Its in the Bible???

The recent news has been circulating around Barack Obama and his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Wright has said some very inflammatory remarks about the United States of America. Such as "We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye. We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost." And he also made a remark about how Hillary Clinton has never been called a nigger, and has never had a cab pass her because of her color or has been pulled over by police because of her color, and how Obama knows what it is to live in a country and culture controlled by rich white people. He also said that Hillary said that has never had her own “people” say she wasn’t white enough. He also said said God bless America, no, God damn America for killing innocent people. And probably the most infamous comment, Jeremiah Wright said that the United States government created the HIV/AIDS virus to kill black people. Now Sen. Barack Obama has denounced his pastor’s comments during many cable news programs and during a speech on “Race in America “.

Now this may be an unpopular opinion, but although I may disagree with the words that were used I really don’t find anything racist or un-American with the pastor’s words. We did bomb those Japanese cities during WWII. The regret of this action is held by many veterans and people who have lived through that war. And no matter how look at the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, we ( the U.S) supports Israel with terrorism going taking place on both sides of the conflict. And the U.S. who may have not publicly supported the Apartheid in South Africa, we world’s super power, often calling ourselves the police of the world, really did nothing to stop it. Now I’m not a person that believes in karma, so I don’t think that’s the reason of why we were attacked on 9-11. But the reverend’s words as far as I see are no different than people (politicians and many political figures) saying that we were attacked on 9-11 because of our foreign policy in the Middle East, basically saying that if we weren’t over there then we wouldn’t have been attacked. Now I can agree with that too a point, but you can’t deny the fact that radical Islam just hates us. And it’s not just us, but other countries and most frankly everyone else that doesn’t agree with their religious ideology. But these comments made by pastor Wright aren’t un-American, they’re just in essence speaking the truth, and sometimes the truth hurts. Now some people also cal his comment racist but lets look further.

Hilary Clinton has probably never been called a nigger in her life. She has never been intentionally passed over for a cab ride just due to her skin color, and has never been racially profiled by police officers. Now I’m not saying that these things have happened to Barack Obama, but because of his skin color they are more likely to happen to him first then her, that’s just the truth. And the comments about rich white people controlling America, I don’t see what the uproar is? Its been long said by people of all colors ( even white people, gasp!!!) that corporations control America. And the very, very, utmost top of those corporations, you’ll find to no surprise, rich white people. Again its not racist, its just the truth. Rev. Wright also said the government created AIDS to kill black people. Now I’m not of those conspiracy theorist who believes that my government is sinister, or sinister enough to create the AIDS virus and spread it to its people, but this is a belief that is held by conspiracy theorist of all colors, including gasp!!! ( again) ,White people. Now is it really anyone’s surprise that a black man the Reverend’s age (67) could conceive or even come to believe this idea. I mean if we do some history digging we would find something called the Tuskegee experiment/study. If you don’t know about look it up and be shocked and amazed. So although I think those comments were wrong and out of line, I could see his reasoning for the comments.

Ultimately, I look around the media and I look around at my friends and I see that most of the people who are outraged by this are white people. Not to say that there are blacks that finds some of his comments horrible, but a lot of times it’s almost, like they have to say what’s they’re supposed to say. I see the media jumping on his the reverend and Obama, but that same media never spent the same amount of time on Pat Roberson or John Hagee who endorsements were accepted by Rudy Gulianni and John McCain. Both mean have said that 9-11 and hurricane Katrina were punishments from God, but they no mention of them when their endorsements were accepted? Now I’m just the two candidates didn’t know these preachers for 20 years, which is the span of Obama’s and Wright’s relationship, but are the words any less “inflammatory”? To wrap this up, for anyone who is shocked by the reverend’s comments don’t be. Reverend Jeremiah Wright is what America has created. For anyone who had to experience the segregation in this country, being seen inferior, because of your race. Reverend Wright is a child and a product of the 60’s. And it seems that some of that anger is still with him. Now I’m not saying that people should excuse his comments, because I’m not in the business of telling people how they should feel, but history of this country has had a direct influence on Revered Jeremiah Wright. To sum it up, anyone who thinks that America is/has always been the land of purity, and free of injustice, is pretty much a out of touch with reality.

Till next time, try to find where it says God damn America in the Bible!!!!

Super Duper Tuesday.

We are approaching maybe the most important time of this Democratic primary season, where delegate rich states like Texas and Ohio are voting this Tuesday, March 4^th. This is so big it has been dubbed Super Tuesday II. Now many people think that this may be Hillary Clinton’s last stand, as she not only has to win both states to conceivable win the nomination, but she has to win big. And right now attest in Texas it that does not seem to be likely as her huge lead of just a as early of two weeks ago has evaporated as every poll now show Obama with the lead, or slightly behind Sen. Clinton. This is not good for her. Whether you think that the media is apart of this or not, no one can’t deny that Barack Obama has become a phenomenon and sort of a movement all to himself. He’s a guy that wasn’t supposed to win, he was supposed to be here this late in the race. The same Obama “friendly” media, was once the Clinton “friendly” media. It was just as late as December of 2007, that everyone in the media was already to swear in Hillary Clinton as President of the United States, because of course she was supposed to crush all of her competitors without breaking a sweat, because the Clinton Machine was deemed unstoppable. Well its now March of 2008 and Hillary Clinton is crying foul over the media coverage given to Barrack Obama. Wow that amazes me, now no doubt that stations like MSNBC has become sort of a Obama hub, but not too long ago when Obama was fighting a clawing for coverage over Sen. John Edwards, and the other Democrats in the race, MSNBC could’ve easily been renamed the Clinton News Network. So where was this outrage when she was the getting most of the coverage in the news and she was the media darling? Oh I know why, it was because she was the front-runner now. Now there’s a new definitive front runner, receiving the same treatment that she received and she doesn’t like it, I say get over it.

Now on to more Obama talk. Last night was I was out with a friend, at one of out favorite hangouts. He’s a registered Democrat. He says that he will either vote, for Ralph Nader of John McCain, than vote for Barrack Obama in the general election. He was/is for Hillary Clinton, although she’s not his first choice. His reasoning for this is because he doesn’t see Obama as a competent candidate, and don’t think he will be a good president, because of his lack of Foreign policy experience among other things. He also said, which I thought was hilarious, that if Obama doesn’t win the presidency the conditions will be put in place for the first race riot started by White Liberals. I do have to agree with his sentiment that yes there are a lot of whites that are going for Obama, well of course, since African Americans only make up 13 percent of the population in the country, and all of them are not Democrats. I think that people are baffled about Obama, although I think its because no one really researches him, but its also because no one really has an explanation to why so many people are going for Obama right now, and I think right now a lot of White people and Black alike who are not Obama supports are scratching their heads about why Obama gets so mush supports from whites. Sure we know that he’ll get massive support from Blacks, although that wasn’t the case early on. Polls last year showed massive support from Blacks from for the Clintons. I mean Clinton was dubbed the first Black president, but that was until we realized that we could possibly have the real thing. So we can see why Blacks are backing Obama, but why Whites? Many have said it’s because of White guilt, or it because they’re (young Whites/college students) are trying to force themselves to have their own civil rights era. Now one really mentions the fact that maybe they might genuinely favor Sen. Obama over Sen. Clinton. Good Gosh!!! Can you imagine that a White person actually supporting and voting for a Black candidate, because they feel that he’s better for the position than the white counterpart, well that’s just is beyond comprehension, isn’t it? Maybe Obama is just what he says people says he is, a break from that old style politics, the kind of polarizing politics that Clinton is still running with.

In a new television ad, the scenario or a potential terrorist attack coming in 3 in the morning is proposed, long with the question, who would you rather have answer the phone. And at the end of the ad Se. Clinton was shown having a telephone conversation in the oval office. Well in fashion that is consistent with his campaign, Obama stuck back with a ad of his own ( the same day that the Clinton ad aired). With the same proposed scenario, but this time he proposed the idea that its not about who answers the phone, but that judgment in which that person uses. Now isn’t’ this the same fear tactics that the Republicans gets accused for using against the democrats. With the entire mantra of a Democrat president won’t keep America safe. Isn’t the Clinton ad at its core, saying that a she and not Obama out of the two can only keep America safe. Hmmm. It’s something to think about.

Until next time…..Well someone just please pick up the damn phone!!!

Sex, Lies, and U.S. Citizenship

I’ve been gone for such a long time, but now I’m back. Did you miss me baby? This Presidential race is getting wild and wilder as the days go on. John McCain has his nomination wrapped up, and with his official front runner/ unofficial nominee status, he’s taking hits of allegations from every where, most notably the New York Times, which printed as story of an alleged affair that McCain had with one of his long time supporters. The problem with this article as many figures on both sides of the isle has pointed out is that it contains no proof or sources, its mere speculation at best. So with this attack on McCain failing, the most famous news paper in the country is at it again. This time brining the McCain was born in the Panama Canal on a U.S. military base, ignoring the fact that children born to United States military parents outside of the country are identified as citizens of the United States of America, and also ignoring the fact that this was not an issue that affected McCain’s Presidential bid in 2000. You would think that if this was a real issue that McCain would’ve been disqualified from running for president the time. I mean when you announce your candidacy for president there is a process that you must go through including filing paper work. So if this was an issue then don’t you think that it would have been caught back in 2000, of course it would. So why are the New York Times, a paper that endorsed Sen. McCain just a few months ago, are now trying to attack him, and coming up with these silly stories that can easily be dismissed? I’ll tell you why.

A, because Sen. McCain is not their ultimate choice for President, I’m sure they would rather have a democrat in office this time next year, and B, because they think we’re stupid. And I would have to agree with them on letter B. Americans are stupid. Well really not stupid, but more like extremely gullible. And that gullibility plays to their own views and biases. What do I mean by that, just look at the two stories on Sen. McCain. Even though the so-called sex scandal has been dismissed widely by both Republicans and Democrats, there are still Liberals and Conservatives (who haven’t yet come on board with McCain and have gone as far as to say that they’ll refuse to vote for him) who still believe this story. And of course there are people coming out now, wanting a full investigation of McCain’s citizenship, although it’s a non issue.

Until next time… Try not to give birth on Military bases outside of the Country!!!