In an effort to shake up this year’s election a little more John McCain has formally suspended his Presidential Campaign. I read these words on CNN and thought, wow have we won the election without an election. Of course we have not, instead this is more Political games that the Republican Party would like to engage the American public in in an attempt to look patriotic.

McCain has also asked that Barack Obama do the same, he claims he is taking these measures so that both of them can go to Washington D.C. and fight the good fight for this $700 billion dollar bail out. McCain has also cancelled this Friday’s upcoming debate, but what does either of them suspending their campaigns really do for the problem at hand.

Was the economy not in a disarray when many people in this country began seeing their homes go into foreclosure? Was the economy not is a state of disbelief last week as we saw the stocks plunge and the collapse of some of the largest Banking Institutions? So why now?

I’ll tell you why, McCain has become the game changer in this election unfortunately, however his failed gimmicks don’t last long. He brought out the pit bull in a skirt, she had no experience, everyone pounced on her and their polls sky rocketed. It worked, it really did, for about 11 days. Then we started to see him slip again in the polls. Now we are watching the economy take a nose dive, something we know is not McCain’s strong suit. The polls start to favor Senator Obama some more so John McCain pulls this move, I mean hes at the bottom and has no where to go but up anyway.

But while some Americans will see this as patriotic, a valiant fight for the little guy. I see this as worse than Karl Rove tactics, this is a man blatantly playing with the lives and minds of American people. This is a party that would rather invoke fear than deal systematically with real issues. The fear is this, our present situation is so dire that I will suspend my campaign, (well just a few stops) and create the illusion that I am about to get something done for the American people. Oh look how selfless I am, but the truth is I’m a desperate old man who has lost his marbles and is really showing people that I have no leadership skills.

When the tough gets going you come to the rescue yes but does a leader abandon everything else he has been working on. NO, a leader delegates responsibilities, stays up late nights and gets the job done by any means necessary never compromising his role as a leader. I’m not a fan of George Bush but did he suspend his presidency as 9/11 took place and we were faced with grave danger. Some would say that he should have but I remember the night of 9/11. I remember watching George Bush make his speech about us finding justice and although that justice has been very tainted I thank him for atleast attempting to find what he thought was justice rather than suspending his campaign in the middle of one of the most crucial elections in hopes to gain votes form the little people. Those little people you could care less about as you eat dinner at one of 7 different kitchen tables, as you drive down the street in 1 of 13 cars. John McCain is more than out of touch he is unfit to lead!

What’s really good with this! I just happened to be watching this episode of 106 & Park and I thought the jokes were all in good fun. However I guess Rocsi didn’t think so and refused to come back out to close the show. Sad! I hope noone gets fired! As a professional after I saw how tight she was getting I would have let the jokes die which we see in the video Terrence did not do!

Here’s what another blogger had to say about the fiasco:

Wow. Terrence is mean. for most of the show today Terrence was clowning Rocsi. He was checking her about how she was stuttering over her words and asked if she knew how to read. He told her that her breath stunk and she needed a mint, and asked her why she didn’t look as good as Ciara. He continued to diss her, until she finally left off the stage during the 2nd video on the countdown and refused to close out the show”

On my way to a bbq and an engagement party. Figured I’d leave you with some good controversy by Immortal Technique “Tell the Truth”. I think I’m doing pretty good for a dude whose laptop got stolen last week as far as posting. 1

The following piece was given to us by Ma’at. When I first read this piece I was so in tune with it that all of the other noises in the background of my mind needed to be silenced. I truly hope that this piece engages us in a discourse about not only our current reality but the change which we wish to see within our reality. Peace and Grace be unto you!

THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE

Rags to riches
Foreigner
Outsider to Inside
American Society
American Money
American Riches
The American Dream
Business Man
Drug Dealer
Hustler
Lawyer
Me…
See I
I too started off
Young
Hungry
Driven
Hustling
Toward the dream
My American Dream…… Esq.
So I did what anyone…everyone chasing the American Dream does
I hustled
Made those connects
Studied the greats…
The great hustlers….

Walked softly…. watched, listened, emulated
Worked my way through the system
The American system
Day in and Day out
Climbing the ladder
Shaking hands
Negotiating
Until
Until the party life…..got me
Addicted
Addicted to status
This little brown girl from Church Ave.. now regarded by society as a
member of an elite….
Better than you
Better than most
Damn that shit feels good
The high
The power..
It’s addictive
I’m penetrating you
Deeply, hard, long….
Now all you can do is say my name and hope you feel me tomorrow
How could I not fall in lust?
How could I not keep coming back?
Knowing it was starting to kill me…..

Yeah…the American Dream
My American Nightmare
Time moves….
PAUSE
I look around….I
Is this what success is all about
A bunch of bitches acting like bitches with big mouths
I’M LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM
AND YOU KNOW WHAT,……. ITS FUCKED UP
I live a life where I am a part of a machine that rapes my people
Rapes my mind
Bleaches my spirit
Makes “America” Rich
How fitting?
How fitting that the dream in this country
A COUNTRY BUILT ON THE PRINCIPLES OF DESTROYING WHAT MUST BE DESTROYED
FOR PERSONAL GAIN
Would idealize a life that destroys those who live it for the gain of
those in power
The essence of a Hustler’s Spirit….

WAKE UP!!!!

Say it ain’t so Mr. Clinton. Say it ain’t so Bill. Bill is smarter than this, I simply will not believe it, LOL!

OBAMA YES WE CA, SI SE PUEDE!

Mr Obama is expected to speak to Mr Clinton for the first time since he won the nomination in the next few days, but campaign insiders say that the former president’s future campaign role is a “sticking point” in peace talks with Mrs Clinton’s aides.

“It’s time for him to get over it or go off and do his charitable work. He knows the rules of the road. What’s going on now is kind of strange. I think his behavior is really, really shocking.”

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If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Phillippians 2: 1-5

TGIF, I have just been reminiscing on things from my childhood all week. Shout out to Family Matters back in the day, that show brought me so much joy on Friday evenings. I thought Urkel was funny but I saw more of myself in Stephan. hahah. So we were keeping up with the 5 C’s all week and now we are at the final one. But here is what I have learned at my summer job, you gotta recap before you can teach something new to make sure folks remember. So Monday we had the Comforter, Tuesday we had the Confronter, Wednesday was the Challenger, and Thursday was the Counselor. So what is Friday you ask, The Celebrator!

Finally we have someone who celebrates with us, encourages us and is just as excited by what we do as we are. The celebrator is very essential because at times you can feel so alone even when you are achieving great heights. It is nice to have someone appreciate your worth and not be afraid to share that worth with you. God celebrates with us, he celebrates for us and through us. We will all celebrate together one day when we party it up in heaven. Until then let’s continue to affect each others lives in the most positive ways so that we can enjoy heaven right here on Earth. Now all week I have spoken about who is a one of the 5 C’s for me, we should be so thankful to have such people in our lives. But we have to engage ourselves to be one if not all of these C’s in other people’s lives. Peace and Grace be unto you!

It’s a celebration!

More trash from the same exhibit! Nas said “I have a song called the ‘Fear.’ The full title of the record is ‘The Fear of the Black Man’s Dick.’ That’s some shit you can get comedy [from], or you can get some seriousness from it when you talk about the barbaric castrations that happened in our past … which is very serious, nothing to laugh at,” Nas explains.

Here we have more fear of the black man’s dick, more stereotypes, and an attempt at a political castration. Look at the title’s near what is supposed to be Barack’s anatomy. Once you Go Barack, clearly taken from the phrase “once you go black you never go back”. This gentleman was being creative and utilizing a play on terms representing how many feel that Barack is reaching a new audience. He is making Barack’s campaign comparable to the myth of large black penises. Simply that; a myth! Rather than looking at the wide amount of people that Obama is able to transcend. I know people who are die hard Republicans and they may very well cross party lines this November to vote for Barack because they inspired by his message of change and his sound judgment.

One thing this election process will be sure to show you is the little truck yard minds of many Americans. Stereotypes and biases will never have been so prevalent, code words and racial tensions will continue to be mounted by the ignorant.

It is sad how the bitter fight between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton has divided the Democratic Party. Now here we have a Pledged delegate for Hillary Clinton who has publicly stated that she will vote for John McCain. Thankfully the Democrats have kicked her to the curb, sending a strong message “if you’re not here to unite the party GET TO STEPPIN’ (martin lawrence voice)

For more on this story check here:

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=762052

So Pat Buchanan has already let it be known that this is how the Republican Party will fight this upcoming fall. By inserting “code words” about Barack Obama and his candidacy. Code words like exotic, what exactly do you mean Mr. Buchanan.

It’s like “he’s exotic” which means what, he’s different also known as he’s black. Do you really want a black president! Then they get into the experience debates and more but you can expect for Karl Rove and others to rear their ugly heads. Punks! Think about it, when you’re a child and you are having a debate and you have nothing of substance to argue you start to make jokes to grab the attention of the people. Hoping they follow along with your silly stereotypes and mis-representations because you have nothing of substance to say. BUCHANAN GROW UP!

“I will vote for the individual I think that brings the best set of tools to the problems of 21st-century America and the 21st-century world regardless of party, regardless of anything else other than the most qualified candidate,”

“Both of them certainly have the qualifications to be the president of the United States, but both of them cannot be,”  - Colin Powell

For quite some time Colin Powell has been expressing his admiration for the way Barack Obama is uniting the country. Of course we appreciate the support, and Colin Powell is an asset to have in your corner. Many will fault him for being on the Bush team. I admire that he admits the poor decisions that he made and has since abandoned that post when he saw that he could not affect the type of change that was needed under the current administration. Colin Powell, YES WE CAN!