Comments on: Stepping back from the divide in the Atlanta race for mayor

By: TRUTH0HURTS

TRUTH0HURTS — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:17:40 +0000

LOL! It is funny to me how white people will conveniently play the race card when African-

Americans vote for an African-American candidate over a white candidate. I never hear any

mention from white people of race being a factor when white people vote for a white

candidate over an African-American candidate, even though this happens FAR more often in

this society than the reverse. You are basically implying that African-American people are

not smart enough to vote for what is in their best interest and only see the color of the

skin, using that as the main criteria with which they make their final decision. African-

Americans will do what they usually do in any election and vote for the person who they

believe it is in their best interest to vote for. In the history of this country, African-

Americans have NEVER had a problem voting for a white person for public office. The proof

of this is that there have been 43 presidential elections where African-Americans voted for

white candidates. In all of those elections white presidents were put into office with the

help of African-American voters. How many African-American governors have been elected in

the state of Georgia by the white majority? I know the answer . . . do you? If not, look

it up. I have relatives in states like Mississippi, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky.

How many African-American governors have been elected in those states by the white majority?

I know the answer . . .do you? If not, look it up. But let an African-American majority

elect an African-American over a white and all of a sudden race is a factor. White people

PLEASE!!! LOL!!! Get a grip on reality and stop playing the RACE CARD! This country has

400 years of example I can give where whites have routinely and systematically NOT voted for

an African-American just because they were African-American. Again, stop playing the RACE

CARD!

By: Mary Norwood mess up

Mary Norwood mess up — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:47:04 +0000

Kashim Reed should be next mayer. Vote early for Kashim Reed.

By: Mary Norwood mess up

Mary Norwood mess up — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:43:15 +0000

I voted early of Kashim Reed. You should vote early for Kashim Reed. Vote early for Kashim Reed.

By: Jill

Jill — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:02:18 +0000

Also whites who think this city is being run by blacks just because a black face has been mayor for 36 years look at who give the fat checks to politicians in this city they are 70% white. It is white businessmen and women who run this city. If Norwood loses it is because white business people decided that Norwood is to much of a risk. Wake up whites who want to blame everything on blacks in this city. Whites have been just as much of the problem. Look around. Look at our city council black and white. Good people donot get elected in the city only selfish insecure low lifes. Trash!

By: Grant

Grant — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:53:33 +0000

When I last checked, you can not steal a yard sign that was illegally placed on city property or right of way anyway. Also remember Mary Norwoods pledge to not put up any illegal yard signs. She has always claimed all of her yard signs are in yards. She is a lier! The Norwood campaign has played the race card just in a diffrent way and we all know it. Both camps are playing race. Why can Norwood get over 20% of the black vote and Reed gets less than 10% of the white votes and every one still call black voters racist. Just don’t add up! Margaret Kaiser is nothing but a gentrifier who relishes the opportunity to support any white candidate running in majority black district. Look at how she got elected. Whites are supporting whites and blacks are some what supporting blacks. The black community could use some solidarity. Just sad that only certain black politicians get to benefit from that machine. Atlanta is a very sad place with a very uninformed electorate. Remember no incumbents was defeated this year! Real Change will never happen until the voters of this city wake up.

By: Teela

Teela — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:48:53 +0000

Oh! I think Reed will get it because there are enough “vote by color’ people in this city to make sure that happens. And the Black Elite have come out in their racist colors to make sure their boy gets it.

Continue the Gravy Train for a elect few!

Mary has run a clean campaign. Reed hasn’t, but Reed is the candidate of the usual thugs…in high places.

However, the fallout from this campaign has shown the very deep racial-ness in Atlanta. Nothing really has changed….and it’s like more tribal warfare. Perhaps it ever will be so.

But I hope that people, black and white….do remember the lessons from this campaign.

We will need to remember…because in 4 years, Reed is going to make us…..even more weary than we are now.

And remember Shirley’s “I Will Make You Proud”?…..How’s that working for you, Atlanta?

By: @teela

@teela — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:35:07 +0000

u r right he does appear 2b hand picked. it itwill be ova dec 1 but it does concern me the 1st is welfere day and if reed is dependent on the black vote a lot of folks will have jus enuff money for busfare to get their check cash it and then shop for groceries then get home for thier kids and then they 2 tired and there go mr reeds vote

By: Teela

Teela — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:12:20 +0000

I am sick to death with the “Atlanta is a Black city and needs a Black Mayor to protect the interests of the Black residents”.

You’ve had Black mayors for 36 years or so, and how’s it worked for you? I see increased poverty, crime, abandoned housing, a new generation of Black criminals under the age of 20, and as our APD stated to us in Capitol View….these underage criminals are the vast majority of crime producers in Atlanta and Decatur.

So….how’s it working for you to have the Black Elite in office? Has the quality of your lives really improved, or like the majority of residents of Atlanta…..

Are you being leached in both money and quality of life?

You want Atlanta to continue it’s decline to a big ghetto, continue to worry only about the Black interests. Apparently the vast majority of Black people AREN’T of concern to the Shirleys/Jacksons/Campbells…..

And Reed? A hand picked rep for continuing the gravy for the Black Elite.

I’m voting Norwood because she is a break away from what we have experienced for too many years.

And I like the values of this little, white woman. She includes all of us…not just a certain skin color.

By: @rober lilly

@rober lilly — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:06:43 +0000

reed will not get 100% of the vote if he does atl will burn. buckhead will sucede from the atl and atl will bcome one great big ghetto on the hill! with the company he keeps u can bet on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Robert Lilly

Robert Lilly — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:47:34 +0000

Reed will win because he will get 100% of the black vote. So be it. All that is asked is that you honestly rate his job performance at the end of the next year and tell us how great he is for Atlanta then. The truth is that Atlanta has been going down hill ever since the white power base move to the burbs. Atlanta is in total decay. Crime is rampant and the city is falling apart and broke.