"Pres. Obama: "LBJ had Canteloupe-sized Balls!!!""

Wow...
This is some exciting stuff...
Let me start off by saying hats off to TJMS - The Roland Martin segment... I could not pull myself away from the radio this morning as "Roland" did what he does best - "Preach-da-Politics!!!" It was a historical short dialogue that I hope is released as a "wake-up" call to all of US(A)... I have asked the question, "Who will pick up the torch and answer the call to action to effectively move "Civil Rights" into the 21st century..."
It sound like "Roland" has the conviction to do just that.... Roland answered the call with that awesome "call to action" this morning on the TJMS by urging all of US (A) to say as he has, "Here am I, send me..."
As Sybil so appropriately said at his conclusion, "Let the church say, Amen!!!"
"Amen..."
Wow...
This is some exciting stuff...
Hats off to NBC for balancing out the coverage of African-American competitors in the Vancouver Winter Olympics... I was surprized but (first big - you go girl but in the room) elated to see Little Ms. Cheltzie Lee (16) who is skating for Australian... Little Ms. Lee took full advantage on Tuesday night, showing no nerves to finish the night in 18th spot with a score of 52.16 points - her best ever...
Culturally Speaking, we have seen African-Americans on the ice before but (another big phat you go girl but in the room) with such a warm welcome in the past... I hope the stigma that black people don't ice skate is gone for good now... Ok, I hear you talking... I know she is skating for the Australian team but (big phat she is an African-American but in the room) she is an African-American and Chinese...

Wow...
This is some good stuff...
Check it...
Pres. Obama, if you looking for an example of a man who followed his moral character and gave us change we are still believing in...

" LBJ had indeed Canteloupe-sized Balls... and the fact that with the stroke of a pen LBJ hopelessly lost his party about half the country -- impolitely put, the former Confederacy -- makes one wonder that all this talk about being a "conservative" may actually hide something much less savory than that quite anodyne word indicates..." http://www.metafilter.com/65031/The-niggers-are-coming


Through-out history Presidents have had to stand on their own convictions, often time alone, to do what they believe to be right... In the following quote you will here from the words of Lady Bird Johnson about how her husband was treated for as the previous writer stated with the stroke of a pen - "Changed America" forever...

"He (LBJ) threw himself into a bold domestic agenda he dubbed the Great Society that included Medicare, a war on poverty, civil rights and the environment..."
"The law, the most sweeping civil rights bill since Reconstruction, outlawed discrimination based on "race, color, religion, or national origin" in public establishments..."


"As her tour moved farther south into South Carolina, protesters turned more hostile, confronting her with placards deriding her as a "Black Bird" and screaming, "Lyndon Johnson is a Communist, Johnson is a Nigger-lover." At each stop Lady Bird listened to the chants and then asked for people to listen to her..." http://www.pbs.org/ladybird/epicenter/epicenter_index.html



Wow...
This is some really exciting stuff...
So Pres. Obama, we the people of the US(A) expect the same tenacity, conviction, and moral character from you... As with LBJ, many may not understand your positions, but (big phat-canteloupe-size balls but in the room) you need to take a position from the "LBJ" fruit stand... Just as the Southerns who opposed LBJ did back then, so shall these conservative do today, but ( big phat they will get over it but in the room) they will get over it...
Need I say more???
I did not think so...
Wow...
That is some good stuff...


"Pres. Obama: "LBJ had Canteloupe-sized Balls!!!""

"Pres. Obama: "In the "Driver's seat" of a "Run Away" Congress!!!""

Wow...

This is some exciting stuff...
There are several "Cultural controversies" on the horizon, so let tackle them on at a time...
Check It:
Shani Davis is the "Jesse Owens" of the winter olympics whether NBC gives him the red light or not... Shani eased into the history books by not only being the first American to win two golds in the his event; he is the first African-American to win any medal in the winter olympics...
Now that's a "BIG WOW!!!"
I hope the so black radio shows ( who are the only voice in the black community) will give this great man his props...
We will see...
One quick note... Culturally Speaking, slavery has caused black to be jealous and non appreciative of the successes of fellow black in our community... Unlike all other races who praise the success of their own freely without any jealousy... This is something that we as a people must get out of our D-N-A... Culturally, it is not apart of our roots... We as a person are loving, caring, and sharing... It has been the horrors of slavery that caused us to be so selfish... I aint hating; just making a cultural observation...
Wow...
This is some good stuff... Ok, is the "Black woman the problem???" As most of you know, I have written many a post on this subject... I found this interesting blog from another black man who agree with me on this subject... I hope he writes a book because he is on to something... http://shakaama.blogspot.com/2009/12/black-women-are-problem-with-black-men.html
Let me say, I am not hating; just making an observation of the huge "Cultural controversy" that is presently destroying the black community...
Wow...
This is some exciting stuff...
Now lets talk "Tiger" for a minute...
So Tiger is going to speak out today after being silent for three months... Culturally Speaking, for most in the black community, Tiger spoke out loud and clear when he married a nannie from "who knows where" years ago... That said, "Tiger really does not have to apologize to no-one as a result of his actions..." Actually, as one of the great athletes said, "Everyone figured that the billionaire athlete was screwing like a maniac from the git-go..." I guess the only surprize here is that his wife was surprized at this revelation... It seems that she was the only one with her head in the sand or is there something else behind her missing in action behavior...
Well, Let's break it down...
Wow, did you know that Elin was an Identical Twin...
If anyone knows anything about identicals (and I should because I am an Identical twin) they are often closer than anyone can imagine... They cover for each other to death and will switch places with each other even with their romantic encounters... So was Tiger always with Elin or were there times when he was with her twin and did not have a clue... Ok, I can hear you talking, but (big fat food for thought but in the room) that is the only explanation that can explain why it was that she, Elin-Twin-Elin, did not have a clue of her husbands many affairs... And guess what; there is no way Tiger would have known except by her behavior... Twins can act just like each other but (big phat they can not act forever) they are not each other... Also Identicals have the same D-N-A which mean that Elin-1 could have had the first child and Elin-2 could have had the second baby; with both babies being genetically brothers and sisters...
Wow...
Now that's some deep "Twin-stuff!!!"
Tiger could take a line from three really smart people's play books: Ms. O, The Don, and David Letterman... "Ms O" made this comment on her show recently (not necessarily referring to Tiger), "The one with the gold rules..." The Don said this on Larry King when asked about the Tiger situation, "Maybe Tiger should be the bad guy for a while..." Larry King even had on the ultimate "Bad Boy - Rodman" as an example of what the a bad-boy looks likes like... And lastly, David Letterman said last night, "Tiger has a little ways to go to catch up with him in apologies..."

Wow...

Ok, enough of all these "Cultural Controversies..." The Toyota fiasco is very serious but (big phat Pres. Obama but in the room) Pres. Obama is in the "Driver's Seat" of a "Run Away" Congress!!!" Wow... This is some really serious stuff... So what is the Pres to do??? Well, he could take a line from the Toyota's "New" owner's manual, "Press on the Brakes really hard, Shift to neutral, and turn it off..." I believe that is some good advice... I aint no "Economist" but (big phat average john but in the room) I am a scientist of observation and to me the solution is just that simple... Let's break it down...
Mr. Pres., to stop the run away Congress, you must first put on the brakes... What do I mean by this... The do nothing congress is out of control therefore you must use your executive powers to get them back in line... "Put the brakes on!!!"
The next thing you should do is "Shift-to-neutral!!!"
As the President of the Of These United States you should take a more neutral position and neutralize the congress by exerting the all the powers of your office... One thing you can do is use the government that already exist to drive down prices across the spectrum...
The private sector is out of control because there is no competition out there... The government should be the competition for all the suffering poor people out here...


Wow...
If Walmart can buy cheap drugs then so can the government... During the Depression, the government supplied the needs of those that could not provide them for themselves... My aunt had a "county-pin" which her family received from the "government health dept" during the depression... And speaking of the "Health Dept.;" it is the heath dept. where we all when for cheap medical help and it is the health dept where all poor people and immigrants should go today... The government can fund the health dept. and drive medical cost down... Why is every one and their brother on medicare??? In Europe they have the equivalent of the Health Dept. and the party of "No" calls it socialism... I call it health assurance (no mis-spell)... This is the best way to drive health cost down and cause the private sector to listen... It

The next thing is to drive fuel cost down... Mr. Pres. you can do this the same way - by doing what the DOD does in Europe for American citizen - "sell fuel vouchers..." I lived in Germany for several years and fuel on the economy for over four dollars a gallon... I could by vouchers to use at the pump which reduced the cost down to less than a dollar... Everything in our economy is inflated... Mr. Pres. you can deflate this over-flated economy by turn off the vehicle... Everyone who want to continue using the private sector and can afford it will... For all of us who cannot afford the convenience of doing that will have to use the government system...

Wow...

This is some exciting stufff...
Do you feel me...
I know you do...


"Pres. Obama: "In the "Driver's seat" of a "Run Away" Congress!!!""

"Pres. Obama: "Who is "Shani Davis???"""

Wow...

This is some exciting stuff and it keep getting more exciting everyday...
Let me start with a "Cultural Controversy" that could have a big adverse effect on the black community...

Pres. Obama; "To "Breastfeed" or not to "Breastfeed;" that is the question???""

Is the problem with families in the black community, "A black woman thang???" I was listening to the TJMS this morning when my "frat bro" - Roland Martin - rehashed a dialogue with a Doctor from yesterday's show... The Doc. basically said, it is very beneficial for black women to breastfeed our black children. The Doc. pointed out that there were some great health benefits for the black women and our children... Apparently this segment got a lot of press yesterday, so Roland brought the Doc. back to answer more questions today...
It was a very informative segment but (first big - could black women be the problem with the decay of the black family - but in the room) Sybil was obviously disturbed by the Doc.'s recommendation... It seem that she was upset that the Doc. was trying to give good health advise to our community that could improve the life of our children as well as black women themselves... I found this very disturbing... It is a trend that occurs whenever black women are asked to do what only a woman can do for our community...

"Are black women the problem with the decay in the black community??? "


Wow...
Culturally Speaking, Black women breastfed their children of birth as well as many other children throughout history... There is a very familiar scripture in the bible that says after Ruth gave birth, "And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it..."

The act of breastfeeding was once the most precious gift a woman could give to her children; which made us strong and healthy... As blacks struggled to overcome racism, it was the black woman who made a home a sanctuary for her family... She took pride in feeding the entire family and sometimes the neighborhood... So why are so many black women becoming so hardened against the act of breastfeeding; when it is something only they can do ???
Hummmmm???
I listen to black women bash black men for all the negatives that they and society often times unjustly hurl at us... This Doc. made the case that if black women would breastfeed - our children would get benefits - that could alleviate a lot of the health risk which greatly affect our community today... The Doc. also made the point, that breastfeeding reduces the chance of the black mother experiencing postpartum depression among other things... One objection that Sybil brought up was "sagging breast..." The Doc. quickly dismissed this point by pointing out that women who have "never" breastfed have sagging breast... The question is what is more important - "the health of our children or sagging breast???" I have often noticed that the black community has had an increase of youth that are taking on a homosexual lifestyle... Could this "phenom" actually be a result of the fact that black women don't breastfeed our children and our children are not getting the "nectar of the Gods" that only she can deliver... Also could the high rate of black juvenile diabetes and juvenile obesity be a direct result of black women not breast-feeding our children???
"God forbid..."
I met a young black woman in the dentist office a few years back - yes that is how long it has been since I have seen a black woman who breastfed... This beautiful young black woman was sounding the "joys" of breastfeeding to all in the office... She said that this was the one gift that only she could give to her child... The other black women in the office were making comments like; "I don't know how you do it, doesn't it hurt, and what does your husband think about it..." She smiled and said, "my husband loves it..." She then said, "besides we use to breastfeed because it was what women did in our community and we knew it was best for our children???" The other women agreed but (a big I know you are right but in the room) still did not seem to like the idea...
This is a crucial issue...
Has our newly acquired civil rights as a people caused us to turn our backs on the very things that made us strong...
Hummmmmmmmmm!!!
So "have black women dropped the ball again" in our community???
Who truly knows, but (big phat what we do know but in the room) we do know that "breast-r-best" for our children and our community...
Do you feel me???
I hope so...

Wow...

So lets turn the page here and ask another important question,

"Who is "Shani Davis???"

How is it that this young superstar athlete is the winter olympics "Invisible Man???" Shani Davis is the "Jesse Owens" of the Winter Olympics... An article in the New York Times entitled: ..."The Trailblazer - Shani Davis, on the Edge;" makes the case that Shani Davis is the quintessential man when it comes to "speed skating and perfection" on the ice... A quote from this article highlights one of Shani's fans appreciation of his achievements:


"A young Canadian skater, Anastasia Bucsis, stood at the turn with a cluster of competitors, all of them watching intently as Davis blew by. I asked what in particular she was focused on. “Everything,” she said. “Shani is the prototype. He’s as efficient as it is humanly possible to be.”

Wow...
This is some exciting stuff???
How is it that I have not seen anything at all about "Shani Davis" during this Olympics???
Is Shani Davis "the Invisible man" or what???
Has Shani Davis been "black balled" or something???
What is really going on???
The "first black man" to hold a record in the Winter Olympics is only getting "Luv" from the "Dutch..." "What is really going on???"
I aint feeling this kind "selective of coverage" of the Winter Olympics by NBC... I, among many other, want to see this modern-day "Jesse Owens" compete...
I hope you feel me...

Wow...

You know I like to keep it interesting... The Doc. on the TJMS suggested that the honorable first lady - Michelle Obama - could use her position to promote "Breastfeeding" in the black community... I feel that is an issue that has great baring on the Health insurance package... The Doc. pointed out that the "simple act of Breastfeeding" could single-handedly alleviate several diseases that are on the rise in the black community... As an advocate for reducing the high cost of health care for all Americans through preventative medicine, one would think that the first lady would make this topic a top priority on her list of things to implement...
Wow...
Who Knows, Shani Davis could have been a "Breastfed Baby..."
Lets see if "Black Women" will be on board with the first lady on this most important issue???
I don't know...
We will see...
It is going to be interesting to see...

Wow...

Do you feel me???
I know you do...

"Pres. Obama: "Who is "Shani Davis???"""

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"Pres. Obama: "Going Gangsta or Going Roosevelt???""

Wow...

This is some exciting stuff...
Let's get right at it... I usually start with something a little light then to the hard stuff, but (first big but in the room) I must take this one head on... I am sure most of you have already heard what Roland said... If you did not, please allow me to bring you up to date... Roland S. Martin, CNN Political Analyst, said in his CNN Blog,

"Time for Obama to go 'gangsta' on GOP"...

Wow...
Come on...Roland...
You are a frat, but (a big phat what are you thinking but in the room) what are you thinking, bro...
I believe that this is just the kind of language that the Reps would love to hear from the Obama Camp... This kind of language would make their point that Pres. obama is a one-sided President who is not for all the citizens of America... Besides, this isn't who Pres. Obama is - it sound so out of character for the President...

So what is Roland trying to do???
If he is trying to get a rise out of it, he did...
So Roland, " lighten up man... "
Gangstas go to jail... Dahhhhhhh!!!
Actually I would have perferred to hear Roland tell us more about what went on at the "White House" yesterday with the meeting between Pres. Obama and the "Civil Rights leaders..." I am sure we all want to know what the President is going to do about the massive unemployment in the black community...
I believe Roland should use this incredible spotlight to rally "people of color" to do more in our own community for our own, so that whatever the government contributes is an added plus... That is just my spill on the matter...
Do you feel me...
I hope you do...

Wow...
Now to address the same issue of how the President should handle the GOP, one does not have to look hard in history to find a great example...
I believe that Pres. Obama should

"Go Roosevelt" on the "GOP..."

I am sure we all are familiar with the tenacity and vigor that Teddy governed with...
Teddy's motto was "Speak softly and carry a big stick"....
Now this is more of Pres. Obama's style...
Culturally speaking, few black people in power are able to govern without at some point using the "ghetto style" behavior... It is always expected by the other side to see how long a brother can go before he forgets and regress... Pres. Obama has built his political career based upon his color-blind approach to everything he does...
This is a large part of his appeal...
Therefore, I am sure Pres. Obama will not go "Gangsta" on anyone, especially not the GOP... One thing is for sure, that Pres. Obama is no push over... One thing about being President is that you get to see things from a very high perch...
So, yes Pres. Obama has to get tougher on the entire Congress and especially the DEMS,
but (Big phat "NO - NO" but in the room) Going Gangsta" is not the answer...

Wow...

Do you feel me???
I am sure you do...
Let me hear you say, "Yes yes we can..."
Ok, really quick, you know I like to lighten things up a little so here is goes... I saw Roland live here at NC A&T SU...
I was impressed at his ability to speak without writing a word down... He spoke at this HBCU whose mascott is the same ass his Alma Moda, "Aggies!!!"
"Aggie Pride..."
Yes, as I said before, he is my frat brother - "06..."
But ( big phat what was Roland thinking but in the room) Roland had the Audacity to ask all the minister and pastors to stand up and basically "Dared them to sat down until he was finish lecturing them...
"What???"
Yes, he did...
On several occasion several tried to slip down in their seats and Roland would bark at them like a "DP..." Then he lectured to them for twenty minutes.... Wow... I bet you the next time he ask the clergy to stand there will be several that will not...
I was in the back of the cracking up while some the older ones were itching to sit down... :)
I must admit that what he told them was valuable, it was just how he handled them is what was surprizing...
Roland went "Gangsta on them..."
Hummmmm!!!!
Wow...
This is some exciting stuff...
I know you feel me on this...

"Pres. Obama: "Going Gangsta or Going Roosevelt???""

“Pres. Obama: “The Audacity of the “Civil Rights” Elders!!!””

“Pres. Obama: “The Audacity of the “Civil Rights” Elders!!!”"
Wow…

This stuff just keeps getting more and more exciting everyday… Let me start by saying, “Hats off to Pres. Obama” on many fronts: 1- Openly speaking to the Republican Party on Friday… Opsss, the cat is out of the bag now… I guess those guys can’t “throw a rock and hide a hand” any more…
2-His speaking openly to the Democratic Party today… Now these guys will have to explain to all of us how is it that you are the majority and can’t get anything done… Dahhhhhhh???
3-The way he and his administration have handled the “Christmas Day Terrorist Bombing” Suspect… It appears that by interrogation him in a civilian court and encouraging his family to take part, it has been very effective in getting valuable information to divert any future attacks…

For all your great work Mr. Pres., we say, “Bravo!!!”

Wow…

So let’s get right at it: Due to a very serious fall, I was unable to get around very well for the last week… I said that to say this, I did not get to attend any of the “Civil Rights Museum” celebration in Greensboro NC this past week… My heart was there and thank God the NC A&T Register was there… Therefore a lot of the information I will use in this blog comes from the article “Panelists discuss the current state of civil rights,” by Ashley Reid – Copy Editor of the A&T Register… I was drawn to a quote by Dr. Julianne Malveaux – Pres. of Bennett College…

“Malveaux said it is the job of her generation and those who consider themselves to be ”Elders” to reinforce the notion of Audacity.”

Wow… This is some great stuff… What made this statement so powerful was the fact that her fellow panelist were the Rev. Jesse Jackson of Rainbow Push, Dr. Ben Chavis - CEO of the Hip Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN), Dr. Harold Martin – Chancellor of NC A&T SU, and Ms Kim Sanders – CEO of M&F Bancorp Inc…
An Elder States-lady, Mrs. Anna Swanston - the author of Dr. John Henry Clarke: His Life, His Words, His Work – said to me a few years ago that the civil rights struggle is not over; it’s just that it’s “Elders” are asleep… At the time I could not get a grip of this profound statement… Dr. Malveaux has a similar understanding of the state of civil rights… Unlike those who started the movement, today’s so-called elders lack true passion and commitment to the cause of total civil rights… Culturally Speaking, when a people struggle for their rights of equality often are side tracked by the “dainties” of the king instead of the entire “Kitchen…”

Dr. Malveaux's statement shines a very bright light onto several members of the Panel… I believe that panelist like Dr. Ben Chavis should be one of those “Elders” she was referring to… I believe Dr. Chavis could not only make great speeches but (first big phat but in the room) could use his influence to rally the “hip hop and black athletic community” to start a “black economical venture explosion…” We as a people can no longer blame “White” people for the lack of economical opportunities in our community when for at least a decade “Millions of dollars” have flowed freely into these communities that has not found their way down to the rest of us… Ok, I can hear you yelling… I am not saying that they should give their money away, but (big phat trickle down business opportunity but in the room) together they can create a “Black Wall Street…” Dahhhhhhhhhh!!!

Wow…

I wrote a blog called “The Audacity of the House Niggers!!!” This blog was about this very issue… How the elders of the civil rights movement are not stepping up to the plate to “knock” we as a people in… The same goes for the Rev. Jesse Jackson who said, “Jackson closed out the discussion reminding the audience to become knowledgeable for themselves…” What the hell did that mean??? Here we have a true “Elder Civil Rights leader” who seems to be so disconnected with the needs of our community that he says would something as “valueless” as that… I am sure we all remember what Rev. Jackson said during the “Obama” campaign… Need I say more???

If this is the generation following “generation X,” who no one would dispute, has not done must to further the cause of anything – much less civil rights… Then the question remains, is it because the Elders refuse to take their place, pass on the Knowledge learned, and commission new leaders into the struggle… These aint the sixties, these be the generation next…

This generation, like those before it, need for the elders to take their rightful place and do something “tangible” to encourage new frontiers in the civil right movement… I am sure everybody knows that the black community is in a domestic crisis… Domestically we as a people have the most single parent families in the nation… This has a direct reflection on our children who suffer from a lack of confidence, high crime involvement, and most cases – poor life chances…
Also we as a people own very little to no real estate… This is a real problem for our community… True power is ownership and I don’t mean just a personal resident… We need to fight for ownership of hotels and gas stations and restaurants like we did forty years ago… This is a true domestic crisis…
So the need of our elders to get actively involve is – Paramount…

Dr. Malveaux – we as a people “salute” you and your efforts as an elder to this generation… I hope that many other civil rights elders will wake up and take their rightful place to fill the void in our communities…

Wow…

This is some exciting stuff…
As most of you know that I like to keep it interesting; I would never hope for the Rev. Jesse Jackson what he wished for Pres. Obama during his campaign but (big oppss but in the room) it seems like that’s what is going on with him… The Rev. Jackson has been impotent as a leader to this generation for over a decade…
Why has this happen???
Why did he say what he said about Pres. Obama???
I don’t know the answer to these questions but (big phat you aint dead but in the room) there is no time like the present for the Rev. Jackson to get tangibly effectively involved… I am sure that all the graduates from the HBCU’s all across this country would appreciate a job from a “black small business” that is Funded by a black organization called “Black Wall Street…” So if the Rev Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH, teams up with Dr. Chavis – Hip Hop Summit – then maybe this could happen…

Wow…

Elders stepping up!!!

Do you feel me???

I know you do…

Let me here you say, “Yes, yes, yes we can!!!

“Pres. Obama: “The Audacity of the “Civil Rights” Elders!!!””