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Re: Wednesday Open Thread

LisaM5432 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:00:14 -0000

I concur!

Re: What Barack Obama Can Learn From Tiger Woods & Nelson MandelaIn

glissade — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:52:06 -0000

It is worse than Beck-ish because she is a black women reducing the most powerful position in the world Commander in Chief of the USA to the substance of his genitalia, based solely on his race.

This is an outrage. Anyone who tries to play this off as anything else is not thinking with their brains.

No one should be allowed to say to POTUS that the position he wields with the greatest power on the planet is nothing but his wanker?

Jill is disgustingly repulsive and just vile.

What is truly amazing though. If anyone dares to reduce her to her genitalia, their comment is removed as 'too personal' yeah sure.

Re: What Barack Obama Can Learn From Tiger Woods & Nelson MandelaIn

glissade — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:48:22 -0000

Jill Tubman,
You are a disgrace to your race. If you say the vilest things you will get big hits. But in the long run your credibility will decline.

Unfortunately, since this is your site..only my comments get removed vs. your vile, hateful, debasing attack on President Obama's character.

I noted your boy Baratunde thought it was toooo personal...yet as a black male he is not saying anything about you having written a post that is demeaning to ALL black males.

You besmirched President Obama's character based solely on his connection of race to Tiger and the damning hypersexuality stereotype of the black male.. Nothing more. Yet none of the men on this site are taking umbrage.

You Jill Tubman are a disgrace to your race.

Re: What Barack Obama Can Learn From Tiger Woods & Nelson MandelaIn

glissade — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:46:24 -0000

dup

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

morphusBfly — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:42:25 -0000

In the past three years, the government has provided the nation's schools with millions of pounds of beef and chicken that wouldn't meet the quality or safety standards of many fast-food restaurants, from Jack in the Box and other burger places to chicken chains such as KFC, a USA TODAY investigation found.

Fast-food standards for meat top those for school lunches

Last years school meat recalls prove this to be true.

Re: What Barack Obama Can Learn From Tiger Woods & Nelson MandelaIn

rattler — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:30:47 -0000

These are the only Secret Service-approved places for your little Commander-in-Chief to be, ever:
"your little commander-in-chief"????
That sounds so Beck-ish. JJP....I'm appalled!

Re: Wednesday Open Thread

mon_dieu_ishmael — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:29:58 -0000

This is a perfect example of congress on a power trip. Bunch of asshats.

Re: What Barack Obama Can Learn From Tiger Woods & Nelson MandelaIn

baratunde — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:29:25 -0000

We got some comments flagged for language and so I removed them. We haven't posted our updated comment standards so PLEASE bear with me while we get that together.

In the meantime I just wanna explain TRANSPARENTLY why I removed the comment I did. It was very ugly and personal and I encourage yall to keep sharing your opinions--censorship is no fun for anyone--but try to be mindful of the profanity and grossly personal attacks.

My two cents:

I took Jill's post as a general satirical warning to all of us that the standards for successful black folk are different and unforgiving. Everyone has their own style, me included, and it doesn't always come across as intended, but I'd assume based on past experience that Jill intended no harm or offense to the Obamas.

ok back to (respectfully) duking it out!!

and seriously, thanks for caring. you may notice me spending more time in the comments over the past few weeks. i'm trying it out. and yall are generally crazy, but i love you. we all do.

so peace

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

morphusBfly — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:19:22 -0000

Condolences to the Tyler family.

Re: What Barack Obama Can Learn From Tiger Woods & Nelson MandelaIn

whiterosebuddy — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:14:40 -0000

Well i am happy that your comment is not being removed.

Jill is a disgrace to the race with this racist mess she wrote.

Re: The CBC Raps Obama on Black Jobs

morphusBfly — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:12:15 -0000

Glad to see acknowledgement, the CBC raised the jobs issue last summer. And, Maxine Water arguments about how the stimulus money targeted for urban communities are going directly into private interest hands is on point. The mantra / reasoning for training and re-training individuals in urban centers while jobs were steadily shipped overseas have been used since 70s. Millions have been spent training and re-training individuals in urban centers for job markets that no longer exists.

Re: Wednesday Open Thread

Plantsmantx — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:11:08 -0000

"This guy is using a very simplistic approach for a complicated issue."

Of course he is, and he knows it. He knows that if he applied context, he would have no argument.

Re: Wednesday Open Thread

dthomas_85 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:10:00 -0000

Well considering she has survived cancer 3 times under our current health care system, I'm guessing she's been there and back already. But thank you for your sensible and clear thinking thoughts on such an important issue that affects millions.

Peace.

Re: The CBC Raps Obama on Black Jobs

RonnieB — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:06:14 -0000

If there were such a thing as "Section 8 Employment", I'd be all for it.

Instead of having the government throw money at subsidies for sketchy and shady landlords, it could use funds to subsidize small business owners so that they can hire people who (a) they couldn't ordinarily afford to hire, and (b) hire those who ordinarily wouldn't be able to find work elsewhere.

Seems to me that something like that would have energized the economy in a more realistic and tangible way, than hoping for a Wall Street trickle-down.

Re: What Barack Obama Can Learn From Tiger Woods & Nelson MandelaIn

SouthernGirl2 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:03:07 -0000

Jill,

You know that post is a disgrace!

In your pants
In your hand
In Michelle

Jesus, son of the living God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

rikyrah — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:01:41 -0000

does anyone know what channel will show the President and the Nobel tomorrow?

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

rikyrah — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:00:34 -0000

hat tip: W.E.E.See You

Tyler Perry's Mother Passed Away

Movie producer Tyler Perry announced on his Web site that his mother, Willie Maxine Perry, died Tuesday.

TylerPerry.com Tyler Perry's mother, Willie Maxine Perry, died Tuesday. "My mother is the wisdom of Madea, " Perry said.

She was 64.

"Thank you for all your prayers," Perry said on the "e-mail messages from Tyler" section of his online site tylerperry.com.

Perry said he based his most popular -- and notorious -- character, Madea, partially on his mom.

"My mother is the wisdom of Madea," Perry said in a 2006 AJC interview.

Late Tuesday morning, he sent out posts on his FaceBook and Twitter pages directing fans and followers to his Web site saying, "I just sent out an email that I’d like to share with you. Please check it out."

According to the FaceBook page "Please Pray for Mother Maxine Perry -- Tyler's Mom," she has been sick since late August, although no details about an ailment werementioned.

Maxine Perry was a pre-school teacher who worked at the New Orleans Jewish Community Center most of her life.

Perry said he and his siblings endured the abuse of their father Emmett R. Perry Sr., for whom Tyler was named before changing his name. But he said his mother bore the brunt of the abuse when he was younger.

Peary was reportedly planning to go on the road for another tour of live "Madea" shows, according to StraightFromTheA.com , but it is unclear how his mother's death will impact his schedule.

Re: What Barack Obama Can Learn From Tiger Woods & Nelson MandelaIn

Town — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:59:47 -0000

Exactly.

Re: Afternoon Open Thread

rikyrah — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:56:30 -0000

I haven't been downtown looking up, but I know it must be occurring, because I see it in suburbs that have never had a problem filling their storefronts.

commercial real estate - the next crash coming to a financial crisis near you.

Re: Desiree’s Disarray

glissade — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:56:14 -0000

Hey Guns,

Here's a real question, for you. Who do you think the folks on this site would blame for this breach if the head of the SecretService was black also?

Re: Wednesday Open Thread

rikyrah — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:53:56 -0000

I still luv Town.

Re: Wednesday Open Thread

rikyrah — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:52:56 -0000

Here I go again:

IFFF Barack Obama had been married to Snowflake...

he wouldn't have even made it to the U.S. Senate, let alone the White House.

Period.

stop pretending that it would be otherwise.

he would have gotten to the U.S. Senate DESPITE the Blacks in Cook County, not BECAUSE of them.

and, no, pictures of a Snowflake First Lady would NOT be posted here...not in the threads that I do.

Re: What Barack Obama Can Learn From Tiger Woods & Nelson MandelaIn

Plantsmantx — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:51:59 -0000

For once, I enthusiastically agree with you, Guns. That's some ugly stuff, and undeserved.

Re: Wednesday Open Thread

rikyrah — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:50:30 -0000

oh, he's been a MUTE all this time on the court, but it takes a LATINO WOMAN to make him OPEN HIS DAMN MOUTH?

Re: What Barack Obama Can Learn From Tiger Woods & Nelson MandelaIn

Plantsmantx — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:49:25 -0000

That's the thing, Town. Most of the people who would extrapolate the bad actions or lack of character of one black person to all black people are unreachable.