ALLOW ME TO RE-INTRODUCE MYSELF……. THE OPTIMISTIC, PESSIMIST???

AM I JUST BIASED OR DO I TRULY HAVE A REASON TO FEEL THIS WAY?


The reason that I write today is because I am one of those people who really does not believe that my vote or anyone else's vote really counts. However, I am doing my best and playing my part to even prove myself wrong. I am a registered voter and as of 10/29/08 my wife and I casted our vote on the behalf of Barack Obama. To get right to the point, I do not have faith in the American People or government to do the right thing. I try not to get my emotions involved with this campaign because I feel that when November 4th rolls around somehow they are going to pull the carpet from right under our feet. When I say "they", I am not referring to just white people I am speaking about the powers that be. I am a firm believer that that there are groups that take a hand in controlling and manipulating the people whose sweat, blood and tears have built this country.

Example of the Power that be @ Work:
Ever since Bill Clinton was voted in as president we have seen record turnouts of minorities and new voters that increased every election but somehow Bush and all his lies was able to remain in office. Why wouldn't Al Gore fight for an election that he clearly won and why did John Kerry concede the same way? So I believe that if Obama wins he is part of a bigger plan and will eventually be dismissed as David Dinkins was after becoming the 1st and only black mayor of New York. Take a look at our (America) history and its treatment of Blacks and other minorities. Every time Blacks or any other minority started organizing and taking care of their own the government interfered by dismantling and destroying their progress citing that we were unpatriotic, communist and even racist(Black Wall Street, Black Panthers, MLK Civil Rights Movement). Fast forward 2008 Presidential Campaign, Barack Obama has been labeled an elitist, terrorist, socialist, and everything else that clearly goes against his character and what he proposes to do for this country.

As a Black man I have come to expect this from the powers that be but to still see in 2008 that a great portion of Americans are race driven and will not vote for someone because of race or color is very discouraging. I also failed to believe that anyone truly believes in McCain or Palin after all the question dodging and airhead responses that they both have given on simple questions. So what are the real reasons that people are supporting McCain and Palin? Why does it seem that McCain and Palin supporters are so angry with Senator Obama? Not only are they angry but are going to great extents to show there anger. There have been reports of people shouting racial slurs during McCain rallies, a supporter even went as far as falsely reporting that she was robbed and beat up by a black man enraged by her McCain and Palin bumper sticker. Then we have the scariest report of them all, two white supremacists were arrested for plotting the deaths of 88 black people, plans to behead 14 more and to finish off the killing spree with assassinating Barack Obama. What angers me about the whole thing is that there were reports that there would be increased security just in case Barack Obama does not win like we are going to start a riot or something. Barack Obama supporters are very passionate but we have not shown any evidence that we would be violent; however we can not say the same for the McCain supporters. So how much security will be increased if Obama wins? An even better question is when are we going to realize that black or white we ultimately want the same things and if we truly vote for the person with the better plan then everyone can have a piece of the pie instead of acting like we are bloods and crips fighting over turf that we do not own.

HOLLA@YA PEOPLE!
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