Negro Mindset Defeated By Obama

By Heru Ammen

I try to maintain a certain level of decorum and objectivity when I post on this blog. However I've grown weary of the constant whining about the 'O' man from the old head (so called) black leaders and the do nothing black preacher sect.

The shinitz is wearing a brother out. It's expected that the racists in the Democratic and Republican parties would come after Obama. Any adult person of African Ascent knows to expect a certain amount of racism living in American from those that embrace an "AmeriKKKlan" mindset. However what gets me funked up is the rise of the Obama haters club for disenchanted and shuffling Negroes that sprung up for the express (and failed) purpose of taking Obama down by any means necessary.

Too many of our so called black leaders and preachers have been compromised. They sit in the shadows and at the footstools of corrupt power and when the spotlight shines on them, they do a jig and assume their place as the personal sock puppets of their racist enablers. They are wholly ineffective; offering nothing except lame marches, more pie in the sky-heaven by and by sermons, seminar gab-fabs, and programs that put more money in their pockets and more misery in our communities.

With Senator Obama having taken his place as the Democratic nominee for President, he will be calling the shots for the Democratic party. He is now the leader and Obama haters such as Tavis Smiley, Bob Johnson, and Andrew Young, et al, have been effectively eviscerated from the "player's club" of the Democratic Party. I say good riddance.

Taking Down Obama: The Tavis Smiley Chronicles

By Heru Ammen

Tavis Smiley recently announced that he was quitting the Tom Joyner Morning Show for as Tavis put it "he was tired and has a lot of things going on, and he feels that now is a good time to leave the show." However as noted by this writer, the facts speak differently to this issue. Tavis has been an ardent supporter of Hillary Clinton's and her campaign to become the next President of the United States. Unfortunately for him, the vast majority of African Americans and an overwhelming majority of Tom Joyner's listeners support Senator Obama and they have been very vocal about it on Tom Joyner's radio broadcast and on Mr. Joyner's website BlackAmericaweb.com.

Being a dedicated listener of Tom's show for many years I can write with certainty that Tom's listeners and African Americans in general have no problem with Tavis' support of Hillary's campaign. The problem is that he consistently and unfairly (emphasis: mine) criticizes the "O" man while giving Senator Clinton a free pass and free publicity." Many listeners feel that Tavis has gone beyond the normal boundaries of critical analysis of the candidates positions into the realm of becoming a shill for Senator Clinton and they resent that, and have let him know in no uncertain terms that they will not tolerate it.

Tavis' resignation from the Tom Joyner Morning Show is the latest episode in what has become the normal template of Obama bashing and dissing that is being utilized by noted African Americans that support Senator Clinton. Earlier this year BET founder and Charlotte Bobcat owner Bob Johnson suggested that Senator Obama was a drug dealer in his youth. The venerable Andrew Young pretty much tried to write off Obama by saying that "Obama was too young" to run for President and intimating that Senator Obama wasn't black enough. Then he went onto say that "Bill Clinton is as black as Barack... and he's probably been with as many black women as Barack, too." Although Tavis didn't stoop as low as these two gentlemen in their criticism of of Obama, he has been just as relentless in his criticism of the “O” man. Now he wants to “take his ball and go home” because the majority of African Americans don't want to play the game by his rules.

What Tavis and other noted African American Clinton supporters either don't or refuse to recognize is that Senator Obama is a legitimate Presidential candidate with a powerful resume. For Black folks, the fact that Senator Obama is an African American brings a sense of pride that is felt throughout all of our communities. However that sense of pride is secondary to the fact that it has been his character and his unique ability to articulate his vision of change that has thrusted him into frontrunner status. The American people believe Senator Obama is committed to bring Americans together to effect change and they have said so with their votes and their financial support. Senator Obama is able to articulate a vision that obviously connects with Americans of various ethnic backgrounds more so than any other candidate and that should be celebrated instead criticized.