first of all, i'm an american---pure & simple! i was born in america & i am black. i resent the term 'african american' &, here's why. we are the only people that allow a continent (very few of us know much about) to precede our being fully recognized as american. the term also harkens back to that once popular white saying, 'go back to where you came from'. since espn (first take) wants to delve into these 'non-sports' issues, i can only hope they will pursue all sides of the topic.
rob parker is entitled to his opinion however, had that of been a white man saying what he said, there would have been an immediate uproar from the non-white communities & calls for his firing.
are black americans to remain being defined by their skin color first & accomplishments second? when & where will it stop? all of you are guilty of perpetrating this color injustice. i,e; you recently had that debate about african american coaches verses white coaches & there is the rub...you lumped all the black coaches in one category, african americans. where as, the white coaches were simply white. i didn't miss your point about the coaching employment situation &, i hope you're not naive enough to miss mine.
when you talk about other successful american athletes, you never define them like you do blacks. i've never heard you or any other sports reporters or talk show hosts refer to tom brady or john elway as 'white american' &, you judge them by their accomplishments. enter michael vick or rglll &, their instantly 'african americans' & judged against african american donovan mcnabb.
before you all get bent out of shape trying to cover your butts, when have you ever described other successful athletes by using their country of origin first? such as; steve nash---have you ever said, south african american; ernie els, south african american; hector camacho, puerto rican american; shawn bradley, west german american???????do you get my point?
i want my life's achievements defined by my individualism, not my skin color.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
PA STANDS UP!!!
hello america!!! pennsylvania, you wanted obama, you got obama...you wanted obamacare, you got obamacare. &, thanks to gov corbett, the fed gov't will be setting up the 'exchange' for you, since he rejected it. hope you like it...
in keeping with my usual cynical self:::there are several questions that should be asked by those wishing to rely on obama, such as: when will it be in place? how much will it cost you as an individual? what will be covered? where are the feds getting the money to get it up & running? what must you do to qualify? will i be able to keep the doctor i now have? how come all the rules, regulations & paperwork are not in place yet? where can i go to get more information? (THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION SHOULD BE), what 'say' do i have in the matter or do i just have to accept obamacare as it is/supposed to be?
pa, i didn't want you to think i made this stuff up so, here are 2 articles on it...http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2968134/posts
http://reason.com/24-7/2012/12/12/pa-rejects-obamacare-exchanges
in keeping with my usual cynical self:::there are several questions that should be asked by those wishing to rely on obama, such as: when will it be in place? how much will it cost you as an individual? what will be covered? where are the feds getting the money to get it up & running? what must you do to qualify? will i be able to keep the doctor i now have? how come all the rules, regulations & paperwork are not in place yet? where can i go to get more information? (THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION SHOULD BE), what 'say' do i have in the matter or do i just have to accept obamacare as it is/supposed to be?
pa, i didn't want you to think i made this stuff up so, here are 2 articles on it...http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2968134/posts
http://reason.com/24-7/2012/12/12/pa-rejects-obamacare-exchanges
WILLIAM ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL!!!
hello america!!! i live 2 1/2 blocks from the school &, just about every other day, there's a fight, of some sort, right outside my house. while a lot of the fights only involve the couple that's fighting (whether it be males or females), the audience is worth noting because at times, it has numbered in the hundreds. yes, the police are called & have a pretty good response time but, how pro-active can they be when a fight can break out at any time? another thing the police do is, they'll see large crowds & try to move them on before anything actually happens but, all this does is move the fight down the street.
while the following incident is unfortunate, it can't be stopped &, as soon as the police start doing more than they have been doing, the very people that condemn the the violence will be the first one's in line shouting about their little joey's rights...http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/Officials-Allen-High-School-student-shot-blocks-from-school/-/132502/17752902/-/maqcej/-/index.html
the students know when & where these incidents are going to occur &, they also know who's involved however, if they come forward, they're branded a 'snitch' &, short of moving out of town, it's all downhill for them as soon as they open their mouths.
i don't know where this school stands on an educational basis however, i do know there are gangs & drugs throughout the school &, in reality, they are as much a part of the curriculum as is math & science. as long as we have the gangs & drugs in the schools, we will always have the violence that accompany them, unless we put laws on the books that allow our police to act on their feelings (IN GOOD FAITH) instead of having to wait until something actually happens which, is usually too late. until then, at best, we should hope that these incidents don't end up being more serious then the one listed above.
while the following incident is unfortunate, it can't be stopped &, as soon as the police start doing more than they have been doing, the very people that condemn the the violence will be the first one's in line shouting about their little joey's rights...http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/Officials-Allen-High-School-student-shot-blocks-from-school/-/132502/17752902/-/maqcej/-/index.html
the students know when & where these incidents are going to occur &, they also know who's involved however, if they come forward, they're branded a 'snitch' &, short of moving out of town, it's all downhill for them as soon as they open their mouths.
i don't know where this school stands on an educational basis however, i do know there are gangs & drugs throughout the school &, in reality, they are as much a part of the curriculum as is math & science. as long as we have the gangs & drugs in the schools, we will always have the violence that accompany them, unless we put laws on the books that allow our police to act on their feelings (IN GOOD FAITH) instead of having to wait until something actually happens which, is usually too late. until then, at best, we should hope that these incidents don't end up being more serious then the one listed above.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
YOU CHOSE BIG BIRD OVER JOBS!!!
hello america!!! i love this site...http://www.dailyjobcuts.com/ they just post the articles & numbers &, you can follow up to make your own determination as to what to believe. i.e; the gov't has been issuing jobs numbers that many are now starting to challenge & then, we have this...http://frontpagemag.com/2012/dgreenfield/73-of-new-jobs-in-last-5-months-are-in-government/ follow up on it by doing your own homework---it's things like this that have to make you wonder why you voted for someone that kept giving you wrong information...like our manufacturing sector was doing so well & yet, they were going in the opposite direction.
you should know that obamacare is going to cost you one hell of a lot more then obama said it would. every tax/penalty that company's have to pay is going to be passed on to you &, just so you'll know, here's another one to get ready for...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/obamacare-pre-existing-condition-fee_n_2273005.html while i'm in favor of coverage despite pre-existing conditions, even i know it's going to cost company's more which is a nice way of saying, you got suckered again.
now, you might be part of that delusional group of people that think nothing will happen to you or your coverage but, i'm here to tell you differently: if you work at a company that does provide healthcare coverage that employs 50 employees, are you saying that they are just going to 'EAT' that $3,150 tax per year?---&, remember, that's in addition to the other tax increases they will be tagged with? either your company is going to severely cut your full time hours to get around obamacare, terminate you & others to get under the 50 person limit, stop offering you coverage or, charge you more for your coverage. how stupid am i now???
a lot of you were all for obamacare when there were others on the repub side telling you of the dangers of it becoming law...now, you're about to find out & hell, this effects the 'middle class' a lot more then those 1%'ers...bet you thought that coverage for pre-existing conditions was a great thing---wonder how you'll feel when it actually costs you more money; your job; less hours; &, at worse, no coverage at all.........
&, just think, there's a hell of a lot more of obamacare to come.........
you should know that obamacare is going to cost you one hell of a lot more then obama said it would. every tax/penalty that company's have to pay is going to be passed on to you &, just so you'll know, here's another one to get ready for...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/obamacare-pre-existing-condition-fee_n_2273005.html while i'm in favor of coverage despite pre-existing conditions, even i know it's going to cost company's more which is a nice way of saying, you got suckered again.
now, you might be part of that delusional group of people that think nothing will happen to you or your coverage but, i'm here to tell you differently: if you work at a company that does provide healthcare coverage that employs 50 employees, are you saying that they are just going to 'EAT' that $3,150 tax per year?---&, remember, that's in addition to the other tax increases they will be tagged with? either your company is going to severely cut your full time hours to get around obamacare, terminate you & others to get under the 50 person limit, stop offering you coverage or, charge you more for your coverage. how stupid am i now???
a lot of you were all for obamacare when there were others on the repub side telling you of the dangers of it becoming law...now, you're about to find out & hell, this effects the 'middle class' a lot more then those 1%'ers...bet you thought that coverage for pre-existing conditions was a great thing---wonder how you'll feel when it actually costs you more money; your job; less hours; &, at worse, no coverage at all.........
&, just think, there's a hell of a lot more of obamacare to come.........
Friday, November 30, 2012
OBAMACARE STRIKES SOON!!!
hello america!!! as you were forewarned by the repubs, obamacare is not for everyone, neither is it as 'affordable' as obama & company would like you to believe...something else you don't want to know is: too many of you are going to end up stuck in the middle, that is; when you lose your present healthcare coverage you're going to find that you make/made too much to qualify for obamacare &, you're not making enough to afford new fed gov't acceptable coverage---but fear not. the fed gov't (IRS) will find you & you'll be fined/taxed for not having that coverage. by the way, just so you'll know, this will fall on the middle class alone because, the rich can afford their own coverage & the poor will qualify for obamacare. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-29/unaffordable-cost-seen-for-some-under-affordable-care-act.html
many company's are going to drop offering their employees healthcare coverage &, on top of that, they're going to cut back their workers hours, make them part timer's & be able to avoid the obamacare penalty. this will also negatively affect hiring.
so tell me, who actually benefits from obamacare the most? the poor can already get medical benefits through public welfare; the rich can afford their own; the middle class is going to be kicked in the proverbial ass once again---
i have to take my hat off to obama. he sucked you into giving him 4 more years. you have to admire a person that, through his obamacare, protects the rich & puts the burden squarely on the middle class & those on the fringe.
many company's are going to drop offering their employees healthcare coverage &, on top of that, they're going to cut back their workers hours, make them part timer's & be able to avoid the obamacare penalty. this will also negatively affect hiring.
so tell me, who actually benefits from obamacare the most? the poor can already get medical benefits through public welfare; the rich can afford their own; the middle class is going to be kicked in the proverbial ass once again---
i have to take my hat off to obama. he sucked you into giving him 4 more years. you have to admire a person that, through his obamacare, protects the rich & puts the burden squarely on the middle class & those on the fringe.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU GET THE SAME THING WRONG???
hello america!!! call me a hater; call me an uncle tom; call me an idiot---i really don't care what you call me because the facts & the numbers back me up so, i can only wonder what that makes you &, i really don't care about that either. so, at the risk of pissing you off, let me get to it..........
if we had more people working, the fed gov't would collect more revenue---more revenue means that they would not have to borrow more money to pay their bills or for the services they now provide. they also would be able to pay down our national debt. so, in reality, jobs & our national debt go hand-in-hand. that said, obama is concentrating on raising the tax rates on those making $250,000 per year &, apparently you believe that's how we'll get out of this mess because you gave him a second term. how very wrong you are & here's why...........
obama just doesn't run the gov't like you run your home &, you can argue all you want but, if you lose your job, you cut back on your expenditures. sure, you might borrow a little here & there to make ends meet but, sooner or later, you know you'll have to stop the borrowing because, if you don't, the next job you get will be strictly to pay off the bills. you cut here, you cut there i.e; no more eating out, no more movie rentals, cut your cable bill back to basic, get rid of the car---you do what you have to while trying to make it to better days......
obama doesn't think like that. he continues to spend our money while refusing to make any cuts in spending. let's say he gets to raise the tax rates on the 1%'ers---that pays for the gov't to run for 8 lousy days. that's the easy part...now, we're faced with raising our national debt ceiling once again---guess we raise the gasoline tax to help out there. &, before you get your hopes up, that 'fiscal cliff' you keep hearing about is 31 days away---guess we can institute a mileage tax on car drivers to help pay for that.
our problem isn't in raising tax rates, our problem is spending combined with a lack of JOBS....
the new jobless claims number came out & it is 393,000. yeah, i know, we turned the corner. that's like the blind man telling the other man with no eyes at to 'look out'...check these jobless claims numbers out...
nov 1st, 363,000
nov 8th, 355,000---revised up to 361,000
nov 14th, 439,00---revised up to 451,000
nov 21st, 410,000---revised up to 416,000 &, there's today's
nov 29th, 393,000---which will be revised up next week &, please remember these figures are 1 week behind.......
anyway, from nov 8th-nov 29th we had 1,621,000 new jobless claims. the numbers released on dec 6th will complete the month of nov &, we'll be very close to two million new claims for the month of nov. if those people were working, the fed gov't would be receiving revenue from them in the form of taxes. local merchants would be receiving more business from them & paying their own fed taxes---loss of jobs affects us all across the board.
obama should be concentrating on putting america back to work instead of raising the tax rates on the 1%'ers that will end up filtering down to us.
still think i'm an idiot???
if we had more people working, the fed gov't would collect more revenue---more revenue means that they would not have to borrow more money to pay their bills or for the services they now provide. they also would be able to pay down our national debt. so, in reality, jobs & our national debt go hand-in-hand. that said, obama is concentrating on raising the tax rates on those making $250,000 per year &, apparently you believe that's how we'll get out of this mess because you gave him a second term. how very wrong you are & here's why...........
obama just doesn't run the gov't like you run your home &, you can argue all you want but, if you lose your job, you cut back on your expenditures. sure, you might borrow a little here & there to make ends meet but, sooner or later, you know you'll have to stop the borrowing because, if you don't, the next job you get will be strictly to pay off the bills. you cut here, you cut there i.e; no more eating out, no more movie rentals, cut your cable bill back to basic, get rid of the car---you do what you have to while trying to make it to better days......
obama doesn't think like that. he continues to spend our money while refusing to make any cuts in spending. let's say he gets to raise the tax rates on the 1%'ers---that pays for the gov't to run for 8 lousy days. that's the easy part...now, we're faced with raising our national debt ceiling once again---guess we raise the gasoline tax to help out there. &, before you get your hopes up, that 'fiscal cliff' you keep hearing about is 31 days away---guess we can institute a mileage tax on car drivers to help pay for that.
our problem isn't in raising tax rates, our problem is spending combined with a lack of JOBS....
the new jobless claims number came out & it is 393,000. yeah, i know, we turned the corner. that's like the blind man telling the other man with no eyes at to 'look out'...check these jobless claims numbers out...
nov 1st, 363,000
nov 8th, 355,000---revised up to 361,000
nov 14th, 439,00---revised up to 451,000
nov 21st, 410,000---revised up to 416,000 &, there's today's
nov 29th, 393,000---which will be revised up next week &, please remember these figures are 1 week behind.......
anyway, from nov 8th-nov 29th we had 1,621,000 new jobless claims. the numbers released on dec 6th will complete the month of nov &, we'll be very close to two million new claims for the month of nov. if those people were working, the fed gov't would be receiving revenue from them in the form of taxes. local merchants would be receiving more business from them & paying their own fed taxes---loss of jobs affects us all across the board.
obama should be concentrating on putting america back to work instead of raising the tax rates on the 1%'ers that will end up filtering down to us.
still think i'm an idiot???
NOT A MANDATE!!!
hello america!!! while obama & company are quick to say america voted for the tax rate increase on those making $200,000 per year, i have to agree however, quit a few of them voted against it. obama & the dem senate retained their majority as did the rep controlled house...it was not the clear cut 'mandate' the dems are saying it was & does not grant them license to 'bully' america or the repubs into doing things their way or else. hell, here's the fact; out of 125,657,870 total votes cast &, you win by 4,516,190, you are being told that the country wants you to work together.
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