Yvette Carnell: Hate to Say It (Not Really), But I Told You So
It was soothing for liberals to tell themselves that President Obama was just biding his time until his second term. It was a suitable balm for the under the 
surface anxiety which naggingly whispered, “He’s not on your team. He doesn’t wear your jersey.”
Obama apologists claimed, without skipping a beat, that Obama would show another side of himself once he didn’t have a reelection to worry about – only then would he get gangsta (lol), and show his true colors.
Well, Obama is showing his true colors, and they’re identical to his preelection colors, swathed in shades of pushover, accented by hints of capitulation. Ah! Here he comes, that happy tool of the one percent, that apostle of Reagan, who is now ready to seize his Raison d’être.
Salon.com reports:
Two central issues in the 2012 presidential election were whether the Bush tax cuts should be ended for people earning over $250,000, and whether Social Security and Medicare should be protected from future budget cuts.
The President said yes to both. Republicans said no. Obama won.
But apparently the President is now offering to continue to Bush tax cuts for people earning between $250,000 and $400,000, and to cut Social Security by reducing annual cost-of-living adjustments.
In short, Obama is gutting everything you elected him to protect, and yet, there you are, still cheering.
People, both black and white, tend to think of Obama’s race as an all powerful anvil, anchoring him to the needs of ordinary people. That’s part of the reason why many true liberals hang on to Obama when they probably would’ve abandoned a center-right white president during his first term.
It is now time to unpack the myth that all blacks are, because of our history of shared oppression in this country, somehow more noble and morally emboldened than whites. It’s simply not true. We’re not. Some of us have been co-opted to do the bidding of the one percent, and that’s part of what liberals must look after, as a threat on the horizon, because it’s just as real a threat as any other ( I see you Cory Booker).
Back to the imaginary fiscal cliff crisis; we should’ve all taken Obama at his word when he applauded Reagan during the 2008 campaign. These unnecessary concessions to Republicans, as part of the fabricated fiscal cliff, were all orchestrated. This is a con game, and Obama is dutifully playing his role, as he always has.
It is certainly no surprise that Obama sold us out again. The only thing which should surprise us is that we fell for it…. again. How stupid we’ve become.
Yvette Carnell is a former Capitol Hill and campaign staffer turned writer. She is currently an editor and contributor to Yourblackworld. You can reach Yvette via Twitter @YvetteDC or on Facebook.
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I think Pres. Obama sincerely thinks he is going to get a deal with the nutty rightwingers and “fix the deficit” — so he tries to negotiate. But they are not willing to tax the RICH another dollar. All of this talk about the FISCAL CLIFF… was caused by the BUSH TAX CUTS and the BUSH WARS. So of they are going to cut anything…it should be MILITARY WASTE…WAR EQUIPMENT…AND THE TAX BREAKS FOR THE RICH. If Pres. Obama has one big fault…it is that he is tooooo nice to the RE-thug-LICANS…because he seems to think that they will one day “act right” and do what is best for the people. THEY WON’T.
Frankly… I will be shocked if we don’t go over the “cliff” soon.
This whole debate about the “fiscal cliff” reminds me of a circus sideshow. The RE-thug-LICANS are yelping about “too much spending” — but they don’t want to cut all the goodies that their buddies and supporters get — NOT THE SUBSIDIES TO BIG OIL, COAL AND RICH FARMS. No — they don’t want to cut off any of the silly PORK PROJECTS …like the contracts given to rich companies…$300 hammers, unnecessary tanks, excess nuclear weapons, or the research on chiggers & teetsee flies. They just approved a ton of money for new cars and uniforms for limo drivers in the military.
The real deal is that the rightwing nuts have always wanted to cut programs for the poor & elderly, for health care…for education…for anything that helps working folks. So after they messed up that “DEBT CEILING” mess last year — which resulted in these mandated cuts — NOW they are yelping about …”OOOOOH…it will mess up the economic recovery.
Well…CUT SOME OF THE FUNDS THAT THE RICH GET…which is most of the deficit.
Let me get this: Although it is “PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE” that President Obama is considering going from $250k to $400k with regard to who benefits from the Bush tax cuts and now putting Social Security on the chopping block, people will still claim “there is no proof” and then offer up that she was suggesting to vote for Romney is just plain IGNORANT AS h**l! Your vote went to President Barack Obama because it was emphatically told to those that voted for him that he would keep Social Security off the table and that it would not be negotiated. Hate doesn’t have anything to do with what was told to his constituents!
How much should the winner engage in compromise that is totally against what most Americans voted for him to be in Office for a second term? People are literally in love with the President and have tabled all self surviving natural instincts for a politician. It is really sad to watch. Again, to critically analyze a politician should not negate that analysis to mean that the alternative should have been “going far right.” It is a query as to what the h**l happened to what you told us when you were campaigning for our votes?
Make it Plain, Plain, Plain Ms. Carnell.
Thanks. Outstanding as usual.
I’m laughing my behind off right now. Not at the content of the article but the responses. My people kill me. What is it about us that when someone calls bs on somebody the first knee jerk reaction is call them a ‘crab in a barrel’ or a hater? Yet, no one disputes what she wrote as facts. Face it Black People, when it comes to murdering a bunch of defenseless goat farmers on the other side of the planet, Obama is harder than Superman on v****a. But when it comes to Republicans or white people in general thanks to his heritage and who raised him. He will never see them as a threat or as an enemy. No matter what they do to him. The mental gymnastics, excuses, apologetics and strawmen arguments to distract people from what this man is doing to us has serious generational implications all the bs in the world won’t fix. First of all any person calling themselves a Liberal buying into the notion that Social Security is an entitlement is crazy. How in the heck is something that they take of your paycheck every week and when you finally get old and want your money back it’s an entitlement? When you go to the bank to get your money you deposited, does the cashier ask how do you want your entitlement back? Insane. Then this 11 year War in Afghanistan. Name one world Super Power in the History of Planet Earth that has went into that God-forsaken country and defeated them. Usually it’s not a good ideal to get into a War with a country nicknamed the ‘Graveyard of Empires’ and spend 6 Billion dollars a month for 11 years doing it? And when anyone with a speck of sense ask what does winning a War in a Country where rape is not illegal look like from anyone in our current administration all you get back is cricketts chirping. If you have 6 billion dollars to spend for 11 years per month, how in the microwave section of Heck is Social Security Broke? This bs doesn’t make any sense no matter how you cut it. Where in the heck is 6 Billion dollars coming from per month when there is only about 314 million Americans? So you can put that on the credit card but you want our seniors to eat cat food and drop dead with no healthcare? Oh, but I”m hatin’ right? Some of you are the same clowns who got mad when anyone said something negative about R. kelly peeing on teenagers. My bad we get to feel good right? We get 9 Ebony covers with Barack. They get Supreme Court judges. They get marriage equality. They get amnesty. They get Billions of dollars from American taxpayers to some made up mythological stolen land according to some bronze age comic book. As of right now I think Obama is the only President ever to not give out any pardons to anyone. I guess Assata doesn’t make his list of heroes like Reagan and she gets to stay in Cuba. I give up on this fool. Soft as microwaved butter. And when you bring any of this up to these drunk off Obama crunk juice people they say my favorite phrase in the world, which will go down in history as one of the top things people say when they aren’t going to do a dang gone thing about the situation. ‘He is the President for everybody, not just Black People.’ Goes on the list with That’s not my job, We are going to form a committee, We can’t answer any questions about the incident until after the investigation, We are going to send this to a Grand Jury to investigate, He shot himself in the back of the Police car while handcuffed and my personal favorite I’mma pray for ya’. All the same outcome. Eff you. He’ll cave in just like Yvette wrote because he has a spine made out of banana. When it comes to Republicans he is like one of those kneegrows you see in those old 3 Stooges sketches. Eyes start buggin’ out and flipping on floor before he will get mad at some white folks. Peace.
Nothing, but the Black Messiah Truth!!!
These negroids are nothing, but slaves for crackers, and O’Drama! These caucasoids knew what they were doing when they SELECTED this mulatto to become prez. They knew negroids would ‘j******f’ when they gave them their ‘FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT’, which is another lie!!!
There were 7 Black mulatto presidents BEFORE O’Drama!!!
1. Lincoln
2. Hamlin
3. Eisenhower
4. Jefferson
5. Jackson
6. Harding
7. Washington
THE VERY FIRST PRESIDENT was a mulatto by the name of John Hanson!!! We have been deceived ALL of our lives by these great imposters called…caucasoids!
Ukuthula (peace in the Zulu language)
I HATE TO SAY I TOLD YOU SO… Ms. Carnell… but I DID. On several of your articles like this… I wrote that the TEA-PUBLICAN would not even try to cut a deal with Pres. Obama. Earlier today I posted that there won’t be any such cuts to Soc. Sec. because the rightwing nuts don’t really want any deal…not if they have to make the rich spend another dollar in taxes.
AND LO AND BEHOLD…the TEA PUBLICANS in the House of Rep. fell into a big argument…they were screaming at each other…. and they cancelled their vote today…on “Plan B” (that plan they made up outside of negotiation with Pres. Obama). They are going home for the holidays…and may not even do a deal.
I TOLD YOU SO>>>>
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013 !!!
THE RE-THUG-LICANS HAVE LEFT THE BUILDING. They are giving us all a NEW YEAR’S gift of more economic problems, cutting people’s unemployment benefits, s******g up tax refunds,…and many other losses…because they do now want to tax the wealthy.
I TOLD YOU SO !!!
Instead of giving the black haters ammunition to attack Obama which in the long run would make it harder for him to help Black America, why don’t you show some solidarity. Giving the haters fuel is only going to put you further back in the line. Remember they would never help you, and would never like you anyway. Like it or not Obama is all you have at this point. Your constant criticizing is just serving to frighten other would be Obama’s away. Do you think after seeing what Obama is suffering from some of you they would be encouraged. Life is like a balloon and encouragement is like air. Please give Obama some air let him live. Black American you have change and have developed the problem of aiming at your own foot. It is time to get back to where you were. The leading light and voice for black liberation. You cannot have liberation by pulling down what you have help to create. Obama has enough haters already why not give his some love this Christmas for he is your only Santa Clause.
America is in deep financial crisis? Fact! Something has to be done about it? FACT! All will be affected by the decisions made to gain control? Infortunate but necessary. We live in a system of checks and balances which inculdes the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court? REALITY. Must there be compromises on all sides in order to get a comprehensive bill? Yes. That being said people, tighten your belts budget appropiately, invest smartly, pay off your bills and don’t make any new ones because it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
@Donnell…. It is silly to think that Pres. Obama can wave a magic wand and force those TEA-PUBLICANS to do anything. I am baffled at people who constantly criticize Obama…but fail to attack the ridiculosity of the rightwing nuts who have blocked almost everything that is for the benefit of poor folks, the elderly, working people…students, etc.
The HUGE DEFICIT was run up by THE REPUBLICANS. We should be having fits about that….but instead some waste time trying to criticize Obama for trying to fix it. If Obama put ALL THE FUNDS that go to the elderly poor folks, students, etc. on the table…they would block that too…if you want to tax the rich.
Thanks for the Reality Speech, love the cold hard facts, the new norm…
Thank you so much Think About It, every single word is correct. People are so blinded by the oh he is black nonsense that everything he does is cool. If it was anyone else blacks would agree of being neglected. He help everyone but blacks and they are still cool with it. So sad, they need to look at the laws that he put in place instead of oh he is black.
I hate to say it also… But I was saying the same thing since at least June.
Obama want to do the grand bargain, and he wont hesitate to offer your benefits up to get it..
No skin off his back…
GOP is soo far right they dont even see that he is trying to give them what they want, at our expense as usual..
Thanks President Obama *sarcasm*
The president is naive and weak. He is indeed a puppet. Forget about the 7 billion given to Israel, the same country openly humiliating Black Africans and putting the ones they can’t deport into desert tent “camps”.
What about healthcare? The healthcare is a scam. If you are too broke to get healthcare, you get a fine. This gives plenty of power to a wicked judge to throw you in jail to “payoff” your accumulated fines.
The 1% never had it so good. At least those in the construction field will be busy- with all those new prisons.
PRESIDENTS COME AND GO!………..SUMS IT UP FOR ME. PEACE!!!!!!!!!!!
SO MUCH MIS-INFORMATION. As for the Health Care Law…there is no provision to throw anyone in jail for not having it. In fact, if you cannot afford it…there is MEDICAID and there will be funds to help pay for insurance.
As for the other stuff… it is all part of a negotiation and has not been settled yet…not even the SOCIAL SECURITY recalculation of the Cost of Living part. That is all that is on the table…not the whole enchilada.
I continue to wonder…in fact I am baffled at why so many of these posters are not totally ticked off at the right wing nuts…
TEA-PUBLICANS …who are the ones who have caused this entire financial mess. What is up with all the blame going to Obama.??? He did not cause any of it…when he got in office…we were in the hole. Is it “hatred of self…hatred of another Black man???
It is not HATRED for O’Drama, it is the HATERISM he has for Black people. This mulatto has a BROKE BACK!!! Haterism is self-hate for ones self and his people; there is no loyalty, respect, or love. There is only jealousy, envy and hate; but love for the OTHER race.
He’s too soft, and he’s the one, who HATES his OWN people. You are wrong about this insurance thang, also. The government will deduct a penalty every year from your taxes, if you don’t sign up for this insurance package.
The first year, they will take $100 from your income tax, the second year, they will take $200, and the third year, they will take out $900!!! Read the small print about this insurance fraud. YOU CAN BE INCARCERATED after the third attempt because that would be like; not paying your taxes, if you don’t get this insurance. (Source: Time Magazine)
This is why the government will CONTROL this insurance policy to MAKE YOU JOIN!!! If you don’t pay taxes; you will go to jail; if you don’t pay into this insurance…you will go to jail.
O’Drama is a scapegoat for the elite, and he is CONTROLLED just like the rest of those negroids on capital hill.
WE MUST SEPARATE AND BE SAVED!!!
Anyone who complains a lot about the sorry state of political affairs…but tries to focus all the BLAME on Pres. Obama is severely mis-informed and misguided….and maybe even a supporter of the rightwing mental illness that is part of the scene these days.
If you have not peeped the motives and actions of the rightwingers…such as: ROMNEY, GINGRICH, HANNITY, BECK, MALKIN, COULTER, LIMBAUGH and the rest of those FOX NEWS pundits that spread all their lies and nonsense…then you need to WAKE UP AND PAY ATTENTION. Pres. Obama is the least of our problems.
Before Pres. Obama ever ran for President…the RE-thug-LICANS were doing all sorts of corrupt things …. including — building PRIVATIZED PRISONS and setting up “The New Jim Crow” which they call “The War on Drugs”…. letting Wall St. run wild and mess up the economy…. borrowing money from China ….starting expensive, unnecessary wars,
Does anyone possibly belief that maybe it was convienent to let a Black man be president because of the sorry state of affairs he INHERITATED. If things don’t get turned around guess who will be blamed every black person who voted for the president and now will be saying I told you so. He has and will be spending his time as president putting out fires unable to build on any sort of a long term solution to what ails this economy and country.
As for the AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE LAW…. it is just not true that it was designed to put people in jail. We have millions of people running around who cannot get medical treatment…and that has been caused by RE-thug-LICANS. They caused the problems in this area…and let INSURANCE companies screw people left, right and up the middle.
GET THE FACTS and quit parroting the c**p that comes from THE TEA PARTY and FOX NEWS. For starters read up on AYN RAND…that Russian who wrote a book called “Atlas Shrugged.” That is the philosophy of most of the rightwing nuts…including the negroes who joined them…like ALLEN WEST and HERMAN CAIN.
The U.S. is the only modernized country that has not had a way to take care of the sick…call it “universal health care” or whatever…but all of the modern nations have it…CANADA, ENGLAND…even CUBA. But in this country….there is the rightwing idea of ….”LET THEM EAT CAKE”….in other words — let them suffer if they are not rich.
Ms. Carnell… I TOLD YOU SO !!! Those RE-thug-LICANS are going to let the economy go over the cliff…maybe put us in another recession. Pres. Obama could offer them all sorts of cuts and they are not going to make a good deal.
Their only purpose in this was to get rid of programs and funds that help the poor, help the disabled, for children, elderly, etc.
You all need to read about their main philosopher… AYN RAND…who wrote the book: ATLAS SHRUGGED. Then you will understand that they only believe in helping the RICH.
GOING OVER THE CLIFFS ??? So far that seems to be the case.
The U.S. has numerous millionaires, billionaires, and major corporations that have tons of money. The money is jut not in the hand of most Americans. They are hoarding it — trillions of dollars…and they get big tax breaks.
VAN JONES gave a good description of this lie about …
“America is Broke.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9wnVPFEwSI
OUR NATION IS NOT ‘BROKE’…the people have been robbed.
And if you are concerned about the wild weather we are seeing…that is another CLIFF that we are headed over…due to pollution…from burning oil, gas, coal and other forms of destroying our ECO SYSTEM. Just because you don’t want to face it…does not mean that GLOBAL WARMING is not real. Check out what is happening to the POLAR ICE CAPS.
To the commentor that says separate “TO WHERE” ? We can’t control our own neighbor”hoods”, how can we even think about something bigger? I’m open to suggestion!
Well, for one suggestion…I agree with BJ who posted some thing about the “Negro Obama haters” trying to do something besides attacking our Pres. Years ago, there was a major MILLION MAN MARCH. That was positive. And after that — they set up groups in cities to try to address our problems. Some people set up ‘food co-ops’, sold books, set up meetings, or they volunteered to tutor students. Those who attended worked to produce something positive. They were not ranting on websites with hateful rhetoric about their own people. Yes, we have problems…and we need to get up off the couch and take action….not just sit around and try to see who can say the worst thing about Pres. Obama.
There are some groups out here that folks can join…whether it is the NAACP, 350.ORG, THE BLACK STUDENT UNION, or OCCUPY WALL ST. — the URBAN LEAGUE …or even the BLACK PANTHERS. The point is “…action speaks louder than words.”
THE TEA-PUBLICANS have left the building !!! Again !!! But this time it is NEW YEARS EVE and there is not going to be a “solution” to preventing us from going over the ‘fiscal cliff.” The RE-thug-LICANS walked out for the 2nd time in about 10 days.
Need I say it again???? I TOLD YOU SO.
They don’t want to tax the rich…no matter what the Dems or Pres. Obama offer to cut.
Yvette, tell it like it is! You and Dr. Watson. You both need to get with Cornel and Tavis. Leave the sellouts to themselves.
Yvette, these so-called leaders love Obama and loathe black people. They are pathetic. They don’t even follow the teaching of Jesus in the Bible without making up excuses to BLINDLY support this black president who don’t give a d**n about black people. Obama, also by the way, has the mind of a WHITE WOMEN.
Haters have to Hate, I guess. Just sad that Black folks judge other black folk by a different scale. The words ‘compromise’ or the phrase ‘finding common ground’ are alien to some. No one gets EVERYTHING they want in a negotiation and politics demand negotiation. Some black folks are too blind, dumb, crabby, or uneducated about the political process to understand. Some just want to sound intelligent but when they express their views, their ignorance shows. Let’s stop giving them a platform to display their moronic ideas.
Reading what some of these writers and columnists put on paper you’d think Blacks are not citizens. Special provisions should be made for Blacks / African Americans, stop boxing yourselves in. If you’re an American that’s what you are, so stop the c**p -whatever is out there is for us all grab yours just like the whites, teach your children that fact. They are AMERICAN