The recent election of Barack Obama has been implied to suggest or has given the impression that American society has arrived, has finally progressed from the racist mentality and stereotypes of the past which saw people of color treated as less than human. But it hasn’t gone without notice that there have been numerous threats against the President-Elect, as well as spurious rumor mongering going on about his birth circumstances in an all-out desperate effort to prevent him from taking office, even though results of the election gave him a clear mandate.
The country also finds itself in the throes of a complete economic collapse. People are being stirred and shaken to suddenly find themselves jobless, homeless and with living conditions and quality of life declining as it is predicted that the closure of many convenience facilities will make life a bit more difficult and challenging.
Another disturbing set of incidents have also presented themselves. Union workers belonging to United Electrical Workers Local 1110 in Illinois suddenly found themselves laid-off from their jobs and held a sit-in protest after banks had refused to lend the window factory where they worked the $1.75 million to pay them for outstanding wages and benefits.
The major player in the refusal was Bank of America. The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, stepped in telling Bank of America they would not do business in Illinois unless they fulfilled their obligations since the banks had been given a huge amount of bailout money but were holding it back from the purposes it was intended.
The rest is history. Consequently, Governor Blagojevich found himself tried and convicted in the media ostensibly for trying to sell the Senate seat of President-Elect Barack Obama. As a result of these accusations, attempts are being made to remove the Governor from office, even though there has been no trial, no conviction and for all we know no real evidence either. It was disturbing to see the President-Elect place himself on the opposite side of the fence, along with all of the politicians, speaking as though there was no question of guilt.
The final litmus test will be when Governor Blagojevich’s new appointment to the Senate,
Roland Burris, goes to take his post in the Senate. Senate leaders have vowed to oppose the appointment of Burris. They have made the following claim: "The Senate Democratic caucus has said from the very beginning we would not accept an appointment by the governor. This has nothing to do with Mr. Burris. It is about the man doing the appointing."
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