Michelle Obama Watch

You must ask the First Lady about that first! It is enough history that one does not have to dig in that far to get the picture of from slavery to preisdency thre are enough living examples of it unfinished toady whose lives are worse than slavery today where there is noone to care about them & they do not have D knowledge to care about theirself either! Slavery is not a done deal being over for it is touching every aspect of our lives from literally having slaves to patterns of slavery of censorship & bullyism of usingand abusing & misusing others without appreciation like in my case that just because I am sacrifizing my life it does not mean I should be treated with out most cruelty & going on!

How can it ever stop being relevant?

I missed my typo-why hide the truth?

Just because the truth is not told or spoken does not make it any less relevant or important.

It will always be relevant, not something to sweep under the rug because some people can’t handle the truth. Its a huge and ugly part of our history. And history should never be forgotten. Bitterness is something that can become diluted with time…as it should be. The best thing anyone can do is make something great out of their life. But there will never be a reason to forget.

OK, so she has family history. We all have family history. I don’t have issues with her ancestry, but is that what she or anyone else wants to be thought of or remembered by? Or would you rather be remembered for what you DID in life, with YOUR life, for family and/or society? Family history is just that, history (or in this case, herstory) but she did nothing for that history, except be born. Not her choice, but fact. So should it be the same for someone with family history of say ancestry to Adolf Hitler? or Charles Manson? We seem to only look at ancestry if it gets us something or somewhere, to use as a stepping stone or a crutch.
Case in point, somewhere I have Scottish royalty in my family history, and my husband has a Cherokee ‘princess’ in his. But that and a buck fifty gets us a coffee at Denny’s. But, what we have done with our lives and how we have lived them is what people know us for and what we will be remembered for. That Scottish royalty didn’t get me my Masters degree or my current job. Neither did that princess get my husband his degree’s nor his current job (that he gets paid a LOT more for than I do mine)
Is this all to diminish Mrs. Obama’s family roots? No, not by any means. But I’d like to think of her for what she has done and is going to do, rather than for being born with her ‘family roots’.

Unfortunately, in this world all black people, most especially the more well known, will be looked at by the media as a catalyst to discuss slavery in American history in the same ridiculous and one dimensional manner. The only way CNN could do this story was to focus on the First Lady because her husband, the POTUS, doesn’t have that background in A-merry-ca.

My question for CNN: Where was George Bush’s ancestry piece on his family’s slave history when he visited Ghana? I already know the answer to that one.

It has to be discussed! Mrs. Obama’s ancestry and life is THE quintessential American story. It’s so inspiring. She is going to be one of the greatest First Ladies.

Being from the south, race is always a huge issue….and it really gets old to see the “slave” issue used as a crutch for so many people. It has been used to death, …..I applaud Michelle Obama for getting where she is today….I am personally not a fan of the Obama’s, but it is a great achievement to get where they are. I dont feel like anyone should look at slavery as a shameful part of our history….there are lots of things in our history that we are ashamed of, and rightfully so, ….but at the time of slaves, that was a way of life. And those people that can trace their ancestry back to a slave in the United States are not the ones that were enslaved, that was generations ago…..and you have to wonder, would those great great great grandchildren be in the wonderful, free USA this day, if that had not been the sad fate of their ancestors….no one wants to be glad that people were slaves to another person, but you use that to move forward, not dwell on it. Someone earlier commented that this country was built on the backs of slaves and Native Americans….actually, this country would not have the freedom it has (freedom for those that were enslaved) if it had not been for my great great great great grandfather that fought and died for that freedom all those years ago. And speaking of Native Americans, …to me that was a very sad part of our history, one that we can feel shameful of….look at all the descendants of that group of people that were here before we were, and we took the land from them, ….they are very very seldom mentioned from what I have noticed. I mean, Come on….fair is fair, is it not. The topic of “Race” will never go away in this country, not because of the so called “racist”, but because of stories like this, no one will ever be allowed to get past the color of skin. What the heck does her tracing back a family member as a slave, have to do with her achievements? Absolutely nothing. She didnt know that person that was a slave, she only knows of what has been told of the “Slave Era”. And there were some slaves that were treated very decent, I am sure these were few and far between, but how do you know that her ancestor wasnt one of those slaves…. Her attributes and personal goals should not be set to reflect what her ancestors were not, but instead to prove to anyone, white, black, whatever, that you have to believe in yourself to be what you want to be. There are so many other successful black men and women in this country that worked hard to BE SOMEBODY……she was successful before her husband became the president…..what really has she achieved since then…..she married the man that later became the president…that was not so much her achievement, as his…. This country should never forget about any part of our history….that is what made us who we are today, and you are to learn from history not to make the same mistakes over again….so yes, they should always teach in school each era of the making of this country, but just because we have a black president,….doesnt make that particular part any more important than the rest. This country was founded on the belief in God, however, no one tends to mention the forgetfulness of that on CNN, and how they are forcing us to take God’s name off of Government property…..what about that part of history that is being erased?….That is the potentially most important part of the foundation of this country, and we are more worried about the first lady being able to trace her roots back to a slave….what about the God that slave, and the founding fathers, believed so greatly in? We should NEVER FORGET the sacrifices of ALL those people that died in the battles to get the freedom that we have to this day, the freedom for people of any religion to speak of that religion with no consequence…..I just feel like the media, and the government are focusing on the wrong things…lets focus on the first lady’s plan to do good in OUR Country…just taking a picture on the cover of Essence magazine and looking great is not doing a thing to improve the moral of the country, or peoples outlook on this administration. So I say, who cares….it doesnt make her a better person for having been able to trace her ancestry.

I’m with those who see this period of history, as one that continues to be relevant and up for discussion.

There are many different angles that can be explored, but from where I sit, it is good to remember, humbly recall, and draw strength from the endurance, patience, tenacity, ingenuity and forebearance of so many of our enslaved foreparents.

I’ve often thought that the “inner world” of those that survived, and in so doing allowed people like me to be, must have been rich and nourishing beyond anything I can imagine. I’m finding more and more that – if it’s possible, at all – I’d like to better understand that, and for now I’ll just continue to be proud and inspired.

“…the past is past; history is history, and the world moves on.”

True, enough, and yet at the same time there is a way to honour that past and recognise its relevance to the present that we live today, pay due respect to what the past has lead us to and see how we might better and improve ourselves in light of it, and use the knowledge gained to work for a better world.

I’m sorry if you find the “constant chatter” too much and want people “to stop harping on the slave issue” but I for one hope the discussions continue.

I for one have absolutely no intention of forgetting my enslaved foreparents and others like them, and the role they played in building the wealth of Britain – and, from whom I hope I at least partially got my spiritedness from! – no matter how uncomfortable this might prove for others. It just isn’t going to happen!

It is always good when people remember the pain of others because our pain is the same but different. Is amazingly good to put yourself in others shoes to understand how they feel. The truth bring life to where death or wrongs have been. In order to truly know where you are going you must know where you come from to add to what others have build for a better tomorrow. The world is related and all come from Noah’s Ark as one human family so why do family trick, lie, destroy instead of coming together in love as family do, to protect, create, and build what is right?

That explains her angry black woman persona.

I do not have any problem with people exploring and being interested in their family’s history. Everyone’s family history is unique to them.

However, what I do have a problem with is people that do not understand the history of our nation. If you understand the history of the USA, the south was resource rich (cotton, etc.) and they had access to cheap labor. The cheap labor kept them from advancing. The Northeast on the other hand had little resources, thus they did not need cheap labor. They had to resort to other means to be economically viable. They had to develop industry such as steel production. Meanwhile, the South was living off cheap labor and not advancing. If the South had won and had not been forced to give up cheap labor, they would have not advanced and have developed.

So, just because people did wrong and took advantage of other people, doesn’t mean they necessarily benefited a great deal from it. The Northeast which did not have slave labor actually advanced further. The areas of the country that utlized slave labor were actually hurt by it. Slavery hurt America, it certainly is not what made us great or anything. america would have been better off if we had never had slaves, as evidenced by the progress in the north compared to the South where they had it.

As white we must fight against political correctness. Practice freedom of speech. Freedom of speech was not made for polite speech, it was made for offensive speech. That does not mean you can harass people. Speak whats on your mind, don’t hold back because your scared. Practice it or you will lose it.

Blacks can no more forget about slavery, then Jews can forget about the holocaust. Slavery is an ugly stain on the history of America and we can’t ignore that fact.

Slavery, is it really over? Oh that may be what you think. Well I beg to differ because until it is put in the History books throughly just like everyone else history in the UNITED states of AMERICA, then it will continue to be talked about. Yes blacks built this country with the sweat of their hands and any other part of their bodies that the master saw fit to pull and tug with. Im not saying that there was not any whites or Native Americans out their working. Perhaps we can say that they were “Indentured Servant” but not slaves. After their seven or more years that they chose to give themselves up as servants they were free to go by choice and not kept against their will. No I was not there but I do imagine that some of the former slave owners family still have list of their property or even slaves this day in time. Yes this country was supposed to be built on the Word of God, but what God because the one that I know says that everyone was equal so not only was the slaves uneducated so were the owners. The Bible says that you can not serve two masters, so this don’t even line up with the Word of God. I don’t know like many whites in this country can have the same amount of mixed blood running in their veins just like me. I believe until you know where you come from, you will not be able to advance…and just in case you think money solves problems it don’t it’s just that money. United we stand but wer’e not.

Who is to say that this is even true it would not be the first time that a liberal 1st lady had told a lie to make her self look better.