BAH ! Mr. Obama's First 100 days

The Mainstream Media will likely give a grade for the first 100 days through the prism of their political positions.  Watch for it.  The way Fox assesses it will be different from MSNBC and different from CNN.  The way the Wall Street Journal handles it will be different from the way the New York Times reports on it.  Look beneath the covers for their editorial positions and whether it bleeds into their "objective" analysis.

Widen your reading list to include That Minority Thing, the Root and other multicultural opinion sites.  Get a balanced view.  Know what Limbaugh and O'Reilly think because they both influence a sizeable if shrinking number of influential voters.

See through the hypocrisy of today's shrinking newsrooms and exploding punditry to find a balanced and fair appraisal of President Barack Obama. In other words, go to the aggregators like Google News and Yahoo News !  

BAH ! Spectre of Specter

Arlen Specter started out as a Democrat.  Switched to Republican.  Now has decided to become a Democrat again.  Seems he saw the poll numbers for the Republican primary in his home state of Pennsylvania and decided his prospects were "bleak". His GOP prospects dimmed considerably after he and two other moderate republicans broke rank and voted for the Obama stimulus package.  

He also noted that 200,000 PA. republicans switched parties in the last presidential election.  The Limbaugh reaction boils down to "good riddance" as does that of the combative putative head of the RNC Michael Steele.  

Now that we have absorbed all this political ruckus maybe we can get back to the business of whipping Swine flu, reviving the economy, wiping out Al Queda, ending the Iraq War, reforming health care, energy and the economy.  You know, insignificant stuff like that.

BAH ! Internet Unregulated

Why isn't the Internet regulated? We get frightened by the Swine Virus and rush to regulate it out of existence. . We toss bailot money for the derivatives "virus" yet we we stand by while an unchecked internet threatens the body economic and eviscerates industry after industry. Is there no common sense difference between deregulation and No regulation?

BAH ! Craigslist Killer and Deregulation

Why should the Internet escape reasonable regulation? Some guy in ________ is accused of ________ women who posted sex-for-money ads on Craigslist. He may have set them up for murder in the quiet recesses of fancy hotels. Now there is a hue and cry for the founder of Craigslist, Craig Newmark,, to rein in the ads to protect the public.

Why does the Federal Communications Act of 1996 protect what some attorney generals call the largest porn industry in the country?

Why does it take murder for the public to wake up to the dangers of an unregulated Internet? Minorities already know not to trust job listings on the internet because so many are just come-ons by anonymous characters who are really seeking ways to strip ____________ of their money. Now we also know at least one mild-mannered medical student allegedly wanted to strip women of much much more.

Is There Corruption in Online Bidding Process to Buy/Sell Real Estate? by Mrs. Tee

It came to my attention that some of the vacant or foreclosure properties in our
neighborhoods could be due to underhanded practices with the online bidding
process.

Bids could be put in by or for a non-existent business or individual. This non-existent entity wins the bid over a willing, interested party. Then since the winner is non-existent the property remains vacant and an eye sore in the neighborhood. The other interested party who is not able to act on this property must find another property of interest to them.

Is this possible? Can they corrupt the process in this manner? What do you think?

Mrs. Tee

BAH ! Obama vs Chavez Reagan vs Gorbachev

Let me get this straight. It was OK for Reagan to pal around with _______________ of the Soviet Union who could kill us militarily and not okay for Obama to shake hands with Chavez of ___________ who can only call us names. It's was OK for Nixon to toast __________ of China and not OK for Obama to be civil to uncivil __________ of Nicaragua.

Perhaps the cool style of this President exposed the boorishness and impotence of those popgun dictators not the dignity and might of the United States. Perhaps his new face of diplomacy has exposed the thin-skinned nature of the failed foreign policy of Cheney/Bush more than anything else.

Now I get it. It was okay for conservatives to chatup mortal enemies to further American interests in the Cold War...it's not okay for realists to engage the pipsqueaks south of the border to further American economic interests weakened by the global policies of the previous administration.

BAH ! Newsroom Nadir Democracy Downsized

It is the newsrooms who are dying not journalism. That system of editors, news directors, fact checkers, producers etc. etc. that protects the information gathering process...is rapidly unraveling. The replacements are amateurs armed with an attitude, a camera, and a disdain for journalistic ethics.

The replacements include the loudmouths with opinions rather than the reporters seeking the facts. Yet the demand for accurate information is greater than ever.



The new system covers the Recession but ignores the economic Depression overwhelming minorities. The outrage is with corporate bailouts and not with the loss of jobs dominated by blacks, latinos, and asians.



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Obama Respect-Disrespect

OBAMA RESPECT-DISRESPECT???? WHAT DO YOU THINK?Rev. Al Sharpton was discussing a similar issue with his co-host and I believe an attorney, they had call in as a guest, on his radio program. I think it was on Thursday April 9, 2009. They mentioned: 1. An OBAMA FRIED CHICKEN now being sold in New York. 2. A CHIA-A-PET was sold with the face of President Obama and the plant growing out of its head that looked like an Afro......but complaints came in and it was removed from the shelves. And there was 3. The OBAMA CONDOMS; the co-host mentioned she saw while shopping! She was very turned off by them. What do you think about these three items??? Share this with everyone so we can see what they think as well!......My general take from the discussion was that in most cases, most of the items being sold have the intent to promote the President in a positive way and that for the first time many Black entrepreneurs are able to profit in way that they have never been able to profit before. They also mentioned Martin Luther King Jr. We know the following he had and the height he was able to rise too, but most of the items we were not able to profit from.......As far as the negative press..it sells!.... There is always someone willing to take a negative approach and stretch it as far as the can. DISRESPECT will change when we start complaining, when people or products don't give President Obama or First Lady Michele Obama the respect they are due, we need to turn off the TV, radio, etc. and send out emails in massive proportions, and tie up the phone lines all over this country! Change takes Action!..and Action doesn't happen without You!... So Let's Pay Attention! Send this to Everyone! Let's get the Feedback! and Let's get Started Now! Mrs. Tee

Private Citizen Journal--Text Driving

Most recently one of our major cities recently passed a leglislation on DWT(driving while texting)which is good for safety reasons.now if we can encourage our (AA) elected officials in this major city to sponsor legislation aimed at indecent exposure PUP (pull up pants). Their leadership will be greatly appreciated from protecting us from this potential public hazard!

AFFECTED DECENDANTS


Let me mention some names I cried over from AIDS to abstention
I cried hard deep tears
Not for HIV but for the Memories
Of lost greatness of names still unknown to a host of
Affected Descendants
Whom I represent
James Baldwin 1987, with novels in playwright and poem, setting on a cloud
Welcoming Max Robinson on December 20, 1988,
Carrying his tapes from ABC World News Tonight
The Journalist born in 39 on that HIV climb
First Black full time Anchorman
And I am your affected Descendent
On Drugs they did not make, you could not take
I am your Descendant
There rises Alvin Ailey from January 5, 1931 to December 1, 1989
Where is his crime?
Learning from Katherine Dunham each step up his endless frame
That still claimed him more than his name but his dance, his dance
I am his Affected Descendant
Marlin Riggs 1957 to 1994
Graduated from Harvard, Magda Cum Laude
His Emmy in 93, Peabody in 91
The filmmaker acting in a new play this day
Was sent on his way
In honor of him and more
I am his affected Descendant
NKOSI Johnson Ascended in 01 at the age of twelve
From then, the living hell of South Africa
They called him the face of HIV
But he is more than that to me
I just wish you could see
I am his affected Descendant
Jerry Smith 1986
Tight end NFL Redskins
Simon NIKOLI 1998
The great GLTB activist from South Africa
Gibson Kente in 2004
And there are more, and there are more
Kente the father of Black Theater in Soweto
My Brother EZAY-E to me straight out of Compton in 1995
Ganster RAP and NWA
Walk in his shadow this day
I am the descendent connected by virus

To a host of history’s meanest most fierce warriors
I want no more births from this disease
By my account to fall in ascension lane
What ever be their name
For everything we hold dear and near bring forth a generation by education
And affected not infected generation
Why did Arthur Ashe rise in 1993, three grand slam titles, Davis cup and graduate of UCLA
His transfusion could not keep the AIDS away
Doctor Isabello Reyes is still taking care of me
And Derrick Anderson a father a brother
Halsey Wood
All these men of African Decent
Lent me strength in their assent
And all the angles of AIDS in there Lament
Affected Descendants
To Heaven Went.
f.
2009

BAH ! Tea Party Tax Day & Santelli Rant

Let me be sure we've got this right. Today's 3000 Tea Parties organized by right wingers are protesting tax bloat when in fact the government cut taxes. The effort was touched off by a rant from business "reporter" Rick Santelli, who railed against financial help for homeowners left underwater. But he loved bailots for wall street fat cats. "...helping the folks who carry the water not those who drink it..." so he proclaimed.

The Boston Tea Party was all about raising taxes on Tea done without colonial representation in the British parliament. It led to the American Revolution.

These guys wanna equate that with temporary bailouts approved by their representatives to save the economy ravaged by the pee party on Wall Street. That's revolutionary alright.

BAH ! Korea. Size Matters

Less we forget. Size matters. The ballistics behemoth known as the United States defeated second banana the Soviet Union. Does North Korea really rate?

A failed launch by a second rate dictator compared to the nuclear arsenal of Russia...it's downsized antecedent. Somehow we seem to lose perspective.



Yes size matters. But the common cold can bring even the largest animal to its knees. A pipsqueek power like North Korea might destabilize the region. Son of Domino Effect? Yes size matters...large and small.

BAH ! Real Estate for Religion--post Easter

The subprime real estate bust wrecked the world economy apparently. Some say a commercial real estate bubble is about to implode. That alone might sink the recovery.

But what havoc might the combustion of religious real estate wrought? The primarily white Catholic Church around the corner is closing under the weight of a million dollar roof repair and assessments owed the diocese. 50 other urban parishes are in some form of closure...if not foreclosure.

A tiny protestant church not far away avoided the banks by passing the hat to raise the thousands needed to repair its leaky roof. Meanwhile a powerful Black Baptist church on the far side of the city cut back on services...religious and social...in an effor to ride out the recession.

Is it possible that the Bush economy is also wrecking spiritual economies left and right...leaving empty marble hulks behind as the only legacy of that very born-again administration?

Obama Bashing by Mrs. Tee

Have you noticed that many times when President Barack Obama is mentioned on TV, RADIO, Web, etc,....that people will not say President Obama, Mr. President, or President Barack........and the same thing happens with First Lady Michelle Obama.

It's distasteful, disgusting, and very disrespectful. They are the most powerful couple in the world and they deserve the respect, the titles, the accolades, and everything else that comes with the position. Not only did they do the work to get there, they get it! They understand and they are just getting started! The Change Continues.

MrsTee

BAH ! Assault Weapons sound Fishy

There is a catchy TV ditty sung by a mounted bass that goes like this:

Give me back that fillet of fish. Give me back that fish
Give me back that fillet of fish. Give me back that fish

What if it was you hanging up on this wall
If it was you in that sandwich...you wouldn't be laughing at all

This could very well apply to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder:

Give me back that ban on Assault Weapons. Give me back that ban
Give me back that ban on Assault Weapons. Give me back that ban.

What if it was you hanging up in this morgue.
If it was you on that slab...you wouldn't be laughing at all

BAH ! Assault Weapons for Pirates and Cop Killers

Let me get this straight. Twenty sailors on the open sea near Somalia are unarmed and pirates can board their freighters, hold the captain hostage and demand millions in ransom. The Pirates are armed to the teeth, the sailors are not.

A brother police officer in Pittsburgh can answer a domestic disturbance call and get gunned down along with his two backups. The killer has a semi-automatic weapon and a bullet-proof vest.

A deranged killer can wipe out 13 innocents at a center for teaching english to immigrants in Binghamton, NY. A killer armed with two semi-automatic weapons and a bullet-proof vest.

So why aren't sailors in the crowded shipping lanes off the coast Africa allowed to carry the kinds of military-style weapons and armor to defend themselves that killers are allowed to register in the United States to kill innocents.