Murder in a Small Town: A 75 Pound Bear Cub Becomes Latest Victim of the Presidental Election

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

After the last Presidential Debate I asked myself if people's behavior surrounding this election could get any worse -- and what you know, it did! On Monday morning it was reported that a dead bear cub was found at the entrance the campus of Western Carolina University covered in Obama campaign posters. The 75 pound bear cub had been shot in the head and two Obama posters had been stapled together and draped over its head.

Campus Police are still investigating the matter and the secret service has been informed. The Ashville Citizen Times reports:

"But this is certainly unacceptable," Tom Johnson, Chief of University Police, said. "Someone evidently was wanting to draw attention to the election. If we find out who they are, we'll make sure they get some attention themselves."

The university issued a statement calling what happened deplorable and troubling.

"We cannot speculate on the motives of the people involved nor who those people might be," said Leila Tvedt, Associate Vice Chancellor. "Campus police are cooperating with authorities to investigate this matter."

Although officials don't want to speculate on the perpetrator of this atrocious act, let's look at the facts and let you decide for yourself. Ashville is a city that is predominantly white, but the campus itself is home to the majority of the cities black students. This isn't to say definitively that the incident was racially motivated (although it is very likely that it was) but one thing that is clear is that the culprit is an avid McCain Supporter. What hasn't been reported by newspapers and officials is the fact that the bear cub found was not just a grizzly bear or a brown bear but a BLACK BEAR, do you all see any correlation between the signs and the dead bear because I do! Such behavior with regards to any candidate, black or white, male or female, is beyond deplorable and tasteless.

Was it a Sarah Palin lovin', moose hunter out to make a statement? Was it a racist taking his Obama rage out on a defenseless black bear cub? Or was it just a random crazy person with an irrational dislike of bears and campaign sings? Hopefully the police will find out.

Something to think about ...

Monday, October 6, 2008

Congress has officially passed the $700 billion "economic rescue" package and that means something completely different for the impending Presidential Election -- will you still vote for Obama knowing that his Presidency will be overshadowed by this astronomical national debt?

Regardless of who is elected this November, they are going to have one of the toughest 4 years in office that has ever been recorded, with a failing economy, 2 wars being waged, a national deficit, and now a $700 billion debt.

Myself, I am going to have a hard time checking that box for Barack Obama on November 6 knowing that my vote could set him up for failure. In 50 years no one will remember what a phenomenal speaker he was; no one will remember how he advocated for change and was the voice of the average person; no one will remember the good changes that are made for the betterment of this country. No! Instead, what they will remember is that Barack Obama was the first black President of the United States and that he failed tremendously to save the country from its bad decisions!

What if Obama doesn't win the Race?

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

When the Presidential Primary Season began the democratic party was faced with the reality that their votes, inevitably, would bring about the beginning of a new era of "in-your-face" tolerance and change as both Senator Hilary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama entered in the race. Precedence was that in order to be considered as a serious candidate for Presidency you needed to be a Protestant, white male from a New England state and preferrably in your early fifties. Neither of the Democratic party's leading candidates fit into this mold! And perhaps that is for the better as America, formerly the richest, wealthiest and most powerful country in the world, quickly spirals downward into peril.

However, after steamrolling over his Democratic nominee competitor and winning the hearts and minds of a nation that, until his emergence in the Race for the White House (in more than one way), seemed to be locked in a perpetual dream state or so disastisfied and disillusioned by the state of the American Government and politics today that they didn't care anymore: It didn't make a difference whether thay came out to vote or not because the corruption of the Republican Party is so entrenched in the minds of the rest of the country that their unsavory plans would, through both legal and illegal means, put another Replublican candidate in the White House for the next 4 years. Trick or Treat!

Barack Obama has become the Hero that middle class America and America's working class has been waiting for. A person that has lived their life and struggled through the same problems as they have and proven that, through dedication and hard work, success can be yours; a positive role model for the African American Male and any man that is a father; a vision of what it means to be an American, as a mixture of all of the different races and cultures that have migrated to this land in pursuit of a better life -- his skin may be dark, but he is, without a doubt, the All American; and the all important "Talented Tenth" that W.E.B. DuBois so emphatically wrote of as the saving grace of the African American Community.

Barack Obama has awakened the African American and Latino communities and made them a force to be reckoned with and a legitimate and powerful demographic in the United States. No longer can politicians campaign and pass bills with disregard to the countries minority races as though we do not exist or are not important -- Barack Obama's mere presence in the Presidential election has made us all want to get involved, speak our peace, and hold politicians accountable for waht they promised during during their campaigns in order to win our votes; our focus has been turned and and a spolight has been placed on capital hill by these minority demographics. The status quo is no longer acceptable and tolerance does not come with a disclaimer or footnote. People of all races and backgrounds have flooded the phone lines of the Michael Baisden radio show with enthusiasm with regard to the current election. America's youth and first time voters have used the interenet and the ability to communicate with each other almost instantly in order to create the Obama/Biden Campaign's digital army and most unexpected source of support.

But with all of that said, we already know that Barack Obama is the "Change" that America needs. And, despite all of our rallying and support and political fervor, what if, after all of this work, Barack Obama doesn't win the presidency? What will that mean for you and me? What will that mean for America as a whole?

Our future is in our hands and never before has one election been so crucial ... America is on the verge of change and Barack Obama is it's heralding leader. So, even more important than what will happen if Barack Obama doesn't win is this question:

Now that your eyes have been opened, will you join the fight for your rights?