What is the point?

I came across this article and now matter how I read and reread is it, it just confused me to the point that it became funny. I’m not sure what the author, Joshunda Sanders is actually writing about. She talks about Texas native Mrs. Jones, who is 109 years old and still voting in a light of it being a huge accomplishment. Then she talks about her being the descendent of a slave. She continues with stories of Mrs. Jones being the middle of 13 children and having 10 of her own. And finalizes with arguments of who is the oldest voter in the Nation. I agree Mrs. Jones’ 109 years is an accomplishment, and that being that age and understanding the election and who she is voting for is a quite an undertaking. Her Daughters seemed to have more to say in the interview than she did. Did they have the “say” on whom she voted for too? I do not understand what being the Daughter of a slave has to do with whether or not 109 year old Mrs. Jones voted. Sanders’ opening line “Amanda Jones, 109, the daughter of a man born into slavery…” that’s a label she put on Mrs. Jones, who probably has a lot more to do, with 10 children and 33 grandchildren, than dwell about that any longer. The percentage of black Americans that are descendants of slaves is staggering considering that in the early 1800’s they were 20% of a 7,500,000 population. And, do we really care who the oldest voter in the Nation is? We need to care about whether or not anyone is checking with these senior citizens to see that they actually understand the policies and platforms of those running for office, or are their children using the senior’s votes to chose what they want. The audience this author is looking for is anyone’s guess. The article seemingly had not point; it's jumbled, hap hazard, and didn’t have any surprise statistics. Someone who worked that long ago would have made $20 per month. My Mom is only 75 years old and remembers working for $1 a day 4-5 days a week. The article didn’t sell me on anything but did raise the idea that someone should look into “who” is actually doing the voting for these seniors. It’s been found out in the past that seniors incapable of any understanding or communicating and even in vegetative states have been found on voting ballets, so it wouldn’t be a surprise. Maybe Sanders should do an article on that. Now that would be interesting.

Careful not to be a Tax Ass-essor Voter

I recently came across an article in the Statesman, about a local candidate’s ad's, that made me laugh out loud. Television has become a highway to the masses when it comes to political campaigns, and this reporter makes a solid case of the nonsense. Visit this link for his article and this link to watch the commercials. See if you can figure out just what the Candidate is running for. I feel it is safe to say that a big percentage of the public does not read papers or political propaganda, however they do watch Television. These viewers are at a disadvantage of not knowing the “whole” truth about various campaigns and platforms, or in this case, what the purpose of the public position is. It is frightening to consider that the people are voting-in public officials that they have little to no idea of what the Elected is to do once in office. Compile that with Television Ad campaigns that lead you to believe, in this case, that the Candidate for Tax-Assessor Collector will aid in lowering property taxes, which is NOT part of his job description, just creates a Texas size mess. The State is responsible for making the information readily available to its citizens and to educate them on the realities of the political offices. As citizens of the state of Texas it is our job to educate ourselves on the goings-on with political issues and especially City and County level public official positions that affect us directly daily. I feel if you don't know what your voting for, don't vote, or educate yourself on what you are about to vote on and for. Just don’t go around crying if you don’t like the way a public office is being ran when you had the opportunity to make an educated choice.

A big Borack of deception

Everyone should read this article and be made aware of the facts. Are they facts? Well, Borack Obama has been interviewed time and time again in the past and he seems willing to be in the spotlight and voice his thoughts whenever asked a question. If we judge the validity of what he says now without looking back on what he has said then, we are misguiding ourselves. Funny how he “tells it like it is,” yet when articles like http://urbangrounds.com/2008/10/10/rashid-khalidi-obama/bring up the fact that on that day he was willing to “tell it like it is” and those interviews don’t put him in the best light, he is willing to ignore the questions it stirs and walk away. I see it clearly. Do you? How can we trust someone who has so much “belief” in writing within numerous interviews, and that is so seemingly biased against the USA and what our country stands for? Some say, "oh, he's changed." I say he is deceptive and a fake. And I believe that this IS local news because it's at the local level; every household, every person, and every business that this information makes an impact and needs to be heard.