tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post335910963584292775..comments2024-03-17T20:04:18.872-05:00Comments on Indomitable | The online home of Chauncey DeVega: A Triumvirate of Political Tokenism: Romney Picks Allen West, Tim Scott, and Jen Carrol to Lead His Black Folks Outreach EffortsLady Zora, Chauncey DeVega, and Gordon Gartrellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138154899923808806noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-83204186350708897232012-09-08T00:46:04.082-05:002012-09-08T00:46:04.082-05:00How can you cry “racism” when Mitt is down with Mi...How can you cry “racism” when Mitt is down with Minaj: “You lazy bitches is f---ing up the economy." More importantly is white supremacy the reason why Romney has been able to reduce what was once a 6 point Obama lead to a virtual tie in the polls?<br /><br />http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/general_election_romney_vs_obama-1171.html<br /><br />If so, Romney's strategy must be working and we can expect to see it piled higher and deeper.<br /><br />If Obama is counting on Maddow, Sharpton, and MLHP to counter this he's up sh^t creek. <br /><br />What does Iceberg Slim have in his "shock treatment" playbook comparable to 9/15? A Gulf of Tonkin Incident in the Persian Gulf?makheru bradleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-23905729463044517832012-09-07T10:53:57.733-05:002012-09-07T10:53:57.733-05:00Clearly the more advocates with direct links to Ob...Clearly the more advocates with direct links to Obama is a good look for the community..<br /><br />Plane Ideas https://www.blogger.com/profile/13838821721942426785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-34283158128832405612012-09-07T01:35:19.638-05:002012-09-07T01:35:19.638-05:00@Razor. Cool, appreciated. Brother X Squared does ...@Razor. Cool, appreciated. Brother X Squared does have a life of his own. Perhaps he needs to come around more often? When I get that mint I will take you out for drinks when you come through Chicago. chaunceydevegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652406326490873337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-16973533143173736452012-09-06T23:12:17.081-05:002012-09-06T23:12:17.081-05:00CD
With your arrayed blend of serious skills and h...CD<br />With your arrayed blend of serious skills and having shown even some creative genius flashes in the area of fiction (think of Bro X Squared) you would make a mint.Razornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-48231495546473229572012-09-06T21:25:25.775-05:002012-09-06T21:25:25.775-05:00Mitt Romney is on a roll. Per a BET News survey re...Mitt Romney is on a roll. Per a BET News survey released last week Mitt now has 2 percent of the Afrikan American vote. <br /><br />The POTUS does not need a Black Leadership Council. He has Al Sharpton. But if you really want to get your voice heard, then “step in the line, can you spare a dime; step right on up, drop a buck.” Mars Blackmon and his friends will make sure your views are represented. <br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/obama-black-bundlers-2012_n_1859292.html#slide=1449223makheru bradleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-67600281114371859382012-09-06T14:10:38.687-05:002012-09-06T14:10:38.687-05:00@CD
Whose taking about old paradigms??? I am sugg...@CD<br /><br />Whose taking about old paradigms??? I am suggesting a presidential powered strike force that commands policy and agency to get things done<br /><br />Come on CD expand your vision employ your nerdness :-)Plane Ideas https://www.blogger.com/profile/13838821721942426785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-46013270040809743092012-09-06T13:52:38.465-05:002012-09-06T13:52:38.465-05:00@Thrasher. Black politics through traditional legi...@Thrasher. Black politics through traditional legislative organs is dead. Sorry.chaunceydevegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652406326490873337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-64243994108729064722012-09-06T13:20:58.231-05:002012-09-06T13:20:58.231-05:00The CBC are elected officials a Black Leadership ...The CBC are elected officials a Black Leadership Council is not accountable to the fickle electorate you are not at the comic con anymore CD...lol,lol,lol<br /><br />More importantly this could really be a powerful vehicle and conduit for the president to really make a real time difference with a focused Black Agenda..<br /><br />These are perilous times for our community ( time permitting read Steven Gray's narrative in Salon) we need to do sometime instead of being sideline criticsPlane Ideas https://www.blogger.com/profile/13838821721942426785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-42390377824159719422012-09-06T10:47:06.599-05:002012-09-06T10:47:06.599-05:00@Thrasher. A black leadership council would be as ...@Thrasher. A black leadership council would be as effective as the congressional black caucus. Obsolete. It also sounds like it could be used in a DC comic book to rival the Justice League or LOD.chaunceydevegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652406326490873337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-3046078130812385062012-09-06T06:18:57.975-05:002012-09-06T06:18:57.975-05:00@CD
Why not? I believe in the utility of an idea ...@CD<br /><br />Why not? I believe in the utility of an idea even when it's origins are suspect like this construct from Romney/GOPPlane Ideas https://www.blogger.com/profile/13838821721942426785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-36517520867129734392012-09-06T06:14:28.587-05:002012-09-06T06:14:28.587-05:00I like the notion of a Black Leadership Council gi...I like the notion of a Black Leadership Council given the dire state of affairs in the our communities since Obama refuses to acknowledge our issues for fear of offending the white electorate.<br /><br />I remain amaze how so many in our community want to stay invisible and not push our agenda the patronage model is irrevelant but just affirms my point of how we create this false barriers for ourselves Plane Ideas https://www.blogger.com/profile/13838821721942426785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-37349861815760909202012-09-06T01:33:34.830-05:002012-09-06T01:33:34.830-05:00@Thrasher. Never. And he shouldn't.
@MB. I kn...@Thrasher. Never. And he shouldn't.<br /><br />@MB. I knew you had a sense of humor.<br /><br />@Parvenu. The patronage model works on both sides of the aisle.The question is how can we make sure that working class and middle class people get their fair share across the color line?<br /><br />@Vic. Help a brother out. How can I work this hustle?chaunceydevegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652406326490873337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-31181413179477888382012-09-06T00:56:05.624-05:002012-09-06T00:56:05.624-05:00Vic78
You're on the money about these conserva...<br />Vic78<br />You're on the money about these conservatives. Doing anything for money is the American way. Spewing talking points isn't he hardest thing in the world. We even have a media that enables it. <br /><br />Artur spent all of that time in his district bsing. He didn't have the damn sense to attempt to build his state party. I wish I knew what kind of witchcraft had him thinking he could be governor of red Alabama. The conservatives in Alabama make Gingrich look like Barney Frank. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-29687586679244091952012-09-05T22:23:18.539-05:002012-09-05T22:23:18.539-05:00First of all Chauncey even though Ms. Friedman may...First of all Chauncey even though Ms. Friedman may be onto the frame work of the hustle, I bet she doesn't have the necessary sepia skin tone to carry it off in person. What we are witnessing with "conservative blacks" has its roots in the old "Patron/Client" politics that was popular in the early 20th century. This political arrangement defined the political relationship between voters residing in the black ghettos within America's largest cities and the white downtown city hall political machine. In this arrangement the white boss of the Downtown political machine would select one powerful black man who is well known in the black ghetto, and that person would be tapped to become the white political machine's "official" representative in the black community. All business between the city government and the black community would then be channeled through the selected "Client". Under these conditions the boss of the downtown political machine would be officially designated as the "Patron".<br /><br />The selected "Client" would have one singular responsibility to his "Patron" boss, and that was to deliver the vote out of the black community exactly as directed by the boss "Patron". In return for this powerful position, the "Client" would be offered extremely profitable ventures by the "Patron" boss. The "Client" would given control over things of high value within the black community such as liquor licenses, and arrangements for purchasing vacant property being held by the city for small sum tax liens.<br /><br />Fast forward to the 21st century and the political landscape has dramatically changed. Likewise the "Client/Patron" relationship still exists but the downtown political machine has been replaced by ideologically driven plutocratic billionaire cabals. This arrangement in the current scheme uses the personal physical properties of the "Client" as a prop in their political theater which is played out on the national stage as directed by his/her billionaire "Patron". <br /><br />Also the other change to the traditional "Client/Patron" game is that the "Patron" no longer "selects" a "Client" from within the black community. Rather enterprising appealing black persons groom themselves in order to become of interest to one of the billionaire Patrons. By publically speaking the "ideologic language" of the plutocratic billionaires, the respective black "conservative" is actually auditioning for the attention of any member of the cabal.<br /><br />parvenunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-42537188586538932302012-09-05T21:43:24.362-05:002012-09-05T21:43:24.362-05:00The Re-thugs have blown it again. They should be s...The Re-thugs have blown it again. They should be showcasing the real talent they have available, such as Nicki Minaj: "I'M A REPUBLICAN VOTING FOR MITT ROMNEY, YOU LAZY BITCHES IS F---ING UP THE ECONOMY."<br /><br />Along with Jimmy “JJ” Walker, LL Cool J, 50 Cent, The Rock, Don King, and The Mailman. And where is Paul Ryan’s Black sister-in-law? <br /><br />They may even have a shot at the Rev. William Owens and the Coalition of African-American pastors, who say: <br /><br />“We are deeply saddened to admit our once strong pride in the president has turned to shame. He has drifted—‘evolved’ as he puts it—away from the common truths we have traditionally shared. As fellow Christians and African-Americans, we ask President Obama to stand with the black church on the word of God and evolve again back to the common sense Biblical view that marriage is the union of husband and wife.”makheru bradleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-82230585593034092422012-09-05T21:05:37.630-05:002012-09-05T21:05:37.630-05:00When can we expect Obama to create a Black Leaders...When can we expect Obama to create a Black Leadership Council?Plane Ideas https://www.blogger.com/profile/13838821721942426785noreply@blogger.com