Ask Ed & Sugar: Sen Clinton Friend Or Foe
I know they say keep your friends close and your enemies closer and that’s what some people on the radio have been saying about Obama picking Hillary for Secretary of State. How do you guys feel about this? Do you think Obama is making a mistake?
-Rachel, Jamestown, VA
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Sugar’s Take
Dear Rachel,
I do believe the saying to be a very powerful one, but in this case the metaphor seems to be lost in a false sense of unity. Sen. Clinton never truly conceded to her defeat in the Democratic race. McCain did a better job of showing his humanity after his defeat. And he’s a Republican!!! One of my personal life lessons is to stay away from people that don’t respect me. Not because I’m a celebrity or I’m feeling myself like that, but because I’m a human being. Clinton didn’t even respect Obama enough to accept her defeat and that should be duly noted…at least it was for me. {/column1}
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Ed’s Take
Peace Rachel,
What I respect most about Obama is his ability to make tough decisions, using his own guiding principles, even when they may be unpopular in the court of public opinion. Sen. Clinton’s “win at all costs” political posturing, disdain for Obama displayed throughout her mud slinging campaign, and arrogance in the face of defeat have divided loyalties throughout the Democratic Party. And quite frankly, I would always keep one eye open in her presence. Personally, Clinton’s political aspirations seem fixated on feeding her own ego as opposed to serving a very vulnerable America. She also seems to lack the charm, interpersonal skills, and integrity to serve in an Obama administration whose focus is to change the “good old boy network” as we know it.
In sum, Obama may know something the world does not. But if he asked my opinion, I would scream this classic refrain from the mountain top:
“People don’t change…they just become more of their true selves.”–Sugar Johnson {/column2}
Got a question; email us askedandsugar@afrostoshelltoes.com!!!
Between catching the uptown train to conduct “we luv the kids” writing workshops to dancing rumba on the lower eastside, Sugar Johnson flaunts his creative freedom in various mediums. The actor, vocalist, and educator have not only shared the stage with prolific artists such as The Last Poets, M-1 of Dead Prez, Jessica Care Moore, and Spike Lee, but he also labors to cultivate the forgotten souls of Rikers Island. Johnson made his film debut in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party. The ASCAP member holds a B.A. in Mathematics from DePauw University and will release the poetry collection Food Clothes and Shelter on his imprint Home Grown Publishing, LLC in 2008.
Award winning writer, educator, counselor, and activist Edward M. Garnes, Jr. is the founder of From Afros to Shelltoes: Art, Action, and Conversation, a nationally acclaimed series of cultural productions confronting the social divide between elders and hip hop heads, and holds a B.A. in English Writing from DePauw University and a M.A. in Counseling from Michigan State University . His seminal essay, ” Sweet Tea Ethics: Black Luv, Healthcare, and Cultural Mistrust,” currently appears in Not In My Family: AIDS in the African American Community, a 2007 NAACP Image Award nominated collection edited by Gil Robertson. (www.afrostoshelltoes.com).
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