Where is Madea when you need her??? See, if this were a Tyler Perry movie, it would be just about time for Madea to come save the day! I can see her now, walking super fast & furious, wig in place, lip poked out, frying pan in one hand, shotgun in the other, as she rambles on about how ain't nobody gonna be bothering her baby. In this movie, her "baby" is President Obama. Madea is pissed bc every time she turns on the TV that damn-dere media is a'harassing & a'falsifying, & a'lying on her baby and she knows it ain't fair. Madea knows the media got the American people looking at her baby like he's some kind of wimp who easily compromises and doesn't live up to his campaign promises. She knows his mama raised him to be a good boy who thinks; using his brain at all times, even when it seems like he should lead from his heart. Because his heart is in the right place, she knows his logic will also include the best interest of the people, but she is going to make sure everyone else knows what she knows about her baby.
This week when Madea saw her baby on TV having to defend himself yet again to the American people about compromising on the tax cuts and it was the final straw! She popped right up from her chair and starting marching toward that press conference bc she was ready to bust some heads in defense of her baby. When she burst through the doors of the press conference, she saw that Obama was agitated, stressed out and replying more aggressively than normal to the reporters' questions. "Look, I did what I had to do for everyone to be in the best position possible," was his stance and Madea nodded in agreement. Obama was so happy to see his life-saving matriarch as he felt so badgered and defeated. She ran through the aisles, slinging the frying pan at the heads of the reporters and right when she was about to bust the first cap, the room cleared. "Madea!," Obama exclaimed, "I'm so happy to see you. You are always right on time." Madea reached out and hugged him saying, "Now you know Mama always got her baby's back." They walked away arm in arm and she told him they would go see the pastor next.
As any Boondocks fan knows, Tyler Perry has a plot formula for his movies and he's sticking to it! So here's the part when God and the church become involved. Madea wants to take Obama to the pastor bc everyone doubts Obama's word, although he is the president. But if its one thing Madea knows about her people, its that they will listen to whatever Pastor says. Many doubts can be eased by the simple phrase, "because the pastor says...." Because if the pastor says it, it MUST be true...duh! But her baby is only the president of the United States...that's all. Because Madea always saves the day (along w/ the help of the church), she is ready to put her plan into motion. She will have the pastor relay her baby's message to the congregation this Sunday, then everyone will be back on his side and all will be fine. Go Madea!
If only it were that simple. President Obama made a decision this week that is already being labeled as the demise of his presidency. The media is dry roasting him bc he agreed to extend the Bush tax cuts, which gives tax breaks to the wealthiest 1% of the nation. So now, the Republicans are still talking about him, but this time as if they have defeated him, and the Dems are pretty mad. The Dems are so mad they are meeting to discuss revolting against the president's decision. Time and time again, the stereotypical story of the Black man being saved by God and Grandma makes us believe this is the happy end of the story, especially in Black families. But Madea can't save Obama this day, nor should she have to.
Barack Obama is our president and we have to learn to respect and trust him, while giving him a chance to do his job. I do not agree w/ the Bush tax cuts or the compromise, but my faith in Obama leads me to believe that he knows what he is doing and under the circumstances, its his best. I am not an expert on national tax budgets, so I have to trust those in his campaign who are. I don't understand why people listen to whatever the doctor, lawyer, insurance company, and especially the pastor says, but we are so quick to disagree w/ and jump all over our president (who is actually speaking from fact)? We put him in office bc we need him to support us, but do we support him? Are we whiny babies, now used to instant gratification, who naively assumed he would fix eight years of damage in two??? Hmmmm? Are we?! Whatever the case is, I have never seen the Dems get this rowdy against Bush and he made many HORRIBLE decisions, but they are ready to rise up against their own over one decision?! A huge decision, yes...but only one nonetheless.
The average American person doesn't even understand why they are mad at Obama over the compromise, they are just mad. The same media we accuse of being too saturated and over-the-top, is the same media destroying the credibility of our president and we are going for it. Pay attention! You hear negative comments about Obama often bc the Republican agenda ensures you do, but why are you letting their smear campaign on Obama work on you? Do your own research! Would people respect Obama more if he were a White man or a Black woman? Is the only position of power a Black man can have and be listened to as a knowing leader that of a pastor/preacher?
Obama has tolerated more disrespect that any president can imagine. I believe the fact that he is a Black male directly relates to that. Because men are supposed to lead us, and not gun-toting grandmas, we have to let him do just that. Give him the respect you would give to Madea, Pastor or even George so he can continue to flourish as our great leader! Yeah, the tax cuts suck, but so would not extending unemployment benefits. We can support, even if we don't agree....
