Comments on: Franklin: ‘Black mayor first’ memo is ‘bigoted’

By: patrick

patrick — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:40:37 +0000

Corruption in City Hall did not start with the election of Maynard Jackson. When black politicians took over Atlanta City Hall they wanted to play by the same rules as previous administrations. Having struggled for so long to gain entrance to the kitchen, they weren’t going to let anyone tell them the cookie jar was off limits. Aaron Turpeau knows that the ability to make deals and bend rules is a form of political power. This is true in Chicago, New York, and every other big city. I wish Mary Norwood or Lisa Borders or whoever lots of luck in trying to change that mentality and that way of doing business. My money is on the same old song and dance for a long time to come.

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Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:50:50 +0000

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By: South Africa Fan

South Africa Fan — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:35:00 +0000

BravesFan 79 doesn’t know wht he/she is talking about in regards to South Africa!!

I’m late making these comments because I just returned from South Africa where I spent almost a month visiting Johannesburg, Capetown, Robben Island, Durban, Praetoria, St. Lucia, and Infolozi Park, 150 miles south of Mozambique. We were so impressed with the beauty of the country, the building of the infrastructure, and the unbelievable animals, BUT THE PEOPLE IMPRESSED US THE MOST! Apartheid didn’t end until 1994, but the progress they have made in building up their country is phenomenal!

These natives genuinely have good reasons to be very angry, yet they aren’t! Nelson Mandela and Bishop Desmond Tutu have been exemplary role models and have enabled the country to make tremendous improvements. Their leadership focused on leaving the misery behind them and working together to improve their country. They no longer are continuing the anger and fighting, but are focused on the positives. The government is working hard to develop a strong middle class and government housing while moving people out of the tin shack cities and into jobs. We visited Soweto, the major ghetto area, and were impressed with the building and progress we saw, as we ate lunch with the natives there. Most importantly we were very impressed with the PEOPLE who are no longer angry and fighting a war that ended only 15 years ago. We found this to be true in every city that we visited! The children were excited to be going to school, WALKING the distance on the roads in their uniforms. The men were knowledgeable about our sports teams and player statistics and asked many questions about the professional basketball players in particular.

South Africa won the World Rugby Cup and will host the Soccer World Cup in 2010. They are working hard to be ready for this big event and preparing for it has energized the country! Of course, parts of the big cities aren’t safe after dark, but neither is Atlanta. They still have a long way to go, but after only 15 years, the natives have made great progress considering that under Apartheid the 10% white Afrikans governed the 90% blacks until 1994. They have left their anger behind and improved their country. WE NEED TO DO THE SAME HERE! AFTER ALMOST 150 YEARS THE FOCUS NEEDS TO BE TO POSITIVELY AFFECT CHANGE AND TO GET RID OF THE RESENTMENT OF THE PRESENT GENERATION WHO NEVER WAS PART OF OUR HISTORY!

By: Teela

Teela — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:48:55 +0000

Ramzad: Says it all and hits the baseline. Ever think of running for public office?

One of the best social commentaries I have read on this blog.

By: Blacks In Union!

Blacks In Union! — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:38:23 +0000

The black man is constantly being kept down by the white racists in power—we must stand in union to keep our rights and freedoms! We must vote to keep our brothers and sisters in office!

By: Dante

Dante — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:24:20 +0000

I am very disappointed with the bigoted comments by African Americans on this message board. Shame, shame.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:36:20 +0000

VOTE NORWOOD!!!!!!!!

By: Boone-Jennings

Boone-Jennings — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:29:56 +0000

AJC Management is wrong. Blame Bush. If Bush could invade a country then he could stop aids. Minister Farakahn told us that it was the whites that brought aids upon the blacks. Bush made black males irresponsible. Bush made sure that this country would never ever elect a black president.

By: AJC Management

AJC Management — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:21:59 +0000

Actually after doing our research BF79 was correct.
We apologize, as a liberal white guilt newspaper we are unable to be totally honest about the AIDS crisis in Atlanta among black males. After all, just like the NAACP, wed much rather hide the ugly truth and watch thousands of unknowing women catch AIDS than to seem “racist”.

By: Britney

Britney — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:17:42 +0000

For the record this entireblog has been reported to the proper civil rights groups.