President Obama: Black lawmakers must rally voters back home

[cal04]

Source: Associated Press

President Barack Obama came out swinging against Republicans in a fiery campaign-season speech to black lawmakers Saturday night, making an urgent appeal for the kind of grassroots organizing that propelled the civil rights movement.

With the GOP hoping to regain power on Capitol Hill in the November election, Obama described his adversaries as "a crowd ... that wants to do what's right politically, instead of what's right — period." He never named the opposing party, referring to it as "the other side."

"I need everybody here to go back to your neighborhoods, and your workplaces, to your churches, and barbershops, and beauty shops. Tell them we have more work to do. Tell them we can't wait to organize. Tell them that the time for action is now," Obama said in his remarks.

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Members of "the other side," Obama said, "want to take us backward. We want to move America forward. In fact, they're betting that you'll come down with a case of amnesia. That you'll forget about what their agenda did to this country when they were in charge. Remember, these are the folks who spent almost a decade driving the economy into a ditch. And now they're asking for the keys back."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100919/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_black_caucus

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Obama urges blacks to vote, "guard the change"
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68I03S20100919
slideshow of the President and First Lady

[RandomThoughts]

1. I agree the ideals promoted over the last decades should not have decision on policy.

And that includes big money lobbyist.


Remember this video.

Casting Crown-set me free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6QG7t65kcI



Or this one.

Time after Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-BgCuzxAKs


How about this one.

Soak up the Sun.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbviwu_sheryl-crow-soak-up-the-sun_music

Lots of keys, who gives them out again?

However I do agree with the premise.

[EFerrari]

2. This weekend is the CBC's annual conference. n/t

[ixion]

3. Restore Civil Rights and Civility in the US: End the Endless 'wars'

[jaysunb]

4. I've been waiting for this to be said.

Our community (Black) must rise in unison to protect our own "change." Too many aspirations are now squarely dependent on this dream to let racism continue to defeat us.

[zenprole]

5. Bollocks

The Obama Administration is now reaping the whirlwind of its 'hope' rhetoric. In practice, Obama has been a sham and I've heard from more than a few formerly-enthusiastic voters "He's just another president." In Massachusetts last January, turnout in heavily Democratic cities plummeted and the safest seat in the country was lost. Without stopping to ask why this happened, it's more 'rally the vote' boilerplate. (Jon Stewart suggested a tack to Tim Kaine- Democrats: We don't suck as much.)

Stop the wars and theft, and rebuild people's lives, and polling stations will be packed. Enable and encourage Wall Street and the war machine and, um, not so much. Any questions? Funny I should ask...

What's it like in a country with an opposition party?

[Iowa]

6. More words from a wordsmith...

Too bad his pro-corporate, pro-war agenda doesn't match the rhetoric.

Grayson/Franken 2012.

[Poll_Blind]

7. Grayson/Franken 2012

Now those sound like two who would talk and deliver.

PB

[Schema Thing]

10. Grayson and Franken will be working hard to get Obama elected in 2012

So you'll need to find two much more pure individuals.

[Poll_Blind]

11. Not looking for anyone else- but Grayson and Franken would be a...

...nice teaming.

PB

[Jim Sagle]

13. Don't be so sure of that. Things change.

[No Elephants]

19. Meh. The incumbents re-election club ain'c one of those changey things.

[ClarkUSA]

9. What "pro-corporate, pro-war agenda" are you referring to?

Whatever it is: Elizabeth Warren, the Chamber of Commerce, and Wall Street would not agree with you nor would Iraqi PM Maliki or presidential historians.

[lillypaddle]

14. Oh right. That's a winning ticket.

sheesh, get real.

[Iowa]

15. Ah... someone who wouldn't support a progressive ticket.

[lillypaddle]

16. Not if it means losing the election to rethugs

I like both Grayson & Franken, but realistically, they can't win in 2012.

[Lost4words]

17. at this point I dont think BHO can either, and thats fine with me! nt

[lillypaddle]

20. ah, someone who wouldn't support

a Democratic ticket.

[Lost4words]

21. grow up

[Iowa]

22. Says who? The media? Right-wing pollsters? DLC corporate sell-outs?

Stop believing their crap. Unless voters demand better, the march toward a fascist police-state will continue. If you truly prefer progressive policies and office-holders who will duke it out with the extreme-right, then stop championing weak, ineffective, wimpy, DLC candidates who are all about "bi-partisanship". And stop undermining street-fighters like Franken and Grayson by repeating the lie that they could never win against a Palin, or a Gingrich. You're allowing yourself to be manipulated by corporate-sponsored propaganda. Use your head and think for yourself; that's how a previous generation elected FDR repeatedly.

[lillypaddle]

23. Good thing I have you to set me straight

Who undermined Grayson & Franken? AND who "repeated the lie that they could never win against a Palin or a Gingrich"? You're so busy spewing your ridiculous talking points you don't even know what the hell I said.

Get over yourself.

[XemaSab]

8. Physician, heal thyself

:P

[Francesca9]

12. The key is to show power

When weak there is no hope for any president.

[No Elephants]

18. "Tell them we can't wait to organize. " Which begs the question: Why aren't we already organized?