DarkStar Spouts Off

Does The IRS Go After Liberals?

I completely forgot that the IRS has gone after the NAACP, Al Sharpton, the National Action Network, and Black churches during election time. All during G. W. Bush's terms in office.

Whoops....

President Obama As Tricky Dick Nixon?

Is the I.R.S. going after current administration "enemies" a trick out of former President Richard Nixon's hand book?

An inspector general’s report due for release this week says senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew that agents were targeting conservative groups for special scrutiny as early as 2011, nine months before the IRS commissioner assured Congress the targeting was not happening.

The report is certain to raise questions about the timing of the IRS’s disclosure of the targeting on Friday, how high up were the officials who knew about the practice, and whether anyone outside the agency was aware of it.

Details of the inspector general’s audit, obtained by The Washington Post from a congressional aide with knowledge of the findings, revealed that Lois G. Lerner, who oversees tax-exempt groups for the IRS and made the disclosure Friday, knew about the targeting of tea party and other groups in June 2011. In March 2012, IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman told Congress that the agency was not targeting conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status as “social welfare” groups.

This looks shady.

Correctional Officers In Baltimore Are Getting Knocked Up By Inmates

Female correctional officers in the Baltimore jail, got knocked up by an imprisoned gang leader.

All I have to say is, it's institutional wide and not just in the city lock up.

And what does Maryland governor, want to be president of the United States, Martin O'Malley have to say?

"It is because of the revulsion that all of us have towards violent murder gangs in our state, that I view these indictments as a very positive achievement, and a very positive development in our fight to dismantle gangs," O'Malley said at a news conference Tuesday.

If former correctional officers, who quit the system before retirement, were to line up and start telling WHY they left, Martin O'Malley's political career would be over and the United States would have to take over the Maryland correctional institution.

There is a lot to this. You have prisoners and correctional officers coming from the same neighborhoods and you have prisoners who can have the correctional officer's family "touched." You have correctional officers who, even though they are making about $40K/year before overtime, who just want more money. You have correctional officers who, to go home at the end of the day, let "things slide" and before you know it, they are blackmailed into doing real dirt. And you have some correctional officers with gang ties either through family or themselves.

This is real nasty. The only solution, I see, is to ship the prisoners out of state so you don't have "neighbors" looking after imprisoned "neighbors."

Pols Out of Line Although the Gosnell Murder Trial Should Be Covered By All Media

Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 71 other congressmen sent letters to ABC, NBC, and CBS questioning their lack of coverage of the Gosnell abortion murder trial. I STRONGLY agree that madness should be covered, I think the congress-criters are out of line demanding that the media tell them why they are not covering the case. The news media is protected by the Constitution for a a reason.

Son Of The Patriot Act?

Is this a direct result of the Patriot Act?

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has claimed that agents do not need warrants to read people's emails, text messages and other private electronic communications, according to internal agency documents.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which obtained the documents through a Freedom of Information Act request, released the information on Wednesday.

In a 2009 handbook, the IRS said the Fourth Amendment does not protect emails because Internet users "do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in such communications." A 2010 presentation by the IRS Office of General Counsel reiterated the policy.

What part of unreasonable search and seizure do they not understand? Suppose the people send encrypted email, as I have done, to their tax preparer?

 

 

Sean Hannity Turned Public Black Conservatives Adults Into Babies

On The Sean Hannity show, Sean Hannity just made a group of grown public Black conservatives, male and female -- gender words chosen with care -- a bunch of whining, victim status seeking, babies, with the exception of one Black MAN who is a priest, and I DANG sure I'm not writing about Jesse Lee Peterson!

This Last Paragraph Says It All

Here are links to two quick posts I did concerning Dr. Carson.

1. Dr. Carson OWNED President Obama.
2. Dr. Carson Wants To Compromise.

The paragraph below says it all and someone else is able to catch it.

I was one of those young people. I don’t doubt that Carson was a conservative even then. I knew plenty of black people who loved their community and hated welfare. But white conservatives were never interested in them, and they were never as interested in Ben Carson as they are right now. When the presidency was an unbroken string of white men, there were no calls for him to run for the White House. And then he put on the mask.

Boom.

None Of The Above

Robert Johnson, founder of BET, had Zogby International/Analytics do a telephone poll of Blacks to find out their views on some items. Of those polled, 40% said none of the people listed speak for them most often.

8. Which of the following speaks for you most often?

Person	Percent (%)
Reverend Al Sharpton,National Action Network	24
Reverend Jesse Jackson, Rainbow PUSH Coalition	11
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D‐CA)	9
Benjamin Jealous, President&CEO,NAACP	8
AssistantDemocratic Leader, Congressman James E. Clyburn (D‐SC)	5
MarcH. Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League	2
Michael Steele,former Chairman ofthe Republican National Committee	2
None of the above	40

I've known about this for about a week now, but what has been interesting, to me, is that the list of public Black conservatives that I follow, haven't said a thing about this poll. So, let's be clear about this. Of the Blacks polled, 40% said NONE OF THE ABOVE speaks for them most often.

This result from those polled does some things:

1. It breaks the media narrative of Blacks looking towards "civil rights leaders" as being "The" leader which means Blacks aren't lead by them. I know that's simple but just THINK about it.
2. It breaks the narrative of most public Black conservatives as Blacks being "lead astray" by so called Black leaders. I think this is simple but means something that I think most public Black conservatives want to face because it is hard: If they want to change minds, they have to address people on the individual level, which is something they have not done, for the most part.
3. From above, I think it should make more people wonder exactly if many of the public Black conservatives are serious about change or if they have alternative motives. See Artur Davis for details.

 

Do Blacks "Benefit" In Greater Proportion From The Safety Net?

The following tends to indicate, not:

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/who-benefits-from-the-safety-net/

Another finding of the study is that the distribution of benefits no longer aligns with the demography of poverty. African-Americans, who make up 22 percent of the poor, receive 14 percent of government
benefits, close to their 12 percent population share.

White non-Hispanics, who make up 42 percent of the poor, receive 69 percent of government benefits – again, much closer to their 64 percent population share.

Jeb Bush, Go Away! Need I Remind You?

Jeb Bush said President Obama won re-election by dividing the country:

“I think the basic part of his campaign was that those that were successful weren’t paying their fair share, even though we have incredibly high taxes for high income Americans,” Bush said on CBS News’ “Face The Nation.” “I think he ran a campaign of them and us. And it was quite effective, that somehow the Republicans don’t care about the large number of people.”

Shall I remind you that Romney DIVIDED America into a 47/53 percent split?

Romney On "Fox News Sunday"

Mr. and Mrs. Romney were on Fox News Sunday, today. A few things struck me.

1. When Romeny said he would get the Democratic leadership and the Republican leadership together and bargain until they came up with a plan, I immediately saw conservatives saying, "See! He's not conservative!" Honestly, how can the leaders of both parties in congress bargain, in other words, compromise, when the Democrats just want to raise taxes and cut defense spending, and Republicans just want to cut taxes and address entitlements that don't affect business?
2. When he said Republicans have to find a way to connect with minorities and campaign in their communities, I laughed. He AVOIDED what he just said Republicans have to do! And let's not forget the Black woman in his campaign in charge of outreach, Tara Wall, didn't do it. And how is it that SHE is not being blamed?
3. How can he say that the 47% comment isn't what he meant and goes against what he has demonstrated in the past?
4. His defense of Gov. Christie was right, but the defense will be blasted as some continue to blame Christie for "helping President Obama look presidential" during storm Sandy.

 

Chris Dorner: Reaction, Part 1

I am really at awe and disgusted at the conservative reaction to the killing and injuring of innocent people by Chris Dorner. Many on the right are so interested in playing gotcha and catching hypocrisy, that they point out physcotic Chris Dorner wrote in his "manifesto", praises of people deemed to be left leaning and then "ask" why the media isn't saying the left is responsible for Dorner's rampage.

So, is it a wonder those same people on the right don't mention Dorner also praised Chick-Fil-A and Tim Tebo?

Since the right wants to claim morality and religion, how about prayers for the families of the victims and praying for the capture of Dorner without no further harm coming to anyone?

 

Dr. Carson OWNED President Obama

Owned. Dr. Carson. OWNED Pres. Obama. Just. OWNED him in his statements at the Prayer Breakfast.

So, AGAIN, I ask, why didn't Republicans and conservatives, ESPECIALLY BLACK REPUBLICANS AND BLACK CONSERVATIVES highlight Dr. Carson's objections to Obamacare, AS WELL AS HIS ALTERNATIVES, when Dr. Carson has been spelling them out for some time, to include, talk radio in Maryland and "60 Minutes"?

I Got Your Gift Right *HERE*, Romney!

Mitt Romney lost the election and now he's blaming the loss on "minorities" and "young folks" who were swayed by President Obama's "gifts".

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/14/reports-romney-says-obama-won-by-offering-gifts-to-minorities-and-young-voters/

"What the president, president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government, and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote," Romney said in the afternoon call, according to audio aired on ABC News.

...

"With regards to the young people, for instance, a forgiveness of college loan interest, was a big gift," Romney said, according to The New York Times.

"Free contraceptives were very big with young college-aged women," he continued. "And then, finally, Obamacare also made a difference for them, because as you know, anybody now 26 years of age and younger was now going to be part of their parents' plan, and that was a big gift to young people. They turned out in large numbers, a larger share in this election even than in 2008."

The president's health care reform plan, he added, also brought out support from African Americans and Hispanic voters.


Let's see. Forgiveness of college loans hasn't been done, so how is that a gift? Also, Romney said he would push for increasing Pell Grants and offering more of them.

And then there is ObamaCare, which Romney said there are aspects that he liked and wanted to keep, like, ohhhhh, increased dependent coverage age! and portability!

I wonder what his "minority outreach" person, Tara Wall, has to say about his comments.

Yo! Mitt Romney! I got your GIFTS! Right! HERE!
[ insert crotch grab here ]

Coloreds Not Welcome

After listening to Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reily, and Laura Ingram. After reading some opinion pieces by conservatives. After reading the rants on Twitter, all I can say is, the Republican Party, the Grand Ole Party, has put out a sign that says, Coloreds Not Welcome.

 

Obama Won, Part 2 (What It May Mean)

President Obama won re-election. Here is what I think it may mean for the following areas:

Economy

What his administration has done to tis point hasn't worked, so I don't expect anything his administration will do in his second term to work. The housing market is rebounding, but from what I can tell, the actions by his administration aren't responsible for the rebound. In this case, the speculators and families waiting to buy houses at bargain prices are the reason why the market looks like it is rebounding.

Energy

To put it directly, I think the U.S. population is going to get hosed with energy prices. The current Obama administration is pushing policies to make burning coal less viable, i.e. more expensive. Some energy companies have taken coal burning plants off line be of coal burning regulations the Obama administration is pushing. Given President Obama's stated desire to see gas prices rise to promote conservation, I don't see the Obama administration doing anything to encourage more oil drilling and exploration.

World Affairs

I have no clue. Until the Libya fiasco, I thought President Obama was doing a respectable job. His administration has been aggressive in killing terrorists and, frankly, I don't think there is much that can be done about the Middle East except wait for things to happen and then react. I fully expect Israel to take out Iran's nuclear capability with a lot of U.S. support. However, with Libya, it may have been a tragic comedy of errors that lead to the result, but the cover up is always what gets people in trouble. 

Wait... He won re-election. What trouble?

Black Folks

It's just more feel good poster material for some Black people but nothing more and nothing less. I don't expect President Obama to push any "Black issues."

 

Obama Won, Part 1

President Obama won re-election and I wonder if the primary reason was the Republican Party over reach on voter identification.

In Florida the Republican former governor said it was a plan to suppress votes and then there was the Republican hired group that was messing with the voter registration. In Pennsylvania they changed the rules but a Republican official stated the changes will help Romney win and another said, in court under oath, there was no previous case of in person vote fraud.

In Florida, again, the governor tried to end early voting while people were in line.

The non-Cuban Latino vote went for Obama, so I guess the Republican approach to immigration reform didn't work out.

The Republican Party nominated a man who enacted ObamaCare, beta version, said GM should go to bankruptcy, showed disdain for 48% of the population, and said he wanted to defund Big Bird. And he never really detailed his economic plan.

The Republican Party ran against a weak candidate and lost.

Romney Major Flip Flop

Check out the last paragraph. Isn't that limit LESS than what Pres. Obama wants?
http://on.wsj.com/QFaezg

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – After months on the trail touting a major
across-the-board tax cut, Mitt Romney walked back expectations
Wednesday, telling an Ohio crowd not to look forward to a “huge cut in
taxes.”

Mr. Romney’s budget math has faced intense scrutiny as budget experts
find it difficult if not impossible to reconcile his plans to increase
military spending and cut taxes while also balancing the budget in
roughly eight years. The Republican nominee appeared to be acknowledge
Wednesday that the tax-rate cut of 20% that he promised for all
Americans won’t provide as much relief as some may have hoped.

“I want to bring the rates down,” Mr. Romney said at a rally here
Wednesday morning. But “don’t be expecting a huge cut in taxes because
I’m also going to lower deductions and exemptions,” he said.

“My priority is jobs,” Mr. Romney added.

Earlier this year Mr. Romney rolled out a sweeping tax plan that would
have cut rates by 20% for all Americans. He said he would pay for it
by limiting or killing deductions for high-earners and that it would
drive economic growth, which would offset the rest of the cost.

On Wednesday morning, Mr. Romney didn’t limit himself to cutting
deductions solely for the wealthy. Mr. Romney never explained who
would count as a high-earner under his tax plan. And recently a
staffer offered a scenario that he said could make Mr. Romney’s tax
plan workable: Eliminating or trimming deductions for those earning
$100,000 or more – a subset of people that may not always view
themselves as high-earners, particularly depending on where they live.

Yanking My Chain

VP Biden shot his mouth off again and said this:

“Look at their budget and what they’re proposing,” Biden said. (Romney’s vice presidential running mate is House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan.) “Romney wants to let the — he said in the first hundred days he is going to let the big banks once again write their own rules. Unchain Wall Street. They are going to put y’all back in chains.”

Emphasis mine. Hmmmm.... I don't understand the GOP "outrage" over the comment. It seems, to me, to be a play on words. Oh, way, POLI-TRICKS!

Anyway, I won't get outraged at this one when I consider all of the right wing people who have no trouble saying Blacks are enslaved or living on a plantation. That doubly goes for Allen West demanding the NAACP defend him against his opponent's ad. Again I'll ask, where were you Rep. West, when state GOP officials were sending racist pictures and emails around of the President and his family.

I think this opinon sums it up quite nicely:

This is the campaign that continues to be a-okay with supporter Donald Trump’s racist birtherism.

This is the campaign that has been mute in the face of Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) hyperbolic assertion that Obama would “rather you be his slave.”

This is the campaign that is allowing Newt Gingrich to host “Newt University” at the Tampa convention this month. The former House speaker is fond of calling Obama a “food stamp president.”A wicked phrase that has more racial baggage than a klansman’s El Camino.

This is the campaign of the candidate who uttered the equally racially fraught “if they want more stuff from government ... more free stuff”when talking to supporters in Montana about what he told the NAACP about his desire to repeal Obamacare.

Yeah, I think that was good rhetoric.

 

Playing The World's Smallest Violin for Rep. West

Rep. West is complaining that the NAACP isn't coming to his defense over a political ad that depicts him, in a boxing ring, punching an old white lady and some others. He's calling the ad racist. It really does reek of the "Willie Horton" ad and I think I'd have to back him on this if it wasn't for one major thing.

Alan West NEVER came to the defense of the Obama family when state Republican officials were caught sending around racist jokes and pictures about President Obama and his family. At the times it happened I looked and couldn't find a comment. Before writing this I visited West's website and still can't find anything.

Do you see me playing the world's smallest violin for Rep. West?

The NYPD Is A Brown Shirt Organization

The NYPD is a Brown Shirt organization.

HARLEM — The NYPD has created a "wanted" poster for a Harlem couple who film cops conducting stop-and-frisks and post the videos on YouTube — branding them "professional agitators" who portray cops in a bad light and listing their home address, DNAinfo.com New York has learned.

The flyer featured side-by-side mugshots of Matthew Swaye, 35, and his partner Christina Gonzalez, 25, and warned officers to be on guard against them. It was spotted by multiple people, including the couple, when it was taped to a podium outside a public hearing room in the 30th Precinct house last Thursday, where residents met for precinct council meeting.

"Be aware that above subjects are known professional agitators," read the flyer, which bears the NYPD shield and a seal of the NYPD's Intelligence Division. It also gave the home address of the couple.

"Above subjects MO is that they video tape officers performing routine stops and post on YouTube," the sign said. "Subjects purpose is to portray officers in a negative way and too deter officers from conducting there [sic] responsibilities."

The flyer also listed the name and cellphone number of a Sgt. Nicholson in the 30th Precinct, and implored cops to "not feed into above subjects propaganda."

Nicholson did not respond to a request for comment. The NYPD also did not respond to repeated requests.

If Brown Shirt is too strong of a term to use, what would YOU call it?

 

Conservative Strained Reasoning On Health Care

As I read and listen to some conservatives coming to the defense of Chief Justice Roberts, I'm stunned almost beyond belief. 

Some are saying it was a blow to the commerce clause in that Roberts said the health care law didn't come under the commerce clause. But, if I understand it correctly, the majority didn't agree to that point. Next, they are saying that since the ruling also said the federal government can't forces states to comply by withholding funding, it is a vote for states rights, in a way. 

Lastly, some are saying that Roberts has deftly placed the health care ball back in the political arena and has, on purpose, handed the Republicans a tool to use against President Obama in the general election. Well, if that is true, then they have just supported Michelle Bachman's comment that Roberts is an activist judge, although she meant it as an attack because he was the swing vote. For them to praise "activist judges" in an interesting twist.

But that's just one man's opinion.

Maryland'ers Got It With No Vaseline

Marylanders, if you think $100k/$150k-per family for increased taxes doesn't affect you, wait until next year when they come back and lower what they consider "high earners." Also, the part of the teacher's pension that is going to be responsible to be paid by the counties and Baltimore City, means your county/city tax is guaranteed to increase in the coming years.

Black Enterprise: 10 Black Republicans You Should Know, But Don't

[ Update ]

Black Enterprise: 10 Black Republicans You Should Know, But Don't

I don't know the qualifications for this, but it was interesting. A lot of this is insider stuff.

Baltimore Dem Mayor Supports Talking Homes Over Wrong Water Bills

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-water-bill-hearing-20120320,0,2989228.story

Rhonda Wimbish says she has been battling Baltimore officials over a $300 water bill — more than six times her normal rate — for more than a year.

Now Wimbish, a single mother of a disabled child, says her West Baltimore home is scheduled to go to tax sale over the bill, which she maintains is inaccurate.

"What do I do? Do I pay my inflated water bill or do I feed my child?" Wimbish said to a City Council committee Wednesday evening. "I've gone through your process. I've done everything I could to fight this bill."

Wimbish was one of scores of angry residents who packed a hearing on water bill errors.



Mayor Rawlings-Blake, a Black woman, supports the city selling homes as a tax lien sale when the water bills issued by the city are wrong.

There MUST be lawsuits over this!