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WHAT are WE Becoming?

I’m SORRY but people (including myself) tip-toed around the Late First Lady Bush out of respect and didn’t disparage her that much for the comments she made about displaced minorities being better off relocating after Katrina. Even with Reagan I could care less what he said. Nancy made the PSAs as penance for the shift her husband created when he introduced drugs into this country for profit. These people don’t write books or do speaking engagements yet their coffers are generationally filled and replenished. My Mother used to say “people sell their souls to the devil and he will come for his due.”

I am so sad for my country. To witness history and equality even if only, truly for the night that he won was worth ALL the times I have been discriminated against starting with a RACIST Kindergarten teacher!!! Told me “who did I think I was because I could READ! I will NEVER forget Election Night 2008 I was an Reporter that night for the Associated Press the police and the media were at every poll to ensure accuracy and fairness. I was drained. I really thought he was gonna LOSE. 


Tyneesha who is gone now-was ringing my light at my door while calling me, Amber was calling me and the television said President Elect and my baby really cried. He said “Mommy he won” I didnt believe it-my Father told me a Black Man could never be President but I COULD! Yes I have loved politics since Mondale was running against Reagan. I wanted to be a Democrat because James Evans was a Democrat I’m serious. They will elect a woman first. Although it’s dangerous as SHIT I wish First Lady Obama would run! Can Melania vote? Ivanka, Tiffany, Marla, Jared, Ivana would ALL vote for her. This SHIT SHOW needs to be canceled! I get off buses with JJ to go to rest stops! I walk through Manhattan with JJ 8 times a month. That’s soooo out of character for ME Anxiety Annie. Nothing is safe or sacred. Babies laying in blood. Elderly people who fought wars and built this country slaughtered buying charcoal. 

I think we as a people should boycott companies that support the NRA. Cowards don’t kill people guns fired by cowards do. New Zealand changed everything after one shooting. I’m just appalled at how far this has gone. You can not contain this. It will ravage everyone and everything in its wake. I’m tired and Firsr Ladt Obama can create a coalition of people from both parties to create change. 

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