Comments by "Xyz Same" (@xyzsame4081) on "Roland S. Martin" channel.

stefan davis unlike maybe other citizens ! also saying dumb stuff - SHE wants to be elected REPRESENTATIVE. ... Even IF that was only a tone deaf (really, really dumb) remark and there is a local proverb we are not aware of * and she until now was oblivious to it originating from the lynching time: Wouldn't it be a sign of maturity to admit it was stupid or ill-chosen but done without malicious intent ? Then apologize gracefully and then move on to explain your policy ! positions. Instead she has to waste time of press conference and repeat a statement a handler had given to her like a robot. I read joking remarks about "my partner in crime and my soulmate" - or "you could steal horses with her". That does not mean that friend, spouse was an accessory in a fellony. He or she is a "jolly good fellow". It is possible that got an ugly twist in Mississippi, and it is also possible that it was not even clear to her until now. Well, she is not good in the insight and learning new things department, is she ? Admitting mistakes and apologizing is ONE sign of character and maturity - the temperament one would like to see in a representative. She is old enough, she should have that down.
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Harry Belafonte discusses how non-violence was a powerful and winning strategy: we never lost a battlealthough the war is still going on. ... However, we dropped the baton somewhere along the way. And at 7:17 ...the civil rights leaders were drafted to run for office - and there were not enough young turks to take their place so the movement did not have the leadership on the ground. (paraphrased)
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They talk about Occupy Wallstreet - so that interview was BEFORE a coordinated crack down by the first black president and mayors of large cities (with many minorities - mayors and coucil people of color often) cracked down on the movement.
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Roland, let me help you: OLDER people (of all races) are not voting on policy or on record - but they turn out. The young people that DO turn out vote for Sanders (all races). The reason for that is policies. They would just as well go with Biden or with someone younger like Harris or Booker if they trusted them and if they had a solid platform. So the media fawning over this or that candidate does not cut it. I say they ARE misinformed because they tend to get their "news" from Corporate media = millionaires doing propaganda on behalf of billionaires - and not independent sources. I also disagree that Biden is better suited than Sanders to beat Trump, he is one of the weakest candidates. But again: people heard that message day in, day out - and they (read many more older viewers of TV) believe it. Maybe the tanking economy helps Biden (there is a chance they replace sundowning Biden - then his stand in). But this is not going to be easily won. Biden has a lot of the baggage like Hillary Clinton BUT she was mentally fit. He isn't. Trump is also in cognitive decline (compare with footage of 2012 of Biden and interviews of Trump of 15 years ago). But Trump knows how to act on the stage, he took out the Republican field in 2016, and he is as stupid and uninformed now as he was then. Does not seem to deter many voters OR scare others to vote against him for any candidate the establishment coronates. AN INFORMED person would know that Biden ran a light campaign and that his staff "hides" him. If they don't and if he has to exert himself (like campaigning as hard as everybody else in only ONE state: in South Carolina) he promptly adds footage of him malfunctioning. Badly.
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@mikeaskme3530 Sanders passionately argued against the crime bill asked for it to be changed (see C-span, it is on youtube as well). Biden and the Clinton's PUSHED for the bill exactely as it was. Sanders in the end voted for it because they packed the Violence against Women Act into it. (Damned if you do and damned if you don't).
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@mikeaskme3530 - Biden bragged about his new nick name The Grim Reaper (see C-span) - he wanted MORE crimes carrying the death penalty (because poor minorities are never treated unfairly by the "justice" system). Biden and the Clinton's are lawyers for crying out loud. - It was all the law and order rhetoric (incl. the predator talking points by Biden and Hillary Clinton) signalling to donors and to Republicans (I guess they wanted some votes from them). The Clintons wanted the white middle class vote for the reelection * and some dog whistle accompagnied the bill and how it was sold to the voters. * the healthcare project had failed: it was the attempt to reform private insurance. Well better than nothing, and obviously Hillary's heart was not in it, she never again made an attempt at healthcare reform. I mean a political project to gain poinst is fine and it was a campign promise of Bill Clinton. Villifying the black community (incl. low level criminals) had the advantage that it could help them get the white middle class vote AND it did not cost the big donors anything. This was the time when big biz and big finance got really important for the party.
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Wait: it is O.K. that Biden does not campaign a lot (or at all). He didn't in many Super Tuesday states, especially in the South. Now Sanders MUST campaign, and invest time (his own) and resources (staff, money) and activate volunteers, etc. Sanders does not have clones and while his org is large, they still have limited resources. He did not have a BLACK surrogate to come on ? the show is in D.C. - that is not where the action was before mini Super Tuesday ! And what would be wrong with the surrogate of another race, as long as they understand the strategy regarding the outreach to black voters ? I guess Jesse Jackson or Harry Belafonte were not available and wouldn't travel to D.C. Nina Turner and his campaign speaker were busy - in Michigan ! Which at that day was more important than anything else (that video has 18,000 views, the channels has not even 500,000 subscriptions, just checked it, no it is not a spin off from TV, these ARE the views, that would certainly not warrant to neglect Michigan when it is so important). Well they all were busy campaigning in Michigan because they have to EARN the vote, Biden gets it by being the VP of Obama, with the help of Corporate media and of billionaires now paying for his ads, and of course he was a big number in the Clinton era. During that time he did a lot to devastate black communities, but he is lucky, he get's a pass. Sanders doesn't get one for not being able to change the opinion in a country of 330 milion people despite the media misleading voters about him. Just ONE example I have lived in countries with single payer, half the spending per person than the U.S. (well 54 % and 56 % Austria and Germany) and good services. I have yet to hear a nuanced good faith, knowledeable factual conversation on Corporate media about that issue. Two exceptions: an interview by Chris Hayes and by Velshi: he is Canadian, so he can't help himself he "gets" single payer. Needless to say now his partner Ruhle covers healthcare now inorder to put on the spin that is liked by advertisers and owners of the networks. Biden wasn't present in Alabama for instance, no rallies no ground game. Won in a landslide. Now, that is fine for him that he can win on name recognition only. he also did not campaign in 2012 or later there, did he ? Unlikely, because the state is red in the general and Obama did not have a primary in 2012. Biden ran in the primaries of 2008 for a short time, so I am sure that he showed up in the South. They sure are loyal in the South.
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quote from Beau of the fifth Column: the claim the woman stole the laptop (a crime, if she is lucky the laptop held no classified information) and wanted to sell it to the Russians (even worse, that is espionage) came from the ex. Beau says: "FBI knows that former romantic partners are not always a trustworthy source of information, so we have to take that with a grain of salt". It is an entertaining if wild story for sure. I mean - the stupidity level if off the charts so it is possible. What I do know: the Russians would accept getting such a laptop - if they can do that w/o risks to people that they have recruited. They would very carefully consider if they work with unhinged people. After all they have a competent spy game.
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They implemented a new policy over the summer .... Summer concerns of school administrators in other countries (to be fair bored affluent suburban moms do not dominate, they do not necessarily have the school boards locked down). In other countries they bother with the menu of school lunch (less meat, more nutritious), should we have sugary snacks and soda in the vending machines, maybe we could update the school library or we could offer yoga classes for the teenagers, or other extra exercise classes. Only in the U.S: "How to have petty and arbitrary rules about appearance that ONLY target ONE group of the population .... I would get it, if she wasn't well groomed. But even for that you do not need a policy, you would need a confidential talk between teacher and parent / caregiver. Maybe some good white folks are concerned that too many black people are allowed into the school. Either the kids completely assimiliate in their style (which can be hard, because the hair is different than that of caucasians). Or it is a targetted attempt to get them out.
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Laura Nasewytewa black hair is different (can be dry, fuzzy, very curly) - and BRAIDING it is a good way to "tame" it and to be well groomed (and have the hair out of your face). Dying hair is NOT an expression of cultural identity, and it does not get better if the hairstyles defined as "less than" are typical for a certain group that was historically first enslaved and then suppressed. Would they also restrict native Americans wearing their hair in a traditonal manner (that can be long parted for the males and 2 braids). I get that a Catholic school would not want an Iroquoise for other students, but if a descendent of that Canadian tribe shows up - rules are meant to be reasonable, just and justified, and flexible. Actually dying of hair should not be done for children and younger teenagers, the substances are more harmful for young people. Certain dyes are not legal to use in hairsalons if the client is under 16 in the European Union. And they do not sell them for use of consumers. The equivalent would be if a pony tail or having 2 straight braids would be forbidden for girls (typical "caucasian" ways to deal with hair if you do not wear it short or open). Or to outlaw wearing a headband. There is no rational and good reason for such rules. Some bored suburban racists moms had too much time at their hands during the summer. Maybe they got scared that too many of those people are allowed in the nice Catholic school. There is also no rational and good reason to ban what this girl was wearing. I find it is over the top to use hair color for ayounger teenager, but that style of hair is worn by MANY black women and girsl alike.
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