Comments on Advance Indiana™: Carson Blames Grandmother For Farrakhan Ties

We need to send the Board of Health to Wilson's ho...

2008-02-26T08:11:00.000-05:00

We need to send the Board of Health to Wilson's home. Its a rat trap. He is one triffing man.

Ernie Shearer:My Mother has been dead for some tim...

2008-02-26T06:56:00.000-05:00

Ernie Shearer:
My Mother has been dead for some time now. As usual, you are wrong again.
I own my home.

Five percenters believe that 85% of African Ameri...

2008-02-25T23:05:00.000-05:00

Five percenters believe that 85% of African Americans are ignorant, dumb, and unable to think for themselves.
André better hope that they aren't smart enough to go to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nation_of_Gods_and_Earths

If they knew what he thinks he wouldn't get a single African American vote.

He's arrogant and he proves it daily with his words and backs it up with his actions

For info on the five percenters and Carson go to:h...

2008-02-25T22:56:00.000-05:00

For info on the five percenters and Carson go to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nation_of_Gods_and_Earths

Read this, it sounds just like Carson's bio. Rapping and all. Very eye opening, a window into how Carson see the world. The more you read the more André you will see.

Wilson is living in Mommy's house while criticizin...

2008-02-25T22:38:00.000-05:00

Wilson is living in Mommy's house while criticizing Elrod for following in the family business. Such a pitiful hypocrite Wilson is.

Sexist Andre is singing a different toon now I see...

2008-02-25T20:12:00.000-05:00

Sexist Andre is singing a different toon now I see!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nation_of_Gods_an...

2008-02-25T18:27:00.000-05:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nation_of_Gods_and_Earths

sAnyone who know anything about Andre Carson will ...

2008-02-25T15:24:00.000-05:00

sAnyone who know anything about Andre Carson will tell you that his involvement in NOI American Islam came via his activities on the streets with a gang known as The Five Percenters. Andre's involvement with the early Hip Hip scene was as a result of his buying into the dogma of the Five Percenters which dominated and continue to dominate the Hip Hop scene today. The Five Percenters were Andre's ticket to street cred and was the basis of his involvement in the early Hip Hop rap years.
The Five Percenters are NOT a religion, they are black supremacists. Their recruiting ground is not only in the inner city hood but more seriously in every one of America's prisons.
When Andre told Ruth Holliday that he was involved with the Five Percenters in Dodge City she didn't have a clue what the hell the Five Percenters were. Yet Andre told the Indianapolis Star he was involved with Nation of Islam youth and NOT with the Five Percenters. The NOI is black supemacist but the Five Percenters take it to a much much higher level. It's not religion it's dogma and ideology of a black street gang.
Andre Carson is pulling a ruse on the people in this city as he spouts political correctness all the while running an agenda known only to him and a few who you will never see in the headlines.
After you've googled exactly who the Five Percenters are then ask yourself if Andre Carson is the type person you want representing you in Congress.
To be honest with you, Andre Carson scares the hell out of me. He should scare the hell out of a lot more people, especially white people who make up nearly 70% of the 7th Congressional District.
This NOT about religion people, it's about what race and Andre's background has done nothing but help stoke the fires. If my warning about Andre and the Five Percenters throws another log on that fire then so be it. The people of Indianapolis have a right to know where this guy comes from.

Wilson bloviated:"...as opposed to Jon Elrod havin...

2008-02-25T15:20:00.000-05:00

Wilson bloviated:
"...as opposed to Jon Elrod having only one job (and for 5 years only) at his Daddy's business?"

One would not expect Wilson, who lapped from the public trough as a low level clerk for his bacon, to understand the difference between joing a family's private enterprise, being responsible to compete in the private marketplace (Jon Elrod's career path) and depending on your Grandmother to get you jobs in the public sector (Andre Carson's career path). There is, of course, a huge difference, but don't blame Wilson for not seeing that. He can't help it. He was born with the taxpayers' wallet in his mouth (to paraphrase).

Well, to tiptoe through the memory books just a li...

2008-02-25T13:31:00.000-05:00

Well, to tiptoe through the memory books just a little, Julia had a private enterprise for awhile. It was a women's clothing store, in the now-defunct Claypool Court. It was belly-up in three years.

To her credit, she made good on all the debts, but it took a long time.

Nobody gives Wilson much credit for anything smart. Don't start here. His ragging on Elrod's experience is especially hollow, given Andre's experience and from when it came.

Generating your own income, Wilson, is not only difficult, it's frought with economic danger. Working in the public sector is often an honorable calling--but if it's your only income source ever, you have no idea what it's like to generate your own salary.

But that's not something I would expect you, or Andre, to understand. Ever.

Wilson, Elrod's family business isn't funded with ...

2008-02-25T13:11:00.000-05:00

Wilson, Elrod's family business isn't funded with taxpayer dollars. There is a BIG difference!

Mr. Allen, since you seem to be the expert on Mr. ...

2008-02-25T13:05:00.000-05:00

Mr. Allen, since you seem to be the expert on Mr. Carson and you like to bash Mr. Elrod, Mr. Elrod has worked albeit with Daddy as an Attorney. Going into the family business is a time honored tradition. If Granny Carson owned a real business I wouldn't at any time critize poor little Andre's credentials for working with Granny. The government of the people, by the people and for the people is not Granny Carsons personal business. Mr. Elrod was elected to two separate offices, he walked the streets to get his votes door to door in established democratic party areas. Mr. Carson called Granny. Two totally different means to an end. One is honest, the other is not.

...as opposed to Jon Elrod having only one job (an...

2008-02-25T12:23:00.000-05:00

...as opposed to Jon Elrod having only one job (and for 5 years only) at his Daddy's business?

I never use religion as a litmus test for a candid...

2008-02-25T12:14:00.000-05:00

I never use religion as a litmus test for a candidate. In watching the televised discussion of the candidates Andre kept saying look at my record and I kept thinking what record. Is this the record that Granny got you a job due to political connections over other more qualified candidates and your personnel file is locked over at the prosecutors office that would prove that? Is this the record that the committee appointed you to your current office and you ran unopposed and that in the one month you were on during 2007 you didn’t do anything significant because it was a holiday and there were no relevent things to vote on you could author? Is this the record that you got your current job due to Granny’s influence and the mere fact you were on the CCC and could influence things in favor or your employer? What record is it you speak of Andre? I am a good democrat that is totally turned off with the “Send my seed” mentality. I might have supported you had Granny’s deathbed call not been publicized. I might have considered you more relevant as a candidate if you were Granny’s cousin rather than grandson. I might have considered you if you had personally stood in the line that moves willing politically interested people along toward a candidacy like others who preceded you. Those things not being a fact, I a loyal democrat donated my first buck to a republican. And, I urge everyone I know to vote against my party because it is in the interests of the people of Indianapolis. It is a sad day that the democratic party has chosen you Andre, sad indeed that they look to you as the sole person qualified among 1 million of us in Indy to serve in Congress.

Carson blaming his granny for his dies to racist &...

2008-02-25T11:58:00.000-05:00

Carson blaming his granny for his dies to racist & black supremecist Louis Farrakhan is about as sincere as his fellow democrat, Bill Clinton's famous quote: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman...."

Interestingly enough, does he also blame his granny for GIVING him everything he's ever had, including every adult job he's had?

NO WAY will it rest! He will never get behind this...

2008-02-25T09:45:00.000-05:00

NO WAY will it rest! He will never get behind this and his campaign is too stubborn to make him rebuke his Muslim brother Louis K. Farakhan.

I am not buying it , and this B.S. news piece. I do use the term news delicately, and this will prove to be too much to overcome for THE NATION's canidate.

How much slack do you think the local and national...

2008-02-25T09:02:00.000-05:00

How much slack do you think the local and national media would give to any white candidate running against Andre Carson if it were known that white candidate and members of his family had ties to any white supremacist group?
We all know the answer to that.
Which begs the question, why does Andre Carson get a free pass? Is known involvement in a black supremacist hate group acceptable to voters because the candidate is black?
The Indianapolis Star article was extremely weak. Why did the reporter not contact the local Nation of Islam leader Minister Nuri Muhammad who dances to the tune of Farrakhan?
It was Minister Nuri Muhammad of Indianapolis that facilitated Farrakhan's invitation on behalf of Andre for Farrakhan to speak at Julia's funeral. Nuri Muhammad sat right next to Farrakhan on the front row at the funeral. This is a fact that the Indianapolis Star refused to print.
If the voters in the 7th District want to vote for a person supported by the top local and national leaders of the Nation of Islam then fine. I know where my vote's going and it will not be going to Andre Carson.

This controversy will be over when Mr. Carson expl...

2008-02-25T08:42:00.000-05:00

This controversy will be over when Mr. Carson explicitly repudiates the bigoted Minister's endorsement. I would expect the same from Jon Elrod if David Duke or Indiana's KKK Grand Bigot endorsed him.

As someone who will not vote for Andre, I found hi...

2008-02-25T08:10:00.000-05:00

As someone who will not vote for Andre, I found his explanation to be fair. If it's honest, I get it.

But here's a conundrum: it's admirable to grant a dying grandmama's deathbed wish for a funeral eulogist. That's a family decision, and frankly, if she'd asked for a convicted murderer to speak, I'd have moved mountains to honor my grandma's wishes.

But it's quite another thing for an entire Congressional district to unilaterally grant, without question, her wish for successor.

That's on us, not her.

Thanks Andre, for clearing up the whole Minister LF thing. It's a dead issue for me now (no pun intended).

But I've heard your views on major issues, and I've heard your overall vision for Congress. And I'm not buying it. I don't wish you ill will, but I'm not buying the simplistic lines and the sophomoric slogans. It is clear to me you're the least-qualified candidate Mar 11 and May 6.

And that conclusion has nothing to do with your religion, or your grandmama's funeral eulogists.

And if my mind weren't made up, yesterday's Star comparison, side-by-side, made it up for me.

I'm betting there are still folks who will hound Andre for the Minister LF thing. Can we talk about real issues here, please?

Good job, Andre...maybe, just maybe, now the hater...

2008-02-25T06:35:00.000-05:00

Good job, Andre...maybe, just maybe, now the haters will let this rest.....others, not Andre, gave a deathbed wish to an old lady.

. "I am multifaceted."Should have said "I am multi...

2008-02-25T05:46:00.000-05:00

. "I am multifaceted."

Should have said "I am multi-faced".
I pick the side that I think will win, not what I really believe.