While I don't normally agree with Glenn Beck on most political issues, I do agree with him on this "African American" term for American Blacks. Well first thing is who came up with the name "African American?" I do believe it was the Jesse Jackson clan. I'm wondering if it was done out of love for black people, to keep hope alive or for the love of money? If you were to ask 100 black Americans which direction Africa is, most of them would not know. Ask 100 black people if they'd like to stay in Africa and most of them would tell you no. How many black people have tried to visit Africa and I would guess less than 1/2 of 1 percent of American blacks. I first visited Africa 10 years ago and yes I did visit several of the slave forts or slave castles as they were called in the country of Ghana. I know the history of slavery very well. As far as some people claiming to be moors, black Israelites, and black Indians, well you have to remember that the oldest known bones of mankind were found in Africa so do the math. Last time I checked oldest meant first and first being original. Forget about the story of how whites came to Africa and captured Africans, put them in chains and enslaved them. Think about it for a minute. Do I know your house better than you? If you were to go to Africa right now, would you know your way around? The truth is, African rulers captured Africans and enslaved them and traded them to white Europeans and Americans for guns and other goods. The slave trade was big business and the British even had the Royal Slave Trade company. Keep in mind that the men who sailed to Africa did not bring women with them, only the governor and a few of his top officers did. Those sailors had sex, not with themselves but raped all the African females before they boarded the slave ships headed for America and Europe. The British, Dutch, Portuguese, and Americans fought each other over the slave trade business. That is why there are cannons lining the top of the slave forts along the coast of Africa. Once the women were impregnated by European men, those babies were not 100 percent African. They were part African and part European. Why do you think black Americans have so many different shades of black? So if you want to be correct about the name African American, you would have to include European in the mix, AfroEuro American.
Why is it that Senator Harry Reid gets a pass for derogatory statements he made about black people in reference to President Obama but we stoned Trent Lott. If we are going to look pass what Harry Reid said then why not look pass what Don Imus, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck or the late Howard Cossell said? Is it because of what Senator Reid has done in the pass or his record for voting along party lines? Now I like President Obama and I voted for him but he cannot and we cannot hold a double standard when it comes to wrong. Wrong is just wrong regardless of who it is. Remember Dr. Martin Luther King saying, Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere and how blacks should not try to emulate whites by becoming racist themselves? Where is the justice in this, where is the equality, where is Jesse Jackson, where is Al Sharpton, where are the protesters and picket signs calling for Reid's ouster because had it been any Republican Senator, he'd be gone. On the other hand, Republicans did get a bye with that lame brain congressman Wilson calling the President of the United States a liar. Does that make it even? I guess in politics it does. An eye for an eye.
Well where in the hell is Tiger Woods? Has anyone seen him? I think more people have seen Elvis shopping at the mall than Tiger. Why are so many people off into Tigers personal life. Maybe you don't have a life of your own. Okay, I can deal with that. You wish you were Tiger for a day. A day in the life of Tiger. Wake up it will never happen not even in your wildest dream or imagination. I don't give a damn if Tiger slept with 1500 women, it's his and his wife's business. If she can forgive him then that's all that matters. To hell with the rest of you hatters and self righteous sinners. Of course it was wrong for him to mess around behind his wife's back. Did Tiger commit a crime, No? Is it a crime to cheat on your spouse, No? I think Tiger was set up. Laugh if you want to but Tiger is close to setting records in Golf that may never be set again in the history of Golf. The sport of Golf is an exclusive game and business. That's why Tiger is at the top of all sports. Michael Jordan was not even close to where Tiger is and will be. I say there are those who know that the way to bring any man down is through a woman and in Tiger's case, women. Think about it for a minute who brought Adam down, Eve, who brought Sampson down, Delilah, who brought former prez Clinton down, Monica, who brought Magic down, stripper, and who has brought Tiger down, women. People knew what type women Tiger likes. He likes shapely easy to manipulate type women. Have you ever been somewhere and somebody across the way caught your eye. Was it by chance or by set up. If I ask you what type of car you like and you tell me how much you love Lamborghinis. If I take you to a car dealership with Corvettes, Mustangs, and 1 Lamboghini in your favorite color of white, would I know which one you would choose. Was it by chance or did I set it up? Who knows? The truth is, most guys with money are going to have them another woman somewhere until they get caught. If he has money and looks good too, he probably has several women somewhere hidden. He just has not been caught yet and it may not come out until he's dead and gone. If I were Tiger, I'd let those looser friends go. Change all my phone numbers and let my wife check all e-mails. I predict that when Tiger does decide to come out of hiding and gets back on the golf course, there will be more people at that Golf tournament than at any sporting event in history. I hope to see you at the Masters Tiger. You, Elin and the Kids.
I'm hoping things will soon calm down and we get this Health Care bill signed sealed and delivered to the American People. If I have to pay a little more for someone else to have health care then so be it. I want all Americans to be healthy and live long full lives. I don't have a right to deny someone else health care even if they can't and don't pay for it. People who are like that are the same ones who will see a person dying and walk right over them. That's not America people, that's cold hearted uncaring greed. Those are the people I'd ship to Afghanistan to fight the war and bring out troops home.
Here are my 5 ways to help the economy:
1. Buy U.S. Savings bonds. That’s right, go to your bank, broker, online, pool your money together and buy U.S. Savings bonds. I think it was the great boxer, Joe”the brown bomber” Louis who gave the government money from his purse winnings. Many of us sent money to Sen Obama’s campaign in order to help him win, so why not help him fix our country’s economy in a similar manner. Instead of sending money to his campaign headquarters, we can buy U. S. Savings bonds. Let’s do a little math. Approximately 63 million people voted for President elect Obama. If all those who voted bought a $100.00 or more savings bond one time, we’d make a dent in lowering our national debt. A one time $100.00 bond times 63 million is $6.3 billion dollars. If we set a goal of $100 billion a year, we the American people, can do it. Here’s how: don’t’ go to happy hour for a month, do your own lawn for the month, do your own hair and nails, buy an iron and some starch and do your own laundry, if you smoke then don’t for a month, cook at home for a month, rent a movie instead of going out to the movies for a month, take leftovers to work for lunch, don’t buy that new video game, stay at home and fix things up instead of going on that cruise, Vegas, or the islands, don’t‘ buy a lottery ticket or do any gambling for a month. You’d be surprised at how much you’d save. Churches can get involved too. If we can build a multimillion dollar mega church, buy a new luxury automobile, aircraft and a mansion for your religious leader, your church should be able to take up an offering to buy several thousand dollars in savings bonds. If you are a smaller church, it may require a few offerings. Some may have to even sell a few chicken and fish dinners.
2. Stop Overseas Outsourcing of Jobs: Place higher tariffs and taxes on all companies outsourcing jobs overseas. While businesses will say outsourcing is a way to keep certain cost down, it is also a way to keep American workers unemployed. In the beginning, low paying clerical jobs were being outsourced, but now more low and high tech jobs are leaving our borders. As long as there are no restraints to protect the American worker, more jobs will be outsourced overseas. We should also include certain manufacturing jobs. The economy is feeling the effects of factory closings and manufacturing jobs that left our shores. The American worker is the best in the world. We built America once and we can do it again. Let us build our own electronics, furniture, make our own shoes and clothes. I’d rather see Made in America than made in some other country. Release embargos on certain countries so the American farmer can sell to those in need of his crops or meat. Lower customs cost on all exported items made in America. Raise customs cost by 10 percent immediately on all items being imported into America. This will help the Auto Industry. Many countries place higher tariffs on American goods entering their country, so we should even the playing field. This will also encourage Americans to buy American made products priced equally. Why would we buy a GM or Ford auto if a Foreign import cost 10 percent less? The Auto industry needs to do their part in dispelling the myth that foreign cars are better than those made in America. We should also give undocumented workers a work permit allowing them to work in America and pay taxes. Companies that hire illegal workers should be charged a $2500.00 annual fee for each undocumented worker they employ. Companies found in violation should be charged $10,000 for each illegal worker without a work permit. This will discourage those companies from hiring illegal aliens and generate immediate income for the Government. I believe these 5 steps could generate over 3 trillion dollars within the first year President Obama is in office. It was John F. Kennedy who said, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. I can’t speak for anybody else, but I’m ready to help in any way I can, ready to make any sacrifice necessary to get the economy moving forward.
3. Federal Contract Limits: Limit companies from receiving 3 consecutive years of the same federal contracts worth 10 million or more. The Federal government is one of the largest contract awarders in the world spending over 1 trillion dollars annually. I believe many of these companies winning contract awards overcharge the Federal government. Those federal employees awarding contracts are sometimes open to bribes by some bidding companies. I suggest building a task force to root out bribes and unlawful unethical practices that win some companies federal contracts.
4. Banking: Track all offshore individual and business bank accounts. Seize those which violate the law. It is very easy to open offshore accounts and other accounts in certain countries without a name, making it difficult to track them, but there are ways to do it. Some who intentionally violate the law by hiding income, use a number instead of a name to open such accounts. Investigate US banks involved with foreign trade. Many banks trade departments employees should be examined. One of the easiest ways to illegally finance terrorism is by letters of credit. Hundreds of millions of dollars are transacted daily by banks foreign trade departments using letters of credit. Now we see who the real criminals, crooks and robbers of America are, those old gray haired thieves in the banking/financial industry. People on welfare are NOT the the ones stealing money from the governement, it's those 50 and over gray haired money hungry bastards sitting behind their desk looking out the window. That's why when I go into a bank and I see some old guy coming out to meet me, I automatically know this fool is not going to loan me any money unless the government makes him. That's my racial profiling. We need younger people running our financial institutions and NOT these same old farts who are stealing America blind. Madoff is not the only one. There are hundreds of Madoffs in America and President Obama is going to catch every one of them. To me, they are worse than a drug dealer. Drug dealers destroy communities while Madoffs of the world destroy entire states. It's people like Rush Limbaugh and his wanna bees Hannity, Ingram, Savage, and the lesser knowns who will defend these people. In fact, I would not doubt it if these so called conservative talk show host did not know some of these crooks personally. It would not surprise me one bit. Birds of a feather flock together.
5. Afghan War: Once we bring our soldiers home we can start to focus more on the economy and putting people back to work.
If I believe that any man or men, woman or women can prevent me from succeeding, then I have already failed
For when I believe that anyone can stop me from attaining any goal that I set
That is the time when I start believing in Man and stop believing in GOD
All things are possible to him or her who believe.