Date: Tuesday, November 03, 2009, 6:39 am
By: Jackie Jones, BlackAmericaWeb.com
Amen to that Diivalocity! We look on President Obama as some kind hero's worship, but Obama got his, worked for his and he is where he is at, because he worked for it, educated himself for...
When in fact it is not racism that is destroying Black America...It is low standards on the quality of life, lack of education, drugs and yes I will say it..Single mothers, having children they cannot afford and not raising them which only breed another generation of low standards, crime, disease and poverty.
Why do we expect a miracle from others? If we want change, change has to come from within. When are we going to make changes in our own lives and stop waiting for others to do so? If we want to improve our own lives,we have to show it and get out of a state of denial. In order to enjoy freedom people you have to destroy the chains.
Precisely Misspat15...
God has a plan, and though I may personally falter, I will never lose faith that the plan of our Almighty Creator will be fulfilled no matter what. Politics at this point doesnt even matter to me, but I do in fact believe that President Obama is on the right track.
Hating ME-Publicans/Republicans will always HATE, but lest we make missteps we should be keen to understand and appropriate the better parts of the Republican ideals to our own political ideals.
My key political influence these days are Gen Colin Powell, and Id love BAW to do a piece on him.
American, we are falling asleep again. PRESIDENT OBAMA needs our support and our help. His election is over. Now the work starts. WAKE-UP. WAKE-UP AMERICAN. The REPUBLICANS care only about their PARTY. It's not COUNTRY FIRST, it's their PARTY FIRST.
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