Now that Obama is president, some people don't want to pay their bills[views:1836][posts:11]__________________________________________ [Jan 23,2009 11:53am - Conservationist ""] One of my wife’s friends told her on Tuesday that someone she knew had been renting a house to a single African-American woman for several years. The lady had apparently never missed a payment or even been late with one. But, for some strange reason, immediately after Barack Obama was elected to office last November, the woman reportedly stopped paying rent. When politely questioned about it, she told her landlord: “We have a new president now and some things are going to change.” He replied: “Well, that’s fine, but you still have to pay your rent,” to which she reiterated: “No, we have a new president now—and some things are going to change.” From what I understand, the rent has yet to be paid. Later that same day, while watching ABC News coverage of the inauguration with my wife over lunch, hosts Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer were joined by Donna Brazile, a Democratic African-American author, educator and political activist, who gave a humorous account of her snatching the complementary fleece blanket she found abandoned in Barack Obama’s chair after the swearing-in ceremony. Apparently she wanted a souvenir of the momentous occasion and when the opportunity arose, she took it. As they all laughed about it, Gibson responded playfully to her candid admission by saying: “We’re going to check with the legal staff and find out if that’s a felony or a misdemeanor.” Brazile then gave a stern look into the camera and said: “We have a black president—it’s neither.” http://www.newswithviews.com/PaulProctor/proctor171.htm |
| _______________________________ [Jan 23,2009 12:44pm - Yeti ""] i really, really hope Obama takes a totally neutral stance on race and it pisses everyone off. |
| _________________________________________ [Jan 23,2009 1:51pm - Conservationist ""] A neutral stance endorses multiculturalism, so isn't neutral. http://www.blackpanther.org/ |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 23,2009 2:29pm - Josh_Martin ""] I didn't want to pay my bills when Bush was president either. If being neutral isn't neutral, how does one be neutral? |
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| _____________________________ [Jan 23,2009 2:33pm - pam ""] I heard from a friend of my friend's cousin's uncle that black people are now insisting on paying for their malt liquor with hope. True story. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 23,2009 2:41pm - brian_dc ""] Josh_Martin said:I didn't want to pay my bills when Bush was president either. If being neutral isn't neutral, how does one be neutral? I actually think he has a point. Denying multiculturism is active. You are for setting restrictions. Multiculturism is ultimately passive. It's for removing restrictions. Live and let live is definitely passive. Neutral, passive...same ball game. Not saying I agree that multiculturism is the thing that will cripple us. But I think he's right with that argument. |
| _____________________________ [Jan 23,2009 2:46pm - pam ""] If I never hear the term multiculturalism again I will die a happy woman. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 23,2009 2:54pm - Josh_Martin ""] I remember the first time I ever heard the term "multicultural". I was in college (of course) and I was walking by the library and these total faggot girls were selling books and they asked me if I wanted to buy some "multicultural" history books. I said "that sounds really gay" and kept on walking. |
| _________________________________________ [Jan 23,2009 4:28pm - Conservationist ""] If you did that where I went to school, you explained yourself to the police. |