Project Kengikat

Health Care Reform….Moving Forward?

// March 22nd, 2010 // Uncategorized

To be honest I was one of those who never thought I would live to see the day when this country would have a Black man leading her, but here I sit typing this blog and the leader of the what I consider to be the greatest country in the world .is Black man. HISTORY is so sweet!!!

For most of the day I watched the health care reform dates that lead to the historic passing of what I think is is the single most important civil rights issue facing this nation. As it was taking place I was thinking to myself that not only is this great for the country, but it is also great for President Obama and his administration because no President before him was ever able to get anything close to this done. In fact is hasn’t been since the 1060’s that this country passed something so massive and this is when Medicare was passed.

But with all the good that will come out of providing health care to Americans, something so ugly also came out of it as well and it is something that this country has never fully faced, in fact we pretend that it doesn’t even exist. Since before Obama took office the strong hatred for Blacks has been in clear view and with his State of the Union Address this hatred was bold enough to call him a liar. Not once during the many millions of lies and downright racist and destructive administration was George Bush ever attacked while giving his State of the Union speeches.

One Black leader was called “nigger” and another had someone spit in his face. There was also one leader who was called “fagot” Hatred and racism is now front and center in plain view not just for America to see, but for the entire world to see. How shameful? I doubt that the people behind such attacks have any shame for what they said and did.

This morning while watching the view Elizabeth, one of the co-hosts did her best to defend such actions and even tried to blame then on the people who they aimed at. How disgusting for anyone to think that spitting in someones face, calling someone “nigger” or “fagot” is ever acceptable.

While this nation took great steps forward into providing health care for the people of this nation, I also see where this nation continues to take HUGE steps backwards when it comes to issues surrounding race and sexual orientation.