I had a conversation today with a 50+ year old black woman, a woman from my mother’s generation. The conversation turned to politics which I was hesitant to discuss because friends can turn into enemies based on political views. I assumed, which was my fault, that being black, being raised in the Civil Rights era that this woman would emphatically stand behind the Obama-Biden ticket, but yet I heard her trying to justify to me the wonders of “Superwoman” aka. Mrs. Sarah Palin. After watching the debates last night, we discussed the outcome and to my conclusion, found out we were not watching the same debate. Sarah Palin is a ball of smoke, thrown in a corner to distract the viewer from what’s REALLY going on. And this woman, these women, is mesmerized by this distraction called a candidate. I asked her, would you rather have a Vice-President who looked good and has funny quirks rather than have someone that was knowledgeable and experienced especially given the state our country is in right now? Her response was that Palin was experience because of “all those things she did in Alaska and how she went up against her party and ended corruption.” That is when the conversation ended because she refused to believe outside of what she had been told and not what she knew. I can smell Fox News propaganda a mile away and it was obvious that this woman had been brain washed by that channel and I called her on it, not knowing she really did watch the channel. She went on to tell me how un-biased Fox News is and how hard the media has been on Palin…so I after I jumped back in my skin, I told her she needs to broaden her horizon on where she gets her political information. It amazes me that just because they call themselves “Fair and Balanced “that it is suppose to be true. Fox News is biased. But so is MSNBC. I don’t know if I am stating the obvious, but they are subliminally biased based off their color schemes. Fox News is red and MSNBC is blue. It’s that simple. But it doesn’t stop there because many media outlets are giving biased views on this election. The reason I mentioned the initial story was because it showed me that there are people easily persuaded by smoke and mirrors and will believe whatever they are told. It goes back to the Milgram Experiement which was an experiment proving obedience to authority. A Yale professor conducted an experiment to see if people would perform acts that go against their personal conscience and beliefs. Look it up: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/ag-labor/7article/article35.htm . What the experiment discovered was that people are willing to take orders or will believe what you say when the order comes from someone of authority. They will do so because the responsibility is not on them, it is on the “authority figure” that gave them the order. This is why politics, businesses, and the media are so corrupt. It is up to YOU, YOU, to find out the truth. If you believe what you are being told, you are a lemming. I have never 100% trust what is told to me by these people because of their track records i.e.: Tuskegee Experiment, Weapons of Mass Destruction, COINTELPRO. But it was up to me to inform myself from various sides on what the true story is. I am a Fox News viewer, as well as a viewer of many other news outlets, but that is because (a) I know how to read between Fox News’ lines, and (b) You always need to know what your opponent is talking about. And this goes deeper than this election, which is one of the most historic things I have experience. No, we must find out the truths. Go and find out if YOUR state is one of those states that will not allow you to wear campaign propaganda to the polls. Stop sending the emails and mis-information or else you are just as much a part of the problem as they are. You want to do something?? You want to change people views, then get the facts and spread the word. That is my motive right now. And on November 4th, I will be volunteering to take the elderly and disabled and whoever needs a ride to the polls. NO EXCUSES!!! This is my one step toward making change. What are you going to do?? Stop talking about…be about!! This is our time. Acknowledge this moment for what it is. These days, theses years, this decade starting with “Y2K”, has been one for the books. What story will you tell?? How will your history be remembered?? Remember the last one standing decides how history will be written. WAKE UP!!!!!
“The good teacher discovers the natural gifts of his pupils and liberates them by the stimulating influence of the inspiration that he can impart. The true leader makes his followers twice the men they were before.”
-Stephen Neill
Did You Know??? Ralph J. Bunche was the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace prize in 1950 for mediating the Arab-Israeli truce.
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First and foremost, I'm tired you of mispronouncing my lingo. I don't know what "gobbility gook" is, but I do know what "GOBBLEDYGOOK" is. Second, I think Sarah Palin did terrific yesterday. That old black lady was right, mainstream media is being waaay too hard on Sarah Palin. She's a down-home girl with down-home values and with her being a woman and you being a woman I think it's quite sad that you're so forthright in your disrespect towards her. I'd be willing to bet the only reason why you're willing to take old people to the polls on November 4th is because you only live by old "BLACK" people who you presume are going to vote for Barack HUSSEIN Obama. I bet you won't be driving to Beverly Hills to be taking any old folks to the polls. Wonder why??? You're mad self-righteous, and I hope the voting machine short circuits when you go in the booth to submit your vote. McCain/Palin 08'!!!
To hell with you ultra-liberal, pro-choice, desegregation bastards.
Ummmm....i think for once...D has a point. Your disposition is NO different that that 50 year old woman's is. You clearly are PRO Obama and argued with her NOT based on the differences between McCain and Obama but because you assumed that she only listens to what Fox News tells her. Obama aint as squeeky clean as MSNBC, Huffington Post, Yahoo News, etc. makes him out to be. However....the only reason Pailin did well last night was because she literally was in the shitter prior to the debate..so for her to come out alive was a win for the GOP.......Biden was extraordinary...but it still won't matter. Pailin is like the Britney Spears/Jessica Simpson of Politics right now....and her ratings keep soaring. All she needs to do is drop and albulm or lip sync the National Anthem and they'll win!
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