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Discussion started on  07/21/2008 12:17:01 PM  by  conniedella
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  • Date: 07/21/2008 12:17:01 PM
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Poll Question: What is the Purpose Of "CNN Documentary?
To make Black people look like savages
To make Black Men look irresponsible
To make it look like the Black Race is incorrigible
To try to solve the Problems of Blacks iAmerica
Other - please explain
  • Date: 07/21/2008 12:21:08 PM
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I pick other, they know race=ratings, and black folks watch too much TV anyway so they will make up a big part of the audience.In cable even if they can get  just 1 mil to watch it is considered high ratings.

This might have been Soledad's idea, I see they took her off the morning show, now she is using her race to make her seem relevant to the network

  • Date: 07/21/2008 12:44:22 PM
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in Reply To : I pick other, they know race=ratings, and black folks watch too much TV anyway so they will make up a big part of the audience.In cable even if they can get just 1 mil to watch it is considered high ratings. This might have been Soledad's idea, I...
how would that be important to black america? But i can see your point but what would be the benefit from watching that
  • Date: 07/21/2008 12:47:32 PM
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..I think some of it has to do with Obama being the next president..they wanna ease some (white) folk into this. Like this is a prep siminar or something..lol...
Edited by msmagneto on July 21, 2008 12:55:01 PM
  • Date: 07/21/2008 12:47:58 PM
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in Reply To : how would that be important to black america? But i can see your point but what would be the benefit from watching that
I don't know the benefit, I didn't even watch it. But I notice black folks like to have these panels talking about how bad we are doing. All they do is preach to the choir and offer no solutions, so I don't watch.
  • Date: 07/21/2008 12:49:53 PM
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I chose other: Ever since Obama came on the scene white folks are NOW intrigued with us and this is to give Whites some insight into our experiences and who *we are (I don't know if it will show who we REALLY are) and to make white folks feel 'mo comftable' about the reality of a possible black president. That's only my opinion lol.
  • Date: 07/21/2008 12:50:32 PM
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in Reply To : ..I think some of it has to do with Obama being teh next president..they wanna ease some (white) folk into this. Like this is a prep siminar or something..lol...
That's exactly what I said! LOL
  • Date: 07/21/2008 12:53:37 PM
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in Reply To : I don't know the benefit, I didn't even watch it. But I notice black folks like to have these panels talking about how bad we are doing. All they do is preach to the choir and offer no solutions, so I don't watch.
Did you cathc Our World w/ Black Enterprise over the weekend?  Ed Gordon was talking about how he is sick and tired of that very thing..having all these panels, townhalls and so forth but yielding nothing.  Roland Martin, Chuck D, Al SAharpton and someone from BET were the guest pannelist.
  • Date: 07/21/2008 12:56:16 PM
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in Reply To : That's exactly what I said! LOL
LOL...they dont want that group to go into shock over it all...cuz ya know, we aren't supposed to rise to the top...
  • Date: 07/21/2008 12:58:38 PM
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in Reply To : Did you cathc Our World w/ Black Enterprise over the weekend? Ed Gordon was talking about how he is sick and tired of that very thing..having all these panels, townhalls and so forth but yielding nothing. Roland Martin, Chuck D, Al SAharpton and...
Thats funny since he was on the Reclaiming the Dream panel on CNN...
  • Date: 07/21/2008 01:00:00 PM
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Other.  It's fun to talk about black people and it brings in good ratings. 
  • Date: 07/21/2008 01:00:39 PM
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in Reply To : Thats funny since he was on the Reclaiming the Dream panel on CNN...

..I kinda chuckled because his show was a pannel with Sharpton as his staple...lol..he was talking about the very thing that he was doing...but the show was heated the lady from BET had a serious tude...lol...

  • Date: 07/21/2008 01:01:29 PM
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in Reply To : LOL...they dont want that group to go into shock over it all...cuz ya know, we aren't supposed to rise to the top...
EXACTLY! lol
  • Date: 07/21/2008 01:01:39 PM
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in Reply To : Did you cathc Our World w/ Black Enterprise over the weekend? Ed Gordon was talking about how he is sick and tired of that very thing..having all these panels, townhalls and so forth but yielding nothing. Roland Martin, Chuck D, Al SAharpton and...
Nope I didn't see it, but I am tired of the same cast of characters who probably haven't been around many black people since they were left high school, talking about whats going on in the community. Cornel West , Mike Dyson are  on every panel, why are they teaching at these schools that are like 10% black, why don't they teach a few semesters at Howard or Spelman or something. They are not hard up for cash.
  • Date: 07/21/2008 01:04:48 PM
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in Reply To : Nope I didn't see it, but I am tired of the same cast of characters who probably haven't been around many black people since they were left high school, talking about whats going on in the community. Cornel West , Mike Dyson are on every panel,...
The panel I saw on CNN had Ed Gordon. Suzanne Malveaux, Hill Harper, and Tom Joyner.  One thing I did like is that they talked about solutions and realizing that the old school answers aren't gonna work with this new generations problems.
  • Date: 07/21/2008 01:06:29 PM
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in Reply To : Nope I didn't see it, but I am tired of the same cast of characters who probably haven't been around many black people since they were left high school, talking about whats going on in the community. Cornel West , Mike Dyson are on every panel,...
...I'm very tired of it all...Roland said that he has his guest come back after 6 months for a check up to see where its going..I think all of these pannels/townhalls need a check up and audit.
  • Date: 07/21/2008 01:10:01 PM
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All they do is preach to the choir and offer no solutions,THEY DON'T OFFER ANY REAL SOLUTIONS.
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I don't know the benefit, I didn't even watch it. But I notice black folks like to have these panels talking about how bad we are doing. All they do is preach to the choir and offer no solutions, so I don't watch.
  • Date: 07/21/2008 01:11:39 PM
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  Ed Gordon was talking about how he is sick and tired of that very thing..having all these panels, townhalls and so forth but yielding nothing.IT DOSEN'T STOP HIM FROM ATTENDING THOSE PANELS.
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Did you cathc Our World w/ Black Enterprise over the weekend? Ed Gordon was talking about how he is sick and tired of that very thing..having all these panels, townhalls and so forth but yielding nothing. Roland Martin, Chuck D, Al SAharpton and...
  • Date: 07/21/2008 01:13:03 PM
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in Reply To :   Ed Gordon was talking about how he is sick and tired of that very thing..having all these panels, townhalls and so forth but yielding nothing. IT DOSEN'T STOP HIM FROM ATTENDING THOSE PANELS. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l319/Obi-Ben/C...
..well he gotta get his free gift bag...lol...
  • Date: 07/21/2008 01:22:21 PM
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i watched it, but honestly I could have watched something else.  I don't really know what to say about it.  I came out feeling indifferent about the discussion. 

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