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Getting an invitation to the White House is a big deal. And the State House invitation is a once in a lifetime, if you are lucky, event. So to hear that two idiots were able to get into the White House WITHOUT BEING INVITED, should be a concern for anyone who is paying attention. Because there have been covert and overt threats against President Obama’s life. And for two people to be able to get by the Secret Service apparently with ease, should make everyone cringe. Because if someone could slip past all of that security and make it into the event is a scary thought. Was this a dry run for things to come?
There is a movement afoot where religious zealots are using Psalm 109:8 and 109:9, to call for the assassination of President Obama. This saying is being printed on Bumper Stickers, Hats, Shirts, Coffee Mugs, teddy bears, and mouse pads. For those of you who don’t know what these two verses say, here they are:
Psalm 109:8 states: May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership.
Psalm 109:9 states: May his children be fatherless
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After the passage of Prop 8 in california, it was fashionable to blame “blacks and hispanics” because on the whole, some of them voted for it’s passage. Long discussions were bantered back and forth about “how could ‘they’ vote to legalize discrimination.” Blogs were posting daily after the passage of Prop 8 about how to “reach out to ‘those communities.’ ” But I have yet to hear ONE WORD from ANYONE in the Lesbian or Gay communities about the “white people” who just passed Prop 1 in the state of maine!
The state of maine has over 1.3 million people in it according to the 2008 census. Of that 1.3 million people, 97% is white. So the passage of Prop 1 in maine was done by white people! Where are the Lesbian and Gay voices now? Where is the blaming, the gnashing of the teeth, and the name calling now? The silence is deafening!
As I had stated when Prop 8 passed, even if every registered black and hispanic voted for Prop 8, that was NOT the deciding factor. The vote was passed by white people! Yet the “minorities” took the brunt of the criticism for the passage. It wasn’t appreciated THEN and it still isn’t appreciated.
So hear this white Lesbians and Gays. You BETTER keep blacks and hispanics name OUT OF YOUR MOUTHS when it comes to Same Couple Marriage. Because while there is no excuse for BIGOTRY, DISCRIMINATION, and/or HATE, white people are the ones passing these propositions. So before you start looking into someone else’s backyard, CLEAN UP YOURS FIRST! Because RACISM is still the “biggest ism” there is. And your silence on this issue JUST PROVES IT!
Oh, but don’t get this SHIT twisted blacks and hispanics. That doesn’t get you off the hook ONE BIT! Because for a group of people who CONTINUE to experience discrimination, to turn around and do it to someone else is PATHETIC! You, those “minorities” who voted for Prop 8, are still BIGOTS, POOR EXCUSES FOR HUMAN BEINGS and COWARDS! And don’t YOU forget that EITHER!
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A justice of the peace in Hammond, Louisiana, has refused to sign a marriage certificate for an interracial couple. Keith Bardwell has said that he is “not a racist” because he has married Black couples “right here in my own home.” When the bride, Beth Humphrey, called to get the certificate signed, Bardwell’s wife stated that her husband “would not sign marriage licenses for interracial couples.” His concern was not about the couple themselves. The judge is concerned about the children, and how they will be treated by society. I was under the impression this issue, interracial marriage, was taken care of with the Loving vs Virginia case decided by the Supreme Court in 1967. But I guess deciding who can and can’t get married has again become a slippery slope and the slope done slipped!
Again is looks like someone is sitting in judgment of someone else, using racist stereotypes to justify bigotry. Bardwell has said that he “don’t want to put children in a situation they didn’t bring on themselves.” And since he is now the foremost scholar on interracial children, he doesn’t want them to suffer.” Damn, that’s awful nice of him isn’t it! Those are the same piss poor excuses that are used by people who oppose Same Couple Marriage. But you’re right black folks, the Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights struggle is not the same thing! Dumbasses!
Did Bardwell forget that our president is the product of an interracial marriage? Does he not realize that no one is “pure?” And that in 2009, the number of interracial children are growing and those children are no less proud of who they are and who they come from?
As a Lesbian who saw the state she lives in, california, and other states, pass propositions that bars Lesbians and Gays the right to get married, I felt this was bound to happen. Because people are failing to realize that once you start considering people to be “thems” or “others“, if shouldn’t be a surprise when someone else does that EXACT same thing to you.
This will be an interesting test to see just how trifling Black people really are. Are far to many Black folks just bigots or are they racists too? And we will also see how far we have come as a country. Because we already know that people ARE NOT FREE to marry who they want to marry. We will see if race is “no longer and issue” since Obama was elected!
This should be good!
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It has come to light that the state of Texas will now pay exonerated prisoners millions of dollars as payment for having been in jail for, in many cases, decades. These payments will come with lifetime annuities ranging from $40,000.00 to $50,000.00, lump sum payments, free medical and dental, job training, and college tuition for 120 hours at a public college. Some of the men will get upwards of 2 million dollars. The only stipulation is that these innocent people stay out of trouble. Fair enough. But what about the families of the victims who thought the person who did harm to their loved one was firmly behind bars only to find out that wasn’t the case? That the guilty person has been allowed to walk free for ten, fifteen, twenty, or even twenty-five years? And what about the tax payers in the state of Texas? That money has to come from someplace. What services will be taken away from the citizens to pay for these settlements? But what about the people who put them behind bars? What is their punishment for possibly bribing witnesses, withholding evidence, twisting the truth, or just “testi-lying” as the police like to call it? What happens to them?
Texas leads the nation in freeing innocent people wrongly convicted of crimes. At last count, the number stood at 38. These men were freed because of the work of the Innocent Project, a New York legal center that specializes in overturning wrongful convictions. Without the Innocent Project, these men, many who proclaimed their innocence loud, long, and hard from the beginning, would still be in prison. I’d hate to say that race played a hand in these convictions. That the victim was white and the alleged perpetrators were Black. But from looking at some of the wrongly convicted men, at least one side of this equation is already known. Black men were sent to prison for long stretches of time for crimes that DNA has proven they didn’t commit.
I’d like to see the people who sent these men have to pay some kind of price. Because you can bet some of them used these cases as stepping stones to bigger, higher profile jobs. I wouldn’t doubt that some of these policemen, police chiefs, prosecutors, and judges, and maybe even politicians, used these men to further their own “tough on crime persona’s.” They should be made to tell what happened and make their own amends to these men. Some of the light needs to be dimmed on people who took away something that no amount of money can buy. TIME!
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Ever since Barack Obama has been elected president, the right wing NUT JOBS have been having a field day with their criticism of “EVERYTHING OBAMA.” From the “homey handshake“ between Obama and President Hugo Chavez, to the “baggy jeans“ to the “the cop acted stupidly”, there has been a backlash against the president. And that includes political pundits who have shot off their mouths with impunity. Well it looks like one of those pundits, Glenn Beck, has put his big foot in his even BIGGER MOUTH and it is going to cost him and his TV station.
On a number of occasions, Beck has called President Obama “a racist” and has said that Barack “hates white people.” He has also stated this on his radio show. As usual, the “home network, Fox“, immediately distanced itself from Beck’s statement but nothing else was done. Since there is NO EVIDENCE that this statement is true, and only seems to have been made because Beck is one of the “my America People” these statements have been found to have offended many people. If is for that reason, there has been a concerted effort by members of the Colorofchange.org has contacted Fox sponsors and threatened a boycott unless they discontinue supporting Beck’s nonsense. And “big business” has listened!
CVS, Wal-Mart, Clorox, Sprint, and 29 other business have requested that their commercials not be aired during Beck’s show. And as we all know, advertising helps pay the bills. And for big name advertisers to request that Beck not benefit from their ads is HUGE!
Hopefully this will send a chill through the other loud mouths. Among them, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, and Beck. Not to stop their right to “freedom of Speech” but to let them know that those days of “unchallenged racism and racist remarks are OVER!”
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If you have been watching the news lately, you know that a Prominent African American Harvard Professor was arrested at his house because a white neighbor, Lucia Whalen, called the police to report that “two black males with backpacks were on the porch, with one attempting to wedge his shoulder in the door.” With that call, police came “a runnin.” I have linked the police report for you to read. Make your own conclusions. But there are three things that stand out in my mind.
The first thing is that after Gates handed Officer Crowley his Harvard ID verifying that he lived there. Why was there a need for the police to still be in and around Henry’s House? The report clearly says that ID was given.
The second thing is that Crowley admits having verified Gates’ Identification. Then why didn’t the police clear out? Why were “several Cambridge and Harvard policers still standing around? If Crowley felt it was OK to leave the residence, why stand around? Clearly there was no break in. Clearly there was no crime. And contrary to published reports, Gates did comply with the request for identification.
The third thing is that Henry was asked to leave the house by Crowley and he would answer his questions there. With the EXCUSE that the kitchen was having an echo effect and making it hard to hear and transport information to “ECC.” It was only after leaving his house was Gates arrested. Hmmmmm. That alone seems suspicious to me. And I will explain why I feel this act, asking Henry to leave his house, amounts to ENTRAPMENT!
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One of the world renowned African American scholars, Henry Louis Gates Jr., was arrested IN HIS HOUSE because someone in the neighborhood called the police saying “two black males with backpacks on the porch,” one of whom was “wedging his shoulder into the door as if he was trying to force entry.” The fact that Gates lived in the house and had been there for quite some time didn’t matter. It was the fact that a “white women” could call the police and have the “owner” arrested is what matters. Gates was charged with being “disorderly.” I guess not being able to get into your house and then when you do, you are confronted by police accusing you of breaking the law might make me “disorderly” too!
The police version of the events are that they received a call about two Black men, attempted to force open a door. Upon arrival, they found Gates was already in the house, on the phone with the property managers. Police are saying that Henry refused to provide ID and got “loud and was agitated.” Certainly a reason to arrest someone no doubt! Gates contents that not only did he give the officer his driver’s license, but he also gave him is HARVARD ID too! Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a professor at Harvard University!!!!
We may never know the true story. But from personal experience, I certainly don’t believe the police version of events. Gates had just came off of a plane trip from China. His ID was readily available. I find it hard to believe that he didn’t show his ID!
The Cambridge police have termed this event as “regrettable and unfortunate” and have dropped the charges. REALLY! Wow! Thanks for not charging me for breaking into my own home! And thank you for saying that “disorderly” is just a BULLSHIT law on the books that police use when you haven’t really broken ANY LAWS, but they want to harass you anyways.
I would love to hear from “Gladys Kravitz“, the person who set this ball in motion. Does she not know her neighbors? Or was this more of the “Obama backlash” that is occurring all over country. I guess she showed that “uppity” NIGro something?
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As I wrote in my post on July 1, 2009, “How old are you, anyways“, I spoke about the NBA requirement that players be at least 19 years old and a year out of high school before entering the league. Since most players entering the league are African American, I positioned that the rule was racist and prevents MEN who are old enough to die for their country, from being able to support their families. Recent events have given further proof that racism is alive and well in the NBA!
The next “great white hope” to enter the NBA in a few years is a kid named Ricky Rubio. He is from Spain and is supposed to be Magic, Nash, and Pete Maravich, all rolled into one. At 17, he played for the Spanish National Team and is said to have held his own against the United States team. At 18, just a few months ago, Rubio was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves. And needless to say, he isn’t very happy about it. The wolves have been AWFUL since the “Big Ticket“, Kevin Garnett left a few years ago. And the Wolves are pulling out all of the stops to get Ricky to come to Minnesota. But isn’t he only 18 years old? Wouldn’t that be against the NBA rules?
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My last post titled”Blacks can’t Swim” talked about how a group of Creative Steps Day Campers from the inner city of Philadelphia, were at first allowed to swim at a private, again read “WHITE” swim club only to face racial slurs and then told they had to leave because “minorities don’t swim here.” When the incident became public, the president of the club, John Duesler, stated “there was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club.” When that statement became public, the excuse became “it was a safety issue.”
There has been a update to this story. The Valley Swim Club voted “UNANIMOUSLY” to allow the Creative Steps Day Campers to come back to the club. I had to laugh out loud when I read this story because the heat is on and this is what’s called “Damage Control!”
U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) has stated that he finds these allegations “disturbing” and plans on launching a “full investigation.” The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, which has opened an investigation, is to make a fact-finding visit to the club July 30. People have been picketing the Valley Swim Club. Could any one or all three of those reasons be why the vote to allow the Day Campers back to the club was UNANIMOUS???? Member Amy Goldman, who has been a member for two years, has stated that she hasn’t seen a “Black member this year.” Any takers that when the PHRC makes its fact finding visit on the 30th, that it will look like a revival of “The Wiz!”
Lastly, if you let me know, IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS that you don’t want me around, on what planet would you think I would EVER go back? If you want to apologize, fine. But 12, 13, and 14, year old African American kids, who probably saw their mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, and grandparents cry for the first time after seeing President Obama get elected, now know that we haven’t come as far as people want his election to indicate. And instead of these kids remembering “not in my lifetime” on November 4, 2008, as something positive, they are now hearing that again. Except this time, it’s what we expected. That racism is alive and well in America and an election did NOTHING to alleviate that FACT!!!!!
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What began as an innocent trip to a swimming pool on a hot Monday afternoon, turned into a Civil Rights lesson, for 65 African American kids who visited a private, read white, swimming pool.
From looking at the pictures of the children from the Philadelphia Creative Step Day Camp, most of them looked to be under 12 years old. These kids were told that they could come swim at the Valley Swim Club every Monday. Upon getting into the pool, most of the white kids either got out on their own, or were pulled out of the pool by their parents. Many of the Day Campers allege to have heard racial slurs aimed their way. They were then told by the lifeguards that they had to leave the pool IMMEDIATELY because “minorities aren’t allowed to swim there.”
When the president of the Valley Swim Club, John Duesler, was contacted, his initial statement was that “there was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club.” After that comment became public, Mr. Duesler and many of the parents who pulled their children from the pool are now saying that it was a “misunderstanding.” Even a child can recognize racism when he or she sees it!
By the next Friday, there was such an outrage about how these children were treated and how these white parents acted, that Mr. Duesler was compelled to speak out.
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