"Since the Docking of the Mayflower"

Abraham Lincoln once said, “If destruction be our lot we must first be its author.” There is a moment in our lives when we make a decision to stand up and be accounted for, and in the process we take a stand for what we believe to be decent and fair. It has always been within us to decide right from wrong--and racism is wrong

Racism can be eliminated in America for the most part, but it will take more than words. It will take common sense and action to terminate this virus that has been ingrained in the nation since the docking of the Mayflower.

I have and will always be an idealist. I believe in achieving the impossibility, but I'm not a fool. Of course there will always be pockets of racism in America by those who find comfort thinking they and their ethnicity is superior to others. I get it. But I also believe that we have the ingenuity to make racism so ineffective and insignificant that it would be relegated to the back pages of America's history that has yet to be written.

We can make racism a non-factor, but to do so, we must be willing to part ways within our comfort zone, meaning our indoctrinated belief system.


Anthony Johnson

"A Circus of Simpletons"

There comes a time when we as citizens must come to the conclusion that we must hold our elected officials responsible for their irresponsible behavior and the utter shame they display and project to the world.

Secretary State Hillary Clinton went to Capital Hill to speak with elected officials about the Benghazi tragedy in which four Americans were murdered. However, what I saw was a circus of simpletons--a group of bitter, angry, and chauvinistic men attempting to belittle, berate, and browbeat Secretary Clinton into submission.

The GOP is dead, and if you're still not convinced of its extinction, simply watch what transpired during the hearing. What has spawned from the party of Lincoln and Eisenhower is a viral, putrid group of individuals who thought it was better to grandstand, denigrate, and desecrate Americans who were murdered in Benghazi rather than seeking solutions to ensure that a tragedy of this magnitude never occurs again.

Just remember, those elected officials of Ron Johnson, John McCain and Rand Paul to name a few are a cancer in our government and to the Republic, but they were elected by you. Yes you. We are asked to drink responsibly to avert accidents to ourselves and the public. I ask that beginning today we vote responsibly, to protect the nation from irresponsible elected officials.


Anthony Johnson

The Real Culprit

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett is suing the NCAA, which according to the governor overstepped its authority by inflicting stiff penalties on Penn State University, claiming that those sanctions are hurting the state. It's hubris of Governor Corbett to find time in his schedule to sue the NCAA over the sanctions he initially supported levied at Penn State for covering and giving free reign to a sexual predator to abuse children on the campus of the institution.

As governor, Mr. Corbett has no capacity on how to effectively manage Pennsylvania's affairs. He is clueless at stopping the flow of unregistered guns coming in the state; he is woefully impotent at creating jobs for Pennsylvanians; he callously de-funded public schools; and he gleefully signed-off on the voter suppression law that had to be overturned by the State's Supreme Court.

As Attorney General, Governor Corbett moved at a snail's pace in bringing the Sandusky issue to light, and in this writer's opinion, the newly elect Attorney General should be investigating him.

Consequently, if Governor Corbett is looking for the real culprit who's hurting the state of Pennsylvania, all he has to do is look in the mirror.

 

 

 

Anthony Johnson         

“This Experiment Called Democracy”

As 2012 comes to an end and the dawn of 2013 is upon us, let's remember the things that affected us as individuals and as a nation. There were monumental events we will remember for years to come including the loss of one of the greatest singers of any generation, Whitney Houston, the tragedy of gunning down of 27 people including 20 beautiful little children inside a school in Newtown, Connecticut, and the destruction of homes and communities by Hurricane Sandy. There was Mitt Romney who believed that 47% of the citizenry was not worthy of consideration, or the mandate to reelect President Obama. We were galvanized by one political party's vehement hatred of President Obama, women, gays/lesbians, minorities and senior citizens, veterans, and the disabled. However, throughout these turbulent times, the citizenry rose to rebuild our bruised spirits and a fractured nation.

Consequently, this experiment called "democracy" was tested to its core in 2012 and the wear and tear is beginning to show. If 2013 becomes a carbon copy of 2012, then the 232 year experiment we call democracy will be cast into great doubt as far as its successful continuation.

I want to wish you a Happy, Healthy and Productive 2013.

 

 

 

Anthony Johnson

"A Fictional Character"

You are a coward in the highest order. In the darkness that has engulfed the Republic and its citizenry, you slither about spewing vitriol, and for what? At a time when most Americans are still coping with the unfathomable living nightmare that occurred in Newtown, Connecticut, you justify the killings because GOD was taken out of school?

There are times like this that the infinitely stupid should be silent. You, Mr. Huckabee, should have exercised that right. You are not a man! You are a nameless, fictional "Boogey Man" that hides under the bed that older siblings tell their younger siblings to be afraid of. You are the waste that humans release. You are not evil, because history has shown that there is "intelligence" in many that perpetrate the unthinkable, and you most certainly have proven that you are not intelligent. What you are is a petty, heartless, insignificant virus. It is my hope that the antibiotic of compassion and human decency will eradicate your kind.

Forgiveness is reserved for those that merit it. However, there can be no forgiveness for the fictional character that you are.

Anthony Johnson

 

 

* Thank you, Terri Willmott and Bonnie Kaye for your assistance

Two Angry Caucasian Men

Over the last two-weeks the citizenry in the Republic have had the opportunity to hear the economic and social plan of Team Romney/Ryan. Unfortunately, with just 17 days left they’ve offered nothing but a phantom plan, lies and arrogance. I cannot remember when I’ve witnessed two very angry Caucasian men who aspire to be president and vice president but neither one possess effective leadership for America during these tumultuous times. I see two very angry Caucasian men who combined, think 87% of the citizenry are irresponsible, lazy, welfare degenerates and two very angry Caucasian men who believe women cannot make decisions without the guidance of men.   

 

As November 6, 2012 is fast approaching, the people have a decision to make: Choose Two very angry men with no plan, questionable ethics and an incoherent, and shady political record or a president who has been calm and steady at the wheel in guiding the Republic during these torrid times.

 

I wish I could say that the decision is clear but alas, some in the citizenry think two very angry men would be the better choice.

 

 

 

Anthony P. Johnson

"Painfully Clear"‏

It is painfully clear that Mitt Romney cannot lead the Republic or its citizenry to social and economic prosperity and therefore, his dream of becoming president will most likely not come to fruition. Mr. Romney is a chameleon--and not even an effective one. It is unquestionably clear that Mr. Romney will say and do anything to get elected. Mitt Romney has gone from a somewhat affable man to a sneaky and conniving snake oil salesman where the town’s folk shut their doors, windows and turn-off the lights until he has faded from view as he goes to another town to pander whatever it is he's selling.

Mr. Romney has started a tradition where presidential candidates who call themselves Republicans (he didn't get the memo that the Republican Party is gone) are so inept and down right ignorant that they think the "Big Bang Theory" is an adult movie staring Ron Jeremy.

In the end, Mr. Romney never understood the complexity and the multi- layers of the Republic and its citizenry. He is a one dimensional figure who believes that 47% of the population is a bunch of lazy, welfare degenerates. This ideology is very dangerous to the nation and Mr. Romney in one word--is dangerous.


Anthony P. Johnson