Monthly Archives: November 2008
Rahm Emanuel Is Known As A Pit Bull
Despite the close of the the Presidential Election. Barcak Obama has selected Rahm Emanuel as his White House Chief of Staff. Some term him an enforcer. Rahm Emanuel appointment is sort of at odds to bring in a Washington insider. On the other hand he must deal with the Washington insider and policy issues. He is controversial in his approach to getting things done; perhaps maybe mellowed out.
Obama is looking to make sure he is going to have someone in the White house who can get things done. There are a number of initiatives that Obama would like to get through and it appears that Emanuel may be the person to help him with his initiatives, and to reach across the Congressional and Senate isle for support from both sides.
Palin, Among Other Things, Did Not Know Africa Was A Continent
The London Times reports that Sarah Palin did not know that Africa was a continent. That she spent way more on clothes than the $150,000 reported by the media. The newspaper also reported that Palin also one greeted McCain aides at the door wearing nothing but a towel. Check out the link to the Times story.
Speculation is That Palin Could Evenutally Be A US Senator
Speculation is that Sarah Palin may soon be back in the America mainline. This time as a US Senator from Alaskan. Alaskan Senator Ted Stephens was found guilty of seven felony charges of failing to to properly report gifts. Ironically, Stephens appears headed for re-election once all the votes in Alaska are finally counted. Stephens in all likelihood will be expelled from Congress by his Senate colleagues. This will paved the way for Palin and get her much need exposure in Washington, and perhaps a clearer path to another run for the White House in 2012.
Although this is not Palin only options; she has a television background and could pursue such a career. We must not forget that Palin though campaigning for the Vice Presidency, she probably had an eye on possible career changes while in the mainline. In any event, Sarah Palin will still be on the political scene for the next four years and America will get a much clearer picture of her than the little over two and one half month glimse we received from her bid for with John McCain for the White House.
Jackson Sheds Tears Of Joy and Pain At Grant Park
I saw Jesse Jackson on C-Span, at the victory party for Barack Obama at Grant Park on Tuesday. Jackson was overcome with emotion at the party. I wanted to understand exactly what Jesse Jackson was thinking? What thoughts did he have as he reflected on the moment? He appeared on Larry King and said that he was both happy, prideful, and he felt pain for everything that he and other civil rights leaders faced.
Jackson said he thought about the voting rights workers in the south who gave their lives. For Jackson it was a bittersweet moment. A moment that he felt America took a huge step by electing Barack Obama. Jackson felt that Barack Obama was sort of a redemptive spirit who redeemed the soul of America. Jackson said that this year we saw whites voting for Barack and women voting for Hilary Clinton in Mississippi.
From viewing the camera panning in on Jesse Jackson and seeing the tears that he shed. It was a bittersweet moment for us all and a feeling that here is a man that carried a lot of scars from his struggle in fighting Jim Crow during the Civil Rights movement. It is Old Civil Rights Soldiers like Jesse Jackson, who are rewarded and assured that their sacrifices were not in vain, with the victory of President Elect Barack Obama.
Barack Obama Acceptance Speech
President Barack Obama. Just saying it has a different Ring. We are now witnessing a tremendous world event. The first African American President of the United States. Here’s Barack accepting his election as the Nations next President of The United States.
This Election Day Is A Special Day
Today’s the day! It is a great day for America. We are a diverse people and this Presidential race is the first to embrace the embodiment of diversity. I took pride this morning when I went out to vote at 6 AM. It was with pride and a sense of history that I pulled the level for Barack Obama. I would like to say a lot of things, but as an African American, I think back at how we we denied the ability to vote for many many ,many years.
We were slaves only 145 years ago. Although Abraham Lincoln freed our ancestors with the Emancipation Proclamation, we still did not realize the promise of all the freedoms of America. Families were separated doing slavery, slaves were not allowed to learn to read or write. The African American family was totally separated and destroyed. When the slaves were finally freed, we were still second class citizens. Harassed and denied the freedom that everyone else enjoyed, even in a free country.We were looked down upon, degradated, called every name, but a child of God, yet we pressed on.
Given these odds, we still pressed on, our ancestors rallied and accepted the long odds set against them, but kept pressing for the next generation. For black people to make it in America was like being in a race where you forced to start one hundred yards behind that starting line. Those were the odds we were faced with.
The leaders that helped us paved the way for our piece of the American dream, was W.E.B. Dubois, Booker T. Washington, A. Phillip Randolph, Dr. Martin Luther King, all helped us through the age of Jim Crow, segregation in the south, voter suppression, lynching, and a host of other atrocities that in many cases were sanctioned or ignored by our government.
So this day is a special day, given our struggle, given the resolve that we had to face. But given our faith, our strong faith in God, we have seen this day. It is a day of Hope for all Americans, and that is the key for All Americans… because that is what we truly are. It is a day that we can look back on and say we can really overcome the stain of racism, we can overcome to stain of complacency in our own community, and striving as a race to be the best that you can be. It is a day that we change the outlook of African Americans, that if you buckle down and work hard that the dreams of America, really can be yours. That’s what this day means to all of us……..Americans.
Fact About The Presidential Election Campaign
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If Obama wins he will be the first African- American to win the Presidency.
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If John McCain wins he will be the second Naval Academy graduate to win the presidency, Jimmy Carter was the first.
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This is the first election in 24 years without a Bush or Clinton heading the tickets as President or Vice President.
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If Obama wins he will be the third President from Illinois the other two were Abraham Lincoln and U.S. Grant.
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If Obama wins, he will be the 15th Democratic President
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35 US Senate seats are up for grabs
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If McCain Wins he will be the first President from Arizona
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If Obama wins He will be the first President born in Hawaii
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Democrats need a net Gain of plus nine seats to win a filibuster proof senate.
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If Obama wins, he’ll be the fifth youngest President
In Fighting Between King Family Tarnishes King Legacy
The fight between Bernice and Martin Luther King III vs their Brother Dexter King continues. The three King siblings have been fighting over family memoirs and documents since the death of their Mother Coretta King a few years ago. It is a sad commentary that America’s premier Civil Right Family is embroiled in a a fight over who has the right to the personal intimate documents of Coretta King. At issue is $1.4 million book deal that Dexter signed to publish the memoirs of Coretta Scott King.
Bernice and Dexter King refused to release these documents to Dexter, who signed a book deal with a book Publisher to publish Mrs. King’s Memoirs. This has become a power struggle between the siblings. Bernice and Martin III vs Dexter. This is not the first time they have butted heads regarding the King Estate. A Georgia Judge ruled that Bernice and Martin III must turn over the documents and any party failing to turn over the documents will be subject to sanctions, which could include jail time.
It is totally a travesty that the King Legacy is tarnished by his own family and by this in family fighting. His legacy belongs to more people than just the immediate King siblings, it belongs to America, a point the King children should give serious and sincere thought.
Convergence of Relevant Stuff 