What a night, what a spanking, what a butt whipping of the pretenders to the throne! The presumed old guard is licking its wounds. The Obama lightning charge to the Whie House has begun.

According to NBS’s Thursday night Caucus polls many of the Baby Boomers and an overwhelming proportion of Gen-Xers and Gen-Yers want young blood at the reigns on Pennsylvania Avenue come January 2009. If that’s a trend that continues around the country then not only will the Clinton hegemony be broken in the Democrat party but the younger generations of the country will have displayed their national electoral civic duty en-masse for the first time in generations. See Tim Russert’s comments on this perspective.

Even female Iowans liked Obama more than Hellary. So much for the assumed theory of women jumping on her bandwagon just because she is one. They aren’t going for the fear mongering any more than men are. Nothing like a mature electorate – nothing. For those of you who thought the Oprah effect was a sham keep paying attention and continue to be amazed.

I’m proud of the 50 and younger crowd. Keep up the good work and continue to show your verve like you mean it. This is exactly the degree of momentum required to take the New Hampshire primaries next Tuesday. I’m confident the voters on the east coast want the same thing the midwesterners proved on Thursday – someone and something darn different from what we’ve had had these last few terms.

What did you think about the night’s events? How are you voting when election day comes around? Let’s talk and share some thoughts.

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You know I’m down for making a historic move for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., but I don’t want my guy losing the keys to the door over an issue and a demographic that will prove to be a campaign killer. No, I haven’t given my endorsement too soon but I do need to give some corrective suggestions to my candidate before his campaign really falters. As critical as I’ve been of the Black Establishment not supporting you Barak, there may be one reason that’s really holding them back that hasn’t been expressed too loudly – YET.

Barak, you’re going to lose the Black vote, the biggest swing vote, along with the general Christian swing vote if you continue on this gay rights representation kick. How can I put this? We don’t swing that way. Black people love Donnie McClurkin and Christians love the fact that he not only confessed to a sinful lifestyle but actually changed it. He is what you’re supposed to be – a change agent. Don’t fall for the tricks of political correctness Senator Obama or you can just pack your bags and go home because you don’t have a snowball’s chance pursuing this track.

Don’t cave in to the homosexual, “We’re like everybody else”, movement. Crapola my friend and you made a major slip up adding the gay minister to the gospel lineup in your recent South Carolina program. There was nothing Biblical about it Barak. In fact the mere phrase “homosexual minister” is antiscriptural. Since you’ve been getting your spiritual advice from politicos instead of the “called out of the faith” let me share what the Bible actually says on the matter just so you don’t think it’s my personal politically incorrect opinion. I don’t want you to loose your character perception over a group of people who aren’t worth the trouble to you in moral or practical terms.

For my readers and your supporters here are the basics on the subject. References from Old and New Testaments reinforce each other. Six key scriptures are Leviticus 18, Leviticus 20, Deuteronomy 22, Colossians 3:5-7, Romans 1: 24-32 and I Corinthians 6:9, 12-20.

The country doesn’t want or need its moral standards or family definitions redefined. It will destroy us. It is already destroying thousands of children by the day. It’s playing on their young minds in the wrong way. Instead of having the Adam and Eve standard that God himself initiated, it’s the Adam and Steve & Eve and Eva playing house modus operandi that’s being forced upon us. Kids have to live in these situations and see it on T.V. practically everywhere without warning. Its corruptible and despicable.

Senator, do you not see the backwards type of degenerate behavior you are encouraging by falling for this as some false sense of “rights” instead of insisting on what is actually “right”? Don’t finish us off Senator. I’m still stumping for you but I’m counterpunching at the same time to convince you to change your position on this one. You have no chance at the brass ring if you don’t.

This post is the continuation on a theme that I initiated as a comment on the Electronic Village, Saturday afternoon. I guess I’m headed in the direction of activist actionist lately so I’ll just flow with it because I’m really feeling something truly passionate these days about the way life can be if we’d only make it so.

I hear a lot lately from the usual Black talking heads about candidate electability that sounds like excuse making to me. The Civil Rights Generation is thinking in totally wrong headed fashion on the pending ’08 election. C’mon now. They marched and protested, and their friends were murdered and lynched. Why, then, after Shirley Chisholm’s ground breaking move for the White House in ’72 (she made a run after one term in Congress too…humm), how then, after Jesse Jackson’s “Run Jesse Run” pursuit in ’84 and again in the 1988 “Keep Hope Alive” campaign is the Black power elite not coming out with a blanket endorsement for Barak Obama? This is the moment they have fought for and lived for and now fear of success has gripped their pitiful hearts like a vice grip.

Well destiny has presented us with the candidate they fought and marched for in the Jim Crow era and now they all want to use the “electability” excuse. It’s now or never and I for one plan on holding our elders (social and political) accountable for their fear and innaction. Finally, Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King’s dreams can be fulfilled. From marching on the White House to occupying it by election. Right here, right now. Not later. This is the 21st damn century and January 2008 is the time to change the complexion of the seat of power. Alright, O.K. Maybe I need to put it musically the way the P-Funk family phrased it a few years ago…time to Paint the White House Black.

And hey, isn’t it the Civil Rights Generation who always spoke about representing the race, being loyal to the race and creating opportunity for the race? You remember this line from your old man or your old lady when you were a kid, right? “…one day you could be president little Black boy or Black girl…” But now in the 21st century, they want to get stuck on some crazy old slavish thinking instead of taking the millenial opportunity to actually make the most historic advance in American history. Bullshit. I will truly be disappointed in our parents generation if they don’t do their duty and create a new legacy for the country and a final substantive legacy for their generation.

Do I sound pissed? Yep, I am and I’m calling out all of alleged leaders for not actually leading. Some of them may have already committed and I just haven’t heard about it yet. To those I’ll apologize when I learn otherwise. Until then, I’m calling out Maxine Waters, Tavis Smiley, Al Sharpton, Kwame Kilpatrick, Andrew Young, everyone in the Congressional Black Caucus, Nancy Pelosi, Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy – yeah, white powerbrokers included – John Conyers and others too numerous to list. The old guard can finally make the greatest difference in American history and it would literally reverberate throughout the entire world. Forget the transformation of the American phsyche (yes, the United States does need a psychological enema). I’m talking about the whole damn planet.

Allow me to continue the call out rant though. I’m calling out Joe Reed of Alabama who is the chairman of the Alabama Democratic Caucus. That’s the Black wing of the Democratic party in my state who’s body just last week endorsed Hellary – no I didn’t spell that Devil spawn’s name wrong – over Barak. Joe purportedly didn’t endorse Jesse during his historic run either. He has done good work in the past but now he’s just a Black turncoat who has screwed with the destiny of our people in a major way for the second time in the last 25 years. What an idiot. What a damn impossible idiot.

The Black Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, just recently endorsed Barak Obabama. As I mentioned on Saturday, it’s about time somebody with pull who recognizes the historic confluence of these times has given Barak the nod. Governor Patrick joins Jesse Jackson in that repect by throwing some more public muscle behind the campaign. Unfortunately, way too many of those of the Civil Rights era who should be grabbing destiny by the horns don’t have the guts to do so. How can you not go for the obvious opportunity when it’s staring you right in the face?

Barak is the man Dr. King was looking forward in time to nearly forty years ago. In fact he and I are part of that integration generation that he preached and spoke about so many times. How dare King’s own generation disrespect his memory and quiver in their boots when the one person who can truly represent the entire nation for the first time in history falls right in their collective lap. Can they do what needs to be done when the time comes? They’re making me wonder at this point. Where’s the heart now that great courage is truly needed Civil Rights Generation?

Never mind nationwide noose hangings by the racist ignorami from sea to shining sea. We’re not naive. African Americans have always known that kind of backwards 19th century stupidity was always lurking just below the surface waiting for any excuse to break out. It happens every few years so no big shock about any of it. No, that crap isn’t even important because apparently we’re determined to tie ourselves into a life ending choke hold.

How do you respond to me and to the rest of us who have to live in the world you are slowly leaving Civil Rights Generation? Have I offended you? I hope so. Am I being disrespectful? Fine, because the rest of us will have to live in the wake of what you will or won’t do in the next few months. I hope I’ve pissed you off as much as some of your brethren have ticked me off recently. But after you’re done being mad, think and reconsider your position on things. Come back at me and let me know how you feel. I’m a man, I can take it. Can you? Again I say destiny is calling. What is your answer?

Attention all pacifists. Iraq is not Vietnam. Nope, not by a long shot. Let me hit you with some stats. Here’s the reality check for you “too many Americans are dying everyday” types. These are the facts from a reliable source as they stood at the beginning of June.

The Vietnam War lasted 12 years, through three presidencies and cost between 56,000 and 58,000 lives. We’ve just crossed the 3,500 mark after 4 years, 3 months of this war. Keep in mind KIA (Killed In Action) figures include accidents, heart attacks, etc., which is only right, given the stress servicemembers are under; they’re all war related deaths and are treated accordingly. Basic math suggests our current death rate will be 1/5 that of the Vietnam War, although there is no correlating indication that the intelligence level or leadership skills of our elected officials has risen by the same amount.

I especially like the second part of that last sentence (LOL)! So will all of you in the dropping-like-flies crowd please get a grip on reality. O.K., I’m jumping off the soap box and on to sources. Check the link from Iraq Coalition Casualty Count which is tracking all manner of statistics. Like all things mathematical you have to understand the terms you hear and read. So when you see and hear of the more than 25 thousand American casualties that’s wounded personell only. The number of actual American deaths is only just over 3,500 so don’t go around talking in ignorance about how the government is lying about the death rate on the battle field. Understand the terminology and be truthfully informed.