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Is it Just a Dream?

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Across the country today, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day.  Everyone knows the legacy of the man and his famous “I Have A Dream” speech.   I wonder will the dream ever be realized?  Sure, we have an African-American President (elected twice).  Yet those elections exposed a hidden attitude of mistrust and disrespect that went beyond politics.  Minorities hold positions of power in various occupations that MLK may not have imagined.  Still the news is filled with stories of how people mistreat and kill each other based on misconceptions of someone different from them.

I believe that people should be treated with respect no matter their color, religion or sexual orientation.  We don’t have to agree on everything to get along.  I believe like Dr. King that people should be judged on the content of their character.  I hope we get there someday.

Hell, maybe I’m the one that’s dreaming.

 

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Fake Mommy Wars: What We Moms REALLY Want

Here is a follow up to my post earlier today about the “mommy wars” from the website, My Brown Baby.  This is the quote that resonated with me:

 But are we women really this politically naïve that we’d toss our valuable vote into the ring of a man who neither understands nor gives two crap-filled diapers about what mothers want? What mothers need? Are we really so politically stupid that we’d let this man, his rich wife and their equally rich-and-out-of-touch cronies distract us from the real issues while we bicker and get all emo over who works harder—women who work solely in the home vs. women who hold down full-time jobs outside the home? When, exactly, do we mothers come together and demand politicians—whether Republican or Democrat, rich or poor, black or white—get down to the real issues that affect us mothers? When do we stop arguing over stupid s**** and start exercising our political might to affect real change?

via Millionaire Ann Romney and the Fake Mommy Wars: What We Moms REALLY Want.

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The “Mommy Wars” Don’t Exist

Do we really need this?

By now everyone has heard about Hillary Rosen and the statement she made to Anderson Cooper on his talk show.  As a reminder, here is what she said,

“What you have is Mitt Romney running around the country saying: ‘Well, you know, my wife tells me that what women really care about are economic issues. And when I listen to my wife, that’s what I’m hearing.  Guess what?  His wife has actually never worked a day in her life.”

And everyone lost their minds.  It didn’t seem to matter that Hillary was talking about Mitt Romney’s economic policies.  No, what people heard was an attack on stay-at-home moms.  Please, stop.

By making this non issue a major news worthy debate, Republican politicans are pulling the old divide and conquer routine.  I believe there is no such thing as the “mommy wars” and here’s why.  Some mothers work outside of the home.  Some work at home.  Whether that decision is make by choice or circumstance, all mothers want the same thing.  We want our families to be safe.  We want access to quality health care (including reproductive health care) and good schools.  We want safe neighborhoods.  And while women are not some monolithic interest group, all mothers make decisions every day that they feel benefit their children.  I don’t think our beef is with each other.

 

There is no such thing as the “mommy wars”.  But there is a war on women.  It seems as if some men in this country want to roll back the clock.  Why are they questioning a woman’s right to affordable health care including contraception, abortion and equal pay for the same job?  Why are issues that were decided years ago in some cases up for debate?  We, as women, need to stay focused on that.

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Dear GOP: You do know how pregnancy works, right?

Can't we all just get along?

Every time I see or hear about the GOP’s attack on women I get angry.  Are they really trying to get elected/re-elected by denying women reproductive health care?  They do realize that women make up a huge voting block, right?

Now this isn’t a political blog but I have to ask the question.  What you believe is what you believe.  I think everyone should live their lives with whatever beliefs they like.  Just don’t try to legislate said beliefs on the masses.  After all, God gave everyone free will.  If God can respect a person’s choice, why can’t everyone?

I posted the link below on Facebook over the weekend.

Dear GOP: You do know how pregnancy works, right? | Angry Black Lady Chronicles.

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“NO VOTE FOR YOU: A PRIMER” by @emokidsloveme | Angry Black Lady Chronicles

We had this discussion in the office the other day.  This article explains it  better than I could.

“NO VOTE FOR YOU: A PRIMER” by @emokidsloveme | Angry Black Lady Chronicles.

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>Let’s Hear It For The Boy

>What’s Playing on the iPod right now: “Can’t You See” – Total

Overwhelming for Obama

So, the Brother won South Carolina. I must admit, I was happy with the win since I did vote for him. I literally made up my mind on Thursday before the Saturday primary.

This year there is something you can like about all three Democratic hopefuls. I didn’t get caught up in the sniping between Barak and Hillary during the debate in Myrtle Beach. I wasn’t offended by Hillary’s comments about MLK because taken in full context I didn’t see anything wrong with the statement. She was simply making a case that while Martin and ’em did great work and paved the way for the civil rights movement, it took a President or government legislation to make the laws. (Although, she should know better than to say anything about Martin Luther da King. Black folks don’t play that!)

Now I did think Bill took things a tad too far when he was campaigning for his wife. I can see why some people have such strong negative feelings about him. It’s like he kept pointing out on the sly, “Hey people, this guy is black.” But the key for me was actually a post I read by Lolita Files over at The Lo Zone. In her post entitled “Get to Know the Man” she has a video about Barak. I’ve included it here. Watch for yourself. And if your primary is coming up soon, make your choice.

http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/353515028

Peace.