I think folks of all persuasions are starting to take stock of Obama. This is good for all of us.
At the risk of repetitive repetition, I'd like to repeat that Wright stood for TWO things: black separatism (via Black Liberation Theology) and slavery reparations. There are two balls to watch in this game.
(Hang in there. This article has some surprises, including trillions of dollars and weapons of mass destruction, which might be enough to make Glenn Beck's eyeballs shoot out of his head.)
When you think of a street game involving sleight of hand, like Three Card Monte, you also think of a group effort. It's not just the dealer who's working you over, there are shills, inside men, outside men, and a veritable circus of beneficiaries. It's an entire criminal enterprise.
Begin with sleight of hand and misdirection. Add some public distraction and, poof!
While you are watching the card game spectacle unfold with the dealer and his cronies, you don't see others of the con man team picking your pocket, taking your SSN, credit card numbers, and license number, rifling your Day-Timer for your home schedule, and generally figuring out how to drain you dry over the weeks ahead. You just see the mesmerizing display, cheesy suits, and intriguing "magic.".
They aren't just going for that $20 bill you put down on the Monte game. They want everything you've got.
The whole thing with Obama smelled like a con game from the beginning. A sophisticated con game, but a con game nevertheless.
This bright and shiny new politician suddenly appears on the scene, has an ocean of backing and money, and is calling us all around his table to play in his cool, uplifting game. He is so "magical" that he can dice the one of the most powerful political machines in the country, and leap to the lead in the Democratic race.
It's a mesmerizing display. If you begin to notice activity on the sidelines, you see things are happening. Dodgy characters appear and are shooed away in a stage whisper. Still, you may not see "it" coming.
Doesn't this Obama thing all seem a little odd?
The rhetoric of Wright on black separatism was so over-the-top that people finally looked over the race card at the game table. They are now looking around a little but remain mesmerized by the fireworks. It may be human nature to assume that there is only one issue that needs to be addressed and all else is well. Not so.
All along, there have been TWO PARTS to the Obama game.
What do
- Wright/TUCC,
- Farrakhan/Nation of Islam,
- Shabazz/The New Black Panther Party,
- Clarence Munford/The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA), and
- John Conyers -- the House Judiciary Committee Chair --
ALL have in common?
Black Liberation Theology *and* Reparations!
You can't have one without the other. The reparations part of the Obama circus is the behind-the-scenes pocket-picking. While we were being distracted by Obama's smooth talk (and now by the separatism rants of Wright), we aren't watching the other element of their game - reparations.
How much reparations are "they" talking about?
TEN TRILLION DOLLARS, as a start. Ten million bags each with a million dollars, just as a start - to catch up to the end of the Civil War.
In an article about leading reparationist and separationist, Clarence Munford, John Conyers, and the Reparations Bill, H.R. 40:
"On the international scene, Munford is an active participant, with other historians, legal scholars, social scientists and psychologists, in the preparation of legislative recommendations and a legal brief in regards to U.S. Bill HR 40. Introduced by Detroit congressman John Conyers Jr., the bill would acknowledge the fundamental injustice of slavery in the United States and create a commission to examine the resulting economic and racial discrimination against African-Americans and the impact of these forces on those still living in the United States. The commission would also make recommendations to Congress on appropriate remedies, which N'COBRA economists say should include reparations as high as $10 trillion US.
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The value of the accrued wages of Africans enslaved in the United States, plus interest, has been estimated at anywhere from $5 trillion to $10 trillion US. This debt does not count the other billions of dollars that may have been lost to blacks in the last 130 years through segregation and reduced job opportunities due to racial discrimination. Nor does it count the additional debts owed to the descendants of slavery in other countries - the West Indies, for example, where thousands were enslaved."
In April 2007, Conyers noted that he was willing to wait to begin his big push for reparation until after Obama was elected to the Presidency. (See other posts, citing TheHill.com)
Considering that Conyers has been pushing hard for reparations since 1989, and finally had a bill (HR 40) introduced into the House in Jan. 2007, you've got to wonder why Conyers suddenly wants to get below the radar for reparations.
Does Conyers know something the rest of us doesn't? Has Qaddafi's money to Farrakhan been siphoned through Farrakhan and Wright, and all of their adherents, to give Obama the spectacular cash gets he's enjoyed?
(Note: Obama dodged the reparations question in the SC debate, and may have avoided the State of the Black Union for this reason too - to avoid waves).
I can only imagine what a group of people will pull to get even a tiny fraction of TEN TRILLION DOLLARS!
With this in mind, it may be instructive to review Obama's race speech, particularly where he raises black inequality and white responsibility/guilt. Obama's strange choice of words may not be so strange after all.
In the course of muddying the waters on Black Liberation Theology and race relations, Obama clearly telegraphed his intent to implement reparations, if elected.
A lot of non-blacks have been saying that reparations will never happen. Don't be so sure. For that amount of money all bets are off.
As a matter of fact, Clarence Munford is calling for blacks to arm themselves with weapons of mass destruction to gain compliance from whites:
Military power is needed to overcome the fear that has paralyzed Black people for so long and that has made Africa a cipher in the diplomatic power equation. There is no ducking the need, therefore, to acquire weapons of mass destruction. Any Black nation which truly aspires to Great Power status must have them. The news of full-power weaponry at Black disposal would mean that our people would no longer be ignored during international emergencies. It would inspire confidence in Black folk wherever they live. The news of full-power weaponry at Black disposal would mean that our people would no longer be ignored during international emergencies. It would inspire confidence in Black folk wherever they live. We would know that our interests would be taken seriously. Black diplomatic input would not only be sought, it would finally have some clout. Just knowing that the hand of a Black statesman is poised somewhere over an Armageddon button, like the hands of white statesmen have been for decades, would neutralize the fearful inferiority some of us feel. It would also inspire some respect in the white man, causing him to fear us for a change.
Was the WMD "over the top" on my part? Alarmist? Considering the consequences if this guy had a 1 part per billion chance of success, I'd say no.
It may be time to start storing non-perishables and potable water. If Obama is not stopped, we may be toast.