A new initiative! “My Brother’s Keeper”

[flashmo]

If you're white, you need not apply..hmmm..isn't that racist?

 

[Acebb]

I don't know if it will succeed, but I do know doing nothing won't change anything. The 1st Black President "May" have more effect than just some random Black guy saying it. Bill Cosby has tried, other Black leaders have tried. The President lending his voice and recognizing the problem, and not just simply allowing people to excuse their despair on other factors, only can help. Trying to get non Gov't Solutions can only help. Will these work? It's a long standing problem, started way before 20 years or 50 years that has caused this situation. Turning it around will take a very long time, but you can't begin to turn it around without a start. I applaud the start. Everyone should.

This isn't any "start"

Nobody is "doing nothing"

You are incoherent on the topic.

 

[The Guesser]

This isn't any "start"

Nobody is "doing nothing"

You are incoherent on the topic.

You are a clueless troll. On your way to the top of the insane loon list. Too bad your path is blocked. Too much competition, but you are giving it quite a try.

 

[GasMan]

African-Americans make their own choices, and they put themselves into the position they are in year after year.

No one forces them to drop out of school. No one forces them to have unprotected sex and make fatherless babies. No one forces them to do anything, they have their own mind and can make any choice they want themselves.

Why isn't there a presidential initiative for Asian kids? There are countless stories of Asian families who come here, and don't speak a work of English, who came here with barely anything but the clothes they carried. Yet, they somehow succeeded, with little education and broken English.

This is a personal story. My girl and her family are from Cambodia. Her sisters and herself came here in the early 80's, barely spoke English, and had less then $1,000 between them all she calls it "Came with empty hand". Now every one in her family has flourished. Her sister owns a steakhouse in Kentucky, her other sister works for a government contractor in Texas, her brother owns to cleaning businesses in California.

So how come it seems everyone can succeed but African-American males? They have a lot more opportunities then those who come here "lost" from overseas. Is there really "The Man" who gives them subliminal messages daily to make the choices they make? Why is it cool to drop out of school? What makes it a good thing to have "4 baby daddies". Why is the #1 goal in the inner city to become a "rapper" and make millions, drives escalades, fuck bitches, and smoke weed? When its not that, its to become a professional athlete.....

It seems to me, that those in the inner-city want the easy way out, and everything handed to them. Why go to school and study hard to make a career as a lawyer, or doctor, or businessman... when you can drop out of school and write rap? Or coast thru school, and hope you are athletic enough to sign a multi-million dollar contract to play sports.

Its simple.... there is no sense of pride in the inner-cities anymore. Why work hard to bring yourself up, when hopefully you can hit the lottery with instant millions. There is also the "cool factor" that comes along with living in the inner city. If a black student decides to go to school, work hard to better himself and his family, doesn't wear his pants saggy below his ass... what happens to him? The others in his neighborhood call him an "uncle tom" or lambast him for not fitting into their stereotype. Its a BAD thing in the inner cities if you don't fall into the trap they set, and if you don't fall into it, you aren't right.

Sad state we live in now days... and nothing can change it, its so ingrained now, its a hopeless cause. Build a work center and within a year, it will be burglarized, vandalized, and stolen from. Build headstart schools, and they will be used as daycare drop offs, while the mothers go get their hair and nails done, or sit at home and watch Maury on TV, instead of looking for work, or going to school themselves.

Nothing can be done now, its too late.

You are obviously a racist. Like vitterd pointed out so many times, he has worked with these inner city types on a daily basis and they are not "GIVEN" the same opportunities as white people are.

Now go back into your shanty and get on board with the program, you racist lemming.

 

[GasMan]

You are a clueless troll. On your way to the top of the insane loon list. Too bad your path is blocked. Too much competition, but you are giving it quite a try.

Yeah, with guys like vitterd, akphi and Guesser the top of the loon list is pretty congested.

 

[The Guesser]

Yeah, with guys like vitterd, akphi and Guesser the top of the loon list is pretty congested.

Ace has already passed you Gassy. Like you were standing still, even though you try hard. You have some glimpses of sanity and decency, so you're always destined for just the middle in loonville.
Are you missing Vit??? You should be looking for Playboy Bunny Wifey #10, not pining for a guy who won't be here for about a year.

 

[Acebb]

You are a clueless troll. On your way to the top of the insane loon list. Too bad your path is blocked. Too much competition, but you are giving it quite a try.

Except you're the one here posting silly, false things and arguing against strawmen

Carry on.

 

[Acebb]

The president will announce that foundations supporting the initiative have pledged at least $200 million over the next five years to “find and rapidly spread solutions that have the highest potential for impact,” the White House said.



Right.

What are these "solutions" that have yet to be tried?

I mean, America spends tens of billions on "job training" and all sorts of other BS that does nothing, not to mention the $17 trillion and counting on the "war on poverty"

I'm sure super-genius Obama has uncovered some grand idea.

 

[JudgeWapner]

Dave, I think you are off base on this one. He is going to the private sector, which is a huge improvement over government handouts. One would think the right would prefer this avenue. I guess you guys just don't like anything.

 

[JudgeWapner]

I also think you will find a higher success rate in mentor programs, then giveaways.

 

[GasMan]

What assclown needs to do is to stand up on the grand stage and motivate blacks. Stop making them feel inadequate, under-equipped to handle real life, and to stop feeling sorry for shit that no white man alive has had anything to do with.

He is the ultimate role model for blacks, yet he is going down the same path as Sharpton, Jackson...he plays the race game as good as any of those jerk offs, so I am sure he would be feeling the pressure to not become an "Uncle Tom".

Bill Cosby got excommunicated from the black brethren when he spoke up. Obama needs to take a page out of his book and plead to these communities, parents, welfare babies, that they CAN and WILL succeed in life with effort, direction and education. Parenting is too far gone, it has to come from a spiritual leader.

 

[JudgeWapner]

I saw some program maybe on 60 minutes where they take inner city black kids and give them a very strict internship where they learn actual financial skills. How to function in an office setting, things of that nature.Think it was Wall Street. They put up with no bullshit. You show up late, you're gone. High success rate. It's the right idea but completely dependent upon the implementation. I'm sure this program will get fucked up in some way, but as long as it's not government $, let them try.

 

[ScottL]

Oprah, JayZ, Beyonce, Ludacris and Richard Sherman could fund this entire program and have Billions left over

 

[NFLTrends]

You are obviously a racist. Like vitterd pointed out so many times, he has worked with these inner city types on a daily basis and they are not "GIVEN" the same opportunities as white people are.

Now go back into your shanty and get on board with the program, you racist lemming.

So I am racist because I believe that if you take from the system, that you should also put back into the system while you are taking?

Or am I racist because I believe that everyone has an equal chance at success, but certain people tend to go with the "crowd" and make the same bad mistakes over and over again. And that everyone has an equal opportunity at an education, and with enough hard work you can rise above any position you are put in.

Whats stopping an inner-city kid from finishing high-school, then joining the military and putting into the GI Bill, then using that to go to college and succeed from there? Whats stopping an inner city kid from going to school, working and studying hard, then going to college on an academic scholarship? Whats stopping an inner-city kid from finishing school, and then working at an entry level job and proving himself to be an asset and working his way up the ladder?

Nothing is stopping them but themselves. Its the "its not cool" mentality to go to school, not sag your pants, not deal drugs or be in a gang. How is the inner city kid treated by the "thugs" in his community if he tries to better himself?

Is what I said racist? Not at all... its just that they believe that it isn't a good thing to better yourself, and the problem starts there. So something drastic needs to be done, but what is the answer?

 

[JDeuce]

What assclown needs to do is to stand up on the grand stage and motivate blacks. Stop making them feel inadequate, under-equipped to handle real life, and to stop feeling sorry for shit that no white man alive has had anything to do with.

He is the ultimate role model for blacks, yet he is going down the same path as Sharpton, Jackson...he plays the race game as good as any of those jerk offs, so I am sure he would be feeling the pressure to not become an "Uncle Tom".

Bill Cosby got excommunicated from the black brethren when he spoke up. Obama needs to take a page out of his book and plead to these communities, parents, welfare babies, that they CAN and WILL succeed in life with effort, direction and education. Parenting is too far gone, it has to come from a spiritual leader.

You're forgetting, Gas...the dimocraps NEED to have a good percentage of society living in poverty. Having a large part of the populace feel inadequate and under-equipped to handle real life plays right into their strategy. Why? Because that gives the dim party the chance to get up on a platform and talk about how they'll take care of the disenfranchised. In short, dependency keeps them in business.

Think about it. If everyone had a job and career of their own, then there is no need for social programs or welfare. Obviously we won't ever reach 100% employment, but you still get my drift.

Believe me, dims know exactly what they are doing. It's incredible how they've managed to mind-fuck so many people with their complete horseshit, and it's going to take a generation at least to reverse it.

 

[Dave007inVegas]

Dave, I think you are off base on this one. He is going to the private sector, which is a huge improvement over government handouts. One would think the right would prefer this avenue. I guess you guys just don't like anything.

Well opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.

White House officials said the foundations had pledged to spend at least $200 million over the next five years in a search for solutions to the problems black men face with early-childhood development, school readiness, educational opportunity, discipline, parenting and the criminal justice system.

Read the above and tell me what that means? To me in means that the targeted area of society isn’t responsible for the way they live, it’s some other part of society that’s causing them to live that way. They’re not responsible, someone else did that too them. That’s just playing the race card one more time.

Obama has no clue why the black unemployment rate among black youth is at 38%. And to add insult to injury I don’t think he cares.

If you think this is anything other than a political move on Obama’s part then so be it.

 

[JudgeWapner]

Political or not, if is does some good and doesn't cost the tax payers, I'm for it.

 

[NFLTrends]

I was raised to "sink or swim"...

Why is it only one culture is crying FOUL... while the many other cultures here do what they can to rise up?

I can tell you why, cause they know they can play the "pity card", no one will question them, no one will force them to do anything.

Tough love is whats needed.

So not 1 AA person has ever escaped the "hood"?

Those that did, they did it on their own. They worked hard, went to school and had goals. Did anyone force those goals on them? More then likely not, but they decided to do it themselves.