Comments on: President Obama, At the DNC all Talk. Could care less about Black America.

By: kick rocks

kick rocks — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:49:48 +0000

Obama is owned by the ultra rich and Detroit is in total disarray! Stop passing your hatred on to our youth so that they can grow and positively contribute to society. Then again, maybe you’re one of the brothers from the college campus that did nothing but occupied the Black Culture Room, got kicked out of school because the man was riding you, and now you’re taking as many of our youth down the road of self destruction simply because misery loves company.

By: lewis orr

lewis orr — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:30:57 +0000

@GGran
I read your comment and you seemed to have experience and wisdom. A lot of young people here have no experience and don’t know who their enemy is. President Obama is not their enemy. President Obama’s Health care is the greatest thing that’s happen to Black People since Civil Rights. Why do they think the Republicans are fighting so hard to over turn it? President Obama saving the Auto Industry in Detroit, who works there? The Black People that came up from the cotton fields in the south to work in the car factories. These gullible young people listen to Fox News’ repeated lies and they start repeating them until they think it’s the truth. Fox News repeats the job situation over and over, because they know nothing can be done about it because the jobs have been outsourced to Asia, by companies like Bain. And who started and owns Bain? What they really can’t see is the Big Picture. Fox News is owned by the super rich and is shown in most all countries, they don’t care about poor people. They belong to the New World Order and their prime directive is to reduce the world population from 7 Billion people to 500,000,000. And who do you think they’re going to eliminate, the poor the mud people and the useless eaters. Now if you’re living in the ghetto do you actually think they care about helping to sustain you? And don’t think “culling the herd” their term, reducing the population of the world to 500 million is that preposterous. Look at American, before Columbus there were 7 million Indians in North America, after Manifest Destiny and the Indian Wars there were only 500,000 Indians left. The same ratio they’re going to use on the world population. They use the same ratio with Europeans and Black Africans coming into America. They love it when you watch Fox News and Play your games on the XBox.

By: GGran

GGran — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:21:04 +0000

Good Morning: Please understand that I seen lot in this life time that the younger generation have not seen like the growth in this country of people of color that have grown for has have a million to billion dollars business and I have seen those that are just making it from paycheck to paycheck. We are discussing the issue if the President not handling the race issue enough for us, but for me he has. See, for 2 1/2 years I have a daughter with five children that was very ill and was unable to get any type of help even from the county hospital, because she made $100 over the so call scale for the provety guideline. We need to look between the lines, because had this healthcare did not pass then my child would have to suffer, but I am her mother which would not have happen, because even on a fix income, I took on two jobs and her eldest son took a second job in order for her get the proper healthcare she needed, now if she get sick again she’ll be covered thanks to President Obama. Remember, most of the people that work for GM are people of color that lost their jobs, but because of President Obama’s plan they were able to get their jobs and other’s were hired. Yes, we are in debt 16 trillion, but that comes from the loans that were taken out with other countries by the previous President and as we know loans have interest no matter who borrow’s the money. Its funny we talk more about what President Obama is doing, but we were not on the comment site this much when President Bush was in office and the way hood wink his way into the White House. There will those that agree and those that will not agree, but remember God love us all and I am trying to walk and talk like his son in order for me to have same kind of love. To all have a blessed day. GGran

By: Ginger

Ginger — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 03:36:05 +0000

While I understand black peoples loyalty towards other blacks, what I don’t understand is the blind loyalty towards blacks who haven’t earned the right. I agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Jackson. Obama hasn’t earned this blind faith we seem to have in him, because he’s done absolutely nothing for the black community to earn it. Neither party has. They spent a good portion of these four years fighting and getting nowhere. It seems the only reasons blacks seem to support Obama is because he is black and out a blind hatred for Republican party. And if this is our only reason for supporting this man, well I think it’s sad very sad. I’m not thrilled for either candidate nor party because the way I see it both are responsible for the mess we’re in. Contrary to what we have been fed, this bubble economy we had that’s just popped stared way before the Bush era. Although, I’m not thrilled about either of these clowns I can say this, I can vote third party to let them know they can’t continue to use us during election time then screw us over once they’re in office.

By: for reals

for reals — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:12:14 +0000

The Republican Party is irrelevant? Perhaps that’s why voters across America have changed their political affiliation from Democratic to Independent in record numbers. If you’ve been around the world a time or two then you’d know that white patriarchy is here to stay regardless if you have a D, R, or I behind your name or if the President you worship is Black.

By: John Lankford

John Lankford — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 03:54:46 +0000

Yeah, I’m disapointed with President Obama in the area of Race. However, I will vote for him on all issues. He is our first Black President and I will not give the rightwing Republicans another victory. I look at this as our continue War against racism from a historical perspective. That is the total picture. It goes back to the founding of this country. The Republican Party is racist. I’m not going to help racists. I live in the South. I deal with them everyday. I don’t see President Obama when I apply for any job. I see the faces of the people that do the hiring.

Unfortunately, President Obama doesn’t see that. Hopefully he will come around if we save him. I will never vote for a man whose religion ( Mormon) considered me inferior. You can tell who speaks with deceitful lies and who speaks with candor. I think the Republican Party has settled that. It is the oldest trick in the World. It is called Divide and Conquer. Don’t get me wrong though. I don’t consider all whites racist. They are very clever. We need to drag President Obama along. If we win, I consider it another victory over racists. I don’t care about illegal immigration. The reason why, I look at the long view. America is changing demographically. Just look at California, North Carolina and Virginia. The Democratic Party looks like America. The Republican Party is becoming irrelevant every election. Sooner or later, they are going to need your vote too in order to survive. So I encourage you to vote.

By: cdenise

cdenise — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:00:08 +0000

Oh, also what have you done for our people. Please don’t say well I’m not the president because that isn’t a good enough excuse. Obama was the first black president. Before him there was only a will and a way to get things done for us. What are you mad about that black people are finally sticking together about something! That we are finally being supportive for another black person. I get so many black people saying that we are our own worst enemy. How we are nothing but crabs and when we finally do stick together about something ya’ll come up with something to hate.

Look it not for his politics than stand by him for the fact our black community is standing together. How long has it been? If for nothing isn’t that enough? Isn’t that what this article was about. Helping our people. If we learn to stand together than he won’t have to fight our battles. We can fight them ourselves.

I know a lot of you won’t agree and i can respect that but please respect that we came together in 08 and we will come together in 2012.

By: cdenise

cdenise — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:29:30 +0000

I guess I don’t understand. Please educate me. What has he done directly to us as people that was negative? Maybe if you enlighten me than I could be more understanding to your beliefs. If all you can cry about is he hasn’t done enough, than it isn’t a valid point because Romney has done less. But if you strongly believe in what you say, please give examples because I’m open to opinions.

By: Lonnie Radcliffe

Lonnie Radcliffe — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:40:15 +0000

Mr. Jackson:

Being a 64 year old, life-long Chicagoan, and being an observer of the President since his days as a “community organizer”—- I’m still looking for the beef—- I know beyond any doubt that your points are well made and accurate. Similarly, I can think of many more examples of the President’s disregard and neglect of his most loyal supporters, Black folks. Let’s be honest, and let’s take off the rose color glasses. The President has sold us out. At best, he only tolerates us. He’s relying on the political calculus that Black folks have nowhere else to go.

Unfortunately, he’s right. A Romney-Ryan White House is the unthinkable. So our challenge is to find a way to hold the President’s feet to the fire, and get a fair return on our political investment in this guy.

Since he’s not going to do anything to directly benefit Black folks, we need to figure out which horse to ride. I think it may be the progressive wing of the democratic party like Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont.

I’m open to suggestions.

Lonnie Radcliffe

By: thinking out loud

thinking out loud — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:20:06 +0000

Yeah right, what a black family can achieve by selling out Chicago’s poor which is public knowledge but no one seems to have any concern about this fact. Yes, have a seat because you’re standing for nothing!