It is not racism to try to help DeKalb students
“Though the public has an interest in its elected officials being able to serve in the offices to which they’ve been elected, there is an even greater public interest at stake here. The interest of the public in a healthy school system outweighs the interests of the board members in serving in their positions.”
Those two simple sentences, written by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Story in his ruling Monday, capture the essence of the controversy surrounding the DeKalb County School Board.
Students are more important than politicians. Not exactly rocket science, right? Yet too many members of the school board lost sight of that fact, assuming a degree of inflated self-importance that made an already difficult district impossible to govern. The fact that those members — most prominent among them Eugene Walker — continue to operate under the delusion of their own ego, even after reminders to the contrary by the state Board of Education, the governor, the DeKalb public and now a federal judge, speaks volumes.
In the wake of Monday’s ruling, the six members of the board suspended by Gov. Nathan Deal should resign, in the interest of those they supposedly serve.
Unfortunately, Walker and other board members have been encouraged in their obstinance by others who have lost track of priorities. Last week, leaders of the Georgia and DeKalb County chapters of the NAACP stood on the steps of the Capitol to condemn the governor for daring to intervene on behalf of DeKalb’s students, and went on to suggest that his actions were motivated by racism.
It is hard to understand the misplaced priorities that drive such statements, and hard to ignore the damage they can do in such a sensitive situation. Yes, racism does still exist, and it does still affect governmental policy and action, from health care to education to transportation. But crying racism as a political tactic, with no evidence that it is playing a role, cheapens the problem. It also ends up encouraging the very attitude that it supposedly condemns.
One important manifestation of racism is apathy — the malign neglect of struggling minority communities by a majority that cannot be bothered to care. If racism was the governor’s motivation, the easy thing to have done was absolutely nothing. Deal and the state Board of Education could have washed their hands of the problem and allowed events to take their course. And we all know what that course would have been:
Hamstrung by its board, the district would be stripped of its accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which had already put it on probation. Loss of accreditation would in turn have devalued property throughout the county, and more importantly it would devalue the diplomas of DeKalb graduates.
The crisis would snowball from there. With accreditation lost, the competition and distrust between communities within the district would explode. Political clamor would grow for private alternatives to the public-school model. Armed with a major crisis in the state’s third-largest school system, a conservative Republican such as Deal could have used the opportunity to open the doors further to vouchers and private charter schools.
Instead, he chose to intervene and accept a degree of ownership in the problem. For that, he is rewarded by so-called community leaders with suggestions of racism?
It’s important to note that other black elected leaders, including House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, a Democrat and a DeKalb resident, have stood in public support of Deal’s decision. Like the governor, they have nothing to gain politically by such a step, and in fact take a risk by reaching across partisan and racial lines on such a potentially emotional issue. But they too recognize that the education of schoolchildren must take precedence.
The NAACP leaders, on the other hand, show little sign of being motivated by such concerns. Their interest was much more narrow: trying to save the positions of the six board members, five of them black, who had been suspended by the governor. Despite the noble history of their organization, they have acted as if the “P” in NAACP stood for “politicians.”
It stands for “people”.
— Jay Bookman
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getalife
March 5th, 2013
2:33 pm
Jackie,
They are living in a different reality where everything is Obama’s fault but the gop have focused on cuts since he was elected.
TBS
March 5th, 2013
2:33 pm
“Vroom, boom”
Preety witty I must say. I read where they sponsored the Nationwide race here in Atlanta last year. I didn’t know that.
django
March 5th, 2013
2:34 pm
Jay:
Jay the point your missing is sooner or later Hispanics are going to get tired of the freebie society dems are trying to put forth. Most Hispanics have traditional values and a strong work ethic which align with the Republican Party. Its coming Bookman. And with a Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio leading the Republican Party i’ll be here before you know it……
keith
March 5th, 2013
2:34 pm
Obamas Sec of State John Kerry had you in mind when he called Americans stupid.
Jackie
March 5th, 2013
2:35 pm
@keith
Your link is not visible. Please re-post.
JohnnyReb
March 5th, 2013
2:35 pm
getalife continues to be lost in the false glow of Obama winning reelection. If you want to give credit to a person for the stock market being up, then praise Bernanke for continuing to print money.
keith
March 5th, 2013
2:36 pm
I do not BLAME
They call me MISTER JamVet.
March 5th, 2013
2:37 pm
One last observation on the bizarre conspiracy theory that the NAACP is a “racist organization”…
Founded in 1909 partly in response to race riots in Springfield, Ill., NAACP begin as a coalition of black and Jewish activists with whites serving in leadership position in many chapters, and it was only later that it became a predominantly black organization. Sullivan also noted that the NAACP spoke out against the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Tatcho Mindiola, director of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Houston, said that while some Hispanics were NAACP members during the civil right years, their election to leadership roles is a new phenomenon. Mindiola said the NAACP has won over some Hispanics because of recent positions it has taken on issues important to Latinos.
“The group has shown it is fighting for civil rights for all minorities,” said David Alcantara, 52, president of the Pleasantville-Mainland chapter in New Jersey.
Put that in your White Power pipe and smoke it War Eagle…
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
March 5th, 2013
2:37 pm
Doggone:
“ ‘It’s not BIGOTRY to try to help Dekalb students’
It’s not racism either”
Thank you !
Normal, Plain and Simple
March 5th, 2013
2:37 pm
KEITH,
I’m sorry but you are an idiot. That you tube post was about defense spending which is just one part of the sequester. You are one lock stepped con, son. That kind of narrow mindedness is bad for your sanity.
godless heathen - owner of many things he does not need
March 5th, 2013
2:37 pm
Right you are Erwin, a race. I just saw a crawl on the TeeVee and missed that.
Jackie
March 5th, 2013
2:39 pm
@keith
No one can be as stupid and sophomoric as you appear.
You have a severe case of diarrhea of the lip, yet, you can not prove anything that you support.
If you think about, the best thing for any of us that oppose your line of thinking is to let you keep talking.
The more you talk, the wider the gap between fantasy and reality becomes. In your case, you make up a whole lot of crap. Did you get that off your bumper-sticker? If so, take it off because you will have proven how ill-informed you are.
josef
March 5th, 2013
2:40 pm
JAY
Well, it took chutzpah and, quite frankly it surprises me. I would have ventured you might actually see it this way, but I would have bet against you actually saying it.
*******
As for the thread itself…what do you expect when those running for the office aren’t doing it for public but self-service?
DJANGO
@ 2:34
Looks like you’re still not living up to your name!
getalife
March 5th, 2013
2:41 pm
The record high Dow is President Obama’s fault.
keith
March 5th, 2013
2:41 pm
I dont blame king zero for sequester. i am agreeing with obama and jay carney that it was obamas idea. sequester was a good thing, it just doest go far enough. it should have bigger cuts. much bigger cuts. it is strange to see king zero campaigning so hard against his own idea. And even stranger to see his ignorant minions pulling a 180 degree turn on the issues every time he does it. we should eliminate HUD, all the czar jobs, all the AF1 trips for rounds of golf, food stamps, etc. But people like Jackie wouldnt be able to eat without that taxpayer funded support.
Brosephus™
March 5th, 2013
2:43 pm
I think they are sponsoring the race not a car…maybe both?
The race. They have a long standing partnership with the company that owns the speedway. I think the race will be called the NRA 500 or something like that.
josef
March 5th, 2013
2:43 pm
SCOUT
Good. You’re here. A Scottish bud sent me this one, a sign outside a business in the homeland, I thought of you
“WE WOULD RATHER DO BUSINESS WITH 1000 AL QAEDA TERRORISTS THAN WITH ONE SINGLE BRITISH SOLDIER!’
The business? A mortuary!
getalife
March 5th, 2013
2:44 pm
keith,
Are you talking about king deal.
Jackie
March 5th, 2013
2:45 pm
@keith
I eat very well, thank you very much.
I have not and never will be on food stamps or other public assistance because I have prepared myself to meet the challenges of life.
Now, Mr./Mrs. whale gravy, what makes you think that you have a grasp on what is going on in the world? You either can’t read or refuse to do so.
getalife
March 5th, 2013
2:46 pm
The race is in Texas and the winner shoots guns to celebrate.
Regnad Kcin
March 5th, 2013
2:46 pm
keith: “If you voted for obama, and im certain you did, then YOU also voted for seqestration. Are you going to condemn yourself now for voting for it?’
keith is always hilarious! So, keith, you absolutely support the positions of every politician for whom you’ve ever voted, right? Even when they’re in contradiction.
Good old keith ALWAYS makes me laugh!
Rick James
March 5th, 2013
2:47 pm
Sadly there are only a few “black leaders” who truly care about civil rights.The rest are just hustlers using racial injustice to make a living and gain notoriety.Its appaling to see John Evans head of the Dekalb NAACP talking about Nathan Deal voiding the votes of black voters. I guess that thought never entered his mind while taking money for his vote from and under cover FBI agent who he thought was a developer while serving on the Dekalb county commision.Did he think about the votes that were voided and the people he betrayed after he was convicted of extortion.The funny this is if you bring this issue up you’re either racist or an uncle tom.Black leaders dont understand how they perpetuate the problems of black people.But I guess they have to in order to make a living.
keith
March 5th, 2013
2:47 pm
So jackie, was jay carney lying when he said sequester came fom obama? do you even know who jay carney is? i really doubt you do. you are probably oNe of those obama supporters that stern interviewed in harlem that when told obama picked sarah palin as his running mate said GREAT CHOICE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woBC5b3Ti0M
JohnnyReb
March 5th, 2013
2:48 pm
getalife, your hopeless.
getalife
March 5th, 2013
2:48 pm
read the link keith and you will not ask stupid questions.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
March 5th, 2013
2:48 pm
Christian Megachurch in Foreclosure After Preacher Paid Himself Millions in Donated Cash
Munsey and his wife Melodye raked in “$2.9 million in total compensation from 2008 through 2011 from organizations connected to Family Christian Center, IRS records show.” In all, “The church annually spent $3.5 million in leadership compensation and had a $900,000 budget for travel and meals, a $500,000 housing allowance and $500,000 for jet fuel and other expenditures, according to the transcript. In 2010, the church paid $1 million for property in Illinois, the transcript states.”
Well, it’s a good thing that cons give more to charity than libs.
How else could the good reverend afford a cool half a million for jet fuel?
They call me MISTER JamVet.
March 5th, 2013
2:50 pm
jonix, I concur with your 2:40.
Somebody does not look particularly “awake”…
If one were to list the number of “freebies” that django is getting, it would take paragraphs…
And your 2:43 is great! Reminds me of the oft quoted but misattributed line of Schwarzkop’s about whether he thought god would forgive the terrorists…
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
March 5th, 2013
2:50 pm
Well, I see the furlough notices are going out to federal workers. Civilians that work for the Defense Department get 22 furlough days, roughly a 10% pay cut. Civilians in other agencies get 7 furlough days. And nobody can use annual leave or sick leave to avoid taking unpaid days.
I hope the people on this blog that say the sequester is no big deal are right. Cause if it winds up putting us back in recession or bombing our 401k, I’m not going to be kind to some of them.
getalife
March 5th, 2013
2:50 pm
“getalife, your hopeless”
I feel the same about you.
Facts do matter and deficit reduction is on his agenda..
JKL2
March 5th, 2013
2:50 pm
jackie- Wonder if the same can be said about the so-called conservatives and their children in public-private schools?
I don’t know. Did their schools lose their accreditation too?
Like our president, incompetence has nothing to do with his skin color.
Jackie
March 5th, 2013
2:51 pm
@keith
Jay Carney is a spokesman for the Administration and his job is to answer questions that will put the action(s) of his boss in the best possible context.
I would suggest that you go and work on your literary skills to try and either understand what you hear and/or understand what you refuse to read.
You ask me about my support of Obama to which I readily admit that I did vote for him.
Now, whom did you vote for and what ideas do they have that will help the economic situation of the country?
Take your time.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
March 5th, 2013
2:51 pm
I’m not sure but I don’t think any of you libs. chose to address this yesterday:
OBAMA LIED !
Headline (Washington Post Fact Checker): “Sequester spin: Obama’s false claim of Capitol janitors receiving ‘a pay cut’ ”
“Indeed, Obama’s remarks at the news conference so alarmed Capitol Hill officials that an e-mail was sent by the Capitol building superintendent that comments that people who clean the building would get a cut in pay were “NOT true.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/sequester-spin-obamas-incorrect-claim-of-capitol-janitors-receiving-a-pay-cut/2013/03/01/3407535c-82a9-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_blog.html
Regnad Kcin
March 5th, 2013
2:51 pm
“Sadly there are only a few “black leaders” who truly care about civil rights…”
I know you have nothing to back this up. It is a very silly assertion, and a very strange thing to say, if you are trying to make sense.
Brosephus™
March 5th, 2013
2:53 pm
And with a Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio leading the Republican Party i’ll be here before you know it……
Jeb Bush just gave Hispanic immigrants the finger in order to stay relevant within the GOP. Anybody with cursory knowledge of how the wet foot/dry foot policy divides the Hispanic community know that Rubio is a non-starter.
Keep hanging your hopes on false positives though. It’s not the falling over the cliff that kills you, it’s just the sudden stop at the bottom.
keith
March 5th, 2013
2:53 pm
Jackie, why would obamas advisers say sequester came from obama if it didnt?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIGCWLqQaAE
Obama in the debate: sequester was Congress idea.
Carney, OBAMAS PRESS SECRETARY, admitted obama lied in the debate. SEQUESTER WAS YES PUT FORWARD BY THE PRESIDENTS TEAM.
Why would carney lie about that jackie?????
UncleMike
March 5th, 2013
2:53 pm
Jay,
While we have little in common, I agree with you on this one!
Jackie
March 5th, 2013
2:53 pm
@JKL2
You forgot to read the post concerning the WORST schools in GA.
Sounds familiar to you?
http://www.schooldigger.com/go/GA/schoolrank.aspx?pagetype=bottom10&level=3
They call me MISTER JamVet.
March 5th, 2013
2:54 pm
“Rick J”, don’t know about your dancing, but your writing sure doesn’t have any rhythm or creativity. (grin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfaguHBfwOM
getalife
March 5th, 2013
2:54 pm
jeb is flip flopping like romney.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
March 5th, 2013
2:55 pm
josef @ 2:43
LOL ! Good one !
Of course over here that would be considered Islamaphobic …………
getalife
March 5th, 2013
2:56 pm
Funny how all these “new” cons are praising Jay for king deal.
Jackie
March 5th, 2013
2:56 pm
@keith
President Obama did suggest to the Congress that they include the sequestration in their legislation during the 2011 budget fight.
Did the Congress vote to include it and employ the super committee to vote on any ties that came about?
josef
March 5th, 2013
2:56 pm
ZamVet
@ 2:25
The SONS OF OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS in Lincolnton, NC elected a Black as commandant of their camp…
Jackie
March 5th, 2013
2:57 pm
@keith
You still refuse to read/believe the link I provided you concerning who, how and when the idea of sequestration originated.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
March 5th, 2013
2:57 pm
Excuse me:
“Islamophobic”
And probably by Jay’s definition even “raaaaaccccissst” !
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
March 5th, 2013
2:59 pm
josef:
Is his name Tom?
Does he have nephews or neices ?
getalife
March 5th, 2013
3:00 pm
“Due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, we regret to inform you that White House Tours will be canceled effective Saturday, March 9, 2013 until further notice. Unfortunately, we will not be able to reschedule affected tours,” the White House said in an email.
Drip,drip,drip.
Peadawg
March 5th, 2013
3:01 pm
getalife
March 5th, 2013
3:00 pm
Yup b/c White House tours are sooooooooooooooo important.
Do you have a better example?
Brosephus™
March 5th, 2013
3:01 pm
Sadly there are only a few “black leaders” who truly care about civil rights.
What is a “black leader” and what purpose do they serve in the first place? Is there some secret “black nation” within the United States that we haven’t heard of? Do “black people” have the same sovereign status as First Americans? I’d really like to know more about these “black leaders”. Are there national, state, or local elections held to pick them? Are there campaigns to see who the candidates are?
I could go on asking questions forever, but I seriously doubt you’ll answer a single one other than to blabber some talk show sh*t you’ve heard before.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
March 5th, 2013
3:03 pm
Did someone mention the SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS! ?
stands for decibels
March 5th, 2013
3:03 pm
GW’s less-simian brother SHEETZ
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
March 5th, 2013
3:03 pm
josef:
Did you see this from last week? I am amazed at the number of Tory Regiments, etc.
Some of you may be interested in this little known slice of our history. For example, more Georgians fought for King
George during our Revolution than those who fought for George Washington.
Most people have no idea about how fractured our Revolution was or how narrowly we won. If it hadn’t been for the French we
would all be British Citizens and part of the Commonwealth.
Following is a great list of the Tory units (Americans) that fought along side the British. After the war, many fled to Canada.
http://www.toriesfightingfortheking.com/ToryArmy.htm
getalife
March 5th, 2013
3:04 pm
pea,
The drips of lost jobs have just started.
Keep an eye on job creation.
It is going to drop until the congress stops it.
Drip, drip, drip.
" Vote For Obama Because He's Black "
March 5th, 2013
3:04 pm
My sister works at the probation department for the state. She tiptoes on eggshells around there as a white minority. She says blacks lolly gag around on state time,fall asleep,stay on Facebook,Black Planet,chit chat on the phone,eat junk food at their desks,take extended bathroom breaks,make countless mistakes,grammatical errors,and are constantly late to work. She ends up doing lots of extra work,keeps her mouth shut.
What a mess !
Same thing at Dekalb Schools.
They call me MISTER JamVet.
March 5th, 2013
3:04 pm
Rick J, my bad.
There was a scene of a black man embracing a white woman in that video; I should have warned you first.
jo, sounds like something out of Blazing Saddles.
“The commandant is a ….nig….” LOL.
But seriously, good for them. At least someone has moved past the mongrelization phase…
Listen up pal. I dislike race-mixing because this kind of BS never existed in the olden days. Race-mixing, miscegenation or bestiality is promoted by the liberal, lefty, jewedia. I dont’ care if you disagree with me that the jews control most of the US media, because the fact is they do!
Jackie
March 5th, 2013
3:04 pm
This one is really troubling, given the fact that there are major reports about our DoD having to ramp up efforts to meet the cyberterror threat posed by the Chinese military.
Without our technological advantage, the worlds largest military may try to start a war with us, knowing that we may not be able to retaliate with our nuclear deterrence.
http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/pentagon-warns-governors-sequestrations-impact-states/61651/
Brosephus™
March 5th, 2013
3:06 pm
Do you have a better example?
Here’s one. CBP uses overtime to meet minimum staffing needs. Overtime has been cut, so wait times for international processing will increase, as they already have at the larger airports. The reduction in staffing will result in fewer officers being TDY’d to the Southern Border to help with staffing issues there. Hiring has been frozen, so there will be no new officers to aid in the shortage. People who use private aircraft will also be affected as many of those aircraft are processed by officers assigned to public airports, such as the case with PDK and Hartsfield. Fewer officers mean that those private jets won’t have Customs waiting on the tarmac to clear them as quickly as before.
Slowly, things will begin to roll downhill. Airlines schedule people with tight connections to keep planes full. Having 2-4 hour delays in clearing customs will wreak havoc with their reservation system causing them to lose money. Give it a month or two, and the business community will frown on all this sh*t.
josef
March 5th, 2013
3:07 pm
SCOUT, ZamVET
I laugh every time I read something he posts under that monniker! I think, maybe Beng Gadje might be more apt!
Ken
March 5th, 2013
3:08 pm
What happened to “less” government?? The hypocisy of it all…let the local citizens use their voting power the remove ineffective board members…remember these same people put the current board members in office!!!
Normal, Plain and Simple
March 5th, 2013
3:09 pm
Josef,
Howdy!
Tomorrow is the 156th anniversary of the Dred Scott case. I had asked Jay about a debate on it tomorrow. (no reply, go figure
) I would especially like to see a talk about politically activist Supreme Courts, as compared from the Court that decided Scott’s fate Heavily pro slavery) to the one today that will decide the voting right issue today (Heavily right conservative)…what do you think?
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
March 5th, 2013
3:09 pm
Brosephus:
Email USNews. Maybe they can help.
Headline: “African-American Leaders Deliver Agenda For Obama’s Second Term”
“Al Sharpton and other BLACK LEADERS (emphasis added) announced their wish list Monday for Obama’s second term.”
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/12/03/african-american-leaders-deliver-black-agenda-for-obamas-second-term
Jackie
March 5th, 2013
3:09 pm
Several links concerning some of the ill-effects of sequestration.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagon-cyberdefenses-weak-report-warns/2013/03/05/b0c8af5a-8504-11e2-999e-5f8e0410cb9d_story.html?hpid=z4
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/sequester-related-education-cuts-hitting-schools-on-reservations-military-bases/2013/03/05/0887fed4-8506-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html?hpid=z4
josef
March 5th, 2013
3:11 pm
SCOUT
That thing on the Tory regiments didn’t really surprise me. One of the little known (well taught) aspects of the Revolution was how weak support for it was initially in the Southern colonies. It was not in their economic self-interest, by and large, it was only when the cause became philosophical and not economic that the idea began to catch on.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
March 5th, 2013
3:11 pm
Normal, Plain and Simple:
Chances are you will be pre-empted by a thread on MARTA or charter schools in Georgia.
Sorry ……………………
keith
March 5th, 2013
3:12 pm
I voted for obama the first time and Romney the second time. Like you, I was suckerecd into believing all that hope and change crap. Unlike you, I saw obamas first term as an utter failure. He told us it was wrong to be 11 trillion dollars in debt, EVEN UNPATRIOTIC, I agreed with him. Now we are 17 trillion dollars in debt. Its still wrong, I havent changed my opinion, obama changed his. His spendulis idea was a disaster. Obamacare has been a disaster. Egypt is now governed by terrorists. Guns sold to drug cartels in Mexico that were used to murder Americans. US Ambassador killed in Libya that obama blamed on a video, which turned out to be a lie. He didnt give me any reasons to vote for him again.
Romney was a business leader. He had a history of saving companies that were on the brink of failure. Yet obama focused on one that he had nothing at all to do with its closing. So I gave obama a chance, he failed so i wanted change. We did not get that change so America will continue to suffer from the policies of a proven failure.
JKL2
March 5th, 2013
3:12 pm
kamchak- Christian Megachurch in Foreclosure After Preacher Paid Himself Millions in Donated Cash
Looks like a future obama cabinet member to me. What are the chances Tony Rezko handled the real estate transactions?
keith
March 5th, 2013
3:13 pm
Several links concerning some of the ill-effects of sequestration.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagon-cyberdefenses-weak-report-warns/2013/03/05/b0c8af5a-8504-11e2-999e-5f8e0410cb9d_story.html?hpid=z4
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/sequester-related-education-cuts-hitting-schools-on-reservations-military-bases/2013/03/05/0887fed4-8506-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html?hpid=z4
THANKS FOR SEQUESTER OBAMA YOU IDIOT.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
March 5th, 2013
3:14 pm
josef:
Exacty and in parts of the Northern colonies too depending on their trade, farm crops, location denominational affiliation, etc., etc.
Reading “1775″ right now. Fascinating.
keith
March 5th, 2013
3:17 pm
Jackie, just like obama, supported sequester, and is now lamenting its so-called disasterous effects. All that doom and gllom demagoguery. Even obama is backing off of his doomsday predictions but heres jackie stll towing that old line the rest of them ha given up on. lol
The Oddball
March 5th, 2013
3:17 pm
A true racist would leave that school board in place, so as to inflict the maximum damage on the black children of DeKalb County.
Rick James
March 5th, 2013
3:18 pm
@Brosephus
“What is a “black leader” and what purpose do they serve in the first place? Is there some secret “black nation” within the United States that we haven’t heard of? Do “black people” have the same sovereign status as First Americans? I’d really like to know more about these “black leaders”. Are there national, state, or local elections held to pick them? Are there campaigns to see who the candidates are?
I could go on asking questions forever, but I seriously doubt you’ll answer a single one other than to blabber some talk show sh*t you’ve heard befo”
Did you not understand my post or stop reading after the first sentence.Black leaders are self annointed.In my eyes there’s no such thing.
The Oddball
March 5th, 2013
3:18 pm
Hey KEITH: If President Obama is such a failure, then why is the Dow breaking records and corporate profits at incredible levels?
JKL2
March 5th, 2013
3:19 pm
jackie- Sounds familiar to you?
nope.
Brosephus™
March 5th, 2013
3:20 pm
Scout
That still doesn’t help with my questions. US News does not speak for the Black community. The only people who appear concerned about “Black leaders” are the media and some of y’all White folks.
keith
March 5th, 2013
3:20 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42wbI7LxRns
California LT GOV says half of blacks and hispanics do not have access to checking/savings accts But cannot explain why.
josef
March 5th, 2013
3:21 pm
NORMAL
As you know, I’m always more interested in the story behind the story. In the case (lower case c) of Dred Scott, his life story speaks volumes for the complexities of the period.
Jackie
March 5th, 2013
3:21 pm
@keith
Have you every looked at what comprises the $17 Trillion debt?
You state ObamaCare has been a disaster; when does it start?
Egypt is a self-governing country, not a state of the United States.
Don’t know if you keep up with these sort of things, but, from my standpoint the situation in Libya has CIA written all over it. Do you think they are going to tell you what they did and why the did it?
Again, “Fast and Furious” was a George W. Bush operation that was stopped by Attorney General Holder.
When you mention Mitt Romney and his business acumen, did you ever consider that Matt Romney parlayed his wealth into an empire that has an estimated value of $250 Million dollars. He was the creator of Staples Office Supplies, nothing more. And, while governor of Massachusetts, he got help from some of the most well-versed scholars on health care. President Obama used that same model and those same professors to create “ObamaCare.”
Checking in after the dictator gets another 4 years
March 5th, 2013
3:22 pm
Laugh, boo hoo all you want to, but the break down of the American family is the root of the demise of education. Morals, family values, accountability all play a part. If no one at home cares, 20,000 per kid per year will not help. Teachers can only do so much.
Rick James
March 5th, 2013
3:22 pm
@They call me MISTER JamVet.
““Rick J”, don’t know about your dancing, but your writing sure doesn’t have any rhythm or creativity. (grin)”
Neither does your attemp at humor.. ~middle finger~
josef
March 5th, 2013
3:22 pm
Well, I see the SCV gris-gris worked, so it’s off upstairs…
Brosephus™
March 5th, 2013
3:23 pm
Did you not understand my post or stop reading after the first sentence.Black leaders are self annointed.In my eyes there’s no such thing.
I read your post. I don’t recall you saying “self annointed” Black leaders either. The last part of your post, “Black leaders dont understand how they perpetuate the problems of black people.But I guess they have to in order to make a living.” doesn’t make it appear that you don’t believe in such a thing. That’s just my reading of your words though.
Normal, Plain and Simple
March 5th, 2013
3:24 pm
SCOUT,
I’m Reading “Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History”. EXCELLENT! I can’t put it down.
They are said to have stopped the northward expansion of the Spanish in America.
Jackie
March 5th, 2013
3:24 pm
@JKL2
You did/did not agree with the link that shows the bottom 10 worst schools contain 2 private “academies.”
KhalidX
March 5th, 2013
3:28 pm
Jay is wrong and most of you are wrong. Jay reveals his stupidity by mentioning race. Racism is white supremacy . Its part of the fabric of America and undergirdes everything . People like Jay are experts on race but he will never write a column denouncing white supremacy because he enjoys the benefits. Thats why most whites remain silent to disgusting comments , emails or pictures of President Obama . They could care less unless it affects them. Look at the Senator from Kentucky who was NOW outraged at racist comments toward his Asian wife.Black people you have no power . You gave that up when decided to integrate with people who met your children with fists and hatred. Barak Obama is President of the United States FIRST. His Race to the Top is about continuing to Privatize education. Bruce Dixon sums it up . “It’s time to take the discussion out of shallow waters like whether school closings are “racist” or not, and call the real names and frames of what’s happening and how it’s made to happen. We won’t rescue public education, we have no hope of stemming the wave of high-stakes testing and privatization without killing these corrupt private accreditation agencies, and substituting some transparent, fair and bottom-up system of accrediting schools and school systems. Congress did not approve Race To The Top, and its attendant wave of teacher firings, school closings and the like. But it’s federal policy and it’s happening. Lots of Obama apologists excuse his supposed inability to get good things done with the claim that Republicans in the Congress and the media block him. But the lack of a majority in Congress hasn’t stopped him from doing some perfectly horrible things, like Race To The Top. The role of privately owned, pro-privatization entities in school accreditation is an object lesson in how the most powerful office in the world can reach around Congress if it wants to, and enforce its will (and the will of the charter school sugar daddies) upon hundreds of local boards of education and hundreds of poor communities across the country” You are fools and being played .
TBS
March 5th, 2013
3:29 pm
“Black leaders are self anointed.In my eyes there’s no such thing.”
Then why are you so concerned. I’m sure most blacks you know don’t say they speak for them or have you ever ventured to ask and discuss this issue with them?
There are pseudo and faux leaders for basically any demographic you can mention and in most cases they are “self appointed” as you mentioned.
Maynard Jackson's tortured soul
March 5th, 2013
3:29 pm
Race comes into play in everything in Atlanta.
Jackie
March 5th, 2013
3:30 pm
@Rick
One could ask the same question about white leaders.
How does one become a “leader” without being designated by someone other than themselves?
Would you consider Ralph Abernathy, Joseph Lowery, Fred Shuttlesworth, Colin Powell, Sojourner Truth leaders?
Regnad Kcin
March 5th, 2013
3:32 pm
“Did someone mention the SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS! ?”
Wow! It worked!
keith
March 5th, 2013
3:32 pm
This one is really troubling, given the fact that there are major reports about our DoD having to ramp up efforts to meet the cyberterror threat posed by the Chinese military.
Without our technological advantage, the worlds largest military may try to start a war with us, knowing that we may not be able to retaliate with our nuclear deterrence.
http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/03/pentagon-warns-governors-sequestrations-impact-states/61651/
so now jackie is showing us how obamas sequester may lead to war. more doom and gllom demagoguery. even obamas backed off of that crap.
Wall Street
March 5th, 2013
3:33 pm
Stock Market is humming because the “sequester” is actually forcing needed cuts in the budget, and the market is responding. Maybe Obama will take note and actually do some cutting of his own.
Brosephus™
March 5th, 2013
3:35 pm
Racism is white supremacy
Wrong! Racism is actions taken by someone with power or authority over another based on their racial makeup. It isn’t White, Black, or Yellow. All it takes is for the bigoted person to act on their bigotry and have the power to affect the person they’re targeting.
TBS
March 5th, 2013
3:35 pm
“Stock Market is humming because the “sequester” is actually forcing needed cuts in the budget, and the market is responding. Maybe Obama will take note and actually do some cutting of his own.”
Could be a reason however the market has been going up for several years. Maybe you haven’t noticed until recently
Rick James
March 5th, 2013
3:36 pm
@Brosephus
“I read your post. I don’t recall you saying “self annointed” Black leaders either.”
Read the post again..I used the term “Black Leaders” the same way you used “Self annointed” You saw what you wanted to see.
keith
March 5th, 2013
3:38 pm
When you mention Mitt Romney and his business acumen, did you ever consider that Matt Romney parlayed his wealth into an empire that has an estimated value of $250 Million dollars
And while Romney was doing that, what was zero doing? He was a community organizer in the hoods of Chicago. How successful would you say he was in that endeavour? Jesse Jackson wants the National Guard called in to reorganize what your community organizer left. I will take Romneys 250 million dollar empire of created wealth for not just himself but many others over the common street thugs obama is responsible for in Chicago.
Rick James
March 5th, 2013
3:38 pm
@TBS
“There are pseudo and faux leaders for basically any demographic you can mention and in most cases they are “self appointed” as you mentioned”
Excactly,so why are you confronting me? It looks to me like we agree
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
March 5th, 2013
3:39 pm
Brosephus:
“That still doesn’t help with my questions. US News does not speak for the Black community. The only people who appear concerned about “Black leaders” are the media and some of y’all White folks.”
I hear you but your logic escapes me.
And that’s o.k. We can both live with that.
Bottom line is that there are “Black Leaders” that are recognized by the black community, the white community, the purple community, the news media, Congress, etc., etc.
I don’t see why that is so difficult for you to understand or acknowledge.
It is what it is.
KhalidX
March 5th, 2013
3:39 pm
Jay the problem is the media like yourself who keep people divided bringing up race. The real issue is both parties are playing us. Quality education for all can be secured only by allocating trillions of dollars to hire teachers and staff at decent wages and benefits, reduce class sizes, repair older schools and build new ones, and equip all schools with the most up-to-date learning tools. Such measures will never be carried out by the Democratic Party, which, no less than the Republican Party, is a political instrument of the financial elite. Obama’s election campaign, based on his claim to represent “change” and “hope,” was a fraud. He was handpicked by powerful corporate interests in part because they calculated they could use his African American background to dupe workers and youth into thinking he would be more sympathetic to the needs of working people.
Black people voted for him and record numbers . People like Mo Ivory and Dr. White defend him to no end. While all of this is occuring NO one mentions he is continuing the policies of No Child Left Behind. You are being tricked !!
Matt Brock
March 5th, 2013
3:40 pm
I say it is the responsibility of the voters to remove them from office. not the governor. The people elected them. Let them remove them if they think they are doing a poor job. This should not be the role of the governor
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
March 5th, 2013
3:41 pm
Normal, Plain and Simple :
If you liked that you must read “1491″ and “1493″ (two separate books) by Charles C. Mann
http://www.amazon.com/1491-Revelations-Americas-Before-Columbus/dp/1400032059
Jackie
March 5th, 2013
3:42 pm
@keith
You forgot to mention President Obama being a law professor at the University of Chicago.
You did not make a determination as to where President Obama was Mayor of Chicago?
You forgot to let everyone know that he was a IL state senator.
If these people that you appraise as being street thugs, why have you not lent a measure of your expertise in curing this problem? Or, were you looking closely at Bernie Madoof plan of action to rob, cheat and steal at least $50 Billion dollars of unsecured paper?
Is that how you keep yourself in food and shelter?