Palin's poison

For all of you racists, rednecks, unintelligent believers in the poison coming from the Republican campaign, let me point out some things.

First of all, no one chose their color before birth. And White folks spend billions of dollars risking skin cancer to "get a tan". In order words, to turn BROWN!!!

Second, no one picks their name with the exception of some who changed their name to be more acceptable in this country. Barack Hussain Obama was given his name by his parents. Be for real. How stupid can you be? That's his name. Get over it.

Next, as I heard someone say, this Black man was in the belly of a WHITE woman for nine months. Get to that, ignorant people.

And finally, there probably would be no America as we know it if it weren't for the "colored" people who built this country. This country was built on the backs of colored people: Black/Brown slaves, Yellow Chinese who built the railroads and Red Indians who were taken off their land, THIS LAND, by white folks. White folks have raped this land, have raped Africa and then have the nerve to make racist remarks about Barack Obama. Now, of course, this tirade is not against all White people. Only those small minded, ignorant folks who are just being stupid, as usual.

Your racism is showing. Now the truth is coming out. GET OVER IT!!!

How to handle a pit bull!

OK people. Let's stop tiptoeing around the issue. Palin, you said the only difference between a soccer mom and a pit bull is liptstick. And the news media, instigators that they can be with their tales of woe, think the Democrats should be worried and that Biden should tread lightly. To HELL with that!!! First of all, a female dog is a B-t-h. Second of all, there are a couple of things you do with all dogs: if they are rabid, you put them down, otherwise, you train them as to who the pack leader is and make them get in line. (Check out the Dog Whisperer.) The pack leader is Barack Obama. My advice to Joe Biden-do what you always do: shoot from the hip and apologize, if necessary, later. No kid gloves for you, Miss Thing. As is said in the 'Hood, "You ain't so bad, you can't be had." If you are so bad, Palin, go out and tackle the press, the same press that you have already angered. What are you afraid of? And stop trying to act like you are on the same page as Hillary. She can beat you with blindfolds on and both hands tied behind her back. You can't hold a burnt candle to Hillary. By the way, you don't seem to understand protocol either. The 2nd in line is supposed to ECHO what the leader is saying, not create their own agenda. If you had an agenda or some issues to talk about, you would not have spent your first night up ranking on your opponent and the press. And as one young lady said (same age as your daughter), how can you handle the country when you obviously couldn't handle your own home. And why are you under investigation? Handle your own business before trying to handle this country. Let me break it to you, not so gently: you will never get into the White House as VP. Give it a rest.

Non-profit firing practices

What's this I hear that non-profits can fire you for no reason and tell you it's the "right to fire" clause? In other words, the company has the right to fire you but they don't have to tell you why? SINCE WHEN??!! If there have been no counseling sessions telling me that I'm not meeting my numbers, quotas, etc, and no written or verbal warnings, no corrective action plans implemented - guess what? YOU WILL TELL ME WHY I'M BEING TERMINATED - AND - I WILL SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL - AND - PROBABLY SUE YOU FROM THE GROUND FLOOR TO THE TOP FLOOR!!! What kind of stupid business practice is this? This recently happened to a friend of mine and my advice is to: write a letter of protest to the CEO of the project, cc to the board of directors, the funding sources and since this happened in NY which now has a Black governor, I would cc him also. I would go to the labor board and to whatever organization has oversight over non-profits. And if it looks like folks are giving you the runaround, go straight to the media, TV, radio and print. Don't take this quietly. And if I'm not mistaken, you have the right to see your personnel record. Do what you have to do - and then tell them what they can do with the job!!!

Anyone else know of similar situations? What happened and what was the outcome?

10 Laws of Life

Life Law #1: You either get it or you don't.

Strategy: Become one with those who get it.



Life Law #2: You create your own experience.

Strategy: Acknowledge and accept responsibility for your life.



Life Law#3: People do what works.

Strategy: Identify the payoffs that drive your behavior and that of others.



Life Law #4: You cannot change what you do not acknowledge.

Strategy: Get real with yourself about life and everybody in it.



Life Law #5: Life rewards action.

Strategy: Make careful decisions and then pull the trigger.



Life Law #6: There is no reality; only perception.

Strategy: Identify the filters through you view the world.



Life Law #7: Life is managed; it is not cured.

Strategy: Learn to take charge of your life.



Life Law #8: We teach people how to treat us.

Strategy: Own, rather than complain about, how people treat you.



Life Law #9: There is power in forgiveness.

Strategy: Open your eyes to what anger and resentment are doing to you.



Life Law #10: You have to name it before you can claim it.

Strategy: Get clear about what you want and take your turn.







Which of these Laws do you need to work on? Get started now!

Black in America

Have you been watching the Black in America series on CNN? Powerful. I watched the episode last night that focused on Black men and the problems they face-the drug epidemic, especially crack cocaine-and the difference shown to whites busted for cocaine possession and Blacks busted for crack possession, Black baby daddies, who are absent from their children's lives and how women have learned to live without them, the whole issue of how educated young Black men are teased and considered "acting white" if they get an education and strive for the American dream and the disproportionate number of Black men in prison. It was a very good program but these kinds of shows always leave me angry. How dare white America condemn anyone for being different when none of us had anything to do with our color, etc. How dare white America try to make me feel inferior when they spend millions of dollars trying to get a tan, dreading their hair, stealing our words, our family remedies (which they market back to us as medicine), dancing to our music, eating our food and when they couldn't/wouldn't nurse their own children during slavery, we nursed them but they would still sell us and our children for a couple of dollars. Forgive the soap box. I agree with Obama. We must unite but sometimes old wounds open unexpectedly. This was one of those times. We are not without responsibility either. Cosby and Poussaint are right. Come on People!!!

Apocalypse

Interesting that people are preparing for the end of the world as we know it in the year 2012. People all over the world are gearing up for the end of civilization in that year. Many of these people are believers in the Bible, I'm sure. That being the case, what about the Scripture that says no man knows the day or the hour. Why would God say that and then tell the Mayans that the year 2012 is THE YEAR? Just wondering!!!

Independence

No matter what you have experienced in your life, it is truly wonderful to be in the "land of the free and the home of the brave." HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, AMERICA!!!