Actually, President Barack Obama is doing pretty well! The economy is growing at a brisk pace; college students can get affordable student loans, we are getting close to having a comprehensive nuclear treaty, and we have a fresh new health care bill that will help people across the land. There is even currency negotiations going on between the USA and China about the needed re-evaluation of the Yuan!
But there is a problem. Barack Obama, the first Black president of the United States of America has fallen into the reality of American racism. That racism has been part of the landscape since 1619 and continues to this day. Because of racism the polls reflect biased opinion and not stated fact. Indeed, the GOP and others started the racism trend during the presidential elections of 2008 and have not let up yet, and probably never will. Instead, every success Obama has will be a failure and every failure Obama has will also be a failure. This is a sure sign of jealousy on the part of the republicans that did not have a candidate capable of challenging the then first term Senator from Illinois.
But it is folly for the GOP and Republicans to keep on bashing Obama. Why? Well it shows that they are only attacking him because he is Black. For instance, when the health bill passed, the GOP did not mention that it was based solely on a previously okayed Republican proposition. If Mitch McConnell had pushed the bill, the health bill would have been applauded. Thus the bill was good; it was the 'who' passed the bill that is objectionable to the followers of the Tea Partiers and GOP.
Then there is the Russian lady, Orliz Taitz. She grew up in communist USSR and was indoctrinated with Leninism and Marxism and the media gave her center stage with her accusations that the president was supposedly a Kenyan, no Indonesian, no Hawaiian (for those that said that Hawaii was not a real state). Thus allowance of so many lies has attributed to the perception that Obama isn't doing well. Take note that the media has done this before in the opposite direction with former GWB Jr. Every lie told by GWB and crew was allowed to be re-explained by the pundits. The media then took the GOP-led pundits, powered by Fox News, as the gospel.
Thus, as you can see, the media is capable of playing on both sides of the coin. Obama is a good guy and so he must be taken down by the media; while Bush is a bad guy so he had to be pushed up by the media.
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dawilliams replied on 2010-04-14 19:42:00.0
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Sorry to disagree with you but you apparently have not read the recent polls. The Democrats including Obama are slipping in the polls. This is not to say that other presidents have not had ups and downs while in office but this is just after Obama got the Health Care legislation passed.
People are still fuming over TARP. Nobody can say exactly where all the money went including the administrator who is handling the dispersement of funds. That is pitiful. Talk about corruption. The financial services industries still have their lobbyists in Washington stonewalling any type of serious bills from being passed that would stop foreclosure so people are still getting foreclosed on right and left.
Obama got a lot of his votes from people who were in dire straights. If these people have no address the next time he is up for election he may come up short. This is especially true in the Black community.
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BWPStaff replied on 2010-04-14 21:38:00.0
Our staff loves the progress he is making. Whether he is a 1 term or 2 term president is okay with us, we just want him to keep on doing the job he is doing.
My take is that Obama is going to continue to do the hard work we want him to do (Health Bill, GI Bill, Wall Street/Banking Reform, College Grant/Loan Improvement, etc) and let the chips fall where they may.
And during the election folks like ourselves will max ourselves out supporting his campaign. We are just watching the waves and waves make decisions early in the game, but when the game is fouled up by the stink of true racism and transposition of faults from one to another (remember, former President Bush passed the TARP) then I think that the crew here will keep watching and go along for the ride.
Should be interesting, wouldn't you say?
Yes, we're starting somethin'
askWHY replied on 2010-04-14 21:57:00.0
I wish Mr. Obama wasn't a SELECTED president. All of us
how that followed his career from the beginning kind of
knew he was the chosen one, selected and crafted. How
can you trust anyone, better yet a president that praise
Reagan. Trickle Down Theroy... Ha ha ha ha.. The only
thing that down is PISS & RUNNY SHYT. Damn it, it sure
stink around here. If Mr. Obama could do just one thing.
He could tell Israel to f@ck off and stop funding them.
TRUTH needs no EXPLANNATION
askWHY replied on 2010-04-14 21:57:00.0
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This message was edited by askWHY on 4-15-10 @ 1:35 AM
BWPStaff replied on 2010-04-14 22:21:00.0
askWHY. Completely wrong. Completely fabricated. A complete and deliberate lie. Folks outside of the Chicago and Southern Illinois never heard of Obama until 2004.
His pathway to the presidency was an awkward one too. There is no way that he was pre-ordained to be president.
Impossible. Improbable.
Yes, we're starting somethin'
BWPStaff replied on 2010-04-14 23:18:00.0
Obama has a lot to do on the currency front:
[url=http://www.blackwebportal.com/headlines/redirect.cfm?ID=17938]China Rebuffs Obama on the Yuan[/url]
Yes, we're starting somethin'
cleodine replied on 2010-04-14 23:23:00.0
askWHY. Completely wrong. Completely fabricated. A complete and deliberate lie.
Um, why is AskWhy completely wrong? Why is what he wrote completely fabricated? Why is this a complete and deliberate lie?
AskWhy didn't lie about President Obama's love for President Ronald Reagan; this is a known fact.
He stated an opinion about US funding for Israel that many others have expressed throughout the years on BWP, in newspapers and on television. Come on now, it's a known fact that some folks have been asking for decreased funding to Israel for over 30 years. Therefore, where is the deliberate lie and/or fabrication in his statement?
Two members of your board have already disagreed with you on this thread with one being an Obama supporter. Does this mean that anyone else that disagrees with you will be called a liar and wrong? If so, then prove them wrong to the fullest based on the statements they have written and not just on your emotions.
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LA90056X2 replied on 2010-04-14 23:28:00.0
BWP Staff,
You are certainly correct!
These folks out here talking about his lack of a "Black agenda" is something I don't understand at all. I have to agree with my friend when she asks exactly what is a “Black agenda?!” A promise of chitlins in every pot?! LOL~
While battling unthinkable racist attacks at every move he makes, Obama is pursuing an “American agenda” that is benefiting everybody, including Whites who hate him because he’s Black and Blacks who hate him because he’s not Black enough. In the 16 months Obama has been in office, his administration has provided more benefits to Blacks since the posting of the Emancipation Proclamation, especially in the area of education.
The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, which Obama signed last month, is a boon for financially strapped college students of all colors in this country, and it specifically supports African-Americans’ success in higher education. The act significantly increases Pell Grants, ex ... more 3474
askWHY replied on 2010-04-15 01:21:00.0
Are there any California people on this forum?
I was working as a Supervisor in a Community College earning $35 an hour before our wonderful "NEW" president got into office.
My school has since cut half of it's classes and the only thing left is the Nursing program. My school is the second highest Nursing program in the nation.
We my last day working for the college was back in December 2009. Now I a contracted worker and consultant for Fortune 500 company in the hospitality business. I do the hiring for West Coast region and since the beginning of 2010 I have hired 45 Nurse graduates to answer phone because hospital in California have put a freeze on hiring.
When will California get "BAILED OUT"? Our tuition is at a whopping 33% increase. The best Colleges and Universities are not accepting application for new students. In some areas, the Special Needs school services are being cut due to budget issues. Some schools are stopping their busing programs because of our budge ... more 5283
mem-ra replied on 2010-04-15 05:21:00.0
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