Comments on: Are Ethi’s for Obama & Is Harlem Obama Country?

By: zak

zak — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:21:28 +0000

Now I know he is a cosponsor of HR2003, he will never get my vote. For all practical reasons, HR2003 is Wuchale II as it puts Ethiopian sovergnity under the control of wacko Payne. As much as I have reservation about the Addis Regime, I hate to give up on Ethiopian Sovergnity! Shame to those, who reside confortablly in the West, while advocating the cut of vital technical and other kind of assistance to The Poor in Ethiopia.

Berhan, I am afraid you cannt compare Welfare, to the tune of trillions of dollars (which was given to Blacks to wreck their family to the AIDS related assistance to Africa. Blacks got choice in this country_ there were ample jobs in the USA at the time when Democrats instituted the massive welfare system. The result of which has been 2 out of three Blacks are born out of Wedlock) to the long overdue substantial return of stolen treasures of Africa ( tht is how I define the Aid given the Continent). Just the fact tht the West was paying peanuts to our coffee for centuries is a good example of tht theft!

By: Berhan

Berhan — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:00:47 +0000

The irony of the comment of the brother above is the fact he hates the “liberal Welfare System” yet finds joy in the “Aid” given to Ethiopia. I myself agree with you on the fact that I am not a slave to the Democratic Party, but, I like Obama. He is capable of connecting the freedom loving sprint of most Americans, to the policies of the administration. He also happens to be a co-sponsor of HR2003.

Obama 08!

TsehaiNY.com

By: zak

zak — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:48:03 +0000

It is not in the self interest of Ethiopian Americans to vote Democrtic. I used to be A Democrat until I checked some serious facts.
1. Ethiopia and Africa fared much better under Republicans than Democrats at the helm in The US. GW Bush has literally doubled and quadrupled the Aid, given to Ethiopia. The Aids related assistance to Africa is unprecedented, it was nil during Clinton and now has reached billions of dollars and about 250 thousand Africans, including thousands of our Comaptriots, owe their lives to GW Bush! The reason being Democrats are afraid of being called Nigga-lovers by Republicans everytime they attempt to help Africa, by the right wing media, specially Talk shows where as Bush or future Republicans won’t face such scrutiny.
2 if it were not for Clinton who packed and left Somalia after Black Hawk Down ( lack of vision) Republican Bush would have stayed put until the Mission was accomplished. They almost finished off the insurgents then according to experts who were interviewed about the facts on the ground during those dark days. Had that been achieved at that time, our boys wouldn’t have to be entangled in Somalia these days as it would have gotten its house in order.
3. Hailesellasie wouldn’t have faced such a demise had there been a Republican in the White House. Mengistu would have been addressed by Republican Hawks during the days after the Massacre of the 60 after the Meskerem Coup of 1974. Thanx to the Wuse Carter, Ethiopia was lost with all the upheaveal in our lives.
4. There is now way i see myself voting fro Mrs Clinton who visited Asmara and not Ethiopia. The Rwandan Genocide occured under the watch of the Clintons-
this being the other reason.

5. I hate the liberal Welfare system which has made the African American family disintegrate. Who else but The Demicrat Party to blame for tht!

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By: Tina Fisseha

Tina Fisseha — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:19:07 +0000

Obama is my inspiration! This is not only about electing the first black president. It is about electing someone who is the most qualified presidential candidate. His educational background in political science and international relations, his constitutional law teaching experience, his public service record, and his Senate experience all show that Obama is the most seasoned candidate who can bring about much needed change in American politics.

Obama has succeeded in bringing to the voting booths what has been said to be the largest group of young first-time voters in history. His optimistic speeches have washed away the paralysis, cynicism, and apathy of voters and his clear stance on the issues: better education, universal health care, environmental friendly energy bills, ending the war in Iraq, closing down Guantanamo, and building a better foreign policy face to the world all show that in this defining moment we are the ones who have to step up to the challenges of the 21st century by voting for those who best represent the interests of our generation. We are generation hope. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for!

“Yes We Can!”
“Si Se Puede!”
“Enchilalen”

and ofcourse he reminds us of MLK’s words still relevant today: “The time is always right to do right”