Welcome aboard Bre'onna!!!

I have a new niece but no pictures of her, yet.  The lack of pictures are more of my fault because I am not a cell phone expert.  Don't send me pictures or texts on the cell because I barely know how to even open them.  If you have anything to say, just call me, don't write me.  Anyway, my grandniece's name is Talim Bre'onna Montgomery who was born on 6/8/10. She was 7 lbs 1 oz; 20' in long.  Mom & dad are doing fine.  Rest assured when I get pictures you'll see her.  But right now pray for all of the little ones that are being born in this world.  They'll need all the help they can get.  God bless all of these little ones!

Happy (37 Years Of Marital Bliss) Anniversary, Mary & Carl!!!

Mary & Carl, it's not many couples that can put up with each other that long!  Congratulations for love, patience, understanding and tolerance to name a few.  Just a few qualities that some of us don't have.  I got your picture from Facebook.  I wish you two the very best of everything!!  God bless & take care. 

Now For November, 2010!

Tim Scott

The runoffs are over and South Carolina voters have had their say, for now. If what we have seen is a glimpse of what the general elections will look like, hold on to your hairpieces and weaves, we’re going for a hayride. Nikki Haley, a Republican, is set to be the first Indian-American governor in South Carolina. Her campaign was focused on the issues, not necessarily on answering direct questions, but overall, clean. I still find it hard evading questions on generating revenue when she can only answer what areas can be caught. We are suffering already. NO one wants to pay higher or extra taxes, but if it means getting this state back on its feet and keeping jobs, let’s get ‘er done! But she is another Sanford clone so, here’s another 2- 4 years. That’s right, I said 2 – 4 years. I expect her to run as vice-president in 2012. So her first two years will be campaigning and our state problems will not be hers. Sarah taught her well. I’m being premature, because her campaign did come with some accusations from her “opponents” that she had a couple of affairs. Sort of Sanfordesque, but this time without any evidence, apologies, or tears. Another claim was changing her religion from Sikh to Methodist to begin her run as a politician. I don’t care about the religion, I’m worried that she will bump heads with the legislators like Sanford did and the little people will be ignored, again. I am happy that the state did see that a woman and a part of the minority and is capable of doing the job. Déjà vu! The nation said that about our President and look at the polls now. Love is temporary if you can’t produce any results.

South Carolina also has a chance to send its first Black Republican to Congress since Reconstruction and the second since J. C. Watts. His name is Tim Scott. Voters want to see something different and are looking for people that will represent them in a positive way. By the way, he did beat the son of Strom Thurmond who rallied behind Scott to support him. I’m disappointed to hear folks saying that only Blacks voted for him. Get a grip folks, most blacks vote democratic and frown on Republicans. Besides, Republicans aren’t trying to court black folks, anyway. Just think about Mr. Steel, the RNC Chairman. Anyway, I doubt if Mr. Scott got over 100 votes from minorities. Did I mention that they both beat their opponents with large margins? Did I mention that Sarah supported both of them? Go figure.

And while all of these and more and things were going on, our Governor Sanford left the state without telling the Lt. Governor that he was leaving, again. The man is whipped but at least he spent Father’s Day with his children this year. Only in South Carolina can we nominate an Attorney General that is a son of the Congressman that called a President of the United States “a liar” in the hallowed chambers of Congress. Decorum and respect lost in a moment of “anger” to only be hailed as a hero by so many bigots. Shameful, but a harsh reality.

How Bad Does This Crap Gets?

Rep. Joe Barton (R) Texas

This excerpt and more came from the AP:

A leading House Republican on Thursday accused the White House of a "$20 billion shakedown" of oil giant BP by requiring the company to set aside that amount to compensate those hurt by the Gulf Coast oil spill. Rep. Joe Barton made the assertion at the outset of a House hearing where BP's chief executive officer, Tony Hayward, is appearing for the first time before Congress. Facing Hayward at the witness table, the Texas Republican congressman said, "I'm ashamed of what happened in the White House" on Wednesday. Barton was referring to the agreement that President Barack Obama announced with BP for establishment of a $20 billion relief fund.

Don’t these hypocrites ever stop? The President is damned if he does or does not. Joe Barton represents Arlington, TX.  I want to attach the face to the person because we need to know what these politicians look like. Apologize, shakedown?  Wrong is wrong and just because you said it does not make it right.  Had the President said we will use US dollars for compensation, there would be outcries on expanding the budget. These so called politicians that are non-supportive and obstructive are so deep in these major corporations back pockets that they have no other choice except to criticize. (Barton has received more than $1.5 million in campaign donations from the oil industry, according to Open Secrets, a nonpartisan watchdog group.) The money they are paid must be worth it to look and act like a jackass. They can’t offer solutions, but plenty of criticism. So I ask the question, if the Democrats are considered as liberals who support a socialist agenda, are the Republicans, Nazis who supports an aristocratic ruled society in favor of a corporate based economy? Nazis hate anyone who don't look or believe in the same ideology. Sort of reminds you of why the Tea Parties were formed. We already know about the Klan’s origins. As Don King would say, “Only in America.” Because only in America can people say treasonous words, file it under free speech, and get away with disrespect and stupidity. I believe that there is not a day gone by without some poll being taken about the president or some negative news on what he is doing. The media seems to perpetuate the negative instead of stating the positive. The fact is, I’m glad this is the right man in place to lead this country. I do not think that had anyone else won this election, they would not have been able to handle the multitudes, I repeat, multitudes of problems, this nation is facing. Sarah would have quit and John would have gone on an extended vacation. Just running his campaign was taking a toll on him. With all of this mess…no telling.  There are a lot of people who are very positive and look forward to progress.  Unfortunately, the most vocal are getting the news.

Another strange twist to this mess.  The GOP Leaders make Barton retract his apology to BP.  Here's another quote from that same website on the Washington Post.  "According to a GOP leadership aide, Barton met with House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio) and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (Va.) Thursday afternoon, and was told, "Apologize, immediately. Or you will lose your [subcommittee] position, immediately. Now that he has apologized, we'll see what happens going forward." Another aide said Barton would now not be removed unless he goes on "the TV circuit" and causes further controversy. The aides requested anonymity to discuss the private discussions of the Republican leaders."

Who is really representing the peoples' interests.  You can get used to saying no for so long that you can begin to dumb things.

Rep. Steve King (R) Iowa

I wanted to talk about the President’s 17 minute speech tonight but found out the roaches are coming out of the wood work. I found this article from the AP.

Democrats on Tuesday denounced an Iowa Republican congressman who says President Barack Obama favors blacks over whites, and a GOP candidate from Colorado canceled a fundraiser the Iowan was to keynote. Rep. Steve King, known for sometimes incendiary remarks about immigration, Abu Ghraib and other issues, criticized Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, who also is black, in an interview Monday on G. Gordon Liddy's nationally syndicated radio talk show. "I'm offended by Eric Holder and the president also, their posture," said King, 61. "It looks like Eric Holder said that white people in America are cowards when it comes to race." Take a look at this guy and he looks like he could easily slip comfortably into a hood.

Holder, in a 2009 speech, did not suggest that whites are more cowardly than blacks when discussing race, as King indicated in the radio interview. "Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot," Holder said, "in things racial we have always been and I believe continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards."

This is nothing new, folks. The hatred held inside of these bigots is eating through. They can’t hold it any longer and don’t care because so many of these people hate our president who is representing all of us. If they were so concerned about racial equality where were these buttheads during Jim Crow? They didn’t speak out because they were contented with the way things were, keeping minorities from progressing.  We can't allow ourselves to sit back passively and quietly.  We must learn to be vocal!  We believe in free speech, too!

A Reminder Of Our History

An undated rare photo provided by Keya Morgan, found in a North Carolina attic, depicts two slave children, art historians say. In April, the photo was found at a moving sale in Charlotte, accompanied by a document detailing the sale of John for $1,150 in 1854. The picture was purchased for $30,000 and $20,000 for the sale document by collector Keya Morgan. Morgan said the deceased owner of the home where the photo was found was thought to be a descendant of John. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Keya Morgan, LincolnImages.com)