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Originally Posted by Trinity  No it hasn't. The topic of debate has not come down to how black Obama is. On issues for the African American Community I trust Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton more...because it isn't about what color you are it is about who you are and whether your actions match your words.
Obama has shown he is consistent with nothing but his attempt to get to the presidency.
The flip flopper is Obama. Black fathers, 6/13/08 Muslim women, 6/18/08 Campaign-finance reform, 6/19/08 Liberal blogosphere, 6/25/08 Michael Klonsky, 6/26/08 Gun control, 6/28/08 Gen. Wes Clark, 6/30/08 MoveOn.org, 6/30/08 Welfare recipients, 7/1/08 Separation of church and state, 7/1/08 Ending the Iraq war, 7/2/08
Obama is supposed to be the new politician but is abandoning his integrity for votes. Obama is whatever he needs to be at the moment to get what he wants. That is not a President I can believe in, that is not change I can believe in.
At every turn Obama is lecturing negatively to the Black community. "Obama used the occasion of Father's Day to give Black males the back of his hand."
The Democratic presidential nominee-apparent seldom speaks directly to Black people, but when he does it is usually to denounce individuals once close to him or to criticize The Race in general for some moral failing. - Black Agenda Report
Lecturing Deadbeat Dads on Father's Day in an African American Church? Father's Day is Day to Celebrate Fathers! On Father's Day Obama should have been praising the amazing African American Fathers that work two jobs and love their kids. Then Obama is telling young African American males that they aren't going to the NBA and can't rap? These aren't tough love comments to his own community. Obama is using this for his campaign at the expense of the African American community who helped him get this far. In return for their support Obama has yet to "show some love" as he likes to say by way of attending important African American functions or honoring those in the community with something other than a LECTURE on what is wrong with them.
Obama has not put the work in to even go there. Bill Cosby has lived his life trying to improve the image of the African American family and has spent years trying to instill the need for college education in the Black Community. In recent years, Cosby co-authored a book, has given speeches and gone out on tours talking about the social issues in the African American community and how to address them. Cosby isn't running for President or trying to get anything out of it other than a stronger African American Community. I appreciate his voice on these issues more than some politician who panders, only berates African Americans and refuses to attend the State of the Black Union when formally invited.
Obama is talking down to the African American Community every chance he gets and avoiding their presence.
Jesse Jackson was correct in his assessment of Obama. |
Wow. I didn't know that "the black agenda" spoke for me and the entire black community. So are you suggesting that he should ignore the problems in teh community that has a great influence over his life? You must have severe abbhorance for him to interpret that as pandering. Is there now something wrong with conveying to black youths that not every one will sign a NBA/record deal ? Being realistic is now talking down and pandering ?
I don't see McCain doing anything for teh black community. Your whole argument is that Obama shouldn't be president because he hasn't been a civil rights activist all his life. Balderdash. You basically fall in line with the people who think McCain should be president bacause he was a POW
You are so enamored with race it's sad. You post links to trivial obscurities that have already fizzled out. Trying to blame him for what his campaign aids did and what General Wesley Clark said (which just happened to be the truth) and not voting in MoveOn.org's favor (which is completely different from voting against it which is what John McCain did when he voted against MLK day being a federal holiday). While you ignore McCain's people telling us that the slumping economy is a figment of our imaginations. You can drag up all the anti-obama propaganda you want , it doesn't mean it's true. Seems kinda like
argumentum ad populum
I'm assuming you're not black. Only because there are not many black members here. But if you are , and are offended , that doesn;t mean the entire black community is. EVERY single black person I know , which obviously is a lot , would say the same thing he did about black fathers. Especially since he , I , and most black people I know , grew up in a single parent household (usually fatherless).