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		<title>By: familyaffair4all</title>
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		<dc:creator>familyaffair4all</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: familyaffair4all</title>
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		<dc:creator>familyaffair4all</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>President  Elect:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I Know that you have had many people ask  you this question: Can I work for you? I live in Virginia. But - Due to reasons beyond my control, everything had left me disheartened. I was raised color blind untiII I actually become intouch with the real world. I implement programs for underserved family and individuals regardless of who they are or where they are. Unforunately, everyone doesn&#039;t feel that way. I was dismisssed because of this.  My co-workers refuse to get involved, even though their family/ies members were some of my main clients. I don&#039;t want to cause any problem with this organization, but I need help.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>President  Elect:</p>
<p>I Know that you have had many people ask  you this question: Can I work for you? I live in Virginia. But &#8211; Due to reasons beyond my control, everything had left me disheartened. I was raised color blind untiII I actually become intouch with the real world. I implement programs for underserved family and individuals regardless of who they are or where they are. Unforunately, everyone doesn&#39;t feel that way. I was dismisssed because of this.  My co-workers refuse to get involved, even though their family/ies members were some of my main clients. I don&#39;t want to cause any problem with this organization, but I need help.</p>
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		<title>By: familyaffair4all</title>
		<link>http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/will-diversity-be-an-issue-in-obamas-administration/comment-page-2/#comment-124655</link>
		<dc:creator>familyaffair4all</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: familyaffair4all</title>
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		<dc:creator>familyaffair4all</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>President  Elect:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I Know that you have had many people ask  you this question: Can I work for you? I live in Virginia. But - Due to reasons beyond my control, everything had left me disheartened. I was raised color blind untiII I actually become intouch with the real world. I implement programs for underserved family and individuals regardless of who they are or where they are. Unforunately, everyone doesn&#039;t feel that way. I was dismisssed because of this.  My co-workers refuse to get involved, even though their family/ies members were some of my main clients. I don&#039;t want to cause any problem with this organization, but I need help.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>President  Elect:</p>
<p>I Know that you have had many people ask  you this question: Can I work for you? I live in Virginia. But &#8211; Due to reasons beyond my control, everything had left me disheartened. I was raised color blind untiII I actually become intouch with the real world. I implement programs for underserved family and individuals regardless of who they are or where they are. Unforunately, everyone doesn&#39;t feel that way. I was dismisssed because of this.  My co-workers refuse to get involved, even though their family/ies members were some of my main clients. I don&#39;t want to cause any problem with this organization, but I need help.</p>
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		<title>By: agentX</title>
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		<dc:creator>agentX</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Recently, President Obama is considering choosing Julia Johnson or Midred Clyburn to be head of the FCC. &lt;br&gt;Both are experienced in media. JMrs. Johnson is a minority advocate. &lt;br&gt;Recently the FCC moved to open up HDTV broadcast spectrum so wireless Internet companies can use the spectrum for wireless internet. I think either candidate will move on that flank.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama said he would pick a cabinet of rivals. he did.&lt;br&gt;He said he would bring people in to change the Washington Climate- he has and apparently he will with these picks.&lt;br&gt;I don&#039;t see what the fuss is about.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently, President Obama is considering choosing Julia Johnson or Midred Clyburn to be head of the FCC. <br />Both are experienced in media. JMrs. Johnson is a minority advocate. <br />Recently the FCC moved to open up HDTV broadcast spectrum so wireless Internet companies can use the spectrum for wireless internet. I think either candidate will move on that flank.</p>
<p>Obama said he would pick a cabinet of rivals. he did.<br />He said he would bring people in to change the Washington Climate- he has and apparently he will with these picks.<br />I don&#39;t see what the fuss is about.</p>
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		<title>By: wasteacher</title>
		<link>http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/will-diversity-be-an-issue-in-obamas-administration/comment-page-2/#comment-104172</link>
		<dc:creator>wasteacher</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have $20 that says it won&#039;t be a &quot;Black&quot; church. If there is an integrated church in the area, I&#039;m sure O will be there.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have $20 that says it won&#39;t be a &#8220;Black&#8221; church. If there is an integrated church in the area, I&#39;m sure O will be there.</p>
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		<title>By: wasteacher</title>
		<link>http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/will-diversity-be-an-issue-in-obamas-administration/comment-page-2/#comment-104169</link>
		<dc:creator>wasteacher</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dcgatn, I wholeheartedly agree with you. I&#039;m telling you that I have a weird and negative feeling about many of his selections, like picking Hillbilly over Bill Richardson. I think he is much more qualified and would be much more effective. I think he is going to pay politically and WE are going to pay internationally. Maybe she&#039;ll be the white Condi Rice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We have been so brainwashed into believing that the white man&#039;s ice is colder and his water is wetter, no matter how many times we see, over and over, that his intellectual superiority is utter mythology. Obama himself just proved it. Moreso than race, we are going to fall into class designations, which is equally unhealthy but more easily remedied. We have to wait and see.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I agree that CPL is spot on with this post as with a vast majority of her others. Our healthy democracy does depend on us making our voices heard and this is supposed to be a government &quot;FOR THE PEOPLE.&quot; We might need to march on DC or NYC to encourage them to not let Paulson steal any more $ for his Wall Street homies.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dcgatn, I wholeheartedly agree with you. I&#39;m telling you that I have a weird and negative feeling about many of his selections, like picking Hillbilly over Bill Richardson. I think he is much more qualified and would be much more effective. I think he is going to pay politically and WE are going to pay internationally. Maybe she&#39;ll be the white Condi Rice.</p>
<p>We have been so brainwashed into believing that the white man&#39;s ice is colder and his water is wetter, no matter how many times we see, over and over, that his intellectual superiority is utter mythology. Obama himself just proved it. Moreso than race, we are going to fall into class designations, which is equally unhealthy but more easily remedied. We have to wait and see.</p>
<p>I agree that CPL is spot on with this post as with a vast majority of her others. Our healthy democracy does depend on us making our voices heard and this is supposed to be a government &#8220;FOR THE PEOPLE.&#8221; We might need to march on DC or NYC to encourage them to not let Paulson steal any more $ for his Wall Street homies.</p>
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		<title>By: CPL</title>
		<link>http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/will-diversity-be-an-issue-in-obamas-administration/comment-page-2/#comment-104146</link>
		<dc:creator>CPL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No peaches? LOL</description>
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		<title>By: nickwah22</title>
		<link>http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/will-diversity-be-an-issue-in-obamas-administration/comment-page-2/#comment-104116</link>
		<dc:creator>nickwah22</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>completely agree</description>
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		<title>By: CraigHickman</title>
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		<dc:creator>CraigHickman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Deal.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We got some wild raspberries, blackberries that grow out back, I&#039;ll throw in some wild Maine blueberries, and I&#039;ll make a hard sauce with homemade butter.</description>
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<p>We got some wild raspberries, blackberries that grow out back, I&#39;ll throw in some wild Maine blueberries, and I&#39;ll make a hard sauce with homemade butter.</p>
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		<title>By: Denise</title>
		<link>http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/will-diversity-be-an-issue-in-obamas-administration/comment-page-2/#comment-104073</link>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>thanks for sharing this info, Monie.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>thanks for sharing this info, Monie.</p>
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		<title>By: sasha</title>
		<link>http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/will-diversity-be-an-issue-in-obamas-administration/comment-page-2/#comment-104069</link>
		<dc:creator>sasha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Barack Obama should pick the people he feels are the most qualified for the job regardless of race or gender.</description>
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		<title>By: CPL</title>
		<link>http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/will-diversity-be-an-issue-in-obamas-administration/comment-page-2/#comment-104068</link>
		<dc:creator>CPL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Which is why I&#039;m raising the question.  I&#039;ve taken many hits because I&#039;m equally willing to critique Obama as well as praise him when he makes smart moves.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Which is why I&#39;m raising the question.  I&#39;ve taken many hits because I&#39;m equally willing to critique Obama as well as praise him when he makes smart moves.</p>
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		<title>By: rikyrah</title>
		<link>http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/will-diversity-be-an-issue-in-obamas-administration/comment-page-2/#comment-104056</link>
		<dc:creator>rikyrah</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>EVENING THREAD IS UP</description>
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		<title>By: CPL</title>
		<link>http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/will-diversity-be-an-issue-in-obamas-administration/comment-page-2/#comment-104027</link>
		<dc:creator>CPL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Someone has to stay sober off the Obama-aid to look at what he does critically.  I voted for this brotha, but I will NOT shy away from being the first one to call his ass out if he puts a foot wrong in a big way, and there&#039;s no evidence he wasn&#039;t set up to fail.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My favorite dessert is fruit cobbler with hard sauce, thanks.  And since you&#039;re in Maine, I want lobster with all the trimmings.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I just don&#039;t want to get on a &quot;high&quot; about this brotha and get disappointed when he starts letting people DOWN.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And you&#039;re more than welcome at the critique table if it comes to that, just like I&#039;m willing to eat a plate of roasted crow if he proves me wrong.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Someone has to stay sober off the Obama-aid to look at what he does critically.  I voted for this brotha, but I will NOT shy away from being the first one to call his ass out if he puts a foot wrong in a big way, and there&#39;s no evidence he wasn&#39;t set up to fail.</p>
<p>My favorite dessert is fruit cobbler with hard sauce, thanks.  And since you&#39;re in Maine, I want lobster with all the trimmings.</p>
<p>I just don&#39;t want to get on a &#8220;high&#8221; about this brotha and get disappointed when he starts letting people DOWN.</p>
<p>And you&#39;re more than welcome at the critique table if it comes to that, just like I&#39;m willing to eat a plate of roasted crow if he proves me wrong.</p>
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		<title>By: rorysmomma</title>
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		<dc:creator>rorysmomma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Give the man the opportunity to f up.  good lord.  I don&#039;t care what the race of the people are as long as they are competent.  Period.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Give the man the opportunity to f up.  good lord.  I don&#39;t care what the race of the people are as long as they are competent.  Period.</p>
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		<title>By: DWS</title>
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		<dc:creator>DWS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for sharing that.  I entered law school that Fall.   Eighteen years later I would be honored to serve.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for sharing that.  I entered law school that Fall.   Eighteen years later I would be honored to serve.</p>
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		<title>By: CPL</title>
		<link>http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/will-diversity-be-an-issue-in-obamas-administration/comment-page-1/#comment-104019</link>
		<dc:creator>CPL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rikyrah, it is the reason why Congress can&#039;t get it into their heads that a family of four cannot make it on 1978 wages.  Why it took ten years to raise the minimum wage (say what you want about Jimmy Carter, but during his watch, it seemed we were getting raises every six months); why they can&#039;t get it right on healthcare or the environment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They don&#039;t consult the people actually in the trenches, and come up with ideas for the rest of us that don&#039;t fit and don&#039;t work.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rikyrah, it is the reason why Congress can&#39;t get it into their heads that a family of four cannot make it on 1978 wages.  Why it took ten years to raise the minimum wage (say what you want about Jimmy Carter, but during his watch, it seemed we were getting raises every six months); why they can&#39;t get it right on healthcare or the environment.</p>
<p>They don&#39;t consult the people actually in the trenches, and come up with ideas for the rest of us that don&#39;t fit and don&#39;t work.</p>
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		<title>By: Monie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Monie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just sat here and researched some of the people who Obama has chosen to help in his transition and there are MANY diverse people bering named that you WON&#039;T read or here about in the media...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We all know Valerie Jarrett, a Black woman,will be one of his most trusted adviser in the White House&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Patrick Gespard, a Haitian-American who has been a longtime labor operative will be director of the Office of Political Affairs or Political director of the White House&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Moises Vela, a Latino, will be director of administration for the office of the Vice President.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Parag Mehta, Indian-American, was named deputy director of inter-governmental affairs and public liasion for the Obama-Biden team and is charged with outreach to Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders and other groups.  Mehta also said he will extend outreach to gay, lesbian, and bi-sexual .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sonal Shah, Indian-American, is a member of the 15-member of the official transitional board&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;and nick Rathod is director of the transition&#039;s team of inter-governmental affairs&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Juliet V. Garcia, a Latina, and Univ. of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College has joined the Obama transition team as one of his advisers.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ellen Moran, who was executive director of Emily&#039;s list, will be Obama&#039;s White House Communications Director&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There are probably many more I have to look up...but there is a lot of outreach to all groups in this transition and I am almost sure these same people may hold mid- and lower level postions in this administration.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just sat here and researched some of the people who Obama has chosen to help in his transition and there are MANY diverse people bering named that you WON&#39;T read or here about in the media&#8230;</p>
<p>We all know Valerie Jarrett, a Black woman,will be one of his most trusted adviser in the White House</p>
<p>Patrick Gespard, a Haitian-American who has been a longtime labor operative will be director of the Office of Political Affairs or Political director of the White House</p>
<p>Moises Vela, a Latino, will be director of administration for the office of the Vice President.</p>
<p>Parag Mehta, Indian-American, was named deputy director of inter-governmental affairs and public liasion for the Obama-Biden team and is charged with outreach to Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders and other groups.  Mehta also said he will extend outreach to gay, lesbian, and bi-sexual .</p>
<p>Sonal Shah, Indian-American, is a member of the 15-member of the official transitional board</p>
<p>and nick Rathod is director of the transition&#39;s team of inter-governmental affairs</p>
<p>Juliet V. Garcia, a Latina, and Univ. of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College has joined the Obama transition team as one of his advisers.</p>
<p>Ellen Moran, who was executive director of Emily&#39;s list, will be Obama&#39;s White House Communications Director</p>
<p>There are probably many more I have to look up&#8230;but there is a lot of outreach to all groups in this transition and I am almost sure these same people may hold mid- and lower level postions in this administration.</p>
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		<title>By: CPL</title>
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		<dc:creator>CPL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kos usually disses my posts (anyone who went to Net Roots Nation this summer Knows why).</description>
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