President Barack Obama

I know exactly what you mean bruh........and thats what saddens me---That they placed a black man, during the worst economic times, to be the chief of one of the most powerful nation on earth.

Its unfortunate because he seems like a smart guy- however i believe he is in the wrong place at the wrong time cuz the wheel of the economy will persist to decrease in terms of torsion. And who will they[white people] blame if it completely stops??..in four years time, if the economy is worse off than it is right now, you'll see bumper stickers on passing vehicles saying ....."dont blame me, i voted for the other guy"......

Which will make race relations in the states even more problematic

 

I'm glad Obama is the next President. But I'm even more giddy that Bush is no longer President, since he screwed everything up, except for 9-11. I'm confident Obama will get this country back in the right direction, but if he doesn't, of course, he deserves as much blame as Bush had gotten, without the race-based BS.

 

Correct (you meant Robinson).

As an ex-New Yorker, I'd go back home if he was young and playing ball in Brooklyn (on that particular team). A lot of us would....sell our homes and move right back!...For a baseball team!

But he's gone...the Dodgers are a soft, Hollywood team...and New York is a mess...LOL.

But, yeah, Robby paved the way for all of this.

 

Ali said "american is in too much trouble for a Black president" way back in the 70's

 

You are on my wavelength. Mr. Robinson is still my favorite Civil Rights leader. He even sat on the bus first http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/Justices/pfeifer/column/1999/jp111799.htm

 

Thanks for the link, Bosoxlady:

I'd never heard of that story! I knew he did things like that all of his life. But, I had no idea that a few crazies tried to have Robinson court martialed...LOL (it's funny to write it).

How does one court martial the bravest man on Earth, anyway? It's like trying to court martial Superman.

My family moved to New York when the Dodgers were America's team. My dad and my uncle spent more time at Ebbets Field than some of the players. And, unlike today, the players all lived in the neighborhood, used the subways and interacted with the crazy fans they had.

So, my brothers and I would be fed a ton of Dodgers stories. And, even though I missed it all because as I was born many years after the team left for Hollywood, the New York TV stations would replay a lot of their games.

My dad's stories (and that of most New Yorkers) would eventually end up being about Robinson...stealing home plate against the Yankees in the World Series (against Yogi Berra, no less!); how he led the Dodgers as a rookie and won the MVP award two years later...and most of all (as in your story), how he would NEVER back down when dealing with a racist bigot.

And, you have to remember the era he played (from about 1947 to 1956). He was fighting and defeating hatred BEFORE the Civil Rights movement!

What we (my family) loved was how the Dodgers always loved Jackie while owner Branch Rickey was in charge. As an organization, they were part of the "smart New York" of the time (they were able to see people as people).

Rickey was color blind and would later sign the great Roberto Clemente out of Puerto Rico. Co-owner Walter O'Malley only cared about the color green ($$$).

But, that's a long time ago. NYC is a lot dumber today (which is why millions of people left there a long time ago).

Sorry for the tangent. Great thanks for the link, Bosoxlady!

 

He screwewd EVERYTHING up??? Your out of touch. Maybe some should watch this, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMnSp4qEXNM&NR=1

 

Typical Republican BS.

Anyway for me, the party started when Obama was projected to be the winner on November 4th, and ended on the same night. There are simply way too many problems this country is dealing with, no thanks to Bush. I would have loved to see Obama get to work immediately after he was officially sworn in; he was President as of 12 noon yesterday while the festivities were still going on.

 

Yeah, the buffoon that just exited left an enormous mess for President Obama...but, Roosevelt (FDR) took over as prez during America's 'Great Depression'. He brought America back to prosperity, and introduced welfare programs that never existed back then like unemployment and social security.

The fact that there's a global economic crisis gives President Obama a chance to shine like no president ever has. His legacy would be that he was the one who saved the world from ruin.

The Kid Rasta

 

Well shut my mouth and call me Stubby, I actually agree with Mike38.

 

You are more than welcome. There is a GREAT movie about it that event called "The Court Marshal of Jackie Robinson." Andre Braugher, who I LOVE plays Jackie.

BTW- This was my quote on the board today for my US History 2 kids to interpret " Jackie hit, so Rosa could sit, so Martin could march, so Obama could run, so you can fly."

Don't know if they have this billboard where you live, but on the Mass Pike, there is one of Jackie that reads" Here's to you Mr. Robinson, Character Counts. " I smile everytime I drive by it.

 

Isn't that a sort of racism ? imo it is. And hey blame all the brainwashed sheep (aka Obama supporters) for making him "captain" of the Titanic.

On the contrary he's set to succeed. While I'm not an Obama fan (wasn't a McCain fan either) I will say he got lucky at how he's got the country. There is no way he would be set to fail. Obama has the country at its lowest so there's really no place else it can go but up and he will be given more props than he deserves for any "improvement" no matter how miniscule or insignificant.

 

I refuse to act like I'm doomed no matter who got elected. I'm a glass-half-full kind of person so I'm optimistic about the future and I remember when Barack Obama wasn't supposed to even get out of the primaries and he was allegedly no match for the Clintons.

When I hear people say that Barack Obama is being set up to fail, or they say that there's no way he's ever going to fix things, it just makes me see how pessimistic we as a society have become. Half the country is inspired while the other half is feeling sorry for themselves.

As I've mentioned before; I do not in any way see him as a messiah or some kind of a praise Jesus miracle politician. I see a man who's goal is to unite this great country amid those who wish to keep it divided. I've never seen a politician like him before, and I'm sure many of you haven't either.

If we hope to make this country better going forward, we have to realize that black & white, young & old, as well as rich & poor will have to reach a certain level of compromise in order to allow things to get better and I have faith that things will definitely get better.

In reading his speech, I gathered that his message was not just that "he" has a lot of work to do, but "we" as a people along with the government and himself have a lot of work to do and we're all gonna have to work together for the same common good. Perhaps this was his interpretation of "Country First".

I refuse to let 8 years of tyranny ruin my shot at the American Dream, I worked too hard to get this far and I know that I still have a long way to go. I have many goals that I have yet to reach, and I'm inspired to the point where I know that the sky is the limit for my success.

I hope that people are as objective as possible when criticizing our new president. If he does well, then give the man some credit. If he messes up, then we can give our two cents as well. I'm sure that he is already aware that he has to work twice as hard in order to be accepted as an equal to the former presidents.

Yes we can
Yes we will
Yes we already did

 

We ARE on the same wavelength. I love Andre Braugher, who is an unbelievable actor when given the right script.

NBC had a great TV show that I loved called Homicide, Life on the street.



Braugher was incredibly good in that show.

You can see from the photo what a great cast they had (Richard Belzer, Ned Beatty, Yaphet Kotto, one of the Baldwin brothers (Daniel). I was addicted to the show mainly because of Braugher. It was so realistic.

So, I'll definetely rent the movie and watch it when my girlfriend is out of town or doing something else as she hates real-life, non-fiction movies of this sort.

I, on the other hand, LOVE them.

"Jackie hit, so Rosa could sit, so Martin could march, so Obama could run, so you can fly."

That's a great message.

I envy them sometimes. They are going to see and experience things we can only imagine. The technology will be incredible because kids are using computers at such a young age...sometimes 4 or 5 years old!

"Don't know if they have this billboard where you live, but on the Mass Pike, there is one of Jackie that reads" Here's to you Mr. Robinson, Character Counts. " I smile everytime I drive by it."

The Philly Burbs. Some years I get lucky and have an extended stay in the Bay Area. Neither town has this great message! I did not know he had that kind of impact outside of New York.

I wished someone had placed that billboard in Washington eight years ago. I worked for a Defense Contractor during this period...Bosoxlady, the stories I could tell! (That's why they have you sign confidentiality docs).

Thank God we voted for the right guy this time.

BTW, (not to turn this into a baseball thread) congratulations on Jim Rice making it into the Hall! I always loved watching him play and he seemed like a class act (from the vantage point of someone not in New England).

Take care, young lady.

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indeed.

 

Remember THEY were all of you, the supporters who voted for him, funny how that is now being called a conspiracy of some sort, and on his very first day in office.

Thank you Amanda!!

Naw, don't think that's possible, you're too fun to argue with anyway!!

That my dear sir, was an excellent post. Thank you.