It's time to call out Obama brehs

[loyola llothta]

There's this perception that the president has King like powers..... He doesn't. I'm not camping for him either.

The problem is that people don't understand how state government, congress and the president function and its design to be that way.....

How much time does the average person spend on learning about government in school? Notice how they pass bills right in front of our faces that we don't even know about. Notice all of the legal jargon used during policy making and discussions on the floor.

Look at you jumping over hoops...just to defend Obama. You Obama apologists are quick to turn the President into a powerless hand puppet when it goes to doing what president should do. ...they jobs. Now the president of the united state have no power . cant do anying. Can't signed off ....so if he cant do those things please tell us what the President does have power in?

 

[Neil Tyson]

convicted felons should be allowed to vote imo

in Canada, they're allowed to
Elections Canada Online | Voting by Incarcerated Electors

If Obama isn't doing something about it then he's garbage like the others

 

[NO-BadAzz]

Because Police were murdered in Dallas .... hes not going there because of the protests .... there where damn protests in London.... are you telling me he should stop there next...

you never answered my question every month during the time he has been in office those pigs have murdered a black person, so was he supposed to turn up at every demonstration?

and if not what would be the criteria of turning up at one and not the other?

As the president, and the police departments are doing injustice, yes he's supposed to,

Lol, dude I can pick apart anything you say to try and justify your reasoning, but it's your opinion and you have that, and I respect it but just because you are saying such things isn't the Gospel, but just know what I'm telling you about Felons and how the system is design to keep black ppl from voting, a very large percentage of black folks from voting is truth and facts.

 

[Consigliere]

Bush and Clinton are not black for one, I wouldn't expect them to give speeches

Bush and Clinton are didn't come from a grass root start up. I wouldn't expect them to give speeches

When did a police shooting make NATIONAL HEADLINES meaning it was blasted all over TV, CNN in their terms?

I mean folks have their opinion on whether dude should do this and that, I respect it,

These police shootings aren't new.

They definitely were happening before Obama got in office and will be happening after he leaves. The idea that only Obama as a Black president is accountable is laughable.

And Obama did not come from a grassroots start up. His social circle was filled with wealthy donors, bankers, construction management people, hotel owners, professors & politicians before he ever ran for office.

 

[George's Dilemma]

A lot of CACs already blame him for the current state of race relations. He's been speaking about police racial profiling and violence against unarmed or law abiding Black men since day one and they blame him for being the divider in chief.

What other president is going to give speeches about Trayvon, Eric Gardner, Mike Brown, etc, etc from any sort of Black perspective.

Do any of you remember Bush or Clinton doing this every time there was a police shooting that grabbed the headlines?

And yes, he could do more, but he could do less, as we will all see over the next presidency.

All that said, calling Obama out is what we're supposed to do. Putting a Black face on Amerikkka doesn't change what this country has been about.

Exactly, and it illustrates how quick and prone people are to forget things and move on. I'm thinking a combination of both media and the nature of our hectic lives is the cause. Still, you have to love that irony.........white people blame Obama for speaking on race too much. Meanwhile Black resent Obama for not speaking on race enough. If that isnt the perfect illustration for being damned if you do and damned if you dont.

 

[NO-BadAzz]

Lots of shootings made national headlines breh ....... i.e Amadou Diallo

Im not saying you, but the problem is a lot of people seem to think this is something new... shyts been happening since before the 50s

I can take it back past the 50s when black folks were hung and and their body parts were cut off by white folks and used as souvenirs and some times put on display in windows of stores.

I don't expect any white man to speak about injustice towards black ppl, like I said in that post, those presidents were white.

Bush didn't get off his ass until 2 or 3 days after Katrina hit us, I was actually shocked he came, but to say Obama as a black man shouldn't speak now on what is going on is saying he shouldn't speak out if he was the president when they would hang black ppl and cut off their fingers and toes and other parts of their bodies and keep them as souvenirs. He shouldn't say anything and just go about his day is what you and others are saying

 

[newworldafro]

Welcome to 2012 OP...

 

[Nemesis]

Where are you getting this sizable block black voting? cuz it's sounds like an empty statement.

If you really wanted to or better yet me, I could break down that 67% that was posted to see how many ppl could actual vote, and I can bet you, it wouldn't yield over 8%-10% after every thing is striped on who could actually vote.

Other countries outside of the U.S. allow their felons to vote, Germany I wanna say is one, half of the Europeans countries.
I think Vermont and Maine may be the only states that permit inmates to vote.
but it's funny the U.S. has strict laws/policies in regards to allowing ppl label as Felons to vote and most Felons are what race?

like I said, If you want to criticise Obama for the above then I agree he is culpable, there is nothing funny about it, it is deliberate .... Im sure If you took a poll of prisoners or ex prisoners most of them do not have republican leanings...


On your first point even 5% can represent a block vote, most times in local elections you can have three or four or even more candidates for a particular position... votes are spread out .... a lot of elections are extremely marginal......won by less than 3%

so unless the black people able to vote is extremely negligible I still believe that they still have enough votes to have a voice

 

[NO-BadAzz]

I'm not sure those specifics can be obtained, but regardless, to illustrate the broader point. In 2015, 29% of eligible voters did so and the result was two additional Black council members. Thats in addition to the sole Black council member already holding a seat. So it went from 6 council members with one being Black to 6 council members, 3 of which are Black. Now if the populace stays awoke, when the other council members including the mayor are up for reelection, they just might have to prove they're working on behalf of the people or risk being out of a job.

They can if you do your homework, just like you pulled out the percentage of the eligible votes.

67% of the population but only 29% were eligible to vote in 2015,

That's a huge gap, so you think 38% stayed home?

Again out of that 67%, you have to factor in age, mentally ill, felons, those in jail already, hospitals, mental homes, elder homes, etc.

You just can't throw out a number such as 67% and state that you don't understand how this and that isn't making sense when it's 67% black folks.

Do your homework breh, I was like that too just assuming until I start to understand the system

 

[blackzeus]

White people put him in office breh. And he wouldnt have done shyt if he was there anyway. Theres really no reason to bring him up in regards to black issues.

Actually it was blacks and Latinos that put him in office, not whites. A president showing up to an area alone would draw international press. If you have news agencies from every part of the world up your azz you gon' make sure to change the police department

 

[George's Dilemma]

They can if you do your homework, just like you pulled out the percentage of the eligible votes.

67% of the population but only 29% were eligible to vote in 2015,

That's a huge gap, so you think 38% stayed home?

Again out of that 67%, you have to factor in age, mentally ill, felons, those in jail already, hospitals, mental homes, elder homes, etc.

You just can't throw out a number such as 67% and state that you don't understand how this and that isn't making sense when it's 67% black folks.

Do your homework breh, I was like that too just assuming until I start to understand the system

That 29% isnt just the eligible. Of those eligible to vote, 29% did so.

 

[b_low_brown]

Call out sitting ducks brehs. We should focus on giving Trump and Hillary some money as a group so that they owe us a favor or two.

Exactly. Instead of trying to change the fukked up system, we are eventually going to have to understand that we just have to play along. If NAACP "donated" to the Clinton foundation I feel like a lot of legislature would get through

 

[Nemesis]

I can take it back past the 50s when black folks were hung and and their body parts were cut off by white folks and used as souvenirs and some times put on display in windows of stores.

I don't expect any white man to speak about injustice towards black ppl, like I said in that post, those presidents were white.

Bush didn't get off his ass until 2 or 3 days after Katrina hit us, I was actually shocked he came, but to say Obama as a black man shouldn't speak now on what is going on is saying he shouldn't speak out if he was the president when they would hang black ppl and cut off their fingers and toes and other parts of their bodies and keep them as souvenirs. He shouldn't say anything and just go about his day is what you and others are saying

Bro... at no point did I say he shouldnt speak now.... what I said is to be honest its not part of his job and he has spoken more about black issues than any other president ..... I completely understand your point of view...

The thing is Im looking at the big picture...


Obama has spoken more on black issues than any other president ....

not enough according to black people

too much according to white people

thus black people are angry

white people are angry

which is why you have the present mood of the country


he has to try and perform a balancing act to stop things from boiling over.....

damned if he does damned if he doesnt.....

thats the point Im trying to make

 

[loyola llothta]

As the president, and the police departments are doing injustice, yes he's supposed to,

Lol, dude I can pick apart anything you say to try and justify your reasoning, but it's your opinion and you have that, and I respect it but just because you are saying such things isn't the Gospel, but just know what I'm telling you about Felons and how the system is design to keep black ppl from voting, a very large percentage of black folks from voting is truth and facts.

"Under his administration, the DOJ has yet to prosecute 1 police officer who attacked or killed a black person.."

This shyt is laughable my man, its one thing if they hold some one down because he's black just like them but when it becomes cult following ish that mean step on the brakes

 

[blackzeus]

They can if you do your homework, just like you pulled out the percentage of the eligible votes.

67% of the population but only 29% were eligible to vote in 2015,

That's a huge gap, so you think 38% stayed home?

Again out of that 67%, you have to factor in age, mentally ill, felons, those in jail already, hospitals, mental homes, elder homes, etc.

You just can't throw out a number such as 67% and state that you don't understand how this and that isn't making sense when it's 67% black folks.

Do your homework breh, I was like that too just assuming until I start to understand the system

Breh, it's obvious there's some type of agenda here, instead of laying the blame at the Harvard educated commander in chief of the country, they want to lay the blame on the very people being terrorized by the cops in their own communities.