One of the most compelling things I love about blogging is the ability to freely express my opinion. I also welcome the opinions of others; whether we agree or not! My hot button the past three years has been the veritable "invisibility" of the Black Agenda of which a major component is the "poverty" question. How is it that 46 Million Americans live in poverty and we have not heard one word form either the RNC or the DNC regarding the poverty agenda?
With all the platitudes, alliterations and glittering generalities; multiple orgasmic rallying cries from the delegates and near psychotic emotionalism form both sides, where is the sober voice and the compassionate answer to this overwhelming national crisis? How can we totally ignore 15% of the entire population? The answer: economics, politics and indifference. These "people" represent the lowest common denominator among the populous. They are unemployed or underemployed; they are homeless; they are mentally ill; they are citizens returning to our society from prison; they are veteran's of foreign wars whose minds and bodies have been decimated by the unending carnage and unfathomable stress; they are victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking; they are poor people of all races who can't afford quality medical care or insurance.
They are our neighbors, brothers, sisters, fathers, uncles, aunts, sons and daughters. They are our nephews and nieces; our cousins and our grandparents. I can't take any more commercials spewing out enough rhetoric to fill up my living room with horse do-do. These fake-ass politicians lying through their teeth, with a straight face no less, about what "real change" looks like are more than enough to make me vomit. We are in the "belly of the beast"; and it stinks like hell down here!
So yesterday, Tavis Smiley and Cornel West announced they have schedule several "Town Hall Meetings" to address the poverty agenda. Isn't it interesting that this strategically placed Poverty Barnstorming is taking place after all the cameras have been turned off? Like a childhood game of "hide-n-go-seek", it's "safe to come out now." What a minute! Aren't they the "voice of conscience" for black folks? Don't you think that they could have commanded "national" attention if they would have stopped by Tampa, FL (RNC) two weeks ago and Charlotte, NC (DNC) last week? I am sure everyone would have been watching. When I say everyone, I mean EVERYONE...including their bosses! Did they "fan" on the pitch because they did not want to put their jobs at risk? Given the casualty rate of black anchors in the media I guess I can kinda see their point...LMBO! "No weez don wanna offend Missa Charlie" (in my best "Steppin' Fetchit" voice)! Wait a minute Brother Nick, are you saying that if they were REALLY SERIOUS about the POVERTY AGENDA, they would have established a "presence and platform" at both conventions and then there would be no need for their "dog and pony" show? My answer is, 'Hell yeah!"
So the question must be, what is their agenda? Is it the black agenda? Is it the poverty agenda? Is it the Smiley-West agenda? I'm not mad either way. It's really typical when you think about our current "black mis-leadership." They try to present themselves as eagles when, in reality, they are more like buzzards ripping away what's left of our nation's flesh from the carcasses of our once vibrant and productive citizens....
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