“People need to know before I’m associated with any party, I am an American and that’s what I want to drive home at the RNC.” – BeBe Winans, Gospel/R&B singer
*BeBe Winans knew some African Americans would have a problem with the fact that he sang for Mitt Romney and his party at the RNC, but he doesn’t care.
In his interview with reporter Wendy L. Wilson, who is covering both conventions for Essence.com, he says people have a tendency to forget that politicians are people too.
“It’s so easy to sit back in your comfort zone and judge people and say you’re this and you’re that. So to come here and to be a part of the Convention, I feel like I am showing bipartisanship and taking a stand as an American. I applaud anyone who wants to take on the load that comes with being President of the United States. You really have to love your country to place yourself in that position.”
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Winans, who will turn 50 this month, says the thought of how African Americans might react crossed his mind, but added that at this point in his life, he quickly dismissed those thoughts.
“I am at a point in my life where I know who I am, and I know what I’m all about. I have never been the type of person who has ever worried about what people think,” states Winans; who had yet to meet Romney or Ryan, but said he was looking forward to meeting them at the convention.
To read the entire interview cat Essence.
This nucca heeeaaaah!!!! G’on “not” get what he expected & now, wants to fkn “explaaaaain” his “traitor BS!?? FOH BeBe! You’ve been “suspect” ‘on a number of thangs (wink!) so we’ll just add “this shyt” to the list. Do you actually “think” if yo sneaky azz wasn’t Black, you’d be included in that BS of a convention!!? You were simply the only “tapdancer” that “signed up” fuh ….massa, in his need to “haaaaaaave” some “colored faces”, due to their “deficiency OF” people of color! “Bi partisan”?, well….you got the “Bi” part right, huh? Wah wah wah waaaaaah! Kick rocks wit that late,weak, fake azz shyt! “We Are The Workd”
My azz!!!!! You juss got CAWT, boaway!!!
Hey for all you history buffs check this out. Awesome for all to see.
http://www.gop.com/our-party/our-history/
Looking forward to the day all people can rise above the flesh and have insight, wisdom and discern truth from lies.
Sorry……”We Are The WorLd” my azz!!
@Taurusingr, just to think that he crawled back on the plantation to dance and play the fiddle for Ole Massa and did it for free!! At least Ole Massa and Miss Charlene coulda broke off a chicken wing and pinch off a piece of corn bread for him after his clowning!! Benedict Arnold was compensated after the Revolutionary War!!! Fanteeking, Cape Coast, Ghana
See what I’m sayin!?? >
He was asked the question by a reporter, so he responded. I agree with him.
Yeah….he “responded” with some…..”BS”!! Funny how sneaky azzes NEVVA seem to expose they’re “coombiyah” intentions, until after the shyt they did, doesn’t get the responds they wanted. But….one would haaaaaaas to be a “card carrying” Tom!!!, to do AanY thang fuh these notoriously racist muthafkahs! As with the “Black Clergy Toms of America”?, they to “came out” against Obie, but NEVVA do the same against…..YT/M.Romney on his MANY fkd up ways.statements/beliefs, policies etc….! But when asked?, they wanna go all “bible” ‘on yo azz! Like the bible “isn’t” applicable to “all”. FOH! Their selective biblical policies & THIS nucca’s weak excuse is the fkn prollum &……”We” need to pull these “house niggah weeds” up outta Our…..garden! Dare It Iz, Liz!/Chuuuuuuch!
Damn…..EUR cuff me off!! But aaaaaanyway ….”you diiiiiiiiiig”!!?? Yo, we’re “here”, mayn >
And as IF “his song” was gonna make them see….”the error of their ways”!?? Puuuuleeeeeeeeze!!!!!! He’s good?, but he ain’t “THAT” GD good!! And no one “makes” a house niggah kiss massa’s azz, he or she just “misses the taste in their mouth” !!! Fkn traitors!!
During the struggle in South Africa, traitors received justice from the people that was swift and without mercy. All traitors shall have their portion, when the real revolutions comes. Let each man be paid in full.
Last of the Frozen Chosin and one of the Chosin Few
Helloooooooooooe! Dare it izz!!
I am all for bipartisanship as far as governing is concerned. However, as an AMERICAN, I am for the principles and facets that this national is built on as represented by the US Constitution, namely equal rights for all. Our nation is fundamentally to be a nation where there is freedom and equality for all. Our rights are to be equal for all, and our laws and government should adhere to those concepts. The GOP has, since the latter half of the 20th century, made bold and calculated moves to first use Black America as scapegoats for the ills of our society, portrayed as criminals, welfare magnets, and threats to White America. The GOP has systematically played used the Black community to prey upon the fears and prejudices of Whites in order to win elections. Following the election of Barack Obama as president, the GOP, increasingly under the influence and control of the Tea Party, has pushed division and hate to the extreme, both to Blacks and Latinos, and has brazenly employed underhanded and un-patriotic schemes and tactics not to be inclusive, but to EXCLUDE and DENY equal rights that have already been fought long and hard for, especially voting rights, in order to wrestle political control from anyone besides themselves, and have engaged in a campaign to ignore compromise and bipartisanship in the face of our-way-or-the-highway.
In many states, the GOP has had not even bothered to hide the fact that their push for so-called voter-ID laws are nothing less than an attempt to suppress the votes of minorities, especially in battleground states, in an underhanded strategy to ensure Mitt Romney’s win for the White House, as well as the election of an GOP-majority to both Houses of Congress.
So excuse me if I have don’t feel the same Kumbaya way that Bebe Winans does. I myself, by just reading the hate-filled angry platform of the GOP, which declare they want to “take back America”, a thinly-veiled racist statement repeated often by the Tea Party, cannot support anything that party attempts to accomplish, because in the end, what the want is not what this nation is supposed to be about. They don’t care about everyone, just a chosen few. That is not AMERICAN at all, which is about inclusion and equality for all. Until the GOP and make serious changes and be more of an inclusive force, instead of hateful and divisive, then they, with Clint Eastwood and his empty chair, need not look my way for support.
Mr. Winans can say he doesn’t care what people think about him, and that is his right. However, it has been my experience that people who make that statement generally know in their own hearts that what they are doing is not right, but put on a tough rebel who is trailblazing front to hide the possible mistakes they make but can’t bring themselves to admit. You should not be a slave to the thoughts of others, but you should be aware of the impact your actions have on others, and strive to leave the best possible impression if you are a true man or woman of Christ, and as an American who wants to bring people together.
I agree with most of what u said Gilbert except this sentence
That is not AMERICAN at all, which is about inclusion and equality for all.
Since they robbed the Native Americans,this country has been about white men first.Everybody else had to fight and are still fighting 2 be equal.
Hey Friends,
This is unbelievable and sad.
http://freebeacon.com/pro-israel-language-removed-from-democratic-party-platform/
How American is this to sterilize young girls?
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obamacare-mandate-sterilize-15-year-old-girls-free-without-parental-consent
Excellent post!!!
I am all for bipartisanship as far as governing is concerned. However, as an AMERICAN, I am for the principles and facets that this national is built on as represented by the US Constitution, namely equal rights for all. Our nation is fundamentally to be a nation where there is freedom and equality for all. Our rights are to be equal for all, and our laws and government should adhere to those concepts. The GOP has, since the latter half of the 20th century, made bold and calculated moves to first use Black America as scapegoats for the ills of our society, portrayed as criminals, welfare magnets, and threats to White America. The GOP has systematically played used the Black community to prey upon the fears and prejudices of Whites in order to win elections. Following the election of Barack Obama as president, the GOP, increasingly under the influence and control of the Tea Party, has pushed division and hate to the extreme, both to Blacks and Latinos, and has brazenly employed underhanded and un-patriotic schemes and tactics not to be inclusive, but to EXCLUDE and DENY equal rights that have already been fought long and hard for, especially voting rights, in order to wrestle political control from anyone besides themselves, and have engaged in a campaign to ignore compromise and bipartisanship in the face of our-way-or-the-highway.
In many states, the GOP has had not even bothered to hide the fact that their push for so-called voter-ID laws are nothing less than an attempt to suppress the votes of minorities, especially in battleground states, in an underhanded strategy to ensure Mitt Romney’s win for the White House, as well as the election of an GOP-majority to both Houses of Congress.
So excuse me if I have don’t feel the same Kumbaya way that Bebe Winans does. I myself, by just reading the hate-filled angry platform of the GOP, which declare they want to “take back America”, a thinly-veiled racist statement repeated often by the Tea Party, cannot support anything that party attempts to accomplish, because in the end, what the want is not what this nation is supposed to be about. They don’t care about everyone, just a chosen few. That is not AMERICAN at all, which is about inclusion and equality for all. Until the GOP and make serious changes and be more of an inclusive force, instead of hateful and divisive, then they, with Clint Eastwood and his empty chair, need not look my way for support.
Mr. Winans can say he doesn’t care what people think about him, and that is his right. However, it has been my experience that people who make that statement generally know in their own hearts that what they are doing is not right, but put on a tough rebel who is trailblazing front to hide the possible mistakes they make but can’t bring themselves to admit. You should not be a slave to the thoughts of others, but you should be aware of the impact your actions have on others, and strive to leave the best possible impression if you are a true man or woman of Christ, and as an American who wants to bring people together.
I seriously think he was there for the check…..not surprising from someone who wanted to write an unnecessary book about Whitney.