Jack & Jill Politics

Yes, President-elect Obama has been afforded the opportunity to lead as the nation's 44th President and first African-American President of the United States; however, he is facing a very challenging four years: a troubled U.S. economy, uninsured Americans, an out-dated heath care system, a failing Social Security system, political corruption... just to name a few of many equally important issues that directly and indirectly impact our lives.

I implore every U.S. citizen (male, female, Filipino, black, Muslim, Christian, atheist, white, Latino, Asian, etc.) to support of President-elect Obama to do his or her due diligence and follow the outgoing junior Senator's lead: educate yourselves; get involve in community meetings and be part of the solution... not part of the problem.

I realize that the new Obama Administration will include many of outgoing President Bush's circle. It is imperative that we Americans bury the hatchet and unite as one nation and do our part in restoring the United States credibility and reputation as a Superpower nation with which our allies would once again be glad to work towards to global democracy, peace and humanitarianism.

Yes, I welcome the countdown to the Inauguration because change must come. If we fail, we will have failed ourselves as a people. As a matter of fact, thank Bush for bringing the best out in us. :D

Hey Everybody!

Sasha is too cute.

I need some black love and an explanation, if possible, on why HRC for SoS. This just doesn't make any sense. First of all, she has no foreign diplomacy experience. Was this a deal he made with her during the 'secret' meeting at Feinstein's house after the primary? Why her of all the people from which to choose?

Al Giordano of The Field and I are on the same page. I can't get any coherency from the former strikers/HRC supporters who have apparently returned to Daily Kos to advocate for their girl, no matter what.

Why. her.? I just can't wrap my head around SoS HRC, and I'm not liking the choice one bit. Yeah, I already sent a missive to the Obama team via change.gov regarding this and the Lieberman 'reconciliation,' as well as the now-constant 'leaks.'

rikyrah: Y'all mean - like this?? :>)

SASSY :>) :>)

ENJOY!!

Annnnnnnd, I STR8 'member this!! Waaaaay "back in the day!" :>)

This doesn't have anything to do with anything, but since it's an open thread:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sarYH0z948

Shake it, don't break it. took mama nine mnths to make it! Ah sookey, sookey, now
Groove Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qsFpZ4b47A

LOL

She is just such a little Black Girl! I love it.

Black Bohemian

I think I have a picture of me as a little girl in the same pose.

Pritzker for Commerce Secretary?

I don't know.

I don't think anyone who would be appointed to this pot could be totally disassociated from some kind of commercial scandal.

It would be something like two degrees of separation.

At most.

What about Ann Fudge - the sista that was running Kraft Foods, as the Commerce Secretary pick? She knows about business...

No, NO and Hell NO!

Lawsuits abound on this pick.

I'm beginning to wonder why Obama's team can't get it right on the Commerce Secretary pick. <<<ducks>>>

She was his Finance chair....though I thought she was gonna get some Ambassadorship.

Giving her an ambassadorship is safer than trying to get her through a Senate confirmation. One of those ReThugs, pissed that he's in the minority anyway, will use those lawsuits against Pritzker, even though they may have nothing to do with her ability to run the department.

The Commerce Secretary has to be as clean as the Attorney General.

No, Summers would have been Treasury pick. Not Commerce pick.

Is Barack trying to fill his posts with females now?

Monday was a woman, Tuesday was a black male, Wednesday was a white guy, tomorrow should be Republican, and Friday should be a woman again.

Thanks, pjamma.

God help us - Summers at Treasury and Pritzker at Commerce. That's a combo that is waiting to blow up in Obama's face; he don't need that.

Can't he find a place for one or two of the Kennedys? I think RFK, Jr. will be a lock for EPA, and maybe give the Commerce position to Caroline.

He should consider asking Ken Chenault to run Treasury if it comes to that.

I can't think of Pritzker without thinking of the lawsuit and I just can't think of the Pritzker family and money management.

Penny and Liesal are two of 12 cousins. Maybe Penny was one of the 7 she didn't sue.

Short $1 Billion, Actress Liesel Pritzker Sues Her Father, Thrusting a Very Private Family into the Spotlight.

http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,...

On Nov. 26 Pritzker, 18, filed suit in Chicago's Cook County circuit court alleging that her father—along with more than a dozen others, including seven cousins and the family lawyer—drained $1 billion from her trust fund over the last eight years, diverting the money to relatives and the Pritzker Foundation. In court papers Pritzker (who declined comment for this story) calls her family's conduct "obnoxious and offensive" and asks for the return of the money—plus $5 billion in punitive damages.

Governor of Arizona to head Homeland Security?

Obama taps Arizona governor for homeland security
Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:33pm EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources.

The Democratic governor, a supporter and campaigner for Obama's presidential campaign, had been reported to be on a short list of people to fill cabinet posts in the new administration.

CNN also reported that Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker was Obama's pick for commerce secretary.

I'l l need to get more informed on Janet.

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idU...

Oh great. The people here in Arizona are officially screwed. Leave us with a Republican governor-replacement in a huge state budget crisis. I'm angry in a selfish kind of way; maybe it's the specter of losing my job at the hands of the state legislature and new governor that makes me that way.

From Field Negro:


Now, I know things are tough for al Qaeda these days, and they are getting desperate with their efforts to recruit. But attacking A-merry-ca's first black Prez, and a man that is revered throughout the African diaspora is not the way to go about it. Ayman al Zawahiri should stick to attacking George Bush. Now I am wondering if that Cave Negro, Osama, is still alive. If he is he needs to put a check on old Ayman, and fast.



And Ayman, the best advice I can give you is this: you and all the rest of the Cave Negroes need to just chill. Because his O ness is in the house now, and he ain't afraid to use massa's toys.


Cave Negro

BWA HA HA HA HA HA

http://field-negro.blogspot.com/2008/11/ayman-h...

Considering President-elect Obama's plan to review and rescind Bush's executive orders regarding Gitmo Bay, one would assume that al Qaeda operatives would welcome the new administration. I guess I was wrong...

Yo! What about the African al Qeada operatives? Most African countries favor the incoming Obama administration. Will al Zawahiri's racist comments exacerbate the already tense relations between its Arab and African operatives?

Cave "Negro"? why "Negro"?

Because the US military refers to all people in that region as Sand Ni**ers.

Field is too funny. They had better ease up on PE Obama. What kind of nonsense are they talkin'? Cave Negro? LMAO!

Well, anyone between the House and the Field were usually referred to as the "Patio Negro"; a phrase coined by our own Rikyrah, as I recall.

LOL

Sorry CPL,

Field Negro coined Patio Negro.....brilliant of him...and hilarious.

Forget Beyonce...this is the real Sasha Fierce (LOL)

Ha!....that's funny.

Hilarious, MsKitty!!!

In light of Al Qaeda trying to get on my man.

Here's why Obama and Malcolm X are far from opposites.
http://newsone.blackplanet.com/nation/obama-and...

http://community.livejournal.com/lolobama/12283...

lol

(put your hands on your hips, make your backbone slip.)


Ahh shake it to the east.....ahh shake it to the west! lol

I swear to you....I was so close to writing that instead of my first comment on this thread...LOL...I SWEAR....I was bobbing my head and singing "shake to the east, shake it to the west, shake it to the one that you love the best!!".......LOL!

I was gonna write the whole thing, but I just thought the beginning would help

lol....Miranda, I sang that song a many times!

Bringing back those fun memories!

We're all dating ourselves....

I love that sassy pic!