Poor Obama can’t catch a break anywhere…That’s what you get when you try to break into the largest old boys network…The White House. Take your licks like a good boy and hope that Black America won’t hang you on a cross like Jesus after all is said and done…Meanwhile, tell Hillary all that glitters ain’t gold. If she manages to win the democratic nomination, the repubs will be all over her like Monica was on her husband’s magic stick (ooh! no she didn’t!).
While Obama gets chastised about the use of the word “bitter”, I was wondering about the same word in a totally different situation (how’s that for a clumsy segue?)…
I randomly got copied on some email from the breeder of the doggie I bought. She was replying to someone who was questioning her decision to name one of her dogs “Sambo”. She said it was an affectionate term and not intended to be racist. All the while, the message is not to me or for me, I’m just copied on her reply.
What the hell? Why is she even copying me? I bought my dog almost 2 yrs ago. Granted she’s a little (ok a LOT) whacko, but what can I expect from someone that breeds really tiny dogs for a living in some tiny remote town in Ohio?
Did she want me to weigh in on her situation? I have enough unsolicited drama dropped in my lap on the regular and have no interest in joining hers.
I’m even conflicted now if I should ever recommend her business or if I should ever consider getting another dog from her.
What do you think about this whole scenario?
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As far as I am concerned I AM bitter at how this government has run amok with their so called “mandate of the people.” So the whole bitter thing is just grasping at anything you can spin into an insult.
As for the dog breeder, she would be done in my eyes. Sambo is, was and always will be a derogatory term for blacks. Sambo was the historical black face idiot in books on television. So where does she get that it is an affectionate term.
People feel that the cracker or N word can be endearing as well. Does that mean that people would not be offended if someone named their dogs those names.
She should get real. And I wouldn’t recommend her nor by from her again as she is clueless and oblivious.
Thanks.
Obama is not really a progressive liberal; he is a moderate liberal. I think his candidacy could redefine the Republican party after 8years of an Obama administration. I think the traditional Democratic base will start to see the value in a more true conservative agenda (not the one thats out there now). When I talk to this staunch Obama support (who shall remain nameless), that Obama supporter wants to see the logic in Obama’s more moderate/conservative positions on the issues instead of having a Patella reflex of aversion. Thats why I think it is critical that the true Republicans come out and support Obama so after 8 years, we can have two viable options to choose from.
Ignore my first comment…It was just an exercise of my presumed (some would say imagined) greatness that went terribly awry. The anonymity of internet commentary tends to have that effect on me. I have no idea what that comment means
At any rate….Go Obama! Give them HELL in PA!
If my puppy supplier every named one of her dogs sambo…and had the audacity to cc me for cosignage…I would I would endorse her business by telling all my black friends (yes I have black friends, but not too many) to buy a puppy from her. And I would encourage them to be sure to ask her about her dog named Sambo …for extra savings.
@SolidMastery…LOL!!! As much as these “designer” dogs cost, a sambo discount would be fitting.
Love the political rant. That’s what blogs are for. Too bad things didn’t work for Obama in PA but we pretty much saw that coming. We’ll see if Rev Wright coming out of the closet, so to speak, will help or hinder his campaign.
@theblacksentinel…thanks for posting. let the games begin! the tighter this race gets, the tighter race gets (if you know what I’m sayin’). i think i might move to canada if hillary becomes president. i’ll get my subsidized healthcare and schooling there anyway.
i have no dealings with the breeder of my dog (that sounds like i’m saying “the father of my child” or something like that) and will no longer give her name out. i normally jump on the angry negro bandwagon, and knowing me, i’d have her name and business on blast in a post. but i have a soft spot for her in the sense that she brokered a doggie that is such a blessing. i’m feeling like jesus when he says “why hast thou forsaken thee”? …without the whole sacrificing my own life so that you peeps can wash your sins away (ok, so i stretched the quote out of context a bit far, but youz get my point).
if only…