All while I was growing up, I was never a fan of politics because to be honest with you I didn't see where I as a African-American fit into the equation. My mother would always complain about the effects of Reaganomics in the early eighties and how much she couldn't stand Reagan's policies. However, considering that I was too young at the time and didn't understand the whole political process, it was difficult for me to grasp where my mother was coming from,  but as I got older I soon became aware of Reaganomics when it was time for me to apply for college. It was during this time where I came to the realization that a great deal of financial aid for the poor were cut due to Reagan's policies. When it came to politics it appeared that we as African-Americans took a back seat, meaning even though policies were being made we as African Americans were the last in line to benefit from them. Keep in mind, this is only my personal opinion for I do not represent the entire African American community. Hell that's why you have Black Republicans, so by no means are we on the same page, nothing against Republicans lol.

Up until 2008 I completely ignored politics,  far as I was  concern from Carter to Clinton and even the Bushes  they all were on the same team. Reasons behind my negative attitude was due to my economic situation that stemmed from my college days of being broke as hell along with my community. Allow me to give you example of what I mean when I say same team, back in the eighties it was under Reagan's watch Crack was put in the streets of urban communities throughout the nation to raise money for Iran in the Iran-Contra Scandal. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/special/cia.html

By the time (Democratic President) Clinton stepped into office all he had to do was lock up every individual that was connected to Crack-Cocaine in which was introduced to the inner city streets by (Republican President) Ronald Reagan. Because it was under the notorious (Crack/Cocaine Law) Clinton was able to lock up first time offenders of Crack/Cocaine for a minimum of 5 years in prison  http://www.aclu.org/criminal-law-reform/drug-sentencing-and-penalties a bill that was drafted while the Democrats had the majority of the seats in the house and was led by your current Vice President Joe Biden. Even though Clinton was granted the opportunity to reverse this bogus law he refused, in which resulted to enabling Clinton to lock up more African Americans in the history of the United States. As you can see both parties are pretty much on the same team, the only difference  between the two of them is the color of their jerseys. Every president just pick up where the previous president left off, this is why most if not all the policies that Ronald Reagan put in placed in the 80's are still untouched till this very day. One that stands out, the tax break for the rich or should I say wealthy because there is a difference...Mike Tyson was once (Rich) Rockefeller is currently (Wealthy) a big difference!

In comes Obama, causing all my issues with politics to run out the door in search for CHANGE and HOPE, the two infamous words that has been pimping us like two bit prostitutes. Because of Obama, I all of sudden had picked up an interest in politics, which wasn't something new, for I had done the same with golf and tennis because of Tiger Woods and the William sisters. President Obama inspired me to take a closer look into politics and as a result it turned out to be a bitter sweet experience, bitter because it conformed what I knew all along (this is some Bullsh##), but also sweet because it gave me a better understanding of how the game of politics is actully being played. Now the words CHANGE and HOPE are completely mute to me when it comes to political parties,because the only CHANGE I saw was the moving of change from my pockets into the pockets of the politicians. On his road for the White House Obama promised all this hope of change and transparency, how he was going to bring fourth Universal Healthcare, talk out our differences with other nations as oppose to going to war, and how he was to raise the tax on the rich. I knew something was shady when he admitted that he supported charter schools during his run, yet I'd overlooked it not realizing that I would see the day where 54 public schools will be closed at one time. Obama used the support of the Unions to get into office, then turned his back on them when they needed his support in Wisconsin. Keep in mind, this not a shot at Obama the man, this is a shot at a man playing politics with our lives. http://www.charteradvocate.org/recent-charter-news/130-barack-obama-strongly-restated-his-support-for-charter-schools

Like the politicians I too have become color blind because I realized that we are all in the same boat that is sinking to the bottom of the ocean. When I look at the demonstrators of Occupy Wall-Street in downtown, all I see is young white faces, and when I look at the unemployment line in the inner city, all I see is young black faces, so in actuality both of us are on the same page of being broke as hell in this country. Now I can't place all our economic woes on our current president because in all honesty Obama inherit this debt from Bush and Bush inherit it from Clinton and so on and so on. Now the question people may ask is did Obama know what he was getting into? Me personally say yes, for he was a Harvard graduate, a very intelligent man and if my dumb behind can understand the dynamics of this political charade in such a short period of time, I'm pretty sure he figured it out as well before he decided to run.

As I see it, Obama used his political knowledge to his advantage to get elected, meaning he use the words CHANGE and HOPE to achieve the results he needed to get in. Obama knew before he walked into office that he wasn't going to be able to raise the taxes on the wealthy because they were his major supporters http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cid=N00009638 , Obama knew he wasn't going to be able to close Guantanamo Bay because too much money was invested, and besides the word terrorist still reigns with fear to our ears. And lastly Obama definitely knew there would be no soldiers withdrawn from Afghanistan on his watch anytime soon. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2009/12/01/obama-afghanistan001.html because our pride will not allow that to happen. Over these past few years I noticed how President Obama caved in to the Republicans will when it came to enhancing the conditions of the people such as Universal Healthcare, speaking up for the Unions, and Raising the taxes on the Wealthy. Yet when it came to attacking Libya, using drones to kill American Citizens who are suppose to be protected under the Constitution http://news.yahoo.com/dems-gop-press-obama-administration-drone-205450106--politics.html , or signing the National Defense Authorization Act, the Republicans were a non factor.

In the same last few years I noticed some Democratic leaders that were very outspoken and did not fully go along with some of things their president was doing. And as of recently to no surprise they are no longer in office, Dennis Kucinich who was very outspoken when President Obama made the decision to invade Libya  as  going as far to say the President should be up for impeachment, a bold move that was made by the congressman. So there should be no surprise to find out that his political career would come to a swift end shortly thereafter.   http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-03-06/politics/35450486_1_kucinich-james-traficant-barney-frank

Anthony Weiner was another outspoken democrat that truly represented the people to the best of his ability. Weiner was very vocal when it came to going toe to toe with the Republican party, Weiner wasn't affraid to say the president was too soft on the Republican party. We have posted a clip from one of Weiner's interviews with the press stating that the President isn't hard enough when it comes to standing up to the Republicans. So there should be no surprise that when the scandal broke about Weiner's Twitter pics yours truly would be the first in line to throw Weiner under the bus to get him out the way so business of not fullfilling promises could continue. http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_18267609?source=pkg

Now here we are in 2013, though we have entered a new year, I personally have returned back to my old self of not giving a damn about politics. President Obama has truly opened my eyes, for he has shown me that in this arena there are too many strings being pulled and it's not by the people who believe in the power of the vote. Because if they truly had the power they would have had Universal Healthcare, taxes would have been raised on the wealthy, the banks would have not been bailed out, and our soldiers would currently be at home with their families. I did learn however, that there are some politicians trying to do their best to preserve the Constitution, there are a few that are truly trying to represent the people that voted for them. Unfortunately due to CORPORATE interest and Corporate controlled media, these poor politicians don't have a snowball chance in hell of being able to make a significant change to enhance the conditions of the people. And even if they were able to get past those two obstacles, they would have to be concern of being thrown overboard by their own party in order to keep the ship afloat on Corporate money.