I agree with Reverend Meeks (not focusing on whether his use of the n-word was inflammatory). The “white/liberal/government” (which often has black civil servants in it) or, here in Washington DC, the “black/liberal/government” DOES maintain a crappy Government School system. It also has a Welfare System supported by a high TAX System which encourages family breakup and discourages work. City and State governments often regulate businesses, such as making it a crime for blacks and others to operate a cab in New York City with a special “medallion”.

I do not find his criticism to be that off the mark. Where I object is thinking that changing the color of the politicians would improve the mess. In fact, the DC schools may be even worse than Chicago’s. But as bad as the schools are, what about the so-called PARENTS?

I am on my daughter all the time to do her assignments, read, etc. Where are the parents? Parents should have the prime responsibility for children.

Reverend Meeks is perfectly fine to get angry. But the answer is – don’t get mad, get even!

It’ll cheer you up!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BFlyZ7D8kkc

It was Dr. Thomas Sowell who pointed out some time ago (direct reference escapes me) that black Americans had higher rates of marriage than did whites in the 1950s.

It was the ’60s and the rise of all the social welfare programs that lead to the destruction of the black family.

But Obama’s apologists won’t admit this.

See Mariah Carey, OJ, and a host of others. [Commented on in “Homie Has Some Rings to Kiss.”–IM]

D’oh!

Obama is just obsessed with race. I’d hate to think of this man being President and ramming PC goodness down Americans throats for the next four years. We’re already fighting to preserve what culture we have. Obama would work diligently to purge what’s left on some mis-guided notion of “fixing” race relations. Of course his idea of fixing is to not address the person’s whom behavior is largely causing their own problems. No. Instead he wants to tell the rest of the country that we simply need to accept and embrace aberrant social behavior as normal and good and punish ourselves for acting responsibly and daring to question it.

I think you have been very gracious to allow “Shshshshaun,” or whatever he calls himself, to post here for a number of years; it seems you will now put an end to that.

I do not approve of “anonymous” debates with a well-known author; as you found, the “anonymous” detractors can make worthless and insubstantial arguments, and if you place yourself in their forum, they expect you to respond. You are correct in not doing so; and in avoiding such venues altogether.

I’m not sure that I’ve said this on BAB before, but I sincerely believe, and have believed for a long time, that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic candidate for President. I thought that there was always a chance for “something” to surface, with respect to the Obama camp, that would allow Hillary to clinch the nomination. The Jeremiah Wright diatribes, I believe, is that “something.”

What Senator Obama did NOT address was whether Typical White Person Grandma was being irrational in her fear. I remember trying to cut through St. Nicholas Park in Harlem heading to City College of New York back in 1967. It seemed that two black kids were following me but that must have been an irrational fear. They later took my money. Actually, what WAS irrational about my fear was that I was scared they were going to take away my TEXTBOOKS (which cost a lot more than the two bucks they heisted!).

So it is not clear to me whether Messiah Barack, in his erudite adressing of the racial divide, has any answer to the disfunctionality of the black underclass. Can’t say that I have a good answer either…… Corporate greed / NAFTA / slavery in 1787 / the War in Iraq – hmmm, these explanations seem to fall a bit short.

What a verbal whammy!