Liberals Will Never Be Satisfied

A hypocritical, self-styled conservative blog (that will remain nameless on my blog) that is published on Richmond Virginia Blogs attacked liberals. It then proceded to do what it accused liberals of doing. It accused ("crazy") liberals of sour grapes in 2000 and 2004.
Then it showed a lot of sour grapes by accusing President Elect Barack Obama of "buying" the election. RIGHT!!! He raised record amounts of money from a broad base of supporters.
DID PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH BUY THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION IN 2000?
The self-styled conservative tactic of demonizing the liberal label will no longer work. Political labels are relative and temporary. Reactionary, conservative, liberal, radical. One moves from one category to another as times and circumstances change.
I AM A LIBERAL!!! I have been labeled a conservative, and I have sarcastically refered to myself as a conservative, but I have never seriously abandoned the liberal tradition. Liberals pursue justice for those who have been born. As the late Lt. Gov. Henry Howell said: "Liberals believe in life after birth."
And we will never be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream."
We will be satisfied in a perfect world, and that will never happen."

No Commitment from Pig

Am I the only one who is irritated by the cliche: "When you eat ham and eggs, you know the chicken made a contribution, but the pig made a real commitment."
The hen did not contribute; she laid eggs; because, that is what hens do. The pig did not commit. It was slaughtered and butchered!
Or maybe I'm too literal minded?

Thine Eyes Did See the Glory of the Coming of the Lord

If I could write a letter to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I would say:
Dear Dr. King, In my last letter, I told you that a man with African ancestry was a serious contender for the nomination of the Democratic party for President. On the night before you were asassinated, the last words in what may have been your greatest speech were, quoting from the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!"
Well, that man, President Elect Barack Obama was nominated and elected. And your "boy", the Rev. Jesse Jackson cried. I fought back tears and "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord" kept running through my mind. And I was so very sorry that you could not be here to see what you played a major role in accomplishing. I am sure that is one reason why Rev. Jackson was crying.
Thine eyes truly saw the glory of the coming of the Lord; we have come to the "promised land". However, it is full of Philistines, and it is even more hard to stay in the promised land than it is to get to the promised land.
But let's not dwell on that now; let's enjoy the moment.
Thank you doctor; rest in peace knowing your dream and prophetic vision are alive and well.

Commendation to Mayor L. Douglas Wilder

I can finally say something good about Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder. He is making a major effort to help Mayor Elect Dwight Jones with the transition. That is commendable. Thank you Doug.

Improvement on Election Day

In 2004, Ms. Carol Wolf was my only successful candidate. I also voted for the electors pledged to Sens. John Kerry and John Edwards, for Mr. Charles Nance for Mayor, for Councilman William Johnson for City Council, and for whoever ran against Rep. Eric Cantor.
This time whoever ran against Eric Cantor was my only losing candidate.
I voted for Sens. Obama's and Biden's electors, for Brother Dwight Jones for Mayor, for Councilman Chris Hilbert for reelection and Ms. Norma Murdock-Kitt for School Board.
An impressionist who used to imitate the late President Richard Nixon react to his election as President bysaying, "Well, you can't lose them all."
This time I guess I won all that could be won.

I'm Back; Did You Miss Me

I have not posted in awhile on RVA blogs. Did anyone miss me? I will be posting more often if anyone cares.
Thanks to my Virginia Union University (VUU) colleagues Margaret Duckworth and Nancy Rhodes and Nancy's husband Emory/Emery?, I had a perfect 70th birthday celebration on October 18th. My wife, Marilyn enjoyed it too.
Time passes quickly when one gets old.
Speaking of VUU, I may write about it in a future post.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Preston

Trying to get back on Richmond VA Blogs

This blog appeared on Richmond VA Blogs. But one day it was gone. I suppose it was due to inactivity. I have been trying to get back on, but I have failed so far.
I changed internet providers and my E-mail has been giving me mixed signals. And I made errors when I tried to send the link. I tried again today. If I fail this time, I will wait until 2009 to try again.
Wish me luck.

I hope I'm back

I have had computer problems, and I changes internet providers. I still getting mixed signals when I use one of my internet accounts.
I responded to a blog captioned "Liberal Are Never Satisfied.
To quote Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was quoting one of the Biblical prophets: "No, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream."
Preston M. Yancy

From 1 of 5 to 4 of 5

In 2004 only one of my candidates won; four lost. I voted for Senators John Kerry's and John Edward's electors for President and Vice President, for whoever ran against Congressman Eric Cantor for the House of Representatives, for Mr. Charles Nance for Mayor, for Councilman William R. Johnson for City Council, and for Ms. Carol Wolf for School Board. Only Wolf prevailed.
This time around I voted for the electors for Senators Barack Obama and Joseph Biden for President and Vice President, for whoever ran against Congressman Eric Canter for the House, for Brother Dwight Jones for Mayor, for Councilman Chris Hilbert for City Council, and for Ms. Norma Murdock-Kitt for School Board.
As a comedian and voice impersonator whose name escapes me had President Nixon say, "Well, you can't lose them all."