Posted By: John Handforth  on Tuesday, August 26, 2008

"Judge me by the content of my character, not the color of my skin," say T-shirts on sale on the streets around the convention center.

There are many men of color that would make great leaders of this Country.  Each one has not thrown their hat in the ring for reasons of their own.  As a veteran, I regret the fact that Colin Powell has not sought the office.

Sadly, the two that have sought the office are not fit for the position.  One of them will be nominated officially as the Democratic candidate this week.  You can see the other one in the mirror when you shave.

Senator Obama gives a stirring speech when he has prepared and when his telepromter is working.  The part that I find amazing is that he never says anything.  "I plan to do this...I plan to do that," but "this" and "that" change, depending upon which of the 57 states that he is currently in.  Actually, almost all politicians are guilty of that.  They all say what they think that the audience wants to hear.  Senator McGovern made the same mistake.  He did it early in the campaign and the Republicans filmed it all.  Then they made commercials, using that film, showing his different answers to the same question in different States.

Yes,"Judge me by the content of my character, not the color of my skin," say T-shirts on sale on the streets around the convention center. That's the way that it should be.

We agree on that part.  It's just a difference in character that should concern us both.

Posted By: Dwayne McClellan  on Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Historically, Blacks in this country have had to be twice as good as their counterparts for equal pay and recognition. Don't you dare have the audacity to call Obama an "affirmative action" candidate, especially when your pseudo war "hero" McLame was and is the product of nepotism and philandering.





Get Real! Remarks like yours only give credence to

what racism is. African American built this country from coast to coast. Today, Barack a well educated  African American can't get a cab based on his skin color; not to mention becoming the POTUS  In other words the Blacks blood, sweat, tears, booming, being gased with fire hoses, bulldozed, and   deaths are of no significant? If this is the face of America; surely the world will wonder how American can tout progress and equality for Georgia, Iraq etc; but not for its own.  Believe me the world is watching.

Posted By: Carlos  on Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Dwayne has no idea.  What about the Chinese who built this country with their lives.  People only think about black people.  Racism will not end until blacks stop using it as an excuse.  



In regards to Jesse Jackson's statement:  "The next president faces truly forbidding challenges: A broken economy. A weakened America, more isolated and less respected than ever. A middle class that is sinking. The poor more isolated than ever."  -  thanks to a Democratic Congress.



"Lincoln understood that the nation could not survive half-slave and half-free" - hey a Republican...



Bill Cosby has it right.  And lets not forget Jackson's words - "I want to cut his nuts off".  Hey when Jackson used the forbidden "N" word why didn't Sharpton get on his case like he did with IMUS.  Can you say double standard.



Until black people stop acting like victims and using racism to cower behind racism will not go away.  



You don't hear the Chinese complaining about building the railroads and you don't hear the Japanese who were imprisoned during the war complaining.  Not all blacks were treated badly as slaves and not all blacks were slaves.  



Remember it took a white president, white lawyer and a white judge to change things in this country.

Posted By: John Handforth  on Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Thank you, Carlos

You're wrong, Dwayne

When I served in the Air Force, I had a technical occupation in a unit separated from the base, operationally.  My partner was a black man and we worked well together.

I worked in the communication field on the outside.  We had a union environment, which assured equal pay for equal work, which included race and gender.  The only preferential treatment that I saw in almost 40 years was the Company giving black people five years of seniority to balance past injustices.

I have to say that I wasn't thrilled at that prospect because our promotions were based on both skill and seniority.  Many black men leapfrogged past me on the promotion roster.  We didn't really hold it against them personally.  It was just a part of the system that was beyond anyone's control.

It doesn't matter now, since we've all retired.  ;-)

Posted By: MTP  on Tuesday, October 14, 2008

This article would’ve been fine if it were not written by the same man who said Obama was “talking down to black people”.  I happen to be from Chicago so I know a bit about Jackson and Obama.  Mr. Jackson is attempting to be “one of the team” with this article. He is yet again seeking the limelight and now he is looking for a place in Obama’s administration. Sadly we know he is just jealous of Senator Obama.



To Dwayne:     If you really want to help Obama sit down and shut up because you’re not helping. If you stood on a Chicago downtown street corner spouting the same stuff even black folks would call you crazy. The funniest part of your argument is the cabbie comment. Don’t you know most cabbies are not white?

Posted By: Woodrow  on Friday, October 17, 2008

obama hussein bin biden ..... The entire democratic party and it's followers are completely insane to nominate this nitwitted liar.  He doesn't even respect the country... how can re represent it???

Posted By: Stug  on Friday, October 17, 2008

Wow Woodrow, if your comment weren't so blatantly intended to be insulting and inflammatory, the ignorance behind it would be amusing.

Posted By: Jim W.  on Friday, October 17, 2008

Wow! Stug! your competence is astounding! You are so eat up with the dumb-ass you're all past the point of being amusing. And here I thought you were a stand-up comedian. Forgive me, I'm just a littlt white guy waiting to pull that little lever in the booth for a real American, John McCain. He's been there, done that. Wheres your little half black man ever been? Ever done? Ever made a difference in anything? Think hard.

Posted By: Benjamin  on Sunday, October 19, 2008

I myself would have liked to see a H.Clinton Pres and a Obama V Pres. I think she would have made a great Pres and she had a powerful bedmate the ExPres Clinton. How much more security would that be for this country? Obama doesn't seem to have the experience, even though his intentions are good. If McCain wins I'm afraid that we will have more of the same as Bush has delivered out... that is why America is in the shape it is today, A World Power with a weak economy...

It's funny, Even though Obama is only half Black raised by his White mother and White Grandparents he is still too Black for America. It's OK for a Black to score touchdowns or slam dunk or win a Gold medal... Why can't a half Black run this country? Just look what a white man has done the last two terms in office...  

Posted By: Jim W  on Sunday, October 19, 2008

For- Benjamin- Your half-baked reasoning is typical of why we have so many divisions in this country. My line of work brings me into contact with hundreds of people every week. And you would be surprised how many people think Condolezza Rice would make a great President. Last time I looked, she was still what would be considered a black women. No, the problem is perception of your real qualifications to be what you're running for. And Obama, despite all his name-dropping, does not have the experience to be President. Never been anywhere, never done anything, never sponsored anything of significance in his short time in Congress, as contrasted to McCain. McCain spent more time as a POW than Obama has in Congress. Their records speak for themselves. So McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time? Obama voted 97% of the time with Democrat leadership, and you see what has happened since they've controlled Congress. Whining cry-babies throwing their bottles across the room when they don't get their way, a la Nancy Pelosi. No real ideas to straighten out the problems of this country, other than throwing more of your money at them. Better hold on to your wallet while you can, because if Obama gets elected you won't be able to afford a wallet. And you won't have anything to put in it, anyway.

Posted By: king  on Thursday, October 23, 2008

silly honkys upset because your legacy of failure is widening, don’t be upset because all of your honkys turned out to be frauds just please remember those that work hard get rewarded in the end, as for carlos John Handforth and the other low lives who don’t work, your reward basket will be as empty as the padded rooms you have to be confined to for your own safety.

Posted By: bull  on Monday, November 03, 2008

The dice is cast!I congratulate the new president elect BARACK OBAMA.

Lets now start thinking of how we can actualise the change!!!

Posted By: jack sprat  on Monday, November 03, 2008

Bull (sheet)

"DEWEY WINS THE ELECTION"

Posted By: Julia Lee  on Wednesday, November 05, 2008

I believe we should all give this man a chance, just like we gave all the other Men who went into the office of President.  We did give them a chance to make a change.  Some we benefitted from and some we made the mistake but we did give them a try.  Let's do this, just give him a chance.