Daily Archives: 04/26/2008

Please email P&G’s Chairman (A.G. Lafley) or call their direct line, 513-983-1100 to let them know the AFA doesn’t represent everyone.

(Community Matters) Pics released from the Hubble telescope.

Hubble Interacting Galaxy Arp 148

Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6240

(Community Matters) “House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (S.C.), the highest ranking African American in Congress, warned yesterday. . . . Clyburn accused Clinton and her husband yesterday of marginalizing black voters and opening a rift between her campaign and an African American Democratic base that strongly backed Bill Clinton’s presidency. Some surrogates in her camp are trying to render Obama unelectable against the Republican nominee so she could run for the Democratic nomination in 2012, he suggested. The discussion flared up yet again when Bill Clinton suggested this week that Obama’s campaign had played “the race card” after the former president compared the candidate to Jesse Jackson after the South Carolina primary.

‘We keep talking as if it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter that Obama gets 92 percent of the black vote, because since he only got 35 percent of the white vote, he’s in trouble,’ Clyburn said. ‘Well, Hillary Clinton only got 8 percent of the black vote. . . . It’s almost saying black people don’t matter. The only thing that matters is how white people respond. And that’s what bothered me. I think I matter.'”

“There are signs that the anger voiced by some African Americans is beginning to extend to the Democratic donor base . . . . a growing number of Clinton’s early supporters migrated to Obama in March . . . . Of those who had previously made maximum contributions to Clinton, 73 wrote their first checks to Obama in March. The reverse was not true: Of those who had made large contributions to Obama last year, none wrote checks to Clinton in March.

‘I think she is destroying the Democratic Party,’ said New York lawyer Daniel Berger, who had backed Clinton with the maximum allowable donation of $2,300. ‘That there’s no way for her to win this election except by destroying [Obama], I just don’t like it. So in my own little way, I’m trying to send her a message.’ The message came in the form of a $2,300 contribution to Obama.”

(Community Matters) What a crock of stuff. Play from Karl Rove to give Hillary ammunition for superdelegates. Of course GOP still wants Hillary to win. NYTimes piece here

(Community Matters) Mystery of Abercrombie, Texas.

(Community Matters) I hope best practices at similar, best-of-class organizations around the country will influence the final decision on UTIMCO ethics rules. Not a surprise if the pendulum swung too far after the Gov George Bush, patron/regent Tom Hicks fiascos of sweetheart dealings with UTIMCO assets. Today’s AAS here

The more I learn about Rev. Wright, his ministry, his patriotism, about prophetic preaching and about the soundbites deliberately excluding the context (even the quoted references), the more disgusted I become with the Clinton campaign. It’s no wonder some opponents eventually hate Bill & Hillary and that our country’s politics spiraled even more into the mud ever since.

Patrica Young Brown

(Community Matters) Nico’s staying with us this weekend. Loved hanging out waiting for school to end at Matthews Elementary, what a terrificly diverse student body – even among teachers. Heard at least five languages among the parents.

At Ski Shores

(Community Matters) Randi Shade challenging incumbent Jennifer Kim. I supported Jennifer during her tenure, served on the affordable housing task force at her request and still consider her a friend.

Randi and I have been friends for 15 plus years, have served on boards together and share many common ambitions and experiences.

I like them both but Jennifer’s not a consensus builder on the dias and is too immature in the way she handles her responsibilities – personnel management, policy consistency, airport security, traffic stops & office spending. I’m pleased to acknowledge her much more focused constituency work and drive to accomplishment since Randi’s announced.

Randi Shade’s business (entrepreneurial), government and NGO experience make her the best candidate for Place 3.