Comments on: It’s a Wrap: Barack Obama Wins the 2008 Democratic Nomination For President of the United States

By: Temple3

Temple3 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:43:55 +0000

I think he will eventually - but the question is, “Which group?” “Where?” “When?” I’m sure he has invitations - and it will be interesting to see if he pisses away his pedigree by going to speak to the NAACP or some other quasi-Black group.

By: sankofa

sankofa — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:00:14 +0000

Actually T3 he officiall turned in his membership card right around his repudiation of Reverend Wright. So, no, he won’t be celebrating Juneenth with down home folks any time soon.

By: Temple3

Temple3 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:15:58 +0000

LP:

That sounds good. I’d feel better if you freely chose to keep the pool “colored” (it’s a big world out there), but however we get to that end game works fine for me.

In all seriousness, work it out. Make it happen.

BTW: Have Black folks seen the last of Barack Obama (for awhile)? I’ve gotta check his schedule. I know he pledged his undying support to the lunatic Zionists over at AIPAC. He won’t be going home to Trinity. I wonder he’ll next find himself in a room full of black folk that are neither elected officials, preachers or big-money fundraisers.

I’m gonna count the days.

By: TheLastPoet

TheLastPoet — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:22:02 +0000

I find your terms most agreeable, T3. I’ll even throw in a bribe to the police to ignore us “uppity negroes” and keep the mace out of our eyes while we kickin it! (Poor Cedric Benson - I guess we better keep the white girls out the pool, too, huh?)

But seriously, don’t be surprised if you see that title on some random book about Black people that you’ve spied at the local bookseller. You will be duly acknowledged, and invited to all pool parties; but in a book with a title like that, it may be best to change your identity in order to protect the innocent…

By: Miranda

Miranda — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:55:51 +0000

Where is the Drop Squad? Bob Johnson is so past due to be snatched up.

By: Signal to Noise

Signal to Noise — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:51:30 +0000

T3 - he had to and it was the right move. It sucks that he even has to blow smoke up any Clinton’s ass, but this is the stupid tightrope one must operate when ousting the party’s first family. It was well done.

To answer Mizzo’s initial question about Obama’s chances: we have to be appropriately cynical about the number of voters who will not vote for him simply because he’s a black man. But I still think he stands a very good chance against McCain — especially if he continues his current line on McCain as being equivalent to four more years of George Bush both economically and on foreign policy.

One warning, though: Outside of the media kerfuffle about Rev. Wright and Father Pfleger last weekend, the press has been kind of hands off. However, the political press loves John McCain — LOVES him more than they like kicking around a Clinton (much as I dislike Hillary Clinton, they said some noxiously sexist ish about her). Now with Hillary effectively done at the top of a ticket, watch for the white guys on cable news shows to take new shots at Obama, the Democratic Nominee.

By: Temple3

Temple3 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:43:38 +0000

Of course I would. I only surrender rights if I am offered an acceptable privilege. If the privileges you extend might include, for example, 3 years of pool parties in your new digs post-screenplay deal, that would be most acceptable.