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Give him a little credit. He probably took at least a couple of breaths in the middle of the statement as he popped an oxycotin or two.

Losing sucks.

Oh MY F***ing GOD!!!! Is this guy for real??? Gotta agree with Tallgeese, who in the hell would be ridiculous enough to tie Obama, ACORN, Reverend Wright, Bill Ayers, and Barney Frank together in one breath.

Also be racist enough to say "I actually believe that what has taken place here in addition to liberal Democrat legislation, such as the Great Society and the war on poverty, which a lot of people will now acknowledge really busted up the black family by the government taking the place of the husband and father, free to roam around and bear no responsibility. The mother remained the mother, she got the financial assistance from this legislation, from the federal government. The federal government became the father. The father didn't have to hang around in order for the kids to be okay, depending on how you define okay. This guy talks out of his a**!! Get this over paid fat guy off the air!!

A lack of economic opportunity among black men, and the shame and frustration that came from not being able to provide for one's family, contributed to the erosion of black families - a problem that welfare policies for many years may have worsened.
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That anger is not always productive; indeed, all too often it distracts attention from solving real problems; it keeps us from squarely facing our own complicity in our condition, and prevents the African-American community from forging the alliances it needs to bring about real change.
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For the African-American community, that path means embracing the burdens of our past without becoming victims of our past. It means continuing to insist on a full measure of justice in every aspect of American life. But it also means binding our particular grievances - for better health care, and better schools, and better jobs - to the larger aspirations of all Americans -- the white woman struggling to break the glass ceiling, the white man whose been laid off, the immigrant trying to feed his family. And it means taking full responsibility for own lives - by demanding more from our fathers, and spending more time with our children, and reading to them, and teaching them that while they may face challenges and discrimination in their own lives, they must never succumb to despair or cynicism; they must always believe that they can write their own destiny.

Farmerkev wrote:

A lack of economic opportunity among black men, and the shame and frustration that came from not being able to provide for one's family, contributed to the erosion of black families - a problem that welfare policies for many years may have worsened.
.....
That anger is not always productive; indeed, all too often it distracts attention from solving real problems; it keeps us from squarely facing our own complicity in our condition, and prevents the African-American community from forging the alliances it needs to bring about real change.
....
For the African-American community, that path means embracing the burdens of our past without becoming victims of our past. It means continuing to insist on a full measure of justice in every aspect of American life. But it also means binding our particular grievances - for better health care, and better schools, and better jobs - to the larger aspirations of all Americans -- the white woman struggling to break the glass ceiling, the white man whose been laid off, the immigrant trying to feed his family. And it means taking full responsibility for own lives - by demanding more from our fathers, and spending more time with our children, and reading to them, and teaching them that while they may face challenges and discrimination in their own lives, they must never succumb to despair or cynicism; they must always believe that they can write their own destiny.

It looks like you're trying to make a point. Would you like to
• Elaborate on it
• Pretend that you are clever
?

Farmerkev wrote:

A lack of economic opportunity among black men, and the shame and frustration that came from not being able to provide for one's family, contributed to the erosion of black families - a problem that welfare policies for many years may have worsened.
.....
That anger is not always productive; indeed, all too often it distracts attention from solving real problems; it keeps us from squarely facing our own complicity in our condition, and prevents the African-American community from forging the alliances it needs to bring about real change.
....
For the African-American community, that path means embracing the burdens of our past without becoming victims of our past. It means continuing to insist on a full measure of justice in every aspect of American life. But it also means binding our particular grievances - for better health care, and better schools, and better jobs - to the larger aspirations of all Americans -- the white woman struggling to break the glass ceiling, the white man whose been laid off, the immigrant trying to feed his family. And it means taking full responsibility for own lives - by demanding more from our fathers, and spending more time with our children, and reading to them, and teaching them that while they may face challenges and discrimination in their own lives, they must never succumb to despair or cynicism; they must always believe that they can write their own destiny.

Not nearly enough Ayers, Obama, and ACORN for my taste.  And where's Rev. Wright?

Farmerkev wrote:

You can read his entire speech online, lot's of Rev. Wright sprinkled throughout.
I found the similarities of some of the points to be striking.

That's interesting, I find the 'differences' (the grand liberal conspiracy between ACORN, Obama, and Ayers) to be what inspired this thread.

Farmerkev wrote:

bratboy wrote:

Farmerkev wrote:

You can read his entire speech online, lot's of Rev. Wright sprinkled throughout.
I found the similarities of some of the points to be striking.

That's interesting, I find the 'differences' (the grand liberal conspiracy between ACORN, Obama, and Ayers) to be what inspired this thread.

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss it either. There is money and power, whole life careers in fact, to be had perpetuating the victim mentality.

One key aspect of some versions of the victim mentality is the helpless feeling.  This can result in inaction, such as not registering to vote.

Rush is playing both sides for his own profit.   He is essentially stating that striving forward is good.   But his ACORN argument is a red herring.

Farmerkev wrote:

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss it either. There is money and power, whole life careers in fact, to be had perpetuating the victim mentality.

No, I'm going to go ahead and "dismiss" it.

The notion that liberals are interested in keeping people poor is complete bullsmurf.

Farmerkev wrote:

bratboy wrote:

Farmerkev wrote:

You can read his entire speech online, lot's of Rev. Wright sprinkled throughout.
I found the similarities of some of the points to be striking.

That's interesting, I find the 'differences' (the grand liberal conspiracy between ACORN, Obama, and Ayers) to be what inspired this thread.

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss it either. There is money and power, whole life careers in fact, to be had perpetuating the victim mentality.

I know I wish the regressives (or as you like to call them "republicans") would quit playing victim at every turn. It's really smurfing old.
Poor sarah palin is being attacked blah blah blah
John Lewis said mean (true) things about McCane waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!
It's the biggest wool over the eyes thing regressives do, incessant mock outrage and whining while they call anyone who wants to work to help people whiners when they think (haha) it's politically expedient.

radarman wrote:

This doesn't even touch on all the looting, burglary, and general thuggery you saw afterwards that you really didn't see in Galveston or other areas hard hit by hurricanes.

The situations were slightly different.

Jesus Hussein Christ wept.