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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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Obama vs. McCain -- 47 days to go. Keeping the Faith.

One year ago, Barack Obama's advisors told him that the high road to Washington was going to cost him the nomination.  They said that he needed a tough attack to defeat Hillary Clinton and the other more experienced challengers for the Democratic nomination.  He stuck to his faith in the "audacity of hope" and crafted a campaign built on "change we can believe in."

Here we are, one year later and  -- 47 DAYS TO ELECTING BARACK OBAMA PRESIDENT.

My encouragement today is, Keep the faith!

- The polls are showing a shift towards Obama in the battleground states.
- The economic house of cards that the Republican leadership has built is crumbling.
- Voters are registering in record numbers -- most of them by Obama supporters.
- While the Republicans are engaging in bluster, Obama offers a calm, Presidential  message.

Out of the turmoil of the past few days, here is a message from Barack Obama:
Obama Economy Video
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/economyvideo

Become an informed supporter.  Read the Obama EconomicPlan
Obama Economic Plan
http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/economyplan

Make the best of every day to sieze the victory that is in sight.