tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post3694348989568710813..comments2024-02-15T05:08:32.917-06:00Comments on Cliff's Crib: My Thoughts On The State of The Black UnionCliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03389032037779987856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post-75102454708076859932008-03-11T03:30:00.000-05:002008-03-11T03:30:00.000-05:00A day-late-and-a-dollar-short but I enjoyed your t...A day-late-and-a-dollar-short but I enjoyed your take on the event. I watched it on TV and I have to agree with you on the favorite speakers. Didn't think I'd like Steele (he was the Lt. Gov. when I lived in MD and he was certainly not that engaging teamed up with Gov. Ehrlich!) but I did. Though our positions on this FL & MI thing are diametrically opposed, I'm proud of that sista'! And I could swear I saw several beads of sweat develop on Tavis's brow when Dick Gregory let that "ho'" comment slip out! <BR/><BR/>I agree the format should be different with an opportunity to hear from the attendees. As a matter of fact, when I went to the 40th anniversary of Brown v Board in DC, the question format you suggested is exactly what he did.<BR/><BR/>Your inspiration is rooted in good logic. Compared to a year or two ago, you'd not have been able to feel so inspired.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure it is the audacity of "hope" for which the old and new schools have come together though. More the audacity of hope to elect a Black man president in my opinion. And while I'd like a Black president myself, I want one that will truly not campaign on change KNOWING he won't be able to change much, given our present state of affairs in this country and in Iraq. It bothers me because the people who have supported him the most, will be the ones to benefit the least. Naive I know, but just tell the damn truth - for a change (there's that word again!). If I was Hillary, I don't know if I would have shown the hell up! That was not a crowd enthusiastic to see her, especially after Rev. Sharpton had riled them up!<BR/><BR/>Here's a link to my post on the event:<BR/>http://lets-be-clear.blogspot.com/search/label/State%20of%20the%20Black%20Union<BR/><BR/>Take care.DebChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018798227792356966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075448.post-60915697420565751752008-02-26T15:01:00.000-06:002008-02-26T15:01:00.000-06:00Cliff, i really enjoyed this event also. The youn...Cliff, i really enjoyed this event also. The young man from Memphis was really inspiring; as was the young sister from Dillard. He was nervous on that panel, but who wouldn't be? And yes C. Ray Nagin is crazy. But I have to say Dick Gregory was the high light of the event for me. He was ghetto, but he laid down the trueth. And I think we could all appreciate that. In the beginning Tavis was fighting hard to make the agenda the issue and not the candidates, that was a loosing battle for him all day.Not So Old Soldierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14827298555439461765noreply@blogger.com