Benjamin Jealous, President and CEO of the NAACP
*Uh oh. It looks like the bloom is off the rose; the honeymoon is over.
In other words, the love affair between the Obama administration and the NAACP is done, if you read between the lines of Ben Jealous‘ statement on “Meet the Press.”
(Somewhere Tavis and Cornel are cheesin’ ear to ear and saying, “Uh huh, I told you so.”)
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The proof is in the numbers, as they say. The Labor Department reports that the black unemployment rate was at 12.7 percent when Pres. Obama initially took office. As the employment rate for the nation dropped below 8 percent, black unemployment increased to 12.9 percent and then to 14 percent for December.
In a recent interview on MSNBC’s “Meet the Press,” NAACP CEO and president, Ben Jealous, told the show’s host that black Americans “are doing far worse” than when President Obama first took office. “The country’s back to pretty much where it was when this president started,” Jealous told show host David Gregory. “White people in this country are doing a bit better. Black people are doing far worse.”
The most staggering statistic is reported in September 2011, when black unemployment reached 16.7 percent — making it the highest unemployment rate for African-Americans since 1983. The black teens jobless rate was even more staggering at 39.3 percent in July 2012. The NAACP, the National Urban League, and the National Action Network met alongside other organizations for the second time on Friday to discuss a “black agenda” for the president, Politic365 reports. The coalition stated it will urge Pres. Obama to mention an urban jobs plan in his State of the Union speech on Feb. 12.
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oh please, he is going to said the same thing if mitt romney was president. fyi mr. jealous(pay attention my brothers and sisters of his last name) bush was the one who bring the econony into a downfall by buying war equipments that rarely been used during the war and to search for the/this so-called weapons of destruction. yes i smell a JEALOUSY! in mr.jealous!
Are you kidding me? The man stated facts and you want to call him jealous? It would be so damn funny if it wasn’t pitiful that when any black person wants the President to address black problems they are called names and the issues get lost in the shuffle. We voted for this President in droves but we shouldn’t expect him to address our issues. Alll of a sudden he is the President of all Americans. Was he the President of all Americans when he commented on gay issues? Was he the President of all Americans when he addressed the issues of illegal immigrants from Mexico? (HELL THEY AREN’T EVEN AMERICAN CITIZENS….YET). But black people can’t even get a mention on issues that are bad for us. We get a black President that can’t even mention black issue…Does that make any sense to you? We are not expecting a black law but can we even get acknowledged? Open up a discussion about the problems stated in this article?
Mr. Soopdawg: Thank you for your great observations.
Please, also, help me to understand what it was “Blacks” expected to gain, jobs, financial aid, and such, when the majority voted for the president? I hope that it was not just a “black president”.
I am not “black”. However, I would like to see more “black” young people rising to excellence in education, business, and society.
I am an “old” student of the humanitys.
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Thanks very much Snoop for your comment. I’m really enjoying the banter on this post. Good points being raised by almost all posters. Tired of Kardashians, Rick Ross, e.t.c posts on EURWeb.com
Obama supporters
I encourage all who have concern, regarding Illegal immigration reform to educate your selves on the effect it has on low income American citizens and teenage workers. Although I disagreed with Obamas stated position on “Illegal immigrants I did in fact vote for him.
Now the reelection honeymoon is over, it is time to explore the real relationship between so called Hispanics and African Americans. Are African Americans willing to face the fact that most Hispanics south of the boarder have a negative view of blacks, in their own country as well as the country they have illegally entered?
( google the famous Mexican cartoon character mimen penguin ).
Are black people willing to accept the fact that they may have to challenge their so called leaders such as Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson and various other so called leaders of the black community who continue to ignore the cons of granting amnesty for illegal’s.? The prospect of building a “Black / hispanic” political coalition seems to be more important than the effect it has on the working poor they say they support.
There are huge differences between various Hispanic groups, and this communication doesn’t apply to all groups. Hispanics from the Caribbean such as Porto Ricans have demonstrated a significant amount of social and political cooperation with African Americans.
Black folk should not remain silent while President Obama cozies up to illegal immigrants granting them legal status, at the expense of legal citizens, particularly African Americans who have patiently waited in line for jobs that what was once our ticket out of poverty.
In 1992 a forklift drivers starting pay was 12-14 dollars per hour with health insurance…in 2012 most companies large and small outsource a significant portion of their labor to third party logistics companies That hire primarily illegal workers are paying 8-9 dollars per hour. ( no insurance).
It is a falsehood to suggest illegal’s perform jobs that Americans don’t want. I have worked in the manufacturing and materials management industry my whole adult life
I watched the demographics change from domestic employees to 80% illegal workers.
Along with the starting pay rate
If we grant amnesty to illegals that have committed federal crimes like illegal border crossing,
Eluding boarder police, obtaining false identification, illegally accessing goods and service
Such as Utilities, mortgages and bank accounts, working under assumed names, legal Hispanics harboring illegal Hispanics, driving with false drivers license
or none at all.
Why not grant amnesty to thousands of non violent Americans that are in prisons for possessing or selling marijuana? Their lives have been destroyed, torn away from families, ( all the excuses we hear about not deporting illegal’s) these Americans are incarcerated for years with a felony denying them the right to vote, for what probably was an act of desperation due to the lack of job opportunities in their own country.
• Why are we shedding more tears for illegal immigrants then the above mentioned American citizens?
• Why won’t we hold Obamas feet to the fire about this issue?
• Are we going to let the Hispanic vote and illegal immigration dominate the agenda to the exclusion of the working poor American.
Please check out the link below to help you understand the impact of illegal immigration on the working poor
as AFRICAN AMERICAN..I never thought Jesse or Sharpton, farrakkan, as leaders of the African american community.I just don’t know where you whites ever got that notion that they speak for african americans,,They never have and no one is following either one of them as some sort of leaders and african americans have NEVER said such a thing..whites are ignorant to think and say such a thing..that BLACKs as you say are being lead by jesse or sharpton.. Is Limbaugh, Hannity, Palin, oreilly leaders for whites? Of course not.. so stop being STUPID and believing that Jesse or Sharpton are leaders fo so called blacks.. THEY AREN’T and never have.. now do they have fans? YES!.. Whites are so far removed from the realities and achievements of AFRICAN AMERICANS ans who the REAL leaders are and have always been….
well said SoopDawg
The real issue is how useless Mr Jealous, the NAACP and other historic Black organizations, that were founded to serve the Black community, have become and how they no longer effectively serve or even lead the community. What are these Black organizations doing?
The NAACP hosts lavish events for Black celebrities and the Black upper-class, they sponsor entertainment events like the NAACP Image Awards which serves zero purpose to the Black community, while begging for our financial support to continue the ruse to keep their coffers fat. What help the NAACP does provide is feeble, at best, in comparison to the challenges and devastation that plagues Black communities everyday.
These self-serving hypocrites do not deserve our attention nor our support. President Obama doesn’t owe us anymore than anyone else – we owe it to ourselves to stop finger-pointing, whining and crying to Jesus and instead take we must take responsibility for our own transgressions.
I wonder do gay people, women and illegal immigrants feel that the President doesn’t owe them anything? Like I said in my earlier post when someone black has a issue with the President not even mentioning issues that effect black people they get called names instead of people looking at the issues that are brought up.
@Mrs. T -history will show you that NAACP -Urban League etc.. were not started by black people anyway. So we get what we get when we let others do our thinking for us.
The Late William Monroe Trotter did not join NAACP & told W E B Dubois not to join NAACP let the people who don’t look like us have their own organization.
But we need our own that’s created by us and operated & funded by us. Just a little history for you..
True dat on your post!!!
Also CT. Black folks gotta watch out for Black civil rights organizations fighting for all minorities, people of color, etc. or Black people specifically. For example, I’ve looked at the NAACP’s mission statement and they look out for all people. Then I looked at the Human Rights Campaign (GLBT) and La Raza (Hispanics) mission statement, to see if they look out for their own people specifically or everyone. I’ve found out these two groups indeed look out for their own people first!!! I believe Black people (Including Black organizations) should look out Black people specifically. These other groups I’ve mentioned look out for their own.
@Chris40 – u r right about that analysis – a great historian once said and i quote ” Groups don’t have permanent allies – groups have permanent interest” it seems to me the only people who don’t get it – is US!
Mrs. T, very well said…I agree wholeheartedly.
actually Mrs t he does owe black people or any group that gives him 93% of their vote
it funny how Mexicans can stick together and demand Obama to do something on immigration
to the point of booing him at a Hispanic news conference…. i don’t hear you saying he don’t owe them anything….. I is a true statement that the squeaky wheel gets the oil. Mexicans are squeaking and black folks are giving him a pass while he grants amnesty to all these racist Mexicans. that are already proliferating manufacturing, service industry, and various other industries most blacks depended on to survive
remember unemployment among black teen is almost 40% where did most teens get their first jobs?????? fast food restaurants like MC Donald, burger king, KFC.
ask your self who do you see working in these jobs now adult ILLEGAL MEXICANS
The coalition stated it will urge Pres. Obama to mention an urban jobs plan in his State of the Union speech on Feb. 12.
Good luck with that.
The best they should expect is “a rising tide lifts all boat.”
I’m just keeping it real, but neither parties have any economic policies to help black people, so it’s going to come down to which party’s policies will hurt blacks the most, economically.
They talk about black unemployment going up. I see that every day I stop by a McDonalds. It’s all Hispanics behind the counter. You will see a black face now and then, but like one for every seven Mexicans.
It’s so hard now for blacks and they don’t even have the dream act yet.
That’s all that dream act is going to do, make it more difficult for black people economically, and it’s not going to help with that other problem spreading across the country of Mexican on black hate crimes, either.
I’m not going to tell anybody who to vote for, but as black people, we have to think about our own self interest, since nobody, including Obama and the Democrats, seem willing to.
So TRUE! IT’S TIME FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS TO CHAMPION OUR OWN CAUSE!
The problem is that some of us are caught up in symbolism than substance. To say that President Obama does not owe the black community anything is insulting and unfair. We deserve to get our issues address just like the Jews, Mexicans, gays, white women, gun lobbyists, etc. Why do some of us continue to devalue our worth as a community baffles me. Black women and men still make less money whites despite education and experience. Black people are more educated than ever before so how do we account for the unemployment rate? The President can talk about gay marriage rights but can’t discuss the issues that are affecting black people? He can talk about gun control because of a tragedy in Newton but not about the daily tragedy of gun violence in the inner cities, day after day? I guess Dr. King and Malcolm were ‘whining and crying’ when they demanded that government should be held accountable for the way they treated their black citizens. SMH
@NYCsoul- Well said.
With regard to the idea that Black people are more educated than ever before… I agree. The problem is that there is a LARGE GAP between the group of Black people that are educated and the group that are content to stay in poverty and do NOTHING.
The number in poverty… grows exponentially! Producing a new generation of children living in poverty. A great deal of them worship the wrong things (designer clothes, luxury vehicles, rental furniture, expensive electronics, upscale cell phones). Conflict resolution… violent acts.
The children born into poverty are screwed by those that should want them to do better and to help guide them… that a great deal of times do NOTHING.
Black people need an agenda. Blacks are still the last hired… and the first fired (laid off).
This President does not feel that he needs to do anything else for Black people.
Black People need an agenda. What should be on the agenda is the problem. IMO
True dat!!! Black people do need an agenda.
bush was the one who bring the econony into a downfall by buying war equipments that rarely been used during the war and to search for the/this so-called weapons of destruction.
And Obama took up where Bush left off, escalating Bush’s fake war on terror in Afghanistan, sending hundreds of soldiers to their deaths and causing further stagnation off the economy in recession. Our economic problems and massive unemployment amongst blacks is the handmade of war criminals like Bush and Obama.
I listened to Obama speak yesterday and some of you are correct in that African Americans are not looking to get special treatment ,but we do deserve some kind of acknowledgement considering that we have the largest unemployment rate in our communities, even larger than the ILLEGALS! Why is it that because Obama has some black blood we think he is our SAVIOR! We placed to much faith in a man just because he shares some of our blood! Obama is a POLITICIAN just like all the rest! Just like the ILLEGALS PROTEST to get their voices heard , SO SHOULD AFRICAN AMERICANS! We have to start controlling and recognizing that we do have POWER in this country if we would only stop killing each other over crumbs at their table and STAND TOGETHER for a MEAL AT OUR OWN! We are capable of GREATNESS if we would just WORK TOGETHER! I’m all about helping other ,BUT! I was taught that YOU TAKE CARE OF HOME FIRST! Obama has forgotten all the AMERICANS that do not have JOBS because these money hungry companies have fired a veteran employee and hired 3 ILLEGALS under the table to take his place! How is this situation helping the economy! The EDUCATION SYSTEM is so screwed up,our schools are over crowded with ILLEGAL CHILDREN that do not know or want to learn ENGLISH , because we make it so easy for them not to have to learn our language ,instead we are requiring that our children learn SPANISH Excuse Me ! Is this AMERICA OR MEXICO! Black Folks we should not be standing with them holding hands singing WE SHALL OVER COME for their rights! We should be PROTECTING OUR OWN! African Americans are about to be at the very BOTTOM of the FOOD CHAIN if we don’t stop championing others causes and start RAISING OUR VOICE FOR OUR OWN!
@marycoronell38-Good points!
Obama did not forget about Americans… Politicians sold America down the river for $$$ in their own pockets and that of the lobbyists!
Corporations don’t need to hire illegals with the agreement that our President made while kissing the Repubs azzes… they can continue to ship jobs off-shore and receive tax breaks. Have you looked at your pay checks after 1/1/2013? It is smaller right? Well we can thank our elected officials for this. Our President should be called out big time. He seems to have forgotten again about the middle-class.
When it comes to polices that benefit blacks economically, Obama and the Democrats are totally bankrupt. The Republicans are even worse, except for one. They may be the only buffer we have against the death sentence in the form of the dream act about to be handed down by Obama and the Democrats.
That will spell an economic death knell for blacks and literally leads to more killing of our people at the hands of the Mexican Mafia.
If it weren’t so serious ?, it would be hilarious. The fkn nerrrrrrrrve of ALL these tapdancin fake asses, to blame Obie for not addressing what’s “THEIR’S” to address. These negroes have watched and heard THE most vile IGnant disrespectful racist BS against this POTUS./our people & have said & done….NUTHin!!!, nuthin but come out against some GD “dolls”. And in the prior admin., have been ‘on fkn “mute” about ERRYthang!!! And now…..they wanna “say something”?, something so fkn wrooooong!?, a fkn liiiiiiiie!!???, & against “THIS” POTUS!!!!??, the one who “looks like themmmmmm”!!!!?????, & not hold the system responsible, for a problem that could NEVVAH be ANY “one man’s fault”!!!???, after all their years in the game, “knoooooooowing” the gaaaaaaame!!!??? GTFuuuuuuukOH!!!!! Yo…..when the smoke clears?, all we see is that these “jealous” (pun intended!) butlers are now just “helping” M.Mc Connell & the rest, that’s IT!! Attempting this weak ass move of “diversion away from THEIR irresponsibility”?, is a very telling act that only reveals how they are DEFINITELY …”‘on the payroll” of massa.l S.I.D,
You may be right ! But when all those so called (NEGROES ) as you put it ,helped to elect Obama ,he should at least address the problems that are in African American Communities also ! That is part of our peoples problem ,we let those who promise to uplift us get away with letting us down ,time and time again ! The ILLEGALS didn’t put this man in office and yet they have his undivided attention ! Meanwhile back at the farm Blacks , who came out in force for this man not once but twice ,can’t even get an audience with him unless you’re wearing a Basketball Jersey! I don’t know about you ,but playin with my MONEY AND FAMILY does not spell GAMES !! Our People have seen Players come and go , WE are going to be here and Get OURS one way or the other! We can speak with the patience and understanding of Martin , but if we are pushed in a corner come for you like Ali! This is Obama’s platform now , not the past presidents and certainly not those so called black leaders that stood with the Illegals for their rights and won’t lift their voices for their own people! Time for African Americans to start Demanding that our issues be addressed ! Wheres our DREAM ACT! More Like OUR NIGHTMARE!
@marycoronell38- Well said!
Exaaaaaxtly! All I ask is for peeps to ask themselves this question…..”how could/why wouuuuuld a man who could’ve just “skipped to Wallstreet, & became a millionaire, but instead?, went to the SOUTHside of ChiTown to work for peanuts!!, ever be seen/labeled someone who “doesn’t care about Black people”!!?? I mean, the “amnesia” here is just remarrrrrrrrkable. Sigh! He only seem to “change”, AFTER being “sworn in”! “That” shouuuuuld tell peeps something, but peeps are conditioned to be blinded by their own ignorance ,fear & lack of common sense. Again…..the prollum is “systemic”!!, & has ALWAYS been. Ex….the same people claiming to have a “war on drugs”?, are the VERY same people who OWN the fkn ocean liners, that are ALLOWED to bring the shyt in hurr! And the same people who are against illegal immigrants?, are the same mofos who solicits for & HIRE them!! GMAFB!!! Open your fkn iiiiiiiiiiiies!!! The problem is systemic! A systemic prollum fueled by greed, fear, classism and….racism. And the ones “pulling the strings” just have a fkn BALL!!!!, watching Us continue to blame each other or those who “look like Us” for WTF “they” are orchestrating. But yet again?, I digress. SMMFHATSANARP!
I believe everyone gets the” BIG PICTURE ” this concept is not a new “REVELATION” ! The point is knowing this and doing something about it is two different things! Yes we all know the forces at work and the Money and Power that drives it! But! The People of a Country is the TRUE POWER and mainly the people who have been UNDERESTIMATED! It’s not over until WE THE PEOPLE really means ALL THE PEOPLE! So many of our own people sell us short ,and that needs to stop!
During your speech Obama ,you made reference to everyone starting out as a immigrant in this country unless you were a Native American and that your ancestors would have come through Ellis Island ,well if you want to get deep about it , First of all you skipped over the fact that all people originated in AFRICA and AFRICAN AMERICANS ANCESTORS were captured and brought here for SLAVES so no other ethnic group has our has OUR EXPERIENCE in this country , I doubt that any one needs a lesson in who was here first ,that’s not the issue at hand! The point is we have given more lives and shed more blood in this country and helped build and shape this country and yet we still are at the BACK OF THE BUS! You speak as if this country can’t function without the ILLEGALS, every job that they are getting paid under the table for African Americans have been there and done that! We are tired of being pushed aside for Political Games! 80 percent of all illegal immigrants are from Mexico and Latin Countries , some how I don’t believe this would be such an issue if 80 percent were coming from HAITI or AFRICA!
Standing ovation SoopDawg. Right on point.
Taurisingr, your worry me. You have been on this site long enough to have seen many, many intelligent people outline the problems with Obama’s dereliction of duty as it relates to the Black community. Yet, you still defend him with inane arguments like “critics are just jealous.” Even [mental] slaves see the light after a while. You though are still blinded by something. To be in that deep even after all these years as Blacks continue to suffer disproportionately, is very scary.
Here is yet another person saying similar….
http://sacobserver.com/2013/01/cbc-member-says-obama-disrespects-blacks/
An exerpt:
FORT LAUDERDALE – Rep. Alcee L. Hastings says President Obama of consistently disrespects the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Black Press, and graduates of historically Black colleges, key groups that were critical to his re-election in November.
brothers rather die or be killed by a black president than be okay under a white president. Let them have it up the ass since they always have.
I understand some of the posters frustrations and I have some concerns of my own. When I take my lunch break, I see atleast 20 young men standing around doing absolutely nothing. Is the President supposed to come here and tell them to get an education so that they can become gainfully employed? Or what about our young ladies having multiple children by deadbeat men who they KNOW aren’t going to be around to support them? Some of the choices that we make cause enough economic distress to ourselves before even bringing the gov’t into our living rooms. We don’t take education serioulsy and then get angry when we can’t get ahead. Our priorities are all messed up. We’d rather buy the next pair of Jordans than invest in Nike stock or buy our children books to read. That, my friends, is not the Presidents responsibility. It’s ours and we must own that. We keep waiting for some revelation to come. Well let me help you since you didn’t get the memo. The government is NOT going to save you. You have to save yourselves. I’m disappointed in local and federal gov’t. But in order to get jobs in my city, I’m dealing with local, staying on their backs to bring good paying jobs to my area. Do what you can where you are and stop wasting energy complaining about why someone else isn’t looking out for you. If you’re on a football team, are you going to practice regularly, keep your body healthy, and learn the playbook? Well, why does it seem as though we’re sitting on the sidelines complaining about not getting in the game when we’ve done nothing to prepare? Get off the sidelines and get in the game!
Ahh yes, the age-old “blame black folk” bait and switch. Exactly who is to blame for people willingly crossing the US/Mexican border? Illegals right? Yet the POTUS thought enough about the Hispanic criminal element to push for their amnesty…even though they have nobody to blame but themselves and can go back to their home country. But you don’t hear people suggesting that they should just go back home do you? Or that their priorities aren’t messed up?
That group got off the illegal sidelines and got in the game and NO ONE told them they have nobody to blame but themselves. That sort of talking down is reserved exclusively for blacks.
Aaaaaaaaand?, “it starts”. Siiiiiiiiigh. “I worry you”?, yuuuuuuup “that” bout says it all, the MOST honest thang you’ve posted. “We” always “worry y’all”. Reason for “your” season of hate, bias BS retorts, unfounded opinions, “googled” responses and last but not least?…..racist/massa ass kissin/mole/troll POV. Yeah…..”stay” worried. Witcha “one way drivin” ass. Yarning now, “toodles”.
hey guys give Obama a chance trust not only our president but! our God. cause i don’t no about u guys but God has to have his hands on this man because all of the HELL he has gone threw i am surprised he even wanted a second term, but! remember u can only do so much when u have the crazy RIGHT winger’s who will not let this man pass anything do u guy’s remember the JOB’S BILL! we all voice our opinions but do we do anything to help, we should be standing on the front steps of congress to say enough is enough already, and along side us should be Mr. Ben Jealous, i think Al Sharpten has done more than him, when’s the last time the NAACP came on T.V. and said we will help the president and the Black folks. I hear it everyday in Obamas message it call the AMERICAN PEOPLE! or WE THE PEOPLE or ALL OF US! as far as immigration there now going threw our old Hell slavery, the shootings- listen people these are KIDS no mother or father should have to go threw that. as far as the inner cities are u talking to ur children. are u making sure there in school, do u no where ur child is, and remember most of US yes i said US the crimes are black on black were killing each other, remember to raise a child, it TAKE’S A VILLAGE!. love u ALL my bro’s and sista’s no matter who u are and exspecially no matter what color u are. GOD BLESS, a sista in charge!
Are you SERIOUS! First of all this is Obama’s 2 term so he has had plenty of time to address problems not only in the Black community but ALL communities! Second I don’t place much stock in the so called self appointed “BLACK LEADERS” they don’t and never have spoken for me! Third How dare you compare the Slavery to the Illegal Immigrants in this country! Africans brought here in chains is a hell of a difference than crossing the boarder and the last time I checked ,I didn’t see any illegals walking around with shackles on their feet or whip marks on their backs or hanging from a rope! I’m DAMNED SURE, that slaves didn’t get E.B.T. cards or free medical service or free schooling or allowed to protest their treatment in a country where they crossed the boarder ILLEGALLY ! This is the very reason African Americans in this country are in this situation ,we are always so quick to come to some other ethnic groups defense and can’t stand up for our own people! God loves those who loves themselves too not just others!
@marycoronell38 – u r so right about us coming to the defense of other ethnic groups.
As a matter of fact – the great late historian Chancellor Williams stated in his book “The Destruction of Black Civilization -4500 B.C to 2000 A.D” one of our biggest down fall was the brotherhood concept. Our people always seeking the brotherhood of others instead of brotherhood with ourselves..
And it’s never occurred to ANYone, that Obie just may be tending to everything/else “1st”!, and just may devote his last fkn 2 years to “Black issues”. Naaaaaw just continue to “pre-maturely” chime in, with this “Willie Lynchism”. IGnant mufkahs I swear! Another sigh.
Keep wishing and hoping ! ” Obie” saved you a special seat ! Good in 2 years at the back of the bus!! Still waitin on that mule and 40 acres too!
p.s. forgot to tell u guys, where would we be if Mitt Romney were president,
97 percenter’s
people, who want free hand out’s
not able to vote,
not able to go to College (not able to afford it)
not able to go to school, getting rid of public Education
lower working wages
Coke Brother’s or Sheldon Adelson- rich men take-over’s
NEED I SAY MORE!
We would likely be at the same levels of unemployment
Gov’t largess/handouts would be curtailed
We would continue to have the right to vote
We would continue to go go college
There was never a plan to get rid of public education
There’s nothing in anybody’s plan suggesting lower wages
If you do decide to say more, I hope it’s more substantive.
AMEN !
Just because Romney would have been a total disaster doesn’t mean Obama gets a pass from the black community. Should we not even expect our concerns to be discussed?? Let him ignore the gay community and see won’t they call him out. Is the black community to stay last in line to get our concerns addressed? Are we to be JUST SATISFIED with Obama in office and not expect results? No one is putting the man down but we want our say at the table. Is he scared to do this in a public forum? If that’s the case then what good does a black President do us?
And remember boys & girls….the more your post reflect how you think Obie has complete autonomy?, merely reflects how uninformed & “detached from reality”, you are. But hey!?, “fear/bigotry/stupidity” has a way of effecting peeps that way. Wah wah wah waaaaah! SSMH!
To be in that deep even after all these years as Blacks continue to suffer disproportionately, is very scary.
@TGen.
Thought I was the only one who noticed.
When I take my lunch break, I see atleast 20 young men standing around doing absolutely nothing.
Ever wondered how many of them could be working at McDonalds if not for all the illiterate non english speaking illegals?
And for those who still not up on things, Obama moving to the south side of Chicago had everything to do with using black people to achieve his political ambitions.
He didn’t date black women or lived amongst blacks until then.
He just used black people with no intention of giving anything back in return. He is the most calculating politician to have ever lived.
When one of these folks can detail for me what actions President Obama can unilaterally take, or frankly what actions Congress can take that will pass constitutional muster, that could force the private sector to hire more black people, maybe I’ll take this stuff more seriously.
Can we not even have our President discuss this? He sure as hell came up with ideas for gays and illegal immigrants. If we go by your mind set what good is a black President? What I want to hear is what our President feels on the issue, i want to hear it in some kind of public forum and not at a black church. I want his thoughts to make headlines. Atleast then maybe it will start some kind of national discussion about it. This isn’t somethin we should turn a blind eye to.
Soop, let’s face it. The same people cloaking Obama in the veil of protection, I can ASSURE you at no point suggested that President Bush couldn’t do anything for blacks that we couldn’t do ourselves. That much you can bank on.
Um, take WHAT more seriously? The miserable unemployment rate? You don’t take that seriously? And who said anything about him “unilaterally” doing anything? But what the president SAYS is his priority becomes a priority for the congress and the country. He is NOT powerless and your insinuation to the contrary is really, really SAD!
@Mattylock- Why the assumption that Presiden Obama needs to take it on unilaterally?
Also, some black people want to work for themselves in the form of small business. According to one politician Donald Trump qualified as a small business.
Modified Federal guidelines could help this group. Perhaps there could be some assistance for people opening business in improverished neighborhoods. This way people can open businesses in their own communities. When I grew up we had small businesses in our communities.
People are typically so happy when Walmart opens stores in the black communities. This negatively affects small business! I could go on with other things affected.. btw the government helps Walmart!
HELlo. Point well made, sir. >
The president addressing Illegals before African-Americans….just sayin……..
Folks, the President addressed you…you’re citizens of the United States. He’s the President of all of America, not Atlanta. Why do you think the Hispanics work in McDonald’s and other menial jobs? Because blacks don’t want them. Because the President is black you’re suddenly supposed to be better off? That’s up to YOU, people. He’s the President, not a magician. It would be comical reading all this bull, if it weren’t so sad. The same people blaming Obama for their shortcomings are the same ones who blamed Bush…and Clinton, and on and on. I’d love to see where many of these people have been in the last 10 years. I’m sure their lives haven’t changed under ANY administration. Ain’t nobody going to save you but you.
@jones- Based on your argument… illegals should not be addressed with a new act! They are not citizens.
BTW high school and college kids have no problems with working at McDonald’s! The were at one point in competition with a work force whose jobs were out-sourced! Please do not buy the hype that Hispanics take the jobs nobody else wants. **untrue**
There is a difference in BLAMING and ADDRESSING an issue ,Obama has addressed issues that concern ILLEGALS in this country ,but has never once addressed the high rate of unemployment in the African American communities! No one is asking him to pull a rabbit out of his hat ,but the least he could have done by this term is mention the plight in the Black Communities and implementing some type of solutions to help solve these problems, you can’t force people to hire you if there are no jobs! How can you start a business without money? People that may have a little something are always thinking that others that are unemployed are just lazy and lookin for a hand out and that’s just not the case! A lot of our people had jobs in construction, plumbing,restaurant,landscaping, painting,carpeting,house keeping at major hotels! With the large amount of the Illegals coming here and working in those same areas for less than the minimum wage and driving the wages down ,that left these people who used to get up and go to worked every day, out of a job to support their families!What about a Dream Act for our families OBAMA! Now that the same issues are starting to effect White America maybe we won’t be so condescending towards African Americans! Let’s face it ! Some of you are so happy to see a Black Man in the White House you’ll except anything he dishes out! Well I believe we as a people deserve more from him or any other President that will sit in the White House ,not special attention ,but not to be pushed aside for people that couldn’t and didn’t place one ballad to get him elected !
Yeah see…::mofos don’t like to answer/address “that” question c/s then?, they’d be forced to rethink, back the fk up & come with a “new” BS reason, for all their bias rhetoric. And notice….never ANY statements against the congress that has publicly announced their “anti ANYthang policy”, & like “that” wouldn’t include….things for Black people, hell ANY people. Yeah…..just a bunch of “mad as shyt they lost the last election betting ‘on a stupid ass like MR whiners, that now have convinced themselves that “the game” is still ….”active”. Tisk tisk tiiiiiiisk! Sore losers?, please go “get help”, & then?,go spend your energy in a better capacity by trying to fix yo fk UP party of Repubs., who are shrinking more & more with every unfounded & unrealistic critique you hurl Obie’s way. That?, is all, “y’all”. SSMHAYSLSMF! (But yet again?, Iiiiiiiiiiiiiie digress. (Aaaaand scene) Bling!
I feel it’s our (Black people) fault that Obama and other politician ignore us. That’s because we don’t have an agenda for elections. Also, Black people didn’t ask for anything (Before the last election) in return for our vote, like other groups (GLBT, Latinos/Hispanics, Jews, etc.) do. We don’t practice quid pro quo when it comes to politics, like Dr Claud Anderson would say. Before an election, other groups and their organizations come together and they come up with a agenda for an election. If the candidate supports the groups agenda, that group will support the candidate. If the candidate don’t support the groups agenda then the candidate don get jack!!!! A good example would be get rid of “don’t ask, don’t tell” also Obama supporting Gay Marriage for the GLBT community. Black people can’t ask for anything from Obama or other politicians now (After the elections) Obama and others got the Black vote for free. They didn’t have to promise anything to Blacks, like they do with other groups. So Black ain’t gon to get nothing!!!!
I’ve been saying the same thang for yeeeeeears now! And mofo’s still expect this man, the POTUS to be…. a civil rights leader!!?? and are allowing the “AWOL (for yeeeeears!!!)/BUTLER/”so called” civil rights leaders to criticize…..him!!?? Yeeeeah “ok”. SMGDH!
More than 50 posts and counting and still no one has expressed or even come close to outlining what the agenda should be and its priorities. and is this agenda supposed to be exclusive to just blacks or is it okay for others to piggy back on this agenda?
I’d rathe hear my President come up with solutions. That’s why I voted for him.
Really Soop? You should have voted for the person you thought could first identify the problem and then come up with the solution. At least now you know.
@versatile- I have been challenged for 3 years regarding an agenda.
I am a middle-class professional. Technology jobs have been outsourced… now a huge number of Indians are being brought in… as contractors. Most are not citizens.
Indians look out for each other! They work together, teach each other, solve problems collectively. Interesting to watch. They do not necessarily share with others. Excellent technicians!
On my agenda STOP the providing loop holes for the corporations to receive tax breaks and cheap labor by outsourcing… (oops… President Obama caved and allowed this to continue as a part of kissing the Repubs butts, recently.) ~ He said that he was going to change this! Broken campaign promise.
OBJECTIVE 1:
Provide educational breaks to allow those that went to school and followed all of the rules to get a profession and then had the rugs pulled from under our feet, when corporations started sending millions of jobs off-shore starting in 2000. (G.W. Bush)
I voted for the person that I thought would take up the cause. There is no way in hell I would have voted for Romney,but that doesn’t mean that I gave up the right to question him on things I disagree with. He may not have a solution right now but does that mean he can’t open up a discussion for it? He won’t even acknowledg this problem. Is the black community invisible after the election?
IT WOULD APPEAR SO!!!!!
@ Chris, you are right– before the election, the hispanic network met with Obama and grilled him for promising immigration reform and his failure to deliver. meanwhile, we continue to grill him on blogs hoping for change.
*Why do some people project as if Obama won largely due to the black votes?
Latinos not only helped Obama win in key battleground states, but they made up 10% of the electorate for the first time ever.
Latinos, is the fastest growing minority that makes up 16% of the nation’s population. They are the very ones that made their mark on election night as they voted for Obama over Romney 71% to 27%.
Latinos only make up 3% of the swing state’s population, Obama received 53% of the Latino vote.
So Latinos are the ones that made the greatest impact in several battleground states portrayed by polls as close contests before Election Day. In states such as Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico, Obama won the Latino vote by big percentages that well exceeded margins of victory, exit polls showed. In each of those states, Latinos significantly increased their share of total voters, gaining influence that could be decisive in future elections.
Romney’s weak ass showing prompted Latino leaders to warn Republicans could no longer afford to ignore or alienate Hispanics or Latinos in national races. *LOL, they immediately laid out an ambitious agenda for Obama, saying they expected to see jobs programs tailored to Latinos and quick action on legislation to give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants. You can best believe that they certainly feel Obama really owes them more so than blacks.
Romney said that he would end the reprieves if he became president, a move that solidified the view among many Latinos that he was hostile to a program they liked. It gives young immigrants / illegals protection from deportation for two years and also work permits that allow them to be employed legally in this country for the first time.
Latino voters pretty much had made up their minds back in 2011, when Romney stated he would veto the DREAM Act. When Romney was very reluctant during the presidential debate to provide specifics on an alternative approach on immigration reform could have sealed the deal for most Latinos.
A very crucial piece of Obama’s winning strategy among Latinos was an initiative he announced in June to grant temporary reprieves from deportation to hundreds of thousands of young immigrants here illegally. I tend to feel that Obama used Latinos in this manner to obtain 2nd term. Obama did gays, and lesbian a favor by taking a stand on marriage & other rights to acquire their votes.
A survey of 5,600 Latino voters was conducted on the eve of the election by two Latino polling group, 58 percent said the reprieves had made them more enthusiastic about Obama. Latinos knew the deal on Romney having plans to send all of their a.. back home across the border had he taken office. They certainly made sure he did not get in the White House. Many Latinos, Hispanics, or Mexicans that are legally in this country have relatives and friends in the US that are illegals. With that said none of these people could have ever vote for Romney to begin with, because they feared their love ones being deported.
It should be well understood by Republicans now that if they continue ignore, diss Latinos they will probably never see the White House again.
No one has said he won largely due to black votes, but he won the largest amount of black votes. Don’t try and twist people’s comments around to make your point, Oh and illegals can’t vote so why would our issues be put on the back burner instead of theirs?
You have your statement and opinion. Others have their’s as well. You are not changing a damn thing here. I don’t give a shit whether some grown snoopdawg nigga like it, or not. Futhermore, you don’t tell me WTF I can or can not twist. Which was never the real intent. I never noted a fcuking thing about illegals could vote. I assure your not regulating a damn thing in this forum. A person here can say anything they elect to do so. Does not necessarily mean one must address a topic in full.
You can say whatever you wan’t to, but if it’s nonsense or twisting what someone said I will call you on it. Point blank.Like it or not.
We don’t claim to be the only ones who put Obama in the White House and we never said he had to kiss our butt for us to vote for him either ,African Americans are U. S. Citizens above all and we believed that Obama would be the best man for the job ! Not because he would cater just to Blacks! Obviously Latinos had an agenda for voting for him and now they want to collect at the expense of American Citizens! If your loved one came here ILLEGALLY than they should go back and wait their turn just as our LAWS state! Just like all those would did it the RIGHT and LEGAL way!
This is no surprise to African Americans ,all of us did not vote for Obama! He has been “BOUGHT”,just like all the rest! Now he has to “PAY UP”! If he thinks that he is going to sell the American Citizens a AMNESTY BILL , he is out of his mind ! I believe NOW all those BLACKS that voted for him have a different opinion of him and will come out in force AGAINST him on this one along with many other AMERICAN CITIZENS!
Muzyk, you are SO correct…I never really thought about it until you put it in perspective like that…DAMN
Um, Unemployment among Blacks is OVER 50% IN SOME AREAS. THE RATE CONTINUES TO CLIMB. INCOME CONTINUES TO BE EITHER STAGNANT OR DECLINE. THE PRISONS ARE FILLED TO THE BRINKS WITH BLACK MEN. WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE ON THE AGENDA?????? If you are a “leader” and you see the DIRE situation of YOUR MOST LOYAL CONSTIUENCY, you nned someone to “tell” you what to put on your agenda???? Are you f-in kidding me??? GET THE F*CK OUTTA HERE WITH THAT BULLSH*T!!!!!!!!
Not sure why my comment didn’t fall under Versatile, but that is who it was directed to. Versatile, your “what is the agenda?” bullsh*t is enough to make anyone’s head explode. I find it VERY insulting.
TGen- your head should Explode. So the agenda is to tell blacks not to drop out of school and don’t commit crime to avoid prison? This is what you’re saying should be on the national agenda? Specifically how does this agenda work? And is this so called agenda just exclusive to us or would it be open to others?
I told you Negros that OBAMA is a Piece Of Shit! He does not like America or Black people.
Tavis warned you so called Negros about this Jerk President! Obama has set Black folks back 10yrs! STUPID people who voted for this Jerk!
In the event President Obama mentions an urban jobs plan in his State of the Union speech, don’t let it be like the jobs plan of former president Jimmy Carter. C.E.T.A. positions, as long as the funding was in place the jobs were there, when the funding ran out so did the jobs. I was in one of those from 1977 to 1979. Adding insult to injury, when the 1980 presidential campaign was underway, the Afro-American newspaper ran an ad on how Carter was credited with creating black jobs. Yeah….right! Then President Obama has already had a run at this. Remember the hype with the huge American Recovery Act or something like it signs placed at strategic points in communities across this country and congressmen (most Democratic) having town hall meetings to announce the arrival of money from Washington for job creation? From on now it’s about substance rather than symbolism. Black leaders got complacent and failed to advocate and agitate for their people.
I have read most of the comments and I have this to say. I agree with the comment of what have African Americans bought to Obama as an agenda for African Americans. NAACP should be the organizaiton spearheading this effort if Mr. Jealous feels the Pres is not doing enough. Smiley, West and Jealous have a lot of negative talk towards the Pres. but what solutions are they offering? I work everyday. In my neighborhood I cannot tell you how many people who do not look for work or want to work. It is easier to stay home and play video games and smoke weed. Last summer we had so many weed dealers in our complex, there was almost a weed war. I know this because my son, even though was raised with two hard working parents had adopted this lifestyle as a choice. After begging him to go to school (very talented in math) could be an engineer, nurse anything. All he had to do was apply and help himself. Fortunately he has decided after fathering two children and possibly another one on the way that he should get a job. Got one and now he is complaining about being paid minimum wage. Excuse me, why should you be paid more than someone who is getting there education and preparing themselves for the future. He has just as much opportunity as a Latino or any other race in this country who wants a future. Why settle for working and still need some type of public assistance when you can apply yourself to get an education and do better. Holler then about not having a job. What example are you setting for your children. It is a continuing curse on the black community and we are the only ones that can pull ourselves out. Not Obama, Clinton, Bush or anyone else. What is on Jealous agenda to get African Americans (since this is the group you say is not being helped by Pres) to get away from the video games and weed wars to get jobs. Unemployment will always be low if you don’t even get out and look or get educated. No one said it is easy, but the end result is well worth it. Knowledge you will take to your grave and no one can take it from you.
@Thwhithang – There are a huge number of people that have done what you speak about. That is one segment of the population. Although I don’t know how you motivate those that do not wish to be motivated. It is still a problem.
From the middle-class… jobs were outsourced to other countries. There are two objectives there.
Thewhithang, you are uninformed about the order of things. It is the citizens’ job to voice concern and vote. It the representatives’ job to see a problem and use THE RESOURCES AFFORDED THEM TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. Seems you like Versatile are confused about the job of representatives.
TGen, your computer must be on the blink because either it or you are spewing nonsense right about now. It is also the citizen’s job to see the problems too. That is why they would “Voice concern and vote” as you stated. Seeing problems is not the sole responsibility of the representatives.
“no one has said he won largely due to black votes, but he won the largest amount of black votes”. Both fascinating and confusing at the same time..
What’s confusing about it. Blacks make up such a small slice of the electorate that we can’t be THE single deciding factor in anyone’s election. Yet, Obama won upwards of 90% of the black vote.
How is that confusing?
lol Where did I say anything about “telling Blacks not to drop out and don’t commit crimes?” Are you really this dishonest or are you just pretending? An agenda is “what needs to be solved?” The STATS clearly show this. The “how” of it comes from the people with the resources. The issue is PRIORITY. If those with the resources don’t make it a priority, guess what? Ish stays the same. And that seems to be okay with you as long as your hero gets to say he’s the president.
Yes you are correct ,but that same analogy applies to every ethnic community in this country NOT JUST AFRICA AMERICANS ! This type of rederick is always put forth when ever Black People speak up about the issues that plague our communities! When we raise our voice and ask for help ,we are slapped down with that old (Raise Yourself Up By The Bootstrap Bull) ! You act as if Other Ethnic Groups don’t have those same problems , Well they DO! The only difference is when they ask for help they tend to get it ,we just get Patronized! Obama avoids African American Issues every chance he gets ! You are speaking from a parent’s personal view on your child , My son will graduate high school this year a straight A student, was in the R. O. T. C. in school for 4 years and had to struggle to find a part time job because the Illegals are taking them all ! Yes our children have problems , but at least they used to have HOPE that they could find a job after graduation and now that idea is fading away for our children , some just give up ,others manage to make it through like my son , but I would never ,ever count our children out! The illegals have a whole coalition working on their behalf and they are not even CITIZENS and we can’t even get a forum with Obama! We helped this man get elected twice ,we at least deserve some kind of attention paid to OUR PROBLEMS! There are plenty of well educated African American Adults and Young Adults out there every day looking for work and working at low wage jobs with DEGREES! I’m all for Education ,but if you think that it guarantees you a JOB ,you don’t get out much! When Latinos get out in the streets and march for their cause ,they just want a better life for themselves ,but when African Americans do the same thing ,we are causing a riot or labeled a bunch of uneducated people just looking for a hand out! We don’t dominate the WELFARE ROLLS and we are not the ones having BABIES EVERY YEAR just to stay in this country! I have nothing against Latinos , but if I have to follow the law then so should they and the fact they those who come here in a Illegal manner have the ear of the President that American Citizens put in office over the issues of so many struggling American Citizens and not just Blacks ,that more than bothers me!
You are correct Versatile. I did not state otherwise. Representative see the SAME problems the citizens do. Your president sees the SAME stats we do–and has a lot more power to address them–yet he sits back and waits for sycophants like yourself to give him an excuse not to do anything or even say anything. Thank you for making my point.
When I heard our President championing the education of Foreign Student as being so brilliant that we should let them stay here ,I wanted to just jump through the T.V. and tell him that if you would stop educating other countries children and focus more on our education system and educating our children then you would see that we have Brilliant Intelligent Children right here at home in our own country! Our children are forced to go to school in run down buildings and crowded class rooms ,the teachers are poorly paid and over worked ,so maybe if you want our children to excel try investing in them rather than others!
For all those who keep saying that blacks should do like Hispanics and take their agenda to Obama, please get a clue.
Obama will not grant blacks an audience. He won’t even meet with the Congressional Black Caucus. As Hastings says, he doesn’t respect blacks.
The only blacks who have access to Obama are the ones who fell in line started carrying water for him. Sharpton, Dyson, Perry, Joyner….
Ask Cornell West and the CBC members like Maxine Waters.
SO TRUE! African Americans in this country should have seen this coming! We are always putting our faith and trust in these so called Black Leaders when they are out in the streets only when there is a PHOTO OPT or NEWS CAMERA near by ! We have lost are sense of Solidarity as a People ,we need to stand together more than we have been and it shouldn’t take one of our children laying dead in the streets to accomplish this!The Latinos know what we have forgotten ,THERE IS MUCH POWER IN NUMBERS! We used to know this! What Happened! We are resting the future of our children on leaders that are afraid to ruffle some feathers because they’ve gotten so spoiled and complacent that they see themselves as above the fray! Only to be summoned down from the mountain when their is blood shed! African Americans are getting pushed to Brink of Despair in this country and it wont be long before something very bad happens! Nothing productive happens when you systematically continue to force and keep a group of people down in the lowest aspect of society! At this point it doesn’t matter how Obama got in the White House ,he took an oath to All American Citizens not just the LATINOS that he thinks he’s in debt to for their vote!
Great point Reds
Bush and Romney had love for blacks…but blacks voted for Obama cuz they rather get killed by a black than be okay under a white
First of all, people need to understand that the president has limited influence on the economy. Blacks love Clinton because we were doing well when he was in office, but it wasn’t really anything that he did; we just happened to be in the middle of an economic boom. Now with Obama we are in the middle of an economic bust. The president has little influence over economic cycles. Second, current Latino and LGBT issues do not really compare to current black issues in that they are very singularly focused. The immigration issue is a policy issue. Although there are far reaching implications, it doesn’t not necessarily require huge number of dollars to pass an immigration bill. The same with gay rights; It’s all policy. Obama did away with DADT, but it didn’t require spending lots of money to do so. His support of gay marriage doesn’t cost a thing. Until it works its way up to the Supreme Court, most of the activity is taking place at the state and local levels. Now when it comes to our issues things are a lot more complex because many of our issues can’t be fixed through legislation. Therefore, we need to be very specific about want needs to be done. Simply saying do something about poverty and high unemployment is too broad because let’s face the government isn’t simply going to come in and start handing out jobs. We have to be specific about what we expect from the president, what issues are best left to our congressmen and what issues are best tackled at the state and local levels. For example, something the president has done something about, but not nearly enough is to do away with the war on drugs that disproportionately affect black communities. While not immediately, it would impact the unemployment rate as fewer of us get caught up in the legal system with petty drug offenses. However, we should also be putting pressure on local and state officials because that’s where much of the resources are focused.
I agree. TGen, did you read this: “Simply saying do something about poverty and high unemployment is too broad because let’s face the government isn’t simply going to come in and start handing out jobs”. I suppose we find ourselves in a pickle. According to Reds, Obama would never give us th time of day to discuss these issues. So I suppose we must continue blogging about this in perpetuity hoping that Obama reads EUR and other entertainment rags.
Snoop/Mary– Really? It is only after this last election you feel this way? No hints between 2009-2011? Did he make promises to “do something” in 2012? Okay.
Versatile, you still don’t get it. Actually, the government DOES “simply come in and start handing out jobs.” They “simply handed out jobs” with some of that bailout money. But that is beside the point (just wanted to point out that again, you know not of what you speak). The point is there are a PLETHORA of initiatives that can be implemented to address issues. These people get PAID to come up with ideas to improve the lives of citizens. There is no “pickle.” Just on gp, I will throw out some things off the top of the dome: 1) Incentives for businesses to move into areas with large populations of these young Blacks/ more investment in targeted training for these businesses among the community, 2) nationwide rehabilitation initiative to counsel, help find jobs for those who have been convicted but have served sentences, 3) more investment into a college/business/community alliance that helps “at risk” pave a way forward to and through grade school and college, 4) more investment in public assistance for counseling/therapy/whatever needed to help “at risk” better cope with adverse circumstance, 5) stronger church/school/community/governent alliance that also facilitates a path forward, a “smart is cool” intiative targeted to predominately Black schools that offers incentives for good grades ala gift certificate to Nike store or something, the list can go on and on. The POINT (are you paying attention this time Versatile?) is that if the WILL was there, the way would be a cinch. Once something becomes a priority for the president, it becomes a priority for the nation. You excuse him Versatile at your people’s own peril. I am honestly saddened by your display on this board. I don’t think you know what a dangerous, precarious state the community is in right now. It’s not a game. It’s not political fodder. It’s not your president’s right to take this community for granted. You are WRONG to allow him to do that.
They all promise the world to the “Ethnic Flavor Of The Month ” that might help to put their but in the White House during an election year and Obama wasn’t any different! I Have felt this way all along ! That is why I did NOT vote for him in either election! I am a African American Woman that is not easily swayed because Obama is the closest to a Black President that most African Americans will see in their life time ! I need more than the fact that he has a drop of African Blood running through his veins! Don’t get me wrong ! I have nothing against the man ,but I believe that if Black People don’t expect much from him ,they won’t get much from him! Again no one is asking this man to solve all of the problems in our communities,but how many years does it take to even mention African Americans as having important issues that need to be addressed! Our community has a problem with sitting back and waiting for others to Validate Us ! We should be out there just like the ILLEGALS ARE ! But NO! We are afraid to ROCK THE BOAT ! Unless one of our KIDS ARE IN THE STREET DEAD! Then we want to start singing WE SHALL OVER COME SOMEDAY! WELL THAT DAY WAS YESTERDAY! We can’t be that GULLIBLE! We always except anything that’s thrown our way and all I’m saying is WE AS A PEOPLE ARE BETTER THAN THAT! YES we have problems in our communities! YES we need to do more to better our Children and Families situations! BUT so do other AMERICANS in this country Crime, Poverty ,Unemployment,Drugs, is not just an issue for African Americans ! WE just get more PUBLICITY when it happens in our communities! Our People DESERVE the same Forum that Obama is giving the LATINOS! Do you honestly think that 11MILLION ILLEGALS in this country is not having a CAUSE and EFFECT in Unemployment Rates for AMERICAN CITIZENS , MAINLY AFRICAN AMERICANS! Obama’s Dream Act and his so called IMMIGRATION BILL is going to hurt BLACKS the most! We should be just as VIGILANT about FIGHTING FOR OUR CHILDREN”S FUTURE ! LATINOS are SECURING THEIRS!
Obama needs to get some GUTS and stand up to the Mexican President about Securing their side of the Border! The last time that the Mexican President came here ,he Blasted Obama on the U.S. treatment of his country’s ILLEGALS and Obama said nothing! Really Obama! You should have told him if you have a problem with the treatment of your people that have crossed the border ILLEGALLY than you are more than welcome to take them ALL back home with you and give them free food, medical services and provide them jobs and education for their children and housing for their families in your country! This type of INVASION would not be TOLERATED by any other country! IS THE U. S. that BLIND or does GREED justify the SACRIFICE OF AMERICAN CITIZENS AND THEIR FAMILIES!
Instead of blogging on eurweb bombard the President with your concerns by writing or calling the White House unless anonymous whining is how you like to deal with things.
From whitehouse.gov site:
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@Thanks Nubone– we all have our homework assignments now. Hopefully the folks with all of the creative suggestions on this forum will now do something
So your suggestion to the quandary of questioning whether this administration equally focuses on issues affecting blacks as it does other groups is to write the President?
Ok sure. Since the POTUS is the only one who has the ability to act, then what? In case your memory is short, the CBC came up w/an “agenda” that was routinely criticized by black folk which allowed the administration to ignore their concerns. They just sent over a list of 61 appointment candidates and none of them were accepted. The point is that you can take the steps to reach out but the administration has to be interested in extending its hand.
One thing is for sure, if you’re not gay, hispanic, of female, you DO know they stand on the Administration’s list of things to do.
@musbdherbs… that means we start back at square one. The article attached to this blog, unless you are in the “favored groups.”
That would alsom mean… common objectives and a challenge with lots of pressure from the masses!
Thank You for that information ! Although I’m not naive enough to think that the President is going to personally respond to all of the comments he gets ,I feel better knowing that I at the least made my concerns known and everyone that has read the web information should share this and do the same! But I won’t hold my breathe!
Also do the same to your state representatives
BLACK PEOPLE WAKE UP!!! I am so embarrassed when they talk about Hispanics giving dems 70% of their vote, and everyone laughs at us for giving Obama over 90% of our vote and NO ONE(!) pays any attention to us because they dems know they have us, and the repubs THINK we are so tied in to the dems, what’s the use!!!
NEXT TIME, PLEEZE REGISTER AS AN INDEPENDENT!!! BEING KNOW AS AN INDEPENDENT MAKES BOTH SIDES WORK FOR YOUR VOTE!!! OTHERWISE, BLACKS GET NO RESPECT FROM ANYONE!!!!
It is also time to really look at who our “black leaders” are! Al sharpton and Jesse Jackson are only after their own self agrandizement! Name ONE project they have completed or contributed. They only show up when it is to their media advantage!!!! They show up for Trayvon, but no comment and no show on the “ethnic cleansing” of blacks by Mexicans in Compton. Also, as far as Obama is concerned, we don’t exist!!! He didn’t really campaign to blacks because he saw no need to. Remember when he had the what I will call the poverty bus tour and avoided black neighborhoods?!!! Start thinking my brothers and sistahs!!! Where is the Congressional Black Caucus on protesting giving green cards to over 11 million illegal aliens who will further impact black unemployment…Silence!!!
I like the way you talk ! I’ve been saying this for YEARS ! African Americans we need to be our own ADVOCATES! Before our Children and our Families Are Permanently Left Out Of The So Called American Dream!!
Well said!!! I grew up in segregation. It is so sad to see blacks worse off than they were then, and it is completely ignored.
It is totally facinating to me that black people still swoon over Obama when, in fact, Obama is swooning over Hispanics. Others laugh at blacks because they vote dem lock step, unthinking, and get nothing from it! It seems that the very visible Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are a part of the corralling blacks into their place. They are even pro illegal alien even though it is and will continue to be a detriment to us. Please, next time call yourself an independent! We need to start doing things for ourselves…think! No comment from our leaders on the ethnic cleansing that Hispanics are doing to blacks in CA, no outrage, no nothing!!! Why do we owe them loyalty of ANY kind? This includes the Congressional Black Caucus which should be stomping up and down over illegal immigration…Nothing! That’s what we should give them!
AMEN!!!!!!
I respect Mr. Jealous comments as well as his insight. I do believe that we must hold everyone accountable for the job(s) that they are called to do. with that said, Mr. jealous need to begin to take a closser look at the organization that he presently leads. I believe in justice! Mr. Jealous fought for voter suppression and disenfranchising. However, the same issue he fought for, the NAACP is also guilty of perpetuating. I am tired of all the rehtoric. Mr. Jealous, need to pay closer attention to what he should be doing as the President/CEO of the NAACP! This is an organization that need to be revamped!!!