colin - Blogs - TheBlackList Pub2024-03-28T14:24:07Zhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/colin'Twas The Night Before Election 2012https://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/twas-the-night-before-election-20122012-11-06T09:00:00.000Z2012-11-06T09:00:00.000ZGloria Dulan-Wilsonhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/GloriaDulanWilson<div><div id="header" class="header section"><div id="Header1" class="widget Header"><div id="header-inner"><div class="titlewrapper"><h1 class="title"><font color="#800000"><em><br />by Gloria Dulan-Wilson</em><br /></font><font color="#800000"><i><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828541127,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-left" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828541127,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="500" alt="3828541127?profile=original" /></a></i></font></h1></div></div></div></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b><br />'<font size="4">TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE ELECTION 2012</font><br /><br /><font size="+0">(based loosely on the rhythm & rhyme of Twas The Night Before Christmas by Clement Moore)<br /><br /></font>PoeticLicenseTM <br />BY <br /><font face="lucida console,sans-serif">GLORIA DULAN-WILSON</font><br />(c) NOVEMBER 5, 2012<br /><br />Twas the night bfore the Election And in every house<br />The people were shouting <font size="4">Keep Obama in the White House!!</font><br />*<br />He helped us when the economy tanked and we were in despair<br />The Bushes were laughing and didn't give a care<br />*<br />Wall Street was pampered while Main Street was dead<br />Visions of homes, jobs and auto workers were all ripped to shreds<br />*<br />People bought homes that were part of a trap<br />And now were losing them in a mortgage security gap<br />*<br />The first Presidential debate was full of Romney chatter<br />The President seemed quiet, but that didn't matter<br />*<br />The mendacity of Mitt-Twit was salacious and brash<br />Cause he was not for WE THE PEOPLE, just partisan cash<br />*<br />The anger of the people was beginning to grow<br />Cause his on-camera "caring" was all just for show<br />*<br />And what to our wondering eyes did appear<br />But the puppet master strings so blatant and clear<br />*<br />And a conniver named Rove so sneaky and slick <br />That he, the Kochs and Bushes had tried every underhanded trick<br />*<br />They tried to stop votes with bogus I.D. scams to reduce the amout,<br />They own vote counting machines so they can miscount <br />*<br />They lied in Wisconsin, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania<br />The media, newspapers, television all carried Romneymania<br />*<br />And he said he'd cut out the 47% and make sure they didn't get one red cent<br />Romneysia is a recurring condition; he lies about lying, with no truth admission<br />*<br />He'd cancel FEMA, PBS, Big Bird, Medicaid & Obamacare<br />Let the the Elders eat vouchers; what does he care?<br />*<br />He'll send all the jobs to cheap Chinese & Latin Americans for hire<br />You think unemployment's high now, he'll make it even higher!<br />*<br />He's torn down more companies than he's ever built<br />He's run businesses into the ground without any guilt<br />*<br />He's running on a record he never attained<br />The UAW is suing him for outrageous profits he obtained<br />*<br />More rapid than eagles Obama's forces they came<br />He counterd aend shouted and made Romney/Ryan look lame<br />*<br />Now Michelle! Now Hillary! Now Eric! Now Clinton!!<br />On Nutter! On Jesse! On Kerry! on Colin and too many to mention<br />*<br />To the top of world respect! to the top of the wall!<br />Now dash away, rep-ughblican delays, job blockages and all!<br />*<br />As dry leaves before hurricane Sandy did fly <br />He and Chris Christie and took to the Jersey sky<br />*<br />So over the submerged houses with FEMA they flew<br />And he made sure Jersey & New York had aid that day before he was through<br />*<br />And there in a twinkling we all saw the proof<br />Romney/Ryan was fallacy - Obama/Biden is truth!!!<br />*<br />As the independents vacillated and waited around<br />Obama's leadership in education, health & foreign affairs still abound<br />*<br />He's clothed in vision & purpose from his head to his foot<br />He's brought the soldiers home and our jobs back to boot!<br />*<br />A bundle of aid for Americans he did not hold back<br />Like the leader he is, he protects us from lack & attack<br />*<br />His eyes, how they twinkle, his smile reassuring <br />His vision is keen, is strength so alluring<br />*<br />He has a strong friendly smile at least a mile wide<br />He looks you in the eye - he has nothing to hide<br />*<br />He has a mellow way of talking He makes you feel calm<br />He takes responsiblity; protects the country from harm<br />*<br />He looks out for women, disenfranchised, the middle class and the poor<br />He's done more in two years than most have done in four<br />*<br />He's taken lemons and given us lemonade <br />He takes responsibility and isn't afraid<br />*<br />When he speaks his words, you know it will work <br />To not vote for Obama, you'd have to be a jerk<br />*<br />He's for All Americans, not just for those <br />The rich, right wing rep-ugh-blicans chose<br />*<br />So as we get up to slay the ones who don't give a whistle<br />Just remember to vote Nov.6, because this will<br />*<br />Be the most important thing you do <br />When you cast your vote for the country <br />& WE, THE PEOPLE - <br />that's YOU!!<br />*<br />So let me exclaim before you turn out the light<br />Re-Elect Barack Obama by Tomorrow Night</b></i></font></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> <br /></b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b><span class="font-size-3">*</span><br /><span class="font-size-3">STAY BLESSED &</span><br /><span class="font-size-3">ECLECTICALLY AMERICAN</span><br />Gloria Dulan-Wilson<br /></b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b>(c) November 5, 2012</b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b> </b></i></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><i><b><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828541078,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828541078,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="505" alt="3828541078?profile=original" /></a></b></i></font></div></div>Misreading the Tea (Party) Leaveshttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/misreading-the-tea-party2010-06-10T04:40:10.000Z2010-06-10T04:40:10.000ZRaynard Jacksonhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/RaynardJackson<div><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:14pt;"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">June 10, 2010</font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Raynard Jackson</font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">I was stunned by Tuesday night’s election comments from all the talking heads. In listening to many political pundits (both Democrats and Republicans), you would have thought Sarah Palin had just become God!</font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">How can anyone with the least bit of a brain credit Palin with many of the Republican victories last night, especially among the female victors?</font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Only once in recent history can one credibly argue that an endorsement by an individual had any measureable effect on an election—and that election was in 2008.</font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">When Colin Powell endorsed then Senator Barack Obama for president, there was a noticeable change in the trajectory of Obama’s campaign. Powell’s words validated Obama within the Black community. Powell is the E.F. Hutton of America—when he speaks, people listen. </font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Powell’s stature is so much revered, his blessing was received as imprimatur for the military to believe that “the kid’s ok.” White America, who was not very familiar with Obama, was reassured by Powell’s words. The fact that Powell chose Obama over Senator McCain (a very close personal friend of Powell) sent shock waves throughout America. Powell’s endorsement was measureable, newsworthy, and game changing.</font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Because of Powell’s stature, he was able to impact a national election by sheer force of his person and his accomplishments. Sarah Palin, nor the Tea Party, is nowhere close to having this type of gravitas. </font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Palin and the Tea Party are like empty vessels—everyone fills them with whatever they want. This will prove to be the Achilles Heel for the Republican Party. Palin constantly issues “bumper sticker” slogans that have very little practical meaning and no substance. </font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">The four people Palin endorsed were: Carly Fiorina (former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and candidate for the U.S. Senate in California), Nikki Haley (South Carolina state representative who is running for governor), Terry Branstad (former four time governor of Iowa), and Cecile Bledson (Arkansas state senator who lost during yesterday’s Republican primary for U.S. Congress). </font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Palin’s endorsing these candidates and claiming to have helped them win (Bledson was the only one to lose) is like Ron Artest claiming to have helped Michael Jordan win his titles with the Chicago Bulls because they both played basketball; or Al Sharpton taking claim for Obama’s presidential win because he is a supposed civil rights leader. Saying it’s so doesn’t make it so. </font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">There is absolutely no causation between Palin or the Tea Party and these candidates victory. Fiorina had proven success in the corporate world, Haley, Brandstad, and Bledson all had proven track records in the political arena. But, as is typical in politics, if you can’t explain why something happens, then make something up. In the immortal words of the Doobie Brothers, “What a fool believes, no wise man has the power to reason away; what seems to be is always better than nothing at all.”</font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">The days of individual “power brokers” are over. The above candidates won, not because of Palin, but because they were good candidates who had a message that resonated with the electorate.</font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">The political pundits can’t fathom the possibility that these candidates won on the merits of their campaigns—what a novel thought! For all the talk about Palin, can someone explain to me why she has not contributed any money to these candidates? If she so believes in them, why is she not putting her money where her lipstick is?</font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">She and her sycophants have deluded themselves into believing that if Palin just speaks the word---candidates will win. </font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Republicans should do well at the polls come November, but my biggest fear is the party’s penchant for never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity. This is the only thing that can save the Democrats. You can count on members of the Tea Party to make some incendiary, racial statements between now and November. </font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">The lesson to be learned from Tuesday’s election results is that Americans want common sense solutions to the problems facing America. They are not looking for candidates to pass litmus tests of political purity. They want people with clear records of success outside of politics—no more career politicians! They want civil discourse.</font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">To have Sarah Palin or the Tea Party as the storyline from the election is a total misreading of the tea leaves.</font></font></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="line-height:115%;color:#0000FF;font-size:10pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">Raynard Jackson is president & CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC., a D.C.-public relations/government affairs firm. He is also a contributing editor for ExcellStyle Magazine (<a href="http://www.excellstyle.com">www.excellstyle.com</a>).</font></span></i></p></div>