Blacks, Hispanics, & Jobs: Bookerista Perspectives

Duane Brayboy: "More Government, Please"

The conservative blogger in Atlanta metro, Ga., writes: "Okay, now this is funny! The NAACP along with other groups call themselves 'pressuring' Obama to provide more jobs for Blacks and Hispanics. They are also saying that the stimulus has not done enough to provide jobs. Oooookay boys and girls. Let’s look at this for a second. Folks like me have been saying from jump that government cannot create sustainable jobs which is why we are slowly finding out that much of the 'saved or created' job figures put out there have been proven false. Sooooo, if government has already failed once, why are they STILL begging government to do more? Point two. Truth be told, government has already been out-hiring the private sector since the passage of the stimulus package. What more do they want? Point three. Is government the only provider of jobs to both Blacks and Hispanics? Government fails on it[s] promise and these people want more of it. Amazing."

Ripclawe: "NAACP And La Raza Demand Racial Stimulus Money"

And that doesn't sit well with the conservative Republican blogger in Florida: "It is racial because they are demanding more taxpayer dollars to be directed specifically towards black and hispanic areas of high unemployment. That is divisive politics by two groups who should know better....If the stimulus was an effective bold recovery package, we wouldn't have more job losses and a 10% unemployment rate. But don't confuse these groups with the facts. All this is about is squeezing taxpayer dollars out of the public for racially motivated interests."

Constructive Feedback: "NAACP On Obama & Black Unemployment - They Are Not 'Attacking Him' Just Prodding Him Where HE Wants To Be Pressured"

Asserts the conservative blogger in Atlanta metro, Ga.: "It is clear that they believe that their 'permanent interests' is to support THIS 'President Of The United States'. If this 'President'/Democrat/Progressive/Liberal fails to deliver upon the promises of a massive turn around in the economic fortunes of Black America then Black America fails. Please afford me the opportunity to sculpt my last statement with more specificity. The FAILURE for the Black Community IS NOT that our aggregate employment rate has not dipped below 15% or higher.......instead, in the minds of the Black Establishment - the FAILURE of the Black Community is that BARACK OBAMA HAS FAILED. Stop. No conjunction beyond the capitalized words. You see - for the Black Establishment - THERE IS NO STATISTICAL POINT to which the collective vital statistics for the Black Community can degrade to while Barack Obama is in the White House and the Federal Democrats control both houses of Congress to trigger a vote of no confidence amongst this group. This point is immutable."

More commentary from Constructive Feedback: "Today we have too many covert agents who enjoy unchecked access to the "dark places" within our community. They leverage the sensibilities and the vulnerabilities of our people (many of them being Black themselves) to ultimately arrange a deal with the Black voter in which the 'Democrats can't lose' but the Black community never seems to win. It is the CONSTANT TRYING which ensures this attachment. The only solution is for a STRONG AND ORGANIC INFRASTRUCTURE to be built within our communities from which we can leverage our human resources. The present order seeks to make us CONSUMERS upon the largesse from the national government in their attempt to have society prove to us that we are now equal per their willingness to feed us."