Comments on: What Exactly Is "Black Enough"?

Nancy Giles Ponders The Question Everyone Seems To Be Asking

[bluestardad]

When will the focus be on a persons content of their character instead of their race? I HOPE THIS PHRASE IS FAMILIAR! People make money by keeping Race in the forefront of the news. Would the Legislative Black Caucus have a job if everyone were called Americans that lived here? It is OK to remember a fault from time to time as to never let it happen again, but to make a living from dredging up past wrongs is a disservice to all those who actually endured the hardship. I myself will not accept the hate, guilt, or be held accountable for the transgressions of people who claimed to be wronged by people before my Grandfather was born. Do not push your opinions on the rest of us. If you want to that is on you but do not expect me or millions of others to accept your guilt trip. Make your way in life based on your abilities if you can, not clinging to the sorrows of hundreds of years past in hopes of explaining your own weaknesses, failures, and shortcomings! Put your shoulder to the wheel, register for selective service and earn Equal Rights and a place as a Citizen of the United States make America a better place to live. Quit looking for some special treatment based on your Gender, Race, or Religious belief! Take responsibilities for your own actions and choices quit trying to blame your problems on how others were treated!

[kaliveotin]

Your article question, "black enough?", is quite lame being badly dated. The question with Barak Hussein Obama should be, "American enough?" or how bout "Christian enough", or best of all "experienced enough?". These are questions that concern american voters. I'm sure that whether a voter is black, white or other, and whether or not a candidates color matters or doesn't, Obama is black enough. I mean really, for the questioner, how black does one have to be? ? ? Are there blacks or other americans who believe that Tiger Woods isn't black enough? How bout Haley Berry is she black enough. Bill Clinton was black enough, Bobby Kennedy was black enough. Heck, even Lindon Johnson was black enough. We need older journalists and younger editors.

[karlimhof]

The BUSH WAR is illegal

the resumption of hostilities was only a matter of time since Bush was elected with his neocon sidekicks....

blame barbara bush for iraq......
Posted by lars008

[y130512]

BlueStarDad: I don't like whiners either, but if whiners who blame others for their shortcomings are your gripe, then you should also address whites - especially white males - who cry "reverse discrimination" every time they are not selected for jobs.
1) The phrase 'reverse discrimination' is utterly absurd because if they have been discriminated against, they need only call it 'discrimination'.
2) Affirmative Action laws became necessary to counter preexistent laws - yes, WRITTEN laws - that prohibited blacks and women from participation in their rights to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness".
3) I'm so tired of whites announcing that a competitor who won a coveted position is less qualified than themselves, without any challenge to verify their claims. Since transcripts, job evaluations, or any information that would confirm such a claim is not available for public record, it's more likely that they're just making statements they know they'll never have to prove.
4) No company or organization is going to hire unqualified people to fill numbers. That would be suicide for their business!
5) The institution of slavery has been abolished; but the visceral hatred toward blacks that made it possible continues to breath,thrive and reproduce, thus invalidating your 'sins of my forefathers' argument.
6) Whites who feel they can't prosper unless others are cut from the game, are the real losers.

[agramma]

Nancy - Good topic! I am retired(old), white and try to vote for the candidate that has the most positive take on issues for America. I have spent all my life wondering why black just has to be an issue in anything. Look, we have black and white children unsheltered and starving in America! We have black and white people struggling to survive in America! We are at war many miles away. Black and White soldiers are dying or being maimed. Health Care costs are eating white and black people alive. Our Health Care Insurance system sucks. These are issues I want a resolution on. Do we have any politicos who notice these things?

With all the important things we have falling apart in America, what the hell is color? Why is color such a big choice to ponder? I wonder: do newspeople have to be Republican to work? Do the Democrats really have the right idea and the newspeople are just working at undermining the Democrats so the Repubs don't lose elections? What's the deal? It seems like we take two steps forward and two back. Will we never fix America?

I think you just sound like Nancy, and I think you are just fine. I would think you are just fine if you had a black accent, whatever that is. It doesn't matter. You have a great talent in what you do and I respect that.

[agramma]

Nancy - Good topic! I am retired(old), white and try to vote for the candidate that has the most positive take on issues for America. I have spent all my life wondering why black just has to be an issue in anything. Look, we have black and white children unsheltered and starving in America! We have black and white people struggling to survive in America! We are at war many miles away. Black and White soldiers are dying or being maimed. Health Care costs are eating white and black people alive. Our Health Care Insurance system sucks. These are issues I want a resolution on. Do we have any politicos who notice these things?

With all the important things we have falling apart in America, what the hell is color? Why is color such a big choice to ponder? I wonder: do newspeople have to be Republican to work? Do the Democrats really have the right idea and the newspeople are just working at undermining the Democrats so the Repubs don't lose elections? What's the deal? It seems like we take two steps forward and two back. Will we never fix America?

I think you just sound like Nancy, and I think you are just fine. I would think you are just fine if you had a black accent, whatever that is. It doesn't matter. You have a great talent in what you do and I respect that.

[agramma]

Nancy - Good topic! I am retired(old), white and try to vote for the candidate that has the most positive take on issues for America. I have spent all my life wondering why black just has to be an issue in anything. Look, we have black and white children unsheltered and starving in America! We have black and white people struggling to survive in America! We are at war many miles away. Black and White soldiers are dying or being maimed. Health Care costs are eating white and black people alive. Our Health Care Insurance system sucks. These are issues I want a resolution on. Do we have any politicos who notice these things?

With all the important things we have falling apart in America, what the hell is color? Why is color such a big choice to ponder? I wonder: do newspeople have to be Republican to work? Do the Democrats really have the right idea and the newspeople are just working at undermining the Democrats so the Repubs don't lose elections? What's the deal? It seems like we take two steps forward and two back. Will we never fix America?

I think you just sound like Nancy, and I think you are just fine. I would think you are just fine if you had a black accent, whatever that is. It doesn't matter. You have a great talent in what you do and I respect that.

[agramma]

Nancy - Good topic! I am retired(old), white and try to vote for the candidate that has the most positive take on issues for America. I have spent all my life wondering why black just has to be an issue in anything. Look, we have black and white children unsheltered and starving in America! We have black and white people struggling to survive in America! We are at war many miles away. Black and White soldiers are dying or being maimed. Health Care costs are eating white and black people alive. Our Health Care Insurance system sucks. These are issues I want a resolution on. Do we have any politicos who notice these things?

With all the important things we have falling apart in America, what the hell is color? Why is color such a big choice to ponder? I wonder: do newspeople have to be Republican to work? Do the Democrats really have the right idea and the newspeople are just working at undermining the Democrats so the Repubs don't lose elections? What's the deal? It seems like we take two steps forward and two back. Will we never fix America?

I think you just sound like Nancy, and I think you are just fine. I would think you are just fine if you had a black accent, whatever that is. It doesn't matter. You have a great talent in what you do and I respect that.

[agramma]

Nancy - Good topic! I am retired(old), white and try to vote for the candidate that has the most positive take on issues for America. I have spent all my life wondering why black just has to be an issue in anything. Look, we have black and white children unsheltered and starving in America! We have black and white people struggling to survive in America! We are at war many miles away. Black and White soldiers are dying or being maimed. Health Care costs are eating white and black people alive. Our Health Care Insurance system sucks. These are issues I want a resolution on. Do we have any politicos who notice these things?

With all the important things we have falling apart in America, what the hell is color? Why is color such a big choice to ponder? I wonder: do newspeople have to be Republican to work? Do the Democrats really have the right idea and the newspeople are just working at undermining the Democrats so the Repubs don't lose elections? What's the deal? It seems like we take two steps forward and two back. Will we never fix America?

I think you just sound like Nancy, and I think you are just fine. I would think you are just fine if you had a southern drawl. It doesn't matter. You have a great talent in what you do and I respect that.

[agramma]

Nancy - Good topic! I am retired(old), white and try to vote for the candidate that has the most positive take on issues for America. I have spent all my life wondering why black just has to be an issue in anything. Look, we have black and white children unsheltered and starving in America! We have black and white people struggling to survive in America! We are at war many miles away. Black and White soldiers are dying or being maimed. Health Care costs are eating white and black people alive. Our Health Care Insurance system sucks. These are issues I want a resolution on. Do we have any politicos who notice these things?

With all the important things we have falling apart in America, what the hell is color? Why is color such a big choice to ponder? I wonder: do newspeople have to be Republican to work? Do the Democrats really have the right idea and the newspeople are just working at undermining the Democrats so the Repubs don't lose elections? What's the deal? It seems like we take two steps forward and two back. Will we never fix America?