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Is Prejudice Out If Obama Is In?

 We are sitting on the brink of a new day in an old world.  The thoughts and traditions of the U.S. have to change to facilitate the reality of a black man at the helm of the United States.  It appears that the country, in the wake of thwarted hate crimes and countless effigies of Obama and his wife in supposed satire, must really review this man in more than a superficial way.  He came into this campaign and fought bitterly, but with class; fiercely, but intelligently; and as the underdog, but embraced as a “superstar”. 

If it’s Obama who wins, assuredly, there will be an assessment of culture and candid voyeurism into his life and/or lifestyle for every movement and decision he makes.  If John McCain wins, it will be business as usual.  Because the only thing we have ever done prior to this election is sit and wait to see which white man would be brought into the “White” House and then go on with our days run by the “lesser of two evils.” 

But now, we have a serious step to make in “changing” America.  Once the elections conclude, the gloves will come off and we will no longer be lead by the cathartic weigh-in of emotion and logical reasoning that brought Obama into office.  No, his every movement will be assessed and/or based on cultural distinctions.

Spike Lee gave an awesome example of this human condition I’m describing.  How we are able to objectify lives and see people as what they do and not who they are.  The scene comes from “Do The Right Thing” where the classic discussion occurs between Spike Lee’s character Mookie and John Turturro’s character Pino, over the jukebox in Sal’s Pizzeria.   You may remember it.

Are we at a place in society where Obama may win the Presidency completely embraced for all that he brings to office?  Is the U.S. really seeing beyond all racial barriers and historic travesties committed against people of his ancestry?  Or if he makes one wrong move or trips will we be facing an all out race riot?  If the true conversation on racism is not had and the people healed, we will find ourselves in a precarious position in the years to come.  The United States with Obama at the helm will be similar to a gastric bypass patient who  wants the easy fix to their weight gain.  We will be able to look like we’ve handled the problem, by electing Obama, but as soon as we’re faced with a problem, we will begin to blow up.  Check out what happens after Mookie and Pino try to have this discussion calmly and intelligently.  Let’s pray we won’t find our way back here:

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Assassination Plot For Obama Thwarted

 So it begins.  With all the hundreds of millions raised by Obama during his campaign, some of that had to go into protection.  We are not under any false notions that his life hasn’t been under extreme threat since he became the Democratic Presidential candidate.  But now evidence of an assassination plot has been found and thwarted.  Two skinheads in Tennessee thought they’d dress up in white tuxedos and top hats and just do an all or nothing ride by on Obama.  Sound well thought out?  Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. 

 And if we must travel down the road of “stupid racist stuff” further, they planned to kill 88 black people in a local and nationwide killing spree. What’s really dumb about these two is that they are probably taking a page out of a black man’s book (the D.C. sniper) in putting together their anything but masterful plan.  Now that the ATF has them in custody, Pinky and the Brain-less won’t be working on any other major plans…well, other than not dropping the soap.  Get all the details on Dumb and Dumber here.

J.C. Brooks

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Gun Kills Child Under Adult Supervision

A dramatic event happened in Massachusetts this weekend when an 8-year old was at a gun show with his father and took a round to the head from an Uzi.  The boy’s father was supporting him from behind, but the boy lost control of the weapon.  This was a  totally preventable incident and may be the reason why authorities are still investigating the incident.  An instructor was present and didn’t realize that the little boy might be holding a weapon that was too powerful for him?  Read the full details here.

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Big Men Need Love Too

 The world’s heaviest man has figured out what those on Match.com and other “hook-up” sites are still trying to master.  He had been dating a woman for four years and finally they’ve jumped the…well, hauled him to the altar.  He lost nearly 550lbs. during their courtship and has another 500 to go.  He better be glad he snatched her up because there’s more than a few people that needs the incentive that she has sparked in him.  She could be the new Mother Theresa of the severely overweight.  Well, we can only dream now.  She’s been taken off the market.  Read here for details and see the day get started here.

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Nun Raped While Police Watch

Christians in India seem to get the same police service as some blacks have reported in America.  A nun was recently raped and paraded naked in the streets while police simply looked on giving the woman no assistance.  Now, they’re wondering why she doesn’t want to file a report of the horrendous crime.  She saw the police watch her be victimized by a crowd of men.  So, she’s going to the federal authorities to seek justice.  Throughout the world, nuns have been experiencing this same crime, but at the hands of their own.  Many reports of nuns being raped by priests have surfaced over recent years.  But, this situation appears to be cultural.  The christian presence in this community of Orissa is not welcomed.  Read here to learn more about the people and the case.

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McCain Supporter Blaims Black Man for Beating

Yet another desperate effort from the McCain camp to get into the White House has been thwarted by police.  The young demented woman had been beaten up at an ATM by a big black man who took her money for his girl scout cookies and forced her to fill out an absentee ballot to vote for Obama early.   And in case she would ever forget this night, he carved a backward “B” for Barack into her face.  Maybe, in addition to her vote, he figured she could walk around with her allegiance to Obama on her face.  Sound ridiculous?  So does her story.  For some strange reason, with all the trickery going on in the Republican camp, this reminds me of the people who are hired to fake an ailment and walk or roll up to the preacher to be healed.  Then you catch them behind the church with their hand out collecting their fee.

Remember the black man, James T. Harris, that just happened to be at the front stage in the rally for McCain and was handed a mic to plead with the senator to “stick it to [Obama].”  He was kinda believable right?  What about the elderly white woman, visibly frazzled, who was also handed a mic at a rally to call Obama an “arab.”  Are they supporters or political players in McCain’s party?

Those of you on “medication”, read this and be inspired never to miss a dose.

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