Comments on: 40 Excuses And A Mule

By: Tony Mendocino

Tony Mendocino — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:19:17 +0000

Self-reliance is good for us. And I am pro-life, but too many other factors outweigh Bush’s stances on these issues. Bush’s abuses of power do not correspond with his so-called “Christian” values. As Gov of Texas, he put more people to death than any Gov in history. As Pres, he’s done nothing to stop corporate America and their abuses of the environment, which impact our people disproportionately. Not to mention the lack of concern for worker safety and rights to organize.

His indifference on food safety is also frightening. As rGBH growth hormone fills our milk supply and adversely affects our young, Bush ignores this danger, just as Clinton did before him. We deserve better than this.

And I’m greatly bothered by the lack of transparency in his government, a free people should be allowed full access to their government’s actions. Cheney’s refusal to release the minutes from Energy meetings illustrates the Bush attitude towards our rights to know what our tax dollars are doing.

All in all, we’re not welfare queens, and many white liberals need to learn that. But until the Republican party offers to stop corporate abuses, we’re just pawns in their game.

By: Negrophile

Negrophile — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 09:33:18 +0000

Ballots around the black blogosphere.
[...] Kerry is not flawless. I believe his faith in the current administration was misplaced on the eve of the war with Iraq, and I think his campaign has been pathetic in its indictment of the current regime’s treasonous conduct….

By: Sue Kanney

Sue Kanney — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 02:00:41 +0000

LaShawn-Just happened onto you Sunday night before election. I am so glad to find someone who has an educated and common sense approach to the liberals out there. Thank you for being a breath of fresh air as I nervously wait and pray for the re-election of our wonderful Christian President!

By: Rainmaker

Rainmaker — Sun, 31 Oct 2004 03:44:52 +0000

James C..
Good post. The thing that sickens me about white liberals is that they hold blacks to a lower standard. I think that is bigoted. I would be so offended. They tell blacks they need help voting..they tell blacks it’s the white man pumping drugs into their community..that white teachers can’t teach them..that they are justified in running or resisting the police. None of my black friends need a step on me or anyone else. They are embarrassed by this liberal mindset. I’ve actually heard people say “Racism is the cause for black failure..and I’m saying that as a white man.” As if being white gave his opinion more credibility. It is wrong to treat people differently based on color..and that includes holding them to a lesser standard. And I’m a white man saying that!! hee hee.

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 30 Oct 2004 22:30:44 +0000

WayneB, thanks for the link to the ornery democrat. That was refreshing and pragmatic. People like him are keeping hope alive, but they’ll have to work really hard to retake the party from the moonbats

By: WayneB

WayneB — Sat, 30 Oct 2004 04:11:48 +0000

Perhaps it’s from working with the public so much, but I function exactly the opposite of you in one respect – I tend to believe that people are dumb until proven otherwise. That’s just my opinion, but I find I’m less disappointed in the average person that way.

In the context of people who have proven otherwise, though, you might want to look at the current “World Watch” article over at ornery.org. Orson Scott Card is a democrat, but he’s more of a Zell Miller Democrat, and he sounds like he’s ready to spew from all the crap that’s going on right now. It’s just the kind of ammunition for deflecting Liberal attacks.

By: La Shawn

La Shawn — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 23:52:06 +0000

Thank you, fretless. I’m glad you decided to comment. It’s encouraging to know you’re out there!

By: fretless

fretless — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 23:40:44 +0000

La Shawn,

I’ve been reading your blog regularly for a few months now, I guess. I just wanted to say that your courage and optimism inspire me. And I wanted to thank you for that.

Thank you.

By: baldilocks

baldilocks — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 20:00:31 +0000

Call Guinness Talking to my dad last night, I had a revelation. The conversation consisted mostly of what's happening this election cycle, around the country, and around the world in general. Dad, being an imposing but easy-going sort, often gets into exchanges

By: La Shawn

La Shawn — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:39:06 +0000

It’s good to be back, Tom. I was very encouraged by all the e-mail and comments I received, even from people who disagree with me on most things. I guess they recognize the importance of having competing ideas in the marketplace.

By: Tom Grey - Liberty Dad

Tom Grey - Liberty Dad — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:43:26 +0000

(I’ve missed you LaShawn — hope your prayers have helped).

Steve Martin had an old routine that he would use, with the audience repeating the Non-Conformist Oath:
I promise to be different! I promise to be different
I promise to be unique! I promise to be unique
I promise not to repeat things other people say! I promise … applause & laughs

By: Froggy

Froggy — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 05:59:10 +0000

That conversation you describe stirs a memory I have of the Louis Farrakhan’s Million Man March in DC about 10 years ago. I am white and I was at Andrews Air Force Base trying to hop a flight to San Diego for househunting leave from the Navy. In the terminal there were 4-5 older black men talking amongst themselves about the March. They were military retirees who had traveled to the March on a military flight.

I walked in the room, and they stopped talking and looked at me. One of men said to me, “Your’e white. What did you think of the March?” They were all waiting in rapt attention to what I would say.

I told them that the message that I took away from it was that black people have to take care of their own, and not wait around for white people to do it. I went on to say that I don’t give the welfare of black people a second thought in my life because I am too busy thinking about what is going on in my own family.

Somebody sold these men a bill of goods that says that white people want to take care of them or at least that they are supposed to. I can’t understand that mindset. I don’t think in terms of race about anything anyway, and besides I learned early on that nobody is going to take care of me if I don’t.

I really had not been all that politically aware at that point in my life and the reaction to my answer was unexpected. The men nodded and looked like they had never heard anybody tell them the straight dope like that before. They didn’t ask me any follow up questions and sort of turned away from me. There was nothing at all hostile about the whole interaction, but it sure was peculiar.

Anyway I thought I’d add that to the mix. Froggy

By: Steel Turman

Steel Turman — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 05:59:03 +0000

LaShawn, That anctedote is very close to my
heart, being an atheist and all. I KNOW what it
is like to confront blind faith. The eyes roll
up and glaze and KABOOM the curtain comes down
on reason. Like a closed storefront. This is to
be distinguished from faith. reasoned and well
thought of course. Then it is for me a agree/dis-
agree situation. But with blind faith … I just
wanna smack ‘em up side the head soundly and
praying for ‘em is the LAST thing that would to
my mind. Trolls, old black men and stupid whites
fat or thin … up ‘gainst the head BAM!!! It’s
a good thing there’s folks like you to mitigate
folks like me or there’d be a whole bunch of …
idiots walkin’ around holding their achin’ heads.

By: Charles

Charles — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 03:56:54 +0000

Outstanding, LaShawn. Well done.

By: MyssiAnn

MyssiAnn — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 03:52:00 +0000

I had a very similar conversation with a white co-worker a few days ago. My answer to her question, “What has Bush done for you?” was, “All that I need him to. He has gone after the terrorists where they live to keep them away from our kids.” She came back with Christians are supposed to be peace-loving. I told her that I do love peace, but that I understand that in an imperfect world peace only comes through strength. Oftentimes, my child only does what is right because I am strong enough to make him. (Literally, I have put my hands on his and made him put his toys away and then disciplined him for not listening to me.) One day, I believe that because I love him and pray for him, he will choose right on his own. For now, had I not been able to make him do the right thing, a loud, definitely not peaceful, shouting match would have ensued. As it was, he cried while he put teh toys away and over not being able to watch television and the next day, all was well and he put his toys up when he was done with them.
Government serves a similar purpose. There are people who will not choose to do right unless the government penalizes them when they don’t. In the U.S., our President has a strong influence over what our government promotes as right. I voted for George Bush because he believes in the same definition of “right” that I do. There are some policy details I have disagreements with, but our world view is the same.
I have found myself visiting your blog more and more frequently the past couple of weeks. Your Christian worldview is the same as mine and I thank you for spreading the Gospel along with your opinion. God bless you, LaShawn, you are a good and faithful servant.