Black President

Nas made an incredible CD! Well maybe I'm swayed because he's my favorite Emcee and rapper. Yes folks there's a huge difference.

I never thought in my lifetime I would see a Black man rise from the shadow of doubt and hate to emerge within a day of leading the most powerful country on this planet. What's really incredible he's done it with the vote and assurance of all races. He did lean on the respect of the Black community to propel him ahead in votes. I hate to say it but we simply don't vote enough and that saddens me but many of us are the first to complain or stick our hands out to remind the majority that we are owed for our tragic history. True we do need more acknowledgement but we better start doing something far more positive and evolutionary to show the masses we are truely as great as we know we are instead of killing one another and glorifying negativity and objectivity.

Will he win? I truely believe he has what it takes to topple a guy who's from a state that doesn't even want to acknowledge the great MLK. Do you really expect for us stand behind you and you support that real legislative measure? Simple put Barack is for the people. It will take more than a vogue t-shirt to show support it will take ballots. Ballots that will counted accurately and fairly for once.

Being a Soldier I do think he may have one of us over with the "16 months and out pledge". Is he realistic from a strategic standpoint? Yes and no. Yes, this will force the Iraqi government to step up and take account for their own peace since it's "an embarrassment to have a soverign nation occuppied". They are right they are not free they are occuppied. However, the consequences could be drastic and irreversible if we don't do this right and with clear thoughts and viable back-up plans. None of us (Soldiers) want to go there or back over there for 12 plus months. However, it will look like our buddies will have perished in vain if things are not done properly. Now the focus is Afghanistan and I like I told many of peers and subordinates the flow of troops will be to Afghanistan. The dynamic with the OEF mission is that it's clearly been tied to 9/11. None of us feel it's a wasted mission, conspiracies and questions are abound but you will smack anyone in the mouth who attacks you. So the public is okay with a "surge" to the OEF side of the war. If he wins his strategic accumen will be tested hard and early. I hope he's talking to the right people.

Sadly ignorance is abound because of his skin tone. Maybe this will be the event in this country history where the idiots will realize "it's over, we can't win or cause fear anymore". The problem is racism and all of of those other forms of bias are learned behaviors. All it takes is an eager ear to plant that seed.

Kink in My Armor

Sometimes in life you beat the odds and do things you were told you would never be able to do. Whether it's physical or mental, you simply need to prove the naysayers wrong. It gives you a sense of satisfaction to know you overcame the obstacle that was supposedly insurmountable.

Recently I celebrated a joyous moment and was elated. I guess the most high has a way of balancing you out by reminding you "It Was Written". After years of people wondering how do I do it and close family members knowing the physical flaw it appears it has caught up to me, again. I'm not "The Hulk" anymore just David Banner without the gamma rays. My fury and anger of people doubting me can't carry me past what I thought was a "supposed" flaw. It's real now and I have to reserve myself to "ordinary" stuff or the it could be dire.

I've never felt so dejected in my life. I'm simply known more for my physical prowess than anything else. People close to me know I beat the odds and somehow slipped into a career I shouldn't even be in. To quote the P. Diddy "Glorious" song featuring Biggie and Busta Rhymes "It's all fucked up now! What am I'm going to do now?" Exactly what am I'm going to do now?

There's a person I confided in who didn't believe me and that really upset me. Was it disbelief or was it anger due to a falling out? One of my stronger traits is that if I say I have your back, I got it no matter what. I expect the same from anyone I tell that too. I guess people aren't made of finer things anymore?

Will this simply slow me down or show me the back page of my book? Who knows? Im just going to live out what's planned for me.