From pride to disillusionment: a black leader sours on Obama

Baltimore Sun ^ | March 17, 2013 | Robert L. Ehrlich Jr

[Innovative]

...race trumped philosophy (albeit temporarily) in the eyes of the Harry Alfords of the world.

"I had hope because he was black. [But he's] hurting my members, my constituents. I had to back off. I had to represent my people."

To be blunt, Harry Alford is mad, and he's not going to take it anymore. He's concluded what many of us suspected all along: Barack Obama's hyper-progressivism is bad for black business (and all other colors as well).

Obamanomics did not cost the president his job last November. But life for Mr. Alford's members has mostly gotten worse. The indictment reads as follows:

-- A $5.8 trillion deficit in four years, a number that exceeds the total accumulated under all presidents from George Washington through Bill Clinton (that's 53 total terms);

-- And a predictable parade of straw men ("the rich," "greedy bankers," "Fox News," "Wall Street," "private equity investors," "the NRA") regularly trotted out and in turn castigated in a continuous barrage of class envy/warfare speeches that would make George Soros blush.

(read full long list at the link!)

[45semi]

"Your skin color no longer matters now."

To American blacks, race is, and always will be, the #1 factor directing their lives, just as 'sexuality' will ALWAYS be THE most important factor in how homo's define themselves as 'people'.

[NoGrayZone]

True. However, that is THEIR problem, not ours. And I do NOT want to make it our problem.

This whole big “inclusion” thing ticks me off.

I only see one way out, and it ain’t pretty.

[PapaBear3625]

There will come a point where even traditional Dem constituencies among white folk (like unions and academia) will decide that propping up the welfare state much further will impose ruinous costs on THEM, and affirmative action will negatively affect the job prospects of their own kids.

When that point comes, blacks will be tossed under the bus.

[ought-six]

I was not aware that the only information available for Mr. Alford and the NBCC was that contained in the article. Check out who the NBCC endorsed in 2012, then get back to me.

[ought-six]

Also, you should check out the interview he did with Stuart Varney on 2/28/2013. In that interview he conceded that he did support Obama in 2008 and 2012 but now does not.

[Elsie]

From pride to disillusionment: a ANOTHER black leader sours on Obama

[doc11355]

There will come a point where even traditional Dem constituencies among white folk (like unions and academia) will decide that propping up the welfare state much further will impose ruinous costs on THEM, and affirmative action will negatively affect the job prospects of their own kids.

When that point comes, blacks will be tossed under the bus.

On the other hand, if the above change in attitude merely resulted in "affirmative action" being eliminated and resulted in a color-blind, merit-based system, would that constitute "blacks being tossed under the bus?"

[PapaBear3625]

On the other hand, if the above change in attitude merely resulted in "affirmative action" being eliminated and resulted in a color-blind, merit-based system, would that constitute "blacks being tossed under the bus?"

A lot of blacks would think so -- particularly if a switch to a color-blind, merit system resulted in them now being judged as unqualified for their current high-paying jobs.

[hinckley buzzard]

Yep. Harry C Alford may be "mad" now but he voted for the alien usurper and would do so again if he got an invite to the obama white hut for lunch.

Dumb racist sucker.

[hinckley buzzard]

Figures. Now he whines about what he voted for twice. Dumb shit racist scumbag.