Dr. Boyce: Joe Biden’s Racial Remarks Need an Apology, Not More Excuses
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, KultureKritic.com
President Barack Obama is defending Vice President Joe Biden’s recent and most controversial remarks. In reference to Republican deregulation, Biden said that Republicans are seeking to “put ya’ll back in chains,” an obvious reference to slavery. With an audience that has quite a few African Americans in it, those words can be interpreted in a number of interesting ways. We know that most black people will gladly support their favorite Democrat, in many cases, not even looking at the policies. But must we get the black vote by conveniently referencing the most traumatic experience in African American history?
President Obama stood firmly with his Democratic partner, explaining away Biden’s remarks (as he typically does). The president says that Biden was simply trying to make his point about the importance of strong financial market regulation.
“In no sense was he trying to connote something other than that,” Obama said.
I was saddened that the president is unable and unwilling to see Biden’s statement for what it was: A misguided and insensitive remark from an old white guy who doesn’t understand that slavery was very painful for our ancestors. Slavery was our holocaust and is in no way comparable to the consequences we might experience with Republican deregulation. When talking about the things that will get you back into office, you shouldn’t make comparisons with September 11th (which Biden would not) and you shouldn’t use analogies that reference slavery. Some experiences in history should not be politicized for your own personal benefit, and President Obama knows it.
But perhaps the reason President Obama is hesitant to hold Biden accountable for his blatant racial disrespect is because he’s accepted the role as Biden’s in-house negro apologist. After all, Biden has referenced President Obama as “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean.” So, given that Barack is the first bright, clean and articulate black man he’s ever seen, that could explain why Biden’s boy in the White House gives him a pass, even when he slaps his heritage square in the face with a set of remarks he wouldn’t dare repeat to any other Democratic constituency.
You think I’m full of it? Well, here’s a test for President Obama. I would like for him to send Joe Biden to speak to a group of female s****l assault victims, and tell the women that by not properly regulating Wall Street, Republicans are going to “rape them all over again.”
After that, I’d like for him to speak to the Anti-Defamation League, which represents the Jewish community, and say “Republicans are going to put y’all back in concentration camps.”
In his next speech, Biden should go to a group of Hispanics and say, “They’re going to treat you like you’re an illegal alien who’s been detained while trying to cross the political border.”
Finally, he should send Biden to a group of gay constituents and let him say, “Republicans are going to bend you over and screw you with no Vaseline and beat you like the bullies did in high school.”
If Biden can go into those venues and make those remarks while still having the comments written off as harmless by our first black president, then I’ll be convinced that we might have some semblance of equality. The fact is that there are times when an apology is called for and this is one of them. By refusing to apologize for Biden’s remarks, the Obama Administration is effectively minimizing the relevance of African American sensitivities and telling black people that they should simply get over it.
There is no other way to interpret this hypocrisy, and those excusing every ounce of BS coming out of the Obama Administration are as ignorant as the housewife who refuses to watch videotaped evidence that her husband is sleeping with the neighbor. Supporting Obama is one thing, but excusing every ignorant remark by Democrat leaders is another. This paternalistic racism being thrust by the Democratic Party is no different from the way a pimp claims to love a prostitute. A benevolent pimp might say, “because I care about you, I can call you a b*tch without apologizing and you have no right to be upset about it. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you b*tch.”
Anything short of an apology proves the obvious: That the disrespect of black people doesn’t matter to Democrats and that a powerful white Democrat can say d**n near anything to us, knowing that no black politician in the White House is ever going to stand up to him. If Biden were a black man making all of these irresponsible remarks, he’d be out on his b**t no matter how clean and articulate he might be.
Perhaps we aren’t being respected because we simply don’t demand it. Joe Biden was wrong and he owes African Americans an apology. If he were to say something similar to any other group of constituents, his hat would be in his hand and he’d be back-pedaling. Black people must learn to stop excusing ignorance and disrespect, even when it comes from our so-called friends.
Dr. Boyce Watkins is a professor at Syracuse University and founder of the Your Black World Coalition. To have Dr. Boyce commentary delivered to your email, please click here.
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Are you guys for real, give me a d**n break. I am a Black man and I did not find Vice President Biden’s comment to be offensive at all. You are taking his comment out of context for unneccesary reasons and you really need to tackle the bigger issues that are affecting the African American communities instead of turning a blind eye.
this is stupid, what are boyce, the republicans and the media are talking about. what! no one can say “unchain” in a mostly black audience. give me a break. don’t you stupid people know that this is the ploy of the republicans to draw attention away from romney’s not paying taxes and not showing his tax returns. how can anyone get upset over what biden said when the republicans have called this president all sorts of names and disrepected him as the leader of this country and as a man. they have called him a monkey, a n****r, a birther, a kenyan, an ape,, someone that don’t understand being an american, and an undercover muslin. they have pointed their fingers in his face, they have called him a liar and interrupted him doing a speech. now, you are concern because biden said “unchain yall”. who in the h**l made that a “black term” give me a break. what you should be concerning yourself with is: romney going into the white house with lies, tax evasions and hiding information from the american people. wesley snipes and others are in jail for tax evasions and romney gets a free pass for not filing taxes for years. he’s running for the highest office and he stands up and says “i’m not showing my taxes and don’t discuss it anymore.” reminds me of richard nixon (tricky d**k) wake up people these white folks are fooling you. stop worring about stupid stuff and focus black people on what would your state of being will be like if romney becomes president. he has those 5 sons, all are age 30, not one served this country, but he wants a war with iran. fool people think about as you age, medicare. you stupid worring about what biden said. How do you know he did not mean that for all the people in the room. wake up black people, they want you to focus on that instead of romney’s tax returns. I wished i had a voice, romney would not get away not showing his tax returns. this country will be in trouble if he is elected president. wake up people
It wasn’t the word “unchained” that was the issue. It was the followup line, where Biden suggested that Republicans wanted to “put ya’ll back in chains,” spoken with a deep-southern accent to top it off. (Let us not forget that most slave holders were democrats, and that the Republican Party was literally formed out of the abolition movement.) What Biden said was WAY over the line. WAY over the line. And Barack “clean negro” Obama is backing him up.
Yet, as I’ve said many times over, it doesn’t matter what Obama or Biden does; black people will vote for them.
written by justunderstand.
You must understand something about Boyce Watkins. Several years ago, Mr. Watkins was someone for which I had the utmost respect. However, he is in the process of trying to re-create himself on an international level.
I suppose he is trying to become the Black Rush Limbaugh. His ratings as a professor from his students are terrible; so as for his stability as a professor is concerned, he probably sees the handwriting on the wall.
He takes every opportunity to criticize the President, and I’m not convinced that it’s because he actually believes what he says; but his negatively written opinion on President Obama causes controversy, and he’s been in the media long enough to know that controversy creates popularity.
Good or bad, he just wants the words “Boyce Watkins” on the lips of a large audience.
So the bottom line is that at this point in his life, he would rather have fame than favor with his readers and former supporters.
Maybe he will succeed at being the Black Rush Limbaugh of the day. If so, I’ll give him credit for reaching what seems to be his ultimate goal. Evidently, fame is much more important to him at this point than respect. Personally, I’d take the respect.
you are an idiot to compare Boyce with Rush- a racist piece of garbage with no intellect whatsoever. Boyce is an extremely intelligent man that cares about his race and every day goes to bat for them with no apologies. we need more people like him. especially in this age when white folk are daily mistreating and killing us. from your mouth to God’s ear: I hope Boyce does get a larger pulpit and goes international!!
Can you believe you actually wrote that dribble. Boyce has finally woken up and got off the Liberal plantation. If a Repub Congressman called Obama clean and articulate you’d be calling for his head. Biden was wrong both times. Obama should have never picked him. It amazes me how people that call Obama out on his c**p are marginalized by people like you.
Don’t forget, slave chains were also making the rich to get richer, it is a comparable statement chains- banks
The comment was racist!
It’s funny how negroids will ‘follow’ Sharptongue and Jackasson, just because they are screachas!
These caucasoids know that all weak hearted negroids are going to do is sing, pray and march whenever our people are shot down by racist pigs or treated unfairly in these foreigners businesses!
Biden is a racist poor a*s cracker, who knows who to use his position to BRAINWASH these NIGorant negroids. When that cracker spoke, those negroids acted like they were at an entertainment center (church).
This white-washed religion called xtianity has messed up the minds of negroids. Let’s not forget; that a caucasoid enslaver ‘preached’ to his slaves that THEIR god; told them that their enslavement was a choice from ‘god.’
Today, negroids have fallen for this bullshyt and they are worse than a crack addict; they can’t SHAKE this religious bullshyt!!!
INTEGRATION AND RELIGION MESSED UP THE MINDS OF NEGROIDS!!!!
Shouldn’t we be discussing things like “THE DISINFRANCISING OF VOTING RIGHTS FOR MINORITIES?”
First and foremost…I AIN’T NO d**n minorITY!!! I’M A GROWN MAN AND NO caucasoid adult controls my thinking!!!
Y’ALL KNOW WHAT A MINOR IS; therefore, why do y’all consider yourselves ‘underage’? Is this the real reason y’all let caucasoids control you because you negroids act like their kids?
NO! We shouldn’t be dis-cussing voting because we are the ONLY people, who have been denied voting rights. We have been voting since 1870, and we still are fighting for our justice, liberty, VOTING RIGHTS, and freedom!!!! These caucasoids are only 1/10th of the world’s population, while Black and brown people are 1/10th!!!
DO THE MATH…you minorITY!!! And start acting like an adult, instead of a child!!!
Later!
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These caucasoids are only 1/10th of the world’s population, while Black and brown people are 9/10th!!!
i agree with dr. boyce to a certain extent, and i have to say that i definitely [AGREE WITH DERRICK] we are still being conned by the the racist ,sexist, religious fanatics who along with the so called powers that be/ dictators ,tyrants/ [PSYCHOPATHS ]that own and run this country.black people need to unlearn and re-program their minds and bodies,disinfect your biological computers and cleanse your mind ,body and soul.all americans are infected to some degree as a result of bad programming from the cradle to the grave ok.if you are oblivious to the obvious con games that are being played on you because of your own failure to [recogninise game .
That’s the problem with negroids; they only know how to play games WITH EACH OTHER!!!
They ain’t hip to the caucasoid’s game of DECEIT, DEMONS, and devils because they’re to busy hollering and screaming at the entertainment centers (churches)!!!
When they come out of their ‘religious coma’ (dying to go to ‘heaven’) then, perhaps they will be able from some MENTAL HEALING!!!
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they will be able for some MENTAL HEALING!!!
h**l biden told the truth, said more than our so called black politicians. i say we make him an honarary black man for a day for saying what our black politicians are too scared to say! lol
Another caucasoid passing as a negroid!
Anyway…if Bidenboy, would’ve told a group of khazars (fake joos), they would burn once again in the incinerators, he would be OUT OF OFFICE!!!
Go back to your klan site because you ain’t fooling me!
lol on that!
Really? Funny, I’m black and by no means did I feel humiliated or insulted by his comments. I actually thought it was a brilliant play of words.
I’m not insulted by the remark either!!dp said a mouth full. Black people are so hyper-sensitive about the wrong situations. There were more than black people in the room-but if you want to own the statement-go ahead. But we are falling for the repub ploy of switch and bait. They have suddenly changed the subject from Rpomney’s taxes-Romney’ money that he has hidden off shore-what is his platform on thre issues that really matter-what does his running mate plan on doing with medicare, etc… But no!! you all are chasing an allegation that these tea[party types are creating. Since when have the repub’s been so defending of us insulting us (they do it all the time).
right on….. noco………… folks ask questions, even republicans need to ask: HOW DID romney get so rich. for one man to make 20 million in 2010, that does not work, says alot about this man. something is ILLEGAL.
he’s hiding something on those tax returns. john edwards yearned to be president, as does romney, look at what he was hiding. i see no difference in their trickery to get what they want. romney’s tax returns needs to be exposed, now…….. can you imagine what h**l, what changes, what wars the american people will be put though if this man has criminal tenderies and elected president of the u.s……and all we can worry about is if biden’s remark was racist. maybe, but there are bigger issues. pick your battles….folks….
Good grief, can’t you see a diversion in process? Obama’s passage of the Dreamers went into effect the same day. The Republicans massaged up a racial outrage to try and overshadow the great step forward for Latinos. Stop letting yourself get PLAYED and focus on the real issues.
Yeah and now that stupid governor in AZ wants to defy the federal govt….. she needs her a*s arrested and slapped in a federal prison for NOT obey the law(s)…. Who is SHE to tell her state workers to defy the president of the U.S.??
Why should Janet Brewer follow federal law. Obama doesn’t. Besides, if you read the constitution, all things not reserved to the federal government are for the states to take care of. Obama actually has zero authoritiy to order the govenment of Arizona to do jack. Brewer wants to enforce immigration law (a thing that most readers on this board want); it is Obama and his house negro, Eric Holder, that are trying everything they can to stop her.
Boyce, you are WRONG.
This is NOT racism. This is the TRUTH.
If you do not understand the agenda of the Republicans, you cannot judge what Dems say about them.
You have misread this comment, and badly. And even if he were talking to African Americans, it would STILL be true.
It is NOT raciaal, it is a FACT.
thank you, it’s no secreat..the teanuts are modern day version of the kkk. they been telling black people for awhile now that they wish to take their country back by turning back all gains made from the civil rights. wake up people, don’t be surprised if the conservative supreme court eliminate affirmative actions laws. biden is telling the truth, with the hate of the teanuts, no doubt the teanuts would love to put on back on the plantation in chains. boyce is full of dog dookie!
Joe Biden spoke the truth. The Tea Party Republicans are planning to put us all back in chains if they get elected. They have already taken back our voting rights in 17 states. Between stop and frisk and stand your ground we are incarcerated and murdered with impugnity. We will have even less access to education, housing and healthcare. Thank you Joe, for having the courage to say what you mean, and mean what you say.
ABSOLUTELY…. Boyce has lost his mind!!!! he needs to RETIRE and let some one else do this job!!!!!! Not only black folks, but poor whites, latins, chinese, any one NOT a 1% er’ will be in danger of being IN CHAINS, if the R & R team get elected!!!! Go home Dr. Boyce, sit in your easy chair…. YOU have lost logic!!! and Common Sense!!!!!!
OK, name me one citizen who is not allowed to vote in any of those 17 states you just listed. Just one. That’s right, you can’t do it. You are just parroting the talking points of the democrat party, but there has not been even one person who has been deneid their right to vote because of the laws of those 17 states.
you’re an idiot. how can he name someone who wasn’t allowed to vote before the election. wow..take your white troll a*s somewhere else. black people will show up for obama just to p**s you white folks off.
Actually there are a lot of citizens that are suing right e.g. applewhite, moritz, arbor, lee, etc. now because they can’t vote and the leader of the GOP in Florida tesitified that the voting ID law was created to depress the democratic vote in PA. Check the PA court records and you will see it so who is believing spoon fed BS now pull your head out of the Repubes behinds and breathe in common sense please.
If you need more names of folks affected I will be glad to respond. These names provided is more than actually cases of voter fraud found after ALL the investigations and propaganda. If you didn’t know they only found 2 cases of voter fraud out of ten years of research hmmmmmmmmmm something sure does smell a little funny to me
It is what it is.
I took absolutely no offense to Biden’s choice of words because, and this is just my opinion, I believe that this is what the Republican party has in mind.
Do you really believe that the Republican Party wants to put black people in chains? No, seriously, do you believe that? Name me one instance where a Republican politician has said anything that suggests he/she wants to put a black person in chains. Google it if necessary, then report back.
You are really naive if you think they don’t.
Please you are trying to make a mountain out of a moehill, I did not get that at all, so stop looking for trouble where there is none. People are allowed to use certain words today that DON’T ALWAYS RELATE TO US BLACK PEOPLE IN SLAVERY ALL THE TIME! Go make racial war somewhere else, because it is not happening here and the man spoke the truth. Can we get some REAL news now PLZ.
Another slave!!!
Y’all negroids are modernized slaves!!!
If that white boy told called y’all negroids a bunch of ‘n****z’ you would start laughin, skinnin’ and grinnin’ at this red neck!
YOU NEGROIDS ARE PITIFUL!!!!
I like this. When a left-wing democrat says something that is overtly racist, you make excuses for him, saying it didnt’ really bother you. But let a Republican say even the slightest bad-taste thing, and you insist that he is the biggest racist on the planet. Hermann Cain was right, most black people in this nation are brainwashed.
you like this…lol. not surprised coming from a paid white troll.
Leave Biden alone! He simply told the truth–the majority of Republicans/Tea Partiers are racist, and if it was left up to many of them black people would be segregated, in slavery, or worse. That’s real talk. The Democrats may not be perfect, however they are 1000 times better than the Republicans everyday of the week.
NOT ONLY in slavery and chains, but DEAD TOO!!!!!! AND throw in a few mexicans and poor whites too……..!!!!!!! YOU want a fascists Italy, South Africa… just VOTE R & R into the W.H.
You are stupid for even feeding into this c**p!
How much did Mitt pay you Boyce? I shouldn’t jump to conclusions, maybe your website got hacked. Yeah, that’s probably it because Republican deregulation has already plummeted us Africans in America to 22 times less wealth than whites…”brother” Mitt and his confederate flag waving crew only have another %78 less wealth to go before…dah dah…..Yall (us) back in chains. So obviously the big question is “Who hacked Kulturekritic.com? Ryan?
Stop it, stop it. You’re acting like Tea Partyer. There was no racialinclinations in his statement. Your commentary is way off base, and I resent it.
The statement is true. I marched in 60′s for civil rights and also went door to door getting people to come to the precincts to vote. That was almost 50 years ago and now we have the issues about obtaining an ID to vote and other economic issues. The man
has been around a long time, he sees it, I see it, you had better see it, or you will end up “back in chains”. Maybe not literally but metaphorically, but having the same outcome. VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN IS RIGHT. Not offended by a true statement. No apology needed.
Who is this person named “bowatkin?” Get a grip….black people better realize how important this election really is and quit playing into the hands of those who simply is looking to set us back years with their so-called conservative policies. We’ve already been replaced by a new labor force by the policies enacted by Bush and Obama giving a free ticket to the Hispanic community.
We’re too busy socializing, criticizing and whining about this or that when there is no real unity or leadership of a race of people who has suffered more than any group of people in the entire world and still we just don’t get it!!
This is why Obama does not not talk to black people. Obama has so many people to talk for him. We have the worst unemployment of all. When are we going to judge by performance and not by race.
Avery, stop blaming the prez….. he can’t do a damm thing to create one job….. the Congress has the money! and the votes!
All any prez has is the “bully pulpit” and he’s been doing the best he can to beat some sense into those EVIL repubugs!!!! WORDS is all any president really has!!!!! President’s have NO power, they and we just like to think they do……..
h**l NO HE SHOULD NOT APOLOGIZE. IT’S THE TRUTH AIN’T IT??? EVERY WHITE PERSON WHO MAKES A REMARK LIKE THIS IS NOT A RACIST. IF IT WERE NOT FOR SOME WHITE FOLKS HELPING US ESCAPE TO FREEDOM, WE’D PROBRABLY STILL BE IN CHAINS.
Stop the madness!!!!!I wasn’t offended by Joe Biden’s message. Everything is not racist and stop making to make a mountain out of a molehill!!!!! President Obama is in the fight of his life, let’s support him and quit picking apart everything said by someone!!!Peace!!!
Did you think it was racist when NBC ran the “monkey ad” right after Gabby won the gold medal? Just curious.
I take offense to what vp joe biden said. only when that man in attendent booed after he made the first remark ie. take off the chains wall st, did he say they want to put y’all back in chains. he was pointing at the guy who booed and i think he was black. it was a poor choice of words. why throw red meat at the republicans and dont expect them to try and eat it up?
My father used to put in these terms: “the white man ain’t gone stop until he has “us” back in the white woman’s kitchen scrubbing floors (cleaning their houses) and back in the fields picking cotton cause we (black folks) won’t get up and do something for ourselves.” but with certain ethnic groups already working in those capacities, what else will there be for certain lazy, uneducated African Americans to do? Some won’t get educated or take the simplest jobs. So Joe Biden was on the right track with that one
I agree Cathy! Hey your Dad must know my Dad I’ve heard him say similar lol.
Bidens comments are the truth, listen to the tea partiers, they’re whole platform is that they’re going to take this country back, how far back? Just wait and see. They are interested in keeping the rich even richer and having the rest of us going to them begging for scraps. This article needs to be focused on why voter suppression laws have been enacted, and what we have at stake in this election if the republicans win the white house. Wake up, and focus on the issues. OBAMA-BIDEN 2012
@ Wide Awake, I Love It! I heard the tea party talking about taking the country back, but I never thought about, how far back! I know they have said they wanted things to go back to the way they were in the 40′s and 50′s , but your statement makes me look at there statement a little differently. I also find it strange no one has mentioned that Paul Ryan is a tea party guy. I’m just sayin!
The Tea Party wanting to take the country back is in terms of the constitution, not in terms of a date on the calendar. I think you know that, but simply wish to take it out of context. The country has been slowly walking away from the constitution for about a century. These days, we seem to be running from it as fast as possible. (The recent Chick-fil-A controversy being a good example, where some government leaders — all democrates — decided to ban Chik-Fil-A from opening new locations because the owner dared to say something so radical as “marriage is between one man and one woman.”)
Barack Obama has literally decided to not follow several laws, one of them being enforcing immigration laws. The president must follow the law, just like the rest of us . . . at least that is what the constitution says. Another law he won’t follow is the Defense of Marriage Act, because Obama thinks that two men ought to be able to get married to each other. Obama issues executive orders telling the various enforcement divisions of the governemnt to not enforce the law. Border patrol can no longer arrest someone for being here illegally — the only peopel that can be deproted now are those who have committed certain types of felonies (document forgery/theft and tax fraud are OK according to Obama, but only if you are an illegal alien, if you are a citizen, you will go to prison for at least 5 years for doing that). When the Tea Party says the want to take this country back, they are meaning taking possession of the government away from people who don’t follow the constition. Sort of like you saying, the guy next door took my lawnmower, and now I’m going to take it back.
As you may have noticed all comments defended Biden regarding his remark which were BTW taken OUT of context. But it was not like he wasn’t speaking the truth! The GOP used the metaphor that Obama wished to “shackle the financial institutions” by fettering them with regulations, regulations and more regulations. Biden was playing off that metaphor by stipulating that the large financial institutions wished to “…shackle the populace” but said instead “put yall back in chains.” If you think most African Americans were offended by that remark, think again. He may have been speaking about de-regulation (which you conveniently follower along with mainstream GOPers take his speech out of context). But even if not taken out of context. Say if Biden meant put black people back in chains — you disagree with this statement? Wake up and smell the coffee. If you don’t see GOP policy (which by default has become the so-called tea party policy) as a sustained effort to disenfranchise African Americans, Hispanic immigrants, Muslims, elderly, the poor, women, gays, etc. — then, I don’t know what to advise to remedy your blindness because clearly, you have an agenda that I am not privy to, but it is certainly not self-interest. Locally, Republicans (along with Alec-crafted legislation) has attempted to take us back to post reconstruction South — denying the vote; denying a woman’s right to choose; promoting theocracy, etc. I could go on but why bother? As a person who is very much embittered and scarred by the institutional racism you endured, what gives? The tea party is driven by fear — loss of entitlement and majority status by whites who blindly support and are being manipulated to endorse and vote against their own self-interest. You are well educated and have experienced first hand the harm institutionalized racism can wreck on our society, yet you dare be offended because Joe Biden inadvertently hinted at a larger truth going on in this society? It boggles the mind.
Good comment, and I am beginning to believe that this Dr.?? Boyce person is really a BLACK REPUG and he’s just on here to create division in the black community and with OTHERS!!!
The key word is “back”. You can only say “they gonna put y’all back in chains” to people who have indeed been in chains before.
Not being insensitive to our past. But the truth is the truth. He could have used a better choice of example; but the comment has gotten the attention of some prestigious African Americans that now need to rally together to make changes and turn some things around.
Dr. Boyce… I’m w/ you…. but did you really expect an apology? Seriously… he came out in support of Gay Marriage to get the gay vote… relaxed the deportation laws to get the Hispanic vote… and black people got a barbershop fatherhood initiative.
I dnt thk Vise P was not wrong If we dnt wake up we go n 2 hav Wat rite here n the US cuz we dnt lik b n Told wat 2 do But us be n bac n chains Noooooo i aint hav it im go n 2 fite an my Ppl better b behind me Stand 4 sum thg Ooorrr we all go n 2 fall
Dannie, use real words please instead of this nonesense you wrote here.
Boyce (aka Uncle Tom Sell-Out): I hope that what they are paying you is worth selling out your race.
Dannie you are not texting, please write your words out!
This is CRAZY. I thought you were smarter than that Boyce ! This nonsense is to split the black vote. Heck, the repubs are already blocking it. Stop being a nitt witt like mitt. Joe told the truth and every time you hear the word chain, it should not make you think of slavery. Joe never said anything about black slavery, h**l we will be in chains again if the repubs get back in. Chains of poverty and racism don’t always equal just African Americans, but all races. We are survivors ! Overcomers ! Can’t no devil stop us but we ourselves… You need to be discussing how they are blocking the vote in key states ! That is much more important and affects us more than what Joe said, which he told the truth ! I love Joe, he isn’t afraid to tell it like it is. Boyce, you fell into the Repubs camp with your view. You think just as they want you too. Be strong !
We need more talk like that Joe Biden is shelling out. Black folk are their worse enemy. Nothing is wrong with telling it like it is. We are already headed back to the chains. Where are a great majority of our young men? Living under the government being given instructions on the basic everyday things in life (prison). Men make families.We need to toughen up and stop being wimps and pouting about everything and start working harder at rebuilding our race. Joe is decades late, we are already headed back to chains and the sad part is most of you don’t realize it.Look at how somebody jumped on that statement and are making it into a big issue. All you will do is screw the election for our only African American president who is going to continue to work for us as well as others. Please keep the racial issues to yourself until this election ends.. PLEASE. This is very important to me.
Amen brother, what is WORSE then CHAINS, PRISON!!!! now some one tell ME that ain’t CHAINS!!!!!!!
I did not find the statement offensive. He spoke the truth. They have had us all in chains, Black & White. The middle class has been in chains for a long time but if left up to the Republicans we (middle class) will go back to living like we were in the 40′s & 50′s. Is that so hard to understand? Only those with the ability to read between the lines are capable of understanding what the Republicans have done to the people of this Country for the last 15 years. Prof. Watkins, you know exactly what he was saying but I guess it gives you something to write about…..
Personally I didn’t get offended but I agree with the article by Boyce Watkins. I was going to say no big deal but those were good examples of how differently blacks are treated compared to Hispanics, gays, women and whites by this administration. There is no way Joe Biden would have said something comparable to other groups. But nothing Joe Biden says surprises me. I recall Al Sharpton (who is nothing more than a cheerleader for president Obama now) being offended by Biden’s remark about the first black articulate, bright and clean black candidate statement.
I do so agree with all the other comments. Why should we get offended when someone speaks the truth and there is little ways to speak the truth other than “straight up”, but there are a lot of ways to water it down and polish up lies. Dr. Boyce I read your newsletters for constructive ways that we as a people can become educated on a lot that the news and other forms of media try and exploit or keep from us. I sincerely wish that you would focus on issues that we as a people would and should be able to become more knowledgeable of and cause us to become enlighten and rally together (i.e. mass incarceration, racial injustice in legal system, establishment of programs for children, etc). Please use this platform that God has been given to you for more good toward us and stop feeding into the negative. My prayers are with you that you shall move in this direction.
Please don’t do this…there is enough mess going on without someone supposedly on our side to stir up mess within our party..It never ceases to amaze me when people insert themselves into a situation, raise an unwarranted stink – i.e. cry foul when there is no reason to do so…Biden was only pointing out what is obvious in their desires, if republicans were to get back in …The President is articulate bright and clean, so what?…just the same soup warmed over…Baby please…President Obama is the best thing that has happen to America since Apple pie…leave it alone…now the next News release “Obama loses the black vote” which is not the case at all …we will fight harder now, more than ever …because of the s**t stirring articles such as this one!
Come on folks ! There was no uproar when Mitt Romney first mentioned us being “Shackled.” VP Biden was only saying that if we fell for the BS Romney was laying down, we would be back in chains. I take that as “Republican” chains. The chains that bind us from receiving fairness in taxes ,healthcare and many other things the government under the republican party ing Bamboozling us out of. Let’s get real ! It’s time to look under the covers, pull them back and expose the real villains.
Mr. Watkins, please speak to something thats destroying the African American ethnic tribe. Such as,Black on black crime, babies having babies, seventy percent (70%) youth incarcerated. More African Americans in prison at the present time than was enslaved in 1850. These are the concerns “Black Leaders” should be addressing.
Oh Charlie thank you thank you that’s exactly what I’m saying!!
Apologize for What! For stating if the GOP take the chains off of Wall Street we’ll we put in chains! It’s true! We can hardly purchase food, purchases gas, mortgages and the list goes on and on. Apology not needed.
The GOP all of their blatant statements and it’s ok? And their statements do warrant an apology. So please don’t give me this apology mess. when the GOP can tell us that this economy is messed up due to 2 wars not paid for, Wall Street Bail outs, Millionaires tax breaks. All this done on the backs of seniors, sick, sick children.
Now they’re suppressing the votes for they do not want Obama to
have a second term which has been their agenda from the beginning. Why don’t they apologize for disrespecting Our President from the beginning. Why don’t people tell it like it is and stand behind our president, “THEY DO NOT WANT A BLACK MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE!”
President Obama, Biden they do not have to apologize for anything! But they have what the GOP doesn’t have Respect for others’.
People who are not people of color will never understand the struggle but; if THESE People get in office the ALL PEOPLE OF ANY COLOR WILL ALL FEEL WHAT BLACKS HAVE BE COMPLAINING ABOUT FOR YEARS, CENTURIES and more. You have this one very wrong.
Dr. Boyce, sometimes you appear to be stupid or having an agenda of your own. I watched the what Biden said and it was clear to me, and English is my only language, I’m university educated, gotten A’s in every college English class I’ve ever took and have been a published author, that he was saying that the Teapublicans publicly advocate unchaining banks and that if that happened those banks would put chains on us. Only a fool (or a closet Teapublican) could take away from Biden’s remarks any reference to African captivity in the U.S. In fact, the only folks making that assertion are Teapublicans, media talking heads (whose primary purpose is to get people to view their show and YOU! What’s up, negro? You Clarence Thomas or Herman Cain on the down low? If you’re trying to spark healthy discourse in our community that’s admirable, but you can accomplish this without bastardizing the facts, Bruh….
Apologize for what? I find that Joe Biden is much more upfront and to the point than President Obama. Did he say something inconceivable? Of all people Dr. Boyce you know the seriousness of what is going on or did you forget the Compromise Of 1877. For those of you who don’t know what that was about, the Southern Democrats conceded the Presidency to the Republican(then the party of choice for Blacks) on the condition they pull the Federal troops from the South and allow “State Rights”. Iit was that single act that placed Black folk back in “De-facto Slavery” another 80 years until the Civil Rights Movement. Now the “Tea Party” and the so-called “Conservatives” wish to reenact the same playbook. And that mindset my friend is what Mr. Biden was referencing.
AMEN, BROTHER, YOU KNOW your history, maybe this Dr. ??? Boyce fellow wants to return BACK to the late 1870″s??? THIS article is very suspect to me!!!!!
The man has the b***s to speak their truth get over it.
Dr. Boyce is a r****d. I get so sick and tired of the off-the-mark comments made by the writers of this site. Everytime I read a relatively decent peice of new reports on this site, i get hit with shyt like this from the “creator” of this site. Dude, please listen to teh context of what people are saying before your start spewing your bullshyt across this blog. I am a “REAL”, black ,no statistic making, no dead beat daddy, no baby mama drama, educated, know who the h**l I am and whose I am black man who did NOT; I repeat, DID NOT take ofense to what Joe was speaking about with his comment. No apology needed. Get the freak over yourself Mr. Boyce and open your own d**n eyes. Your bald head is bluring your vision and it is affecting your brain of common sense.
I sure wish we would stop letting the right wing media tell us what and how to think. Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glen Beck, Mittens O’Romney, and an unlimited supply of other talk radio show host say things far worse on a daily basis, and some of our wannabe so-called leaders stand a few feet off the porch and say, ya sa Miss Ann, they want yall to gib us everberting. Al Sharpton and Sara Palin are as articulate as one needs to be to get things done.
I don’t recall Joe singling out African Americans ! We must stop the madness ! Get over it ! If you think the birther c**p and the ” he ain’t American enough ” c**p was ok, then vote repub ! Our President is trying his best but as they so BOLDLY STATED…. our agenda is to block anything Obama tries to do . Have you heard that Boyce ? They truly think the white house is for whites only …that is the main problem ! Racism….tea party aka kkk…Let us all adopt someone we can take to the polls with us and help the ederly get that id they must have now. This is crucial ! The freedom to choose is coming to an end unless we act now. Especially us women ! Also, see what tax credits the repubs will eliminate….mortgage credits..charitable contribs and probably some earned income credits too .. Get on it People !
Well people of ALL colors had better turn out with their vote, where they still can….. cause IF R & R get elected, I guess this Dr.?? Boyce fellow will be THEIR “man” in the “house”….!!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen, let’s call this as it is. President Obama continues to take up the good ole boy mistakes and or correct their choice of words used to best echo a given situation such as his Vice President.
Why is it that blacks feel that the Republicans are trying to put the entire race back into slavery when on the other hand the Democrats have enslaved poor black folks to believe that welfare is heaven. As we experience and see first hand young black girls having babies and babies having babies just so that they can get on welfare while the young black man does time in jail. Obama is part of the issue for most of you are so full of yourself, you can never see how Mr. Obama is playing his own race or I should say one of the two races.
WOULD U prefer R & R be playing you?????
It appears that everyone sees this “manufactured outrage” for exactly what it is!
What I got from the statement is that we are going to be in financial bondage. We are going to be share cropping for the rich. Did he say black people? No he said Americans. Stop trying to make this something it is not. If my people (black) spend half as much time getting their neighborhoods together as the do holler racism our kids wouldn’t be killing each other like dogs. If this site spent as much time encouraging use to work as a people to defeat the crime that keeps us at the bottom of the ladder. Stop playing political games.
Boyce, reading this link is a waste of my time. You can’t even get facts right (or won’t). I’m going to unsubscribe to Ku klux kritic a bona fide subsidiary of tricknology. To h**l with you, Tom!
Biden’s statement hit me hard at first, however that is exactly what republicans are trying to accomplish along with Women, Gay, Jewish and a whole lot of “others” rights. Sometimes people need to get hit upside their heads in order to see the seriousness of the matter. I for one am not embarrassed about the enslavement of our people. Colonialism and slavery is a testament to our strengths as a people and unfortunately plenty of us would rather forget our past as if it never happened. Embrace our ancestors and all they struggled through including the triumphs and historical gains they left us with. Maybe if we experienced our Sankofa, we can regain our power to overcome our plight. Obama is not the issue here, the inability for us to unify behind any principles or ideology that moves us forward is our issue. Let’s concentrate and put our energies there first.
W-O-R-D.
This article makes me wonder if I can ever depend on what you write to be reasonable. You do a great disservice to all people when you deliberately present a paranoid piece of c**p like this. Biden and Obama are the best hope we have right now of keeping things going for the working poor in this country and for making sure that we don’t lose ground on the civil rights front for women and for minorities. Shame on you! I have to wonder if you were paid by the Romney camp to write this drivel.
Stop making something out of nothing. The VP was not in any way trying to be disrespectful to the black community. You people like to start MESS
the (R)epugnants took the word “chains” and feked a controversy out of it. If you buy into it you’re a moron like any other FuxNoise viewer.
I’ll echo the sentiment of earlier posters. Biden’s comments were taken completely out of context. I’ll admit when I first heard the comment it sounded really bad. But after hearing the entire statement it is clear (at least to me) that Biden was referring to the middle class and working poor being at the mercy of Wall St. If Biden had made this statement at an NAACP, Urban League convention or HBCU perhaps I’d be inclined to state that such a comment was poorly conceived, but not racist.
Also we must take a look at certain realities with regard to the collective and individual financial health of the Black Community. Whatever financial distress most American face is greatly magnified for Black people. Being forced into financial slavery where we live to work instead of working to live (there is a difference people) is a very real possibility under Romney.
Marv, welfare was around long time before PRESIDENT OBAMA . You are as lost as Boyce. He also does have a work requirement for it. We must be responsible for ourselves , for where our life is going. Not all on welfare are black either. More whites than blacks for sure. President Obama is doing all he can to help the middle class. Somewhere down the line, we must ALL take responsibility for our own choices. This has nothing to do with President Obama , but what’s on the inside of you . . Duh ! You are so silly Marv.
@ AveryJ and Tina both of you sound really stupid. If we were judging by performance the black community would be dead and buried. What have we as a people done that would grant us note worthy? We have to be begged to vote. Our children are using our neighborhoods as the wild wild west. Our daughters are dropping babies by the boat load that their broke behinds can’t take care of. Our sons can’t get jobs because they can’t pass the p**s test. We are our own enemy. We add to our own demise. I work my behind off and everyday see some of us looking for a free ride. Laying up on the system that I work to and my hard earned money is used to support you with. I’m paying for mine to go to college and have never asked anyone for anything. In the last 90-days how many innocent children have been killed in our inner cities. They can’t go outside and play because folks don’t know how to act. Don’t tell me nothing about white people. I’m not talking about white people i’m talking about my people. @ Tina while your worrying about the Gays you should be worrying about whh Aids is killing our woman in large numbers. I totally agree that the immigration laws should have been lifted why ship the Hispanics out when everyone else can stay? They used them for cheap labor until it became against the law. If your two are not smart enough to see the directions the republicans are trying to take this country do away with Unions so they can reduce the cost of living. It’s only a little over seven dollars. They want to raise the retirement age to 72 so you can work yourself to death and they can keep the little social security money. While the rich pay no taxes, and your sharecrop for them and be homeless. President Obama don’t owe us anything. We owe ourselves to do better where we live.
@ Samantha, you are speaking the truth! I responded to a blog earlier this week with almost the same sentiment. I too look at the urban community and wonder if given the chance would people realy change the way the live. Like you said black youths are producing litters of babies, no one has a job, no one looking for one. Every one is tatted up, weaved and lashed down. Young mens pants are sagging, young woman are dressed like they just got off a stripper pole, and you’s better not say anything because every body’s got a gun. Some where some how things have got to change! I’m staying in prayer, how bout you!
How ignorant some are the comment was not about slavery.
The audience was mixed and he was speaking
about Wall Street and the financial institutions with there predatory lending etc.
He only spoke the truth and he’s welcome at my BBQ anytime.
He put on a fake accent and said “they gonna put y’all back in chains”, indicating he’s speaking to people who have previously been in chains. He didn’t mean to offend African Americans, but he sure was attempting to pander to them.
LOL! Their filters are clogged!
Boyce, how much is Mitt paying you? You are determined to convince Blacks not to vote for President Obama that sound more and more like Rush, Palin, Hannity, etc. Negroes like you make me SICK!!!!!
OH, get over it…. GROW a tougher skin or MORE common sense, IF it’s possible for most you???? DO YOU NOT think YOU are in chains??? h**l yes. you don’t own your house, the bank does and after you pay for it, the govt. does, thru their property taxes.., your car, your boat, your personal household goods, the same thing…. you kids are in debt for their schooling, that puts YOU in chains…… you go to the doctor’s clinic or hospital and you are in DEBT…. CHAINS>>>>> YOU NEED personal papers on your body at all times now… NO ID, you can’t do c**p, you get arrested for just walking the streets, even in your own neighborhoods… CHAINS!!!!! You can’t fly, can’t get a book out of the Library without ID, you GET your photo taken every where you go… even at Lowes or Home Depot if you “return” items…… the COPS photo your vehicle license tag, check their data base…. CHAINS!!!! God forbid you own child support, or taxes or fees or ???? CHAINS!!!!! YOU folks need to get your ROSY glasses off and LOOK at the real world…. THIS is the USA…. YOU ARE IN CHAINS!!!!!!!!!!! YOU can’t even give away free water or food to others…. CHAINS!!!!!!!
HEEEELLLLOOOOOOOOOO. The truth will set us free. Or at least until we face the truth there can be no hope for change.
Where could you live where you don’t have to pay property taxes or pay for anything?
You are so right Samantha !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
please take those earphones out of your earssssssss!
Mr.Boyce what would your reaction be if Obama had made that same statement would you be up in arms as you are now stiring the pot of hatred and racism it is people like you that continue to divide instead of bringing together anyone with common sense know what Joe Biden meant I can’t beleive that you are a professor anywhere do your superiors read your comments????You are as worst as the NAACP a do nothing organization until in yours and their narrow minds some racist comment is supposedly said and then you jump all over it.You talk about issues that no one is concern with like your advice for Black Men in college if this man truly raped this young lady than he is where he needs to be in prison.You waste your time talking about people like Evelyn Lazada and Chad Johnson,Gabby Douglas hair and the list go on please if you are going to write anything please stay focus on real issues that people care about
The spirit of slavery is not dead in this country!!!
What are you talking about apology! He is telling the truth. If you do not have an education even if you do your chances of getting a decent paying job is limited. Except for Government or large corporations nobody will be hiring you, (blacks), that is unless we have Black Business that will take the roll of our employer. Yes my people the cotton field is where you are headed. I do not know about you, but I already have back problems, don’t need no mo!!
Samantha, I applaud you ! You are right on target ! We need to take a closer look and keep it real. Thise issues are what we need to be concerned about. We owe it to ourselves ! President Obama does not owe us anything. We need to pull up our own bootstraps and get busy making our lives better. Get educated and pray ! God helps those that help themelves !
Dr. Boyce, let’s not be so sensitive and be distracted. That’s just what the republicans want. In no way I felt that VP made a racist statement. How long are we going to let the past hinder us from moving forward? This isn’t news worthy; what we need is accurate worthy news and facts reported.
“I wants to go to the Pros when I grow up” was an article that a professor read in class. I was among two blacks in that class, the other black person was asleep as the class laughed. I was offended, but that white female professor taught me a major less in that class that have been vital in work and so many other capacities. This article that you have written is below the mark of appealing, building awareness or educating your readers. My ancestors did have chains and was shackled as a result of slavery. I am not ashame of that because it is a part of our history and the story is that we had amazing ancestors in spite of the shackles. Slavery can come in the forms of shackling us economically. There is a high precentage of those within our communities unemployed, including me. Political decisions that are made can have a devastating impact and that is just the truth. Nelson Mandela oncle said, “We don’t air our dirty laundry in public.” So since you went there, let me hang some laundry. I support Obama and I like Biden. You mentioned in your article about Biden speaking to a group of s****l assault advocates. I chose to use the word advocates. Guess what, I have been a s****l assault advocate for many years. So, your point doesn’t hold water. I am Black, a s****l assault advocate and informed.
Once again Boyce has shown that he is a tool of the Republicans. I honestly do not get it as it makes no sense. President Obama is trying to improve the plight of the middle class. I often hear about Obama not helping the black community but didn’t he just get Obamacare passed? That signature piece of legislation will be ranked up there with Social Security as changing the face of America. This man is awesome as he is trying to lift all boats not just the rich boats. Doesn’t he get credit for that? Yes we need jobs but the other side decided that they would do whatever it took to see that he failed, Mitch McConnell said that that was their initial unflinching goal. Boyce you should be embarrassed! GObama!
Dr. Boyce I understand where your coming from……..I see your point of view and again how you can take that point of view. I am one who enjoys politics…….I kinda agree with that point your taking which is kinda on the too far right side a little…but I also understand this …and this is why I really dont have a real problem what Joe Biden says…because if Romney does become President and he does what he says…..WE will be shackled economically and I believe racially as well with the policies…
That is why in a broader view I agree with what he is saying ….YOu don’t know what the White Republicans want to do with US Black folks…and they are so racially motivated against President OBAMA they may just want to put us back into chains litterally!!
Thanks for bringing the story out…
Biden did not say anything racist. He only repeated what Romney’s pick said?
No Dr. Watkins is not crazy, only the people that don’t
get what he was saying seem crazy to me.
The first black Gov. Of my state voiced the same opinion as
Dr. Watkins. And this man came from the direct descendants
of slave, his great great grandfather was a slave. He was
on one of the news channel in my state, and he thought
it was another gaffe of Joe Biden, this ex Gov. is also a
democrat.
Dr. Watkins is correct correct correct. Jews was not like it
if anything refered to the Holocaust !!!
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what…you think boyce is the only educated fool? what did that black governor do for the black community? nothing, crime, drugs, unemployment etc. didn’t change…so shut the h**l up with your black governor bull c**p.
Thanks Lisa. I am always amazed at Africans inability to think. Ithink you hit it right on the head with your, “what…you think boyce is the only educated fool? Just wonderful!
Really don’t care what audience the VP was addressing – he didn’t lie nor was he in anyway being insensitive to Black Americans. There is no reason for the Pres. to address the VP’s Statements, pro or con.
Hey Doc,
I think you missed it on this one. I, like most responses to this piece, did not find it offensive. However, I do see how it might be interpreted that way. It does not deserve the attention it has received because it detracts from the bigger issues. What he said may very well be a part of the GOP’s agenda. I put nothing pass them. Period. Thanks for your contributions.
Seriously, Slavery was a form to keep a certain class of people down economically (financially), mentally, spiritually so policies that favor the rich will keep the poor down which is a form of slavery. This comment “A misguided and insensitive remark from an old white guy who doesn’t understand that slavery was very painful for our ancestors. Slavery was our holocaust and is in no way comparable to the consequences we might experience with Republican deregulation. ” should be deleted from this story.
All of this hulabaloo over Biden’s remark is more of an indictment on the dumbing down of America and the deterioration of our educational system than anything else…to this OG…apparently, there is some difficulties in understanding “context” and “analogous”…House Speaker Biden made reference to “unshackling” Wall Street (shackles happen to be chains) and there was no controversy…everyone understood the “context” of the statement, yet, Biden used the word chains (which happen to be shackles) in the same context and further references to the results of unchaining or unshackling Wall Street as analogous to economically/financially “putting y’all (America’s middle class and working poor) “back in chains or shackling same…C’mon people…a D+ student in the 7th grade understands this…and this is controversial fodder in a presidential campaign? “We have found the enemy…it is us…”
PapaDawa
You’ve got that right!
Really! It could be interpreted as lot of things, I believe it all depends on where an individuals self esteem is. As U.S. citizens we need more blatant truth. Not this politically {In-Correct} Mambi Pambi B.S. Don’t wear your feelings on the sleeve where the truth is concerned.
Thinking as it appear is why black America has received nothing from the Democrat in the last 3+ years, they do not have to give us any thing they could hit black people in the head with a hammer and some would say it didn’t hurt, and the Prez was not raised as other black American he did not feel the hurt of slavery he was raised in a white inviroment so he can’t relate to our struggle , I am with Morgan Freeman and Dr.Boyce he is not black, only half black so we can say we have a half black president and white America can say they have a half whit President, we need to not have selected seeing but seek the truth in all matters. politicians lie Democrats and Republicians quit feeding your self on dreams if the Democrats wanted to equalize things they had years past to correct this issue.
@Joe L. if we wanted to be equal we would do better for ourselves. I’m so tired of black folks waiting for a savior. If we stop being crabs and hurting on another we can save ourselves. Let Romney get in and your silly behind will see what the real difference is.
I get your daily “paper” in my e-mail,but frankly I don’t like your brand of reporting. Some of the headlines are pure “attention-getting” and sensationalism. I resent it.
As for the Biden comment, that was taken out of context by the media and you too do the same thing. I thought that you did a more thorough job in getting to the truth,but seems that you like the “ratings” too.
One day, I’m going to just delete you from my e-mail INBOX and your database!!
ASE!
@RF we are still crying over slavery but not our children killing each other in the street. Like the holocaust it existed you don’t see the Jewish people killing each other, complaining about someone owe them something . They stick together. They are not pulling each other down and hating on each other accomplishments. Slavery is always going to be a part of our history. Stop using it as a crutch.
@Shirl wake up and smell the coffee. The Holocaust is most definately relevant.
Sometime I think Boyce has gone completely crazy. Apology for what? Tell you what, if this republican ticket wins this election, and Ryan is a heart beat away from the Oval Office, then your rearend just might end up in chains if he could have his way. You should be trying to incite your readers to elect Obama. All of this BS about Obama and not a whisper about voter suppression in places like Ohio and Pennsylvania. People got killed for our voting rights and you writing about an apology from Biden. Sometime I think too much education can make you ignorant. There is a big difference between wisdom and academia.
Can you say it again?
I didn’t find what he said offensive . I think he spoke the truth . But dumb negro’s all ways find some nonsense to focus on other than the real issues at hand . We should applaud him for having the b***s to be that real . And face the real direction that America is really heading into an that’s putting black people back in chains . For a matter of fact we keep forgetting that millions of blacks are in chains slaves to the racially bias justices system in America . Woke up Black people and stop being blind to the real issues at hand .
Scott thats the problem with black people we think the president has no power, when he and the dems had all the power they needed to do anything they wanted,when did they think about black people! Only when it is election time they think about black people. We are so dumb.
No,no, you are dumb! What are you going to replace the Democrats with? The Republicans. If you are going to stay in the game, now is the time to start thinking.
Sorry but the viice-president is not wrong! Paul Ryan is a tea party guy, and the tea party said,” they want to go back to the 40′s and 50′s”, when to them things ,”were great.” Now lets look at were black america was back then, humm…sound like Biden was speaking the truth!
Alexander Ivory says it best!!
Unfortunately, depending on one’s point of view an executive order is a temporary directive not a law so the governor of Arizona is really not deferring to an excutive order and I’m not even sure it applies to governors but rather to the federal employees that have to carry out the bosses order.
Also, this executive order is a shameful sham because now all of these (mostly young kids under 30) will now be fingerprinted & mugged with great expectations but more easily found when and if the order expires. They’ll all probably suffer consequences eventually when they’re deported back to their countries of birth.
It’s happened before & it can happen again!!
Please grow up. Nothing offensive. Lets move forward. Obama/Biden 2012
Dr. Boyce,
How much do the REPUBLICANS pay you to create BS in an attempt to suppress the vote. If people weren’t so susceptible to your BS, I’d just laugh at this one.
Joe Biden told the truth. Romney and your REPUBLICAN employers plan to “unshackle” Wall Street and banks. That puts Black and poor people in chains. That means more substandard loans, higher interest rates, more pay pay and title loans, more rent to own, higher credit card and student loan interest.
Get it Boyce? Removing consumer protection regulations and allowing banks to go unchecked put us in chains! The truth ain’t always pretty but it’s always the truth!
Come on out the closet Boyce, show us who you really are.
Hey Doc
Let me start out by saying that I have nothing but respect for you, but I think that you are totally off base on this one. I would not have used the same words as the Vice president but I didn’t find it that offensive like you did. I understand you have a problem with what he said but it seems like you have a bigger problem with our President and you noticed I said our President because he is your President also, than who actually said it. I love you Tavis and Cornell but it seems like you three go out of the way to tear President Obama down. If you think Romney will be better for the country then by all means vote for him but you shouldn’t tear down the one person who a lot of us look up to and thank God for his Presidency. Don’t take votes from him because a lot of us follow you Tavis and Cornell and every vote you take from him is a vote for Romney and if you think that President Obama is bad for blacks you just wait until Romney get in there, we will feel like we are back in chains. I’m just saying don’t divide us. Just because we love President Obama doesn’t mean we don’t love you Tavis and Cornell the black community needs all of your voices.
Cant
Dr. Boyce Watkins,
Dr. Boyce Watkins,
If you and the other Black intellectuals like Cornel West, don’t want to vote for President Obama, then so be and DON’T VOTE FOR HIM!! You are all jealous that Obama is sitting in the White House and NOT YOU!! As so-called intellectuals, you all know what Joe Biden meant by his remarks. It was a metaphor used to make a point about Wall Street that you know is right.
Why do you guys hate President Obama so? You have all benefited from the same struggles of the civil rights movement as he has. That doesn’t take away from his or your accomplishments!! So why villify Obama? I think it’s nothing but jealousy!! The old crabs in a barrel message!!
There you are!
I have begun to wonder about this so-called Dr. Boyce myself…Are you a white republican, that what you sound like..What VP Joe Biden stated is a true fact and has nothing to do with the past history of blacks…The “chains” he is referring to are being under the chains of Wall Street and the elite, they will enslave the entire U.S. Why haven’t you taken a look at the things Romney is saying and not saying, for he is following the instructions of the “Illuminati”, who doesn’t want him to make the same mistake that G.H.W. Bush made in 1992 when he was running for re-election, “Re-elect Me and we can usher in the “NEW WORLD ORDER”.
I agree that the statement made by Biden, sounds bad….but that’s just how I feel as a black woman living in the south. So, I take no offense with it.
Dr. Boyce, Are you reading the responses? You should! I agree that certain comments would not be made to certain audiences due to sensitivity issues but this is a distraction from the real issue. As an educated man it is your obligation to look at things from all angles. If you are going to report incidents like this…be fair and address ALL of these types of insensitive remarks as well as the value or lack of value that they may have. Let’s talk about things in the context of which these statements are made. People use inflammatory remarks to draw attention to whatever the point is they are trying to make. Let’s address it that way. Personally, I think that may of us are too sensitive and we want to restrict free speech because we allow ourselves to be offended by that which we feel strongly about but at the same time, we cannot understand others reactions to subjects that they are passionate about. This is hypocritical!
Lets talk about Romney’s refusal to release five years or more of his tax returns. He wants to be elected President. Why not…because he is so filthy rich, he can demand to change to rules in mid-stream? Biden is correct. You allow the republicans to regain the White House within 4 years of the previous debacle and we “The American People will be shackled once again be greed and influence!
Now, everyone can see why Syracuse university, has denied tenure to this jackass. It had nothing to do with race, but everything to do with a lack of intelligence, and honesty. The only way, that this guy ever received a doctorate, was from scheming, fraud, lies, and manipulation. The republican tea party, is his sponsor, and he is being paid to steer black folks away from Obama. This scum bag, is part of the the Tavis Smiley, Cornell West, trio of paid informants, that have infiltrated the black community, and we shouldn’t believe a word they say. Anyone with a modicum of intelligence, couldn’t possibly have taken Biden’s comment, as racist, and they certainly couldn’t have heard the entire statement. Apologize? Apologize to who, and for what? Dr. Boyce, you are an d**n idiot, and a sellout.
thank you, he show his ignorance daily now. i think something is mentally wrong with the brother.
I concur!
Please stop pushing this hateful perspective for it is simply not true nor fair to Joe Biden. Joe Biden is a good person. I came to this conclusion back in September 2009 when a Republican lawmaker, Joe Wilson shouted “You lie” at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress. I saw Joe Biden’s reaction; he was genuinely pained and shamed. He hung and shook his head. If he was “an old white man” harboring racism… how could he feel the pain? You can check it out foryourself on You Tube and see what the truth about Joe Biden. Stop it with this Joe Biden is bad… as far as I’m concern, “Happiness is a thing call Joe”
Dr Boyce, as you can see from the responses that a large percentage of folks minds are already in chains. Just because this Uncle Tom is in the Big House, our folks have lost the little bit of minds that they have. Keep bringing doctor, I appreciate your honesty and articles.
No, what we can see here are a few descendants of the “house n****r”, who always sold out the thinking slaves who were planning a rebellion. There was always one who told the white man about the plan. This is not supposition; this is a fact! How do you come to that mind-set that a black man, any black man cannot do the job…any job and you are comfortable with that?
Cornel West, Tavis Smiley, Dr. Boyce, Clarence Thomas, West in Florida, conservatives blacks, this is the short list. They all a have a self-hate caterogory they are in and they all do great harm to unthinking blacks.
You black people who have that “he ain’t done nothing for us” syndrome, better hurry up and get to work on your self.
Dr. Boyce,
I heartily disagree with your perception. This is another case of your “educated” mind being used to attempt to grow your website. When you asked if “the black community [including President Obama] owed the attempted self-appointed black leaders, Cornell and Tavist, an apology.
I think you and those 2 “leaders” have become apologists for African Americans and you subtlety use the race card against your own to make a name for yourselves. Could you be one of the crabs we find so often in our community? Your opinions should not be more of what we get from white folks on what we should say & feel.
I was not offended at all by VP Biden, I support President Obama 100%, We all better do our homework and pay close attention to what is being said and not being said and make sure that Romney and Ryan stay as far away from the White House by any means necesarry and that means we all better VOTE !!!
So, you’d rather have a White House full of LGBTs, pro-abortion advocates and other liberal demagogues with socialist/Marxist leanings? Well, I guess since that is what we are used to, four more years will not matter.
Just keep giving the Democrats and Your Highness, Obama a pass on disrespecting the black community, abject failure to address critical issues in the black community, creating and/or promoting an atmosphere of fluid sexuality, the dismantling of traditional marriage/values, the unabashed unleashing of LGBT ideology in our schools, workplaces and throughout our communities, coupled with the emerging anti-religious bigotry and see how we end up.
And, add to that unappetizing picture of the country, high unemployment and the diminished wealth in the black and larger communities and the overall racheting up of the national debt to almost 16 trillion dollars and, perhaps, you may get some inkling as to why some of us are “less than thrilled” with this president!!
Once again, if this man was a Republican or another Democratic president, many of us in the black community would be singing a different tune!! Yet, so many of us are content to support this man despite his horrendous failures and “questionable” religious values. Of course, we will leave our values at the door to be on the so-called “right side of history” and to keep those “darn racist, rich Republicans from getting back into the big house.”
And, many of you vociferously complain and brand Dr. Watkins as an “Uncle Tom” and traitor because he holds a different point of view on Obama and his presidency and is not timorous about avering his views, but expect him to tow the line and adopt your views as if only your views are the right views for all black people? How hypocritical is that?
If you don’t like this site or his views, simply unsubscribe and participate in sites that only present a pro-Obama stance. Believe me, just about the entire mainstream media is pro-Obama and anti-Romney or any other candidate who would even have the “audacity” to present a moderate or conservative point of view.
I don’t agree with everything Romney espouses and have not even decided to vote for him, but I am willing to research and listen to his plans for the country. Many of you have written ANYONE BUT A DEMOCRAT off and you wonder why we are the step-children or de facto bastards of the party!!
That is, because they know that they have to put forth very little effort to win us over and keep us on the “party’s plantation.” We have virtually no presence in the other party and, the few blacks who dare, have mucho confidence because they are scorned, denigrated and branded as traitorous to the black “party line” objectives.
Blacks are not monolithic and every single person in the black community has the right to hold an opinion or view on an issue. And, that opinion or view does not have to be validated or “sanitized” by any other black person!!!
If you support Obama and have managed to survive or even thrive under his policies, then good for you. By all means, support him in the upcoming election. But, that does not mean that others have fared so well and are enamored with him or his policies.
In this country, (at least for now) we have freedom of speech and the right to vote. These are much cherished freedoms and, even more so, in the black community.
Dr. Boyce Watkins continuously disseminates information that provides critical analysis of this administration without blind devotion. In my book, that represents strength, not weakness; that represents freedom, not fear; and that represents the height of critical thinking, intelligence and independence; not ignorance, racial “shackling” and blind allegiance to any man or political party.
Good luck with that waiting for Romney’s plan. Even a blind man can see that there is no plan. The Republicans major plan to put them in power was the “Nixon’s Southern Strategy” more than four decades ago. That still is their plan, and the teabaggers, other racists, and self-hating negroes are trying to keep him on task.
In all of those forty some years since Nixon Southern Strategy, some blacks surely do not possess an ounce of self-resect or self-preservation in them.
Any black person who has not truly assessed President
Obama’s record is being intellectully stupid. To cite a few bougus examples of his lack of helping blacks
without mentioning, the ‘Obama Care”, the millions he has sent to schools for teachers, repairs and building, stopping the hemorrhaging of theforeclosures, saving the auto industry,stopping the war in
Iraq, Bin Laden, the extensions on the unemployment
benefits for the unemployed, his countless efforts to get
the Republicans–who opposes everthing he does–
because they want him to be a one term president- to pass his request to get America back to work, Signed a law that women working on same job with men make
the same salary, is being disingenous to say the least.
I don’t want another Negro to tell me about blacks not being monolithic. Indeed, they are not,but they should be. A people with the history of the Africans should be monolithic in all things political that effects black people. When it comes to black’s suvivial, we had better be as monolithic as the Jews. Read Tony Martin’s book, “The Jewish Onslaught” to get a clue about how monolithic they are to a fault. We could learn something from that monolithic, most wealthiest of all Americans. They can teach you unthinking blacks something about being monolithic and self preservation.
Sorry about the disjointiness of that post-computer is acting up.
I think most of the comments were made by persons in chains, what should have been of no consequence at all has proved how narrowly focused we black people are.
All who fear and hate the republicans should have the exact same feelings towards the democrats, you seem to think the democrats will give you more stuff, they get the stuff = money, from the rich; share the wealth until we all have the same thing , right! Then what? What happens when there isn’t any more wealth? no rich people, no jobs, no food no nothing! Think it can’t happen?? Check out North Korea, who have shared the wealth of the nation, (except for the leaders) then compare it to South Korea who have tried to be like America use to be.
Frankly, I simply think the reason we dislike the republicans so much is because as a group we are afraid to step out on our own! The Republicans keep saying you can make it on your own, you don’t need the Government.
We’re afraid of a good education because that makes us look “white”.
We are afraid of owning a business because we might fail.
You might say to your self I want to be rich but having a 40K -$80k government job is safer.
Those rich people must be selling drugs or stealing to get that money.
Think if you were 120% of your annual income in dept. each year; and you already have promised to pay (owe, SS, Medicare, and other entitlements) more than 600% of your annual income.
What would be your solution to get out of debt. and maintain your current life style?
The democrats say lets keep doing what we are doing it will work out someway.
The republicans say some changes need to be made now or the whole republic will come crashing down.
Pain is coming in a big way either way, get the facts, not from Boyce, AL, or Jessie do you own research and decide.
Hate of one party or the other is not going to help at all or change things, if we don’t get it right you had better have some very real security options and a substantial food storage.
The two parties have not told you how serious the economy is, President Obama is just as much as fault as the rest of Washington, and remember the President is a politician 1st we all want him to do well, he does not however have black peoples back, he wants our vote but can not and will not do anything overtly for us just because he is black, so stop acting like he your man and will take care of you.
Think out of the box, get your own information, make real connections. Forget Biden and any thing he says, he is a nobody!
Just truly keeping it real!
I disagree with Boyce Watkins interpretation of Joe Biden’s comments during a recent speech. Joe’s comment(s) should not be treated as a racist remark directed at Africans because he happen to be White and I believe Watkins know this is not the case. Rather, such statement should be viewed as a “wakeup” oppose to polarizing when so many Africans seem to be lax in a deep ceded position and not taking collected steps to preserve the gains created for them during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. I’m sorry to say, Watkins comments to Africans in the aftermath of Joe Biden’s speech is divisive, a bit distracting and resemble similar remarks by members of the Tea Party and other white supremacy groups. Africans in 2012 are faced with serious challenges such as education disparity, employment, voting suppression, jail incarceration, police brutality, police profiling-frisk
and searching and all he can talk about in his blogs is trivia matters that does nothing to address the problems Africans faces. Sadly, I once thought of Watkins as a pillar and fresh voice in the African community. I was naive to believe his blogs and skilled mind would offer real solutions that could lift Africans out of the pit holes. As of late, I see his remarks as a promotion of anarchy that tend to divide and cause dissension-sometimes bitterness. In plain words, I see him as the enemy to the African community. Negros like Boyce Watkins, Allen West and Michael Steel are reasons why African living in the USA should ignore.
You missed the whole message. It is very obvious that the Republicans are trying to put everyone who is not wealthy into a type of financial slavery. Unfortunately it seems that some Black people are so against Obama, they would rather see Romney/Ryan go into the presidency and the rest of the nations face all of the terrible consequences. I did realize that Obama would not be able to do everything he promised and then it became very clear that the Republicans were going to do everything in their power to keep him from accomplishing anything positive even if it means that the nations goes down in ruin. Wake up and think about what you are doing.
Dr. Boyce, you are still the man!!! But I have disagree here. We know virtually nothing planned by this White Supremacist Republicans can compare to Transatlantic Chattel Slavery. And the Democrats aren’t too much better in their handling of our Affairs. But why criticize Biden for calling the republican parties policy and platform oppressive. It is, so let them pander over this topic!!! Next topic please…
Only only only and I say again ONLY a lamebrain twisted mind “n****r” would interpret what VP Biden said as racist..**SMH in awe**……….Not only was Blacks in chains but we are still in chains….Not only Blacks are in chains but white women also…You see what these lamebrain repukes are trying to do to women…..They are trying to put more chains around them right now…
I haven’t heard any Blacks voice their objection……Until you wrote this lame piece of dung article…
Just because you have ‘Dr.’ in front of your name doesn’t exempt you from being a lamebrain idiot……..
Why aren’t you discussing how us Blacks can free ourselves from being a slave to that white demon…..
Have you read the story of Black wall street of Tulsa, OK….Why can not we regress back to their demeanor……
There are two thing that stand in the way of Blacks successes: Blacks and Whites……..
You talk about solidarity and helping each other in your comments, yet you disrespect another black person in a public venue with the abominable “N” word and you think that it does not matter?
Why would Dr. Boyce or any other black person want to “come together” with someone like you who tarnishes them with that ubiquitous word? Why would anyone look to you for friendship and solidarity?
Are you any better than the white racists that you claim are bent on putting chains around blacks and women? It seems to me when it comes to chains, the biggest ones are the ones that shackle your mind and your spirit.
Please remember: to get respect, you must give respect; to be heard, you must listen; and to make a difference in the black community, you must love your brother/sister as you love yourself.
And, that may precisely be the problem. You still have a little ways to go to reach self-actualization.
I wish you well. God Bless You.
Hey Dr. Boy,
How much did you get from the Koch Bros to write this lame article……
You are acting like a ****HOUSE BOY*****
If you ever write another article like this I will never visit your Blog again…….I am telling all other Black to do the same…..Then you will be another Lone Ranger…..
I agree 199% with Boyce on this one. Biden’s remark was off base, off beat, extremely disrespectful & totally offensive! If the vp of the US had any inkling of compassion for the socioeconomic well being of Black people/African Amers. he wouldn’t have said what he said, it’s just that simple. The reality is, we as a people, are still in “chains” psychologically, emotionally and in some sense, physically (when you assess our #’s within the prison industrial complex), therefore the vp, in my opin, would have been more sensitive to the aspirations of another audience because I believe he would have exemplified some responsibility and did the homework, but when it comes down to Black folks, who cares? Right??
Boyce, you are an ignorant son of a b***h. Nuff said.
Obama denounced his Black Pator——Jeremiah Wright, but defendED white man Biden.
Obama is a good HOUSE NEGRO
You are suffering from a defense mechanism call reaction formation….
Shirl. U r right . How could we as blacks disagree with what Dr Boyce pointed out. If ur not offended by Biden’s comments then u still have a slave mentality ain’t no if, ands, or buts about it. u don’t get a free pass to say anything u want just because u are a white Democrat. Black people need help.
In a time where lies and deciet is the norm, truth is becomes revolutionary. We should be more concern with the message rather then the content.
I did not find VP Biden’s comment offensive either. He meant it figuratively not literally. I am a black woman and I get it, and I ain’t no Aunt Sally. If the Republicans win in November we will have some serious strongholds to overcome again (that was his intent when he used the term “slavery.” I believe the offense was that it came from the mouth of a Caucasian instead of one of us. We need to stop reacting and think first. With all thy getting, get understanding.
Boyce, there’s a pretty solid trend here looking like you’ve missed the point. Taken from your editorial two more: you said “When talking about the things that will get you back into office, you shouldn’t make comparisons with September 11th (which Biden would not) ”
Really?? Heaven only knows what words, even well intentioned, will tumble from the VP’s lips. Even his boss probably wouldn’t bet on that.
” and you shouldn’t use analogies that reference slavery. Some experiences in history should not be politicized for your own personal benefit, and President Obama knows it.” Have you already forgotten his annaugaration speech? It was full of references to slavery, for which I have no problem.
Like the people said, you’re busying yourself with the wrong issues.
Dr Boyce your as pathetic as your Republican counterparts. I seen the speech and in no way did I find at anytime in his speech anything he said as being offensive. Nor did those blacks who hugged him after the speech find anything offensive in what he said. Like I said…simply pathetic!!!
Please don’t be fooled, both parties/ (Democrats & Republicans) candidates are collaborating with those (i.e., The Banksters and the Elite who run this country/world) who intend on enslaving “You” and all the Sheeple! It’s just that the Republicans (Romney et al.) will do it a lot faster and without a prophylactic, because they want to preserve America’s domestic social order of White Privilege and a “White” country, and Democrats are hiding behind the illusion of egalitarianism, while they(Obama, et al.) slowly rob all Americans of our human rights and civil Liberties–i.e., NDAA! No matter who wins in November, both parties are committed to more Austerity iand the gutting of the existing Economic Safety Net! I guess for some the question is who’ll make a kinder Slave master?–Think beyond the narrative of this campaign rhetoric, please! Here’s a reality check for a start: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et7blOUwMMY&feature=related
This comment was in NO MEANS racist WHATSOEVER!!! Once Mitt Romney is elected POTUS, you will see exactly what Biden meant.
I think Joe Biden’s remarks were a metaphor for people, in general, being at the mercy of “too big to fail” institutions, writing their own rules. Don’t think it was an obvious reference to the African slave trade at all. I am a Black woman – not an African American – and not in the least bit offended. Mr. Romney’s thinly veiled racial attacks on President Obama and his never ending barrage of half and untruths are much more offensive…….by far!
What Biden said is so far out of line and raceist baiting even the Democrat’s jaws dropped and now the Prez is talking about replacing him with Hilary, so if the Prez thinks Biden statement stinks, it is amazing that blind black America can’t see anything except what they want to see, wake up what has 3+ years given you ? it seem like this party is the ones that are chaining up Black America, the only love afair you have is a man of color in the oval office, our youth cannot get ahead with this empty dream, he has done nothing to educate black America that we need to man up to respect for one another, stop the crime, un-employment the body abuse of tatts that stop our youth from even getting a job.
Watkins we understand that you are ticked off b/c you did not receive not one invitation to any of President Obama’s inauguration celebration functions but gee that occurred January 09. Why the anger three years later? You are so full of hate and envy that we can see them oozing out of your pores. Now stop the c**p and grow up republican uncle Tom. Your ranting and raging will NEVER negate the fact that Barack Obama Is President Of The United States a height you will NEVER be able to reach. What part of the word chains VP Biden remotely sounds like a racial slur? Do you ask for apologies when your teapublican nincompoop associates overtly use racial slurs aimed at the President? Where we’re you when the Governor of Arizona wagged her finger in the President’s face in public? Where were you when the President and his family were viciously attacked and abused by your ignorous teapublican friends? You have not benefitted from your education, sorry to say. Stop making a fool of yourself and consider what damage you are doing to Black people like yourself who unfortunately may be embracing your hate filled advice. Your lies are nauseating. Hope that you achieve everything you are looking for in the teapublican party and I hope that they don’t spit in your face after you let them use you to poison the minds of Black people against this President.
@Jalen,
You talk like a lamebrain white boy…..If not then you are a lamebrain House n****r….You aren’t due any respect….You need to be thrown back in that cesspool from whence you came…..
No the comment was not racist. Just like Harry Reid’s comment that Obama does not speak with a Negro accent. Or Chris Mathews comment after Obamas speech at the DNC – (PARAPHRASE) I closed my eyes and for a moment I forgot he was a black man. It is what it is!
I was not offended once I heard the comment Biden made. I have been saying that for years. I believe if we could be legislated back into slavery, it would happen. The prison system, high unemployment in black communities, under achieving schools in urban communities, gun violence in our communities is a form of being in “chains”. I am glad Biden made the statement. I do agree, Obama has to stand up to these republicans. Now that he is, it may be too late. I plan to vote him. Finally, I love Dr. Cornell West.
Okay, if a black person had said: “they want to put y’all back in chains”; every black person would be rallying around that statement; and, shouting “hallelujah, somebody else see the light”. But, since a white person said it, everybody is still looking for something to be whining and complaining about. Quite frankly, I’ve been ready a long d**n time ago for black people to sh_ _, get off the d**n pot! If I had a voice loud enough for all to hear, I would shout: “Will everybody please just shut the f_ _ _ up”. Silence is Golden; and, I need it from black people, who cry loud and ain’t saying nothing.
When are we going to start commenting positively?
I think Dr.Boyce is definitely taking Bidens comment out of context deliberately.Biden has more”b***s” than Obama.He’s telling the truth,all of the GOP is trying to KEEP us in chains. Biden is a good politician,I remember when his fist wife and child were killed in the car accident.He used to come back to Wilmington,Del, everynight to be with his family because he wasn’t a part of the Washington crowd.He spent a lot of time in my little corrupt town just talking to folks to see what he could do to make things right.Loved the way he hovered over his mother also until she died.Great second wife also.Obamas hands are tied to a certain extent and tied by the jews who monitor his every move,because they control EVERYTHING and constantly cry antisemitism.Biden gets my vote if he runs for POTUS one day.
This is a classic double standard. Something tells me that if Mitt Romney said Obamacare was going to “put y’all back in chains” we’d be screaming b****y murder! Wrong is wrong no matter who is comes from… It was simply not appropriate. Stop giving Democrats free passes.
Obama got elected and all of a sudden our entire community became idiots….A d**n shame.
I still do not understand all of the hate for the Republicans and all of the love for the Democrats.
I’ts been 55 years since the beginning of the civil rates era. and we have not made much progress as a people. We don’t build or make anything, we don’t contribute much, we don’t learn, we don’t listen, we don’t understand, we don’t take care of our own, we don’t take care of our selves/
Our hands are always out asking for something for free rather than stepping up and doing for our selves.
We get no respect, because we are like babies, almost totally dependent upon the government! So much so we blacks now believe we are entitled to most everything to be given to us. Food, Housing, Medical, Transportation. Education.
It does not apply to everyone of course, but enough!
All of these things cost money, and because most of us do not understand economic’s we think if it comes from the government no real cost is involved. Wrong! People are getting tired of supporting those who don’t contribute too but consistently take from.
Neither the Dems or Repubs respect us! Stop just giving your vote away, pay no attention to things like Biden,s comment.
Their are other things so much more important, it’s our time it may be now or never! RESPECT RESPECT your self and your brother and sister.
I think you better do a little more work on your history. I think you are using the collective “we” a little too much. You are including all Africans-including yourself-I guess- in this tirade of what we don’t do.
We as a people have some problems and many of our wounds are self-inflicted, but that ‘we’ you are talking about does not cover all blacks. In the few short 147 years after slavery with their feet on our necks we have accomplished much more than I believe any other race would have given our history. Witness how quick we got an African born in America as president once they let their feet up, just a little. We have a couple of billionaires. Magic Johnson is quickly building an empire, we have entrepreneurs all over the country. We have car dealerships, cosmetic industries, , pubishing companies, teachers, doctors, lawyers, firemen, contractors, schools, policemen, authors, and ministers of all stripes, etc..
Many of us are in serious trouble and we as a people need to come up with mind and behavior changing methods to encourage our people that they can do better.
I know the despair that you are feeling, I feel that way too sometimes, but I always buttress that feeling with my history and knowledge of blacks disfranchisment in this country since the moment they set their feet on this ground. Don’t forget the Jim Crow years, don’t forget when they were giving settlers hundred of acres free, when they wouldn’t even let you pan for gold, don’t forget the lynching, inferior schools, wouldn’t let our doctors be on staff in hospitals, don’t forget they held you back and the 53 years since 1965 how far you have come, in lighten speed-with some of the doors still closed. And don’t forget those schools were inferior in the Jim Crow years.
don’t try to confuse what we are talking about. what biden said was the truth..had nothing to do with a double standard. if democrats had a history under the obama administration of racism, then it would be the truth if romney said the demos was going to put yall back in chains under obamacare.
the problem in your logic, it’s the repubs and racist teanuts who overtly spew hate and racism towards blacks and obama, not the demos. the truth is the truth no matter if it’s a repub or a demo!
don’t try to confuse what we are talking about. what biden said was the truth..had nothing to do with a double standard.
if democrats had a history under the obama administration of racism, then it would be the truth if romney said the demos was going to put yall back in chains under obamacare.
the problem in your logic, it’s the repubs and racist teanuts who overtly spew hate and racism towards blacks and obama, not the demos. the truth is the truth no matter if it’s a repub or a demo!
I don’t believe Joe said anything wrong either, quit bangin’ on ole Joe. He was telling the truth. What needs to be said that Romney is trying to use reverse psychology. Republicans are the one that have ALWAYS played the race card. They want us shackled. They want us to be broke. They actually want us to be servants again.
The black man that worked for Obama and switched sides to work for Romney, well, that is a trader if I ever saw one. That’s why I have always believed that a black republican needs to be interrogated in Guantanamo. He needs to be water-boarded, beat and then given back to his momma so she can straighten him out. Evidently he’s forgotten where he came from. He’s what I would call a RB…republican b*****d.
Ha!
This is an insult to intelligence of ex slaves. Boyce is correct. This is a glaring statement that Barak and biden have no respect for People of color. I never suspected this attitude from a man married to a black woman. Proof of true loyalties. A low brow manipulating insult.
What are you talking about? Biden spoke the truth with no pun intended. I take no insult at what he said, I love the truth. Where are you negroes when the Republicans including the black Republicans are hurling racism at blacks in general and President Obama in particular.
Why should we take offense at the truth. President Obama could not say it. Biden could and did.
Which is more likely? Slavery again or children being taught that rectal s*x is normal? The latter is already occurring . This is crass party politics. All stops being used. This is a poor excuse for democracy. Lets pray for heaven on earth soon.
With all due respect Doctor! I think You are being a bit overly sensitive, perhaps looking out for racism day in and day out is an occupational hazard. As a matter of fact, my family and I were discussing the upcoming presidential candidacy and I made the remark quite similar to that of Joe Biden’s simply because it is True. I stated that if Americans do not do what they did to get President Obama in the White House and allow this thing call Romney/Ryan in, we can go back to the poor state of slavery times, because we (being blacks and other classes not in line with that of Romney’s caliber) will be forgotten and all forms of assistance will be CUT! Joe Biden simply stated it in a way to get his point to the masses that got President Obama in the White House in the first place! I can see how You would perceive an apology to be in order, but I do think you are taking it over the top. Still love You Doctor, but scary times calls for strong messages to negate drastic possibilities!
Maybe V.P. Bidens words were the only ones that would make people listen. Listen to the Whole conversation, not just the exerpts that the news media want you to hear. If Mitt Romney gets into office-you might as well kiss your freedoms behind. Pres. Obama is doing things for everyone-Romney wants to end all womens rights and end a lot of Federal programs that are very helpful. Yes we would be Shackled to a past that our future would have to keep. Listen and Learn–Vote for President Obama and let the Republicans “Kiss his Grits”. If you don’t vote, you can’t complain about anything. Vote with intelligence, just make sure you vote.
They mad because a white man is telling the truth about his ppl,i don’t care if his black or white it’s the truth for that is what they are trying to do. The truth will set us freedom so say it again and again until we get it.com!! Peace
Hate to say it, but plenty of black folks still got chains on their brains. If you don’t, maybe Biden wasn’t talking to you … cuz, HIT DOGS CERTAINLY DO HOLLER.
@ Miranda. You going to take my job because I voice my
opinion? You trying to bully me? What makes you think I am a doctor? Are you a thug? I prayed for heaven on earth and you show your lower self.
Mad about VP Biden’s chain’s remark…huh! He was just tellin’ the truth and should be honored for doing so! Don’t think so???
Check this out:
Texas GOP: Repeal The Voting Rights Act
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/27…
The Texas Republican Party has released its official platform for 2012, and the repeal of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 is one of its central planks. “We urge that the Voter Rights Act of 1965 codified and updated in 1973 be repealed and not reauthorized,” the platform reads.
Well Obama is from Indonesia so it was’nt his heritage anyways, so he dont care
When people are reluctant to discuss their past constructively, they are children. Dr. Boyce and his type in my opinion are still
boys and need to grow up. Yea, slavery was a painful time for
Blacks in America, but it happened for 250 years and if we do not face the past we will revert back to it. We should study our past, look at the faults and extract the positive from it. If one learns the true Ourstory you will take pride on who we were and how we
built this country. One would learn that this country would not be what it is today if not for the Black men and women.
Joe Biden was speaking the truth and people like Boyce is tearing
it down. For us to grow, we need to know and deal with our past. Until then we are doom.
It is absolutely guaranteed that had Joey “The Clown” Biden made remarks which were insensitive to Jews, Hispanics, or homosexuals the White House would not respond by saying: “We have no problem with those comments.”
[America’s first black governor in modern times has become the most senior Democrat to break ranks over Joe Biden’s ‘put y’all back in chains’ comments, telling the Vice President: 'Slavery is nothing to joke about.' Douglas Wilder, who was governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994, told CNN that 'without question' Biden’s remarks in Danville, Virginia 'were appeals to race'. He continued: 'The important thing I got out of this was Biden separated himself from what he accused the people of doing. As a matter of fact, what he said is they are going to do something to y’all, not to me. Not us. So he was still involved with that separate America. In another interview, with Fox News, Wilder said: 'Slavery is nothing to joke about. And the history of this nation’s involvement with slavery is nothing to pass off in a joke.' Arthur Davis, a black former congressman who was one of President Barack Obama’s most prominent supporters in 2008 but has since defected to the Republicans, told CNN that Biden was employing 'a divisive tactic that’s insulting to African Americans'. The comments, he charged, were a deliberate racial tactic. 'I know what Joe Biden was doing. Every black person in that room knew who the "y'all" was.]
The buffoonery of Joe Biden is only rivaled in American politics by George W. Bush. It was the loose lips of this clown which forced President Obama to come out of the closet and support homosexual marriage. Now he puts the POTUS in the position of having to defend the racially insensitive comments of a fool who is only one heartbeat away from the presidency of the United States.
The Obama Campaign says that “chains” refer to the pro-Wall Street agenda of Mitt Romney. Well, as my granny used to say “the pot can’t call the kettle black.” What president has been more pro-Wall Street than Barack Obama? Just last week the “Department of Justice announced it will not prosecute Goldman Sachs or any of its employees in a financial-fraud probe.” Why might that be, considering the destruction caused by Goldman and other Wall Street banks via derivatives and the sub-prime mortgage crisis?
“In 2008, Goldman Sachs employees were among Barack Obama’s top campaign contributors, giving a combined $1,013,091.”
Apparently the “chains” of the Black president are not a problem. It’s the threat of “chains” by a white Republican that drives Black folks berserk; sort of like the reaction to murder of 7-year-old Heaven Sutton versus the reaction to the murder to Trayvon Martin.
Barack Obama can afford to be just as insensitive as his ignorant vice-president because he knows that he has the Black vote on lock. What other group facing 25 percent unemployment would continue to support failed policies?
As Dr. Asa Hilliard said: “Mental slavery is invisible violence.” Obviously a lot of people don’t realize how much psychological trauma they’ve suffered.
Thanks for sharing governor Wilder’s reaction to the vp’s insensitive remark. In my view, it’s very important for us to know that in 1619 our first ancestors were brought to this part of the globe from the Carribean islands and were traded/bartered, as if they were objects of little value opposed to being the original human beings of the planet, for water, food and clothing and the specific location is known today as “the state of Virginia.” It’s also important for us to know that “indentured servitude” was practiced in that location, roughly 50 plus years prior to 1619. However, we mustn’t confuse “chattel slavery” as being synonymous with indentured servitude because the latter was somewhat voluntary, while the former was established through kidnapping/abduction/detainment/imprisonment, torture, terror, gross acts of violence and death… Which brings to mind why gov. Wilder expressed that ‘Slavery is nothing to joke about. And the history of this nation’s involvement with slavery is nothing to pass off in a joke.’ I agree… The “truth” will set us free but it’s imperative for us to realize that we’ll never be “free” until we become independent, it’s really that simple… Thanks again, for sharing.
You are correct also!
Chattel slavery was the worst form of slavery done to Black Afrikan people! Indentured servitude was like being in jail…once a criminal served their time for their crime, they were set free!
THE CURRENT JAIL SYSTEM TODAY COPIED THIS FORM OF SERVITUDE FROM THE ANCIENT AFRIKANS!
Afrikans practiced this type of servitude with their own people, who committed crimes against another Afrikan King or his people. Although, they were incarcerated, these criminals still had rights and privileges. Believe it or not; they even had servants under them!!!
These caucasoids from england TRICKED these Afrikan leaders to LEND them their indentured servants, until their time ran out for the crime or crimes they committed. These demon/devils TRADED items with the Afrikan Kings and told them they would return the Afrikans, they took to england, but they NEVER did.
This is where chattel slavery began; in england. THE WORST FORM OF SLAVERY IN THE WORLD. These indentured servants HAD NO RIGHTS, like they had when they were in Afrika.
Also, this is where the LIE came out, that Afrikans sold their own people! They didn’t sell their own people, they were DECEIVED and LIED to, by xtian missionaries from england.
A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE, BUT A WASTED MIND IS IN TERRIBLE NEED OF TRUTH!!!
Peace & Truth
Derrick I hear your point loud and clear. It’s also important for all of us to know that the Trans-Atlantic slave trade was initiated by Spain and immediately followed up by Portugal, France and England/Britain. The foregoing confirms why the dominant language spoken in most of the Caribbean Islands (formerly known as the Seasoning Islands) is Spanish followed up by french. To this day Louisiana is the only state that practices French common law opposed to English common law which explains why the French Quarters is still strong in New Orleans & to some extent, why the feds were hesitant in responding to the Katrina disaster.
It’s also important to know that the second largest populace of our people, on the planet, is in Brazil which follows Nigeria… Most of us in Brazil speak Portuguese. Further, there’s roughly the same number of us scattered throughout the Carribean as in the US. In the Caribbean our numbers are concentrated in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica. Canada is still deemed an English colony while the US is still a watered down version of the same.
Our presence throughout the western hemisphere goes back to the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, made possible by a transportation system & weapon superiority.
@Makheru:
Excellent info! I don’t look at tell-a-LIE-vision, but it’s good to be informed about Governor Wilder comments.
I hate to say this, but negroids aren’t gonna wake up to the Truth! They have been brainwashed and lied to for 500 years, and they only beLIEve what their modern day slave maker tells them, on their media outlets.
You know the old saying: if you here a lie long enough; you will soon beLIEve it! These negroids don’t want to hear the Truth from a Black man, but will listen to a lie from a caucasoid male!
I THINKS IT’S TIME TO LET THEM SUFFER WITH THEIR xtian caucasoid MURDERERS, AND LET THEM BURN BY THE WOODPILE WITH THEM!!!
isn’t that what they are trying to do?
This is petty, as many of your stories are. There is no way I will believe that Biden intended to offend African Americans. Some of us need to quit looking for racism in everything a white says or does.
Larry
I am black and I was in NO way insulted by what what Biden said. It was clear that Biden was talking about the Republicans wanting to have us under wall street’s thumb again. Please stop making stuff up!
i agree with Boyce on a lot of things, but not this one. first of all, how many of us black folk are always saying what Biden has said? We say it all the time: the Tea-Party is trying to re-enslave us. They are trying to turn back the hands of time.’ Biden’s train of thought was absolutely correct. However, the wording could have been more sensitive! ‘put y’ll back in chains’ doesn’t sound sympathetic at all. as I write this, I am now starting to understand what Boyce is saying… that was a rude insensitive thing to say! Biden shouldve said “They are trying to re-invent an evil system of slavery for African-Americans.” So I switch positions and I totally agree with Boyce. lol.
I don’t see how anyone could kick about Joe’s words. Every time I hear him,I expect something “in character” I had just told my husband that Joe has been nice; I spoke too soon. Laughing. I say some salty words. Chains was not offensive, because I am not going to be in chains unless I am locked up. Lets get why the rethugs won’t allow The Jobs Bill out on the floor. Put our people to work. Okay Doc? that sounds like a viable topic
LEADERSHIP
“A Role Model”
I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day,
I’d rather you would walk with me
Than merely show the way,
The eye is much better and more willing than the ear,
As fine words are confusing, but an example
Is always clear,
And the best of all the teachers are the men
Who live their creeds,
For to see deeds in action is what
Everyone needs,
I can learn how to do it if you’ll let me
See it done,
I can watch your hands in action and see
Legs that run,
The lectures you deliver may be very wise
And true,
But I’ll get the lesson more by seeing
What you do,
For I may misunderstand you and
The high advice you give,
But there’s no misunderstanding how you act
And how you live.
Sayers, G. (2007) Sayers, my life and times, Chicago, IL: Triumph Books
This is so sad. Can’t anyone express an opinion that we may not agree with without being vilified and called names. Though I agree with Boyce and Doug Wilder, my point here is that Boyce is entitled to his opinions just as you are. And I am sure that you would not appreciate the kind of madness being heaped upon you, as has been heaped upon Boyce, just because you expressed yourself. Intelligent people know how to agree to disagree agreeably so that we can have healthy and productive dialogue instead of the mindless ranting and insulting going on here.
A brief note on Biden’s remarks. I can appreciate that you may not have found Biden’s remarks offensive. That’s ok. I do feel differently, however. As Doug Wilder was quoted as saying, there are some things you don’t joke about and certain comments are in bad taste. Biden is supposed to be smart enough and have a big enough vocabulary to choose his words more carefully. A lot of ill-advised, ill-timed, insensitive and mindless words have emerged from the mouths of so-called “good people who meant no harm.” I think Joe should apologize, not for a malicious comment meant to inflict pain, but for a mindless one that did not take into consideration the serious nature of slavery and all of the death and destruction that accompanied it along with those chains he spoke of. As Boyce indicated, I doubt that Joe would make a similar comment about the Jewish holocaust in the presence of Jews; it would be insensitive and inappropriate. In defense of Boyce, there have to be critics who raise voices to keep affronts to our racial and cultural dignity from getting out of control if for no other reason that there are among our people those who will excuse every inappropriate thing said or done by white people that does not adversely affect them directly because they are unable to connect the psychological, emotional, and spiritual dots between cause of indifference to our history and culture and affect of our condition and position in American society today.
Dr. Boyce keep your articles coming. These Obama lovers can’t see beyond their nose. All many of them see is a bi-racial man who had a black father and married to a black woman. So What!! Obama is no better than other politicians. When a black President tells the black community to “stop complaining” he is nothing to me. I would expect that comment from a white politician, not him. So I’m gonna stop supporting him too because he is no better. Any way my focus will be on the Senators, Congressmen/women and Represenatives. I love your articles so keep it up and ignore the haters!! You know the bible says mankind loves to be lied to, that’s nothing new. They hate the TRUTH! Or can they recognize the TRUTH?
Boyce Watkins:
Your diatribe about Joe Biden’s comment is a useless distraction from the issues the Republican Party should be held accountable for in the 2012 elections. The most important legislative issue this year is the refusal of the Republican Party to pass a Jobs Bill in the House of Representatives. Secondly, the Republicans want to extend the Bush tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of this year. That is a major issue that President Obama should force the Republicans to defend everyday across the country. The Jobs Bill will cost the Treasury billions of dollars to fund, and the idea of cutting taxes for the wealthy while our economy is still in recovery mode is irresponsible and fiscally illogical. Yet that is what the Republicans advocate. President Obama should prevail on this policy clash with the Republicans on the campaign trail, and be positioned to help create millions of jobs when the Jobs Bill is passed by the House and signed by the president.
Millions of Americans need jobs, not a silly conversation about Americans being chained.
I am another Black man who did not feel VP Biden’s remark were aimed at Black people. I do feel he was correct that people like Romney and Paul are trying to take things back to the good ole days. The truth shall set you free. These two rich white men feel they know what’s best for the rest of us. Yeah they’re trying to put us all back in chain’s, economic chains. They want to take all regulations off of the banks and business. If that ain’t slavery then I don’t know what is.
Just because a cracker is a demonRAT, does not mean they are not racist!
You people tickle me with demoncRATic and rePOOPlikkklan bullshit! Y’all act like all crackers ain’t racist because they are demonRATS!!!
ALL OF THESE PARTIES ARE FULL OF RACIST caucasoids!
P.S. Brother Dr. Boyce Watkins, I do not agree at all with your characterization of President Obama as you write “But perhaps the reason President Obama is hesitant to hold Biden accountable for his blatant racial disrespect is because he’s accepted the role as Biden’s in-house negro apologist. After all, Biden has referenced President Obama as “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean.” So, given that Barack is the first bright, clean and articulate black man he’s ever seen, that could explain why Biden’s boy in the White House gives him a pass, even when he slaps his heritage square in the face with a set of remarks he wouldn’t dare repeat to any other Democratic constituency.” Sir you have went far over the line. My support for you has taken a screeching halt.
This is an APB for WizardG: WizardG could you please help most of the people commenting on the above topic except for brother Bradley who appears to understand what Joe Biden is all about?
Hey Fred: For your information I am a very bright/clean and articulate Black man.
Does it make a difference that Joe Biden said what most Black folks are thinking. They have made it quite clear from day one, that their ONLY objective for the last four years was to work to remove Pres. Obama from office by any means necessary. If Romney and his crew get in, they are going to try and take us back as far as they can.
So, again, I ask, does it matter if a Black person made the statement or the other culture.
In other words…you are letting a caucasoid male, say what you are SCARED TO SAY?
You slave negroids, still luv your enemies. I guess you were jumping up and down when he made that statement, like the rest of those xtian negroids, that were there?
During our forced enslavement, the slave-maker, USED, RAPED, ABUSED AND RIDICULED negroid females like you. You would be the type to work in massa’s house and let him sodomize and rape you, so you could stay away from the field brothers and sisters.
PITIFUL…negroids are pitiful!!!
Forget begging or expecting this guy to say he is sorry.
How come black’s on daily will not stop calling each other the n word or the b word. A vast % of black’s have no problem in watching certain people run around in a dress a wig and hollering and screaming like it’s all funny.Plus,all these ignorant c**n,minstrel type rappers in the mix doing the same ole hollyweird shuffle.
I mean,why get mad.The real issue here is getting beyond this outdated,slave type paradigm that has so many black’s trapped off in today’s current social madness that we know goes down daily.
We know what it is,so it’s time to rise above this updated mental. slavery program
Dr. Watkins is being truthful when he says that Biden wouldn’t dare say analogous things to the European Jews,Hispanics,female rape victims etc.Only mentally enslaved Afrikans are vex with him for calling out Biden and his professional apologist Obama.By the way Obama is very busy killing Afrikans in Somalia and trying to re-colonise Afrika via Africom for his European masters and mistresses (Hillary et al) and fighting against reparations for Afrikans as well as trying to overthrow President Mugabe of Zimbabwe.All power to Sista Yvette and Boyce Watkins.
Jewish people stick together for each other.Some Black people don’t,as you can see how they are divided on Biden and boyce.
I’m waiting to hear Brother Boyce bring up an issue about the Jews in the White House, who are the masters of both Obama and Biden, and everyone else there. Obama is helping Biden because he is told to do so by David Axelrod, Peter Rouse, Jacob Lew and the other Jews that are dominating and bossing him, and in total charge of the whole show. Yet, this website, which stirs up all kind of hot issues, which are good, NEVER says anything about the Jews surrounding Obama, or Jews PERIOD. Who are still guilty of “bloodsucking” black folks, as the Nation of Islam have long said. Which is the absolute truth. Obama is not really in charge there in the White House. So when is the black media, including these websites, going to speak to this issue, and the anti-Jesus Jews, who have Obama on a string? — Rev. George Brooks
I agree with Joe Biden. The “christian” tea party demons would take black folks back to slavery if they could. See the Golden Dawn in Greece. Black folks worldwide are in trouble because we still beg the white man to accept us. They Never will even tho most black folks profess in America christanity – the slave master’s version. We are Not progressing and I don’t see us ever moving forward until white folks really try to bring us back to slavery – Laff if you want.