The Promises Of Obama: Reconciling The Divergent Views Of DeWayne Whickham And The Grio-Root.com

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Question:  How Do You Get A Kneegrow To Look Past His Grief And Become Transactionally Happy?
Answer:  Get Him Latched Upon A Notion That He Values More Than His Own Permanent Interests And Keep Feeding Him Messages That AFFIRM His Hijacked Consciousness When He Has Some Doubt His Direction Along The Way

He will see other Blacks walking in the same way and note that the POPULARITY of the trail proves its correctness.  A circular reference indeed.  (Check out the comments section of The Grio.com on the Obama/Osama take down stories)

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Last Week:  USA Today's DeWayne Whickham: "Obama Breaks Vow On Black Community Economics"
This Week: The Root.com's David Shwerlick: "Obama Keeps His Promise On Bin Laden"


Supplementary Points Of Evidence:

Recent Article On Black Unemployment Crisis In Progressive Media Sources: Huffington Post: Black Unemployment Rises The Root: Black Unemployment Rate At Depression Level In Some Cities

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SUMMARY - The Progressives ARE AWARE Of What Is Going On


Two Black male journalists with the same ideology.
Two differing points of emphasis about the same President.

Note that when I posted the two messages about DeWanye Whickham I did not attack him for coming around.  I only put forth the statistics of the facts about the steady rate of Black Unemployment during the term of President Obama and asked Mr Whickham - "Why Just Now Are You Concerned?".

I ultimately have to credit Mr Whickham for going against the grain from the "Trotter Group-type" consciousness that is enforced and encourage in the ranks of Black Progressive-Fundamentalist journalists.  In doing so Mr Whickham DARED to put "Black Permanent Interests" ahead of the group's intention to defend Obama.

For Mr Shwerdlick and most other content providers on "The Grio-Root" their intention is to "Advance The Black Permanent Interests BY Advancing Obama".   As you browse Mr Shwerdlick's article he operates like "MSNBC's - The UnFOX-Biased Biased Network - Home Of The Black Progressive Agenda's"  Lawrence O'Donnell.   Both are intent on praising Obama for the take down of Osama Bin Laden by primarily contrasting this effort against what Bush had failed to do.

Ultimately Mr Shwerdlick, like other operatives seeks to have Black people gain some excitement during these times of $4.00 gasoline.  Ironically shifting our focus AWAY from our Permanent Interests and toward a collective goal of getting Obama reelected so that the Black community will have yet another accomplishment - and feel happy once again as we were in 2008.

We are not going to see on the pages of The Root.com or The Grio.com an ORGANIC criticism of President Obama from Shwerdlick, Love, Hutchenson, Robinson, Curtis or Leon where they focus on the unemployment statistics and question President Obama for failing to move the needle for Black people in a positive manner.  Truth is - this goes beyond Obama.  The Black community has the unique situation where our communities - where most people have their jobs - are controlled by "Favorable People".  For this group to properly analyze the situation - they would have to do some inspection of the entire machine - thus go further than what they are inclined to go.  Ultimately fearing that their inspection would also pass through their own front door.

It is a time tested fact that one only needs to dangle some marketing news about President Obama (OR show him as a victim of RACISM from a Republican) to have most Black people able to put aside their concerns and focus upon praising or defending Obama.   For most of the content providers on Black News & Opinion Aggregation sites and Black Progressive Blogs - they are the key Internet syndication source.

As long as Black people prioritize "Racism Chasing" and "Defending Obama" these syndicates will continue doing what they do.

Obama 85% (Approval Rating) - Black People 15.2% (Unemployment Rate)  = LOSING

Summary Analysis:

In ideological expressions, as with an interment relationship a fellow participant can clearly observe what another person's true interests and PRIORITIES are merely by observing what time and circumstances present to them.

It is clear to me that the state of "SELL OUT" is not problematic to the Black community. It is ONLY a question of WHO/WHAT FORCE you are sold out to and the POPULARITY of it therein which decides the repudiation or acceptance of the status.