tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post6169622184782326661..comments2023-10-28T03:07:12.758-07:00Comments on Mirror On America: Blago Exploiting Blacks For His Own Selfish PurposesBrian http://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-82692476917984801252009-01-07T14:45:00.000-08:002009-01-07T14:45:00.000-08:00Blackness trumps integrity. All you have to do is...Blackness trumps integrity. All you have to do is look at the BET Awards to know that.<BR/><BR/>I have to agree w/ AI wholeheartedly on this. If I were a black politician being given my first real opportunity by a crook like Blago I'd have to pass. I'd go back toiling until the opportunity was free of any hint of impropriety. All money ain't good money! <BR/><BR/>No matter WHAT good works Burris may happen to "squeak" in (because he'll be repulsed by every one of his colleagues and have no power whatsoever) he'll forever have the STINK of Blago on him. I have "almost" never been as disappointed in my ppl in my life.<BR/><BR/>Shame on the CBC, shame on Burris, shame on Mr. Rush for the "don't lynch Burris" statement.<BR/><BR/>My God people, when did we loose the meaning of self respect?! <BR/><BR/>Taking this dirty mans handout after this historic election:<BR/><BR/>IS A DISCRASE!!!<BR/><BR/>Are we so blinded that we don't see this is the ultimate slap in the face? Are so stuck on getting whatever scraps tossed our way we're missing the bigger issue of integrity? We're thinking short when we should be thinking long. And don't give me that "we have to take what we can get" bulls***.<BR/><BR/>This appointment doesn't undermind us, it's acceptance does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-15682307209472888082009-01-06T13:10:00.000-08:002009-01-06T13:10:00.000-08:00Rikyrah,I never stated that he lost all of his rac...Rikyrah,<BR/><BR/>I never stated that he lost all of his races...(i'm aware of those victories) but he has lost the big ones. That was my point.<BR/><BR/>He lost a U.S. Senate race (didn't get past the primary), lost the race for Governor, race for Chicago Mayor, etc. I thought he ran for Congress a few times, but I was mistaken.<BR/><BR/>And this disagreement is not about qualifications. No one is arguing about that... you keep bringing that up...and it's irrelevant. If you're strictly looking at his resume...the man is well qualified... that's not the issue. The issue here has to do with the circumstances under which he was appointed. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Tammy Duckworth for U.S. Senate!!!!Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-38297333888694167302009-01-06T09:02:00.000-08:002009-01-06T09:02:00.000-08:00He was Comptroller - the money man - three times. ...He was Comptroller - the money man - three times. And Attorney General also. He has not lost all his races, AI.rikyrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982657053583534299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-47918360505215999752009-01-05T20:56:00.000-08:002009-01-05T20:56:00.000-08:00AI, I don't know who you think Blago has fooled. E...AI, <BR/><BR/>I don't know who you think Blago has fooled. Everybody knows that Blago did this for his own purposes. Facts are facts - they wanted ALL the Black candidates eliminated. I'm not down with that, AI. I'm just not. Why is it someone like Tammy Duckworth, who LOST her race, even though she SPENT MORE MONEY THAN HER GOP OPPONENT, more 'electable' than someone who actually ran and WON? <BR/><BR/>I'm tired of Black candidates toiling in the field, always having some excuse made to them as to why they can't advance and the resources of the party apparatus can't be put at THEIR disposal. Happens all the time.rikyrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982657053583534299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-60611693191425701002009-01-05T20:17:00.000-08:002009-01-05T20:17:00.000-08:00"Fooled" is probably not strong enough to describe..."Fooled" is probably not strong enough to describe these folks. <BR/><BR/>But you might be right regarding people in Chicago. They live in a political bubble. There seems to be a lot of "creating their own reality" going on.<BR/><BR/>It's a shame. <BR/><BR/>And as for Roland 'the Clown' Burris... part of me hopes that the Capitol Police will lock him up. But another part says... this is exactly what Burris, Blago, the CBC, and Civil Rights Inc. are hoping for- a big scene and possibly an arrest. It will play right into their hands.<BR/><BR/>Initially he said that if he is rejected....that he wouldn't go there to cause a scene... but now it looks like this is exactly what he might be planning to do.Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-61324004369241394652009-01-05T19:47:00.000-08:002009-01-05T19:47:00.000-08:00Blago played em but I think the only people he has...Blago played em but I think the only people he has fooled live in Chicago. He has rallied support for himself and has taken some of the heat off his back. Burris has been in the news non-stop. Burris has a very healthy dose of self esteem. He is the right man for Blago someone who is willing. Everyone is waiting to see him get the boot on his first day of work. We shall see.Citizen Ojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001825524756033450noreply@blogger.com