Did you vote for Barack Obama because he was black?

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Permalink Reply by Peter Darryl Slaughter on January 28, 2010 at 10:57pm

No,mainly because needing change.
But now,I wonder about change,since I see so many black people in america asking for some change.
I give them some,but don't have enough change to give to all my people in the us on the streets.

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Permalink Reply by long4mercyhebrew on January 28, 2010 at 11:06pm

Yes. They crazy asses did. Yea, folks wanted to see change. Change in the skin color of the presidents. We're so brainwashed & corrupedted off the visual nobody sees what's going on. & the niggas who think tha smart or clever or educated or whatever they wanna call it convice themselves & conjur up reasons on y cuz he Kenyan? Now tha rabbit whole gets deeper.......but b4 that one more question.....cuz I'm sick of hearing, "oh get off his back, the man's doing his best, he's trying, it was already so messed up, he this he that, he........."....WAKE THA FUCK UP!!!! If its so corrupt, & deciving, & diseased & wicked & been that way for so long, why r MY people convincing themselves that this Kenyan (not so-called Negro) is gonna do? Lmao! Really? Who the fuck are we? Do you know? Sad, cuz 90% don't...........2/3 will be lost....

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Permalink Reply by Carolina Redd on January 28, 2010 at 11:47pm

No, didnt vote for him at all. Isis I have a question though, when he was running I distinctly remember you specifically rallying support for Barack and even the fact that we will have our first Black president. Of late the tone has changed but initially is was pro Obama. What was the catalyst that brought abt that change?

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Permalink Reply by Redline99 on January 29, 2010 at 12:49am

Look, for me to "not" vote at all in that particular election would have been a backhand slap to the face of everyone who came before me. But I voted for him, not because he's black...but he seemed to be the most in tune with the everyday Joe not to mention the current party at that time was not working either.

Some times I don't think people understand how things work...and it took me a while to learn some things until I started learning from the inside...if you collect any type of check even unemployment you are on the ho stroll and the pimp will get his money. One of the reasons high unemployment is dangerous is beyond the normal people out of work...it reduces the pimp's money so it's in there best interest to get and keep you on the stroll. Pimping Gov has the highest cover charge in the game. Yes you are free to work, but you have to give us 40%...don't get me wrong I'm all for taking taxes for education, healthcare, security, etc. so guess who also foots the bill for paying the salaries of senators, reps, etc...the government and where does there money come from? Tax payers. It's bigger than the President! We haven't even gone to the state level...again if the hoes are not on the stroll no money is coming in and henceforth States going bankrupt...and you thought you were set free out of good conscience...noooo probably not. Some dude raised his hand and probably said "Hey, why is slave labor only benefiting local masters...", what if we educate them give them some work and get more people in the tax system. Ok I'm being a little sarcastic here but I think you may get the point here.

I remember when I think Steve Jobs paid himself a $1 salary. To the average person it looks like a good will gesture and I actually like Steve Jobs so I'm sure he was happy to be able to save some jobs, but I'm sure he was equally elated to pay taxes on $1. Personally he didn't take a salary...but still made tons of $$$, so why not just keep the money there and only pay business taxes with the write-off of business expenses, depreciating assets, losses, etc. instead being double taxed by taking a salary.

Do you see where we going with this? Heeeeeeaaannn! Had to throw in the current blaxploitation. :-)

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Permalink Reply by elizabeth on January 29, 2010 at 1:55am

i voted for him mainly because of the hopes of universal health care, but cried when he was elected because he is black. I think i would of voted for whoever was proposing universal health care. but to keep it completely real if both nominees were for it, one black, one white... it would have been the black man. as far as change goes i cant honestly say ive seen much so far.

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Permalink Reply by Isis Wisdom on January 29, 2010 at 2:27am

I woke up it's as simple as that. If you recall me not feeling him wasn't something that just happened I wasn't feeling him after his 3rd month in office. Do you remember the post that I did a while back where I examined his logo? The picture of the illuminated sun with the stripes of american flag going through it and I put a picture up of the sun with a glow around it and then showed you planes with chemtrails? That is when it had dawned on me that the voting process was exactly as I had learned 15 years ago presidents are not voted in and never have been they are chosen by the elite who run the planet. When I started seeing right before my eyes everything that he had said he was renigging on plus him moving the war from Iraq to afganistan made entirely no sense to me. I put up a video when he said that him and dick cheney were first cousins. I did research on his life before he became president and did not realize till after he got in that he was for a lot of laws that do not serve the people it was then that I realized that I made a grave mistake. Hence he we are a year later and what has changed in a year? Vaccine scares, man made earth quakes that is killing more of our people in the interest of greed backed by the very man that we all voted for. That is what changed mama I can see with a clear eye now.

Carolina Redd said:

No, didnt vote for him at all. Isis I have a question though, when he was running I distinctly remember you specifically rallying support for Barack and even the fact that we will have our first Black president. Of late the tone has changed but initially is was pro Obama. What was the catalyst that brought abt that change?

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Permalink Reply by Rahsaan Ali on January 29, 2010 at 10:40am

I voted because he was black and i believed in what he was saying.

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Permalink Reply by Darnell VanRensalier on January 29, 2010 at 11:15am

Yeah I would've voted for him because he is black and assumed that since he is the first one...there would DEFINITELY be some kind of structural change or disruption at the very least. Even with him seeming to be a puppet for "Dem Boys" (I figured they put him there because they are playing a chess move), I think they underestimate how many people the poor righteous teachers have been teaching how to play "Dem Boys" style of chess these days! I think 'Dem Boys" done found themselves a game now!!!

By the way...I don't vote though! Maybe I should but I just don't believe anymore.

Also, that State of the Union joint last night was interesting? Seems he might be playing a little chess with them too???

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Permalink Reply by BEAR da Budha Junkie on January 29, 2010 at 11:55am

no, i didn't vote for him...the state said i'm currently not allowed to vote...go figure!!!

i would probably had voted for him if i was allowed...it wouldn't have been because he was black, i just didn't agree with McCain & how he didn't even think about his VP choice being credible...

overall, i just don't trust politics

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Permalink Reply by Blacky Naygro on January 29, 2010 at 12:32pm

I did not vote for him. as a matter of fact, i strive to encourage others on and off of this site not to fall victim to tribalism. Boy was i vilified back then. However it's not about i told you so, I'm ecstatic more than anything else because people are starting to wake up.

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Permalink Reply by God Bless !$# on January 29, 2010 at 4:42pm

Both, I really belived he would bring change also, after eight years of Bush stealing the office two terms in a row I wanted change and for the better. But still in all he said all the right words and something was just to good to be true about him, and normally when its like that it probably is , and in his case the truth remains to be seen( he fraudulent to our people and all people, puppet potraying to be real).

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Permalink Reply by DJ ETC on January 30, 2010 at 2:35pm

I DONT BELIEVE IN THE SYSTEM AND NEVER HAVE I VOTED AND NEVER WILL I VOTE AGAIN, BUT I DID VOTE FOR BARACK BECAUSE HES BLACK..PERIOD!! AND I FELT GOOD ABOUT VOTING FOR HIM I STILL FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT!!! TO SEE THOSE PEOPLES FACES ON THE LINE, TO SEE EVERYONE ROWD UP FOR POSITIVE WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE,IT SHOWED ME PEOPLE WANT TO BE RULED BY A "CHANGE" OR BY A BLACK AUTHORITY. NOW IF WE COULD JUST REALLY GET INTO THAT POSITION FOR REAL

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