Oh, So We See It Now

It is so interesting that in the weeks following the election of the first African American President that we would hear about a spike in racially motivated incidents of hate in our nation.

Have the incidents actually increased since the election, or is America more sensitive to statements and events of racial indifference? Is the Klu Klux Klan becoming more active, or are we simply paying more attention to them now?

Racism is not hereditary, it is learned. With that being said, many of our racists today were taught by their parents, who were taught by their parents before them. Racism is an ugly tradition that has been passed down from generation to generation. Indeed, so long as there is ignorance, racism will continue to be passed down to future generations.

So why have we not noticed racism in our recent times? Why is it so visible now?

My parents fought against racism as part of the Civil Rights Movement. They stood against the forces of ignorance, and stood for the cause of equal justice. You know, just like the Constitution promises, equal rights for everybody.

Since the end of the Civil Rights Movement, many African American families stop teaching their children about that aspect of American history. Several African American children now regard the Civil Rights Movement as a sub cultural clash against the mechanism of government. Many dismiss the Civil Rights Movement as an insignificant part of the history of this nation, but there is a problem with that.

The problem is, which many African American families attempted to forget, thousands of racist white people endeavored to remember. They use the music of today Hip Hop artists as fuel for their cause. "See there, it is OK to call them Ni@@e$s, because that's what they call themselves".

America, racism never truly vanished in this country. Like a pot of country grits, it was just moved to the back burner and placed on a low simmer. Racism remained alive and well in the form of people with college degrees being passed over for promotions that were subsequently granted to people who barely received a C minus in high school. Racism took the form a the cab driver who picked up three black men from a restaurant only because the one who called the cab sounded white instead of black. Racism took the form of an unarmed man being gunned down by a group of police officers as he sat in a car with his hands raised and exposed to the officers. Racism appears in the cartoons that run on Sunday nights. The laundry list goes on and on, but the truth is racism has remained alive and well in America.

Here is the bottom line America. The average racist does not understand the dangers of his or her choice of behavior. If we are to apply the correct definition of a word we have become so dear to over the past eight years, racism is a form of terrorism. Terrorism is using fear to control the will of a given population, plain and simply. For years you have been told that a terrorist is Islamic, and lives solely to perform a Jihad. Although there are many terrorist in 3rd world countries, and even some more developed nations like Ireland, there are just as many terrorist in America. The problem with dealing with terrorism in America is many of these racially motivated American terrorist hide behind the banner of freedom of speech. Even worst, our impotent government under the leadership of George W. Bush refused to acknowledge racism as terrorism. After all, how could he? Had he done so, he would have to admit to the world that the American Government is racist because it only targeted Islamic Terrorist in its global war on terror. At no time did George W. Bush so much as focus on the terrorist within America. Those who hang nooses, those who torture mentally disabled people, those who threaten to tear our nation apart from the inside because they failed to gain enough education to learn how to live with people of various ethnic backgrounds and cultures. Is not America part of the same globe as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Russia? If that is so, then a true global war on terrorism would have included ridding America of such hate filled organizations as the Klu Klux Klan, Skinheads, Aryan Nation, Black Israelites, and Nations of Islam.

We the people of the United States have turned a blind eye to racism for so long that we are now shocked to see it raising its vile head again. Racism is a beast that feeds on a lack of education. We can kill that beast, and our weapon will simply be education.

America, allow me to close with this thought. The Obama victory on November 4, 2008 illustrates one very important point in our nation. That point is for every 1 racist there are 4 who are not. That means the racists represent 1/5 or less of our nation's population. That is encouraging because it means the America Racist is on the endangered species list, and is nearing extinction. Our nation has come a long way from the darkness of slavery to where we are now. Americans with college degrees have increased by at least an exponent of 2. Every day more and more Americans embrace diversity. Let us not allow a few rotten apples to ruin our entire barrel. Seek to educate, so that we can irradiate racism in America.

A Victim of Black Friday

I would like everyone to take a moment and read the information contained in this link:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081129/ap_on_re_us/wal_mart_death

We have a problem people. We have a big fucking problem people!

So what if you waited for 24 hours in a parking lot! That was your choice, as nobody forced you to do so.

So what if the damned Nintendo Wii is on sale for 15% below retail. Go on eBay in a couple of weeks and you will find it for up to 30% below retail.

Someone kindly tell me why a man had to die just for simply opening a door? His only crime was he did his job. Now he will not have the opportunity to spend Christmas with his family because a group dumb asses thought his life was worth less than the price on a sticker.

You know what? We don't have to worry about terrorist doing our country in, because we are doing a damned good job of that ourselves. A human life is worth less than a one day sale; ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!

But that is not the half of it. Some assholes became upset when the store announced that it had to close as the result of the man's death. They said "I've been waiting since the day before". Hum, I like that one. I would have like to said to that fool, "Gee, let your mom be trampled and see if you still want the store to remain open and others continue their merry little shopping sprees".

Wake the hell up people!!! Would it kill you to be nice and patient, or were those words stricken from the American dictionary?

Please do not think I am coming down on everyone, because odds are there were more people who felt the act to be deplorable than there were those who actually trampled the man to death. To those of you who valued his life, I fully applaud you, for you are what America is all about. For those other assholes, when little Bobby is opening his X-Box, or Susie is opening her Barbie Doll, be sure to tell them that you had to kill a man to get it. Ignorant bastards.

CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT ELECT BARACK OBAMA

On November 4, 2009 America took a stand. As a nation we stood against the lies and smears, looking beyond the rancor and fears, and into the light of a brand new day dawning.

America made history by electing the nation's first African American President, President Elect Barack Obama.

This was not a tainted victory, like that enjoyed by George W. Bush in 2000. There were no hanging chads, there were no disappearing ballot boxes, there was simply honest people voting their heart.

Please join the All Seeing Owl in congratulating President Elect Barack Obama, the 44th President of The United States of America.

We did what we said We Can
We dreamed the impossible dream
We reached for the ring and thus obtained
Indeed we overcame

God Bless President Elect Barack Obama, and God Bless The USA.

We will discuss the negativity of the crowd during McCain's concession speech in a later post.

Here They Go, Scaring The Vote Again

Quick test for you. What do Vietnam, Communism, The Cold War, The Iranian Crisis, Willie Horton, Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein all have in common? Other than the fact that they were all aligned against the United States, they were also tools used by the Republican Party to "Scare The Vote".

Scare The Vote, just as it sounds, scare the vote. What is scaring the vote? Simply put, scaring the vote is when a political faction plays to the fears of a given portion of the American population in the hopes of swaying the vote of that grouping of people. Scaring the vote is paining a picture of doom and gloom unless a certain person is elected. Without a doubt, Eisenhower, Nixon, and Reagan were all elected because of their stance against communism. Honestly, you really do not think that either one of them was elected because of their award winning domestic policy agenda, do you?

George H. W. Bush was elected because of one person, Willie Horton. Oh Bush was extremely proud of that name. One less black man to terrorize innocent white people in the eyes of good ole H.W. Bush. Let us forget about the fact that 60% of H.W. Bush's term in the White House was spent with him attempting to cover his butt by sweeping his past transgressions under the carpet.

There was not a whole lot of scaring the vote in the 2000 General Election. After all, why scare the vote when Dub-Ya's brother was in place to ensure that another Bush would call the White House home? 2004 was a different story. There was a war raging. Saddam Hussein had a hidden stash of Weapons of Mass Destruction. John Kerry was certainly not the person to deal with that kind of a threat, or that is what the Republican Party led the nation to believe. Devil be damned if the war was based on a lie. Screw the fact that with 10 billion dollars a month fueling the war effort that the economy would fall into a shambles. Don't worry about the fact that G. W. Bush was playing G.I. Joe with real live people instead of dolls. Yeah, let's look past all of that because, according to the Republican Party, John Kerry did not have the sack to ensure America's safety.

What is really funny about the event of 9/11 is the fact that their probability was previously discussed during the Nixon Administration, and not carried out until G.W. Bush was in office. If the Democrats were lacking in intestinal fortitude, then why is it most of the major international terrorist actions seem to occur only when there is a Republican in the White House? There is a simple answer. It is done so to convince the American people that the Republicans are protectors of the nation. Just another way to scare the vote.

So here is the bottom line America; When the Republicans run out of material to formulate a rational argument, and find their options sinking in the polls, they tend to turn to the age old tactic of Scaring The Vote. Hell, if you can't beat them, scare them. Well, America has something for those old school, Klu Klux Klan loving Republicans. We are a smarter nation, one full of critical thinkers, a nation of people who do not simply swallow what you feed us any more. We are not a nation governed by fear, but one that is fully capable of making intelligent decisions based on facts, and not conjecture. We are a nation of people who do not hide behind ten cent words and phrases such as "Socialist", and "Pork barrel" without a clear understanding of the truest definitions of said words and phrases. Contrary to popular notion, we are a nation of readers. We no longer learn by rote. So, a word to the old school racists who hide behind the banner of the conservatives; your breed is heading down the path towards extinction. Species survive on earth through evolution, and those unwilling to evolve become exhibits in the natural history museums. Thirty years from now, some young child will point to a wax figure and say "Daddy, what is that?" to which the father will respond "A Dark piece of American History. That is the old racist pretending to be a Republican. They dies out because they refused to embrace diversity". Word to the wise; burn the robes and hoods, grow some hair, get a complete education and get with the New American Order. We are not black, We are not white, We are not any race, We are not gay, We are not straight, We are not anything other than Americans. So Stop Trying To Scare Our Vote!

Days Away Fron The Election, And It Is Already Starting

We knew it was coming, that it was only a matter of time before someone, so where would consider such an action. Only a matter of time before the true nature of one campaign's followers began to rear its vial head, and manifest itself to the public.

As we draw closer to the date of the General Election, and Barack Obama maintain his impressive lead, we begin to see the desperation of some followers of John McCain. Well, perhaps they do not support McCain; however, the do represent an extremely ugly facet of America.

Two white men were arrested for plotting an assassination attempt on Barack Obama. Two white men who obviously harbor a fear of a black man leading this nation. Two white men who hold a deeply rooted racial bias, and were obviously willing to make said bias known.

This is a shame. It is a shame because there are those in America who so fear the power of an educated African American that they are willing to make used of the cards provided to them by the GOP's favorite lobby organization in an attempt to ensure that said African American does not elevate to the highest office in the land.

This is a shame because these two white men probably hid behind the lie of being ones who believe in diversity.

You know what? I am going to jump off of the racial aspect of this event, and get onto what I feel to be a deeper problem in our nation.

People, be they black, white, yellow, green or polka dot, but people in this country seem to be only interested in one thing, that being self. Did we forget about the "Golden Rule"? Let us do unto others as we would expect others to do unto us? Face the facts, other than the native Americans, none of our ancestors really wanted to come to America.

The Pilgrims came because they were fleeing the tyranny of King George, and we know that the Africans were bought here against their will. The Mexicans came because the economy below the border made it nearly impossible to survive in Mexico. The Cubans came to flee a dictator. each culture has a story as to why they fled to America, but honestly, no one just stood up and said "Gee, it sure is a nice day to cross the Atlantic Ocean, let's go to America".

With that thought in mind, we should strive to accept each other, not as White Americans, Black Americans, Asian American, Hispanic Americans, or what ever, but as Americans, plain and simple, Americans.

Being Americans, it should not matter what ethnic background our President comes from. The only thing that should matter would be if the person, man or woman, can do the job. You know, right man for the job (well in this day in age, right person for the job)? The color of one's skin should not matter. It shouldn't, but to so many under educated racial supremacists, it does, and again that is a shame.

Perhaps if people would spend more time focussing on education, then the fires of racial ignorance would be easier to contain. It is so amazing what a simple course in American History can do to improve relations in this nation. Trouble is, people only want to learn a single portion of history, usually the portion that makes their position appear to be the right position.

People tend to shun away from the truth, instead of embracing it. Several southern middle class white people adore the Republican Party, but what they fail to realize is that it was the Republican Party who sought to break the financial back of the south, thus propelling our nation into the Civil War. Facts are fact, neither Jefferson Davis nor Stone Wall Jackson were Republicans. Although abolishing slavery was a good thing to do, the motives of the Northern Wiggers/Radical Republicans/Republican Party was not so much to provide a better quality of life for the slaves as it was to remove the engine that kept the economy of the south moving. Guess what? It worked. Without slave labor, the south could not move their crops, thus the economy of the south began to falter, and bullets began to fly. Amazing what one can learn from a history book.

Most typical college students and graduates are completely aware of the methods employed by the Republicans against the south in the years prior to the Civil War. Conversely, most people with less than a college education tend to see the Civil War as the event what the north tried to tell the south that they were not allowed to have slaves to work the field. No reference what so ever to the political affiliation of the north at that time.

Here is the bottom line, America; things aren't always as they seem, and education it the key to embracing the real America. Through education we find that 85-92% of all blood lines in America are mixed blood lines. Matter of factly speaking, my bloodline is a combination of African American, Caucasian, and Cherokee Indian. The more our nation progresses, the more the bloodlines become intermixed with one another. As a result, there is truly nothing purely anything in America anymore. As I stated previously, although the tones of our skin are a variety of shades, we are all, still simply Americans.

In closing, I ask forgiveness for the two white men arrested for plotting to kill Barack Obama. They are the product of an under educated, and under nurtured environment, ergo they know not what they do. Perhaps if they experienced a little more love as children they would have sought to further their education, and become a little more accepting of the diversity of our great nation.

When The Gimmick Becomes The Show

In 2002, as a member of the Edward Waters College Triple Threat Marching Band, we participated in the Durham NC Battle of The Bands. There were several big named HBCU bands present. Johnson C. Smith University was there, as was Virginia State University, and North Carolina Central University, just to name a few. Fact of the matter is, the two babies in the show were my college, and Shaw University as we were both a year old at the time.

Considering the fact that we (Edward Waters College) were competing against established HBCU bands with rich histories, we decided to incorporate a gimmick. During the show, our "Purple Passion" dance team would be thrown off the field by a group of Extra Plus Sized women (actually members of the Edwards Waters College Choir), who would then mock the moves of the Purple Passion. This group of Plus Sized dancers became known as the "Purple Thunder". The title of Purple Thunder was intended to be a joke, to get the crowd involved in our show, but as the year progressed, people started asking for the Purple Thunder to perform in other shows with the band. Now, even in our present time, whenever the Triple Threat band performs, they are recognized as the "Edward Waters College Triple Threat Band Featuring The Purple Thunder". In short, the gimmick had become the show.

Why is that important? I am so glad you asked. We know that this year's Presidential Election has historic significance. Presently, Barack Obama (an African American, Christian man) has a double digit lead over John McCain. Indeed, it would appear that Barack Obama is poised to become the first African American President of the United States of America (apologies to Bill Clinton, but we will still allow Bill to consider himself the first "Black President". We love you Bill). On any account, the GOP/RNC refuses to be outdone.

The Gophers On Patrol/Racist Never Cease people decide the beast way to counter the momentum of the Barack Obama train would rest in John McCain running with a woman as his running mate. Not a bad idea at all, but instead of John McCain choosing a Rice, or a Dole, he elects to go with a gimmick. John McCain selected 1st term Governor Sarah Palin from the state of Alaska. When I say first term, I mean she has not so much as completed her first two years in office, and is still wet behind the ears.

So why would John McCain select an inexperienced, self professed "Hockey Mom" over Republican Women with more experience? The answer is really quite simple. Sarah Palin was meant to be the gimmick that would capture the "Hillary Voters", those who were disgruntle over the fact that Hillary pulled out of the campaign. Indeed, Sarah Palin is young, she is energetic, she is brash, but she is also a back stabbing little weasel who was merely waiting for an opportunity to steel the spotlight from John McCain.

Sarah Palin spoke against John McCain's position on gay marriages. We pretty much knew she would, after all, John McCain tends to rub the majority of the Republican Party the wrong way with his middle of the road views concerning gay marriages.

Sarah Palin has also taken an openly rogue approach to the campaign by increasing the distortion of the fact concerning Barack Obama. The good ole "Once a Terrorist, Always a Terrorist" style of statements relating to William Ayers, and the twisting of the facts regarding Barack Obama's involvement with Ayers several years after Ayers engaged in radical behavior. The facts illustrate that Barack Obama merely interacted with Ayers for one project involving the Chicago schools, nothing more, nothing less.

The bottom line is this America; Sarah Palin is treating this campaign as if she is the person running for President, and John McCain is her flunky. If the McCain campaign were a mid-day television series, Sarah Palin would be Oprah, and John McCain would be her Steadman. When we consider the fact that it appears the RNC appears to be abandoning the McCain ship and floating their own ads, one can only wonder if the Palin gimmick has now become the Republican Party Show for November. If I were to tie the McCain/Palin ticket to my opening example, John McCain is the ticket's Edward Waters College Triple Threat band, and Sarah Palin is the ticket's Purple Thunder. In short, Sarah Palin is he gimmick which became the show.

Bump Them If They Can't Take A Joke

In all of my years living and breathing, some things never cease to amaze me. Take, for instance, the episode of Family Guy which aired on Sunday October 19, 2008. In this episode, Stewie and Brian were time warped back into the middle of World War II and the Nazi occupied territories.

During this episode, there was a scene where Stewie and Brian hood winked a couple of Nazi troopers and stole their uniforms. Ironically, Stewie's uniform had a McCain-Palin button, and Stewie commented on how weird that sight was. Now, to many Americans that scene was funny; however, the Republican National Committee seems to feel it was extremely off colored and took immediate offense to the skit.

Ok, perhaps I am missing something in the translation here. We are talking about the RNC, you know, the same people who said that Barack Obama is pals with terrorist (of course the Republicans failed to take into account that David Duke, by his affiliation with the KKK is essentially a terrorist). This is the same RNC who believes it is ok for people to ride around on motor cycles with t-shirts reading "Nigger Please, it's called a White House". This is the same RNC who's commercials paint Barack Obama as a radical black man who wants to put your white soldiers in harms way without the proper equipment. The is the same RNC who identified Barack Obama as "That One". This is the same RNC who does not seem to mind racial rants at the McCain rallies. All of this, and yet they have the nerve to take offense when Seth MacFarlane takes a swipe at them in a cartoon? What the hell am I missing?

Seth MacFarlane often ticks me off with his low brow portrayals of minorities on Family Guy, and American Dad. Oh yes, at times I want to write a flaming letter to Mr. MacFarlane, but I take one point into consideration, that point being it is simply entertainment, and one person's point of view, truly not a reflection on who I am in reality. Apparently, the Republicans became a little touchy over Mr. MacFarlane's jab at the McCain-Palin ticket. News flash Republicans, It Is A Joke. If it struck a nerve, then "Bump You If You Can't Take A Joke"! I used the word bump because I realize that there are some who may not be able to stomach the word which should have filled that part of the sentence.

Here is the bottom line America. The Republicans do not have a problem dishing out the slanderous barbs and comments, but they sure as hell have a hard time swallowing their own medicine. You are public officials, and unless I missed understood the rights we are so granted in this country, public officials are subject to the same scrutiny as everyone else. As I see it, if you can not take the darts thrown at you, stop throwing them at other people. Seth MacFarlane's goal is to make people laugh, and that is what he did, nothing more, nothing less. So what if it was a slam on McCain-Palin, big deal. I don't recall the Republicans taking offense when Family Guy poked fun at Bill Cosby, of Jesse Jackson, why get your panties in a wad now? I mean honestly, "Fornicate You If You Can't Take A Joke".

The Race of The Race

As America craws ever so closer to the General Election on November 4, 2008, we begin to see the true face of America emerge. That face was so hideous, that we ducked it beneath the sand in shame. Many kept it there (beneath the sand), and though it peeked out from time to time, it primarily remained in the shadows, until now.

Although issues such as the war, the economy and taxes are grand topics during this election cycle, they are minor issues when we consider the specter of racism in America.

See, the shame of it all is this; here we are, America, a country who professes to be the world's greatest democracy, and we can not get pass something as trivial as the color of a person's skin. We have jackasses riding around with T-Shirts spewing the N Word as if it was common place and accepted. We have the GOP telling the country that a woman who struggled to get her BA degree is more qualified to lead the country than a man with a JD from Harvard. The problem is America is confusing the slogan "Right Man For The Job" with "White Man For The Job". When are we going to get beyond race in this country?

Allow me to be fair, not everyone in America is a racist, just a minute percentage of the population; however, that minute percentage is the portion of the population that seems to get the greatest amount of exposure in the press. In the eyes of the media, why interview an educated and highly articulate American (white, black or other), when they can put the microphone in front of "June Bug" or "Billy Bob", or some other low brow high school drop out with an opinion? Oh? Did I just strike a nerve with some white supremacist? Not my fault that most of the KKK, Aryan Nation, and Skin Heads have less than an eight grade education. Nothing stopped them from staying in school and learning the truth about the people they encounter on a daily basis.

So hear we are, in the throws of the most historically significant election our nation has ever witnessed, and our banner is soiled by the spirit of racism pulling it's head from below the ground. The worst part of it all is the McCain campaign is feeding the beast, and using it to control how people will vote in November. Consider the campaign ads. McCain is portraying Barack Obama and an insensitive black liberal who is placing your young white soldiers in danger. McCain portrays Obama as the evil black man who will raise taxes on white people. Give us a break.

First and foremost, there is nothing pure anything in America anymore. That's right KKK, one would be willing to bet that if you took a random sample of 20 members, had them comb their family trees for 7 generations, chances are they will find that their alleged pure white blood line is tainted with something. Surely you do not believe that great, great granddaddy did not sample something other than great, great grand mother, do you?

Here is the bottom line America. We have come too far from where we started to still be dealing with the evils of racism, or any other ism in America in this, our present day. We, as Americans, need to set the example for others to follow. It is a damned shame when Fidel Castro, a known dictator, goes on record by calling America a racist nation. It won't be long before other nations call us for what we are, a nation that permits domestic terrorist organizations like the KKK, Aryan Nation, Skin Heads, Black Israelites, Nations of Islam and others, while waging a stand against third world countries who we want the rest of the world to see as terrorists. We stand on a platform that all men are created equally, yet we do not feel a black man can sit in the White House.

Maybe it is deeper than that. Perhaps many of the good ole boy network are afraid that a black man is going to do what 42 white men could not, and that is fix this country. Maybe they are afraid that a black man will finally make the tax code fair to all Americans, and not just the select few. Maybe they are afraid that a black man will do away with the white hoods and bald heads. Hell, maybe many of the good ole boy network are just simply afraid of the dark. Who knows, but they need to get past that fear.

Now, before I close, I would like to say that not every McCain supported fits into the category of the under educated, low brow, racist. There is the college educated, professional middle class and higher who look beyond race to the things that matter most to America. They are the business owners, the Mom & Pop Store owners, the school teachers, and others who selected McCain based on a critical review of his qualifications. I applaud those supporters of John McCain, for they truly have America's best interest at heart. As for the others who thrive on racism, be so warned that your kind is heading for extintion. America is a melting pot of multple races and cultures. Those who are willing to embrace diversities are the future of America. Those who are not willing to embrace diversities are marked to become a page in some dusty history book on a library shelf.

Two Down, One To Go

We are now two Presidential debates down, and with one to go. Is it just me, or does it appear that Senator John McCain is simply missing the bus on a few (quite a few) issues?

Here we are in a debate format that favors John McCain, that being the town hall setting, and McCain is more focused on being every body's buddy than he is on accurately defending his positions on the issues.

We completely realize that the economy is going to be the Achilles Heal of Senator McCain, but honestly, did he have to show it so openly? He traded volley for volley with Senator Obama over taxes and the economy, and in the end, Obama fed the economy down McCain's throat with a shovel. Now, in fairness to Senator McCain, he presented a suggestion to have the federal government buy up toxic mortgages, thus giving the average main street Joe the ability to renegotiate their mortgages at the present diminished value of the property. Not a bad suggestion, although that is what the $700 Billion Dollar bailout is supposed to be primarily geared towards anyway. Still, let's give McCain credit where credit is due. And let's give him a hand slap where a hand slap is due.

During the first debate, Conservatives lamb basted Senator Obama for calling Senator McCain by his first name on a few occasions. They were right, in a professional setting such a s a debate, one should never refer to his or her opponent in the familiar, but at least Barack referred to John McCain in the familiar. Senator McCain, on the other hand, referred to Senator Obama and "That One". What did Senator McCain intend to imply by saying "That One"? Did he mean to refer to Barack Obama as an uppity freedman ex-slave who has forgotten his place? Hey , call a spade a spade, but most white supremacist refer to powerful and educated black people by such terms as "That One". Hell, I am surprised that Senator McCain did not refer to Senator Obama as "Boy", but then again, "That One" is not that far from that term Boy. This is not the first time that the McCain campaign has been accused of racial indifference, after all, Sarah Palin openly, and without basis in the facts, accused Senator Obama of affiliating with domestic terrorist. By the way, aren't the Klu Klux Klan and Aryan Nation domestic terrorist? The simple answer is yes. Aren't several members of the Klu Klux Klan and the Aryan Nation card carrying members of the National Rifle Association? The simple answer is yes. Isn't the NRA one of the strongest supporters of the GOP Ticket? The simple answer is yes. When considering those facts, does that not indicate that Senator McCain, by virtue of his party affiliation, is openly friendly with domestic terrorist? Oh, and let us not bring to light to point that Cindy McCain held stock in Sudan all the way up to the point just before John McCain won his party's nomination. Just a little food for thought.

Now, Senators Obama and McCain did agree on one point, that being Iran is a threat. Ding Dong!! Iran kept a war going in the Persian Gulf for more than 8 years, and so did Iraq. Iran's government is extremely radical. Iran talks a lot of crap. Iran thumbs their nose at America, but the question is are they stupid enough to try to build nuclear weapons? Both John McCain and Barack Obama agree that Iran can not be permitted to develop nuclear weapons. Here's the deal America, you must a bases from which to deploy a large scale nuclear attack if you want to have any kind of strategic impact. If intelligence reflects that Iran is pushing toward developing nuclear weapons, then wipe out their military infrastructure. Planes need bases to launch from, ship need ports to deploy from, and ground forces must be in sufficient numbers to accomplish whatever mission they are assigned. Hit their military establishments, and in the words of Admiral Ace Lyons, Bomb Them Back To The Stone Age. After that, bring the troops home, and keep our money home. We should never pay to rebuild any other country who picks a fight with us. That is like a bully picking a fight with your child at school, your child beat the living hell out of the bully, and you pay the bully's hospital bill. Tell me where that is right?

Both men made a good showing in this, the second Presidential Debate, but if we were looking at it from a point stand point, Senator Barack Obama spanked Senator John McCain's butt a second time in a row. Now, in all fairness, Senator McCain may be saving his best assault for last, but let's be real, the US tried that in Vietnam, and we all know what happened as a result of our country not hitting hard enough early in the game. Bottom Line, McCain had two chances to put the out of reach of Barack Obama. He failed both times, and if he thinks Barack Obama is going to do anything other than deliver a knock out punch in the third debate, then McCain has another thought coming.

America, this in one hell of an election cycle. Unlike in 2000 when most of us were forced to choose the lesser of two evils, I find myself in this election choosing the greater of two goods. I like both men, Obama and McCain. I also like a good fight, and to be really honest with you, I do not feel McCain put up a good fight in either debate to this point. Perhaps he needs to put some blood red lipstick on his pit bull, goodness knows Barack Obama is already tossing rare meat to his Rottweiler.

The Vice Presidential Showdwn

Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin met each other in an open forum for the first and only vice presidential debate on October 2, 2008. This encounter pitted a political veteran of 30 plus years against the first term governor of Alaska, who by her own admission is challenged in the area of experience. Tenure of service aside, the real question on the minds of the American people is how did each candidate do?

I have witnessed several debates in my lifetime, most of which tended to lean in one direction or another. The Palin/Biden debate was not what I would consider a typical debate as I know it. The Vice Presidential debate was a contrast of Sarah Palin's youthful energy and Joe Biden's experience, which actually made for a pretty interesting exchange.

Both candidates were asked questions ranging from the present state of the economy, to how each felt he or she would perform in the office of Vice President. Some topics, to the dismay of the moderator, received more attention than others. This was especially true with regards to the subject of taxes.

Each candidate systematically pointed the finger at the other candidate's principal insisting that they did not have a grasp on what is best for the middle class. Between you, me and the fence post, I can not think of a single president, Republican or Democrat, who actually put a tax plan in place that benefited the middle class. The candidates spent more than 30 minutes going back and forth over taxes, and finally surrendered the topic without any clearly defined answers that would actually be deemed beneficial to the middle class.

What debate would be a debate without a discussion of the War on Terror, and G. W. Bush's lie that led to more than 4500 US Service People giving their lives in Iraq? The candidates played tennis with this topic for a while as well. Again, the blame game, but this time for the sympathy of the families of military people, was played on both sides of the isle. Both McCain and Obama voted to withhold funding for the war in Iraq, but for different, yet eerily similar reasons. Obama voted against a funding bill because it did not contain a time line for the safe and effective withdrawal of our troops, and McCain voted against a funding bill because it contained a time line. Six of One, Half Dozen of another, Luke Warm, Half Cold, the same thing. The problem with politics is that the people running for office, on both sides, only feed the people information that paints the person delivering the message in a favorable light. Our forces were sent to Iraq based on a lie, and the person who told the lie can not figure out how to get us out, that is what the problem is.

Let us take a look at the poise of each candidate. Watching the VP Candidates debate, I kind of got the feeling of watching Obama and McCain debate with the roles being reversed. Senator Biden had the presence of a true lawyer, while Governor Palin, well let's face it, had the presence of a cheerleader. Not her fault at all, she has teen aged children, and thus has to be their biggest cheerleader. Senator Biden, like Senator McCain, played the game with a Senate style poker face, while Governor Palin showed America she was just like us, the Joe Six-Packs and the Soccer Moms. Funny, but I can see Sarah Palin in a Mini-Van with a soccer ball decal slapped on the back of it. Getting back to the debate. Each candidate showed emotion, and at a few points it appeared Governor Palin was near tears. Well, her head was sunken, her jaw quivered, and her eyes were red, kind of look like she was on the verge of crying to me; they again, what do I know, I was not the one debating against the battle hardened Senator from Delaware. Palin's responses to several questions were emotionally based, while Biden hit her upside the head with the facts. The Governor could do little to dispute much of what the Senator was saying because, and let's face this, Senator Biden has first hand knowledge of the voting records of both McCain and Obama. Afterall, Senator Biden preceded both men in the senate.

So what is the bottom line, America? The Bottom line is this, both candidates held their own extremely well. From a layman's perspective, Governor Palin looked a little better simply because she was a near 50% underdog coming into the debate. For her to finish evenly with Senator Biden was a major accomplishment, and one not to be taken lightly. Governor Palin is a fighter, and Senator Biden is a warrior. Either way, we are looking at people who would stand tall for the sake of the nation, regardless of whomever becomes the Vice President.

First Presidental Debate 9/26/08

September 26, 2008 marked the first in a series of three Presidential Debates between Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama. It was truly an interesting exchange, and America is now focused on how each fared in their first televised face to face encounter.

There was obvious tension in the air between both candidates, tension that was evident in the fact that neither chose to address the other directly until we were approximately 10 minutes into the debate, and even then the direct engagements were sparse. In fact, the first direct encounter came in the form of a comment with a biting tone directed at Senator McCain from Senator Obama who'd addressed the veteran Senator by his first name. McCain, in turn, responded with congressional professionalism, but maintained the courtesy of addressing Senator Obama by his title.

The questions appeared to be primarily centered around the economy and its impact on our nation. So the question is, how did the candidates do with the questions?

When asked if the present state of the economy will have an impact of things each candidate wants to achieve, the responses were fairly evasive of both sides. Senator McCain suggested a spending freeze on everything except for defense, veterans, and entitlements. Of course this response begs the question of what is considered to be an entitlement. Still, McCain's response was typically conservative and expected. Senator Obama, on the other hand appeared to be caught off guard by the question. His, Obama's, response was more in tune with the economy driving the what could be with regards to components of his purposed programs. Obama's response gave the impression that he was not certain of how he would adjust his plan. In honestly, the question was ambiguous, and based in conjecture. One really does not know how our nation's volatile economy will impact anyone or anything until the bridge is approached. Still, from the aspect of points, Senator McCain appeared better prepared to answer this question, and as a result, out scored Senator Obama.

The question of the economy turned to taxes. Traditionally, Republicans have used taxes as the ace in the hole in any game of political poker played against highly formable Democratic opponents. McCain was no exception to this rule. Senator McCain attacked Senator Obama as one who would tax the rich, but in doing so, Senator McCain attacked Senator Obama's definition of "Rich". The implication being that Senator Obama plans to raise taxes on the middle class as well as the overly wealthy. Senator Obama responded by siting the voting record of the veteran senator, identifying Senator McCain's support for numerous tax loop holes which created fiscal safe havens for the upper one percent of the American population. In this exchange, both candidates were fairly even. America, allow me to say something. Every four years we hear the same song and dance about the tax and spend liberals, and the love the wealthy conservatives. For me, personally, taxes are not what drive my voting decision simply because I do not feel any of our politicians have a clue about how to fix the tax code. This is just my personal opinion, but I feel that the argument about taxes is nothing more than empty rhetoric on both sides of the isles. Let us move on.

The war in Iraq too center stage, and proved to be an extremely contentious topic of discussion. Senator McCain waged the argument about the troop surge and how Senator Obama was wrong in his assessment of the probability of success. In the same light, Senator Obama pointed to the fact that Senator McCain himself under estimated the amount of US involvement, and the reception of our forces in the eyes of the world. America, my time to chime in. Both men are right on this one. We know that our nation was lied to in an effort to provide justification for the invasion of Iraq. There were no Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Saddam Hussein was little more than hot air blowing in the Santa Ana winds. We realize that George Bush fabricated a story to justify going after than man who threatened to kill his father. We know that George Bush lied about American occupation in Iraq. we realize that it was the failed policies of George Bush that caused an escalation of violence in Iraq, thus creating the requirement to send extra troops in the first place. The fact of the matter is, we now have a big mess to clean up. Regardless of which said you cling to in this election, Iraq is not going to be a quick fix. The argument of who is right and who is wrong is irrelevant.

So what is the bottom line America? The bottom line is this:
We witnessed an incredible exchange between two opposing, yet unique individuals. We observed the experienced veteran maverick against the young, idealistic visionary. Be it not for the election, I humbly feel that both men can come together, merge ideals, and set our nation on the right track to success. In order to do so, both must overcome those demons standing in their paths. Senator McCain's experience is a blessing, but it can also be a curse. Remember, G.W. Bush had years of Washington experience and look at the mess he has us in now. Senator Obama needs to get beyond his posture of self righteousness, and focus on what is right for the people as a whole. Remember, we have had inexperienced Presidents before in Bill Clinton, John F Kennedy, Gerald Ford and others. What each of those individuals had in common was a willingness to listen and adapt, and they were humble.

Senator McCain made a remark about his not having his seal yet. That one statement said more than most students do in a 6000 word essay. Remember, this is an election, and both men have yet to achieve the votes required to earn the seal.

America, The Media, and Race

It has been a while since my last entry, and to be extremely honest, I was sitting in the background and observing the events of this election year as they unfold. I will say that I am less than pleased with the amount of media driven rhetoric. I am also disappointed in America as a whole. Not so much for the fiscal state of our nation, but more so for the state of social relations in America.

This election - for most - is not unlike any election in the past. The Republicans typically like their nominee, and the Democrats typically like theirs. I, personally, have the privilege of stating that I actually like both candidates. Believe it or not, that is the absolute inverse of my feelings for the candidates in the 2000 election cycle. Regardless, the truth of the present day matter is in the fact that I honestly like both John McCain and Barack Obama. Each have their positives as well as negatives. Perhaps John McCain's greatest negative is his affiliation with the party that produced two failed presidents from the same family within the last two decades. Still, I look beyond party affiliations, and focus on the perception of what each candidate can or will do for the overall benefit of our nation. With that, I do not have an issue with either candidate during the final months of this election year. I do, however, have an issue with the media and the fanning of the flames of racial divide in our nation.

I read the reports of the recent Stanford survey. Taking a controlled sampling of slightly less than 2300 Caucasian people and presenting them with questions such as "So, what don't you like about black people?". Is it possible to be more racially insensitive than that? OK, in fairness to Stanford, that study was most likely a grade for some enterprising undergrad, so I can not bring the hammer on the survey; however, I can jump on the overly zealous media for pouring lighter fluid onto the coals of the American Racial Divide.

America can exist for thousands of years, and the scourge of racism may never die. Somewhere, in the heart of some people, there will always exist negative feelings of race. Face it, America was founded by descendants of early Western Civilization. The nature of the west has always been that of conquering those whom were seen as inferior. The Europeans forcefully acquired land from the tribal Indian populations who inhabited this land for millions of years. They, those bloody Europeans, called he native population "savages", "redskins" and other derogatory terms. In short, anything that was not like them (white) was inferior in their eyes. That ugly mind set continued to flourish, and indeed still exists in lesser forms in our present day. The problem with that is now it is not just the white people who are harboring racist views. Seems as if everybody in America harbors racially motivated views towards Americans of other racial diverse backgrounds. Whites hate blacks, blacks hate whites, and so on, and so on, and so on. Personally, I am sick and damn tired of the crap!!

Our country is falling behind other developed nations in the area of education, research and development, health care, and fiscal security simply because our forward vision is obstructed by racism. We do not pay everyone the same, we do not ensure that everyone has the same access to the same social clubs, we still identify our people through an antiquated class system. Seems as if the media has become the unofficial gatekeeper of that out modded class system.

Our news stations selectively report stories, highlighting the negative qualities of one race, while accentuating the positive qualities of another. OK, let's call it as it is. The news highlights the crime in the black communities, regardless of how petty. In the same light, the news highlights stories about Hermes the smiling dog, and the soccer mom who hung a sign in her community. Movies often portray the hero as some finely chiseled, dashingly rugged, albeit scruffy faced white man, while portraying the black person as a loud, often under educated drug dealer, addict, or other form of criminal. No one given so much of a thought to the fact that many of our prisons are filled with white CEO's who embezzled millions of dollars from some corporation. No one takes into account that more murders are ordered from the halls of Congress than those from some second rate drug dealer.

Bottom line is this America, the media is now,and has always been a tool used to control the thoughts of a given population. Not every black person is a violent, bitching, underachiever. Truth be known, those qualities apply to less than 10% of the entire African American population. The same is true of the Caucasian population, a little less than 10% of that population are violent, bitching underachievers. So the big questions is this; why does the media take so much pleasure in highlighting the 10% or one population and the 90% of the other? Is that fair and balanced unbiased journalism?

America, we are all human, created by God and blessed with free will. We are going to have our feelings about people, events, things, and no two sets of feelings will be alike. That is what makes us unique. We are all entitle to how we feel or think. Where is it written that it is the right of the media to take advantage of how we think to control the outcome of anything that happens here in America?

Allow me to say one thing in closing. I am sure that by now most of my readers of determined that I am African American, even though my view point is not slanted. I have been incredibly critical of the Klu Klux Klan, and I make no apologies for that in the least. As a young adult, I befriended a young man whom we will just identify as Chris C. Chris C and I worked together, and we were part of a large group. Both of us had something in common, we were both ostracised by the larger body of the group, so Chris and I became good friends. As our working relationship grew, Chris invited me to meet his father. I agreed, and I will be honest, Chris's dad, although he did not agree with my perspective on certain issues, nor I with his, still he respected me, and I respected him. I felt blessed to have met Chris's dad. I realize that you may not consider that to be unique, but it was because of who Chris's dad was. See, Chris C is the son of a Klu Klux Klan Imperial Wizard. That's right, I actually broke bread with a Klansman. Is he still a Klansman? Yes, and an active one. Did that change my opinion of Chirs C? Yes, for the better. See, we have different views, but we allowed ourselves to understand each other's point of view. Why did I mention this story? The answer is quite simple. We will not be able to completely rid America of the scourge of racism, but we can seek to understand each other. One does not need to like a person to understand that person. Through understanding comes respect, through respect come tolerance, through tolerance come acceptance, and through acceptance comes growth (spiritual, emotional and collective). Our media would go a long way towards providing an excellent service if the focus would be on the middle ground of understanding. It does not matter if the skin is white, black, yellow, blue or green. If you cut an American we all bleed the same color, and that color is red.

History In The Making

History is made today, June 3, 2008 as Barack Obama reaches the magic number of 2118 to secure the nomination of the Democratic Party.

After five long months in the most highly contested nomination in the history of America, the Democratic Party has identified their candidate who will face John McCain in the national election.

The next question is what will Hillary do? Will Hillary suspend her personal war and rally behind Barack Obama, or will she continue with her tired little game? Will Hillary position herself to be selected as the Vice Presidential candidate, or will she resist? Will America heal her wounds of racial indifference, and move forward under the revised standard of unity?

Hillary Clinton is a valuable asset to the Democratic Party, and will contribute to the party's overall success in November 2008. In my opinion, the best bet for the Democratic Party to secure the White House would be for Obama and Clinton to come together on the same ticket. Hillary's popularity combined with Obama's drive creates what will be a truly unbeatable ticket, and represents the best opportunity to heal the wounds and unify the party.

Several harsh words were spoken, ugly allegations were made, nasty fingers were pointed. All in all, it was an ugly 5 months, and the worst part of it all was the country, myself included, became fully engulfed in the venom of the campaign. Now we are presented with the opportunity to present a unified front against the Republicans. Will it happen, or will it merely be a dream?

My hat is off to both candidates. Hillary Clinton illustrated a strong resolve, and incredible sense of dedication to our wonderful nation. Barack Obama never wavered from his message of change. Despite the arrows fired at him, Obama stood on his principles and maintained his focus on what is best for the nation. Both candidates are wonderful people and excellent leaders. Both would place our nation on a positive path to recovery. Let us now focus on what is most important, that being changing the direction of our nation for the better.

What Is Behind Clinton's RFK Statement?

America, what is about to be discussed may be a little unsettling to some readers. Apologies will not be made because this is a valid concern.

We are all aware of Hillary Clinton's recent statement making reference to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, which was one of the greatest tragedies in the history of our great nation. We are aware that the incident occurred 40 years ago, and that it underscored our nation's need to address political violence.

Hillary Clinton claims she used the reference to support her decision to continue her fruitless pursuit of the Democratic Nomination, and many of her advisors stated that America should have taken Clinton's reference to mean nothing more than that. Perhaps they have forgotten how they twisted Barack Obama's statements about guns and religion. Small minds (The Clinton Campaign Staff) are incapable of big thoughts.

Although Hillary wants America to see her RFK reference as something small and insignificant, it is important to point out that the Clinton family has questionable ways of dealing with the people they consider to be adversaries. Consider Peter Paul as a prime example.

Peter Paul was a staunch Clinton supporter. He was the architect behind a massive, star studded fund raiser to help Hillary Clinton win her election to the US Senate. Things went sour in the relationship between the Clintons and Peter Paul, and Peter Paul ended up being arrested in a third world country.

Why is the preceding paragraph important? Simply put, the Clinton's will say and do anything to get what they want. It would not be to far fetched to believe that the Clintons would consider organizing a hit on Barack Obama all for the sake of clearing the path for Hillary to take the White House. After all, why would Hillary make a statement about a politician's demise if she were not considering an action a similar action against her current adversary.

Bottom line is this America, the DNC Convention is less than 3 weeks away, and Hillary wants the White House. Considering the dirty history of the Clintons, it is possible that Hillary may take a "By Any Means Necessary" approach.

There are those who will say that no one can claim to know what Hillary is thinking, but let's look at a few clues from recent speeches:
1. When referring to a Democratic Nominee, Hillary makes the statement of "Whomever SHE may be" thus implying that she is fully expecting to be the Democratic Nominee despite that fact that Barack Obama is beating her in all of the numbers.
2. Hillary makes the openly insensitive reference to the death of Robert F. Kennedy. Not only was the timing poor because of what is going on with Ted Kennedy, but it was a direct indication that Hillary is willing to do anything, including killing her adversary, to get to the White House.
3. The Clintons have a history of unethical tactics when it comes to dealing with people they feel to be enemies.

America, we need to be concerned, extremely concerned. For Hillary Clinton, this election is not really about what our nation needs, it is about Hillary Clinton. Here is a candidate who has overdrawn her campaign funds no less than 5 times since the election began. She has waged racially, and religious attacks again Barack Obama without a foundation in the fact. She has used people like Tavis Smiley to stab Obama in the back and play the role of the only candidate who care about black people, then she in turn make a statement that the non-college educated poor white people in America support her. Now she implies that she is willing to bump off her competition? America, we really need to consider whom we actually vote for.

Let It Go Hillary, Let It Go!

Initially it was cute and entertaining, but now it is downright annoying. It is also an outright embarrassment to the Democratic Party, and to anyone who is a Hillary Clinton supporter.

Here are the facts:
>>> Barack Obama holds the majority of delegates available to the Democratic Party. This includes pledged and super delegates.
>>> Barack Obama, although not winning the "Big States" has won the majority of the states in the contest to date.
>>> Barack Obama still holds the lead in the overall popular vote.
>>> Barack Obama has remained on the surplus side of campaign finances, while Hillary has slipped into the red at least 5 times since the campaign began.

This is not to mention the fact that Barack Obama has run a virtually clean campaign against Hillary Clinton, while she - Hillary - has thrown as much mud as she could at Barack, even going as low as to post a picture of him from a trip to Kenya, and to field the claim that the lesser educated white people in America love her.

Regardless of the fact that not even the remaining super delegates, nor any numbers from Florida or Michigan can help her numerically, Hillary still insists that she can win the nomination.

This is funny, because it seems that her math is way off the mark. I know her college professors are wondering if Hillary is basing her calculations on those Voodoo economics that George Herbert Walker Bush spoke of in 1980?

Bottom line is this America; Hillary is done. She can not mathematically overcome the majority held by Barack Obama, it is not statically possible. I am extremely surprise that Bill Clinton has not told Hillary to hang up her hat. Then again, after the statement Chelsea made comparing her mother to her father, I am beginning to wonder who really wears the pants in the Clinton family.

Once upon a time in America, there was a gentleman named Thomas Payne who wrote a book that was simply titled "Common Sense". At this time in America, it appears that "Common Since" amounts to nothing more than an ant shouting at a football game, as not may people seem to be aware of it. One incredibly practical lady working with me once quoted that "If sense was common, everyone would have it". I must admit she is right, an as such sense must not be common in the Clinton Campaign.

Think about this America. John McCain really does not have to do much over the course of the next few months because Hillary Clinton is doing the dirty work for him. Instead of illustrating solidarity within the Democratic Party, Hillary is turning the race into a personal vendetta. In the eyes of Hillary, no "Black man" is going to be a "White woman" in Clinton's America. The shame in that way of thinking is in the fact that America is trying to heal the black eye it received as a result of racial prejudice. We are in the 21st century, yet Hillary wants to hold the Democratic Party firmly in the middle of the 20th.

It is time to face the facts. Barack Obama is the statistical winner of the Democratic nomination. It is time for Hillary to lay her banner down and support Obama and indeed the entire Democratic Party in the efforts to beat John McCain.

Clinton's Only In It For Hillary

It is a great thing that Bill Clinton is a Rhodes Scholar, for at least he can be the brains of the family. Goodness knows Hillary is proving herself to be a blooming idiot.

Barack Obama scored a major victory in the race for the Democratic nomination by picking up the endorsement of John Edwards. With this endorsement, Obama now has the full support of the 2004 Democratic presidential ticket. Obama is leading in the popular vote, won the most states, has the lead in the Super Delegate count, and indeed the overall delegate count as well. The reality is despite everything the Clinton campaign has thrown at him, Obama is still beating Hillary is every aspect of the race for the nomination. Hillary is being reduced to nothing more than a mere ranting cry baby who just can not seem to understand the word "No".

Hillary has allowed her big mouth to dig her into holes she just can not seem to get herself out of. Even though she retracted her most recent, and unqualified statement, it was all but to late to repair the damage to her campaign. Hillary's racially motivated statement gave the illusion that her main supporters are under educated white men. In other words, it was as if Hillary was more than happy to allow the college educate people to supports Barack Obama; as long as she has her base of middle to high school educated "Good Ole" folk, she is just fine and dandy. Well Yee-Haw to that Hillary.

This is America in the 21st century. Better than 80% of the nation is college educated. Even most of the blue color workers in our present day society have an Associates Degree or equivalent at a minimum. Although the retraction is appreciated, it is also important to note that Hillary may have fired the torpedo that will sink her own ship.

John Edwards endorsing Barack Obama should have sent a clear and concise message to Hillary Clinton, that message being that the Democratic Party is tired of her childish game and is ready to move on to the bigger fish. The longer the democratic nomination exercise drags out, the more distracted the party will become, and the easier it will be for the GOP to pick the DNC apart in November.

In fairness, I applaud Hillary because she is a woman of conviction; however, in this case, conviction is bordering on ignorance. Unfortunately, the DNC can not afford to deal with ignorance within the party's ranks. What is being accomplished? Honestly, what is there to gain? Division is not the key, unity is.

At this point, there is no shame in throwing in the towel and putting in a bid for either Vice President or an upper level cabinet position such as Secretary of State.The President calls the shots, which is true; however, with the exception of George W. Bush, the President does not make a decision with out seeking the counsel of trusted member within the cabinet. Bush simply does not play well with others, and probably wished he'd been an only child.

Bottom line is this America, Hillary waged an awesome battle. She is a valuable asset to this great nation of our's, and she will continue to be. There is, and will always be a place for her in the leadership of this country, but we must do what makes common sense at this moment. The majority of the Democratic power brokers are backing Barack Obama, so let's do what is right for the party and set our sites on the real target. The DNC should be arming itself to shoot down John McCain. Send him home to Arizona where he belongs.

Hillary Plays The Race Card

As if we did not know something like this was coming. Hillary Clinton showed her true color by making a broad based racially motivated statement against Barack Obama.

Ok America, the kid gloves are coming off. I was trying to be as nice as possible to the former First Lady, but it is hard to remain objective when dealing with an undercover White Supremacist.

Hillary has been trailing Barack Obama in the race for the nomination for the past 3 months. Indeed the last real lead Hillary Clinton enjoyed was just before Super Tuesday, the real Super Tuesday. Since that time, she has been playing catch up, and has not been doing a good job of it. She mismanaged her campaign funds not once, not twice, but three times. Let's be real, if she can not manage her campaign funds, what makes her think she can manage the fiscal budget of our nation?

Barack Obama whips Hillary in North Carolina, and hangs in close to her in Indiana, and now Hillary is faced with a 160 plus deficit in delegates. Instead of bowing out gracefully, she goes to her closet, pulls out her KKK robe and makes the declaration that White People Love Her. What kind of Mayberry RFD back woods Gomer Pile crap is that?

America has a problem with racism, and here we have a Presidential candidate that makes a racist statement? Why don't we just elect David Duke, as it would be the same difference.

Forget about the fact that Barack's strongest supporters are middle class white American men. Forget about the fact that is was middle class white men who voted for Barack Obama in South Carolina, Wisconsin, and several other key states. As Hillary Clinton sees it, those people were supposed to vote for her. Why is that? Is it because Hillary is White? Or is it because she feels patriotic in a white tee shirt and blue jeans?

Bottom line is this America, if our nation is going to continue to lead in the future, we must, as a nation, kill this beast we know as racism. Hillary Clinton should be ashamed of herself, and Bill should be looking for a way to dump her, because Hillary is bad for Bill's image. Wait a minute, I forgot, there is a rumor, that Bill allowed a choice word to slip is South Carolina. Heck, perhaps he and Hillary are made for one another.

Hillary's best bet now is the shut her mouth and pray that Barack Obama will offer her the Vice Presidency. If that is not good enough for her, then too bad.

Is Hillary Clinton Hurting The Democratic Party?

Hello America, I know it has been a while since my last post, but I am back. Over the course of the last few weeks, I have been doing what many of you have, following the election coverage. I must admit that I am far from elated at this point.

The Republicans have settled down in their nest for now. Like him or hate him, The GOP have their man identified and have moved on to the task of preparing their ammunition for the Democratic nominee, whom ever that may be.

Unfortunately, The Democrats are still tugging at the bitter ends of the rope.

As of 10:00pm on May 8, 2008 Barack Obama is holding onto a 161 delegate lead over Hillary Clinton, and has closed the Super Delegate gap to within six (Hillary has six more Super Delegates than Barack Obama). Regardless, Barack maintains a sizable overall lead in delegates.

Barack also controls the number of states won, and the popular vote. This is not to mention the fact that regardless of the obstacles that faced him along the way, Barack Obama has won over several Clinton supporters, including people who once worked for Bill Clinton.

Faced with an insurmountable hill to climb, Hillary has vowed to stay in the race to the bitter end, much as Ted Kennedy did when running against Jimmy Carter in 1980. The problem is this: Hillary is no Ted Kennedy, and this is not 1980.

In fairness to the former First Lady, Hillary Clinton has presented several valid arguments for her desire to stay in the fight. Hillary stand firm on her position about universal health care (Aetna, United, Blue Cross, watch out), which is something our nation needs;however, it is also the same argument fielded by Barack Obama and John McCain. Hillary took a stand against the high price of gas, and for improving the education of America's minority youth, which also are needed in our nation.

Still, regardless of how good her intentions may be, Hillary has began to come across as a whining prep school brat who always got her way as a child. Her interviews are full of negative rhetoric about Barack Obama, regardless of whether the interview has anything at all to do with politics. It is almost as if Barbara Walters asks Hillary "What color is the sky?" to which Hillary responds "My opponent is not black enough".

Bottom line is this America, Hillary is not in the race because she thinks she can beat Barack Obama, she is in the race because her pride is hurt. In her mind she is a Clinton, and she feels that name should be all America needs. After all, America loved Bill Clinton, especially the black community because Bill was "down" with the people. Or, so we used to think before he dozed off during Martin Luther King III's speech, and the Freudian Slip he allowed in South Carolina. The All Seeing Owl can not confirm the Freudian Slip, but we are searching for a transcript that reveals whether it actually occurred or not. On any account, Hillary feels that if the nation fell in love with Bill, why not fall in love with her? Again, Hillary is no Bill, and this is not 1993.

Pride is one of the seven deadly sins that Miss Pandora let free when she opened that box. Because of pride, Hillary Clinton is unwilling to back out of the race, thereby making herself willing to fuel the war machine of the GOP. In my humble opinion, no, wait a minute, forget humble. I am going to tell it like it is. There would be no shame in Hillary backing out and approaching Barack Obama with the offer to be Vice President. It will show solidarity in the Democratic Party, and will create a ticket that will blow John McCain out of the water, much like he was shot out of the sky in Vietnam. They may not like each other now, but an Obama/Clinton ticket will ensure better than 95% Democratic voter turn out in November. Still, the choice is Hillary's. She can either play the good sport and help the Democratic Party, or continue to be the excess load that sinks the ship.

Bowling For Delegates?

Has it come to this? A YouTube video surfaces showing Barack Obama throwing a gutter ball while bowling, and Hillary Clinton decides she wants to use that to her advantage. What is Hillary's proposal? "Bowling For Delegates" because she feels the Democrats need to "Get Out Of The Gutter". This sounds like one of those low brow Todd Schnit (MJ Morning Show) stunts like taping Froggy to a piece of thread and telling him to do a spiderman climb.

I see several fundamental flaws in that proposal. One flaw being Hillary is placing her hope on a gimmick because her campaign team in impotent. Hillary is falling behind in the polls, her budget is in peril, she is failing to manage her campaign funds, and her husband has done nothing but shoot her in the foot since her campaign began.

This is a Democratic Primary, not a sporting event.

Let's face the facts. Hillary's campaign is sinking like the Titanic, and there is no other ship in the immediate area to save the souls of those onboard. Our nation has suffered the exploits of a president who should not have been elected in the first place. Why would we want to replace one failure with another just because she is married to America's most notable player?

What if she fails with "Bowling For Delegates"? What next? "Gin-Rummy For Delegates"? Basically, Hillary is attempting to reduce the Democratic Primary to a game, while the Republicans are sitting back, kicking up their heels and laughing at how stupid the Democrats are looking.

Hillary is saying that the Democrats need to come out of the gutter, and I agree; however, let us not forget that it was Hillary who placed the Democrats in the gutter in the first place with her high school slanderous attacks on Barack Obama. Hey, if you can't beat him, talk about his momma, right? Wrong! At Hillary's age she should have progressed far beyond the phase of childish attacks. I would expect something like that from Chelsea, but Chelsea is presenting herself to be far more mature than her mother. What a shame.

Bottom line is this America; we need a candidate who does not regard the process as a game. We just endured eight years of a President who treats our military like they are GI Joe dolls, or like characters in some arcade game. America does not need games, we need results. How does Hillary expect to effectively balance the fiscal budget if she cannot balance the budget of her campaign? Instead of gimmicks, Hillary needs a more realistic approach to capturing delegates. To paraphrase a commercial from the 1970's, Hillary needs to "Get Her Delegates The Old Fashioned Way, Earn Them".

The Conflict Within

It is a fight unlike any that has ever been experienced in the history of America.

Racial and gender biased slurs are being hurled in all directions. Nasty pictures are surfacing. The media is being used to stab each participant in the back. Lies are circulating like the rising California air currents during Santa Ana season, and the worst part of it all is this fight is occurring within the Democratic Party. The Democrats still have yet to encounter the Republicans.

No one will discount the fact that this race for the White House is extremely critical;however, what is the overall cost to the Democrats? After all, the credibility of both candidates has come under intense scrutiny, so much to the fact that neither Clinton nor Obama may be able to stand against McCain in the general election.

This election cycle has led to an ugly series of infighting within the ranks of the Democratic Party. Indeed, a truly nasty detraction that may serve to the benefit of the Republican Party in the general election. This is not to mention that the Republican Party has enlisted some of it operatives to vote in the Democratic primaries in an attempt to slant the nomination in a certain direction. We can call this action "Cybergate", for it is truly the Internet incarnation of "Watergate".

Where is the Democratic Party going wrong? The answer is not as easy as it may appear. First, the Democratic Party is so eager to beat the Republicans that they are overlooking the fundamental signals of a possible conspiracy. Secondly, the Democratic Party is allowing itself to get wrapped up in race and gender. Forget the fact that Hillary Clinton is an American Female, and forget the fact that Barack Obama is an African American. Both candidates have one quality in common, that being the fact that they are both "Americans", and that should be the only moniker that matters.

Bottom line is this, if the Democratic Party is to be successful in the general election, the Democratic Party must cease the internal sniping at one another and pull together as a party with its focus on one goal, that goal being what is right for this country. Should the Democratic Party fail to accomplish that simple objective, America will suffer another four years at the hands of the Republicans.

America cannot handle another four years of Republican leadership. America is on the brink of a recession, and total financial collapse. Four more years of Republican leadership will place the proverbial nail into our nation's coffin.

Smoke & Mirrors

Super Tuesday Part II occurred on March 4, 2008. This event was classified as Hillary Clinton's last chance to save her campaign. We followed the process leading up to March 4, 2008.

We witnessed as the Clinton campaign tried every negative smear tactic in the Republican hand book in an attempt to derail the Obama train.

We observed as Hillary Clinton conspired with people like Tavis Smiley, and Todd Schnitt in an attempt to slander Obama in the media.

We observed as the Clinton campaign posted what they considered to be an atom bomb of a picture in an attempt to sway the more racially motivated voters in America.

We listened to the ranting and raving lies of a desperate woman during the debates.

We over heard Mike Gallagher say that the Republicans were planing to vote democrat and for Hillary in an attempt to muddy the waters.

In short, we watched one negative attack after another. Trouble is, the attacks did not work; indeed, the failed miserably. Although Hillary won Rhodes Island, Ohio, and the Texas primaries, she still trails Obama by approximately 100 Delegates. In other words, she won and lost at the same time. Hillary's negative attacks backfired on her. Kind of like the way Bill's rump through the south backfired on her.

Hillary is counting on one factor, that not many people will look beyond her history of backdoor politics. What Hillary failed to account for is the fact that people are a lot smarter than they were 8 to 16 years ago. Hillary Clinton is incapable of running a clean campaign, and must resort to lies and dirty tricks to win. When those fail, she relies on the Republicans to give her a boost. Please America, vote wisely. If you vote for Hillary, do so because you truly believe in Hillary. If you vote for Obama, do so because you truly believe in Obama. If you are Republican, Stay The Hell Away From The Democratic Candidates. We know you are afraid of Obama, and that is why you want Hillary to win the nomination.

Let me say this to the Republicans, do not underestimate the resolve of the Democratic party. You taint our nomination process, and regardless of whom gets our nomination, we will still take it to your butt in the General Election. Just a public service announcement from "The People Who Are Sick And Tired Of Republican Lies".

They Are Afraid, They Are Very Afraid

When we think of the Republican party, we envision strength, leadership, firmness, fearlessness. Very rarely have we associated fear with the Republican party, until now.

The Republican front runner, and -from the looks of things- nominee is John McCain. Thus far the Democratic nominee is still up in the air, but the Republican nominee appears to be locked. It is not a secret that John McCain does not give the Republican party that warm and fuzzy feeling they have come to expect from maybe a Mitt Romney, or a Mike Huckabee. McCain is more of a liberal Republican as opposed that the extreme right wingers that the party has come to know and love. Never the less, McCain is becoming the Republican poster child for the general election in November 2008.

That should not be a problem for the Republican party, right? After all, the Democrats have failed to field anything viable since 1992. For all intensive purposes, the general election should be a walk in the he park for the Republican party; however, they failed to give early enough credit to a political dark horse. Seems the Republicans did not take into account the "David of The Democrats". Fact of the matter is, most Republicans regarded Barack Obama as nothing more than a mere passing fad, a simple bit of dust in the wind. They gave his campaign little if any thought until they realized that Barack Obama was eating into their core demographics. Suddenly the lights came on, and the Republican party began to realize that they are beatable.

Comparing notes, the Republicans became aware that John McCain lacks the charismatic style of Barack Obama, does not have the ability to motivate like Barack Obama, and will simply have a rough battle against Barack Obama. In the eyes of the Republican party, their best chance for winning the general election rests in the Democratic party nominating Hillary Clinton.

During a recent interview with Mike Gallagher, host of the conservative radio talk show The Mike Gallagher Show, several registered Texas Republicans are casting early votes for Hillary Clinton to help her get the Democratic nomination. They are doing so because, in the eyes of the Republican party, Hillary is a lot easier to beat than Barack Obama.

In short America, the GOP is afraid to go toe to toe against Barack Obama. They have not ammunition credible enough to combat Barack Obama. Because of this fact, the Republicans are setting out to muddy the waters of the Democratic primaries. Call it 21st Century Water Gate if you may.

For my friends who respond in the AOL forums, please keep in mind that some of the "Go Hillary" posts may very well be Republicans trying to get the ire up in the Democratic party. Just as with all typical Republicans, they are playing on your emotions and your fears. Don't' believe the hype.

Acts Of A Desperate Woman

How is it that the pot can call the kettle black, and then get upset when the kettle responds in kind?

Hillary Clinton recently accused Barack Obama of using "Republican Style" politics when she pointedly stated that he attacked her policy on Universal health Care, and her position on NAFTA. Barack did not say anything about Hillary Clinton and NAFTA that was not true. Hillary Clinton openly supported NAFTA up until the point that she realized she could be a candidate president. Almost similar to how she and Bill Clinton were estranged up until the point that she realized Bill was a viable candidate for president. It was at that point that Hillary gave her now famous "Stand By Her Man" speech.

Hillary Clinton portrays herself as a candidate who runs a clean campaign, yet she has slung more mud than Nixon did against John F. Kennedy, and believe me, Nixon slung a lot of mud.

Hillary is using as her weapons of choice media personalities such as Todd Snick (Better known as MJ), and Tavis Smiley. She is also using vehicles such as Youtube, and The Drudge Report. Regardless, Barack Obama has yet to take a hard swing at Hillary, and that in and of itself is sending Hillary further and further over the edge.

Hillary has became a desperate woman out of control. Her rage, and uncontrollable emotions detracting away from the image she has tried to portray.

Hillary is receiving bad advice from her campaign staff, who themselves are grasping for straws as well. As a result, Hillary relies on Todd Snick (MJ) to attack Obama with racist songs such as "Obama Man Can" and under researched information. The shame of that is MJ, or Todd Snick, is a very intelligent man, as is Tavis Smiley; however, even intelligent people are prone to manipulation.

The bottom line is that, America' Hillary will do and say anything to position herself as the victim in the hopes of playing at the emotions of our nation. That is the same method that had been employed on our nation for the past eight year. George Bush pulled the fear card, and now look at where it has gotten us in the process.

America is in need of real change, not the same old inside the beltway politics that has taken our country down the past to failure. It is time for America to step out on faith, and not be swayed by someone who feels our nation is not intelligent enough to make a rational decision. People like Todd Snick, Tavis Smiley, Matt Drudge, Hillary Clinton, people like that are resistant to change. They do not want what is good for this country. They like Peanut Butter and apple jam. America, it is time for a little grape jelly.

Hillary Can't Stand A Dose Of Her Own Medicine

Recently, Hillary Clinton admonished Barack Obama for a mailing that was sent to the people of Ohio. In the mailing, Clinton's position on Universal Health Care, and NAFTA were mentioned. Hillary immediately used that as an opportunity to make herself look like the victim of shady campaign tactics. Let's Get Real!

This is the same Hillary Clinton who accused Barack Obama of stealing speech material without any tangible proof to back up her claim. Shame on you Hillary.

This is the same Hillary Clinton who questioned Barack Obama's blackness in South Carolina. Shame on you Hillary.

This is the same Hillary Clinton who openly slammed Barack Obama's approach to Universal Health Care simply because it was not her idea. Shame on you Hillary.

This is the same Hillary Clinton who's husband said that Barack Obama is just like Jesse Jackson. Shame on you Hillary.

This is the same Hillary Clinton who conspired with Tavis Smiley to paint a picture of she being the only candidate running for the White House that cares about the plight of blacks and Hispanics. Shame on you Hillary.

This is the same Hillary Clinton who lied about her involvement with Peter Paul, and secretly had him arrested and thrown into some third world prison. Shame on you Hillary.

This is the same Hillary Clinton who's face was not as visible as it should have been in the wake of 9/11. Shame on you Hillary.

This is the same Hillary Clinton who's campaign completely mismanaged her campaign funds, and the became upset because Barack Obama was able to raise money without having to go into his private bank account. Shame on you Hillary.

This is the same Hillary Clinton who's husband shamed the White House with the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Shame on you and Bill, Hillary.

This is the same Hillary Clinton who was involved in the White Water scandal, and allowed one of her aides to take the fall for her. Shame on you Hillary.

It is so amazing what desperation will force a person to do.

Smiley's Version Of Pearl Harbor

I tuned into CSPAN today, and caught a portion of the morning segment of Tavis Smiley's "State of The Black Union" event. One name seemed to resonate throughout the morning, and that name was Obama. At times I felt as if nothing else was an issue to African America other than Obama.

I decided to watch on, and as the event progressed, I noticed that Tavis appeared to be facilitating an evenly balanced discussion. We heard from Congress Woman Norton from Washington DC, Jesse Jackson, Ray Nagin, and a few other notable voices in the African American community, all of who cited a familiar theme of unity in the African American community. Most of the panel discussed the importance of the African American and Hispanic votes in the election cycle. Yes, everything appeared to be evenly balanced, until the announcement.

According to Tavis Smiley, all four presidential candidates were given an invitation to attend, and speak at the event, but ironically the only person who accepted was Hillary Clinton. Things that make you go, Hummmmmmm.

In an election cycle where every vote counts, why is it only Hillary is able to make an appearance to speak to the black people in New Orleans? Certainly Mike Huckabee would be interested, after all, he is the underdog in the Republican race and he has a foot hold on the south. And then there is Obama. Understandable that he could not make it, and he did offer a concession in the form of his incredibly articulate wife. Tavis Smiley flatly refused to allow Michelle Obama to stand in place of her husband. Why is that?

Here is the bottom line America. Hillary Clinton and Tavis Smiley conspired to launch what is the political equivalent of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Imagine this, Hillary sways the Texas and Ohio voters by presenting a case that Barack Obama did not care enough about Blacks and Hispanics to show up and speak to them at the State of The Black Union Event. It is also a trump card that she can play against McCain, assuming she get's the Democratic nod of approval. Basically, Hillary aligned the cards in her favor, and used a well known talk show host as her means to an end.

America, didn't we get enough of that kind of Tom Foolery over the past eight years? Has Hillary reached such a low point in her campaign that she has to play dirty politics? Does Tavis Smile truly enjoy being the Clinton's house boy?

In politics, even the most educated of people have absolutely no shame.

Move Over Tom, Make Room For Uncle Tavis

Have you ever witnessed the actions of crabs in a steamer pot? Ever noticed how the crabs, in their effort to escape, pull one another down into the pots? They walk over the bodies of the weaker crabs, and claw and snap, push and shove without regards for the other crabs.

My father once likened African Americans to crabs in a pot, and I used to just blow off his words; however, as I have grown, I began to realize that my father was not so far off the beaten path after all. There are assorted sizes of crabs in this pot, and perhaps one of the biggest crabs of all in Tavis Smiley.

The older folk would call him a "Tom" which is a modernized version of the term "Uncle Tom", or another word for one who sells out his people for his own selfish gain. Strong words considering that I do not know the man personally;however, I know his actions, and they are extremely "Tom like".

Here we are in the middle of a presidential election cycle, and the front running Democrat is Barack Obama, a black man. Barack has his hands full trying to fend off slanderous attacks from his rival Hillary, and trying to drum up voters in key states. To say he is busy is an understatement, for Barack has to go none stop to maintain his momentum. Most reasonable people would understand that, but then again, most reasonable people are not Tavis Smiley.

Tavis decides to hold his "State of The Black Union" conference smack in the middle of the primaries. Not to take anything away from that, for I feel it is a good idea to have such a conference, but I think the timing was poor. Tavis wants the conference to be a success, so he invites Barack Obama to speak. There is a problem with that, Obama is campaigning for the office of President of The United States and his schedule will not permit to deviate. Now, Barack Obama offers a concession by suggesting that his spouse Michelle, also an eloquent speaker, stand in for him. In all honesty, that would not have been a bad thing at all. Barack is an awesome speaker, but Michelle can move the pulse of the crowd. I would have said yes, but as it appears, Michelle is not good enough for Tavis Smiley.

So now Tavis is in a situation, for he could not get Barack Obama to break away from the campaign trail and come to his conference; what does Tavis decide to do? He openly slanders Barack Obama, attacking Obama's credibility in the African American community. In other words, Tavis Smiley openly illustrates his support for the Clinton campaign by attacking the one person Hillary cannot handle. Just as with Uncle Tom's cabin, we are now presented with a new breed of sell out. Perhaps we should call this story "Uncle Tavis's Crib", for just as with Uncle Tom, Massah Clinton got his best boy to do his dirty work for him.

Like crabs in the steaming pot, so are the adventures of Uncle Tavis.

Grasping For Straws

This race for the White House has become nasty, and the worst part about it is we are still in the primaries.

We are at a point where we are witnessing desperation on the part of the Clinton campaign. They are firing one negative ad after another in an attempt to strip the momentum away from Barack Obama. On one hand, the Clinton campaign is saying that Obama talks too much, but on the other hand they are saying that he refuses to debate. Which is it? Do you want him to stop talking or continue talking, I am not clear on the position of the Clinton campaign.

The Clinton campaign attacked Barack Obama's work record in the Senate by saying that he is all talk and no action. The fact of the matter is, Obama has introduced more than 800 bills, and Clinton has introduced less than 300. Considering the fact that she has been in the Senate longer than Obama, it certainly appears that Hillary's work ethic is not as sound as Obama's.

In their latest attack, the Clinton campaign is attacking the originality of the speeches given by Barack Obama. Their claim is that Obama plagiarized Martin Luther King. Sure, and Hillary writes all of her own speeches. In reality, politicians have speech writers who develop speeches based on a theme. Indeed, the only reason George W. Bush sounds as if he makes a little sense is due to the fact that someone wrote his speech for him, and then used brightly colored crayons so he could read it. The average candidate has precious little time to completely proof read the speech prior to presenting it. Now this is not to say that Obama should not have been a little more careful. Perhaps he should have asked Michelle to read it to him while he worked on other issues; however, plagiarism amounts to a mere speck of dust in the violent wind storm of the Democratic primaries.

The bottom line is this. Hillary Clinton is losing ground with her power base of voters. Every day she is witnessing an erosion of voters, and observing a rising tide towards Barack Obama. Hillary is drowning in a sea of poorly played campaign ideas, and she is now grasping for straws.

Metaphorically speaking, the Clinton train is about to derail, and her newly hired mudslinger is pulling allegations out of the posterior in an attempt to prevent the train from jumping the tracks. In the end, the overall damage to the Clinton campaign may rest in the hands of her campaign manager, and her husband.

Does Bill Clinton Have Issues With Black People?

Let us pretend that the African American Mind is like the National Inquirer, we want to know.

Realizing that there is a lot at stake during this election cycle. The Clinton name is not holding the kind of clout that it was expected to. The country is being energized by a young vibrant speaker who reminds the country of JFK. White women are turning their back on Hillary, as are blue collar workers. There is a lot at stake here, and there is no disputing that fact.

All of the big guns are being pulled out. Chelsea is stroking the super delegates, and Bill and doing his thing for Hillary. We it looks like Bill is doing his thing, but is he helping his wife, or hurting her cause?

Bill Clinton, the one many called the "Black President", the one who's friend is one Willie E. Gary, the one who truly seemed to relate to Corrine Brown, the one who "high 5'd" Doug E. Fresh at Altel Stadium in Jacksonville Florida. There is no mistaking the fact that Bill Clinton developed quite a bit of respect in the African American community during his term in office; however, that was then, and this is now.

Recently, Bill Clinton was caught cat napping during a speech being delivered by Martin Luther King III in commemoration of his father's birthday. Many would have considered it to be a simple slip, but it did not take an analyst to see that Bill performed more than a few simple "Touch & Go's" during the speech. What was the message being sent during that fateful event? Of Course, that could not have happened at a better time for Hillary. Here she is, attempting to secure that African American vote, and there is her husband giving the impression that Black People bore him. Or, at least they are not worthy of his full and undivided attention.

Maybe saying that Black People bore Bill Clinton is a bit of a stretch, but it seems obvious that he feels that Black People look alike to him; well, at least two Black People look alike to him. During a recent campaign romp in Texas, Bill Clinton was quoted as saying "Barack Obama is just like Jesse Jackson". What a profound and dangerous statement to make, especially when we consider the fact that Hillary needs black votes to survive. To say that Barack Obama is just like Jesse Jackson is as ignorant as it is careless. See, I grew up in about 6 blocks away from Jesse Jackson. Believe me when I tell you, Barack Obama is no Jesse Jackson.

So, what are the ramifications of Bill's comment? Let's break it down it, shall we?

First, the implication could be that Bill is implying that Barack Obama is no better than Jesse Jackson. That Barack's campaign will be regarded as a joke, a waste of time, a publicity stunt. it is almost as if Bill is saying that Barack does not stand a chance of securing the nomination, just as it was with Jesse Jackson. A bold, and ignorant statement.

Second, perhaps Bill Clinton is implying that Barack Obama is all talk and little to no action. Jesse Jackson was the Shadow Senator of Washington DC, and everyone is aware that the Shadow Senators did not have a voting voice in the Senate, ergo all talk and no action. I believe Barack has already proven otherwise.

Third, perhaps Bill Clinton is implying that neither Jesse Jackson, nor Barack Obama have any political relevance in American society. That to consider either as presidential material is an affront to the American people. That neither is as qualified as his wife. Congratulations Bill Clinton, you just played Russian Roulette with the Black Caucus. Not only did Bill Clinton slander one influential leader of the African American community, he slandered two. Like it or not, Jesse Jackson is still a viable voice in the African American community, and will be so even after he is dead and gone.

I understand that Bill Clinton is doing everything he can to assist Hillary, but honestly speaking, he is systematically booby-trapping her campaign. Even if his intentions were just, the phrasing of his comment was as poorly structured as the comment was poorly timed. Indeed, to the ears of the average layman, it would appear that Bill Clinton has issues with Black People.