THE ANGRY BLACK MAN: Dear Mr. President, We Black Folks Want the Last Two Years!!!!

Thursday, June 19

Dear Mr. President, We Black Folks Want the Last Two Years!!!!

Dear President Obama:

I feel compelled to write you this letter because of various developments in your Presidency. A Presidency, which for the record, has been declared officially "over" by most folks on the right, and from the majority of white people. I know that you officially have almost two years left to go, but fuck it, most of those folks in America have already made up their minds about you, and, for whatever reason, they just ain’t feelin you anymore. Hope and changey…they ain’t. Shit, your approval rating stands at 41% and your disapproval ratings stand at 52%. Then there’s this number: 54%. That's the amount of people here in America who don’t believe you can do the job you were elected to do.

But enough of that shit! I’m sure that you’re well aware of these numbers and the mood of the country. Personally, I don't think that you’ve been any worse than all of the other Presidents that led this country. The Dow is at record levels; unemployment is down; Osama is dead, home values are going up; you brought back an economy that was fucked up; we’re finally closer to having a better health care system; and you pulled the troops out of Iraq as promised. (Please don't go back.) But all of this means nothing to the typical American, the narrative has already been painted by the right-wingers, and most (not all) of the masses are buying into it.

But here’s the good news: Your approval rating is not below 13%. Why is this good news? Because that’s approximately the percentage of Black folks in this country, and I’m pretty goddamn sure that if you were to poll Blacks folks, your approval ratings would still be in the nineties. This is in spite of the fact that you’ve pretty much ignored us Black folks and tried to be the President for all of them other Americans. That was probably an honorable and well-meaning pursuit, but as I’m sure as hell that you should’ve learned by now, some people are just never satisfied, especially the right! Sadly, you’ve surrounded yourself with Ivy League bootlickers and Washington politicians, whose lives are lived in that crazy political fishbowl in and around Washington. These people don't care about the things that you should be caring about. They’re there to enhance their careers and move on to the next cushy ass job, so they would never tell you what I’m going to tell you now.

Again, the good news: You have almost two years left to work on issues that primarily concern us Black folks. This is the time to do the shit! Fuck the rest of America, they’ve already moved on from you. Time to serve the people who are pushing your approval ratings to 41%! And as bad as that seems, trust me when I tell you, it could be worse. Mr. President, I need you to start using the White House to talk about things like an unfair justice system as it relates to Black folks in this country. Hell, Red Neck Rand Paul of all people is talking about it; it's time you do the same. I need you to start talking about the high unemployment rate for us Black folks, and the need to focus on job training in Black communities as well as investment dollars to start small businesses that can hire some of these folks once they get the proper training. You can't just give lip service to helping Black folks and have token meetings with the outta touch Congressional Black Caucus to address these issues.

I need you to go on “inner city hood” tours and spend time in places like Gary, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland, Houston, Kansas City, New Orleans, and Memphis. Walk the streets of these cities (Trust me; you’ll be safe as hell! Gangbangers will assist the Secret Service if they need them to.) And let the main stream media follow you every step of the way. They need to see that there are parts of this country that could be mistaken for Baghdad or Damascus. (I’ve seen NBC’s Richard Engel in every war torn country in the Middle East, but I ain’t ever seen him in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood on a Saturday night.) It's time to start talking about gun violence and the killing of young Black men by other young Black men. It's not enough to get on television every time there’s a school shooting in the white population and wag your finger at the NRA and remain quiet at the bloodshed in the streets of our cities on any given weekend. I have a lot more, but I’ll stop now, because I know that you don't have the time to read everything that I want to say. Let's face it; you’ve been a little busy these days. Just think about what I said. These folks can't hate you anymore, and no matter what you do for them they won't be satisfied. Besides, what the hell are they going to do if you go Black? Impeach you?

Sincerely,

The Angry Black Man

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