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  Date / Time: 3/26/2008 3:31 AM UTC

  What Do White People Think Obama Will Do To Them?
  

  If President, What Do White People Think Obama Will Do To Them? by Pearl Jr.

  After weeks of stirring up racial insecurities started by the Clintons, popularized by the media, and activated into a mob hell bent on finding a way to stop Barack Obama's unprecedented winning streak as a Black candidate for President, a few remarks from Reverend Jeremiah Wright, that have been repetitively thrust into the public consciousness, are creating wear and tear into the campaign of Barack Obama.   Too many people are replacing the face of Rev. Wright with the face of Barack Obama-a classic case of guilt by association (a jedi-mind trick), or worse yet, all Black people are alike stereotype.   So what does it really mean if Mr. Obama did listen to his Pastor's words?  Do White people really believe that one Black man, even as President, will break down the entire system that White people control?  What about the governmental checks and balances set up by the forefathers?  What about the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Congress, and all the laws on the books today?   To actually watch a right-wing conspiracy now intertwined into democratic paranoia is confusing many supporters of Barack Obama because of an irrational fear that Black people will ruin the lives of Whites, albeit, puts the needs of Blacks first.    Well, judging by the actions of the current President, George W. Bush--a White man, has done a good enough job of destroying the progress of Americans in a mere 7 years: government debts and spending are out of control, a meaningless endless war that has killed nearly 100,000 human beings in collaboration with exorbitant fuel prices affecting the prices of everything causing inflation, the permissive atmosphere of allowable corporate greed that has lead to more and more corporate welfare and a mortgage breakdown in the housing market, and a credit crunch that is destroying the value of the American dollar worldwide, no, don't fear Blackness, fear an elitist power structure that will use nepotism to turn the United States back into the Monarchy the Revolutionary War separated us from.    Please know if Barack Obama is elected President, there will be ZERO Black US Senators (Obama is the only one out of 100), just two Black Governors out of 50, and out of 435 House of Representatives only about 40 are Black.  Also keep in mind that nearly 70 percent of the US population is White, all major media is controlled and owned by non-Blacks, and the debilitating conditions of too many Black communities determines it's a safe bet that if Obama did really and truly care about Black concerns TOO, White people are in pretty good shape their concerns won't be put on the back burner.   In today's world, it seems the issues of the poor will become the concerns of the middle class-this means what afflicts Blacks will spill over to more and more Whites if the same brand of people continues to rule, regardless of race.  We are truly in this mess together and will not get out of it quickly if CHANGE doesn't occur.   Come on people, aren't we all as guilty as many claim Obama to be for listening to the Pastor's words?  How many of us have stopped listening and watching the news that plays the same clip over and over and over again?  Not many, the ratings are through the roof!  Maybe Obama stayed at the church because he wanted to learn more, understand more, and help find a solution to the problem, which are the signs of true leadership.   Reasonable thinking tells us that one highly educated, magna cum laude earning Black man who heard a few justifiably angry words from the experiences of a Black person living in America has enough American indoctrination to deem fit to make well-rounded opinions.   Barack Obama's life includes White and non-Black people in his family, a multi-cultural campaign staff, diverse life experiences, and a Harvard Law School education to PROVE he has enough commonsense to extract what is useful and throw the rest of it away.  Furthermore, realize he must publicly serve all of America's citizens--the White, Black, Brown and Asian ones are all included!    In the utter unfairness of this entire controversy, the phrase "building a wall of separation between church and state" written by Thomas Jefferson on January 1, 1802 is as usable today as it was over 200 years ago.  How did Jefferson know we'd need that wisdom today to label what is said in the church called a foul ball in the political game?  Mitt Romney didn't have to answer to the racist beliefs of his Mormon religion, but Barack is expected to shut out the voices of Black citizens.  Apparently, Obama is supposed to continue the tradition that Black people are expected to suffer in silence, paralyzing them into more of the same pain with no gain.   Let's all keep in mind, the 1st Amendment explains that even dissenting voices must be freely spoken so Americans will always work towards A MORE PERFECT UNION for all!

   

  Where is the King of Music?     It's been 5 weeks since Michael Jackson's new music went worldwide, but where is the King Of Pop, oops, King of Music?  Insiders say Michael doesn't want to do anything.    Meanwhile, fan sites are fizzling out while others are longing for Michael Jackson news and happenings.  Most fans are urging him to come out of hiding so to entertain the world with his new moves and music.    For the past few months, there haven't been any new photos, appearances, or music videos--only news of his current rescue of Neverland from foreclosure.  The King even missed performing at this year's Grammy's even though it was held just two days before his album's release.   Yet, controversy looms with his newest worldwide release on February 11, 2008, entitled Thriller 25.  The music industry is considering it a reissue and has been number 1 on Billboard's Catalogue Chart for 5 consecutive weeks, but the Comprehensive (all-inclusive) Billboard 200 chart doesn't considered T25 a new album and refuses to include his accomplishments in those all important Pop and R&B charts as well.    But there is a benefit.  Combining the total sales of the original Thriller with T25, those totals will rise even higher, making it virtually impossible for any other album EVER to sell more than his already 105 million copies sold worldwide, as counted by the Guinness Book of World Records.    To prove there is a concerted effort to destroy the importance, popularity and love for Michael Jackson, the media has overlooked that T25 was the number 1 best selling album in the world for two weeks straight and has sold over 1.2 million copies worldwide so far.    Despite MJ's missing in action status, the worldwide public is gobbling up his 5 new remakes of hit songs that first appeared on Thriller in November of 1982, plus one never released ballad.  Also included are all the original songs, plus the 5 new tunes feature today's hottest selling artists Akon, Kanye, Will-I-Am, and Fergie--together commemorating Thriller's 25th anniversary.     Even with Billboard and Rolling Stone Magazines not properly recognizing Michael Jackson's newly released for the success that it is, the King of Music continues to reign supreme as a top seller according to soundscan.   Nevertheless, on the recently launched Michael Jackson Official youtube.com page, it has well over 40 million video views, plus the Jackson's family music/interviews/videos/performances combined is at the top of youtube's overall most watched with nearly 200 million views.   The absence of Michael Jackson seems to have little affect on his sales, especially when considering his nonappearance at the Grammy's earlier this year.  Notwithstanding the lack of that timely appearance the week of T25's release, he still managed to outsell everyone who performed and additionally earned a number 2 overall sales debut in the USA and garnered top 10 listings in more than 15 countries.   Many have speculated that MJ has lost his mojo, but his current sales prove this is NOT the case.    Hopefully, Michael is simply pouting for being disrespected by the industry that he has devoted his entire life to and will soon realize that he loves to perform as much as we love his undeniable talents.

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