CONSERVATIVE NY POST COLUMNIST SLAMS OBAMA OVER BEING BOOTED FROM PLANE, CITES ESSENCE, EBONY/JET

Is McCain predicting to have a “Howard Dean” moment when he said on SNL that he’s going to freaK everyone out and do a “double maverick” and “go Totally beserk”?

Watch out, here he comes…hee, haw!!!

If Senator Obama wins this election, the following is what it has taken to get a very questionable, extremely inexperienced, very junior first time Senator past the mark:

1. Senator Obama’s campaign is outspending Senator McCain’s campaign 4 to 1 or more in some locations. This is due to Senator Obama backing out of an agreement he made with Senator McCain.
2. Senator Obama’s campaign has opened up about 700 offices nation-wide versus less than 100 than Senator McCain’s campaign has opened up.
3. The mainstream media has been completely biased against Senator McCain.
4. Biased organizations, such as ACORN, have received contributions from Senator Obama, have been openly supporting Senator Obama, and are under investigation for committing voter registration fraud in multiple states favoring Senator Obama.
5 An enormous number of biased celebrities have been supporting Senator Obama and speaking out against Senator McCain.
6. Even though Congress is very unpopular, both sides are controlled by the democrats and have been making biased statements against Senator McCain.
7. Senator McCain is disadvantaged because of the unpopularity of the incumbent President.
8. All four of the debate moderators lean to the left and were not 100% fair.

Even with all of the biased and unfair things mentioned above that are running against Senator McCain, Senator Obama only has a narrow lead. Should he not be way out in front? I have heard people state that on the news from both campaigns. That should tell you something. Also, Senator Obama pulled a cheap shot on Senator McCain and the American public in regards to campaign financing. Both campaigns agreed to use public financing during the presidential campaign. At the last moment, Senator Obama backed out of his agreement and took private financing, giving Senator Obama a significant advantage over Senator McCain in financing his campaign. In addition, Senator Obama is not being totally open as to where all his contributions are coming from. But even though Senator Obama took a sucker punch and tricked Senator McCain and all Americans by backing out of his agreement, Senator McCain is keeping with his word and using public financing. This is severely disadvantaging Senator McCain’s campaign financing by putting much lower caps on the amount of money he will have available. This is the reason Senator Obama can outspend Senator McCain 4 to 1. This also shows that Senator Obama does not keep his campaign promises, just like his past campaign promises.

Just imagine what it will be like when you have both the House of Representatives and the Senate controlled by the democrats, and Senator Obama in the Whitehouse signing everything that comes across his desk from them. In other words, the person writing the check will also be the one cashing it. There will be no “checks and balances”, especially if the democrats pick up a few more seats in the Senate and it becomes filibuster-proof, which means they will have a monopoly. Again, there will be no checks and balances. We will have higher taxes, more government, and fewer rights. They have already promised all of those things. You will have a government that will tax the people that are creating the jobs so they can “spread the wealth around”. Who do you think creates the jobs in this country? Have you ever seen a business owned by a poor person? Are they the ones starting small businesses and creating jobs? Obviously not! So we have established the fact that the people that own the small businesses and create the jobs are NOT the poor. So lets talk about what is going to happen when they start taxing the people that do own the small businesses that create the jobs.

So what do you think will happen when they start taxing the small business owners? First, jobs will be lost. They will not be able to afford to keep the same amount of people they have now – they will have to let people go. In addition, they will not be able to expand their businesses and hire more people. The second thing that will happen is that prices will go up. Do you think businesses will not raise the cost of their products and services to offset the extra taxes they have to pay? This should be obvious. The prices will go up on everything and will affect everybody – to include the middle class and the poor. When you go to the grocery store, the food prices will be higher. When you go buy a car, the prices will be higher. When you go to the department store the prices are going to be higher. Put yourself in the shoes of a business owner; if your expenses go up, would you not raise the price of your products to pay for them? Of course you would! And taxes are an expense.

Now lets talk about presidential qualifications. When a federal employee or a member of the military has a need to have access to classified materials, they would need to get a security clearance. A security clearance attempts to certify that an individual is of high moral character and does not pose a security risk. If a federal employee or a member of the military admits to using a dangerous drug, such as cocaine, they will not be eligible for a security clearance. In addition, an admitted cocaine user would not be able to get in the military and if he or she is a federal employee, he or she would be moved to a position of lesser responsibility and not have access to classified materials. Senator Obama has admitted to using cocaine in his book that he wrote. As a candidate for president, should he not be held up to the same standards of a federal employee or a member of our military? As President, he is going to be exposed to an enormous amount of classified materials, have his finger on the nuke button, and be the commander in chief of the strongest military in the world. Would you not want someone in that position that can qualify for a security clearance?

Another point I would like to make is in regards to Senator Obama’s experience, which is a drop in the bucket compared to Senator McCain’s. With the world and the economy in such a delicate position, I cannot imagine why anyone would not want the most experienced person in the Whitehouse. Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and even Senator Obama’s running mate, Senator Joe Biden, have made statements to the fact that Senator Obama is not experienced enough to be President and that the presidency is not the type of job for on-the-job training. They also said that Senator McCain brings a lifetime of experience to the table. Senator Obama’s running mate, Senator Biden, even said he would even be honored to run “with” his friend John McCain. These individuals are now claiming that they said that during the primaries when they were running against Senator Obama. Does that mean they were lying then, or now? Senator Obama claimed that he had more diverse foreign policy experience because he lived overseas as a kid. Living overseas does not give you foreign policy experience, unless you are an Ambassador, which he was not. If it did, then Senator John McCain would again best Senator Obama’s record since he has lived overseas being a member of the military.

What issue or issues are you going to base your voting decision on? Will it be the economy? National defense? Education? There are so many out there. Because of the current economic situation, a large number of you are going to base your decision on who is best for the economy. I would hope that I have answered this question for you earlier on in this article. Such as pointing out which candidate has promised to raise taxes and spend more reducing jobs and raising the cost to live. But just in case I have not, I have a couple additional items for you to think about. If you look at all of the campaign promises on Senator Obama’s web site, you will see hundreds of them. How is he going to pay for them? I think I answered that already. But, if you add of the costs of all of them, mathematically it is going to cost us a lot more than he will be able to raise in taxes. So many of these are going to be just like so many of his previous campaign promises – they won’t get done. Maybe the economy is not the best issue to use in making a decision for president. What about national defense? In my opinion, if you don’t have a secure nation, the rest of the issues are moot. With Russia and China outspending us two fold to build up their military; with Iran and North Korea toying around with nukes and making threats; with Russia making friends and conducting military exercises not too far from our back door in Venezuela; with Russia helping Iran build nuclear processing material plants; and with the terrorist threat growing in Pakistan (a nuclear country), Afghanistan, Africa, and several other countries throughout the world, I want the most experienced and tested person in that office. Not some junior Senator that has absolutely no experience in national security. The economy is important, but national defense is a must. Remember, if our country is not secure, then the economy means nothing, our freedom is in jeopardy, and our lives as we know them today could easily be drastically changed in a moments notice. Just ask the citizens of the country of Georgia. One last point: Have you see who is openly supporting Senator Obama in the news? Iran and the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah have made public statements that they would prefer Sen. Obama to win. Go figure.

So after reading this, where do you stand? The differences in these two candidates are very apparent. On one hand, you have an individual with many years of applicable “real world” experience, has been a public servant and leader for about 50 years, has a proven record to reduce taxes and government spending, and is dedicated to growing the US economy and jobs. On the other hand, you have an individual with very little experience, questionable associations, has a proven record to increase taxes, government spending, and earmarks, and has promised to increase taxes and government spending. As I said at the beginning of this article, I cannot imagine why anyone in their right mind, after doing a real comparison of the two candidates, would vote for Senator Obama. I admit, he presents himself well and has a good appearance, as long as he has a teleprompter to read from. So the bottom line is what do you want in the next president, appearance or substance?

Now for those of you who blame President Bush for everything, consider this: George Bush has been in office for 7 1/2 years. The first six the economy was fine.

A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high.
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon.
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%.
4) The DOW JONES hit a record high–14,000 +
5) American’s were buying new cars, taking cruises, vacations overseas, and living large!

But American’s wanted ‘CHANGE’!

So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress and yes–we got ‘CHANGE’ all right.

In the PAST YEAR:

1) Consumer confidence has plummeted.
2) Gasoline went over $4 a gallon and was climbing, until the stock market crashed.
3) Unemployment is up to 5.5% (a 10% increase).
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 TRILLION DOLLARS and prices still dropping.
5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
6) As I write, THE DOW is probing another low~~ $2.5 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS EVAPORATED FROM THEIR STOCKS, BONDS & MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS!

YES, IN 2006 AMERICA VOTED FOR CHANGE…AND WE SURE GOT IT! …

REMEMBER THE PRESIDENT HAS NO CONTROL OVER ANY OF THESE ISSUES, ONLY CONGRESS.

AND WHAT HAS CONGRESS DONE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

NOW THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT CLAIMS HE IS GOING TO REALLY GIVE US CHANGE ALONG WITH A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS!!!!

JUST HOW MUCH MORE ‘CHANGE’ DO YOU THINK YOU CAN STAND?

Ironic you should write this post. I came to your blog this morning to send you an email about how such an abysmal failure the news media has been during this campaign. A man is outfront a winner and yet time after time I see all these stories “trying to help” the looser: McCain. I’m going to remember who covered what during this election and I will be voting again with my remote control when this is all over. I heard Oprah will be starting a station and I hope and pray she has some solid news and journalists who do investigative reporting and are serious in their intent to cover the news of the new president: Barack Obama. I’m also sick and tired of seeing no minority representation on shows like 60 minutes. I remember when the OJ fiasco was going on years ago and the media can thank OJ for creating the new category of “entertainment law”. He helped to bring an exposure of black lawyer/journalists to us all. So…this begs the question: what is the state of media today? I see MSNBC, CNN and FOX all competing to provide the SAME type of material; it sickens me. Very little imaginative reporting. Where are the in depth stories about people over 80 years standing in line to vote? where are the stories and features about people of color in Louisiana(victims of Katrina) and how they are voting and why? where are the stories on people who have never voted at all and the reasons why and a discussion of their feelings and intent. I’m not a journalist but I see some rich material around this election and the most many channels will do : is provider HUMOR. Now we need to learn how to laugh about a serious black candidate in the white house. Give me a break! Don’t pander to us. We want serious well researched material. That said Roland Thank you for your contribution and there are many others I’d like to thank; but you good journalists are going to have to start your own shows. How about your own 60 minutes from minority perspectives? we’ll see what happens after the elections.

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Great Job Roland ,Youre going to be one of the best ,CNN better wake up !

Andre nice art. I’ll bookmark this for the holidays…

Amen, Brother.

If the NY Post was salty about being booted off the plane, they may throw themselves off the building when Obama/Biden wins.

Roland,

I may not always agree with you, but let me tell you, watching you talk about your 9 nieces and nephews tonight just after Obama won, I felt so much of your emotion. God bless you and yours. O-BA-MA, O-BA-MA!

Roland Martin, the time is 10:35 CST, Texas. I have watch you and have enjoyed your commentary. I hope to continue seeing you on the news. Keep up the good work.

I am so proud to be an American and thank God I lived to see a black president on this day.

I’m irritated by the misleading labelling of President-Elect Obama as “Black.” First of all, he is of course an African-American. But he does not share the Black consciousness and he is not a descendant of freed slaves.

I sense here a kind of subtle, reverse racism. “He _looks_ Black, and I, a Black voter, will therefore vote for him.” What about the “content of their character”?

Calling Obama “Black” is inaccurate. Calling him “African-American” is a half-truth. I can only guess how offended the Polynesian peoples must be. Why not the first Polynesian-American President? Because, frankly, Blacks have fallen prey to their historic ideological enemy, the One-Drop-Rule.

Historic? Hardly for the reasons that Roland Martin raves about.

Covers featuring a half-clothed Toni Braxton or Beyonce are always good news.

That has nothing to do with Barack Obama’s glorious victory this evening, but I felt it needed to be said.

Great blog ,Roland!

If I were Obama,after the way Faux and Company treated him,I would’ve NEVER allowed them on the plane in the frst place!

I didn’t hear anyone bitching when McCain kicked reporters off of his plane!!

ROLAND, WU? C’MON RHAM EMANUEL ? IF I HAD KNOWN IWOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ON OBAMAS SIDE. THAT IS NOT A CHANGE, THAT IS MORE OF THE SAME JEW SHIT.THAT HAS THE UNITED STATES IN PERIL. LETS CALL IT FOR WHAT IT IS A BAD ONE SIDED MANIPULATED RELATIONSHIP THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE MAJORITY IN MIND!! THE U.S. PEOPLE ARE ONLY HURT BY THE JEWISH LOBBY SUCH AS WINEP AND AIPAC. THEY “USE’ THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR WHAT IS BEST FOR ISRAEL NOT THE UNITED STATES. SO I CAN FORSEE THERE WILL BE NO INVESTIGATION ON WHY DID WE INVADE IRAQ? FOR WHAT REASON.FOR WHO’S BENEFIT? THE 700 BILLION THEFT WILL GO UNPUNISHED. THIS IS NO CHANGE. IS ALMOST EVERY COUNTRY ON EARTH WRONG ABOUT ISRAEL AND ONLY 1-2 COUNTRIES RIGHT?I DO NOT THINK SO. HOW COULD AN AFRICAN AMERICAN STAND TO SEE THE JEWS GETTING PAID THEIR 3RD GENERATION OF MONEY FROM THE HOLOCAUST AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN SLAVERY $$$$0000. DO YOU THINK THAT IS FAIR ROLAND? REMEMBER WHO SAID,” THEY STOLE OUR RUBYS THEY STOLE OUR SILVER , THEY STOLE OUR GOLD . RUBENSTEIN, GOLDSTEIN AND SILVERSTEIN? HAD I KNOWN THAT OBAMA WOULD BE BUSINESS AS USUAL I WOULD NEVER HAVE VOTED FOR HIM. AND I PROMISE YOU ALOT OF PEOPLE[BLACK AND WHITE AS I AM FROM YOUNGSTOWN OHIO] WILL BE UPSET ABOUT EMANUEL ESPECIALLY OHIOANS WHO WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT OBAMA WOULD BRING IN NEW PLAYERS!!! I HOPE PROFESSOR KHALIDI AND REV. WRIGHT WILL BE IN CHARGE OF MIDDLE EAST POLICY. NOW THAT WOULD BE A REAL CHANGE THAT WE REALLY NEED!! I KNOW THIS IS OFF TOPIC AND I AM SORRY! JUST THOUGHT I WOULD SAY WHAT IS ON MY MIND. PEACE BIG B

Did you see the Palin interview with Wolfe Blitzer? Of course you did. This was my response to him about it:

In your interview with Gov. Palin she said that BOTH the William Ayers issue was still relevant & also that “that chapter was closed”. So which is it? A true politician. She really does talk all over the place. She made some of the most acidic comments about President elect Obama and now she wouldn’t mind running with him herself?

Wow! Let’s continue to put the litmus test to her and see if she really actually stands for much of anything or does she FALL in pretty much every category.

Good job!

Roland,

All Kirsten did was speak the truth and you hated it, because she is white, you racist punk. If it was a columnist of any other color, you wouldn’t have even commented. You’re a big man picking a fight with a woman, why don’t you try a grown ass man. My email is listed and I would be more than happy to meet you…anytime, anywhere, chump.

Mr. Roland, I enjoy your commentary; you are doing a great job on CNN. You have inspired my friends and I to start a blog ” todaysrealtalk.com”, we are not professional journalist or strategist. We are just everyday folk, social workers, business owners, blue collar, everyday people; but listening to you and other leaders we decided to get involve with this historical election and now politics in all levels. We wish you continued success and all of God’s Blessings. Lastly, we would love to have you comment on our blog site! http://www.todaysrealtalk.com God Bless!

I disagree Mike. I think that what Roland stated was the truth. What is wrong with having Essence or Ebony interview Obama, but the NY Post did not care about Obama as a candidate. And for the columnist to single out a particular issue about Beyounce. I think that the racist punk is really you, Mike, not Roland.

No, the Senate and Congress should be ashamed for even trying that one. They knew all of this was happening long before President Obama and Vice President Biden took office. They should have done more to stimulate the economy then. However as usual they “hoped it would all go away”-as guilty as charged. No you cannot play the public like that. We are not dumb. You “closed your eyes and looked the other way.” Now, you want” two brothers to clean your mess up?”
The Senate and Congress have intelligent people who should be capable of coming up with a plan of action that is applicable for the economy now and respectable to the outside world. “How can you clean another’s house and you cannot clean your own?” That is kind of arrogant isn’t it? For example Iraq: Hello! They have a surplus-can they loan us a few bucks? Yeah, really?
And we want to go to Afghanistan? Bin Laden is not there so, why? – Especially now? We cannot afford it. So, come up with a plan that works to keep us from going from recession to depression. No, we blame you ‘ignorance and apathy”. We blame your foolishness and greed for your own pockets and concerns-not the people’s concerns (your own concerns). So, get your heads not your rear ends to work!!! Pronto!

McCain, Palin, and Limbaugh remind me of an old KKK rally! It is all White and they can see Russia through the little “peep holes”. What a bunch they are-old and tired.

Man, you are kind of mean, I just got done watching you on CNN. You have no consideration for others and you were quick to think the worst possible outcome. Why don’t think more positive? Why does everyone always play the race card whenever they can?

Tell me when we can make cartoons with chimpanzees again. They are funny critters. But I learned today that whenever a black sits in the White House, all cartoons with chimpanzees are racist. From 2001-2008, chimps were a riot, oops, quite funny. Today, they are racist. Sad.

The Taliban and Iran condemn editorial cartoons. A free people should have a laugh and move along. the cartoon was clearly not depicting Mr. Obama, and you know it. Congress authored the Stimulus Package, not the president. He may have supported it, but our constitution leaves the writing of bills to Congress, not the president.

Either read the Constitution or get a sense of humor. Playing the race card on this one makes you the coward Mr. Holder spoke of earlier. You know this as well, but it works to label people racist, so you will continue to do it.

If you view a chimpanzee as our president, the racist is staring you in the mirror.

I belong to the human race. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a proud member of the human race. I ask you to join us if you can judge people by the content of their character, not the color of their skin.

Roland,
While I have enjoyed reading your viewpoints on CNN I completely disagree with you on this particular article regarding the cartoon published in the NY Post.
President Obama signs the bill into law. The Legistlature WRITES the bills. THe cartoon specifically states WRITE. In other words, the cartoonist is referring to the Legistlature as a bunch of monkeys. AG Holder just got off of his podium stating how Americans are cowards when it comes to discussing racial relations. This is part of the problem, even in an obvious slam on the legistlature people are turning this into a RACIAL issue. What the heck!

Roland,
I always appreciated your commentary. You speak for so many of our voices. Thank you for standing up and staying firm.

I don’t blame Obama wasn’t the New York Post that had the cartoon about the gun down monkey and the stimulus package. what make them think that they should can special treatment. I wonder how Many time did Jet/Ebony or Essence ride on airforce one during Bush, Clinton, and Bush1 was in office?

I really enjoyed when you hosted,the cambell brrown show,you added lfe to it,my family and i were praying,that they give you the show.i liked what you had to say about Micheal Jackson,he was humann,he just wanted to rest,what do you think about his Doctor?

I knew that the true racists would come out of the woodwork screaming against the Obama Presidency. This country we call America has a worse mentality than what we are supposed to be fighting against.
There has been more freedom of speech during the Obama Presidency than has been allowed in the past eight years. If a sitting member of congress had made a threat of violence against Bush, he would have been arrested for treason! These people truly hate Americans to the point of tearing it apart to further their agenda of hatred and bigotry!
It doesnt matter if Obama gave every one $10,000 ,paid off their bills, and gave them all free health care, they would still hate him!