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You know you are a hater against our blessed redeemer President. Blessed is he that cometh from the Potomac.
"People criticized the fact that I suggested we hold President Obama accountable as the equivalent of being a 'hater' or subscribing to the crabs in the barrel methodology. I think it is not only troubling, but also dangerous that any community, specifically the African American community would feel that they should give up their right and responsibility, when appropriate and prudent, to hold accountable their president on issues of concern.
"The election of the first black president did not somehow remove the laundry list of pressing social and political matters facing rural, urban, poor, wealthy, educated and uneducated members of the very diverse black community. The same black community that blamed and challenged President Bush on almost every decision he made from the gate. This is a community that despite the very high approval ratings of President Clinton, also challenged him on issues of federal mandatory minimum drug policy past under his watch. This is a community during much of its history in this country has engaged president after president about issues of equal access and even human dignity when too many others would not. Why now would we even imply that President Obama should get a pass because he is black and we are still celebrating his election?
"I am not suggesting that today we begin to rally the Nation of Islam, NAACP, Urban League, and the membership of all of America's black churches and historically black colleges and universities to the steps of the White House to ask President Obama why he has not cut reparations checks. I agree with Americans in and outside of the black community that want to give our new president the opportunity to walk out his administration's plans for turning around the political version of the titanic. The historical implications and the magnitude of the economic, educational, and environmental position we are in as a nation require that we allow for some time. However, the way we make government better is through an active and not a passively appreciative approach; by making sure that lawmakers (at all levels) know we are watching and responding to the moves they make on our behalf. The president and his administration have created a more open environment for accountability to take place and thus met with many black leaders. We also must hold these black leaders also accountable to use those meetings for more than photo ops, but rather opportunities to discuss real strategy to transform communities around the country.
"Two truths about the current political climate make the desire by some to condemn accountability in the name of history making celebration, well...foolish.
"One of the values that the African American community used to lift high was the notion that as a race of people in America we had to be twice as good because of the lens of white supremacy we are being judged with. Why now, that one of our own has made history, proving that this work ethic and way of thinking still works would we spit in the face of our history and lower the expectation because it's the first 100 days, because he is black, or because we are lazy citizens that have forgotten what it means to truly engage."
Hater, hater, hater. Why you want to diss Brotha President?Love those comments:
"You all are acting like sheep. You are doing exactly what he is talking about.
Great article Jeff.
You all keep saying, 'he's only been in office for a month, then 2, now 3'.
He has been moving at breakneck speed and should be held accountable EVERYDAY.
It matters not, how long he has been in office. It only took 1 day to spend 3.6 Trillion.
It only took days to appear to be a liar on so many issues.
1. FISA
2. WAR
3. HABEUS (STILL WAITING)
4. PATRIOT ACT (STILL WATING)
My bad. Hes only been in office for 3 months.
Wake Up people! We have been had!"
