Al Sharpton and Tavis Smiley Slug It Out

This is why there is no unified agenda for Black America. Too many egos.

Tavis is pissed off because no one is paying attention to his book now that we have a Black President. He has no political or social base to rally and is becoming irrelevant.

Sharpton is the supreme ego maniac. He over reacts to the slightest criticism by loud talking and talking over his opponent, like O'Reiley and Beck. He takes great offense to any criticism whatsoever from the Black community. How dare you challenge the king!

In this case both are right. Sharpton was correct to advise the President not to "ballyhoo" a Black agenda, and Tavis was right to call him on it. Al could have simply clarified his response and reviewed the timeline with Tavis in a calm and respectful manner without getting ghetto.

Neither addressed the central question. What is the Black agenda? They were both so caught up on the who said what, that the central question was lost. Who gives a fuck about when invitations were sent out and who called whom? These are petty arguments which distract from the major issues.

Throughout our history, Black leaders from Booker T Washington to WEB DuBois to Martin Luther King to Malcolm X have respectfully disagreed on the Black agenda and how best to achieve our goals. Egos were always a factor, but, never to this extent. White folks are having a field day watching these two ego maniacs go toe to toe.

Both are too full of themselves to apologize, meet privately to discuss differences, and present a unified front.

The time for new leadership is now.

US Policy On Haitian Earthquake Victims Turns Mobs Violent

As expected, chaos reigns on the streets of Haiti as victims scramble for food, water, shelter, and anything they can use for money in the wake of horrible devastation. When there are no basic facilities there are no such thing as looters, there are only victims looking to survive.

US policy so far is designed to keep the Haitians in Haiti at all costs. Hack off an arm or leg with a rusty saw, bandage them up with a bandage they can't change, and send them back to the rubble they came from. The Navy ships offshore are not only providing medical services, but, security as well for the white folks in Miami. The US policy is to do everything they can in Haiti to keep a flotilla of boat people leaving the island for the US for their very survival. The United States would look like real dicks turning away earthquake victims from Haiti while accepting Cuban traitors wanting a new flat screen television.

A nation that took in hundreds of thousands of vietnamese boat people after the war, thousands of Cubans, and millions of Mexicans can surely absorb a few dying Haitians.


The Republicans are already waiting to pounce if Obama, a Black President, lets in thousands Haitians. Republican Govenor Charlie Crist has already refused additional medical flights with victims from Haiti, requesting they be sent elsewhere due to a lack of resources. The total number of victims received in Florida Hospitals so far has only reached 500.

US puppet Rene Prevel looked like a mouse watching hungry lions seperated by a chicken-wire fence. Soon the lions, wolves, tigers, even chickens will destroy him and demand change while building rafts.

African and Carribean nations must embrace our brothers and sisters in Haiti as it is obvious the so called first world powers will not. Americans can sleep at night and feel good about themselves knowing that they sent a few bucks to the starving Haitians, not knowing why, or if it will ever reach it's intended victims. necesseties.

Ex-Presidents Clinton and Bush (the moron) were appointed to oversee the Haiti relief effort to accomplish two things. Get the Haitians any resources they need , short of bringing Haitians to America, and shield Obama from right wing attacks by people like Limbaugh and left wing meddlers like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson.

In the meantime the Haitians scramble like rats for basic necessities of life while we watch from our air conditioned houses sipping iced tea and eating steak.

President Obama Sends 30,000 Troops To Afghanistan

In a decision designed to placate Republicans, President Obama announced that 30,000 additional troops would be deployed to Afghanistan.

After doubling the number of troops deployed by Bush-Cheney, with no result, the additional troops are supposed to root out Al Qaeda and keep the Taliban from taking over the country. General McChrystal, a staunch Republican, requested 40,000 additional troops.

Strange that no troops were requested under Bush. He and CIA Director Tenet declared the war over. The Northern Alliance had defeated the Taliban, who were on the run in the mountains of Tora Bora. Osama Bin Laden was holed up in a cave somewhere. All the troops were then sent to Iraq to start a war based on lies.

Now that additional troops are being sent to fight a war that is just beginning, the Democrats are howling their disapproval. Crying in their whiskey. Where were these same Democrats when the war started? Why no disapproval of Bush's plans? They sat idly by while 150,000 troops were deployed to a country that never attacked us, resulting in the loss of over 5,000 American lives and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. Hypocrites.

President Obama is deploying the troops to save the Democrats seats in the House and Senate in 2010. There can be no other reason. He knows that the Democrats are vulnerable because of their inability to unite on health care. Not giving the military the resources they say they need to finish the job in Afghanistan only further weakens their ability to hold majorities in Congress. Only an idiot would not send the troops requested. If Al Qaeda attacked the mainland again, Obama would look like a complete fool and surely loose in 2012 if he did not send the troops.

He is not naive enough to believe that 30,000 troops will succeed where 100,000 have failed. However, the pressure is now on Robert Gates and the Joint Chiefs to win. It also makes a pullout easier when they fail. John McCain is already whining that there should be no timetable. Total war forever is his mantra.

Even Cheney has reared his dickhead and claimed that Obama was "dithering" with his decision. What did Dick and Bush do for eight years if they weren't dithering? They let Osama escape, the opium trade re surge, and the country deteriorate. Nothing more.

Now that the Taliban and Al Qaeda know that additional troops are on the way, they will simply melt into the countryside or across the border with Pakistan to wait us out. They don't have long supply lines to maintain. They don't have to build bases and spend billions of dollars on equipment and transportation. They live there. They know every nook and cranny of the country and everybody in it. They speak a common language, share a common religion, and a history of kicking the shit out of foreigners.

The Democrats should shut up and support their President because he is saving their asses from defeat next year, something they don't appear to be to concerned about. Close ranks on something, ANYTHING, or suffer the consequences!

Obama's Message To The First Americans

Sounds like pandering and lip service. Now that the votes are counted, where is the accountability? Any Native judges or cabinet members? Who is head of the BIA?

Russel Means On Obama's Peace Prize

In honor of Thanksgiving, all of the posts this month will be by Native people. Without their help the pilgrims and conquistadores would surely have starved. Had they the foresight to kill Columbus and his whole crew, Europe would believe the ocean was inhabited by sea serpents. Had the Native people not been decent human beings, America would not exist.

I love Russel Means. He is an old school revolutionary who always speaks the truth, no matter how painful. He deserves our honor and support.

Thanks, I think?

Hate Crimes Extended To LGBT

Finally, after over 230 years, hate crimes legislation has been extended to cover Lesbians, Gays, Bi-sexuals and Transvestites.

Despite Republican opposition, Democrats finally passed a meaningful bill the President can sign. The "Party Of No" never wanted hate crimes legislation of any kind. However, the dragging death of James Byrd and the return of lynchings in the South shifted the tide in the early 90's.

After hundreds of deaths and thousands of beatings, some reported some not, Congress finally recognizes that these were not individuals being targeted, but an entire class of people. Modern day genocide has occured right here in America while we chase criminals in Serbia and Rwanda.

Why Republicans felt the need to oppose this bill is beyond me. Surely they realize that a significant portion of their base is made up of closet homosexuals. Their argument that existing laws are sufficient to combat violent acts is quite ridiculous. If that were the case these crimes would never occur. The threat of additional penalty and the denial of parole would make the average person think twice before attacking someone simply because of their sexual preference.

Now all Obama has to do is sign the bill, lift Don't Ask Don't Tell, and start a productive dialogue with the Gay community to ensure re-election in 2012.

The Republicans shoot themselves in the foot again.

Free Leonard Peltier

Lest we forget!