Comments on: Andrew Young, I Hereby Revoke Your Black Card

By: Skewered Left

Skewered Left — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:27:00 +0000

Happenstance bought me to this Blog which will now be on my must reads.
I’m white and totally agree with your sentiments.
Obama has inspired and given me new hope. At 62 years of age I had thought those emotions ended with the Kennedys and Dr. King.

By: Andrea R.

Andrea R. — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:16:00 +0000

i too join the campaign to revoke his black card. after that it just reinforced the need to tell a lot of the old black political guard to go sit down somewhere!!!

By: John McCollum

John McCollum — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:34:00 +0000

Question for the day: Is Hillary blacker than Dog the Bounty Hunter?

By: Ronnie B

Ronnie B — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:22:00 +0000

Know what? Let people like Steele and Young continue to portray Hillary as “blacker” than Barack. Because, while it offends and insults most of us within the community, whoever is the “blacker” of the two will likely lose favor in the eyes of white independent and moderate democrat voters.

So let these nigras continue to shill for Hillary. She will eventually distance herself from them anyway, and they will eventually either stay home or swing their votes to Obama. Either way, Hillary her doom is sealed.

By: rikyrah

rikyrah — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:38:00 +0000

Here is a fabulous takedown of Young:

Shame On The Irrelevant

By: The Christian Progressive Liberal

The Christian Progressive Liberal — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:49:00 +0000

Rightous takedown, Jack. But, instead of giving him a handkerchief for his head, may I suggest giving him a lantern and putting him on the lawn?

Cause that’s where his arse needs to go…

And don’t forget Wal-Mart’s cutting him checks, as well as his attempt to team up with Russell Simmons to market “grillz” over in Africa…that’s House Negro shyt right there.

By: Webber

Webber — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:00:00 +0000

Hey rikyrah,

THanks for the C-span info. I watched Road-to-the-Whitehouse and saw the *Oh,Oh* tour in SC on the NYTimes…just waiting to see some footage from NH on World News Now, so that I can go to sleep…

How does HRC compensate for Oprah? She brings out Chelsea and fires a volunteer (lol, how do you fire a volunteer???) for forwarding emails/lies about *O*…too little, too late.

By: rikyrah

rikyrah — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:17:00 +0000

Here's the audio of Shelby Steele

Shelby Steele on Hillary Clinton: ‘In many ways, she’s blacker than Barack Obama is.’

By: JJ

JJ — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:48:00 +0000

So if Hillary is content to have the support of Reverend Chicken Wing and his greezy-fingered congregation, let her have ‘em.

LMAO

Also the man who gave us NAFTA, the DISASTROUS Welfare Reform and the expansion of the Prison Industrial Complex…Clinton is hardly a friend of the Black man.

Classic case of a white person showing Black folk any attention and we’re automatically in love…swooning and ish.

http://brownsugar28.blogspot.com

By: rikyrah

rikyrah — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 05:08:00 +0000

Have you seen the blogosphere and its reaction to Young’s comments? We aren’t the only ones who are disgusted.

By: rikyrah

rikyrah — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:37:00 +0000

Rikyrah-you're right--he didn't necessarily need to come off as the ANGRY Black Man nor Dispassionate Intellectual.

Dyson could have just bust out laughing and clowned such a ridiculous position...STEELE needed to be discredited then and there. Just like every other figure who would make such foolish comments.

Webber,
It's live tv then; you're thinking too much. Come on, in THAT split second, did your mind actually go to alternative C? I know mine didn't. When you hear complete lunacy, you have to think quick on the feet. I think Dyson did the best he could faced with insanity.

He starts off well, but when he starts discussing why Bill Clinton is blacker than *O*, it feels like an episode of the Boondocks with Uncle Ruckus...so sad.

Oh, you didn't bring up Ruckus...damn....but, you're accurate though.

As for Shelby Steele, the ultimate comeuppance for someone who writes a book called "Why Obama can't win" is seeing OBAMA WIN.

It's quite amusing, watching a Sambo Shuffler like Steele, do this tap dance. I've said it before,and I'll repeat it: Steele and his ilk are so green with envy and repulsion towards Obama, they can't see straight. Obama made all opposite choices of them, and here he is, knocking on the door of DEMOCRATIC Nomination. They are beside themselves.

I sure hope C-Span is covering the Obama-Oprah tour this weekend.

I know that they covered the Iowa event, and I know that at least one of the events is going to be on Road to the Whitehouse on Sunday.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:55:00 +0000

I vote to not only revoke his card, but “excommunicate” him as the saying goes. Young apparently has been “Bamboozled!” and “Hoodwinked!” He has set black folks (as well as the entire human race) back at least 100 years — if not more.

Young, Lewis, and others have disgraced MLK’s legacy.

By: Webber

Webber — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:06:00 +0000

Rikyrah-you’re right–he didn’t necessarily need to come off as the ANGRY Black Man nor Dispassionate Intellectual.

Dyson could have just bust out laughing and clowned such a ridiculous position…STEELE needed to be discredited then and there. Just like every other figure who would make such foolish comments.

Faboo–I give the GOP much credit for creating divisiveness, but I fear that the true motivator of these folks is jealousy, self-loathing and self-interest.

I just saw the actual video of Young’s comments at http://www.newsmakerslive.com

He starts off well, but when he starts discussing why Bill Clinton is blacker than *O*, it feels like an episode of the Boondocks with Uncle Ruckus…so sad.

I really feel bad for the Vernon Jordans, Andy Youngs, and John Lewises of the world. They are exhibiting loyalty toward the Clintons. Unfortunately, they are all about 2 get caught on the wrong side of history…

As for Shelby Steele, the ultimate comeuppance for someone who writes a book called “Why Obama can’t win” is seeing OBAMA WIN.

I sure hope C-Span is covering the Obama-Oprah tour this weekend.

By: rikyrah

rikyrah — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:32:00 +0000

Did you see how Dyson responded to the "blacker" comment? He remained a calm, dispassionate intellectual...I would have been indignant.

Actually, I understood that moment. There comes a time when you either have to APPEAR to be dispassionate...

OR

You're gonna act the fool.

There really IS no in between sometimes.

And, having a Black man calling Hillary Clinton Blacker than Barack Obama is one of those times.

So, Dr. Dyson chose the appearance of dispassionate intellectual. But, man, oh man, take away that television prompter, and I believe Dyson would have gone GHETTO on Steele for that remark.

By: faboo

faboo — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:12:00 +0000

I wish I could say I’m shocked Steele said something like that, but after what I learned about him in the past few months, I’m not. Who’s supplying these people to the media? The GOP? And if Clinton is “blacker” than Obama is her campaign’s new talking point, then I’m definitely getting on board to get her defeated. I always thought that her campaign was feeding the “is Obama ‘black’ enough?” BS and now this???

By: Webber

Webber — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:54:00 +0000

Yeah rikyrah,

I actually like the rhyming-reverend Dyson, but I thought he should have been more LIVID regarding Steele calling Hillary blacker than Obama.

Did you see how Dyson responded to the "blacker" comment? He remained a calm, dispassionate intellectual...I would have been indignant.

Perhaps, this subject is too raw emotionally for me...

It's PURE blasphemy to me. Saying that Hillary is blacker than Obama is like saying VANILLA ICE is blacker than TUPAC.

One other thing....

Gennifer Flowers announced today that she's backing Hillary. You'd better believe that Paula Jones and Monica Lewinsky want her to win too.

They all want to be restored to the heightened-level of celebrity that only a Clinton Administration can provide...

WE'VE GOT TO CLOSE THIS CHAPTER OF HISTORY!

Let's give a Community Organizer, NOT Bill's HOES, a platform to impact the country.

By: rikyrah

rikyrah — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:29:00 +0000

Mr. Webber,

I thought Dyson- who I am not a fan of – did a pretty good job defending Obama and breaking down Sambo Shuffling Steele. Steele is so threatened by Obama, it’s not even funny.

By: Mr. Webber

Mr. Webber — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:24:00 +0000

HOLY ISH...I'm watching Chris Matthews show on (12/7 Fri) where Shelby Steele is being interviewed today about his book, "Why Obama Can't Win"...

Shelby Steele: "Hillary Clinton is actually 'blacker' than Barack Obama."

WTF??? Somebody is sending out talking points to these deluded, sold-out souls!

I was trying to be neutral about the endorsements...the African-American Community should not be dogmatic. At the very least, people could be indifferent about *O*s candidacy.

BUT WHEN THESE FOOLS COME FORTH, PROCLAIMING that a CLINTON is BLACKER than OBAMA...That's a F#ckin SELL-OUT!

No mo' neutrality over here...I'm callin'em as I SEE 'EM.

By: trey8

trey8 — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:31:00 +0000

No white person could ever have a “black card” no matter who they screw. To say otherwise is stupid and self defeating.

By: faboo

faboo — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:56:00 +0000

LOL…I’m cool with that. I don’t even let him out in public more than 4 times a year. Remember how you’ve never seen him at YK? There’s a reason.