Notable Quotes: Henry C. Alford (President & CEO -National Black Chamber of Commerce)

Harry C Alford - National Black Chamber of Commerce
Harry C Alford - National Black Chamber of Commerce

“When Obama became president, we were all happy about the symbolism–America’s first black president.  We didn’t really care about his position or views on anything.  We just wanted a black president no matter what.  We should have been more careful, as his views on small business, especially black business, are counter to ours.

“His view of business is that it should be a few major corporations which are totally unionized and working with the government, which should also be massive and reaching every level of American Society.  Thus, his first Executive Order was the reinstatement of Project Labor Agreements in government contracting. 

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This one—“Only in America: Top 10”—has been going around the Internet….

Reaction of a regressive (not "progressive") when faced with uncomfortable facts....

…and it’s too good not to share:

Only in America (Top 10 reasons to Vote in November)

1) Only in America could the President talk about the greed of the rich at a $35,000 a plate campaign fund-raising event.

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Is This Discrimination?

From the nice folks at Yahoo News, we are asked to consider if screening applicants based on a past criminal record should be considered a form of discrimination? Employers, having a massive advantage in available workers, are coming under scrutiny for what might otherwise go unnoticed if there were not five potential employees for each available job–this according to Yahoo News. With so many people out of work any kind of screening becomes news-worthy. So screening out ex-cons may be discriminatory and a waste of natural resources.

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