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“Sharpton Said: Cuomo’s Team Lacks Diversity”

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The Rev. Al Sharpton is seriously concerned that the newly elected Governor, Andrew Cuomo lacks diversity in his transition team.

“They should have given a priority to send an early signal that they are going to have a diverse administration,” Sharpton told the Daily News. Emphasizing African-American unease with the Democrat.

Sharpton warned of “governing problems” for Cuomo if the situation is not addressed soon.

The powerful black, Hispanic and Puerto Rican legislative caucus is crucial for Cuomo’s agenda.

A number of caucus members have privately expressed concerns, particularly since Cuomo was put on notice in May about the absence of minorities on the statewide Democratic ticket.

Cuomo’s camp insists his 280-page urban agenda and his trip to Puerto Rico this week to address a conference of Hispanic New York lawmakers highlight his commitment to diversity.

Sharpton went on to say some other shit that made absolutely no sense to me: “I’ve not known [Cuomo] to have a racial component, but the results are what they are,” Sharpton said. “I’m not a psychiatrist, I’m an activist. Why it is, I don’t know. That it is, is what concerns me.”

In the meantime, Cuomo met with outgoing Gov. Paterson for 45 minutes on yesterday to discuss the hand-off of power.

Afterward Paterson praised Cuomo, saying he feels “very assured being replaced by someone who is going to do an excellent job.”
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“Rielle Hunter Is Setting Her Sights Higher”

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John Edwards former mistress and baby mama is visiting the west coast in hopes of latching onto a couple of famous men.

The blonde film producer whose affair with John Edwards rocked the political world, is allegedly still on the prowl. Hunter recently visited Los Angeles — and tried to get in touch with at least a couple of famous men.

The Enquirer reports that Hunter sought out “Friends” star Matt LeBlanc.

According to the article, Hunter told a friend that “if she can’t marry John Edwards, then marrying a famous actor is high up in those dreams of hers.”

I say that “she keep dreaming”.

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“George W…. Can’t Shut Up Now”

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After two years of silence, former president, George W. Bush, is revealing his true feelings in a new memoir titled “Decision Points”.

President Obama, Sarah Palin and John McCain are mentioned as Bush’s main targets and conversation piece in this new book.

The 43rd President has told friends that the former Alaska governor (Sarah Palin), isn’t qualified to be President and criticizes Arizona Sen. John McCain for putting Palin on the 2008 GOP ticket and handing her a national platform.

His statement right there is the only reason I chose to write this post in the first place. I agree with him whole heartedly.

Since Palin ran as McCain’s running mate in the 2008 presidential run, the media has given Palin a platform and the spotlight and now you can’t shut the bitch up!!!!

When referring to President Barack Obama, Bush said, “I want my President to succeed because if my President succeeds my country succeeds, and I want my country to succeed”.

And although Bush won’t trash Obama by name, he still thinks Obama has failed as a President – a judgment supported by this week’s robust Republican gains.

Of course, this former President Bush also believes his tax cuts shouldn’t be allowed to expire, including those for the wealthiest of Americans.
 
In the meantime the “New York Daily News” is running a poll asking their readers “Will you read George W. Bush’s memoir “Decision Points?” 8% said “yes”, 10% said “they might” and 82% said “NO”.
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“It’s Called Divide And Conquer”

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President Barack Obama took full responsibility for the sluggish economic recovery and said that “we have not made as much progress as we need to make”.

The President’s comments came less than a day after the Republicans made historic gains in Congress by riding a tidal wave of voter discontent.

Obama said he was doing “a whole lot of reflecting” following heavy losses across the country just two years after he took office, a repudiation by voters of the president’s policies.

Obama called the losses a “shallacking” during his hour-long news conference, adding that he’ll work with Republicans on an array of policy issues and help jumpstart the stagnant economy.

Either way, Barack Obama will be judged as a President on the bottom line results.

The bottom line to the real bottom line is, the Bush-era tax cuts that will expire at the end of the year unless Congress decides otherwise is the next big issue both sides will have to decide on in the coming weeks.

Obama has sought to make all of them permanent — except for families making more than $250,000 a year or individuals making $200,000 a year — while Republicans want to preserve them for every tax bracket.

So the bottom line is the money for republicans and the tea party activist feel as though they now have the upper hand.

So if the tea party are all republican activist, how come the dems don’t have a coffee clutch party? I thought the Rev. Al Sharpton was leading that fight based upon his march against Beck and the tea party’s rally back in August. I thought Al Sharpton was Barack Obama’s ears in the streets? What the hell happened because based on the results, every single candidate (including Nicole Paultre Bell) lost in yesterday’s election. 

According to one of many phone calls I received this morning, Al Sharpton has lost his street CRED.

What do you think? Who should be doing more to help President Obama and the democratic party?

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“George W. Bush Pissed With Kanye West”

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In a recent interview with Matt Lauer, former president George Bush says Kanye West’s 2005 post-Katrina rant: “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” — cut him deep.

In the “Matt Lauer Reports” interview, which will appear on Monday November 8 on NBC, Bush said Kanye was the racist when he uttered his now famous words on live television.

“I didn’t appreciate it then. I don’t appreciate it now. … I resent it, it’s not true, and it was one of the most disgusting moments in my presidency,” said Bush.

Lauer replied, “You’re not saying that the worst moment in your presidency was watching the misery in Louisiana. You’re saying it was when someone insulted you because of that.”

Bush, who is promoting his new book, quickly clarified his statement that Kanye’s publicity stunt was just one of the “tough moments” of his presidency.

“I also make it clear that the misery in Louisiana affected me deeply as well,” said Bush. “There’s a lot of tough moments in the book. And it was a disgusting moment, pure and simple.”

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