I Was Asked For My Opinion Ohio Governor John Kasich And His Choice To Pick The Cabinet Of His Own Choosing

I wanted to find the voting results by race for the Ohio governor's race from 2008.   This would have helped to draw the picture of how important "diversity" was for the entire voting population of Ohio at that time.

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My Response.

• Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal(R-
• Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R-VA)
• Mississippi Governor Hailey Barbour (R-MS)
• Maine Governor Paul LePage( R-ME)
• Florida Governor Rick Scott (R-FL)
• Georgia Governor Nathaniel Deal (R-GA)
• Alabama Governor Robert Bentley(R-AL)
• Ohio Governor John Kasich (R-OH)

7 Republican governors that have been in some form of heightened conflict with "the Black community" or "the Black press" over the past year.  SOME OF THE decisions, missteps by these governors which have raised the ire of SOME Black people were self-inflicted wounds.   They have a particular pro-Democratic component of their constituency who have certain sensitivities and sympathies.  Many of these men have been "tone deaf" in striking the right balance with their words or remaining silent.   There is no getting around the fact, for example, that anything related to "Confederates" is going to be controversial and seen as a slight to Black people.  Gov McDonnell had nothing to gain in reestablishing the official recognition of "Confederate Memorial Day".  The choice to avoid the reference to "Slavery" as a means of "not offending" the "Confederate Sympathizers" in his official proclamation was a self-inflicted wound.

At the same time - I see that the "Civil Rights Pharisees" that are strongest and most unified when they are making a racial indictment against someone and are STRUGGLING, saw fit to board a bus and wage a protest march against Governor Kasich for his "lack of diversity" in the state administrative cabinet.  For the SCLC which has had a recent spate of internal problems - it is indeed refreshing to their mission to have the family feud healed by them walking together on a picket line against a common external - ideological and partisan enemy.

• TV10: Kasich Questioned About Lack Of Cabinet Diversity
• Cleveland.com: No Diversity In First 20 Cabinet Picks
• Cleveland.com: Kasich's Cabinet Does Not Reflect Today's Ohio
• Politics Daily: Ohio Democrats Say Kasich Blacks In Cabinet Hires
• Cincinnati.com: Kasich All White Cabinet Draws Fire
• WKYC: Protesters Demand Kasich Diversify Cabinet
• Politico: Ohio Governor: I Don't Need Your People
• NewsOne: Blacks Should Shun Governor Who "Doesn't Need Them"

The Goal Of Ideological Homogeneity With Diversity In Other Attributes

I have been in enough "just between us chickens" conversations to fully understand the code words for the struggle for "diversity" really mean.
When a Progressive-Fundamentalist drives for "Diversity" they are talking about:

• Promoting an Ideological "Progressive"
• With Variability with reference to:
• Race
• Gender
• Religion
• Sexual Preference
• Handicapped Status

If Governor Kasich were to find a "Clarence Thomas" type of candidate to fill any of the remaining seats - this Black 'Non-Progressive' will be called more names over his career by those who ask for tolerance and diversity than he will face by those who are identified as 'racists' by Black people.   PERIOD!!
They would do everything in their power to insure that this Black Non-Progressive and his boss will be "One term governors", exiting office after the 2014 elections.  It is never "racist" to do everything to make sure that a non-progressive is a "one term-er".

I would be interested to hear if any of the "Ohio Congressional Black Caucus" made a calculated consideration of the importance of "distributing their eggs" so that they would have influence upon Governor Stricktland or Governor Kasich, regardless of who wins?

"Today it feels like 1811 in the State of Ohio"

When such unfettered rhetoric is voiced in the spirit of a racial indictment which plays upon Slavery - it is important to develop a PICTURE of the day that the person wishes to "Turn The Clock Back To" and TODAY.

The State Of Ohio For Black People In The Early 1800's

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Numerous African Americans have resided in Ohio. Today, African-American Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape.
Prior to becoming a state, very few African Americans resided in Ohio. In 1800, only 337 African Americans lived in the area. Most of these people were free, but undoubtedly, a small number of them were slaves. African Americans hovered near two percent of Ohio's total population throughout the first half of the nineteenth century. By 1810, 1,890 blacks called Ohio home, increasing to 4,723 a decade later. By 1860, 36,700 African Americans resided in the state.
Ohio's first constitution, the Ohio Constitution of 1803, outlawed slavery. This was a requirement of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Despite this legal protection, some black Ohioans were actually slaves. Slaveowners lived especially in southern Ohio. If a sheriff or some other law enforcement official accused the white man of violating the law, the slaveowner would simply transport his African American property across the Ohio River to the slaveholding state of Kentucky.
The vast majority of black Ohioans were free. Prior to statehood and the growth of cities, many of these people lived with friendly Native American tribes. Most blacks in the state had run away from slave states in the South. Although slavery was banned in Ohio, slaveowners still had the right under the United States Constitution to retrieve their runaway property. Many African Americans hoped that whites, already fearful of the Indians, would not look for them among the natives. During the late 1700s and the early 1800s, many African Americans settled in Upper Sandusky, a village of the Wyandot Indians.

Runaway Slaves In Ohio - 1800s

The State Of Black People In 2011

1. Cleveland
2. Cincinnati
3. Akron
4. Youngstown

I have learned from my appraisal of the prevailing political and ideological machinations WITHIN the Black community today - that there is a need to have a FIXED CONSCIOUSNESS which defines your priorities BEFORE you go into a debate where a TRANSACTIONAL INDICTMENT will be throw out for you to bite onto.

Thus - to answer the question of the person who asked me about Governor Kasich's cabinet and the protests that have resulted - I am forced to consider what are far greater molestations of Black people's Permanent Interests - suffered by FAR MORE BLACK PEOPLE in Ohio and note that these conditions have not only avoided triggering a protest - but the individuals who presided over these eroded conditions received the majority balance of the Black vote.

I choose to make a reference index as to the PRIORITIES that are suffering from "benign neglect" as certain embedded operatives hijack our community consciousness and attention.

The question of which battle is a priority (the fight with the governor or these elements below) is one of personal preference and what your respective long term agenda is.

In as much as the PREVIOUS cabinet that was satisfactorily diverse did not trigger a protest and neither did the results - I am forced to question the agenda of those who march.

Black Community's Permanent Interests	The State Of The State Of Ohio For Black Americans In 2011
Safe Streets "Blacks Should Shun Elected Officials That Fail To Keep Their Communities Safe"	Columbus Ohio Is Most Deadly Of Ohio Cities In 2010
Quality Education "Blacks Should Shun The Machine That Fails To Develop Our Human Resources In Preparation For Their Development To Be The Professional Service Providers For Our Community In The Future"	The Struggle To Transform Urban Education In Ohio
Thriving Local Economies "The Black Community Should Shun Any Platform Of Economic Theories That Fail To Tap Into Our Human Resources, Fully Deploying Them For Trade Of Their Skills And Services In Support Of The Desired Standard Of Living For Our Communities"	Ohio State University - Unemployment Study Article: Gov. Ted Strickland, the incumbent in Ohio, has made only marginal gains in getting Ohioans back to work, most of that attributed to state spending on education and health care. The latest Ohio unemployment figures, released Oct. 22, show a 10 percent unemployment rate, higher than the national average of 9.6 percent. High unemployment and a stalled economy is one likely explanation for Ohio's neck-and-neck governor's race. Most polls are showing Gov. Strickland lagging slightly behind challenger and former Ohio Rep. John Kasich. Article: Jan 15, 2010 Blacks, Hispanics and men have suffered the most mainly because they have been disproportionately employed in sectors hardest hit in the recession -- manufacturing and construction. For instance, the unemployment rate for blacks is expected to reach 27 percent in Michigan, which has been shedding auto industry jobs. Other states with jobless rates above 20 percent for blacks are Alabama, Illinois, Ohio and South Carolina.
Healthy Lifestyles And Relationship Outcomes "The Black Community, Desiring To Have Our People Live Healthy Lives In Stable, Enduring Relationships Should Reject All Social And Cultural And Health Related Concepts That Undercut These Goals "	HIV Infection Rates For Black Males & Females In Ohio

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Until there is active protection against those who seek to exploit the "transactional whims" of the Black community, instead keeping us with our "eyes on the prize" - there will be yet another "fill in the blank {Republican/Tea Party figure} who will always be in the "gun sights" of Black America - just as the embedded operatives want for us in the name of Ideological Unity.

Some People Are "Unmasked" Based Upon What They DON'T Protest Against, When That Which Attacks Us Would Force Them To Break Rank With Their Ideological Entrenchments Rather Than Appraising Them With Regard To What They DO Protest Against - In Their Question To Retain Their Ideological Unity

Am I the "Sellout" for not "biting" on this one?
Or are people that you align with ideologically the sellouts - as they are nullified over challenges to our community interest in which aren't resolved by protests and "profane outrage"?