I seen it from day one they all realized that Obama could actually be a contender. That he could actually win this thing. All of the "so called" Civil rights leaders(Who anointed them I'm still guessing), lining up to take their shot at Mr.Obama. Why? B/c they can't be him. B/c they want so bad what it took 40yrs for him to acheive in the last 2yrs. They were all suppose to be the 1st. But their Big ass mouths got in the way and their blunders out weighted their accomplishments.

 

Yes Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, I'm talking about you. But now mostly I want to address Mr.Jackson's bash of what Obama said about Fatherhood in the African American community. Some say he echoed Bill Cosby's sentiment. We all didn't like what Cosby said but you know what. In all honesty it had more than a ring of truth to it.

And weither critical or not If Mr.Obama called Black men to task interms of fatherhood it's about time somebody did. I am an Black woman who experienced the no father there bit for a couple of years.

 

And their father was hispanic. I think this is actually not a race issue so much anymore as a National issue with our children period but sometimes you have to start somewhere in the house and whynot your own closet? The only difference is that Mr.Obama owns 1/2 the closet. But he's not blind. As I said before in another person's blog and I shall say again: I think the truth hit too close to home for Mr.Jackson. This is the same man that took up with one of his employees while married and fathered an out of wedlock child. He then proceeded to wipe it under the rug and pay them both off from his Non for Profits' payroll.

 

Perhaps the guilt starts at home with Mr.Jackson. I can remember all the guys lined up to date me and attempting to venture in my pants. But say kids and/or marriage and they were looking for the door and how fast they could get through it. But when my husband came along oh my lord if they didn't all whine or cry:"What'd you go and do that for?"

"Shame on you" "I would have married you".  But my husband, faults and all stepped up to do what I wasn't asking him nor any of them to do. He chose to be a father to my black hispanic sons. He's not perfect but he tries. He was willing to step up and do what someone else(My father in-law) did for him many yrs ago when his own  bio-father(my husband is white remember) had problems doing his bit.

 

This was part of the reason I said that this is a National issue not just a Black one. I think that it just seems as if it's more prevailant in minority(black and Latino) communities. Anyway I've said my long winded peice so bring on what ever it is that anyone has to say. I'm a big girl I can take it. I don't think it is o.k. we all tear eachother down but when we do it we should be able to take it coming back at us. Mr.Jackson this is yours.