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Cut The Crap-It’s Because Obama’s Black

May 5, 2008
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A Word About Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, and A Piece of Metal.

You know, much has been said about Barack Obama’s friendship with Jeremiah Wright, his professional relationship with his neighbor Bill Ayers, and the concern about his level of patriotism, because he does not adorn a flag pin on his clothes.

I’ve heard so many statements wondering how he could have stayed in Reverend Wright’s congregation for so long, and not have known what the man was preaching about. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Wright

I’ve heard so many questions about why he was an associate and neighbor of Bill Ayers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Ayers

And I’ve heard many things about rather or not he loves his country.

Now I am going to try and effectively respond to these concerns one by one, and try to put these matters to rest before the primary tomorrow in North Carolina, and Indiana, and before all of the other primaries to come, once and for all.

I am troubled by the fact that so many of the so called “America Can’t Be Wrong”, “America has no problems”, and “America definitely does not have anymore racism” people, are bashing Obama for his personal, professional, and spiritual relationships with people that he knew before his bid for the presidency, and in his choice of accessories for his wardrobe.

I agree that these are important matters that need to be explained, however, it seems as if in Obama’s case, the importance has been exaggerated to the nth. Degree.

Why?

Obama’s relationship with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright is just as important as the relationships that George H. Bush had with the Saudi Government; a country where the majority of the terrorist who attacked our country on 911came from. http://www.newsaic.com/f911chap3-2.html

Obama’s relationship with Bill Ayers is no less important then George W. Bush lying about his military records, and his alcohol and drug abuse, (before he became a presidential candidate), and some might think during his presidency if you look at his irrational and counter productive behaviors during both of his stints in the white house.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_substance_abuse_controversy

They have even tried to make Obama’s clothing accessories a big issue as well.

As a matter of fact, there are those who can tell that he does not love his country because he does not accessorize his wardrobe with flag pins, and other superficial expressions of patriotism.

The fact of the matter is, that there have been many presidential candidates who have had bad associations, and negative incidents in their past, and they were given a chance to explain their positions, and to correct their faults.

And, they were not asked to do it over, and over, and over again.

Everyone seemed pretty dammed satisfied with the answers.

But, in Obama’s case, the answers and explanations seem to fall on deaf ears, no matter how much sense they make, and how many times he has to answer the same questions.

It seems that these conservatives have an insatiable appetite for bashing Obama, even if it is not justified.

Why?

There have been sitting presidents that have been involved in questionable business dealings, questionable associations, and other suspicious behaviors, who have been given chances to prove themselves worthy of the public’s trust.

What makes Obama different?

Obama has explained that he had a lot of respect for Reverend Wright, because of the family ties that he had established with Wright over a 20-year period.

He has said that in spite of his feelings for the reverend, he did not always agree with everything that the reverend said.

And after last week's fiasco by the Reverend, he has even publicly denounced him, and his politics.

And now these bastards still are not satisfied, and want to know what took him so long.

What in the hell is taking Hillary so long to declare the truth about her many shady relationships, business dealings, and lies?

Why did it take Bill Clinton so long to tell the truth about what he had already lied about?

And what in the hell is taking George Bush so long to tell the truth about the occupation of Iraq?

I don’t know. But America sure gave, and is giving them much more of a chance to do so, then they are giving Obama.

What’s the difference?

Obama has explained that Bill Ayers was a professional associate of his, when they both were members on the board of directors for the Woods Fund of Chicago, an anti-poverty, philanthropic foundation established in 1941. He also explained that Bill Ayers was a neighbor of his in Chicago, and that when Bill Ayers was an active radical, he was only 8 years old.

Unfortunately, because Hillary Clinton really does not have a solid plan for solving America’s problems, she has put many of these answered questions into the minds of her supporters as unanswerd important concerns that they should really be concerned with and afraid of.

Once again!- she does not mind deceiving even her most fathful supporters.

But here’s the real deal coming from someone who is not a politician who is running for President of the United States of America, or for any other poltical office for that matter.

When he was sitting in Reverend Wright’s church prior to becoming a candidate for president, no matter what he heard, or what the hell Jeremiah Wright said or did, ( a significant amount of which the black community knows as truth), not from opinion or theory, which is what the conservatives outrage of his teachings stems from; but from actually living, or should I say surviving, in the black community-something that none of these consevative bastards have knowledge of , concern for, or authority to speak on.

But anyway!- In what country was he sitting in Reverend Wright’s church in?

When he became a professional associate of Bill Ayers on a professional level while serving on the board of directors with him, in what country did this relationship take place?

And when Barack Obama decided that he did not want to wear a piece of metal to prove how patriotic he was, in what country did he make this decision in?

He made all of these dammed decisions in the United States of America. And, he had every dammed right to decide what church he wanted to set in. whom he wanted to be associated with., and what the hell he did, or did not want to wear on his shirt.

Now what bothers me is the fact that all of these flag waiving, patriotic preaching fools, who preach about the land of the free, the home of the brave, the constitution, and the bill of rights are the very same people who are condemming a man for the friends that he had before he had to distance himself from them because of his desire to run for the office of President of the United States of America, the boards on which he sat with people who he had no control over, and his right to wear or not wear what ever the hell he pleases.

So let’s just cut to the chase:

Isn’t all of this stupid bull-shit about Obama simply because of the fact that he is black?

Obama has answered these and other questions about who he is or is not on more then one occasion.

But it seems like since he is the first black candidtate to run for President of the United States, many people do not care that he is a viable, honest and sincere qualified candidate; only that he is black.

And these are Hillary’s core voters.

The ones that we must outwit and out number for the remainder of thees primary contests if we hope to help get Barack Obama into the White House..

So if you want to work together for a change fo the better in the inner workings of our Government in Washington, and across the country, please vote for Barack Obama, be you black, yellow, red, brown, or white.

Thank you,

Greg Coleman

A Message For All Hardcore Barack Obama Supporters

May 2, 2008
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On April 22, 2008-Barack Obama’s Campaign experienced an expected loss.

The loss in Pennsylvania was something that we as Obama supporters knew would come.

The reason for the loss was beyond the control of us as supporters, and for the campaign strategist who work for Barack Obama.

You see, in order for Obama to win in the counties that he lost in Pennsylvania, he would have to become white.

This of course has nothing to do with his qualifications, his genuine spirit, or his devotion to bringing this country together to solve the problems that so called “Experienced Politicians”, like Hillary Clinton, have been ineffective at solving for any considerable measure of permanence.

Do not fall into the negativity that you may hear that would lead you to believe that Barack’s bid for the White House is over.

I have heard several devoted supporters of Barack Obama, including radio talk show host: Michael Baisden, starting to make contingency plans for supporting Hillary Clinton, if Barack Obama does not win the nomination.

This is premature.

The loss in Pennsylvania was expected and planned for.

As a matter of fact, the polls had Obama loosing by as much as 20 points. And, because of the aggressive campaigning done by Obama in the weeks leading up to the election, he was able to cut that lead down to 9 points, although, someone thought that it would be more detrimental to Obama to round it up to 10 points.

Anyway! - If you consider what Obama had to face in Pennsylvania with the So called, “Blue Collar Workers”, (Racist), who do not see the issues or the candidates, but instead, they see white and black faces; then you should continue to recognize what a powerful force Barack Obama is.

This man won 11 consecutive primaries, which is quite phenomenal for a non brand name politician. And in spite of his past or present associations, his shortcomings and faults,(which any man or woman running for the office of president will have), I still feel that his intentions are of a more genuine nature, and are humane in nature as opposed to just being political in nature.

So please do not buy into Hillary’s excitement over wining Pennsylvania. She finally won a contest after several losses, and she is trying to act as if she has won the White House. Hillary is just doing what she always does: Lying.

But she can only hurt Barack’s chances of getting to the White House, if we, his true supporters buy into her lies.

We cannot worry about those who would vote white no matter what; because they will vote white no matter what.

We cannot concern ourselves with the people who are not tuned into the deceptiveness of the Clintons. Because, they are already blinded to the truth about her “Politics As Usual” approach.

We cannot worry about the Right Wing columnist, commentators, and talk show host, who are conservatives; because their title is very descriptive. Their job is to conserve things, and if it were up to them, we would still be working for free on the plantation, but since they have lost control over this issue, they now have a new agenda to worry about, and that is to keep the White House white.

This is true rather we have a qualified black candidate available or not.

Barack Obama did not want this race to become a racial issue.

As a matter of fact, before these issues began to surface, he never ran for president as a black candidate, but as a qualified and devoted candidate. But, there are those who will not let race not be an issue, therefore, it is impossible to not revisit the racial issues in this country that have never been resolved; only concealed for many years.

So if we want to see our qualified candidate bring the people of America together, which is the only way to make America live up to it’s creed, then there are some things that we can and must do. I recommend taking the following steps.

These are just one person’s idea. If you have any that you would like to add to this list, please do so, and carry them out, and encourage other Americans to carry them out as well.

Here are the remaining primary elections schedules:

May 2008

May 6: Indiana, North Carolina

May 13: Nebraska, West Virginia

May 20: Kentucky, Oregon

May 27: Idaho (R)

June 2008

June 3: Montana, New Mexico (R), South Dakota

Continue to contribute to the campaign. Give according to your means. Don’t let Hillary make you feel hopeless because of the spectacle that she put on after her victory about how great her financial contributions have been since her win in Pennsylvania. Keep in mind, that she will say or do anything (right or wrong) to win. Do not get discouraged.
Please use the Free Internet Classifieds List to post the Warning on Hillary Message. See message below. Also, please change the selected cities on the ad pages to match the appropriate states listed above in advance of each political contest.
If you have friends or relatives in any of these states, please touch base with them, and talk to them about voting for Barack Obama, and if they are computer users, ask them to post to the classifieds also.
Visit http://www.barackobama.com , to see if there are any tasks that you may be able to complete, that will assist in making Barack Obama the next President of the United States of America.
Please keep in mind that the candidate has done everything that he can to take race out of the race, but that it is virtually impossible to do so, because there are others (both black and white), who will not let the race element not be a part of the race. Please do not blame Barack Obama for this. It’s just the way America is.
Also, keep in mind that White People, Black People, Asian People, Latin People, Republicans, Democrats, nor Independents, can solve the problems that we face as a country alone; it will take as many people who want the same positive changes for America that Barack Obama speaks of , from all segments of the country to do this.
To all African American Supporters: Don’t let anyone put the idea in your mind that Barack Obama is not experienced enough to be the next president, or that the country is just not ready for a black president. We have bought into this lie for far to long, and, we must realize that there will be people, (black and white), who will say this until the day that they die. Just look at the current state of the union, and the many times throughout American History, where white presidents did less then perfect jobs at running this country. And the current president, (who is white), which is tradition, has brought this country to a near disastrous condition. It’ is time for a change.
Please recognize that the media is not going to let the Reverend Wright controversy die, since he has become an albatross around the neck of Obama, and has become quite effective at undermining this man’s bid for the presidency. And there are many who are deliberately using his past relationship with Wright for this purpose. As true supporters of Barack Obama, we must recognize that this “Pimp In The Pulpit”, is an enemy to our cause, and must not be promoted to the world as such. Reverend Wright is only concerned with Reverend Wright, and how much more of a fortune he can amass, (Pimp In The Pulpit).
Don’t for get the spiritual aspect of this presidential race After you have done all that you can do in the physical world, be sure to contact your higher power and pray that the enemies of change will not win.
Please call, and let the staff and volunteers at Campaign Headquarters know that you want to see a more tough and aggressive Obama. Please let them know that we appreciate the fact that Mr. Obama is a kind and considerate gentleman. However, this is war. Obama is doing battle with someone who will lie, cheat, steal, and GOD only knows what else, to win. And in order to be effective at winning against someone with this type of character, you must lower yourself to the occasion. Please let them know that we as Hardcore Barack Obama supporters, have no problem with taking this witch down to the lowest depths of hell, so that we as a country can be raised up as a result of an Obama Victory.

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Good Morning America!

Here is my warning to you:

Anyone who will say or do anything to be elected President of the United States will say or do anything to keep the office once elected. This will be true rather their actions benefit America or not.

This is what you have now.

Is this what you want next?

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If you are indeed a Barack Obama Fan, please post “A Warning About Hillary Clinton”, or one of your own personal commentaries in support of Barack Obama.

It’s free!

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And although sometimes posting to these sites can be somewhat tedious, it’s a small price to pay for a chance at making a significant change for the better in Washington, DC, for you and those who are important to you.

Thanks,

Greg Coleman

A Message For The American People of Pennsylvania

Apr 21, 2008
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Tn_hat

Good Evening!

I would like to ask you for a few moments of your time, to discuss tomorrow’s election with you.

I just wanted to let you know that I know that there has been, and continues to be a culture in this country of immediately ignoring the qualifications, character, and sincerity of black individuals running for political office.

I also know the nature of the forces which created this stereotype, and that also continues to perpetuate it. This is especially true because of the historic election that many Americans have been participating in over the last year or so, as you, the citizens of Pennsylvania will be participating in, in the next few hours.

The source of this type of characterization is “Politics As Usual” And, this is also the same source of most of the pain and suffering that we are experiencing with unemployment, because corporate greed is more important then the well being of you and your family. Or, the pain that we feel at the pump, in the retail stores, the supermarket, and in every other situation where we as consumers are forced to pay for the mistakes that have been made over the last 8 years.

And let us not forget the pain that we are experiencing as a result of the war in Iraq. The son’s, the daughters, the husbands, the wives, the fathers, the mothers, sisters and brothers, and as a result, the children of these dear loved ones, when they come home mentally or physically destroyed, or never come home again at all.

All of this pain and suffering and loss from a war that is being fought, not to protect the American people, but to put money into the pockets of those who are already rich, with no consideration for the losses that we are experiencing back home.

If you will take an honest look at the present condition of the United States of America at the present time, you will discover that it is time to make political decisions based on what your inner senses tell you about a person, rather then what your eyes may be telling you about skin pigmentation.

Because it is clear that the so-called experienced, professional politicians who practice “Politics As Usual”, have become quite ineffective throughout the years.

We have 2 people running for the democratic nomination for President of The United States of America. One is a white female, and the other is a black male, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.

I am asking you to close your eyes and focus on the negative conditions, which exist in this country, and how it has, and will adversely affect you and your family in the coming years. Then close your eyes, and use your GOD given internal senses, (not your eyes), but that which resides in you, to determine which candidate is “in the loop”, and has been, and is ready to continue practicing “Politics As Usual”, and then vote for the candidate that is not.

Remember, that “Experience” in politics has been proven, to not be about bringing about positive changes for the people of America. Instead, it had become apparent that “Experience” in Politics is a professional politicians ability to deceive the American people, and to get away with it.

So what do you want for the future? The system that has already failed you, or are you ready to try something new? In the hopes of a brighter future for you and your family, and the families of your fellow Americans.

After all, what color is pain, loss, and suffering when it is yours, or those whom you love?

Close your eyes, so that you can see before you vote.

Greg Coleman

3 Reasons Why Obama Has Done So Well

Mar 5, 2008
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I must give the candidate credit first for being an african american presidential candidate that carries himself in such a way as to be taken seriously.

With the exception of Martin Luther King JR, (who was removed by those who did not want to see him become president), there really has not been many african american candidates that were viewed by white america specifically, or black america in general, as viable candidates.

Of course, Colin Powell fits into this catagory as well. He was an excellent soldier, so excellent a soldier, that he became a general. So that would mean that he would definitely have to have a strong stomach to advance that far in the business of war.

However, after spending so much time with George W. Bush, he could no longer stomach the business of politics, so that took him out of the race by personal choice. And, at the rate that the members of the Bush's Cabinet have been cutting and running before criminal prosecution; I think that he made a wise decision. The 2nd reason is that he exhibits a sense of newness that many voung voters, both black and white, (who are still optimistic about the polictical process), really like.

Finally, I think that black america has raised it's conciousness to a new level. A level of being able to visualize an effective black president in the white house.

During my youth, having a black president, or even considering it, was unheard of.

It was considered to be a social evil that would cause the end of the world by blacks as well as by whites.

Sadly, many black americans had been trained by white america to think this way.

Remember, it really has not been that long ago, when it was illegal for black americans to enter into a restaurant to eat, use the same public restrooms as whites, set in the front seats of a bus, take a swim in a public swimming pool, or for that matter, vote.

Although most younger people associate these types of behavours with the deep south-I am here to tell you that I was born in the late 50's, and raised in the early 60's in Baltimore City; and I can still remember the signs saying "White Only", "No Coloreds", "White Trade Only".

I also remember when black people had to go in the alley of the S&H Deli right in the heart of Fells Point, in order to have their food handed out the back door to them like an animal, (not like a person).

So through the process of negative socialization, which was the norm for america at that time, (rather those who did not live through it want to admit it or not), it would be impossible for any black man to become president.
"It's just not in their DNA", So it was said.

I can tell you from experience, that being white is not an immediate determination of success in the "White House". Just look around now, and then reflect upon the pass.

I said all of that to say this: These are the reaons why I think that Barack Obama has done so well during this election year.

One more thing.

No matter who becomes the next president of the Untied States, male or female, black or white; please compare their performance after gettiing the job, to their campaign speechs, and make notes, compare the 2, and then call them out on their lies and shortcomings.

The reason that the government is the way that it is, and the way that it has been for so many years is because, the american public continues to fall for the same old bull-shit, time and time again.

If there is going to be truth in government, then it is up to the citizens to hold their elected officials accountable for what is said, and what is done.

Tn_hat

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