When going through other blogs I stumbled upon an interesting article about the government's proposal to require force bloggers and online grassroots to regularly report their activities to Congress or go to jail.
"Section 220 of S. 1, the lobbying reform bill currently before the Senate, would require grassroots causes, even bloggers, who communicate to 500 or more members of the public on policy matters, to register and report quarterly to Congress the same as the big K Street lobbyists. Section 220 would amend existing lobbying reporting law by creating the most expansive intrusion on First Amendment rights ever. For the first time in history, critics of Congress will need to register and report with Congress itself"
As I've seen John McCain is apart of the attack as well but its an actually interesting article on both ends. If you want more info on this http://infowars.net/articles/january2007/180107Bloggers_Prison.htm
Nathaniel Peete Jr.
Jan 30, 2007
Jan 10, 2007
Your Perception Our Reality
The NAACP had a fascinating conference that aired the 6th of this month discussing the The Future of the Black Man, YOur Perception, Our Reality apart of their Leadership 500 series. The panelist involved were Dr. John Jackson (Professor at Georgetown University)Minister Daryll Simms (CEO of Evangucation), George Curry ( Editor and Chief of the National Newspaper Publishing Association Washington Bureau), and Lt. Gov. Michael Steele. I am proud to say no oreos were pelted at him this time and even prouder to say that his message was articulated in the hearts and minds of the crowd and to the reality of the black community. (To me showing that getting past the emotions most of us are conservative). Here are a few highlights of the discussion I found interesting:
Steele emphasized that It starts with us in our community. No excuses and what are we going to do for our community and our lives. Waiting for government is not an option. He then went along to his business procurement record citing his increase in minority governement procurement from 8% to 21%. As a MBA student, I know how key education and entrepreneurship are in disparities. Where are we in the discussions in government? If we don't have black officials at the table discussing issues representing out interest.
Darryl Simms: There has to be a self-actualization of being black and proud to be black. Look at our history. Our public school system and (white) teachers benefit from the miseducation of our kids. "The one that teaches you is the one that decides your destiny in which applies to parents and role models young children accept."
George Curry: We don't have anything to counter the Supreme Court discussing affirmative action. Conservatives like Ward Connerly have all this money and do study groups on this topic and the left has nothing to counter this with. Having your daddy not home is no excuse look at Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson, etc.. We need more mentorship programs done by black professionals at their specialty for example if you are a journalist working with students in a journalism workshop works. The sooner our kids know what they want to do, the better off they'll be.
John Jackson: The problems going on in the black community are social policy issues more than anything else because to acknowledge the other would say that black men are socially deviant and educationally deficient. Schools such as Harvard have professors that aren't intelligent enough to educate students from 2.25 to 4.0 high school GPAs like the HBCUs and thats why their important and key to his success in Harvard and life.
Me: First it was great looking at a program without the same ol "Publicity Pimps" who are said to be the voice of black America. Steele said something very powerful to me " Hope is not a strategy, its how we put hope into action so what are WE going to do. "We are not the generation of sitting at the diner, we are the generation of owning the diner". This reminded me of the history of greatness of blacks from Booker T. Washington to CJ Walker to Reginal Lewis and all the amazing individuals in between and thereafter. When these discussions come up I am always reminded of the reasons why I am conservative in the first place. We are born with the essentials of what we need to become successful. It is up to us to attack the public school issues funding and otherwise, it is up to us to mentor our younger generation, it is up to us to become role models and empower our community in more productive ways, it is up to us to vote and produce more quality public officials, and it is our responsibility to get the family and church in order. This goes to us controlling our money and investing more on cars than our children's education. There I go discussing problems instead of solutions which is usually the premise of the panels anyway. As Alice Walker said, "this is the best time in history to be alive because theres so much work to be done". The solution is almost always personal or begin there and we have a lot of ground to cover, so as Michael Steele asked, What will you do?
Nathaniel Peete Jr.
Steele emphasized that It starts with us in our community. No excuses and what are we going to do for our community and our lives. Waiting for government is not an option. He then went along to his business procurement record citing his increase in minority governement procurement from 8% to 21%. As a MBA student, I know how key education and entrepreneurship are in disparities. Where are we in the discussions in government? If we don't have black officials at the table discussing issues representing out interest.
Darryl Simms: There has to be a self-actualization of being black and proud to be black. Look at our history. Our public school system and (white) teachers benefit from the miseducation of our kids. "The one that teaches you is the one that decides your destiny in which applies to parents and role models young children accept."
George Curry: We don't have anything to counter the Supreme Court discussing affirmative action. Conservatives like Ward Connerly have all this money and do study groups on this topic and the left has nothing to counter this with. Having your daddy not home is no excuse look at Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson, etc.. We need more mentorship programs done by black professionals at their specialty for example if you are a journalist working with students in a journalism workshop works. The sooner our kids know what they want to do, the better off they'll be.
John Jackson: The problems going on in the black community are social policy issues more than anything else because to acknowledge the other would say that black men are socially deviant and educationally deficient. Schools such as Harvard have professors that aren't intelligent enough to educate students from 2.25 to 4.0 high school GPAs like the HBCUs and thats why their important and key to his success in Harvard and life.
Me: First it was great looking at a program without the same ol "Publicity Pimps" who are said to be the voice of black America. Steele said something very powerful to me " Hope is not a strategy, its how we put hope into action so what are WE going to do. "We are not the generation of sitting at the diner, we are the generation of owning the diner". This reminded me of the history of greatness of blacks from Booker T. Washington to CJ Walker to Reginal Lewis and all the amazing individuals in between and thereafter. When these discussions come up I am always reminded of the reasons why I am conservative in the first place. We are born with the essentials of what we need to become successful. It is up to us to attack the public school issues funding and otherwise, it is up to us to mentor our younger generation, it is up to us to become role models and empower our community in more productive ways, it is up to us to vote and produce more quality public officials, and it is our responsibility to get the family and church in order. This goes to us controlling our money and investing more on cars than our children's education. There I go discussing problems instead of solutions which is usually the premise of the panels anyway. As Alice Walker said, "this is the best time in history to be alive because theres so much work to be done". The solution is almost always personal or begin there and we have a lot of ground to cover, so as Michael Steele asked, What will you do?
Nathaniel Peete Jr.
Jan 9, 2007
Any Comments, Concerns?
Well, i got the info i needed, so the show is on. I am hosting an open forum at my University. This will be held in February. The forum will be held on the basis of history, educating my peers on THEIR party. Starting with the history of the radicals, detaililng how blacks were literally beaten and slaughtered into voting Dem, and then leading into to the face of the NEW black conservative. I dont know about you guys but I despise the fact that every time something needs to be said or done Politically, congress calls on Al " I ran for president 2 years after i got out of prison" Sharpton and Jesse "i'm milking this nonprofit for what its worth" Jackson to speak for the ENTIRE black community! This is seriusly getting out of hand- But at any rate- My officers and I will be discussing different topics with OUR liberal peers and answering their questions. What i need from you guys are topics of interest, with facts that can back them up. I want to talk about things that are affecting us as the younger generation, political awareness, the economy around us, and analyze hypothetical situatioins like; "What if our ancestors followed someone like Sharpton instead of Booker T. Washington?' - Can i get some help on this?
Jan 7, 2007
Iraq?
With the death of Suddam and all the conroversy in the press, one is to wonder what does success in Iraq look like? As Saddam was hanged and taunted at the same time by his many enemies, there appears to be a definite civil war that will occur no matter what we do. The rhetoric from the Dems is to pull out immediately basically according to speaker Pelosi. Bush says to see it through. My question is what is the short/long term goal? The next question is if there anything we can do there that can be a long term fix or good as long as we make them? Are we in a sense imposing our ideals, beliefs, and cultures unto a culture that cannot digest it? If the same people who believe and support the war so much be as willing if there lives were on the line? This is not a shot against the war, the administration, or anyone involved but as a black conservatives we have proven to be critical thinkers if nothing else and this is a great platform for the conversation.
Nathaniel Peete Jr.
Nathaniel Peete Jr.
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