By Frank Garrett, Jr., The Austin Times columnist There are surveys out of the wazoo floating around the Internet wanting people to rate the first year of America’s first black president. I have pretty much ignored the effort to compile a citizen’s generated portrait of Barack Obama due to what I consider an unlevel playing field. When you consider we are a nation that tolerated eight years of inept leadership which left us in two wars and a record deficit, to measure the success of a … [Read more...]
From the Publisher: When positive thinking is not enough
Think and grow rich. You can determine your fate. If the mind can perceive it, the body can achieve it. Really? There is a fine line of what you want to be so and what is so. Recently I read the book, “The Law of Attraction.” And yes, I must admit, I have put together some amazing months with some amazing events that surely must be attributed to the universe smiling favorably upon me. That is not to say there haven’t been disappointments. I guess it depends on how or when you are keeping … [Read more...]
Will America overcome?
By Frank Garrett Jr I grew up during the days of Jim Crow. Back then it was the law of the land and seriously enforced. Today it is not the law, but it is systematically enforced through institutions and over zealous police officers. While we are living in the first decade of a new century, the racial issues of the last two centuries continue to fester like an untreated sore. I consider the problem one we must resolve before too long. White Supremacy is an attitude borne out of white privilege, … [Read more...]
From The Publisher: It has to be said
This week there was uproar from all sides regarding what Harry Reid said about then candidate Barak Obama. The now infamous “Negro dialect” comment was the focus on many media outlets. The conversation has taken so many twists and turns, it is hard to figure out what we are arguing about anymore. The left and the right are contorting and bouncing around the issue so much, they resemble acrobats. Here is where I must weigh in. I’ll tell you what I have been saying privately to my peers for … [Read more...]
From The Publisher:Consumer Confidence
This week the media reported several polls that said president Obama’s numbers are down and how much of a concern this was. The polls tell us his numbers are at the lowest they have been since he took office. The truth is the economy has taken a toll on the country. I believe he told us the truth when he said things were bad and it was going to take time. It has been a year. I have never been an Obama apologist, but some of the talk out there is not very thoughtful. It’s more of a … [Read more...]
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