Clinton Stoops to a New Low

So yesterday, when Senator Hillary Clinton was explaining why she was still remaining in the race, even despite the fact that it is a logistic impossibility for her to gain the nominating, referenced the RFK assassination. Here is the run down in simple terms with a few quotes thrown in:

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Barack Obama urges Clinton to withdraw from the race and end the harm she is indubitably causing the democratic party.

Senator Clinton remarks "historically, that makes no sense."

We all ask, well, why does it make no sense when you have no chance?

Clinton: "'My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right?... We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California.'"

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So, Clinton is again trying to reach out to a white voting base and say, "hey you can't vote for this black guy, he is just going to get assassinated". Call it a misinterpretation all you want, but, you can't really misinterpret that quote, as far as I'm concerned. This is not far off from her telling voters in West Virginia that Obama is unelectable as a black man against McCain, she later apologized for those remarks, but this is just another notch on the belt of a long line of outlandish remarks from the Clinton campaign. I used to have respect from her, but after watching the dirty politics game she played after falling victim to one of the biggest political upsets in American history, I guess I can't blame her. Yes I can.

I Do What I Do, But What Do I Do?

Im thinking about starting a podcast that I will post on here, what do you think about that idea? Anyway, I just realized I have been doing this blog and I've nearly hit 50 posts and I've never even told anyone "about me". So here it goes...

I have never been good at describing myself, it is a daunting task if you think about it, especially for someone as young as myself. If I had to guess, my troubles in creating a relevant and meaningful ''About Me'' paragraph stem from the fact that I have yet to truly discover what ''makes'' me who I am. However, I do know that my passions in life include politics, rap and soul music, talk radio, and sports, all in no particular order. I have spent time working in a number of different fields, starting with a 3-year stint as a youth sports instructor at the YMCA. Next was a 2-year period working retail, and I have since moved on to bigger and better things as an intern at a major health care provider. While my internship has given me an amazing opportunity and I am extremely gracious to be spending my summers in a professional working atmosphere, learning a bevy of useful things in the IT field and having insight shed upon me regarding the bureaucracy and politicking that goes on in the business world, it has really opened my eyes to the fact that, while financially lucrative as it is, I do not want to spend my life pushing papers. I feel as though I offer unique perspectives on current events, worldly topics, and life in general, and am hoping to find an outlet be it through radio, print, television, or some other medium in which to share my ideas with the world. Hence, why I started this blog. Mostly, though, I just hope to find happiness and joy in life.

No Justice in Sean Bell Slaying

I doubt many of you remember the case, but in 2006, Sean Bell an unarmed man, was shot down outside a nightclub in Queens, NY the night before his wedding. Not only did the murder raise eyebrows because Bell was unarmed, but also there were 50 bullets shot at Bell, "overkill" to say the least. This morning, though, the three officers involved were acquitted of all charges and will walk freely. The justice system in regards to police officers is becoming more and more of a joke, believe me, I appreciate what the police are doing in our communities and view them as the vital key to society that they are, but you have to draw a line somewhere. I'm not going to sit here and say "I hate cops", or anything foolish like that, but one has to admit there are a plenty of bad apples who are on power trips, this is a very applicable example. It's time the justice system take notice.

Obama vs. Clinton - In Black and White

When is the media going to stop dancing around the racism amongst voters in this campaign? All you have to do is compare the votes from white non-college graduates to black non-college graduates and you can see that it is not the economy that is the prime issue, rather, it is race. Two out of three white voters earning under $50,000/yr prefer Sen. Hilary Clinton, in most interviews shown on CNN they point to either a need for economic reform and Sen. Clinton's experience in that category. Will somebody please enlighten me on Clinton's so-called experience? Because, last I checked, Obama's experience is essentially the exact same as Clinton's, unless you count being the first lady as experience. Don't get me wrong, the first lady is very important, she serves as a diplomat oversees (often dodging enemy sniper fire as she de-boards the plane, ha) as well as serving as a key orchestrator for other charitable work both domestic and abroad, but the bottom line is she does not deal with legislation. She did nothing to stimulate the economy, her husband did, and though Bill is a part of the campaign, he is not her running mate. So please, spare me the scripted answers and simply admit to your hesitance to vote a half black man into office.

Spike Lee Weighs In On The Democratic Primary Race

Regardless of what you think about celebrities and their opinions on political issues or campaigns, there is no denying they have some effect (however large or small it may be), this though got a chuckle out of me. Courtesy of Spike Lee ladies and gentleman...

What do you think of Obama?
I’m riding my man Obama. I think he’s a visionary. Actually, Barack told me the first date he took Michelle to was Do the Right Thing. I said, “Thank God I made it. Otherwise you would have taken her to Soul Man. Michelle would have been like, ‘What’s wrong with this brother?’ ”

Does this mean you’re down on the Clintons?
The Clintons, man, they would lie on a stack of Bibles. Snipers? That’s not misspeaking; that’s some pure bulls***. I voted for Clinton twice, but that’s over with. These old black politicians say, “Ooh, Massuh Clinton was good to us, massuh hired a lot of us, massuh was good!” Hoo! Charlie Rangel, David Dinkins—they have to understand this is a new day. People ain’t feelin’ that stuff. It’s like a tide, and the people who get in the way are just gonna get swept out into the ocean.


Credit where credit is due: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0408/Spike_Lee_Hillary_Massuh_Clinton_would_lie_on_a_stack_of_Bibles.html

Phony Behavior: Hilary Clinton Returns to Fraudulent Form - The Political Game

So after days, even weeks at this point, of remaining silent Hilary Clinton has finally weighed in on her adversary, Barack Obama and his relationship with the polemical Rev. Jeremiah Wright . Expectedly, she criticized Obama for not abandoning his pastor after several of his "controversial" remarks, made famous via YouTube and news outlets everywhere last week. The timing of such is incredibly suspicious, as Clinton was under fire today for her romanticized, or simply fabricated, portrayal of her visit to Bosnia in 1996. At a campaign appearance last week, Clinton described arriving in Bosnia under fire from snipers. Funny enough, a video today shows Clinton being greeted by a young girl, and a crowd full of smiles. Not a sniper in site and certainly nothing close to being on the front line. And she certainly did not run with her head down, dodging bullets, as she claimed. So, Senator Clinton, please for the sake of our intelligence, next time you have comments to make about Senator Obama or any subject, for that matter, why don't you do it with relevant timing rather than to deflect attention from your own misfortune. As-salaamu Alaikum my brothers.

Some Opinions On Immigration

Undocumented immigrants to the United States are not harmful to the socioeconomic American infrastructure. On the economic end, all of the recent data and statistics in the news prove that undocumented laborers have been unrightfully used as a scapegoat for the problems in the American labor force for years now. Perhaps, it is time to stop pointing the finger at the laborers and time to start pointing the finger at the American consumers and large businesses that outsource jobs in order to create cheaper products for an economical base which does not support domestic products. In fact, one could argue, that if not for the undocumented workers many manufacturing plants, agricultural jobs, and other forms of “low-brow work” still in the United States would be outsourced to Latin America with the rest of the companies. As far as the social impact on undocumented immigrants, the sharp opinions held by many Americans are cruel, racist, and often without the support of any evidence or basis of truth. Undocumented immigrants are thought of as criminals in the same breath as thieves, murderers, and other heinous crime offenders, simply because they want to provide for their families. In fact, I would argue that immigrating across the border is a very noble thing for a person to do, as they are trying to find a better life for themselves and often, more importantly, for their children. Political pundits such as Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly of Fox News and Lou Dobbs of CNN are only perpetuating the myths and stereotypical falsities against undocumented workers by painting images of them as unlawful criminals. America is obviously unready to embrace a change in the physical makeup of the country, which truly saddens me as an American. Though it would seem the country has come a long way as far as racial beliefs, my Ethnic Studies class proved me wrong, as I was horrified to find that, on average, the members of my own class would not want a Black or Arab as their roommate. Why, you ask? The answer is based in the same truth that is found in the reason why people are so vehemently against undocumented workers entering the country, despite the overwhelming evidence that it is not taking away jobs from Americans and the economy is not suffering from their impact, the answer is clear, racism. That is the only way to justify building a fence across the U.S./Mexico border, but not around the U.S./Canadian border when all data insists that more terrorists, who actually pose a threat to the nation, have entered the country via the Northern border than the Southern.