NoRepublicans

[thinktank]

NO REPUBLICANS: Even if Caught Between
The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea
Newark elections are non-partisan. Meaning a candidate doesn’t have to declare themselves members of either of the two big imperialist parties. But declare or not, some are openly involved with the politics of those parties. Sharpe James is certainly one of those, at one level a loyal functionary of the Democratic Party. But ultimately, if held to that, with the Democrats feeble posture in combating the Republican national death wish tepid or non-existence resistance. The reason being that they and the Republicans are two wings of the same dying vampire bat. The biggest difference being their constituencies. Very generally, for the Republicans, its big business and the more conservative sector of the middle class and of recent years the Bush harvested Christian Right.
The principal constituency of the Democratic Party is minorities, women, and the trade unions, formerly solid with the urban petty bourgeoisie. One reason the Democrats have made such poor showings with their constituency is that in too many areas they are just a pale imitation of the Republicans, especially after Bill Clinton’s openly co-opting Republican programs and moving the Democratic Party to the right. Their stance on 911, Afghanistan, Palestine, the War in Iraq,
Abu Dhabi, or for that matter, Mugabe, Fidel Castro, Chavez, is just barely and fuzzily to the left of “W”. Certainly Kerry’s candidacy and campaign were embarrassingly punkish.
But the out front neo fascist corporate state-ist stance of the leader of US &World Imperialism are not a clear democrat party liability simply because they are not in power. And even if they were their “respect” for said constituency would at least continue to mute their ultimate connection to the same class’ teeth, claws and ambitions.
Still, “the proof of the pudding” has to be what it do. So that even in a so called non-partisan local election, we must look at the candidates’ actions, minimally their political platform to have any real understanding of who they are. Unfortunately most of the candidates of the Newark election are not running on any platforms at all. Most are simply names and limited resumes. Some are Only running “on their names”, having little or no experience in Newark politics. For these it is important for them to avoid saying too much otherwise their lack of information and political depth would be evident.
We have also to remember that the Bushwacking Republicans want New Jersey where they lost by a bunch even while snatching the last “election”. They think taking Newark would be a big step toward that conquest. A Black & Latino Majority city with the highest anti Bush vote in that deception called election, 89.1 % So we have to be careful that they don’t send us “a registered democrat” who is no more democratic than Giuliani, a wolf in Negro clothing.
My principal candidate is Ras Baraka, my wife Amina‘s & my son, sure, with our name, correct, but Ras is not simply riding in on the Baraka name. If anything, with all the attacks the Baraka name has taken from the most backward sector of this country, this state and this city, the name will probably do him a great deal of harm. What with all the false accusations surrounding my being attacked as New Jersey Poet Laureate for writing the poem Somebody Blew Up America. Certainly from the well heeled check writing sector of the state.
But Ras is a graduate from Howard University, with a degree in Political Science. He is Vice Principal of Weequahic High School and served as Deputy Mayor of Newark for the last four years. Ras Baraka was also named the National Urban League’s “Man of the Year” for negotiating a truce between sets of the Crips and Bloods street gangs.
He was also one of the organizers of the 2003 National Hip Hop Political convention.
He was elected by the Newark City Council to serve the remainder of deceased Donald Tucker’s Councilman-At-Large seat.
Now he must run in May for a full four year term. But even as a brand new Councilman, Ras Baraka has made impact on the City Council and the people of Newark. His first resolution as Councilman was to get the City of Newark to go on record opposing the inclusion of the notorious
Haliburton Corporation in the rebuilding of New Orleans. His second resolution called for a temporary moratorium to the construction of $300,000 and $400,000 homes in Newark, when there are no low income houses being built
Ras Baraka is our principal candidate and we feel the best qualified to serve as Councilman at Large. So we will support those who support Ras and oppose those who oppose or undermine him. Because we know those who support Ras Baraka have the best interests of the city at heart. We know these are not Republicans, whether announced or disguised

Amiri Baraka
Mar 1, 2006

[BornFree]

Wow, you call that a great resume. The only reason he was appointed to many of those positions was for the benefit of the "Top Dog". We all know who that is, right? And as for the current council members they will vote for anyone as long as the get compensated. You haven't found that out yet?

[WhoUkiddin]

I don't understand Where Mr. Baraka is coming from here does this help or hurt Ras?

It also looks like he is attacking Donald Paynes son here if you read between the lines but isn't Ras and donald on the same team. Didn't Ras agree not to run whith channeyfield and Donald instead.

[5Reasons]

Tinkle,

Relax buddy, Ras is about as close to a shoe-in as any of the incumbents. He can go to the Poconos or play golf for this race. Why do I think Ras is a shoe-in? Simple, thinky -it's all about the South Ward. With that competitive race in the SW going on, that's going to drive up Ras's total count. Heck, he might even be able get up to 45% of this total vote count just from the SW, especially if he doesn't take a position on that race.

Nevertheless, I do agree that the Democrats and Republicans are dying. That's why I'm going Socialist Workers Party on this one.

NANCY ROSENSTOCK FOR MAYOR
30 HOURS AND I'm OUT. HOLLAH!

[LastCubanStanding]

Originally Posted by thinktank

NO REPUBLICANS: Even if Caught Between
The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea
Newark elections are non-partisan. Meaning a candidate doesn’t have to declare themselves members of either of the two big imperialist parties. But declare or not, some are openly involved with the politics of those parties. Sharpe James is certainly one of those, at one level a loyal functionary of the Democratic Party. But ultimately, if held to that, with the Democrats feeble posture in combating the Republican national death wish tepid or non-existence resistance. The reason being that they and the Republicans are two wings of the same dying vampire bat. The biggest difference being their constituencies. Very generally, for the Republicans, its big business and the more conservative sector of the middle class and of recent years the Bush harvested Christian Right.
The principal constituency of the Democratic Party is minorities, women, and the trade unions, formerly solid with the urban petty bourgeoisie. One reason the Democrats have made such poor showings with their constituency is that in too many areas they are just a pale imitation of the Republicans, especially after Bill Clinton’s openly co-opting Republican programs and moving the Democratic Party to the right. Their stance on 911, Afghanistan, Palestine, the War in Iraq,
Abu Dhabi, or for that matter, Mugabe, Fidel Castro, Chavez, is just barely and fuzzily to the left of “W”. Certainly Kerry’s candidacy and campaign were embarrassingly punkish.
But the out front neo fascist corporate state-ist stance of the leader of US &World Imperialism are not a clear democrat party liability simply because they are not in power. And even if they were their “respect” for said constituency would at least continue to mute their ultimate connection to the same class’ teeth, claws and ambitions.
Still, “the proof of the pudding” has to be what it do. So that even in a so called non-partisan local election, we must look at the candidates’ actions, minimally their political platform to have any real understanding of who they are. Unfortunately most of the candidates of the Newark election are not running on any platforms at all. Most are simply names and limited resumes. Some are Only running “on their names”, having little or no experience in Newark politics. For these it is important for them to avoid saying too much otherwise their lack of information and political depth would be evident.
We have also to remember that the Bushwacking Republicans want New Jersey where they lost by a bunch even while snatching the last “election”. They think taking Newark would be a big step toward that conquest. A Black & Latino Majority city with the highest anti Bush vote in that deception called election, 89.1 % So we have to be careful that they don’t send us “a registered democrat” who is no more democratic than Giuliani, a wolf in Negro clothing.
My principal candidate is Ras Baraka, my wife Amina‘s & my son, sure, with our name, correct, but Ras is not simply riding in on the Baraka name. If anything, with all the attacks the Baraka name has taken from the most backward sector of this country, this state and this city, the name will probably do him a great deal of harm. What with all the false accusations surrounding my being attacked as New Jersey Poet Laureate for writing the poem Somebody Blew Up America. Certainly from the well heeled check writing sector of the state.
But Ras is a graduate from Howard University, with a degree in Political Science. He is Vice Principal of Weequahic High School and served as Deputy Mayor of Newark for the last four years. Ras Baraka was also named the National Urban League’s “Man of the Year” for negotiating a truce between sets of the Crips and Bloods street gangs.
He was also one of the organizers of the 2003 National Hip Hop Political convention.
He was elected by the Newark City Council to serve the remainder of deceased Donald Tucker’s Councilman-At-Large seat.
Now he must run in May for a full four year term. But even as a brand new Councilman, Ras Baraka has made impact on the City Council and the people of Newark. His first resolution as Councilman was to get the City of Newark to go on record opposing the inclusion of the notorious
Haliburton Corporation in the rebuilding of New Orleans. His second resolution called for a temporary moratorium to the construction of $300,000 and $400,000 homes in Newark, when there are no low income houses being built
Ras Baraka is our principal candidate and we feel the best qualified to serve as Councilman at Large. So we will support those who support Ras and oppose those who oppose or undermine him. Because we know those who support Ras Baraka have the best interests of the city at heart. We know these are not Republicans, whether announced or disguised

Amiri Baraka
Mar 1, 2006

I respect you coming on this site and campaigning for your kid. That's cool.

A question for you - how come your previous posts were unreadable? This post is very well written and understandable - the other posts seemed like they were written by a blind psychotic with tourette's, or TE2. Somebody else posting under your name?

[advpolitics]

Originally Posted by 5Reasons

Tinkle,

Relax buddy, Ras is about as close to a shoe-in as any of the incumbents. He can go to the Poconos or play golf for this race. Why do I think Ras is a shoe-in? Simple, thinky -it's all about the South Ward. With that competitive race in the SW going on, that's going to drive up Ras's total count. Heck, he might even be able get up to 45% of this total vote count just from the SW, especially if he doesn't take a position on that race.

Nevertheless, I do agree that the Democrats and Republicans are dying. That's why I'm going Socialist Workers Party on this one.

NANCY ROSENSTOCK FOR MAYOR
30 HOURS AND I'm OUT. HOLLAH!

damn 5 you almost had me until you mentioned nancy rosenstock lol

i was about to holla lol

[advpolitics]

Originally Posted by thinktank

NO REPUBLICANS: Even if Caught Between
The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea
Newark elections are non-partisan. Meaning a candidate doesn’t have to declare themselves members of either of the two big imperialist parties. But declare or not, some are openly involved with the politics of those parties. Sharpe James is certainly one of those, at one level a loyal functionary of the Democratic Party. But ultimately, if held to that, with the Democrats feeble posture in combating the Republican national death wish tepid or non-existence resistance. The reason being that they and the Republicans are two wings of the same dying vampire bat. The biggest difference being their constituencies. Very generally, for the Republicans, its big business and the more conservative sector of the middle class and of recent years the Bush harvested Christian Right.
The principal constituency of the Democratic Party is minorities, women, and the trade unions, formerly solid with the urban petty bourgeoisie. One reason the Democrats have made such poor showings with their constituency is that in too many areas they are just a pale imitation of the Republicans, especially after Bill Clinton’s openly co-opting Republican programs and moving the Democratic Party to the right. Their stance on 911, Afghanistan, Palestine, the War in Iraq,
Abu Dhabi, or for that matter, Mugabe, Fidel Castro, Chavez, is just barely and fuzzily to the left of “W”. Certainly Kerry’s candidacy and campaign were embarrassingly punkish.
But the out front neo fascist corporate state-ist stance of the leader of US &World Imperialism are not a clear democrat party liability simply because they are not in power. And even if they were their “respect” for said constituency would at least continue to mute their ultimate connection to the same class’ teeth, claws and ambitions.
Still, “the proof of the pudding” has to be what it do. So that even in a so called non-partisan local election, we must look at the candidates’ actions, minimally their political platform to have any real understanding of who they are. Unfortunately most of the candidates of the Newark election are not running on any platforms at all. Most are simply names and limited resumes. Some are Only running “on their names”, having little or no experience in Newark politics. For these it is important for them to avoid saying too much otherwise their lack of information and political depth would be evident.
We have also to remember that the Bushwacking Republicans want New Jersey where they lost by a bunch even while snatching the last “election”. They think taking Newark would be a big step toward that conquest. A Black & Latino Majority city with the highest anti Bush vote in that deception called election, 89.1 % So we have to be careful that they don’t send us “a registered democrat” who is no more democratic than Giuliani, a wolf in Negro clothing.
My principal candidate is Ras Baraka, my wife Amina‘s & my son, sure, with our name, correct, but Ras is not simply riding in on the Baraka name. If anything, with all the attacks the Baraka name has taken from the most backward sector of this country, this state and this city, the name will probably do him a great deal of harm. What with all the false accusations surrounding my being attacked as New Jersey Poet Laureate for writing the poem Somebody Blew Up America. Certainly from the well heeled check writing sector of the state.
But Ras is a graduate from Howard University, with a degree in Political Science. He is Vice Principal of Weequahic High School and served as Deputy Mayor of Newark for the last four years. Ras Baraka was also named the National Urban League’s “Man of the Year” for negotiating a truce between sets of the Crips and Bloods street gangs.
He was also one of the organizers of the 2003 National Hip Hop Political convention.
He was elected by the Newark City Council to serve the remainder of deceased Donald Tucker’s Councilman-At-Large seat.
Now he must run in May for a full four year term. But even as a brand new Councilman, Ras Baraka has made impact on the City Council and the people of Newark. His first resolution as Councilman was to get the City of Newark to go on record opposing the inclusion of the notorious
Haliburton Corporation in the rebuilding of New Orleans. His second resolution called for a temporary moratorium to the construction of $300,000 and $400,000 homes in Newark, when there are no low income houses being built
Ras Baraka is our principal candidate and we feel the best qualified to serve as Councilman at Large. So we will support those who support Ras and oppose those who oppose or undermine him. Because we know those who support Ras Baraka have the best interests of the city at heart. We know these are not Republicans, whether announced or disguised

Amiri Baraka
Mar 1, 2006

see booker isn't the only educated black man in town!!!!

why they keep pumpin booker like he is the only smart black man in town. that seems like an insult to me. shouldn't he be going on his record oh i forgot he doesn't have one my bad.

baraka has my family and my support. there is no doubt in my mind that he is the best candidate for the at-large seat he is young well educated home grown and has been putting in the leg work for many years( not just the past 8 years booker) ras has put in the good works to earn this spot and the people will show that this is the case on may 9th.

[LastCubanStanding]

Originally Posted by advpolitics

see booker isn't the only educated black man in town!!!!

why they keep pumpin booker like he is the only smart black man in town. that seems like an insult to me. shouldn't he be going on his record oh i forgot he doesn't have one my bad.

baraka has my family and my support. there is no doubt in my mind that he is the best candidate for the at-large seat he is young well educated home grown and has been putting in the leg work for many years( not just the past 8 years booker) ras has put in the good works to earn this spot and the people will show that this is the case on may 9th.

You understand that Ras & Booker are running for different positions, right?

[TE2]

Great Minds Think Alike That's All:D

[JoefromPGH]

Despite some reservations that many have had on Ras' "vote" on the approrpiation of the $80 million, please look at the individual and his background. Ras Baraka is a formidable candidate and has demonstrated leadership throughout his adult years. He may be a shoe-in for council-at-large but if thats the case, he's a shoe-in because he represents the future and the way things are going we need more like him- a fighter with vision!