http://goodboysnation.com/2007/09/25/politics-and-african-americans/ A heady and eclectic mix of of the mundane, golf, religion, and politics Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:05:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://goodboysnation.com/2007/09/25/politics-and-african-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-823166 GoodBoys Nation - Archives » Shameless Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:02:26 +0000 http://goodboysnation.com/2007/09/25/politics-and-african-americans/#comment-823166 [...] have a much better history when it comes to race relations, don’t they? I’ve written previously in this space how the only thing the liberal establishment - and Democrats in general - are interested in when it [...] [...] have a much better history when it comes to race relations, don’t they? I’ve written previously in this space how the only thing the liberal establishment - and Democrats in general - are interested in when it [...]

]]> http://goodboysnation.com/2007/09/25/politics-and-african-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-300951 GoodBoys Nation - Archives » Barack Grabs The Reins Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:58:20 +0000 http://goodboysnation.com/2007/09/25/politics-and-african-americans/#comment-300951 [...] Let me first say that I don’t agree with much of anything the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the pastor of Obama’s church, has to say, but, as outrageous as some of his comments might have been, I’m of the view that it is plain near outrageous (and, in my view, not a little bit racist) for any white man to impose his own world view on any black man’s. It may be true that we are a nation of immigrants, but the fact is that, like it or not, no matter how hard white people may have had it in America, no one can truly appreciate the black experience, in any way or manner it is lived it in 21st century America; and those who use and have used this plantation mentality to criticize Barack Obama. Blame slavery, racism, or (as I do) generations of government-enforced poverty, but the fact is, the black experience is unique within the American Experience. [...] [...] Let me first say that I don’t agree with much of anything the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the pastor of Obama’s church, has to say, but, as outrageous as some of his comments might have been, I’m of the view that it is plain near outrageous (and, in my view, not a little bit racist) for any white man to impose his own world view on any black man’s. It may be true that we are a nation of immigrants, but the fact is that, like it or not, no matter how hard white people may have had it in America, no one can truly appreciate the black experience, in any way or manner it is lived it in 21st century America; and those who use and have used this plantation mentality to criticize Barack Obama. Blame slavery, racism, or (as I do) generations of government-enforced poverty, but the fact is, the black experience is unique within the American Experience. [...]

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