To all of the hateful racial comments, I will pray for you. It must be awful to walk around with fear and misunderstanding of other people.

I work everyday. No one has never given me a handout. Ive never been arrested or visited family members in jail. Do white people really think we all grow up without or fathers on food stamps? That is so far from the truth.

Im tired of the stereotypes.

First of all I live South of I-20 and so does Reed and Borders. Secondly, you sound dumb in your continuance on this trip that somehow blacks don’t support white candidtes. I’m gonna assume you’re white, its you southern whites that vote based on race more than any other group. This was found through empirical research.

Also, you’re ignorant to spread the myth that blacks disproportionately benefit from city contracts. Only 30% of contracts from city business, 38% go to white womena and the rest (the lion’s share) goes to white firms.

Here are some comments from another poster that will shed some light on your misinformation:

Does anyone know the true percentage of African American contracts with the City of Atlanta or the Airport? Less than 30%. White women enjoy 38% of the contracts. If you knew the percentage would you still be hollering about anyone African American having a contract? Should white businesses just get all the contracts? Is that what you are saying? Look at the state of Georgia contracts? Do you know what the percentage of African Americans that have received contracts? less than 5%. That means White businesses are enjoying 95% of the state contracts that are let. Does this mean you want 100%? Getting a contract means you are creating jobs. Jobs sorely needed in the African American community. You fools keep talking about no-bid contracts within the City of Atlanta procurement process. There is no such thing. Stop talking like birthers. It is really irritating. Unless you have researched the procurement process, have some understanding of the process it makes you sound ignorant and racist when you don’t know the numbers. Check it out for yourself. This is all public information. Go to this Executive Summary that details the disparity studies that have been conducted regarding the discrimination of minority females (black and Hispanic) and the implemented remedies. http://www.atlantaga.gov/client_resources/mayorsoffice/contractcomp/microsoft%20word%20-%20final%20executive%20summary%2010.30.06.pdf. When you look at the numbers you should be ashamed of yourself.

Also, thank you for voting for Barack Obama. He was the better man for the job. Black voters are not non-supportive of Norwwod because she’s white. We aren’t’ supporting her because she’s not the most qualified. I would have supported Hilary Clinton had she won the primaries, but she lost and Obama was better than McCain. Norood is a weak candidate, with a limited knowledge and demonstration of leadership. She walked lock-in-step with Mayor Franklin until it become unpopular to do so. Come better and stop injecting race, I’m telling you only your candidate stands to lose from it.

Again, get a life and stop fanning racial tensions.

You couldn’t be more wrong and its obvious you have no clue about Atlanta politics. If there was a sense of anti-Obama sentiment in Atlanta, Norwood wouldn’t have a chance she’s preaching the same message.

Are you trying to make this election racial Matt? Please don’t take it there, you may fan racial tensions that only Norwood stands to lose from. President Obama won Atlanta in both the primary and the general elections of 2008. Get a life and go out and canvas for Norwood on South of I-20. Unless you’re too afraid of the blacks.

Let’s face it, there is also Black Mayor fatigue going on in Atlanta and with the demographics changing in the city with whites and latinos moving in downtown and metropolitan and blacks steadily going into the suburbs, Norwood has this LOCKED UP.

New Orleans is also likely to elect a white mayor in 2010 with John Georges.