Comments on: Authentic

By: buma

buma — Thu, 11 May 2006 17:05:52 +0000

Thanks to Cyrus for that fine lesson in civility. My post was comparing two politicians I don’t like at all, the John Street character the Virus brought up and another miserable failure with many of the same characteristics. My post called attention to how much they have in common and why I vote against both.
Cyrus also points to his own stellar intelligence by sharing that he voted for bush before he voted against him. Cudos, guy. And I figured you for someone only half as smart.

By: factcheck

factcheck — Thu, 11 May 2006 17:05:28 +0000

Cyrus, I hear Thorazine can help your condition quite a lot. You may want to look into it.

By: Cyrus the Virus

Cyrus the Virus — Thu, 11 May 2006 15:05:21 +0000

Well gee, buma, you blithering idiot, considering that Bush sent the troops to Iraq, obviously he’s responsible for the deaths of the American soldiers there. Sorry to ruin your incredibly intelligent “oh yeah, how about _______” response that is so common among left-wingers.

And i voted for Bush in 2000, but not 2004, so that’s strike two on your theories.

Besides, the post had nothing to with Bush. It was the fact that Uncle Tom Willis, who spends his entire life sucking up to white people, thinks he has the cred to say which black man is or isn’t authentic.

By: trevorwells

trevorwells — Thu, 11 May 2006 13:05:18 +0000

Elrod, Cory Booker is nothing more than a younger version of Tony Williams, another corporate whore sellout to the developers and right-wing corporate foundations pushing vouchers. Williams placed over $500 million taxpayer dollars behind the private interests pushing that damn baseball stadium which will benefit nobody but a motley collection of wealthy investors looking to make a fast buck. He is a whore. Period. Bought and paid for, ergo so is Booker. Take a look at Cory Bookers $6 million dollar bankroll and tell me the brotha ain’t sold his soul. He raised more money running for Mayor than the two major Republicans running for Governor in Nebraska? He has raised more money than Harold Ford, Jr. running for the Senate in Tennessee. I know you know that Harold sold out long ago, right? Cory is a corporate Ho, Baby.

By: buma

buma — Thu, 11 May 2006 11:05:05 +0000

Viral Cyrus brings up John Street above.
As a Philly resident I have voted against Street consistently in city council and mayoral elections since 1981. I can’t tolerate the guy for the same reasons I believe bush is an abysmal president. He hires cronies, is not very bright, favors government funding of faith-based social services, feels that the pay-to-play method of awarding contracts is OK, and is often an embarrassment to the citizenry when he speaks in public.
Cyrus apparently has no problem with any of these shortcomings in bush, but holds Street against a higher standard. He pins 400 murders in Philly on Street, but how about holding bush accountable for the thousands of American and Iraqi deaths in Iraq?

By: Frank_D

Frank_D — Thu, 11 May 2006 05:05:48 +0000

Booker “showed up” at the (shudder!) Manhattan Institute?
Aiiieee! Stone him!!

By: elrod

elrod — Thu, 11 May 2006 03:05:49 +0000

Well, I went and read the Black Commentator’s column, and found the evidence a little, um, lacking. A lot of friend-of a friend of a friend is right-winger stuff, but nothing really showing Booker himself to be a right-winger at all. I’m not happy about Booker showing up at the Manhattan Institute, but who really knows the context there?

The Newark political system is broken, and it has been since long before Gibson took over in the late 1960s. When the Irish ran it, Newark was just as corrupt.

By: elrod

elrod — Thu, 11 May 2006 03:05:48 +0000

Cory Booker is no Clarence Thomas or Ken Blackwell. It’s dishonest for people like the Black Commentator to suggest as much. There are legions of post-civil rights black politicians who have helped reform major cities (Tony Williams, Dennis Archer, even Ray Nagin - at least before Katrina). Just because somebody doesn’t come from the old machine doesn’t mean he’s a corporate sell-out, or a Republican mole.

By: Frank_D

Frank_D — Wed, 10 May 2006 23:05:16 +0000

The Black Commentator’s opinion is important because?
Is he called a sellout, because he’s not promising business as usual with the Teachers’ Unions?
http://www.blackprwire.com/display-news.asp?id=2474

By: trevorwells

trevorwells — Wed, 10 May 2006 22:05:03 +0000

According to the Black Commentator, Cory Booker is nothing more than a trojan horse democrat backed by right-wing foundations and conservative corporate money. He ain’t nobody, He ain’t no savior. He is the latest black political fraud foisted onto the black body politic. After his corporate sponsors finish plundering Newark, we’ll revisit the corporate media love fest coverage this covert republican has been receiving. It is a sad day in America when a corporate sell out like this is lauded as if he is the second coming of JFK.

By: Jay C

Jay C — Wed, 10 May 2006 20:05:46 +0000

Hmm.

Some people think Booker is nothing but another Thomas, Rice, Powell, etc.

By: Hedley

Hedley — Wed, 10 May 2006 20:05:21 +0000

To the extent that the corrupt politicians who have run Newark into the ground are rich, yes, it is the fault of the rich.

By: Hattie

Hattie — Wed, 10 May 2006 19:05:04 +0000

I don’t know anything about the politics of Newark, but anyone with eyes to see knows what a mess it is. It’s the fault of the rich, as far as I’m concerned.

By: deus_ex_machina

deus_ex_machina — Wed, 10 May 2006 18:05:06 +0000

Having dealt in the past with Newark city officials and their incredible capacity for jaw-dropping ignorance, venality and incompetence all I can say to Corey is: Bring a big broom.

Hell, just fire everyone you pass through the corridors of City Hall that first morning and replace them with people you grab at random walking around on the street during lunchtime and I guarantee you that by close of business you will have improved Newark city government. I’m not kidding.

By: adam

adam — Wed, 10 May 2006 17:05:14 +0000

This is the guy from the documentary, right? Wow, that was such a stirring movie, and to know that he kept fighting makes me really proud.

Yep, if you haven’t seen it, check it out.

By: Hedley

Hedley — Wed, 10 May 2006 17:05:04 +0000

Newark has long been a corrupt cesspool. It remains to be seen how effective Booker can be when the incumbent mayor remains a State Assemblyman and de facto policitcal boss. I would imagine that Booker is eyeing Lautenberg’s Senate seat in 2008.

By: Cyrus the Virus

Cyrus the Virus — Wed, 10 May 2006 15:05:59 +0000

I’m glad we have an authentic black man like John Street (since just having a “D” behind ones name apparently makes a black man authentic) as mayor here in Philly.

The 400 people that were murdered last year probably aren’t all that glad, nor are the 150 that have been murdered so far this year, but on Planet Ollie, it’s okay for a black elected official to be corrupt, racist, and completely incompetant as long as he’s a Dem.

Besides, I’m sure most of the victims of the crimes are other authentic black people that voted for him, so that’s on them.

By: duros62

duros62 — Wed, 10 May 2006 15:05:42 +0000

Vin Diesel’s high school yearbook picture?

By: elrod

elrod — Wed, 10 May 2006 15:05:38 +0000

Cory Booker isn’t a “conservative” in the mold of Steele or Blackwell. If you had to put a label on it, he’s probably a moderate. By national standards, he’s probably moderately liberal - like Obama. The basis of support for people like Steele or Blackwell is the white, Fundamentalist, modern far-right GOP - not reform-minded black voters frustrated with the 60s generation’s corruption.

By: Frank_D

Frank_D — Wed, 10 May 2006 14:05:54 +0000

objet: I’m for paying public servants the median wage for their family size…
If they can’t raise everybody’s wage, then they don’t get a raise.