“Choices”

Hi Family,

I know it’s been a minute guys but please don’t start a rumor saying I’ve been hanging in the hotel room with Whitney. That would definitely be a bit cruel. That would be a lot worse than how we’ve been treating New York’ Governor Patterson don’t you think .We talked about the precarious state of Whitney’s voice how many blogs ago guys. Is this a true testament to the fact that a lot of what we write on this blog has a certain level of validity? Didn’t we write about the wrath of “Micheal” ? Has any of us ever witnessed this level of back to back earthly devastation in modern times. As we try to find a way to survive in this complex world the “King of Pop” is at rest in peace. Does anyone find it peculiar that “Micheal” is making more money in death then in life ? A 250 million dollar mega record deal and now the subject of his own circus to be split 50/50 with his estate. Is it fair to say that some people wanted this man dead so they could get paid. I think that says a lot about the moral character in today’s society. Is it actually better to be dead  then alive in today’s world? Sometimes I really wonder.

As we all wake up with the uncertainty of a tornado, earthquake, stable economy, terrorist attack and trustworthy politicians, there is still a purpose for all of us. No matter what race, creed, color, country, city or continent, we all have the same thing in common. Each day we have to make ” Choices”. Those “Choices” will ultimately determine whether we succeed or fail. Unfortunately some of us are not making the best ”Choices”. Whitney didn’t make the best ” Choice” by taking her god-given voice and putting it through years of abuse. Micheal didn’t make the best ” Choice” by choosing to put that syringe in his arm. It shouldn’t  be too hard to find the stroller parade. The incessant spins of ” You’ll think I Invented Sex” finally becoming a reality for so many young women. Or maybe it’s the high from a few hits of that “Maxwell” crack. A high so powerful it will definitely make a sister open up her legs. So many of our young women making the wrong “Choice” of having sex too early. As we approach another long hot summer cities across the country will be filled with people making bad “Choices”. With that being the reality I still wake up with a certain level of confidence that  some good “Choices” will be made to help us endure the tough times ahead.

When we voted Obama into office the American people made a good “Choice”. In spite of the critics and people that just can’t accept a black man as President, doesn’t it feel good to wake up and have an educated, intelligent man in the White House . We put so much emphasis on education in this country. Well now we have two people in the White house that are well educated. What more could the American public really ask for. In light of this recent immigration issue taking place in Arizona Obama had enough foresight to appoint a minority to the Supreme Court. That has got to give the immigrant community a certain level of solace.This is a man that understands the principles of chess. To always look a few moves ahead. He made an excellent “Choice” because he understood and cared enough about the demographic of the country. How much longer can we continue to be swayed by the ideology of a hand full of people that want to promote white power. The last I knew we we’re all busting our butts to keep this country together. We can not continue to let the High and Mighties use us like there prostitutes. The nerve of the “Lipton Tea Party” and right wing radicals to spew there racist venom. I couldn’t believe that I turned on my T.V. and saw a scene from 1960 during the health-care debate. The only thing missing were the dogs and the hoses.

Just recently I was in the supermarket and an elderly white lady needed help reaching an item because she was too short. I didn’t look at her and say,” I’m not helping you because your son could be a Republican”. I helped her get the item like any good person should. It didn’t matter what color she was. She was an elderly person that needed some help. It’s one of the hardest things about being a black man in America. We have to forget about all the injustice and still help out. This is what the Republicans and the Lipton Tea Party assholes need to understand. This selfish ignorant mentality is largely responsible for the reason why most of us can’t get on The 1 train or go to 42nd st. and feel safe. It has created such a negative sentiment around the world against innocent Americans. Many people are still dissatisfied with the election of Obama and they simply need to get over it. Every person in America of goodwill should stand firm with conviction to repudiate this overt racist mentality that has resurfaced since Obama took office. No one should have to wake up in 2010 and feel like they’re living in 1960. We have become a country that is chasing its own tail. A country filled with people that have thought about nothing but there own selfish gain. As Americans we have some serious “Choices” to make. We have to decide whether or not we’re going to stay on this course of self sabotage.

The young people of New Jersey just made a good “Choice”to stand up for there education. A huge walkout and protest down at the City Hall. Can we blame the young people for feeling outraged because their future is being short-changed. What are we supposed to do with the next generation of leaders that can’t even write a decent paragraph ? Well that was a dumb question just put them with today’s leaders, but you know the point I’m trying to make. Something had to give and it finally did. We finally drove ourselves to the brink. In June we will wake up to a city that is totally broke. All of us now the victim of unscrupulous politicians that have done nothing but borrow, borrow, borrow. Fifty billion dollars just in paying back debt alone. The city being too heavily dependant on the 22% income of the very people that put us in this mess, the crooks on Wall st. They knew the city needed the revenue from the bonuses this year so what did the geniuses do? They gave out stocks instead of cash which can’t be taxed. That created an even bigger shortfall for New York City.

The city just had a major hospital St. Vincents closed down. Now the M.T.A. is poised to layoff 800 bus and subway workers. Gas is already over 3.00$ a gallon if you can even drive down the street because of the potholes. So we all have some “Choices” to make. Can we seriously look in the mirror and blame the immigrants for all of this ? When in fact all of us are immigrants to a certain degree. Can we blame our black President for this mess? Who by the way has just been doing an outstanding job considering what he inherited. Can we blame our black Governor Patterson for doing the best he can with the curse of Spitzer. Did anyone really expect him to succeed after such a powerful man went down the tubes. I know I didn’t. When we wake up in the morning every living person should take one hard look in the mirror. Stop pointing your finger at the next person or group. We all have some “Choices” to make. From this point on lets try to make some good “Choices” for a change our children are depending on us.

Let me quickly thank my family in Amsterdam, especially the young lady on the night shift that sent in a comment recently. I have been in the studio finishing material but it was your comment that gave me a push to get back on this blog. Amsterdam and Australia have been very supportive and I am thankful. Even Poppa needs a push sometimes. Please visit www.jango.com/music/poppastep to view our music family around the world. Love all of you guys, stay strong…………Poppa