life since obama was elected

Hope, change, peace, prosperity, love, respect, pride…

A world where we co-exist in perfect harmony. Where African Americans feel proud. Where charges of racism no longer exist. Where people put down their differences, and view the world differently. Where people pledged to live better, and respect each other and be better people.

So, how’s that been working out?

“Good Morning America” reporter David Wright said, “Ever since the inauguration, America has seemed to bask in a post-racial glow. But not so fast. Yesterday, the New York Post published a cartoon likening President Obama to a violent monkey shot by police.”

Hmmm, is that true? Is the New York post cartoon destroying this post racial glow?

If you asked me, I’d say things have not been going too well all month. And it is particularly disappointing, considering it is Black History Month.

Someone even threw a race card at Black History Month, because Black History Month is in February, the shortest month.

“…take this Black History Month, which, frankly, I think a lot of people roll their eyes and say, oh, the shortest month of the year actually gets to be the month devoted to black people… “ ~Soledad O’Brien

“As for ‘cutting through bull,’ Brown should have corrected O’Brien when she repeated the old radical line that somehow Black History Month is the shortest month on the calendar due to some racial slight, which completely mangles the facts. It began as “Negro History Week” and was founded by African-American historian Carter Woodson in mid-February to honor Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, whose birthdays are on the 12th and the 14th respectively.”

Apparently there are plenty of race cards still in the deck. The latest one dealt by Clyburn, implying those who oppose the stimulus package are racist.

“Clyburn also had some strong comments for Gov. Mark Sanford on why he thinks he opposed the stimulus.

The governor of Louisiana expressed opposition. Has the highest African-American population in the country. Governor of Mississippi expressed opposition. The governor of Texas, and the governor of South Carolina. These four governor’s represent states that are in the black belt. I was insulted by that,” Clyburn said. “All of this was a slap in the face of African-Americans. It had nothing to do with Governor Sanford.”

The first African American Attorney General, Eric Holder, appointed by the first African American President, called Americans a nation of cowards when it comes to race.

And one of Time’s Top 25 Best Blog picks, and Obama supporter, The Huffington Post, tried to stir up even more racial anger, by posting a video that was edited to make it seem like John Gibson was comparing Eric Holder to an escaped monkey. The blogosphere went ballistic, calling Fox racist, until they realized it was a fake.

Al Sharpton is calling for hundreds of people to be thrown out of work because he doesn’t understand who wrote the stimulus bill.

“The cartoon in today’s New York Post is troubling at best, given the racist attacks throughout history that have made African-Americans synonymous with monkeys. One has to question whether the cartoonist is making a less than casual inference to this form of racism when, in the cartoon, the police say after shooting a chimpanzee, “now they will have to find someone else to write the stimulus bill.” ~Sharpton

(Sharpton is the one calling Obama a monkey, not the cartoonist. The cartoonist was calling Pelosi a monkey.)

The only African American in the US Senate is being asked to resign, because it was revealed he did, in fact, try to pay to play.

“A group of black ministers who supported U.S. Sen. Roland Burris as he fought to get his job now plan to ask for his resignation following revelations that he tried to raise money for the disgraced governor who appointed him, one of the ministers told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Many of the city’s influential black pastors supported Burris because of his scandal-free reputation — even though he was appointed by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich three weeks after the governor was arrested for allegedly trying to sell the Senate seat.”

And one can assume these High School kids and their parents seem to have lost that hope and change fuzzy warm glowing sensation, after watching this disturbing riot that broke out at a high school basketball game.

And who can forget how the month started out with an ugly attack on pop star Rihanna, by her boyfriend Chris Brown, who was initially defended by some of his friends. I think Chris Brown lost his warm and fuzzy glow.

“Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired.” (does that sound familiar?)

TMZ.com has a photo of Rhianna, taken by the police, after the beating. The poor thing! I think she is so adorable, and this is just awful. She better press charges.

Even Ashton Kutcher, who pledged to “be a servant to Obama, and all mankind, because together we can, together we are, and togther we will be the change.” lost the glowin’ feeling.

Here he is, railing against his “f*cking dick weed neighbor” because he hired construction workers to work on his house, who started (legally) at 7am. (even though the guy tolerated the TEN years it took for Ashton to build his house.)

So, David Wright was right and wrong. People seem to have lost that post election glow, but it wasn’t the New York Post cartoon that did it.

Well, the people in this video are still basking in that post election glow. They have decided to use the word President in replace of the *N* word. But, according to one guy, white people can’t use the word President, anymore. Ever.

(is this for real?)