tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19127699.post7915719961784448982..comments2009-06-12T20:33:52.688-07:00Akindele F. Akinyemihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11615301401612913192noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19127699.post-4752201086809407942009-06-12T20:33:52.688-07:002009-06-12T20:33:52.688-07:00I hate to see that people who are continually blaming the conservatives and republicans for their own problems. I am sick of seeing this. You live in Democrat controlled areas. ... They talk a big game, but where is the action. They are taking your vote for granted and want you dumb and stupid so that you will vote for them. They gain nothing from you for keeping you educated...they would lose their base of POWER&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; You give them power through your lack of education and they count on you at the polls. If you could read the Constitution of the United States you would see all the corrupt politicians ways and question them... they don&#39;t want you to question their POWER... Just be Democrat SHEEPLE!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19127699.post-30900397544976863092008-09-25T08:10:00.000-07:002008-09-25T08:10:00.000-07:00Hello Mr. Akinyemi,<BR/><BR/>The statistics you quote are shocking and as a college teacher I see them borne out every day. To blame this on unions, though, is pure folly. I live in South Texas, and you couldn't find a more anti union place in the US than here, but the problems are the same. I see TV as the primary culprit, closely followed by the fact that most kids are raised in daycare centers. It's too bad you're falling for the conservative bullshit; you sound like you might have some good ideas.guitarbuddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13855006470811668680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19127699.post-66314166516638033612008-09-16T12:09:00.000-07:002008-09-16T12:09:00.000-07:00I think your analyses are interesting for other countries too, in France, by example, some aspects of your analyses are close to the analyses of a Gaston Kelman (a French writer from a cameroonese origin).<BR/><BR/> I am a french man, following the political actuality of your country, I am a physician, I have a son officer in the french Navy and another one is a lawyer, my parents are one, from a senegalese origin and the other one from a french european origin: I think it 's now time for responsibility, this is not a racial problem but, firstly, an educational problem, welfare state is certainly not the good way to success and for integration of citizens.<BR/><BR/>Kofi René T.<BR/><BR/>And excuse for my English.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19127699.post-26688635682438481012008-08-18T11:54:00.000-07:002008-08-18T11:54:00.000-07:00I agree illiteracy is a problem. However when we look at the United States as a whole, you will find that we are not in the top ten countries for reading, math or science. This number includes African Americans, Hispanics, European Americans, Asian Americans, etc. <BR/><BR/>When Michael Phelps was growing up, his mother had the resources and the mindset to put him into swimming. Some of the parents, I deal with wouldn't do that if the swimming pool was right across the street from their homes. They would still let their children sit on the porch under them, play video games or watch television. This is one of the results of having an illiterate mother who is the child's first teacher.<BR/><BR/>On the flip side, in some communities if Johnny is not doing well in school, he can work in his Uncle's contracting or landscaping business. Uncle can get him into the Plumber's Union. Now this is true and it has been talked about at various meetings across the city. <BR/><BR/>In the past, if the schools were bad, you had parents to make sure that certain things were going to be learned. In the past,if the schools were bad you could still get a job at the Big Three and make "middle class" income. Those days are gone and now we are forced to take a hard look at education and how we educate our children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19127699.post-25529400691599225952008-08-17T17:52:00.000-07:002008-08-17T17:52:00.000-07:00"Keep in mind these people vote, pay bills and run family households. Most of these households are union households. Now you see the effects of the unions, their households, the economy and politics in Detroit."<BR/><BR/>Is everything a union conspiracy? Are unions also responsible for global warming? Hurricanes? The above statement is beyond insulting. How convenient of you to take a complex issue and simply make unions the scapegoat. <BR/><BR/>You'll never ever never get anywhere with that kind of rhetoric, save be a hero in obscure right-wing blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19127699.post-59753619064144614942008-08-17T17:27:00.000-07:002008-08-17T17:27:00.000-07:00Um, newsflash: ALL races are getting pummeled by Republican policies, not just African Americans. <BR/><BR/>The only thing standing between us and complete exploitation are the remaining strongholds of unions. <BR/><BR/>But I expect such gibberish from someone who proudly supports the vileness of groups like the EAG.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19127699.post-45855688444634598252008-08-13T05:38:00.000-07:002008-08-13T05:38:00.000-07:00C'mon, now, Akindele... you're not supposed to identify problems and solutions... you're supposed to ONLY find silver linings.<BR/><BR/>Didn't you get the memo?<BR/><BR/>--Nick<BR/>www.RightMichigan.comRightMichigan.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09225711215771842548noreply@blogger.com