Mr Obama, I am a black man. I know that you are black, but not like me. I know that perhaps your policies have an unintended effect on blacks, so I am here to proudly proclaim to you that I am a black man in spite of your policies. The national unemployment rate among black men in this country is estimated to be some 14 percent. This is the highest level since the great depression among minority groups. You have come under great criticism from your own party for your failure to even talk about the issue. Of course Mr Obama you have always held a “government” job so you may have less knowledge of real working men and women. Mr Obama, you are black but not like me. Mr Obama, black home owners lose their homes at an alarming rate. According to the Washington Post on June 19, 2010, Minority homeowners have been disproportionately affected by the foreclosure crisis and stand to lose homes at a faster pace than white borrowers in the future, the report went on to say While about 4.5 percent of white borrowers lost their homes to foreclosure during that period, black and Latino borrowers had 7.9 and 7.7 percent foreclosure rates, respectively. That means that blacks and Latinos were more than 70 percent more likely to lose their homes to foreclosure during that period, the study found. Mr Obama, your answer to this was to push for mortgage companies to further loosen the approval process to buy homes in minority communities despite alarming evidence that this was a damaging policy. Mr Obama you are black, but not like me. Mr Obama, black crime is strangling our inner cities and now the suburbs are being affected. According to the new century foundation a 501 c think tank, Blacks are seven times more likely than people of other races to commit murder, and eight times more likely to commit robbery. When blacks commit crimes of violence, they are nearly three times more likely than non-blacks to use a gun, and more than twice as likely to use a knife. The single best indicator of violent crime levels in an area is the percentage of the population that is black and Hispanic. Mr Obama your response is that same old liberal line of “let’s look at the root cause”, they have no father, no money, no job and live in dilapidated housing. Poor black people if only these things weren’t true then maybe they wouldn’t rob you, or murder you. Sad Mr President, sad! I know you are black, but not like me. Mr President, there are people of all races in this country black, white, Hispanic and Asian that are living the true American experience. You see Mr President we don’t need your food stamps, free cell phones, un-ending unemployment benefits and free housing. We just need opportunity. Your black Mr Obama, but not like me. - Barry Curtis 227
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:15:49 +0000
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