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Artur Davis Left Alabama for good. Shhh! He's gone..good, let's not talk about him ever again. It's just too embarrassing to be reminded of what went wrong in his high profile, divisive, bid to become Alabama's first African American Governor and to blame his loss on black voters.

Artur Davis happened to Artur Davis.

He lived in a district where one out of 3 folks didn't have health insurance of any kind. He comes from a SAFE Black district, and NEVER got above 50% from the CBC Monitor - so, he's been misrepresenting his district for a long time. But, it took the health care vote to crystallize it. He lives in a district, majority Black, and we, statistically, are at the top of every worst list in health care, and supposedly, his health care vote wasn't supposed to matter, because he was BLACK?

come on with that.

he deliberately poked the established Black leadership in the eye, told Black folk to repeatedly kiss his a$$, and then was shocked when Black folk didn't vote for him?

he told them to kiss his a$$, and Black folks, in return, told him to go somewhere and sit down.

Black folk have supported a number of WHITE candidates, that they didn't think could win. IFFFF Davis had run the right kind of campaign, where he respected his base, they would have cast a vote proudly for him, because he would have worked for it.
he did nothing of the kind. he refused to do Black radio, and Black press, repeatedly disrespecting them.

he gave Black folk the middle finger, and they gave it back to him.

Glad his clowning a$$ lost.

Davis has moved on...and so should we.

After getting trounced by Ron Sparks in the Democratic primary for governor, Davis showed that he is both a weak candidate and a sore loser. In his latest interview, he reveals that he apparently isn't all that smart.

Even Davis' most harsh critics have tended to admit that he is a bright guy. But after reading the new interview with reporter Mary Orndorff, we're not so sure about that anymore. Smart people usually learn from their mistakes--especially huge, public mistakes. But Davis sounds as if he has learned nothing from his crash-and-burn campaign for governor.

In fact, Davis seems to have so many sour grapes in his mouth, you wonder how Orndorff could understand a word he said. He predicts that Sparks will lose to Republican Robert Bentley in November. He says Republicans have a "very good chance" of taking over both houses of the Alabama Legislature. And without directly saying it, he seems to imply that such outcomes would have been unthinkable if voters had only recognized the brilliance of . . . Artur "Superman" Davis.

One, or both, of Davis' predictions might come true. But we see no reason to think Artur Davis was the answer to Democrats' problems in Alabama--or anywhere else.

Paging Gverner Elect Doctor Robert Bentley! You might want to rethink opting out of health care reform because Thousands Along the Gulf Coast suffer "BP Crud" and they might be in need of some ObamaCare.

The Untold Story of Human Health Effects From BP’s Oil Disaster
Editor’s Note: The Washington Post was given an opportunity for first, exclusive rights to publish this story Tuesday, but took a pass “because of the complicated nature of this story and our concerns that it’s too early to judge the real health effects.” Due to the time sensitive nature of this story, and because of tonight’s community health meeting in Orange Beach, we cannot hold it any longer for traditional news outlets. A special thanks to Spot.us for partial funding to cover travel expenses for reporting on this story.

Speaking of opting out of ObamaCare, let's be clear exactly what our republican Congress Critters who (have ObamaCare BTW) are trying to take away from we the people.

Republicans want to repeal the new law’s guarantee that children with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage, and to do away with new rules limiting insurance company premium hikes and requirements that they spend money on health care not CEO perks.

Several new provisions of the Affordable Care Act kicked in Jan. 1 that could benefit tens of millions of working Americans.

If your insurance company doesn’t spend at least 80 percent of its premium dollars on health care, it may be forced to give rebates to you and other consumers.

“Republicans want to repeal that,” Trumka said.


Prescription drug costs could shrink $700 for a typical Medicare beneficiary in 2011, as the law begins to close the so-called “doughnut hole” created by the Bush administration’s flawed drug plan for seniors. The National Council on Aging estimates the savings could reach $1,800 for some.

“Republicans want to repeal that,” Trumka said.

Medicare enrollees will be able to get many preventive health services — such as vaccinations and cancer screenings — for free starting this month.

“Republicans want to repeal that,” Trumka said.

Medicare beneficiaries also can get a free annual “wellness exam” from their doctors who will set up a “personalized prevention plan” for them.

“Republicans want to repeal that,” Trumka said.

Companies with fewer than 100 workers that start wellness programs focused on nutrition, smoking cessation, physical fitness and stress management, will be eligible grants from a $200 million federal program.

“Republicans want to repeal that,” Trumka said.

More provisions will be phased over time, including tax credits and other cost-sharing devices that will make health coverage more affordable for as many as 28.6 million low-and moderate-income workers and a $1 trillion cut in the deficit.

“Republicans want to repeal that,” Trumka said.

republicans call it ObamaCare so their base will concentrate on the Obama instead of the Care. It should be called ObamaCARES about you and your health. What's that saying about biting off your nose to spite your face?