In an act of total defiance Governor Rod Blagojevich selected Roland Burris former Illinois Attorney General to fill President Elect Barack Obama’s Senate seat. This entire situation is turning into one of the most bizarre political situations in the history of America. Two questions come to mind. Why would Blagojevich appoint someone to the senate at this time, especially in the midst of his ongoing “pay to play” investigation? The second question: Why would Roland Burris accept the a tainted appointment from Blagojevich?
There has been widespread denunciation of the selection by Blagojevich. In a matter of minutes the displeasure of the Burris selection was swift and decisive. Democrat Harry Reid said “Anyone appointed by Governor Blagojevich cannot be an effective representative of the people of Illinois.” Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White said he would not accept and reject anyone that Blagojevich appoints.
Burris does not come without past support from Blagojevich. He is credited with swinging a significant amount of African American support to Blagojevich during the 1996 Illinois Governors race. Blagojevich’s strategy is to inject race into the equation and to appear that he appointed a clean person to the vacant Barack Obama senate seat. It is a strategy that will not work and has no chance of succeeding.
Most American’s do not see this as a race issue and resent just like everyone else that Blagojevich and Burris are trying to make it into one. No sane thinking American, Black or White, will sanction anything that Rod Blagojevich does. He should resign immediatly from office of Governor.
New York Jets management decided to part ways with Eric Mangini today and fired him as coach. Owner Woody Johnson said the decision was in the works for a long time. The Jets, also expressed an interest in Brett Favre returning for the final year of his contract. It is general conscientious of the team owners, that Favre did not have enough time to prepare and learn the offense. With an entire off season of preparation, they feel Farve could be a valuable asset for them in the 2009 season.
Many names have surface in speculation to fill the position. Among the front runners are former Pittsburgh Steeler head coach, Bill Cowher, who many feel would be an excellent edition to the Jets. He is a Super Bowl winner and could lead the Jets to respectability quickly.
Granted there are many divisive personalities on radio and on television for that matter; but our friend Russ has made a living on that brand. You know it is a brand when he uses shock to stimulate ratings and audiences. He knew what he was doing when he chose to play “Barack the Magic Negro” on air. He even succeeded in convincing the Republicans to join in on the charade. But at what expense? Alienate nearly all of America? Well he may have succeed. Many people have lost careers for saying things much lest offensive. With the firestorm that his actions have caused I believe he will think twice about how and what he says on his show in the future.
Caroline Kennedy would be no less a good choice for the vacate senatorial seat in New York, than Hillary Clinton. Hillary virtually had zero experience when she came to New York, for the sole purpose of running for the senate seat. I do not see the difference between the two. Governor Paterson will do well by selecting her. After all he (Paterson) inherited the office by default himself and it is not clear if he will win re-reelection outright in 2010.
Given the Kennedy’s rich political heritage that Caroline has it is a slam dunk for New York State. Politics are in the Kennedy gene and blood.
Nearly everyone is outraged about the parody of Barack Obama, distributed by Republican National Committee member Chip Slatzman, a former campaign manager for Mike Huckabee. The video is called “Barack The Magic Negro” . The video is stereotypical of black people and racially insensitive. Everything about the song is off color and reminiscent of the days of Jim Crow. It goes back to an age old problem of race, color, skin tone, interracial parenting, and a host of other issues that apparently will never be put to rest. Despite the advances we have made in this country, there are still people who feel they can define what it means to be black in America and how black people are to act, which is brazenly stereotypical.
The fact that Republicans along with and including radio “wanna be icon” Rush Limbaugh, conspired to distribute the video, shows exactly how out of touch these people are with mainstream America. It is a shocking reminder that we still have a way to go to erase insensitivity and biases in this country. In any event, here’s the U-Tube video called “Barack The Magic Negro“. View the video so that all of us can discourage racially stereotypical comments and behavior.
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Ford Motor Company in it’s u-tube video called The Ford Story, is taking a page out of the President Elect Barack Obama’s playbook. They are flooding the internet with ads, u-tube messages and all the social networking sites spreading their message of how they intend to do things differently. It is a proven strategy and one that Ford will need to follow through.
Seth Curry is becoming a scoring machine at Liberty College in Virginia. He is Stephen Cury’s brother and according to Steph Curry, Seth has the potential to be even better. There apparently was a lot of sibling rivalry while growing up; but this served to make them both better. Seth Curry is number 17th in scoring by the nations freshmen, so this gives you a good idea about his potential.
President Elect Obama and his family will travel to Washington by train from Philadelphia , the weekend before the inauguration. This is a return to a tradition from past president who traveled by train to the inauguration ceremony. The morning of January 17, the Obama will participate in an event in Philadelphia, before boarding the train to pick up Vice President elect Joe Biden and his family
They will then proceed to Baltimore for another event on Saturday evening and then on to Washington for the inauguration.
