Sarah Palin - Don't have to hire blacks

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Sarah Palin - Don't have to hire blacks
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Sat, 09-13-2008 - 6:50pm
Not that it will matter to many of you.  I half expect Dr. Cox to deliver a reply on how she should not have to hire black because Afrians sold slaves.



 

 

 

The Juneteenth organization in Alaska has some choice things to say about Sarah Palin. They should know.

The following is a statement from one of our Juneteenth Directors in Alaska:

By Gwendolyn Alexander, President


"As for Governor Sarah Palin's involvement in the African American community, the Governor's office hasn't participated in any of our Alaska Juneteenth Events. All previous Alaskan Governor's have traditionally attended and participated in our annual Juneteenth Celebration. Gov. Palin was the first governor not to send out a congratulatory letter or assist us in any way with our Juneteenth activities.

I didn't have the courtesy of receiving a reply when I asked for a representative from the Governor's office to come and speak at our Juneteenth Celebration if Governor Palin was unable to attend. I never even heard of Gov. Palin until she was elected Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, in Mat-Su Valley.

Governor Palin is a very energetic and spontaneous woman. With some of the things being said and going around this state right now, I'm surprised none of the national media have bothered to come here and get the words directly from the mouths of the people who have lived with her all of these years instead of 'surfing the net!'

My other opinion is why would an individual who, to my knowledge, has not hired any
African-Americans on her gubernatorial staff, insist so passionately on being on a television show owned and operated by an African American, Oprah Winfrey?

While meeting with black leaders concerning the absence of any African-Americans on her
staff, Gov. Palin responded that she doesn't have to hire any blacks and was not intending to hire any. What kind of attitude is this toward African-American for who may be the first Vice-President of the United States?

I understand Oprah did have Senator Obama on her show a few times and was the main person raising funds for him "before" the presidency race was in full swing. However, the key point here is that it is Oprah's prerogative not be used as a pawn to tilt the vote one way or another. Oprah has stated repeatedly that she wasn't going to have one side or the other on her show by choice. I thought that was what the Civil Rights Movement was all about, a persons right to make their own choices. I guess this isn't a Democracy at all anymore."


Gwendolyn Alexander, President
African American Historical Society of Alaska, Inc.
Alaska Juneteenth Celebration
P. O. Box 143105
Anchorage AK 99514
907 884-6860 email: aahsa@gci.net
www.juneteenthalaska.com www.entertainmealaska.com/aahsa

"DOC"
Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D.


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WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH 2009 National Holiday Observance


"Together we will see Juneteenth become a National Holiday in America!"


Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D., Chairman
National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC)
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www.Juneteenth.us www.19thofJune.com www.njclc.com www.JuneteenthJazz.com

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Sat, 09-13-2008 - 10:17pm
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Registered: 04-22-2008
Sat, 09-13-2008 - 10:55pm
ha ha ha this gave me the best giggle I've had all day.

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Registered: 04-22-2008
Sat, 09-13-2008 - 11:04pm

>>>>So what does that say about the states that men are mayors?

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Registered: 08-24-2008
Sat, 09-13-2008 - 11:05pm

~I am not sure of the exact number...but I believe it is about 20.~


Ouch.

 

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Registered: 04-22-2008
Sat, 09-13-2008 - 11:05pm

So Palin did attend is what you are saying?


No...you are not saying that?

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Registered: 09-08-2008
Sat, 09-13-2008 - 11:06pm
What happens if the victim can't afford it? >>

I don't think it is an actual billing to the patient...it is to the patient's insurance company.


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Registered: 08-24-2008
Sat, 09-13-2008 - 11:08pm

Now I'm all lost lol.

 

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Registered: 08-24-2008
Sat, 09-13-2008 - 11:11pm

I'd probably find it funny, too, had our hospitals here not saved my daughter's life over and over and over again.

 

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