WEB POSTED 12-26-2000

ALL SYMBOLS--NO SUBSTANCE

The most recent presidential "election" turned out to be more exciting than most people expected. Most of the excitement, however, resulted from the general ignorance of the nature of the system used to elect presidents. All the hoopla about the counting of ballots, and the supposed controversy over the authority of the "Electoral College" was a sham to dramatize a ho-hum election and make the American voters swallow the lie that they were indeed making a choice. If the system were honest, then whichever candidate got the largest number of votes from the people would win the election. This, however, is not the case. The crooks who devised this system made it so that, even if only a handful of eligible voters in a state actually participated, whoever got the bulk of the participants� votes would be credited with the votes of all the people who did not vote.

An even meaner game is being played on (not "with") Black voters. The actual extent of our impact upon the choice of Presidents is demonstrated by the fact that Gore received 90% of the Black vote. We have a history of one-sided love affairs with Caucasian politicians. For many years, almost all Black people considered themselves "Republicans", because, they said, Abe Lincoln freed the slaves and he was a Republican. Most of them did not know, and still do not know, that, despite the name, today�s Republican party is not the party of Lincoln. But even if it were, that would not justify the great love that we, the descendants of slaves, have demonstrated for "Honest Abe". He was quoted by noted historians as stating, more than once, "If I could unite this Nation without freeing even one slave, I would!"

Despite this candid declaration, the Republican party continued to be heralded throughout "Soulville" as "The Party of Lincoln", and we hung on gratefully.

That is, until the "Great Depression" came about on the Republicans� watch � not that they alone caused it, but they were in charge when it occurred and, therefore, had to bear the blame. The Democrats unseated them with ease at the next election, and Franklin D. Roosevelt came in with emergency programs such as "Relief" and "Welfare". He broke all records for occupancy of the White House, and, in fact, never got voted out � he had a position for life! Blacks treated his presidency as if it were the "Second Coming of Christ". It is primarily because of FDR that, regardless of their actions, or lack thereof, the Democrats, to this day, have the hearts of most Negroes�not Black People, most Negroes.

A case in point is the actions of a group in California called "The American Muslim Alliance", who are screaming to the world that their feelings are hurt because they contributed a fat donation of $50,000 to the now-successful candidacy of Hillary Clinton for a seat in the United States Senate, only to have her return it to them.

"I strongly disagree with the positions taken by this group," the First Lady stated .

I am positive the Alliance can find some good causes for which to use that money right there in the Bay Area, assuming, of course, that contribution to a worthy cause was their motive.