[Williams]

Folks need to help their own selves and not wait for Barack Obama to do it. Even if he wins he won’t do it for them.

[headstamp 2]

“Upstairs from the barbershop at the Sophizticated Ladyz Hair Salon, owner Charlene Brown nods as she recalls Obama’s speech about absent fathers.

“I’m one of those victims,” says Brown, 36,.... “

Yes, we’re all “victims”.

[Stentor]

Residents struggle with everything from broken glass on the sidewalks

If you are bothered by anything on the sidewalk, take the necessary safety measures, pick it up and dispose of it.

[realdifferent1]

...the first black US president...

We've already had our 1st black president; WJC, remember?

BHO is not 'black'; he is of mixed races if I'm not mistaken. It ticks me off when he is called 'black'. He simply is not.