6th Street

I want to apologize ahead of time for my jumping around. Had a long night and there are a few things that need to be addressed here...

I lived in the LA riots, so I am not blind at all and I am completely aware of the history, having had parents and grandparents involved in the riots of Detroit and Watts. But for you to assume that will be the case with the election, is honestly insulting to my race. I venture to guess you have no idea of why these riots have taken place. Unless you have walked in these shoes, I know you have no clue. Tell me when you have been surrounded by 6 police cars, with officers jumping out of their cars with guns drawn, while you are simply washing your car. Your told that you "fit the description" of a burgulary suspect and you're manhandled and arrested after you have shown proper ID and proof that you were nowhere near the scene. This as a 17 year old high school student. You may be naive to the fact that this goes on, but it does; frequently. Those in 1992 were fed up with the social/racial inequalities and harrassment by the LAPD, CHP, and LASD, and to watch them get off once again for brutality that was caught on tape this time. But for you to think that it would happen because of an election? You apparently don't think we have the mental capacity to think rationally. Maybe there would be riots, but I would believe that we are more rational than that.

Obama racially divisive? That is an opinion and not a fact. I already read too many of your one-sided opinions. Give me facts on that, and then we can talk.

Obama has been been the most vilified sitting president EVER. You all on this site alone have called him a liar, cheat, pig, idiot, retard. Hell you have talked about his wife. What did she do? You have called him muslim, eventhough he had been with the same Christian church for 20 years. You have called him Anti-American. You have called his citizenship into question. What other president has had their citizenship called into question. He went through the same verification as every other presidential candidate, and now you call it into question? And its not just this site, it is in the everyday world. He has been disrespected and yelled at on national TV during his SOTU address by another elected congressman. What president have you seen that happen to? And you say Obama is the one that is racially divisive?

I won't make excuses for some of my people's insensitive comments, but how different is it from the backlash someone like Colin Powell has received from his own party?

It is taught, because we have lived it. I don't expect you to be able to relate, because you more than likely have not lived it. When you are pulled over because you don't belong somewhere or you are arrested because you fit the description come back and talk to me. When you go and help a black church rebuild their church after it has been burned down by whites, then we can talk.

As far as voting, so if the party doesn't do anything to help them, I guess the Republican party does? Tell me how?

And you bring this up because? It might be my tired head after watching that train wreck or a game, but I am struggling to find what that has to do with the conversation.

Because you whined about how mistreated you, as a Black man, have been by Whites.

You brought it up.

Look, here's the truth - take your average Black guy and drop him off in an all White neighborhood at midnight and someone will call it in and he will be escorted out. Put a White guy in the 'hood late at night and he'll be lucky to make it out alive.

That's a fact and you know it.

Appreciate the reply...for me, I don't consider Biden any different than former Mississippi Senator Trent Lott with the comments he made...or former (R) Senator Jessie Helms with his historic racial problems as well as (D) Senator Robert Byrd & his time in the KKK

Embarrassment would be another word I would use

Do you honestly think having someone in authority fluck with you is unique to Black males ?

Hate to break it to you Hoss but it happens to us White boys too.

Authority does pretty much whatever it wants. You seem to view life thru a Black/White prism so you jump to that rational to explain it.

Sorry, but I'm not going to sympathize with your "you don't have to deal with things that I have to" spiel.

About three weeks ago. Pricinct 4 constable. All playing the victim card does is keep Al Sharpton's lear jet gassed up.
Do yourself a favor. Google former Chicago Bull Bob Love, order his inspirational video. I think it is titled "If it is to be, it is because of me". Every person of every race should listen to it.

I have seen him as well, truly inspirational.

Give it BJ, this guy is Rush Limbaugh the second. You can tell how people think by their comments. You can not fix stupid.

You prove that with every post.