Comments on: Jesse Jackson Renews Some Blacks' Concerns

Washington Post: Some Activists Have Been Unhappy About Critiques Of Problems In The Black Community

[face_it]

I have been listening to both MCCain and Obama''s speeches all day everyday on POTUS08 and have grown more and more concerned about Obama''s lack of an assuring declaration. He continues to use phrases such as: "I would like to" and "I want to" leading me to interpret a lack of confidence in his ideas and plans. When has he said "I will do"? Idealist dreamers are not what this country needs. We need a leader who "WILL DO" what his platform says as well as a leader who "WILL NOT DO" what his platform is against. I am not about to say that McCain is this person but I will fully support the notion that Obama is not that person.

We are in dire need of a leader who can be and accepts being held accountable for all of his or her posturing. As well as an irrevocable law that if all of their assurances and guarantees are not achieved a national apology and resignaion will follow.

Let us all take back our country for the glory of our fore fathers.

[patriot12436]

rdp
I didn''t say i supported McCain either but if it is a choice between him and obama i will take McCain. I do not trust obama because of many things said and unanswered, and because of those he has had long associations with.

[patriot12436]

charlezwaslh
I have supported equal rights all my life. Now i am tired of the black race just taking and expecting the white race to support them. I am tired of them saying it is ok to commit crimes because of how they were mistreated or denied an education. We have addressed and paid for these issues. Now i am for segregation and racism. Tjhe blacks do not want to unite as one so let the war begin.

[kailumego1]

There are a lot of absentee black fathers, now does that mean white fathers don''t abandon their children, no, but if you examine the statistics, African American women far exceed their white counterparts in the single-mother category.

Egoistic Judases like Jackson, Sharpton, Dyson, and others have done absolutely nothing to remedy the decades-long endemic, but to foam at their mouthes whenever someone is courageous enough to speak up.

[kailumego1]

So-called black leaders like Jackson, Sharpton,, Dyson, etc. are nothing more than sycophant parasites leeching off the integrity, self-determinism, and industriousness of those courageous enough to speak the truth on delicate issues, which they''ve obviously ignored for decades.

I''m sick and tired of so-called representatives of the black community defending and justifying the degradation [absentee fathers, lack of responsibility, personal growth, and self-determinism, etc.] that is endemic within the black community/family.

Notwithstanding the "Civil Rights Movement", marches, protests,etc., in spite all the sacrifices made by countless numbers of people, black folks as a whole are no better off than they were during slavery.

Only this time, it isn''t racism that''s holding back the black race but blacks themselves, certainly racism still exist in American society, however, it doesn''t apply to all circumstances.

[patriot12436]

rdp
I am not voting for obama as i do not trust him and what he says. I don''t care about his being black. If Colin Powell had run he would have had my vote.

[daggett yooper]

so, it appears that Barack is only concerned for the black people in america. It is not the presidents job to suggest that fathers be more involved in their families. to be responsible.

It is the presidents job for which we hire him, to run our country, not our lives.

I would like to know how Barack plans to do this?

What are his plans for the petroleum industry? How will he interact with the oil cartel? How will he make life better for ALL americans. not just the blacks. These are the things we should be concerned about.

[cmp271]

Keep in mind if Obama got in, which he won''t, we would have to deal with worse black attitude of entitlement, moreso than we do now!! White Democrats will vote against him simply because he will stir up alot of black racism that is already at record level against whites.

If he can get as far as he can, what is the excuse other blacks are using for not? Nothing was handed to him the way the black attitude feels it should be. Jackson and Sharpton are the past, whites are smarter now and tired of the same old white guilt trip!

The Government is not accountable nor responsible for the laziness of blacks. That is an inbred genetic problem.

If Obama got in, we would never be able to get rid of Sharpton and Jackson and their circus of other performers.

Vote for McCain...

[karencwallac]

Many of the comments on this post demonstate the dangers of Obama''s perpetuation of stereotypes of African Americans. Many here believe them and apply them to the entire AA race. Obama reinforces these horrible lies.

[pjones501]

Better find a new candidate while you still can Democrats. Anybody want to make a little bet about how many more times Obama sticks his foot in his mouth before the Convention??? (just kidding...about the betting part)

That reminds me, the press missed the one yesterday about Obama saying that kids should learn to speak Spanish and that he''s ashamed that most American''s can only speak one language? There they go with that being ashamed of America again. Too bad he wasn''t ashamed when his minister shouted, "GOD DAAAAAAM AMERICA",
......Oh yeh, and the issue of Obama''s patriotism.....look for it to come back, big time.