In support of April Ryan
Chuck Todd, Helen Thomas and many others in the White House Press Coup would have been unabashedly applauded for asking the hard questions that were not asked of the White House Press Secretary with events leading up to the Iraq war. Oh, how many witnesses to this episode of "White House Gate Crashers" wish deep down in their hearts April Ryan were a white woman so they could elevate her up, up and away.
Todd and Thomas at al., would have been canonized for having the audacity to ask the hard questions but since it was an African-American asking the hard questions, she was told to stay in her place. “Black people just don‘t ask those kinds of questions” they signify. You are “Boundin’ out of your steps!” they imply, “…and since you do not in no ways look like me, you simply can’t expect me to identify with your, your, uh, your position - if you can call it a position- regardless how meaningful it is and please, please don’t take this personally!”
However, the episode was typical of “Lettin’ your hair down in Washington”. Typical in having two talented people who know their craft “go at it”. Typical of one person muddying up the water until the issue becomes secondary and other dynamics, usually social, come into play.
Finally and in my opinion, this episode demonstrates how the dominant group continues to be dismissive of anything a Black has to say Re: Pres. Obama. To them everything we Blacks say is to be taken with a grain of salt and whenever possible, ridiculed. They can always get loads of support by going that route due to the fact it is definitely one of America’s favorite past-time events; the belly laughing “Barrel full of monkeys” kind.
Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-SPAN and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
P.S. I am dying to see information about people in China, India and Africa who get paid the proverbial “$1.00 a-day” for their labor. I am dying to see them actually being paid and seeing them in actuality paying bills for groceries, rent etc., The documentary could be called something like, “Payday in Africa”.
Todd and Thomas at al., would have been canonized for having the audacity to ask the hard questions but since it was an African-American asking the hard questions, she was told to stay in her place. “Black people just don‘t ask those kinds of questions” they signify. You are “Boundin’ out of your steps!” they imply, “…and since you do not in no ways look like me, you simply can’t expect me to identify with your, your, uh, your position - if you can call it a position- regardless how meaningful it is and please, please don’t take this personally!”
However, the episode was typical of “Lettin’ your hair down in Washington”. Typical in having two talented people who know their craft “go at it”. Typical of one person muddying up the water until the issue becomes secondary and other dynamics, usually social, come into play.
Finally and in my opinion, this episode demonstrates how the dominant group continues to be dismissive of anything a Black has to say Re: Pres. Obama. To them everything we Blacks say is to be taken with a grain of salt and whenever possible, ridiculed. They can always get loads of support by going that route due to the fact it is definitely one of America’s favorite past-time events; the belly laughing “Barrel full of monkeys” kind.
White House gets testy over Gatecrasher Gate
Excerpt:
The Associated Press said excjhhanges between a press secretary can be rough: “However, the one that took place Wednesday between White House press secretary Robert Gibbs and April Ryan of American Urban Radio, in which Gibbs essentially compared Ryan to a petulant child, is among the most heated (and entertaining) in recent memory.”
Read more at:
http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/5252
Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-SPAN and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
P.S. I am dying to see information about people in China, India and Africa who get paid the proverbial “$1.00 a-day” for their labor. I am dying to see them actually being paid and seeing them in actuality paying bills for groceries, rent etc., The documentary could be called something like, “Payday in Africa”.
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