Black Leaders Turn up the Heat on Obama

[Dusty]

This is the most blatantly racist article I've ever read:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/62284.html

If there’s anything close to a political certainty in 2012, it’s that Barack Obama will get more than 90 percent of the African-American vote.

But that doesn’t mean every black Obama supporter will vote for him happily — nor does it guarantee that turnout will approach the stratospheric levels of 2008, even though Obama needs a huge showing from his base to offset the expected loss of swing voters in states like North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

With that in mind, prominent black leaders — fearing Obama is not only taking them for granted but avoiding them in public — have turned up the heat on the nation’s first African-American president, transforming all-in-the-family concerns into open criticism of the president at a time when they had hoped the completion of a monument to Martin Luther King Jr. near the National Mall would bring a moment of unity.

The leaders are tired, they say, of Obama dog-whistling his support for a broad black agenda rather than explicitly embracing the kind of war on racism, poverty and economic segregation embodied by King.

“You can spend a lot of time trying to win over white independents, but if you don’t pay attention to your base, African-Americans, if you have not locked up your base yet, you’ve got a serious problem,” said CNN contributor Roland Martin.

“African-Americans will vote for him again, 88, 92, 95 percent. The question is what’s the turnout? I’ll vote for you. But will I bring ten other people along, like I did in 2008? That’s the danger here for him. He doesn’t have the historical factor to lean on as much in 2012 as he did in 2008. … And the first step is that he has to be willing to speak to this audience, black people.”

In a striking turnabout for a president who has rewritten American racial history, Obama finds himself the target of criticism from the black cultural and political elite that has, for the most part, been leery of airing its disappointment.

The president is reportedly angry that African-American leaders aren’t crediting him for his hard-bought achievements that will especially help communities of color, including health care reform, aid to cities, student aid and protecting Medicaid.

“The whole thing is bull——. … We have met with [black leaders] more than any other group, and we are increasing our outreach,” said a person close to Obama.

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Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories...#ixzz1WWzuMhcX

[1stindoor]

This made me laugh...

“You can spend a lot of time trying to win over white independents, but if you don’t pay attention to your base, African-Americans, if you have not locked up your base yet, you’ve got a serious problem,”

[Pete]

Locked up your base??????????

"...................African-Americans, if you have not locked up your base yet,...................."

Aaaaaaaaaaa - slavery - slavery - slavery - racist comment - racist comment. Oh, wait, a black guy said it. It's OK then

Seriously folks, if a white guy had been talking about locking 'um up TSWHTF. Well, they are journalists so I guess they don't count as real people white or black. But if a conservative had said it.......................

[PedOncoDoc]

Originally Posted by Pete

Locked up your base??????????

"...................African-Americans, if you have not locked up your base yet,...................."

Aaaaaaaaaaa - slavery - slavery - slavery - racist comment - racist comment. Oh, wait, a black guy said it. It's OK then

Seriously folks, if a white guy had been talking about locking 'um up TSWHTF. Well, they are journalists so I guess they don't count as real people white or black. But if a conservative had said it.......................

Don't forget the illegal alien vote! He;s actively trying not to lock them up.

[Guy]

Originally Posted by 1stindoor

This made me laugh...

Same here, especially since the so-called base only makes up approx. 13% of the US population.

Stay safe.

[Kyobanim]

It's not racist unless a middle aged white says it. Come on you guys, you know the rules.

[Dusty]

lol This whole thing's gonna flip over to "sexist' BS pretty quick, I think.

[Richard]

The economic health of the African American community in America is not only an issue for the POTUS and his political base, but has a collective impact on us all as a nation.

"The Pew Research Center analysis finds that, in percentage terms, the bursting of the housing market bubble in 2006 and the recession that followed from late 2007 to mid-2009 took a far greater toll on the wealth of minorities than whites. From 2005 to 2009, inflation-adjusted median wealth fell by 66% among Hispanic households and 53% among black households, compared with just 16% among white households. As a result of these declines, the typical black household had just $5,677 in wealth (assets minus debts) in 2009, the typical Hispanic household had $6,325 in wealth and the typical white household had $113,149."

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...has-disappear/

Richard

[Guy]

Originally Posted by Richard

The economic health of the African American community in America is not only an issue for the POTUS and his political base, but has a collective impact on us all as a nation.

Quit buying into the MSM BS; do some research on the Chicago's elite.......

Stay safe.

[Sigaba]

I remain hopeful that in the not too distant future, American conservatives will develop different ways to communicate about issues of concern to African Americans.

Ideally, the revised methods will be informed, respectful, and--ultimately--effective.

Otherwise, we'll continue to alienate a sizable contingent of Americans and push them towards the Democratic Party.

[Pete]

Who does your lawn - or - how bad are you doing in this economy?

I'd say around my majority minority middle class neighborhood here in Fayetteville the African Americans are doing as well as everyone else if not better.

I base that on my "Who does your lawn" survey. Of the 20ish homes on our block only 4 families do their own yards anymore. Me and three others. Everybody else, even the ones with young lads at home have lawn care service. My next door neighbor with a 23ish year old son at home has his lawn serviced.

Man, this is Fayetteville. The Pine straw ain't that hard to rake and weeds too tough to mow.

[Guy]

Originally Posted by Pete

Who does your lawn - or - how bad are you doing in this economy?

I'd say around my majority minority middle class neighborhood here in Fayetteville the African Americans are doing as well as everyone else if not better.

I base that on my "Who does your lawn" survey. Of the 20ish homes on our block only 4 families do their own yards anymore. Me and three others. Everybody else, even the ones with young lads at home have lawn care service. My next door neighbor with a 23ish year old son at home has his lawn serviced.

Man, this is Fayetteville. The Pine straw ain't that hard to rake and weeds too tough to mow.

I've been saying the above for YEARS!

Stay safe.

[Sigaba]

The U.S. Census Bureau's 2011 Statistical Abstract provides data that may be relevant to the developing conversation.

The entire section on income, wealth, and poverty is available here. Individual tables in PDF and XLS format are available there.

[Richard]

Originally Posted by Guy

Quit buying into the MSM BS; do some research on the Chicago's elite.......

Stay safe.

It's a BIG country and the issues - as well as both the existant and perceived dangers to the fabric of our society and its future - are real; reasonable solution(s), however, IMO are neither clear, certain, nor attainable without a collective national effort, a healthy national economy, and time.

Along those lines, there was an interesting discussion on banks and banking today, how important the industry is and how risk reliant it has become, and how it is affecting communities and business locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.

The Future of Banking in a Troubled Economy

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/20...omy/transcript

Richard

[Guy]

Originally Posted by Sigaba

The U.S. Census Bureau's 2011 Statistical Abstract provides data that may be relevant to the developing conversation.

The entire section on income, wealth, and poverty is available here. Individual tables in PDF and XLS format are available there.

You're looking at it on a "macro" level; there's several states I could care less about.

Stay safe.