder in Michigan

Terrence — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:27:00 -0000

Thanks for posting this. I sure hope this is defeated. It's sad that Connerly is one of the ring leaders of this. Ward Connerly is the biggest con artist and it's sad.

And any organization that Dan Quayle belonged (belongs) to you know it's a joke, right? Mr. Potato Head.

Re: Murder in Michigan

Terrence — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:59:00 -0000

And oh, Booker T. is probably turning over in his grave after being compared to Ward CONnerly.

Booker T. was not even this treacherous.

With Booker T., there is much evidence that he helped form institutions and gave money to black empowerment causes.

What has CONnerly done to empower black-identified Americans? Harped on his Indian, French, and Irish ancestry, while stabbing blacks in the back.

Re: Wanda Sykes: Foley Is Giving Alcohol A Bad Name

Terrence — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:46:00 -0000

Funny clip. Wanda is hilarious. What she said is so true. Let's talk about personal responsibility.

Re: Another Look at Why Harold Ford Jr Lost - the Sister Vote

Terrence — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 20:36:00 -0000

I think you are right, Jill. But there are a lot of brothas who do not like brothas abandoning sistahs for non-black women.

He probably lost a lot of votes with brothas too. Granted people are people, when a guy (or gal, for that matter) seems to have an EXCULSIVE racial preference, there is an underlying issue somewhere - whether it's Harold Jr. or Bill Maher.

Find love where you can.

Re: Great Moments in Black vs Hispanic History: Emmitt Smith

Terrence — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:33:00 -0000

Cool video. Thanks for posting. I hadn't watch the show.

Re: Great Moments in Black vs Hispanic History: Emmitt Smith

Terrence — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:35:00 -0000

[watched]

;)

Re: Bill Jefferson — If You’re Black, Git Back

Terrence — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:53:00 -0000

Black candidates, regardless of hue, propped up by white interests are usually suspect within the black community. I know this is Louisiana we're talking about, and being an edible Chocolate brotha myself, I definitely understand the dynamics of the color complex that exists within the black community.

There have been battles - old and contemporary - within my own extended family. However, I have never known a black person to vote for or against a black candidate just because of amount of melanin in the skin was too little or too much. I certainly don't vote that way. I've voted for every color of the rainbow, actually. Most Blacks I know vote on the issues. Sh*t look at widespread support for Clinton. We feel when a candidate has our best interests at heart.

With that said, I am fully aware that the color complex creeps its way into political campaigns where people like Obama and Cory Booker (mayor of Newark), who were both overwhelmingly supported by whites, felt the wrath of skeptical blacks. Even light-skinned blacks were skeptical of these brothas.

But after the brothas were able to do grassroots organizing and mobilize in Black communities to quell suspicions, they were elected to office with tremendous multi-hued black support. Color or hue didn't matter.

In my opinion, Ray Nagin eventually appealed to many blacks because with his advocacy it demonstrated that he wasn't trying to sell them down the river and relinquish New Orleans to the powerbrokers and elite (read=white)of that city. Blacks were skeptical of Ray because he was a party line flip-flopper with major ties to the corporate community (read=white). I think Ray could have been black-damn near blue- and the skepticism would have been the same.

There have been a many dark-skinned Blacks to run against them Fords in Tennessee, and that very Black district kept sending them, despite their hue, on back to Washington.

In this case, I think it might be about choosing the lesser of the two evils, and what is "more evil" depends on the voter. Trust me, Black folks know that Jefferson has a questionable character, but at least they know more about him than they do Carter.

Re: A Black Guy Did It

Terrence — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:50:00 -0000

Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous.

and sad.

Can you imagine what it was like back in the day though? Much, much worse. Sistahs and brothas killed over lies like these.

Re: A Black Guy Did It

Terrence — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:51:00 -0000

By the way, thanks for that story. I had not heard about it.

Blogging is beautiful.

Re: Potomac Primary: Obama & McCain Win Virginia, DC, Maryland

Terrence — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:29:00 -0000

Latinos on the East Coast tend to be more of island persuasion - Puerto Rican, Dominicano, Cubano-many with African roots, so no, Latinos are not a monolith. Out west they tend to be of Mexican descent, and Obama is going to have trouble in Texas if the Mexican-American population comes out in force.

Mexican-Americans tend to be more anti-black than other Latino groups. However, Mexican-Americans will vote for a black candidate if that Black candidate is a democrat going up against republican as Mexican-Americans tend to vote democratic.

But the issue with the upcoming Texas primary is that Hillary Clinton is truly a viable alternative to black Barry. Go around Houston in the largely Mexican-American neighborhoods and Hillary signs are popping up.

This is why Barry lost Cali and Arizona. Mexican-Americans love Hillary (The Clintons) - overwhelmingly.

Re: Keith Olberman Comes Correct On Clinton And Ferraro

Terrence — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:39:00 -0000

I love how some of my people, black/African-American people, don't recognize or refuse to acknowledge their own prejudices and racism with regards to this political season, yet they expect everyone else to be accountable when prejudicial statements are made.

Truth be told, racism and bigotry has been pronounced on both sides of this Clinton/Obama Democratic debacle. Racist comments and jabs have come from people of all races and ethnicities. Long before Bill Clinton's comments in South Carolina and long before Geraldine Ferraro's recent comments, there were people in the black community who made racist statements about the Clinton's.

We all reap what we sow. And I think that it is time for all of us to take a serious look in the mirror.

Re: Keith Olberman Comes Correct On Clinton And Ferraro

Terrence — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:44:00 -0000

Excuses, excuses. See, what Geraldine Ferraro said was wrong. Hillary Clinton has acknowledged it and HRC has apologized for and repudiated comments made by Ferraro and she has apologized for comments that were made by Bill Clinton in South Carolina. Maybe she didn't do it fast enough for some, but she did it.

Keep in mind that I DO NOT condone racial politics, however, if HRC and others associated (or formerly associated) with her campaign are to be held accountable, so should the people who have made racist and sexist comments and statements about the Clinton's. To deny that it has been one-sided is FOOLISH and do I dare say, IGNORANT. My point is.......Enough of the excuses ON BOTH SIDES.

If you are an Obama supporter and you have wallowed in the mud of racism YOU are just as GUILTY as Geraldine Ferraro or Bill Clinton.

I suggest that it doesn't matter who started this racist debacle cause, again, truth be told, I know black folk that have been saying some truly hateful stuff and they should not be excused.

AGAIN, look in the mirror. If it doesn't apply to YOU then don't worry, but a lot of African-Americans/Blacks are guilty of fanning the flames of racism and polarization. Let's keep it real.

It doesn't matter if it isn't coming directly from Barack's mouth. A lot of his "grassroots" supporters have made some vile comment, and so has some HRC supporters.

As I have said, on the racial front, there is enough blame to go around.

In regards to the welfare reform and mandatory sentencing crap, I say move on. America needed welfare reform. I find it ironic that many blacks don't want to be associated with welfare stereotypes yet, they complain about how welfare reform hurt blacks under Clinton. I say, tough. There needed to be a change. And I am glad Clinton had the courage to do it. We as African-Americans deserve better. If welfare reform meant getting some lazy asses off their butts to go to work or school - then so be it.

I also believe that some harsher prison sentences WERE necessary. Most of the black embeciles in our community have been killing blacks in our community, and UNFORTUNATELY they still are. Some of these brothas (and sistahs) deserve(d) mandatory sentences and so do many non-blacks who have perpetrated crimes that they had absolutely no business.

While crack vs. cocaine sentencing disparities were/are unfair - if people were not selling drugs or in possession of drugs they would not have to worry about falling victim to a racist system that has proven itself to be racist since 1619.

Again, stop making excuses. It is time for some of us to take personal responsibility for our own actions.

Re: Keith Olberman Comes Correct On Clinton And Ferraro

Terrence — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:14:00 -0000

First, if you are going to address me, spell my name correctly, anonymous.

Second, give it a rest already, anonymous. Stop playing ignorant.

The proof is everywhere. You can start by taking a look through a number of black-oriented/focused blogs. I've also heard racist comments on black radio as well. Again, stop playing ignorant.

As I have suggested, bigotry and sexism have been played out both sides - by the politicians and the "grassroots" alike.

Re: Keith Olberman Comes Correct On Clinton And Ferraro

Terrence — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:44:00 -0000

"TERRENCE, let me break it down to you so that it will forever and consistently be broken down!

RACISM IS BORM OF IGNORANCE AND FEAR! There will be takers of this in every race! Instead of you trying to enlighten us of reverse racism of ignorant Blacks "on the streets" why don't you enlighten those who are unashamedly espousing racism in the media-people of power-law makers/politicians etc?!?! No one cares about the ignorant white racists on the streets! They are NOT running things just as ignorant racist Blacks on the streets are not!"

LOL! What have you not been COMPREHENDING? Sad. You've almost exacted my point. I would further clarify that regardless of one's affiliation with either party, if one (regardless of race, ethnicity or gender) is "espousing" racist or sexist views they are no less guilty than the most popularly accused.

anonymous, part of your comment is so naive that it is DANGEROUS. Instead of responding with emotions please read and COMPREHEND.

Re: Keith Olberman Comes Correct On Clinton And Ferraro

Terrence — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:32:00 -0000

"The sentencing for crack and cocaine should be the same!!!! Period. All those CBC Clinton heads would agree."

Who said otherwise?

"Welfare stereotypes, are just that stereotypes about who is on welfare, why they are there and their lives."

Umm sweetheart, African-Americans/blacks have always been disproportionally on the welfare rolls. While the numbers of whites on welfare in raw numbers is higher, there have been a disproportionate number of minorities on the welfare rolls. The reasons are numerous, however many were on the rolls because they have been lazy asses. While Marian Wright Edelman's program, The Children's Defense Fund, is a noble one, of course she was going to complain about any changes that may adversely impact children. However, having children to grow up with welfare dependent parent(s), doesn't help and hasn't helped either. It is one of the reasons why portions of our community are in the shape they are in at the present. Let's take responsibility for our role in the madness as well.

"Republican talking point just like what was done with Affirmative Action. Clinton also contributed to the demise of that also."

Oh please, self-proclaimed Creole Ward Connerly has done more to cause the demise of Affirmative Action than Bill Clinton. Clinton only sought to "mend, not end" Affirmative Action while Connerly has sought to end it altogether. He still seeks to end it. Connerly's and his cronies the ones you need to be directing your anger towards.

Resources

New York Times: Mend, Not End It

Bradley Backs Clinton On Affirmative Action

"When you reform something you should create jobs not sign NAFTA, you should make sure that there is quality childcare."

Under the first Clinton Administration, black unemployment was at record lows. The impact of NAFTA has been felt the greatest during the Bush 2 Administration. Furthermore, it is not the job of the government to pay for your child's day care. To me, that is such a typical "liberal" assertion. You had them. You take care of them. It's not the role of the government to meet all of your personal needs - especially when you are not exercising good judgment. Again, exercise better judgment instead of having children that you cannot adequately care for. Regardless of race, assume personal responsibility and stop being a burden on taxpayers. I came from a working class family. My mother grew up poor, but she went to work for a meager wage. She worked hard and eventually made a decent salary. She encouraged me and my siblings to get our education. She encouraged me and my siblings to go to college or get viable careers, and we all did. Stop acting as if the government owes you.

"Under Clinton there was a loss of 1.5 million in affordable housing if not more."

Under the first Clinton Administration, African-American home ownership rose to record highs. The highest in American history.

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"During his (Clinton) time in office, all the things that really mattered to most Americans improved --- jobs and income --- rose at all levels, crime reached record lows, homeownership reached record highs, teen pregnancy was down, educational achievement and college attendance were up. So, in black America the question is not why we love the man so much, but why you don't."

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"There is reason why welfare was created and the problems surrounding why many are so dependent still exists. We need to address it, fix it and then we can reform it. Ask Marian Edelman Wright of the Children Defense Fund who they threw under the bus."

LOL! It was addressed, fixed and reformed.

"He signed the Omnibus Crime Bill go look it up. He cut colleges out of many prisons. College is a form of rehabilitation when the colleges left, the crime in prisons rose. Thats not it, there is more but do some research, I'm not going to spoon feed you."

LOLOL! More liberal BS. The Omnibus Crime Bill was certainly not one Clinton's crowning achievements. However, one does not necessarily go to jail to be "rehabilitated". They go to jail to serve time for CRIMES they have committed. If we continuously educate our boys and girls (regardless of their social-economic position in life) about the importance of getting their education in the first place, we could minimize a lot of the adverse impact of such bills. Go to school and college - not jail to go to college.

"I cannot forgive him for dropping the ball on Rwanda in 94. I guess places like Kosovo and Ireland are more important."

We (Americans) are damned if we do, and damned if we don't. Oh please, be mad at the Rwandans. Ultimately, they were the one's that butchered each other over bullshit. For the record, some East Europeans complained that the Clinton Administration didn't respond fast enough to the slaughter that was happening there. Regardless, we cannot be the police of the world.

"I have always been skeptical of the Clintons. I was young when he was president however the minute I learned about him I knew better. I dont dislike him, hate him nothing like that but I am not putting him up on a pedestal. I surely dont owe him nor his wife."

It's your right to be skeptical, but in your skepticism try to be more objective. And while I voted for Clinton twice and Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, they have never been put on a pedestal by me. I put no man or woman on a pedestal. Humans are just that.........Human!

"Support Clinton by all means but dont come to this forum with nonsense like blacks have said racist things to the Clintons etc etc etc...you sound dumb. All blacks ever did for the last 16 years was kiss their asses and praised them like Gods. I havent heard any racial remarks or even anything negative from the majority of them until they began injecting race into this election."

Regardless, African-Americans/Blacks have been saying some hateful racist things about the Clintons. You sound not only dumb, but in major denial about this. But it's all good and I really understand. Again, the truth is the truth, and truth can sting or even hurt really bad sometimes.

Re: Open Thread: Pat Buchanan Tells Black Woman to Shut Up, Defends Ferraro

Terrence — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:30:00 -0000

Pat Buchanan is a bigot, and his validation of Ferraro was wrong and misguided, and although Goff was making valid points, she should have let Buchanan speak and she shouldn't have talked over him.

The moderator, Dan Abrams, kept telling Goff and the other guest to allow him to speak, but Goff kept being aggressive and refused to adhere to the moderator requests.

Both of them were rude.

Re: She’s Baaaaack. Stephanie Tubbs Jones On Ferraro (video)

Terrence — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:44:00 -0000

Congresswoman Stephanie Tubb Jones is a standup, articulate beautiful black woman with integrity.

If Tubb-Jones had not spoken up against Ferraro, there would have been criticism, and now that she has spoken up on behalf of CBC Hillary supporters against Ferraro, she is (and they are) still catching flak.

The hypocrisy astounds me. Some of you won't be satisfied unless 100% of blacks are voting for Obama.

Get over it, because it ain't gonna happen. Face it, black folks are not a monolith.

Re: Open Thread: Pat Buchanan Tells Black Woman to Shut Up, Defends Ferraro

Terrence — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:26:00 -0000

Oh please, just because Pat Buchanan and others talk over one another (which is rude regardless of who does it) it doesn't excuse Goff's behavior. Goff and that other woman speaking over Buchanan, were rude no matter how you slice it.

In fact, their speaking over him, against the moderator's wishes, was their way of telling him to "shut up".

Again, both were rude. In my opinion, Buchanan telling Goff to "shut up" had nothing to do with race. Even Dan Abrams tried politely to nudge her to allow his guest to speak, but she kept bumping her gums. Buchanan is an asshole, but Goff was not exhibiting herself as a saint either.

Like I said, both of them were wrong.

Re: She’s Baaaaack. Stephanie Tubbs Jones On Ferraro (video)

Terrence — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:48:00 -0000

Lele Hill: "I thought you all were supposed to be above that."

Sadly, many of them aren't. Some are as disingenuous about "change" as Barack Obama.

Re: Keith Olberman Comes Correct On Clinton And Ferraro

Terrence — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:17:00 -0000

What I find interesting is that Rev. Wright did not mention why the U.S. bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The U.S. bombed those Japanese cities because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in a sneak attack killing 2,117 service men.

The U.S. had not been involved in WWII until the Japanese instigated its involvement. Once WWII ended in Europe, the Japanese refused to completely surrender. As a result, the US bombed the Japanese into submission in order to end the war altogether. The U.S. didn't bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki for recreation like Bush did Iraq. We (America) did it because the Japanese needed to surrender.

War is hell.

Re: Keith Olberman Comes Correct On Clinton And Ferraro

Terrence — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:35:00 -0000

LOL! Whatever.

I find it very interesting and appalling, quite frankly, that you apparently think that it was okay for the Japanese to bomb Pearl Harbor killing thousands under the circumstance they did, but America was wrong to retaliate. Who are you, Michelle Obama? A deacon at Obama's church? Come on now.

Yes, the loss of innocent lives and the lasting effects of wars are unfortunate, but it is preposterous, I think, to condone Japanese actions, but condemn the ultimate American response to Japanese aggression. It is not logical.

Furthermore, initially I never actually "justified" the action taken by the U.S., I simply offered that there was a cause and effect as to why America "Enola Gayed" the Japanese, which Rev. Wright omitted.

While aggression can be unpleasant, sometimes it is necessary. Nonetheless as I've said, war is hell.

Re: The Obamas Leave Trinity

Terrence — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:56:00 -0000

Like McDonald's, all I can say is that I am loving this. If Black folk would have voted on the issues and not race, many of you would not be in this position of dilemma, anguish, confusion and perplexion.

You attacked Shelia, Maxine, Tavis, Stephanie, Maya and converted John in your efforts to support Barry.

I say any of you that voted based on race, made excuse after excuse for Obama and/or did not demand more from Obama as it relates to the black community, deserve what you get.

You were warned.

By the way, I bet it was Michelle who kept the family at Trinity this long - not Barack Obama. He is an appeasing weasle that would have left a long time ago despite his lies to the contrary.

Re: CBC Clinton Supporters Go A-Beggin and A-Shufflin

Terrence — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:46:00 -0000

"I think there were ways for them to support Hillary while being sensitive to the pride of AA's in Obama. They could have said they respected him and his abilities but still backed Hillary."

Truthseeker, many heavyweight AA Hillary supporters did say what you outlined - John Lewis (before his switch), Tubb-Jones, Jackson-Lee etc. said that they respected Obama and thought he had a good message. They said it AD NAUSEAM. Apparently some people weren't listening.

Conversely, I find it ironic and contradicting that so many AA's accuse Hillary - right or wrong - of racism and black Hillary supporters of 'beggin and shufflin', and house negroism but cannot see or acknowledge the racist vitriol of their own words and actions.

I thought Obama was fighting against [and is trying to lead people away from] this kind of behavior?

Re: Caption contest!

Terrence — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:55 -0000

Vose's corndogs are at least this long...

Re: BET Red Carpet Pics and more!

Terrence — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:35:00 -0000

You are 100% right. Jennifer Holliday did over sing.

It was almost like she had something prove.

I was embarrassed for her.