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The Top 20 (Cause 10 Ain't Enough) Reasons (Excuses) Black Folk Will Give if Obama Loses

Posted: 10/24/2012 1:50 pm

  1. "They said Obama was winning!"
  2. "I didn't get to the polls, but I did say a prayer for the brotha!"
  3. "You know they wasn't gonna let no Black man have no two terms!"
  4. "See, what had happened was...."
  5. "I couldn't get my outfit together!"
  6. "Racism."
  7. "I must have caught that 'Romnesia,' is it 2012 already?"
  8. "They knew in the second term he was finally gonna hook US up!"
  9. "That damn Stacey Dash!"
  10. "They suppressed my vote!"
  11. "I'm part of the black bourgeoisie 1%, I had to vote for RoMONEY!"
  12. "That line was too long!"
  13. "I ran by the house right after work cause I had forgot my sample ballot; got me something to eat, sat down for a quick minute, and...."
  14. "Girl, it was raining!"
  15. "They stole it!" (Not impossible)
  16. "It's a C-O-N-spiracy!"
  17. "The media. Ok...Fox News Channel."
  18. "The Illuminati took him out... he wasn't going along with the program."
  19. "I had to work that day."
  20. "I thought that was NEXT Tuesday! Dang, my bad."
All jokes aside, too many close elections are decided by the margin of eligible voter absence at the polls. Turnout matters.

What's YOUR excuse going to be?

 
 
 

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11:31 AM on 12/03/2012
It took Tavis West 21 years to get a Bachelor's degree.
02:45 AM on 11/23/2012
Tavis failed miserably trying to be an objective pundit and now he's doing much worse at his comedy gig.
11:35 AM on 11/20/2012
This little "hope he lose blog" post is all for naught now since Obama won eh, Tavis West! Get a life.
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Beth3
11:12 AM on 11/15/2012
And I don't really care HOW VALID they think their points are, they should keep them to themselves and not be so open in this society about thier beliefs, because I'm more than sure that this President has taken all of the their concerns at heart!!
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Beth3
11:10 AM on 11/15/2012
I still say that Tavis and Cornel need to shut up and go some where and just work where and while they are working and be real real quiet about President Obama. I think it all before it's over will come back and bite them. And right when neither of them will be able to afford it.
09:19 PM on 11/08/2012
Why is Tavis limiting his list to Blacks only?
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staytrue82
Just the facts, please.
12:24 PM on 11/08/2012
Blacks stood in long lines, and voted. No excuses. Victory.
12:37 PM on 11/08/2012
Ditto.
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JD Straw
03:32 PM on 11/03/2012
People QuickFacts USA http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html

Population definition and source info Population, 2011 estimate 311,591,917
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 78.1%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 13.1%

Should Obama lose is it possible that even if ALL registered black voters voted, with the percentage of whites vs black voters being much higher would more likely be the cause? If Barak Obama wins it will be because the majority of the white voters voted for him. White population, according to the 2011 USA Census Bureau was at 78.1% and the black population was recorded at 13.1%. The ratio has not changed that much since the 2011 count. Do your math and stop pointing fingers and condemning people. Voting is a right and a privilege, not mandatory, not a commandment, nor is it a law. I voted on the first day of early voting and got it on out of the way. I vote in EVERY election, no matter what it's about, and no matter if only two people are running.
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patdamenace
06:13 PM on 10/30/2012
No excuse for me, I have already voted. I know myself and I knew I wouldn't have taken a day off so I voted by mail to avoid excuses. That being said, the list was hilarious lol.
01:27 PM on 10/30/2012
The historically high turnout among African Americans in North Carolina four years ago was one of the reasons President Obama carried the state by just 14,000 votes. But what’s even more impressive is what’s happening this year: 83,155 more African Americans have already voted this year than had at this point in 2008. More African Americans age 24 and younger are voting this time than in 2008, and the same is true among African America voters between the ages of 25 and 34. In both cases, their share of votes is outpacing their share of the voting population.

A few facts:

Registration: African-American voter registration is up dramatically since 2008 in every battleground state. It’s especially high in places like Colorado, where it’s up 20%, Iowa (13%), Nevada (12%) and Florida (10%).

Early voting: Early voting among African Americans is up dramatically in battleground states. It’s up 17% or more in Ohio, Virginia, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, Colorado and North Carolina.

Enthusiasm: African Americans are most enthusiastic about voting in this election—nearly 20% higher than all voters.

Vote likelihood: 85% of registered AA voters say they will “definitely” vote—higher than all other registered voters.

Since 1992, African Americans have increased their share of the electorate nearly every single time—from just 8% in 1992 to 13% four years ago. Between 2004 and 2008, participation among African Americans grew more than any other group. In 2012, we’re going to see these records break once again en route to re-electing President Obama.
08:16 AM on 11/04/2012
Those are amazing statistics! Where did you get them?
11:19 AM on 11/04/2012
The Obama campaign tracks this information very closely and they released this info in a press release to the media last week. You can read the entire memo here on the OFA blog...

http://www.barackobama.com/news/entry/inside-the-early-vote-numbers-african-americans/
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Willie Pagan
Pro Abortion, Pro DOMA & Independent
10:45 AM on 10/29/2012
left out the number one reason... HE DID NOT CUT THE MUSTARD..!!!
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Kev Bat
Fiber is good for my micro-bio !
08:25 PM on 10/30/2012
If elected Romney would put us so far behind we'll never Ketchup !
10:27 AM on 10/29/2012
No excuses for this girl because I early voted last Thursday. Even though the line was ridiculous because most of the crowd could not figure out the voting machines (65+ crowd) that this county has had since 2004, I still managed to make my vote count, eat, and get back to work before my lunch hour was over!
11:44 PM on 10/28/2012
Tavis, stop hating on the president.
Genders
Love, Tolerance, Enlightenment
10:31 PM on 10/28/2012
You got it. 13% is more than enough to save us from the GOPT oligarchy.
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ZenSufi
Sisters and Brothers of America!
09:39 PM on 10/28/2012
You might hear this one in some churches: 21. "He supports gay marriage! I can't vote for a heathen."
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Willie Pagan
Pro Abortion, Pro DOMA & Independent
10:46 AM on 10/29/2012
THATS PLENTY GOOD REASON NOT TO VOTE FOR HIM..!!!!
04:07 PM on 11/01/2012
No, it's not. Your religious beliefs have no place in politics.