Obama 2012 Strategy for Black Voters: Scare Them and Promise Them Nothing

It is late August in the election season and we brothas and sistas should clearly see how Obama 2012 is going to cater to the Black vote. Instead of offering any incentive or making any campaign promise to brothas and sistas that waited 4 hours in line during the 2008 election, Obama 2012 decided to enlist some cornball Blacks to spread propaganda and run a campaign of fear and smear against Mitt Romney.

At some point, we Black people gotta say we straight tired of this crap the Democrats keep pulling on us – trying to scare us instead of actually doing anything of material for us. I don’t give a f*ck if Mitt Romney is elected and I been through Reagan as a child, both Bush Sr and Jr so I’m the last person in this world the Democrats is going to scare me with is Mitt Romney. And I will be honest – I never seen Black people catch as much hell and suffering in any era in our lifetime than under US President Barack Obama.

No, Barack Obama is not promising he going to do anything for the Black vote and running around saying he is not the president of Black America. I’m telling you straight up – cats are going to stay home. Ain’t no punk ass Al Sharpton, some cornball radio talk show host, no pundit or bought and paid for preacher is going to convince regular everyday Black folks to run out to the polls and it’s sad seeing Obama 2012 try to pull this bullshit on Black people.

But let me explain to you brothas and sistas the history of this whole scam being done to us African-Americans. When we were slaves they told our Black slave ancestors when they die, that is when they will be free and go to the kingdom of God – deferment. Then during Reconstruction, the same technique to keep Black folks docile – put them in the church and tithe to that church and Black folks only reason to stay at that church is because they want to have their funereal at that church – deferment. All our history, these characters been coming to us Black people always telling us to do something and one day, we will get something for it but the reality is they selling us a dream for our actions.

Now, I’m hearing some cats talking about President Barack Obama waiting for his 2nd term to do something for Black people. That’s the bullshit line they trying to sell us Black folks that Barack Obama is waiting to get re-elected to do something for Black people! They are even saying Barack Obama need to stay quiet about what he doing for Black folks not to upset the White people – this is the type of shit these clowns are saying to us Black people. And they running that same scare tactic of “what if Mitt Romney or Paul Ryan get into office” fear scenario and want us to react to that crap.

Look, I’m going to be real talk here in 2012 – you brothas and sistas coming at someone Black with that tired ass bullshit might find your punk bitch ass stomped in the ground because brothas and sistas out here are hurting and ain’t got time for that propaganda nonsense. Don’t come at us trying to insult us with this same tired ass “If Mitt Romney” is elected bullshit – shove that ish up your own ass, homey. Either you doing to do for us or don’t do for us and if President Obama is saying things like he is not the president of Black America in August of 2012, then that tells me he has no plans to do shit for Black people to get their vote.

Black people probably should stay home and say fuck the Obama 2012 campaign if these cats ain’t going to offer us Blacks anything but try to scare us into voting for Democrats. I’m personally puzzled why Obama 2012 would diss the Black vote like this or try to play the Black vote for stupid because he needs the Black vote to win in key battleground states if he really wants to get re-elected. Don’t come at me in terms of “what’s the alternative to Obama” because the way I seeing it, we Black folks are on our own if we got a Black president in the White House dissing us like this.

Those polls they running on television don’t go into the Black vote, the real Black folks out here on those streets. These cornballs like Al Sharpton or that one cat Earl Hutchinson – what these people supposed to mean to me or any other everyday Black person out here trying to survive? Then Obama 2012 ain’t raising the kind of money like they did in 2008 and cats ain’t peddling Obama 2012 t-shirts like they did back in 2008 so that already a clear message! Let Obama 2012 and these other cats out there keep believing the Black vote is going to run out and vote out of fear and not be promised anything and see how that turns out.

Summary – I don’t need the damn Democrats to scare me or my people – if you want my vote then do something for me and my people! President Obama need to start acting like he is the president of Black America if he want the Black vote!

5 Responses to “Obama 2012 Strategy for Black Voters: Scare Them and Promise Them Nothing”

  • C Nu

    lol, this quaff motif is cracking me up Ed. Please let a brotha in on what you’re thinkin with these headline pictures of a negroe drinkin?

    • Ed

      C Nu,

      The photograph of a target consuming food and drink is a propaganda technique that many African-Americans are not keen to it’s effectiveness. Think of Michele Bachmann and that corndog picture…

      When people of importance engage in food and drink and a photo is generated, the consumption is usually a selfish act of enjoying something and this can be used against them in so many ways, especially in awkward ways. Usually what happens is the picture will be used to show the person of interest engaged in gluttony and the people, usually poor or oppressed with associate it with a person of being concerned with conspicuous consumption rather than more serious matters.

      I saw a documentary recently and forgot the name that show some African King living the life of luxury while his people were digging in the garbage eating chicken innards. This is the story behind the propaganda being used here while Barack Obama continue to say he is not the president of Black America.

      So in a way it is similar to Nero fiddling while Rome burns or Bush Sr playing golf while soldiers dying in the first Iraq war or Bush Jr playing the banjo while people are drowning from Hurricane Katrina. For some reason, President Obama has a lot of weird pictures of him drinking and these pictures should never been out there because they can be used in this purpose of showing him in conspicuous consumption while I argue my points about his campaign activities.

  • Carl

    Actually they keep promoting images of him drinking beer because marketing research has indicated that undecided voters tend to drink beer. And clearly that’s a group that he needs to win.
    Honestly it just sickens me everytime I hear Black folks spitting that scared slave rhetoric about how he can’t address our issues because he’s the president of all people, not the president of Black people. F*ck that! According to my passport I’m a US citizen. Therefore, he is MY president and has the responsibility to address MY issues. On top of that, what kind of childlike view of politics would a person have to have to think that it’s a good idea to vote for someone that won’t do anything for you?

  • Carl

    Oh and I hate to admit it, but the fact is that Black folks are doing pretty damn bad right now. And I lived through Reagan and both Bushs but I do not remember it being this bad. So the cold hard fact is, why should I really give a damn if Obama gets reelected or not?

  • @Carl, childlike view of politics is dead on the money.