Talkin’ ’bout a revolution; the election of President Barack Obama

 

On November 5th, 2008 my mother went to my dad’s grave and laid a wreath in celebration of Barack Obama’s victory the night before.

As I answered the phone that joyful morning a tearful voice greeted me on the other end,”I’ve just come from your dad’s grave,’ she sobbed, ” I told him the revolution we always talked about has finally taken place…”

With tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat I told my mom that I wish I had been with her to say a few words as well. What I would have said?  I can honestly tell you I don’t know and that’s one of the reasons it has taken me this long to write this blog.

Words CANNOT and DO not do Obama’s election to the highest office in this land and arguably the world, justice.

How can they?

Words cannot adequately express the effect of 300 years of slavery and another 90+ years of segregation/Jim Crow on a people can they? And words cannot express what it means to me and countless others like me black or white to see a black man lead a nation that once classified black people as nothng more than cattle.

How can words….they are no words that adequately express that triumphant feeling in my mother’s heart as she spoke those words at my father’s grave that morning just as they are no procedures that could bring my father back to life to witness that pivotal moment in Grant Park but on November 5th 2008, the revolution he always preached, longed and sometimes even begged for finally came I hope that he is finally, finally resting in peace.

She’s a winner in West Virginia..

 

Quelle Surprise!! Clinton wins West Virginia!!!

And she wins it big..whoop de do!!

 

 

A Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton ticket is the only option..

 Well, Well, Well…Clinton won three out of the four states last night. I must admit I didn’t see that coming (check out my last post..lol) good for her bad for us ‘Obama-mamites’…lol nah just kidding…but seriously she won not by playing FAIR but by playing up FEAR another tactic that unfortunately for her has a very, very short life span when it comes to Democrats but it worked and Texas unexpectedly slid into her column. 

Clinton has once again used tactics that I wouldn’t have expected from a Democrat, let alone Hillary Clinton, to beat another Democrat but she’s gotta do what she’s gotta do and instead of eloquently voicing my anger and frustration in this blog I have chosen instead to focus on where we go from here now that it is quite clear that neither democratic candidate intends to budge and rightfully so before the convention.

Hillary intends to fight on and that is her prerogative I don’t think that she should be forced out prematurely let the people decide.  The rules and only the rules should determine how and when she concedes to Obama. Obama shouldn’t be pushed to concede either because he doesn’t have the full support of the so called party establishment (super delegates or whatever). Now, if a nominee isn’t decided by June then it’s up to Michigan and Florida. If these two states are allowed to redo their primaries then their delegates should be seated since both candidates would’ve been allowed to fully campain within their boundaries and the results would ultimately have been fair and it seems that both camps as well as party officicals in both states are in favor of this possible solution.

If after the Michigan and Florida do overs in June and we still don’t have a nominee Obama and Clinton should sit down and decide to be on the same ticket for this is only way to coalesce and appease all the different groups Obama and Clinton have amassed in their respective bases and all these groups will be needed in order for the democratic party and the democratic presidential nominee to march triumphantly towards a win in the general election. 

To be quite honest if you had asked me a few weeks ago if I would’ve been in favor of this I would’ve said NO WAY because I haven’t approved of the statements made by Bill Clinton, surrogates in the Clinton campaign or the attitude of Hillary herself towards Obama’s candidacy however, if this is not settled sooner rather than later McCain will have a BIG advantage on the Democratic nominee in November and the prospect of another Republican presidency, even that of John McCain is distasteful and unacceptable.

But I will say this if Obama gets to the convention and is then pushed aside by the super delegates for Clinton I will sit out this election and I will do everything in my power to get other Obama supporters to do so as well..I may even consider joining the Republican party..who knows.. because the idea of the democratic party elite choosing the nominee instead of the people is undemocratic and against everything that I believe liberals and the democratic party should stand for.

However, if the two candidates reach a mutual decision that puts country and party first and the people are also in agreement how can I not support an Obama/Clinton, Clinton/Obama ticket!

Now that’s the real question which name goes first..maybe they’ll toss a coin?..LOL

Fraud man Mitt Romney is giving a speech…

Fraud dude Mitt Romney is giving a speech..he shouldn’t tell jokes oh. so his brother is older than him so what..we don’t care…hasn’t he learned his jokes suck!!

And listen to him talking about the three places he’s lived voting for him and that’s it for sure..he’s done he better not ask for anymore ’cause he wouldn’t be getting any more that’s for d@#& sure…well maybe a few more but after that he better go back to gobbling up small companies..

Wow he actually talked about persona non gratis Bush..amazing..

He thinks it’s important that the president should have had a job in the private sector!!! LOL>>OMG…LOL>>> hmm….

And why do his people chant like that it’s creepy..really creepy..he should tell them to stop I’m serious this just make his campaign look even scarier you know this chanting thing is almost as bad as when he walked up to those black kids singing, “Who let the dogs out?”

Clintons marginalise, minimize, ignore, snubb and disregard Obama’s win because he’s black

Well he just got that scholarship because he’s black!

Well he just got that job because he’s black!

Well he just got that grant because he’s black!

You know what? many successful black people have heard it all before but we just didn’t expect to hear it from the Clintons.  Keep showing those true colors, please keep showing them…

For anyone who disputes whether or not the Clintons have been the ones injecting race into this campaign check this out.. but the kicker is if he had lost they would’ve said IT WAS BECAUSE HE WAS BLACK!!!

How Obama can win in New Hampshire..

I don’t know if I’m officially an Obama ‘girl’ but I will say that I would be ecstatic if he wins. His win would mean so much for this country, the black communities here and across the globe and the entire world as a matter of fact. 

Now, I think the way he has to do it is not only by staying on message but also by highlighting some critical policy changes that he would implement if he becomes president domestically and internationally.

I don’t think the politics of hope will be as successful in the New Hampshire primary as it was in the Iowa caucuses since New Hampshire voters are an entire different breed and the climate there is entirely different. They care about different things and aren’t as traditional as Iowa voters even though I do believe they are just as capable of voting with their hearts as easily as Iowans did Obama must appeal to their wallets and their minds as easily as he can capture their hearts.

And according to many of those reporting in New Hampshire the issues that resonate with residents are taxes, national security and health care.

Also Obama needs to once again bring independents over to his side, according to the Daily Trail, independents “Constituted 20 percent of the caucus electorate in Iowa on Thursday, but four years ago in New Hampshire they cconstituted nearly half (48 percent) of the Democratic electorate.”  

If  Obama can convince them to vote for him and vote for him in record numbers like they did in Iowa and still win all the  other demographics like he did in Iowa, based on all the polls from Iowa Obama beat Clinton and Edwards in almost every single demographic,  then I believe he will go on to win the Democratic nomination and ultimately the presidency.

Clinton on the other hand faces an uphill battle but she has the money and the organization to best Obama but I do think she’s not connecting with voters as much as she would like and that ‘lack of connection’ is her achilles’ heel.

But in a state that prides itself on it’s independence who know she may just beat back Obama and then leave it all up to those in South Carolina.

And that would be extremely interesting!

N.B I just found out who Obama’s foreign policy adviser is it’s Susan Rice..

President Bloomberg good for America but bad for democrats?

I don’t know if you’ve heard or even if you care (i’ll care for both of us) but Michael Bloomberg the mayor of the great city of NY (I just love the place..lol) is contemplating running as an independent for the presidency.

Now I have no problem whatsoever with Michael Bloomberg running as a candidate from one of the two established parties but to run as an independent during this particular election  might be problematic to the democratic party not because Jewish voters would naturally trend towards Bloomberg, who is Jewish, but because one of the major established bases of the democratic party will be fractured once again just like it was during the Nader years.

The democratic base will be split right down the middle those who vote for the nominated candidate, because they want to win sorry but it’s true, and those who vote based on idealism.

I know that right now they are thousands I’d even say millions of people who are disillusioned with the political process and politicians in general but a third party candidate is not the solution. He/she regardless of how wealthy they are will not win the presidency and the obstacles on the way there are virtually insurmountable. Third parties and third party candidates are basically viewed by voters as a voice piece of a particular issue not the whole package voters are still quite prejudiced in this regard.

What has to change are the types of people we elect to public office and the process of electing and dismissing those persons if we can institute the necessary changes we will see drastic changes in Washington.  

Bloomberg might be doing what he believes is right and I can’t fault him for that but in so doing he might ultimately be taking votes out of the hats of democrats I understand and believe that idealism is great but to be honest winning would be even better.