Showing posts with label Stacey Abrams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stacey Abrams. Show all posts

10.28.2022

COUNT DOWN TO MIDTERM 2022 - Bingewatching the Debates -- Y/OUR MIDTERM VOTES MATTER - VOTE BLUE - NO MATTER WHO!!

By Gloria DULAN-Wilson

Before we get into the debates that I followed, please remember that not all of the candidates for The House of Representatives and Senate seats participated in debates.  Also remember that there are approximately 436 seats up for grab in the House of Representatives - so it's practically impossible to follow them all.   And because there are more than 400 seats up for grabs,  it's important for you to know who is running in your area.  It's important to keep all the Democrats that are already in office, defeat all the republicans (repuglycon)  that are currently in office and replace them with Democrats - and make sure you know about all the legislation that is relevant to your region. 

When I say nearly seat in the House and Senate is up for grabs - please take it seriously!! We have absolutely no margin for error.  But if we get up, get out and vote - whether in person or by mail, or absentee ballot if you are overseas, in the military or out of the country - WE GOT THIS!!

And just one mis-step on our part; one person sitting it out at home, one person not knowing where to go and vote; or too lazy to vote, or too "old" to vote, or too "bored" to vote - will cause us to lose big time.

This also means that no matter where you are, who you are, even if you're formerly incarcerated, or the richest man or woman on the planet, to a person who is "homeless" - Y/OUR VOTES MATTER, IS PRECIOUS AND ESSENTIAL TO Y/OUR FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY YOU LIVE IN.

It doesn't matter if you think voting doesn't affect you - IT ABSOLUTELY DOES!  So do it anyway!  Now that you are registered, your responsibility is to make sure you 
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE - BECAUSE Y/OUR MIDTERM VOTES MATTER!!  
And we're depending on you - actually - we're depending on each other.  We're in this together.  And the repuglycons are counting on us to sit it out, back stab each other, and shoot ourselves in the foot by missing our opportunity.   So let's fool them!  Let's fool them like we did in 2018, 2020 - and now a three-peat in 2022!

We have no room for divide and conquer - trickery, lies and deceit.  We have to whole soul and wholeheartedly be endorsing and voting for them during this crucial MIDTERM ELECTIONS, watching the midterm debates will.  WE have some crucial elections in key states

Over the past few weeks I've bingewatched some of the key debates and came away shaking my head at how depraved the Republican/repuglycons really are.  In the face of overwhelming evidence that they are truly, (and righteously) afraid of our Black intelligent candidates - who are truly game changers in an era of post T-rump predatory political  practices!  Which is absolutely why we have to fulfill their fears by winning all the seats by wide margins, and taking over both the House and the Senate!!



VAL DEMINGS soundly trounced Marco Rubio in their debate.  While he tried to make her look as if she was the "angry Black woman" - a dog whistle to rabid racists in the south, she came up with policies, programs and plans that far outweighed anything Rubio had to offer.  Only a moron, masochist or mendacious fool would vote for Rubio in the face of overwhelming evidence that VAL DEMINGS IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR FLORIDA.  The statistics after the  debate show that Val Demings with a 56% margin of approval over Rubio's 42% - and that 42% was stretching the imagination quite a bit. 



VAL DEMINGS IS RUNNING FOR US SENATE IN FLORIDA - TO REPLACE THE REPREHENSIBLE MARCO RUBIO 








 
 
 
RAPHAEL WARNOCK's debate with Herschel Walker made it clear to everyone that it was an absolute no brainer:   WARNOCK was clearly the best choice for Georgia!!   Actually, WARNOCK has already proved it during his first two years in office.  What I don't want to do is so vilify one Black man over another, forcing some of us to mistakenly see Walker as an underdog, and give him an erroneous "sympathy vote"  - or worse yet, "a celebrity vote."  Actually, repuglycons are counting on the gullibility of some of our people  to fall for his  see his  quasi celebrity status and vote for him on name value.  Lest we forget, the Repuglycons are  only backing Walker as  seat filler to take over the majority in the Senate.  They are counting on his ignorance because they know they can manipulate him to vote against his own people,  the same way Clarence Thomas is used as a tool to undermine our rights in the Supreme Court.  We know that all skin folks aren't necessarily kin folks - but some time we need to be reminded that that also goes with making a selection for a representative who will be in office for 6 years - with no way of getting him out.  And you definitely don't want that person to be Herschel Walker. 


REV. RAPHAEL WARNOCK


Walker actually said T-rump was a friend of his - which should scare us all to pieces, and  be a red flag  - literally!!  Anyone who would  associate with someone who tried to overthrow the government, and who is still lying about the presidential election, is an enemy - regardless of whether he's Black or white.  T-rump and his repuglycons  don't like Walker -but they want someone they can manipulate!  They would back a hog if it could run for office and give them a majority.  T-rump is famous for bringing mediocre, incompetent individuals into positions of responsibility so he can manipulate them, because they wouldn't have the mental capacity, nor the courage to challenge him when he comes up with his cockamamie destructive ideas. 

More distressing, however, is to find that there are several so-called Black churches in Georgia that are taking money from T-rump and the repuglycons to undermine Warnock.  Instead of souls to the polls; there are some ministers who have sold their souls to try to bring the brother down.  People in Georgia need to be awake, aware, alert, and active in exposing these menacesters (ministers) and making sure that no weapon formed against Warnock and Georgians shall prosper.  Those traitors to their own people are both jealous of Warnock, and take money to bring him down - and by so doing, bring Georgia down as well.  Double-triple your voter turn out to make there efforts in vain!  


MANDELA BARNES - Wow!! What an impressive brother - he set the bar so high in Wisconsin, his opponent never really came close to being a challenge to him.  It was really rather sad - the incumbent Ron Johnson - who kept trying to revert to "good ol boy" subversive innuendos. The lies  rolled off of him like water off a duck's back.  Barnes handily laid out his roadmap for the future of Wisconsin.  Ron Johnson apparently had nothing to offer, and is clearly relying on the largess of dark money to get him over.  His stance on women's rights is cause for alarm - as well as his policy on health and education.  MANDELA BARNES IS THE CLEAR CHOICE FOR WISCONSIN!!
MANDELA BARNES




MARCUS FLOWERS  had it all over maniac Marjorie Taylor Greene - Have mercy!  If God was really in the business of smiting someone for lies, Greene would definitely have been burned to a crisp.  She opened her mouth and a  bunch of lies and accusations that had absolutely no bearing in reality or sanity came rolling out without taking a breath.   She just lumped a string of crap together and then seemed to throw it up against the wall to see what would stick.  She literally tried to bait Marcus Flowers into trying to refute her crap.  But Flowers, of course, was totally cool as a cucumber - erudite, intelligent, purposeful, and on point.  Only the most blatant racist, or the most ignorant degenerate would choose Greene over him.  Even Georgians in her gerrymandered deep redneck area aren't that depraved.   They deserve better.  However, we do know that in some racist areas, folks would rather shoot themselves in the foot, than to deal with the truth.
A review of the clips from the January 6th hearings showing Green spewing out her inanities all over the media, shows that she was very much part of the plot to overthrow the government on January 6, 2021 - it  exposes her for the liar and traitor she truly is.  I truly hope (pray)  her base gets so fed up with her madness they vote for their future without her.  She is a traitor to the country,  a continual to  embarrass them, and a block to their progress.

MARCUS FLOWERS



STACEY ABRAMS and Brian Kemp:  Okay, I know my brothers and sisters are going to get on me for this, but Kemp's accent annoyed me to no end.  He sounded so country bumpkin against Stacey's cool, refined, well modulated intelligent voice.  Not only that,  I was totally shocked to find that Georgia, like Africa, is in the throes of a hostile Chinese takeover of farmland and properties.  WTF???  Just that fact alone should show that Kemp is a sorry excuse for a governor.  Combine that with the lack of comprehensive, affordable health care and it's clear a continuation of  four more tragic years with Kemp as governor, and Georgia is headed for even more tragedy.   There are some critics who are saying Stacey does not have the vote of Black men because they feel she is moving forward without them.  Kind of tragic when you realize that this insinuous like is being floated by repuglycons - So I wanted to deal with it head on:  The old saying is A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS is also true with STACEY ABRAMS AS GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA - And it takes all Georgians - Black, White, Male, Female, regardless of religion, education, or any other designation to make a choice that will benefit a state that has been losing ground under Kemp.

STACEY ABRAMS FOR GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA



JOHN FETTERMAN won the moral debate over Mehmet Oz - while Oz may have had the edge on the verbiage - owing to his more than 30 years of televison; but his accomplishments, moral fiber, intelligence, honesty were totally missing in action. His views on the woman's right to choose was between the woman, the doctor and the politician in office.  His snake oil medicine man attitude, and his attempt to dupe Pennsylvanians that he actually lived in the state after he had sneaked across the border from New Jersey blatantly shows he cannot be trusted.  Fetterman would not be the first person to have suffered a mild stroke and recovered from it to lead to an even more exemplary life.  And, while his speech suffered somewhat, his accomplishments, honesty, concern, integrity, activism are still alive, well and shining forth.  He will make an excellent Senator, just as he made an excellent Lt. Governor. 




BETO O'ROURKE:  HEY TEXAS!!!  I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO - YOU HAVE TO HELP BETO BECOME GOVERNOR OF TEXAS - THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE BEING PUNCHED OUT BY THE RACISM AND DEPRAVITY OF THE CURRENT INSANE INCUMBENT. The current Governor of Texas is a racist, redneck, traitor - T-rump supporter.  I'm appealing to all my friends, relatives, and former classmates who live in Texas - Vote/support/elect BETO O'ROURKE FOR YOUR GOVERNOR.  JOEL OSTEEN, LAKEWOOD CHURCH, T.D. JAKES THE POTTERS HOUSE, all the mega-progressive centers of worship must come together to pray and then vote to rid the state of the pariahs that are dragging the state into perdition.  We are all collectively praying for Beto's victory as Texas's next governor.   

BETO O'ROURKE FOR GOVERNOR OF TEXAS



JAN PERRY D/CA is running for Congress to succeed Karen Bass, who is running for Mayor of Los Angeles.  She has served 12 years on the Los Angeles City Council - and has distinguished herself in bringing much needed programs to the Los Angeles region (https://janperry.com/about/).

Developed 5,670 affordable housing units including permanent supportive housing for those formerly homeless.  Established the full continuum of care for homeless services, including expansion of the City’s emergency shelter program and development of thousands of units of permanent supportive housing for the chronically ill.   Worked with non-profit housing developers to ensure housing for working families, seniors, recently emancipated foster youths, and formerly homeless individuals.

JAN PERRY



KAREN BASS is running for Mayor of Los Angeles - and has served as Congresswoman of the 37th Congressional District.  It should be obvious by now that money should not be able to buy votes - and when it does, there are serious consequences to be faced as a result.  Just look at what's happened to the US since T-rump aligned with the Russians, who were able to change votes that were cast for Hillary Clinton to T-rump.  BTW the fact that T-rump was able to get away with this the first time around was the very reason he tried to say Biden had done the same thing.  He knows all too well how it's done - he used the very same techniques to begin with. 




JONATHAN L. JACKSON  son of Rev. Jesse and Jacquie Jackson, is running for Congress in Chicago's 1st  Congressional District. - to improve the quality of life for all; to fight for comprehensive job training and higher wages; affordable housing and down payment assistance; improved public transportation; improved education at all levels; and better access and more affordability in health care. He will work to expand daycare and child care, and make it more affordable for everyone , regardless of their ability to pay.  Of Course I'm pulling for Jonathan Jackson - I've seen him as his dad's wingman; but I've also seen him hold his own in working in behalf of Black people over the decades that I've known him.  




CHERI BEASLEY  is running for US Senate in North Carolina and is strongly supported to flip the seat from repuglycon to Democrat.  Her opponent is a T-rump supporter - while  President Barack Obama  has endorsed her.  Beasley, the former chief justice of the state Supreme Court, is running against Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, who has former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. 




KATHY HOCHUL Is running for Governor of the State of New York.  She became Governor in 2021 after the seat was vacated by Governor Cuomo - and many were initially leary of her ability to lead.  She was/is the first woman governor of the state of New York.  But over the last year, she has not only held her own, but made some progressive changes during her short tenure.  Now it's up to New York to send her back to complete the job, or to allow the state to fall into to the hands of a T-rump repuglycon - whose mission will be to tear the state apart in much the same way Pataki did when he got into office - and it was not a pretty picture.  It took the former Governors Patterson and Cuomo decades to begin to restore New York to its greatness.  Hochul has maintained a steady course - in the past year - and deserves the support of every New Yorker so that she can partner with President Biden, Mayor Adams, Senator Schumer, Congressman Jeffries - and all of the great incumbent elected officials who have been working in concert to maintain New York as the EMPIRE STATE - not the state of fascism.  
 

 

There has to be a clear margin with Hochul in the lead showing that New Yorkers Know what Time it is -  
 
IT'S UP TO YOU NEW YORK!!
 
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! 

PS: Don't watch the meanstream media - nor deal with their slanted analysis - remember they've been giving T-rump  and his Maga/maggots free publicity over the past eight (8) years 


NOW THAT YOU KNOW

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?


STAY BLESSED &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK 

Gloria DULAN-Wilson


3.01.2022

National Geographic Features 3 Books on Historical Black Women: Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, and The Hon. Shirley Chisholm


By Gloria DULAN-Wilson

Hello All:

HAPPY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH &  BLACK HISTORY MONTH:

Great news!!  National Geographic Magazine has established a new genre of books geared at a younger generation of readers:  NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS SUPER READERS - with topics aimed at "curious kids at every reading level."  The good news is these biographies are about resilient, inspirational, relevant Black trailblazers.  The  pilot project kicked off with three books about famous Black women who have impacted the world: Vice President Kamala Harris, Political Activist Stacey Abrams, and the Hon. Shirley Chisholm First Black Congresswoman and First Black Woman to run for President of the United States,.  Although the individuals focused on in this review are Black women, the books are of interest to both genders because of their impact on society. Additionally, NAT GEO has several other books about Black Historical figures.

More importantly, the Nat Geo Kids books are  academically designed to ensure the student's reading and comprehension abilities are enhanced, while introducing new vocabulary, geared to helping them build success upon success as they learn to use new words in a variety of ways.  The stories are factual, historically engaging and inspiring to young minds as they are able to correlate their historical accomplishments to their ongoing contemporary activities.

The books, "Kamala Harris" and "Stacey Abrams" are written for LEVEL 2 younger readers - "kids who are ready for longer sentences and more complex vocabulary, definitions and provides incentives to become NAT GEO KID SUPER READERS - including prizes, brain games, supercool activities, and "outrageous fun."    The average length of LEVEL 2 books is 32 pages, with medium large print. By the way, there are also books geared to LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 3 READERS as well.

The third book, "Speak Up! Speak Out!  The Extraordinary Life of Fighting Shirley Chisholm," is geared towards high school to young adult readers.  Well, actually, it's for all adult age levels - including yours truly.   I freely admit that I enjoyed immensely seeing the names of some familiar Brooklynites and other New Yorkers who were contemporaries of the Great Shirley Chisholm.  The conversational tone makes you feel that you are somewhat a first hand witness to her rise in success. 

Kamala Harris by Tonya K. Grant depicts in simple, yet easy to understand vignettes of Kamala's life from childhood through becoming Vice President depicts her as a young girl with both her parents; her accomplishments, new vocabulary, and brilliantly colored pages and lettering that are sure to hold a child's attention.  There are 11 chapters less than 3 pages in length. The historical photographs definitely will hold a child's attention.  The books even start out with a message to the parents to encourage them to become an integral part of their child's learning process.  
 

 
































Stacey Abrams by Melissa H. Mwai takes us from Stacey Abrams running for governor of Georgia, through her early childhood prior to moving to Atlanta, GA, through to developing the strategies that made it possible to turn out more Democratic voters, and assist major candidates for US Senate win big in Georgia, through Fair Fight, the organization she established to help voters who were being blocked from their right to vote.  As with the book on Kamala Harris, the use of colors, creative print styles, vocabulary and definition updates and candid pictures make the book an easy and interesting read for LEVEL 2 readers.  




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Both books are reasonably priced at $4.99 each, and can be ordered through Amazon.com.



The very title of the third book: Speak UP, Speak OUT - The EXTRAORDINARY LIFE of FIGHTING SHIRLEY CHISHOLM by Tonya Bolden (a Coretta Scott King Honoree), tells you this is a book about more than just the life and times of iconic legendary Shirley Chisholm.  It is more of an exhortation than a title.  And Shirley definitely lived that concept.  Coming from a loving family, where her Dad was her inspiration, who worked tirelessly to make sure she succeeded in receiving the education she needed, she was committed to doing and being the best in everything she tried:  From attending Brooklyn College, after the prospect of attending an Ivy League institute didn't work out; being elected to the New York State Assembly; through co-founding the Congressional Black Caucus  comprised of Black Congressmen and women; and establishing the National Black Women's Political Congress, and other organizations, Shirley Chisholm has definitely left an indelible mark on the world.  
 
In fact, as the reader will learn, there was nothing Shirley Chisholm put her mind to that she did not win - either directly, or indirectly.  She was truly "unbossed and unbought" - one of the slogans used during her candidacy for president, and for which she became famous throughout her career as an activist and elected official. She truly had an activist's heart and believed in getting things done.  In a society that is now going through the throes of finding its own moral compass, her book will be a great inspiration and set examples how others can come together and be a force and a source for good in their own communities. 

As I said, this book is for more mature readers ages 12-14.  However it will also inspire adults as well and those who want to have an impact on their own and others' lives to learn from one who did not let economic, racial, feminine or other challenges stop her.

Ms. Bolden did a wonderful job of recounting the life and accomplishment of Shirley Chisholm;  however, she left out one major, important point in her biographical sketch: The fact that Ms. Chisholm was a life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., having pledged as a student at Brooklyn College/CUNY.   The Sorority had a major, lifelong influence in her life. It was through that ongoing affiliation that she received  a great deal of her support - financially, publicly, morally, and creatively.  They were her "boots on the ground" each time she ran for any office, put together any program, or worked with youth, seniors and other community issues.  The great Dorothy I. Height (former president of the Sorority) was also a mentor and close friend.



The fonts and lettering throughout the book made it an easy read; however, in the  "Notes and Sources" section, the print was extremely too small and difficult to read - unless you're utilizing a magnifying glass.  It's rather a shame because Ms. Bolden included so many historical cross references associated with each chapter, but the size of the print makes it difficult for those who do not have 20/20 vision to read it.  

That said, Speak Up and Speak Out is well worth the read - and provides some real inspirational points and twists - that speak to the tenacity, resilience, and inspiration of the Great Shirley Chisholm.  Worth the read, worth sharing with family and friends.  Parents who are concerned about their children's education will want to include this as part of their personal home library.  Moreover, Speak Up/Speak Out should be part of classroom texts, or additional reading, regardless of how the misguided pundits are  trying to ban books of worth that highlight the accomplishments of Black Americans. 

Want your own copy?  It's attainable through Amazon for $17.95  (https://www.amazon.com/Speak-Up-Out-Extraordinary-Fighting/dp/1426372361/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32PHD5P9AAXP1&keywords=speak+up+speak+out+shirley+chisholm&qid=1646118249&sprefix=speak+up+and+speak+out%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-1).

You can also find it at Walmart, and fine Black Owned Bookstores.   Purchase one for your son/daughter or grandchildren, and buy one for yourself as well so you can read it with a highlighter in hand - you're going to want to take copious notes. 

Ms. Shirley's favorite saying "Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth..." was also the favorite saying of former NYC Mayor David N. Dinkins who was so inspired by her and often made it his closing mantra:  "Service to others is the rent we pay for space in this earth...let us not look back and find ourselves in arrears." 

In addition to the three books highlighted here, NAT Geo KIDS has several other books that feature the accomplishments of other Black leaders.  You are going  to want to get the entire collection for your family library.  Don't have a Family Library?  Consider starting one.  The age of computer technology should not mitigate the need to read books.  Books are the very foundation of knowledge and education.  Instilling a love of reading at an early age in our children can set them on the path to success for the rest of their lives.  Kudos to the three wonderful authors, who themselves are part of Women's History; and to National Geographic for providing these wonderful options for good reads in the homes and, hopefully, our schools. 

I started reviewing these books during Black History Month and realized that these three wonderful women have also made contributions as Black Women in History - as do so many of our Sheroes.  There are so many more who have likewise made huge sacrifices and contributions to Black people - and we do well to honor them - not only during these two significant months, but year round.  They are a vital part of our heritage and legacy.

NOW THAT YOU KNOW
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK

Gloria DULAN-Wilson





12.15.2020

GUEST ARTICLE: Georgia Republicans are using Senate candidate Raphael Warnock’s sermons against him

By Gloria DULAN-Wilson




Of course you know that this guest posting from VOX will be with my commentaries interspersed throughout - in RED -  EBN = ECLECTICALLY BLACK NEWS

Over the course of the Georgia Senate campaign, Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R for Repuglycon) has repeatedly referred to her Democratic opponent Rev. Raphael Warnock as “radical liberal Raphael Warnock.” She repeated the phrase 13 times in a recent debate ahead of the January 5 runoff

EBN:  (she's doing that to hypnotize/brainwash her redneck caucasoid followers even though she knows it's totally untrue.  It's her code to them.  So, in response to her, let's not forget she is appropriately characterized as a "Becky", a "Karen", and for those of us from the Old/Real/School, "Miss Ann."  If we put her in the context of being the female front for her redneck cronies I'm sure we'll get the full picture of who Warnock is dealing with, and why we have to really make sure we roll out the votes on January 5, 2021!)

“The Democrats want to fundamentally change America, and the agent of change is my opponent, radical liberal Raphael Warnock,” Loeffler said during the debate, claiming that Warnock has attacked police and the American military “from the pulpit.” 

EBN:(Actually that's  partly true.  DEMOCRATS WANT TO FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE AMERICA BACK TO A COUNTRY PEOPLE RESPECT, AND AWAY FROM OUR BEING PUSHED TO THE BRINK OF FASCISM UNDER THE CURRENT INCUMBENT ERSATZ PRESIDENT AND HIS HENCHMEN IN THE SENATE WHO HAVE LITERALLY HELD 478 ESSENTIAL LEGISLATIONS OFF BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HELP PEOPLE AND DON'T WANT SPEND THE MONEY UNLESS IT'S GOING INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS. In reference to attacking the police and the military - what he's really doing is saying that corrupt police make it bad for those who are dedicated to the principle of "protect and serve," and cannot be allowed to continue in that manner.  Not only has Warnock not cast aspersions against the Military, he respects the military - which is the exact opposite of the current incumbent ersatz president - who calls military men/women losers.)

Warnock is the senior pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta — the church Martin Luther King Jr. preached at in the 1960s. And Republicans have been using excerpts from Warnock’s own sermons to attack him.  (Taking the truth and twisting it to serve their own nefarious ends.  Nothing new here - it's methodology - we call it faux news)

This rhetoric carries a specific connotation, Black theological experts told Vox. It’s not just pointing out that Warnock is a Democrat running in a state that’s historically more conservative than the nation as a whole; it’s also negatively emphasizing the long tradition of activism and social justice in Southern Black churches.

In interviews with Vox, experts said this is not a particularly new tactic. Republicans used a similar playbook in 2008 when they attempted to tie former President Barack Obama to his former church pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright (Georgia Republicans also ran an ad linking Warnock to Wright, which Politifact rated mostly false).

“Particularly in Georgia, which is struggling between the old South and the new South, Black religion has always been thought of as being potentially a very dangerous political force,” Rev. Stephen Ray, the president of the Chicago Theological Seminary, told Vox. “I don’t think you can talk about the weaponization of Rev. Warnock’s sermons apart from that.”

The runoff elections are all about which party can turn out more of their base, so Republicans are branding Warnock “radical” and “dangerous” with a clear goal: To motivate the GOP’s conservative base to turn out on January 5.

EBN: (And we have to make sure that our people know that these are exactly the traits and qualities we need for our senator - given who we have had in the past - make sure we keep in focus that the caucasoids are essentially fearful of a Black man or woman with Blackbone and intelligence).

While Republicans lost the presidency in the 2020 election, they had success in many House and Senate races by launching this kind of attack on Democratic candidates — tying even moderate candidates to socialism and activist-led calls to defund the police (something Warnock and fellow Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff have repeatedly said they’re against).

With control in the Senate hanging in the balance in the two Georgia runoffs, Republicans plan to keep hammering that messaging home.

EBN: (Which means we have to be more "woke" than ever before.  Make sure you don't fall for the okeydoke - make sure our newly registered voters don't get confused.  Make sure they understand the act that 99.44/100% of Republycon/republican statements are lies to deceive, distort and deprive us of our rights.

“Fear will motivate much more strongly than any other emotion in the runoff,” Republican consultant Brian Robinson told Vox recently. “Republican [voters] are aggrieved, many have listened to the president’s messaging on the election, and they’re scared of a Democratic Senate joining Pelosi and Biden.”

EBN: And don't you forget it!!! It is just as essential that Democrats - Black, white, or otherwise - realize there is so much more to be afraid of if we don't win this run off and make sure both OSSOFF and WARNOCK are victorious and elected as U S SENATORS in this JANUARY 5 RUNOFF -

BE VERY AFRAID FOR YOURSELVES AND AMERICA IF MITCH McCONNELL and his cronies are in charge of the REPUGLYCON party - which would render much of the good BIDEN CAN DO INEFFECTIVE.  There is no margin for error or half stepping.  It's winner take all - which had better mean the DEMOCRATS - we don't need 2, 4 o4 6 more years of incompetence, insensitivity, and underhanded activities undermining any progress we need to make for ourselves and our children. 

Republican attacks against Warnock, briefly explained

As the Senate race enters its final three weeks, Republicans are launching a volley of negative attacks on Warnock in particular

(EBN: BECAUSE HE'S BLACK AND GEORGIA HAS NOT HAD A BLACK SENATOR SINCE RECONSTRUCTION -  WARNOCK  WILL BE THE FIRST!!) 

Warnock has enjoyed a relatively easy campaign up until now, with Loeffler fending off a challenge from Republican Rep. Doug Collins on November 3. Polling showed Warnock entered the runoff with relatively high likability numbers.

In particular, Republicans have been circulating a clip from a 2011 sermon where Warnock said, “America, nobody can serve God and the military,” as he quoted Bible scripture to make a larger point about faith and service to God coming before anything else. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who regularly quotes Bible scripture on his Twitter page, blasted Warnock’s sermon in a tweet last month.  (Twisted by knaves to make a snare for fools [From "IF" by Rudyard Kipling] By the way, a "knave" is an evil unscrupulous man - Webster)

Warnock’s longer quote was, “America, nobody can serve God and the military. You can’t serve God and money. You can’t serve God and mammon at the same time. America, choose ye this day who you will serve.” In Biblical scripture, mammon refers to the corrupting influence of money and riches, and Warnock was in part quoting Matthew 6:24 from the Bible.  (Twisted by knaves to make a snare for fools [From "IF" by Rudyard Kipling])

“The part I was most disappointed in was them taking sermons out of context to make that connection,” Justin Giboney, president of Christian civic engagement organization AND Campaign, told Vox. “This is supposed to be a group — when it comes to conservatives in Georgia — that has a certain level of respect for religion, for religious freedom, for what the pulpit means.”

EBN:  The rightwing nuts have been using religion against Black people for centuries; and have tried to undermine Black ministers from taking any leasership role by casting aspersions on the motives and messages of the ministers.

A Warnock campaign spokesperson pushed back on Republican attacks in a statement to Vox, saying, “Kelly Loeffler’s dishonest attacks say a lot about Kelly Loeffler.”

EBN:  WE CONCUR.  Though Rev. Warnock couldn't say it, we at EBN will - this is the kind of behavior those of her ilk have been using for centuries - mendacity and manipulation.

“Just like he has since he got in this race, Reverend Warnock will continue to talk to Georgians about how he will work for them in the Senate, fighting for affordable health care, for fair wages and the dignity of working people. That’s the kind of Senator that Georgia needs,” campaign spokesperson Michael Brewer told Vox in a statement.

EBN:  WE also need him to correct the errors that have been perpetrated against the US under the misguidance of the current incumbent's administration and a republican/repuglycon dominated Senate - and to get back to the constitutional responsibility of protecting and defending the constitution of the US against all enemies - foreign and domestic - which is something the current Sentators under McConnell have egregiously failed to do.

When Vox reached out to the Loeffler campaign for comment on whether the attacks against Warnock lacked the necessary context, a campaign spokesperson reiterated that “Georgians know how radical he is when they hear him.”

EBN:  Just like they know racist innuendos and lies when they hear them - especially having been inundated with them over the past 4 years under the current incumbent.

“For decades, Raphael Warnock has used his pulpit to oppose the 2nd Amendment, attack the police, condemn Israel, disparage the military, and embrace communists and Marxists alike,” Loeffler campaign spokesperson Stephen Lawson told Vox in a statement.

EBN:  More trickery, lies and deceit fabricated by Loeffler and the repuglycons - It's their stock in trade!.

Some say Georgia Republicans are playing off heightened political polarization and “the politics of fear."

EBN: WE CONCUR!  WHICH IS WHY WE ARE TELLING OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN GEORGIA "DON'T SLEEP! NOT ONLY IS THE US DEPENDING ON YOU TO MAKE SURE OSSOFF AND WARNOCK WIN - THE WHOLE WORLD IS DEPENDING ON YOU AS WELL!!!

“Fear that antifa and the socialist left is going to take over and gain control in certain areas,” said Giboney, who lives in Atlanta. “They’re doing their best to attach Rev. Warnock to that fear.”

EBN:  On the flip side we have the Pride Brothers, KKK, NeoNazis, and a host of others who are indicative of my Loeffler's followers, and who are supportive of the current incumbent soon to be ex-ersatz president to be much more afraid of!  I wonder  which, on balance, would be the more detrimental?

Georgia will decide who controls the Senate, and Republicans have also been playing up a clip of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talking about flipping Georgia’s Senate seats after Biden won the state, where he said, “Now we take Georgia, then we change America!” 

EBN:  OF COURSE WHAT SCHUMER WAS REFERRING TO WAS THE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE OF AMERICA BACK TO A COUNTRY PEOPLE RESPECT, AND AWAY FROM OUR BEING PUSHED TO THE BRINK OF FASCISM UNDER THE CURRENT INCUMBENT ERSATZ PRESIDENT AND HIS HENCHMEN IN THE SENATE - again, having his words twisted by knaves to make a snare for fools is something the repuglycons do quite well.

To add a dash of reality, even if Democrats manage to win both Georgia Senate seats, they will be at the barest of Senate majorities. The Senate would then be split between 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris serving as the tie-breaking vote. Unless Democrats abolish the filibuster (something conservative Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has unequivocally said no to), they’ll need 60 votes and vast Republican buy-in to pass most bills. In other words, winning Georgia does not give Democrats an unfettered ability to change the country. 

EBN - SO YOU SAY, BUT IT'S BETTER THAN WHAT WE WILL HAVE AS A COUNTRY IF WE DON'T TAKE THOSE TWO SEATS. So the rationalization doesn't carry water or weight with us!  WE WILL WIN THE TWO SENATE RUN OFFS AND BE CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE EVENTUALITIES AFTERWARDS! 

“Anybody would agree that Chuck Schumer is a savvy political mind, but he was playing to his audience in New York and he handed Georgia Republicans a huge gift with that clip,” Robinson, the Republican strategist, told Vox recently. “He not only scared fervent Georgia Republicans; he scared independents with that kind of talk.” 

EBN:  Like we've repeated several times, never underestimate the Repuglycons' trenchant for twisting your words and concepts around to dupe the facile minded into thinking the worst, and acting on it, rather than checking the truth of their statements.  Hence the quote "twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools" from Kipling's poem, "IF" is so appropriate when it comes to the repuglycons.

Still, some think that Republicans painting Warnock as “radical” could backfire by potentially rallying the base of Black voters that Democrats need in order to win Georgia.

“The performance by Loeffler was so disconcerting ... that people really are mobilized in a way I hadn’t noticed before,” said Robert Franklin, a professor at Emory University in Atlanta. “You’re now insulting our most beloved and cherished institution — you’re insulting our faith.”

The Black church is rooted in social justice; white evangelical churches are about personal salvation

While the white Christian evangelical church is more concerned with personal salvation, the Black Christian church has a long tradition of pastors focusing on social and racial justice.

“At its best, it tries to hold the country to account on morality,” Anthony Pinn, a professor of religious studies at Rice University, told Vox. “Martin Luther King Jr. and others are from a long line of church leaders who understood themselves to have an important role beyond saving souls. They understood the church as having an obligation to demand justice.”

Several theological experts Vox spoke to agreed the significance of the Black church is that it is an institution wholly created by and for Black people. Words like “radical” have long been used to describe Black ministers, dating back much further than Martin Luther King Jr. Some see the GOP’s laser-like focus on Warnock as having a racial component as well; experts Vox interviewed said “radical” is a coded word.

“I would argue that what you see here is a continuation of an understanding of Black leadership and Black churches as a threat, that these institutions and these people threaten the system as it is,” said Pinn.

EBN: THE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH  - Here we are in the 21st century dealing with issues, prejudices and problems that should have been resolved centuries ago.

For instance, in the 1950s and ’60s, the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover started monitoring King and went to great lengths to link him to the Communist movement (King was not a communist). A 1968 FBI document called him “a whole-hearted Marxist who has studied it (Marxism), believes in it and agrees with it, but because of his being a minister of religion, does not dare to espouse it publicly.”

EBN:  J. EDGAR HOOVER and the FiB were also responsible for what happened to Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Medgar Evers and so many of our other Black Leaders - elected and activist - who step into the fray and the forefront to bring equality to Black people, and stability to the world.  What they could not prove, they would plant - or use propaganda and set up plots and plans to compromise their innocense and efforts to save Black people.

Pinn and others added the current dialogue in Georgia can’t be separated from the context of the long struggle for racial justice in America. The existence of the Black church itself also cannot be separated from that struggle, as it is  “the only institution in America that has been wholly controlled by Black people,” according to Ray.

If Warnock manages to win his race, he would bolster Black representation in the Senate (there are currently just three Black senators, which will fall to two with Vice President-elect Harris going to the White House).

“He would be the living embodiment of while it will be a hard fight, it will not be impossible,” Ray said.

EBN:  SO SUMMING IT UP Georgia it's in your hands. 

BUT YOU KNOW THIS ALREADY.

AND, YES, THE PRESSURE IS ON!  BUT ONCE YOU COME THROUGH WITH TWO DEMOCRATIC SENATORS YOU WILL BE THE S/HERO OF THE WORLD, AND THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE.

WE, your fellow brothers and sisters wish we could relocate there to help you, and are praying for you, donating funds for OSSOFF AND WARNOCK'S campaigns; helping to register others to vote, manning the phone banks and  trying to make sure you are not inundated with ultra rightwingnut propaganda - intimidation, trickery, lies and deceit.  We stand with you and the amazing Stacey Abrams, Keshia Lance Bottoms and all who have come together in a show of strength, force and solidarity to save Georgia and save America.

Just like we did for OBAMA, and for the recent BIDEN/HARRIS election, VOTE LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT, LIKE YOU ARE UP AGAINST THE WALL!

WE'RE WITH YOU GEORGIA!! 

12/16/2020: LOEFFLER POSES WITH THE KKK - SENDING SIGNAL TO THE RACIST BASE THAT SUPPORTS HER - https://www.newsweek.com/kelly-loeffler-slammed-posing-former-kkk-leader-ahead-georgia-runoff-elections-1554401?fbclid=IwAR0ih-suj-QB3rp-vwjHZ6UPD6Z7mCkJ1ayfwQk1qkxEs-EOdu-a5km8p3Y

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WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? 

JANUARY 5 SENATORIAL RUN OFF

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JON OSSOFF

RAPHAEL WARNOCK

Stay Blessed &

ECLECTICALLY BLACK 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Gloria DULAN-Wilson