Black People Politics : GOP Rep. accuses Obama of advancing ‘slavery reparations’

.......Are you losing your mind Ankhur?

Yes I have, and please dear brother Clyde i need your help, see I was crazy enough to think that you cared more about the national black community then your ego, but when you put Spike lee over the sisters who protested him and about 85% of the black folks in Brooklyn, well........:10500:

and when you stood up for space weapons , then ,,,.......:10500:

or said that a nation within a nation was a stupid term or concept:10500:

and now you insult the actual words of the poeple involved in this case as though you dont care about theIr plight or struggle?:10500:

for instance does the man whose statements are high lighted in red sound as though he has LOST HIS MIND????????????????????


(Reuters) - The Obama administration dropped the ball on a $1.25 billion deal to settle decades-old discrimination lawsuits with black farmers, an advocate for the group said on Friday after the government failed to meet a key deadline.

The deal, one of the largest civil rights settlements in history, was to compensate black farmers left out of federal farm loan and assistance programs due to racism.

But it was contingent on Congress approving $1.15 billion in funding by March 31. Lawmakers left for a two-week break on Friday without approving the deal, leaving it in limbo.

"The president made a strong commitment to show leadership to get this done, and basically we haven't seen him show that leadership," said John Boyd Jr., head of the National Black Farmers Association.

"The president didn't help us finish the job," Boyd said.

The deal reached last month was hailed by President Barack Obama, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and Attorney General Eric Holder as a milestone in righting historic wrongs.

The farmers had urged the administration to declare the settlement an emergency, which would waive Congress from the so-called "pay-go" requirement to trim budgets for other programs to fund the payments.
The 2008 Farm Bill had provided for $100 million in payments. Boyd and key lawmakers met with Vilsack this week in a last-ditch effort to get the waiver for the rest.

Vilsack told reporters the administration was working through complex legal and jurisdictional issues, in part because of rules established in the Farm Bill.

"There is absolutely no hesitation on the part of this administration," Vilsack said. "We want to get these cases resolved and we will."

The missed deadline for the case, known as Pigford II, will mean black farmers face more financial hardships, Boyd said.
The original Pigford class action lawsuit, named after North Carolina farmer Timothy Pigford, was settled in 1999 after the USDA ignored black farmers' claims for decades.

In the first case, more than 13,000 farmers received payments in a package worth more than $1 billion.

But tens of thousands of farmers missed the filing deadline. The settlement in Pigford II would allow these farmers to again make their claims.

Boyd said he will now go back to his lawyers to determine whether the funding deadline can be pushed back.



www.reuters.com

Or the statements made by the Black Caucus,
the year before

when the amount actualy acounted would have been 4 billion



CBC upset over Obama’s stance on black farmers
By Kevin Bogardus - 04/23/09 12:59 PM ET

Black lawmakers are roiled over the Obama administration’s move to potentially cap billions of dollars in compensation owed to black farmers, saying the position contradicts legislation the president championed as an Illinois senator.

In a meeting Wednesday, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) vented frustration at recent court filings by the Justice Department that could severely limit compensation owed to black farmers discriminated against in the past by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Justice Department has estimated that it could cost as much as $4 billion to repay the farmers, yet the recent filings suggest it may cap the total compensation at $100 million — about 2.5 percent.






www.thehill.com
 
In the Spirit of Sankofa and Peace and Love!

You said it, I didn't Ankhur..."Yes I have,"(I'm losing my mind, Clyde:) and it shows, the link you submitted doesn't support your comments, will you find the actual link of quotes you provided?




Yes I have, and please dear brother Clyde i need your help, see I was crazy enough to think that you caRed more about the black community then your ego, but when you put Spike lee over the sisters who protested him and about 85% of the black folks in Brooklyn, well........:10500:

and when you stood up for space weapons , then ,,,.......:10500:

or said that a nation was in nation was a stupid term or concept:10500:

and now you insult the actual words of the poeple involved in this case as though you dont care about theIr plight or struggle?:10500:

for instance does the man whose statements are high lighted in red sound as though he has LOST HIS MIND????????????????????


(Reuters) - The Obama administration dropped the ball on a $1.25 billion deal to settle decades-old discrimination lawsuits with black farmers, an advocate for the group said on Friday after the government failed to meet a key deadline.

The deal, one of the largest civil rights settlements in history, was to compensate black farmers left out of federal farm loan and assistance programs due to racism.

But it was contingent on Congress approving $1.15 billion in funding by March 31. Lawmakers left for a two-week break on Friday without approving the deal, leaving it in limbo.

"The president made a strong commitment to show leadership to get this done, and basically we haven't seen him show that leadership," said John Boyd Jr., head of the National Black Farmers Association.

"The president didn't help us finish the job," Boyd said.

The deal reached last month was hailed by President Barack Obama, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and Attorney General Eric Holder as a milestone in righting historic wrongs.

The farmers had urged the administration to declare the settlement an emergency, which would waive Congress from the so-called "pay-go" requirement to trim budgets for other programs to fund the payments.
The 2008 Farm Bill had provided for $100 million in payments. Boyd and key lawmakers met with Vilsack this week in a last-ditch effort to get the waiver for the rest.

Vilsack told reporters the administration was working through complex legal and jurisdictional issues, in part because of rules established in the Farm Bill.

"There is absolutely no hesitation on the part of this administration," Vilsack said. "We want to get these cases resolved and we will."

The missed deadline for the case, known as Pigford II, will mean black farmers face more financial hardships, Boyd said.
The original Pigford class action lawsuit, named after North Carolina farmer Timothy Pigford, was settled in 1999 after the USDA ignored black farmers' claims for decades.

In the first case, more than 13,000 farmers received payments in a package worth more than $1 billion.

But tens of thousands of farmers missed the filing deadline. The settlement in Pigford II would allow these farmers to again make their claims.

Boyd said he will now go back to his lawyers to determine whether the funding deadline can be pushed back.




www.reuters.com
 
You said it, I didn't Ankhur..."Yes I have,"(I'm losing my mind, Clyde:) and it shows, the link you submitted doesn't support your comments, will you find the actual link of quotes you provided?
when I get the chance to get on someones computer i can but mtv cannot do that
but hey do your thing and doubt the paste up if you want or if you doubt what Brother Boyd said check out the 3 previous threads here about the farmers, or just check their website bro.

Dont worry I got a few more folks you can call crazy
 
Yes I have, and please dear brother Clyde i need your help, see I was crazy enough to think that you cared more about the national black community then your ego, but when you put Spike lee over the sisters who protested him and about 85% of the black folks in Brooklyn, well........:10500:

and when you stood up for space weapons , then ,,,.......:10500:

or said that a nation within a nation was a stupid term or concept:10500:

and now you insult the actual words of the poeple involved in this case as though you dont care about theIr plight or struggle?:10500:

for instance does the man whose statements are high lighted in red sound as though he has LOST HIS MIND????????????????????


(Reuters) - The Obama administration dropped the ball on a $1.25 billion deal to settle decades-old discrimination lawsuits with black farmers, an advocate for the group said on Friday after the government failed to meet a key deadline.

The deal, one of the largest civil rights settlements in history, was to compensate black farmers left out of federal farm loan and assistance programs due to racism.

But it was contingent on Congress approving $1.15 billion in funding by March 31. Lawmakers left for a two-week break on Friday without approving the deal, leaving it in limbo.

"The president made a strong commitment to show leadership to get this done, and basically we haven't seen him show that leadership," said John Boyd Jr., head of the National Black Farmers Association.

"The president didn't help us finish the job," Boyd said.

The deal reached last month was hailed by President Barack Obama, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and Attorney General Eric Holder as a milestone in righting historic wrongs.

The farmers had urged the administration to declare the settlement an emergency, which would waive Congress from the so-called "pay-go" requirement to trim budgets for other programs to fund the payments.
The 2008 Farm Bill had provided for $100 million in payments. Boyd and key lawmakers met with Vilsack this week in a last-ditch effort to get the waiver for the rest.

Vilsack told reporters the administration was working through complex legal and jurisdictional issues, in part because of rules established in the Farm Bill.

"There is absolutely no hesitation on the part of this administration," Vilsack said. "We want to get these cases resolved and we will."

The missed deadline for the case, known as Pigford II, will mean black farmers face more financial hardships, Boyd said.
The original Pigford class action lawsuit, named after North Carolina farmer Timothy Pigford, was settled in 1999 after the USDA ignored black farmers' claims for decades.

In the first case, more than 13,000 farmers received payments in a package worth more than $1 billion.

But tens of thousands of farmers missed the filing deadline. The settlement in Pigford II would allow these farmers to again make their claims.

Boyd said he will now go back to his lawyers to determine whether the funding deadline can be pushed back.



www.reuters.com

Or the statements made by the Black Caucus,
the year before

when the amount actualy acounted would have been 4 billion



CBC upset over Obama’s stance on black farmers
By Kevin Bogardus - 04/23/09 12:59 PM ET

Black lawmakers are roiled over the Obama administration’s move to potentially cap billions of dollars in compensation owed to black farmers, saying the position contradicts legislation the president championed as an Illinois senator.

In a meeting Wednesday, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) vented frustration at recent court filings by the Justice Department that could severely limit compensation owed to black farmers discriminated against in the past by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Justice Department has estimated that it could cost as much as $4 billion to repay the farmers, yet the recent filings suggest it may cap the total compensation at $100 million — about 2.5 percent.






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bump for clarity
 

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