Akindele Akinyemi: "Obama Is NOT King Or Lincoln"

Asserts the conservative Republican blogger: "Let me make it clear that while I applaud Obama's efforts on becoming the 44th President of the United States he is a long way from Lincoln and King. There is no comparison. The Republican Party was founded in 1854 to help free the slaves. Abraham Lincoln, as President, signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 to stop slavery. King fought for Civil Rights. Outside of working in Chicago's South Side Obama has a long way to go. So to compare him [to] the two great Americans is totally pre-mature. I cannot believe how quiet the GOP is on this issue. Our party must stop being on the defensive and be on the offensive when people contradict history like this."

He continues his commentary: "With new leadership, with tested and effective wealth-acquisition strategies, is necessary to carry our community into the 21st Century. Only new leadership, fresh thinking, and a focus on wealth-generation can restore the faith of our community in its leadership and rejuvenate the hope for solving the problems of our communities. Leadership requires a vision, an ability to garner widespread support for that vision, and the wisdom to know when changes to the first two qualities are necessary. Finally, I do not see Obama representing the Silver Rights Movement in terms of allowing people to build wealth on their own. What I do see Obama doing is representing a new era of Clintonian policies that will reduce the Black middle class. Is this the President we elected on the platform of Change and Hope?"