Ted Stickland has Black Politicos on leash

Strickland is a true Democrat and blacks are going to pay dearly for supporting him for Governor

Many people in Ohio are in deep do do.  Children, poor whites and blacks in general.  In Ohio, the general public has observed that under Republican government domination, the black politicos has increased in prominence (black mayors of key Ohio cities), influence(State Senator Ray Miller, State Representative Joyce Beatty and Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman) and presence.  Now comes Gov. Ted Strickland, white, Democrat and politically disconnected from a majority of Ohioans, especially minorities.

To date, I have pretty much held off from publicly commenting on Strickland's actions until I was sure I had a good feel for the man and his plans.  I watched with amazement how the media continues to give Strickland public hug after hug no matter how boneheaded his actions are.  As usually, I read my Sunday Dispatch and there is a picture of my buddy Gov. Ted Strickland with the headline "For-Profit schools could lose millions: Students seeking two-year degrees would be affected."  I looked  and I looked for a response from one of our prominent black politicos regarding this issue and there was was nothing to be found in spite of the fact that no other single sector of the community is going to be more negatively impacted by Strickland's decision or should I say Strickland's priorities or lack thereof, than the minority community.

I would like this opportunity to make public a question in my mind for a long time.  Why is it that when issues of major concern particular to the black community, that the likes of black Democrats Michael Coleman, Joyce Beatty and  Ray Miller are silent and my black Republican ass is always up in arms and the majority of the black community are silent on the issues?

Coleman, Beatty and Miller are elected by the people to act on the peoples behalf. They are also elected by black and white people alike.  The white people vote for them because they believe that black people want them.  Black people vote for them because the white media declares them the chosen one's for black people.  Nobody voted or chose me for squat.  I'm just a political pain in the ass by calling.  I must confess that even I sometimes question the voice behind that calling but I never hesitate to act because the ations at issue reqires a public response.

Unfortunately for Strickland, that voice in my head has directed my attention towards him and his official actions.  For profit educational centers do a better job of outreach towards minorities than non profit educational institutions like Columbus State and Ohio State University.  The Governor's own research can confirm this.  Jobs and Skills training are critical to reducing the historical double digit unemployment rates in minority communities (The Governor might not know this because nobody bought it up) when the unemployment rates are a single digit  for the majority community.  Most minority students will in fact lose their educational option based on the Governor's planned actions because the non profit institutions do not offer the same educational options that are a parity to the for profit educational institutions.

I personally believe that Ted Strickland is a good and decent man but, uninformed and unimpressed with the black politicos around him or those that have access to him, therefore, the Governor is stepping on a political hot potato with his shoes off.

Politically, the black community is a strange bird.  It walks when it can fly and stands still when it should run - like a deer, staring into the headlights of an on-coming vehicle.  Then, for no apparent reason, it acts, decisively and with profound impact.  Why?  Unknown and unheard voices of destiny.

Comments

[Thomas Blumer]

You could not be more correct. There should be outrage in the black community over the attempt at squashing school choice. The groups that will be the most hurt are the ones you ID'd

[KING]

You are right on so many points!

I reposted this on my site and included some examples of African-American leaders in Cuyahoga County that are guilty of the same.

http://kingsrightsite.blogspot.com/2007/03/how-clevelands-black-leaders-rip-off.html

King

[LargeBill]

While you're dead on about this situation, it is more an issue of teachers unions fearing competition and Democrats kowtowing to unions. Democrats are more fearful of losing union money than black votes. It is with good reason. Unions (like corporations) give to both parties. On the other hand, black voters have continued to vote for Democrats overwhelmingly despite the adverse affects of Dem policies.

[M Dillion]

After the last 16 years of corruption in Ohio under the republican party how can you be so shallow.

We had more debt under Bob Taft then any other governor. His picture in the Dispatch with his hand in the cookie jar was only
the tip of the iceberg. He
lied to us in the last election saying he would not raise taxes. After he
was elected he raised taxes.

Let's be fair Governor Strickland has a good budget. He is concerned about our seniors, and children. Give him a chance.

Our family is fed up with
these corrupt republicans in Ohio, and the Bush Administration.

[Doyle]

M Dillion ...spoken like a true non-thinking (perhaps non-reading as well) liberal...you accuse Cornell of being shallow, and then proceed to attack him by pointing out how much you hate Taft and the Bush Administration. Gee, makes sense....highly intelligent argument! Did I miss the part in the article where he was heaping praise on Taft and Bush? NO...because it wasn't there! Taft was a horrible gov. for our state, and Cornell would likely agree wholeheartedly with you on that. The article was about the Ted Strickland...I swear that it was...go back and read it (or have it read to you), and you will also note that there is NO PRAISE GIVEN to Taft, Bush or ANY Republican in this article. Next time you comment, please, please, please take two minutes to actually read the article, and don't make a series of unrelated bashes the content of your post...they just make you sound like a whinny liberal who is afraid of thought and knowledge. Yes, even though Strickland is a Democrat, it is possible that he does indeed also suck for this state...