In order to improve African-Americans lives this blog sheds light on racism by calling it out. The fact that I discuss racism should not deem me an unreliable idealistic liberal, a racist, or a race-card playing cry baby. I was created by God to shed light on racism. My employment discrimination and retaliation experience while employed by NYS Depart of Corrections, and David and Goliath court battle with Eliot Spitzer’s NYS Attorney General Office gave me painful knowledge of RACISM.
Romney wants to have the authority, as Commander in
Chief, to send our children and grandchildren to war although neither he nor
his FIVE sons, all able bodied men, have ever served this nation by enlisting
in its military. Romney and his FIVE sons have only paid lip service with their
declarations of LOVE for America. The
Romney’s have demonstrated with their money donations and missions to their
Mormon faith their LOVE of Mormonism.
Romney has also
shown his LOVE of MONEY by making by most sources 250 million dollars as
co-founder and according to documents filed with SEC SOLE owner of BAIN CAPITAL.Mitt Romney and his wife have money in Swiss bank accounts and investments in the Cayman Islands
and Bermuda. Therefore, we don’t have a reliable method to determine how much money is in the Romney’s
off shore accounts.
An example to support my belief, that even if you
are super rich and important, you can still serve and protect your country is Prince
William and his brother Prince Harry. Unlike Mitt Romney and his FIVE sons, both
of these young men served in their nations military. In fact Prince William is currently serving asa search and rescue pilot in the Air Force.
I am an African-American female and my ONLY son served this nation as a military police officer in the Marine Corp for four
years.
Why didn’t any of the Romney men find time in their
lives or heart to serve this great nation? What does Mitt and his son value
more the Mormon faith, money, or America's national security?The fact that none have served in our
military tells me and should tell you that the answer isn’t America’s national security.
On October 23, 2010, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell stated: “the single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term President.” During an July 2011 interview on Fox News Sunday, McConnell confirmed that goal with the statement: “Well that is true, [making Obama a one-term President is] my single most important political goal along with every active Republican in the country. Therefore it is imperative that every minority not be fooled. With Republican legislatures around the country attempting to make voting more difficult in poor and minority communities, the election in 2012 matters more than ever! African-Americans must become active and make it their personal goal to deny the Republican their declared objective to defeat President Obama in 2012.
When Barack Obama ran for President in 2008, it was an historic election. The prospect of voting for America's first African-American president brought black folks to the polls who had never voted before. People voted early, stood in long lines, some were in wheelchairs or on walkers -- but the passion and enthusiasm were palpable in black communities across America.
The rights and opportunities that our ancestors marched for finally came to fruition on election night, November 4, 2008, when the votes were cast and the T.V. networks announced that Barack Obama had been elected the 44th President of the United States. Tears of joy were shed across America by young and old.
Some of us mistakenly thought that, with President Obama's election, we had finally arrived. We could take it easy and not have to press so hard for our rights to be affirmed.
We underestimated the backlash from the opposition. Those who did not vote for Obama and who thought a black man would never occupy the White House -- either through prejudice, ignorance or defiance of authority -- quickly rose up in anger and indignation. The Tea Party was formed and we've seen their influence on politics in general and the Republican Party, in particular.
In his September 24, 2011, speech to the Congressional Black Caucus, President Obama was speaking for me and to me when he said, “Throughout our history, change has often come slowly. Progress often takes time. I never promised easy. Easy has never been promised to us. But we’ve had faith. We have had faith. We’ve had that good kind of crazy that says you can’t stop matching.”
“Even when folks were hitting you over the head you can’t stop matching. Even when they’re turning the hoses on you, you can’t stop. Even when somebody fires you for speaking out, you can’t stop. Even when it looks like there’s no way, you find a way—you can’t stop. Through the mud and muck and the driving rain, we don’t stop. Because we know the rightness of our cause-widening the circle of opportunities, increasing each other’s prosperity. We know our cause is just. It’s a righteous cause.”
It will be difficult to duplicate the magic of the 2008 campaign, but we can't afford to sit down -- you have to put on your marching shoes once again and work to re-elect President Obama in 2012! You need to not only vote, but work in the trenches to put President Obama back in the White House for four more years.
Don't be fooled. With Republican legislatures around the country attempting to make voting more difficult in poor and minority communities, the election in 2012 matters more than ever!
Here's why President Obama's re-election is important:
1. He cares about ordinary people -- the poor, middle class and those hardest hit by the recession.
2. He can keep the right-wing forces from enacting discriminatory policies and enacting more voter suppression legistration accross America.
3. He can appoint more federal and Supreme Court justices who are sensitive to the needs of blacks and other minorities.
4. The presence of the Obama First Family in the White House is an important positive symbol for our young people and others around the world.
5. America needs President Obama's continued outstanding foreign policy experience during an unstable international environment.
President Obama has instituted "Operation Vote" to make it easier for African-American communities to organize for 2012. What are you willing to do?
Here are some things you can do to help with President Obama's re-election:
1. Make sure you have the proper documents to vote by securing a state-issued driver's license or photo I.D., if you don't already have one.
2. Sign up as a voting registrar and register people to vote in your neighborhood.
3. Host a fundraiser for President Obama in your home or through one of your community organizations; and/or send a personal contribution to his re-election campaign online.
4. Post information via social media like Facebook and Twitter encouraging your friends to vote for President Obama's re-election.
5. Encourage your church or pastor to host voter registration drives.
6. Stay informed about the presidential election campaign by watching news broadcasts each day.
7. Voice you support for President Obama’s agenda and vision for this country on popular blog sites, radio and television websites, youtube, and CNN.com I-Reports.
8. Write letters to the editor or commentaries in support of President Obama and submit them to your local daily newspaper.
It will take a concerted effort from all of us to get President Obama re-elected. Put on your marching shoes and let's get to work!
Many African-Americans who voted in 2008 didn’t vote during the 2010 midterm elections. Our failure to vote in 2010 has made it very difficult for President Obama to lead and govern after the Republican gained control of the House of Representatives.
President Obama is currently working very hard to improve the economy including the unemployment crisis in African-American communities. In order to achieve his objective of reducing the unemployment rate he needs to have Congress approve “The American Job Act Bill.”
Once again Congressional Republicans don’t appear to be interested in putting the economic welfare of this nation and millions of it citizens before their political party. Instead of passing "The American Job Act" they are voicing political talking points. According to the Party of NO "the job bill" is Obama's way of getting another stimulus package passed. Many of them will not even refer to the bill as "The American Job Act Bill."
In order to work around the dysfunctional political process President Obama has reminded us that we are the change that we seek. In order to change and correct the toxic political climate he has requested that voters contact their congressional representatives and tell them to pass “The American Job Act Bill.”
The CNN.com's I-Report platform is an excellent tool to use to tell congressional leaders and your own representatives to pass "The American Job Act Bill." Posting I-Reports will allowed you to join in the political discourse, silence the Republicans opposition, and support President Obama.
Citizen journalists are allowed to post pictures, stories, and videos on CNN.com. Please join me and become a CNN I-Reporter. Your work will be reviewed and if selected and vetted it will appear on CNN’s platform including CNN network programs.
African-Americans like other races can’t control what other people say or their actions but we can do our part to determine our own fate and destiny. We can make this country a better place for us,our children, and our grand children. Starting today we can make a commitment to work tirelessly to reelect President Barack Obama in 2012.
On November 6, 2012, we can change the political landscape again by voting in record numbers for President Obama and democratic congressional candidates. By voting for democratic congressional candidates (excluding Blue Dogs Democrats) we can regain a majority in the House of Representatives and gain a larger majority in the Senate. Increasing a democratic presence in Congress will help us and help President Obama fulfill his vision of equality and justice for all Americans.
