now, i am saying this a reformed obama doubter. i was kinda shaky about him in the very early stages but when i saw him on the cnn/youtube debate in july...well, that's when he really lost me. there was a question submitted by a black viewer asking the candidates for their positions on reparations. along with hillary, john and whoever else the hell was on the stage, barack faked and shaked, danced around and politicked until he got his his answer out: 'No'.
that upset me like a mutha fucka. on top of that, the only candidate that said yes black people deserved a monetary apology from amerikkka was dennis kucinich--a little white dude from ohio. needless to say...he got my vote. that wasn't an easy concession to make though, with race being an 'issue' and all. and while i liked kucinich's politics, and still do, i was kinda unsettled that i would want a white dude to get my precious vote over a black man. however, i knew that for me to support a brotha he needs to be black/african centered in his thinking...and if he isn't, well i'd rather just skip over the uncle tom shit and get a certified white boy. at least the disappointment, if any, would not be so severe.
since then i've made a few other assessments:
iowa+obama= 'i got 99 prollems and bitch ain't one!'
this has to be my favorite moment on the campaign trail thus far. it was then that i believed that there is a little more to barack than he can let on. after all, he is a black man. and if you are black and trying to get shit done within the world of the others, you know you can't get too black on they ass too quick (i.e. supporting reparations at the beginning of the race). if you do, they might get scared of you and put yo ass out (or lock yo ass up). but barack is displaying undeniable intellect and an ability to hold his own in the face of pressure. he's not backing down or bullshitting, which can be rare these days, no matter what a mutha fucka's race is. at this point even if you don't support reparations, i see ya barack...
new hampshire+hillary=cry me a river!!!
question hillary: did you cry when saw the faces of the hurricane katrina victims blasted on yo t.v. in 2005?...no?...how bout when the police murdered sean bell in new york in 2006?...nah?...what about when you saw the 6 black boys from jena, did you cry then?...no?...shutcho ass up then.
hillary has become an unbelievable disappointment. as a woman, i know that a woman is more than capable of running shit. we do it all the time. i also know deep down, that she is very capable of running shit. unfortunately, somewhere in washington, hillary lost confidence in herself as a woman. now she has resorted to acting like a man, playing these same old political dick games. the sad thing is...she never had to--she's just been listening to billy. i want to see the hillary that told everybody to kiss her ass when she was trying to reform health care back in '93. you know, the one who actually acted up for the people and not the politics. hillary, stop acting like a bitch. there are plenty of men already in washington doing that for you.
south carolina+obama=yes we can!
yes we can...can we? obama kickin ass in carolina is a spirit lifter for me right now. it is glimmer of hope that racism and white supremacy can end. little by little, but it can come to an end. i mean, i'm 28 years old, and i (sadly) never thought i would see a black man run for president with a chance to actually win. but here it is. so again, black world, i take you 360 to the beginning of the post when i asked you to summon your imagination. visualize all of us in solidarity with this brotha. standing behind him, beside him, and with him...daring somebody to fuck with him. can you see it?
yes we can.
...and we can work out all the 'politics' later...
and if hillary could get her shit together she might make an okay v.p.
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i gotta admit that when you told me about the reparations two-step, i was disappointed in my boy, but you're right in that he can't be too black, too strong in the opening volleys of the race. but kucinich is a general disappointment. he had prepared articles of impeachment to be entered against Bushwhacker yesterday - then he backed off, saying, "My political masters promised swift retribution if i told the truth." okay - so that's not the quote, but he did drop the articles. he's trying to hold his congressional seat instead of doing what he knew was right. or was he just saying that during his campaign to draw supporters? maybe he's another DC white man playing dick games, eh? anyway - he's leaving the impeachment up to the Bush-loving Judiciary Committee, who hasn't done crap about the high crimes and misdemeanors this admin keeps racking up. anyway, read his pitiful recantation here: http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=82672
keep up the good work. PEACE
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