How do we preserve the legacy of Commissioner Robert "Bob" Harrison March 8, 1943-October 25, 2017?

Robert "Bob" Harrison 

EYE would give anything not to be writing this post.  Maybe the reason it has taken me so long to pay tribute to Commissioner Robert "Bob" Harrison is I don't want to accept the fact he is gone on to glory and that I will miss him all the days of my life.  I started trying to write this post to Bob Harrison shortly after his funeral, I start typing and I stop typing.  Will today be the day I finally click publish?  Time will tell the truth.

Bob Harrison was a human being; therefore, he wasn't perfect but he was larger than life.  He was fearless and ferocious.  He was compassionate and committed.  He was effective as the people's commissioner and for that, he was sometimes rebuked and scorned, but that never stopped him from standing up for truth, justice, and the American way. 

A frequent criticism/complaint made by detractors was his commitment to "social programs" to help the people in his district.  Unlike other elected officials Bob Harrison used his discretionary money and resources to develop programs to uplift the least of these.

Commissioner Bob Harrison gave nearly $70,000 to a nonprofit group, Northwest Community Service Organization, that he helped create and ran out of his office. "I have divested myself of Northwest," Harrison said this month.
Northwest, which provides support programs for schools, now runs out of a separate building, Harrison said, and he has stepped down from the governing board. But he said he still uses his county tax dollars to pay two employees at Northwest.

How do we continue his legacy?   Can Bob Harrison be replaced, or is he one of those once in a lifetime irreplaceable leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcome X, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Dr. James I. Dawson, Dr. John Cashin, and Dr. Sonnie Wellington Hereford II?

The Republican Governor has decided Huntsville Police Department Captain  JesHenryMalone will represent District 6 on the Madison County Commission for the remainder of Bob's term.  Our challenge is to ensure that Bob's work goes on.  He had the vision, ingenuity, and determination to make life better for his constituents. He genuinely cared about the city of Huntsville and the quality of life for all it's citizens especially those of color who are often the last, the least and the left behind.

EYE wish the new Commissioner well but in the end, it will be the voters who determine if JessHenry Malone has the attributes, commitment, dedication and the fortitude to carry on Bob's vision on behalf of the people of District 6. It is important for the newly appointed Commissioner to remember Bob Harrison was not one to go along to get along.  He was the voice of/for/by the people and he deplored Handkerchief Heads.  If he wants to be elected to represent the district he needs to get to know the people and vice versa because right now all we know is he is a member of law enforcement. 

"I shake the trees; They make the jelly."

Update: With Democrats like Doug Jones who needs Republicans like Roy Moore? #BaseMeetBus

93% of the black male vote. 98% of the black female vote. In return, Doug Jones has thrown black folks to the wolves. https://t.co/jt9RypbF0s

— The Root (@TheRoot) March 16, 2018

So, instead of taking on gun control Democrats (and I use that term loosely) are teaming up with Republicans for a stealth attack on Wall Street.

The whole process reveals the totemic power of bipartisanship, which can sway lawmakers into supporting things that could cut against their political interests. There is no real constituency for bank deregulation outside of bank executive boardrooms and K Street. Trump voters aren’t intensely concerned with giving Barclays or SunTrust less supervision, or giving Citigroup fewer leverage requirements. In fact they’ll likely punish those politicians who do. But “working together to solve the nation’s problems” sounds so good that it doesn’t even matter what outcomes result.

Doug Jones backs a bill that could hurt black homebuyers but that's OK at least it's not Roy Moore

A provision in the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act would exempt the large majority of mortgage lenders from key disclosure requirements that help the government identify racial discrimination and enforce fair housing laws. The provision would facilitate redlining, allowing lenders to deny loans to black homebuyers, while also giving lenders carte blanche to overcharge black homebuyers or steer them into the same predatory loans that exploded during the financial crisis, pushing countless families into foreclosure.
Yet this bill, which would widen the already staggering racial wealth gap, won support from more than a dozen Democratic senators, including members such as Tim Kaine, Mark Warner, Claire McCaskill, and Doug Jones who rely on black and Hispanic voters to win elections. (The bill is also backed by one independent, Angus King of Maine, who caucuses with Democrats.)

Them There Black voters in Alabama are never satisfied they should be grateful for what they git, shut up and be glad Roy Moore didn't win. (said in my Gomer Pyle voice)

As your Senator, I have made a point of working with colleagues who may not always agree with me. And while I'm still new to the Senate, I'm proud of my record of reaching out to find common ground.

I have tried to take that common sense, bipartisan approach in everything I do. And while that may not always be popular with some people even in my own party, I believe it's the right approach for

Translation:  Bus meet Base. Again.

Well, this is a wakeup call for Democrats. … They’ve taken the black vote and the poor vote for granted for a long time. It’s time for them to get off their ass and start making life better for black folks and people who are poor.
They’ve always had our votes, and they have abused our votes and this is a wakeup call. We’ve got it in a great position now, but this is a wakeup call for Democrats to do better for black people and poor white people.

"All Lives Matter when All Lives Care" #SayHerName #CourtlinArrington #NeverAgain

This shamefully ignored school shooting is why kids should walk out for 18 minutes, not 17 | Will Bunch https://t.co/qsVVYourO2 via @phillydotcom

— Red Eye (@RedEyesPage) March 14, 2018

RedEyes Wednesday Rundown #GunReformNow #HuffmanHighSchool #SayHerName #CourtlinArrington #NeverAgain

Making America Hate Again




Over the objections of the majority of Americans, let's arm some public school teachers!

Florida middle school teacher calls students "n*ggers," says black kids are dumb and tells white girls not to date black boys; @DuvalSchools gives him 10 day suspension/vacation because Florida: https://t.co/dVTwPvMVjn pic.twitter.com/NCwLHPoUKQ

— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) March 8, 2018

There was a school shooting in #SweetHomeAlabama yesterday at a school with armed officers present and metal detectors at the doors. But you probably won't see/hear much about it in the mainstream media because the schools is an "inner city school" and the victim is black. 

She was going to college to be a Nurse. She was going to help save lives one day. IF WE DON’T CHANGE THE LAWS THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AND THAT CANNOT BE ALLOWED, FOR EVERY PERSON IN AMERICA RIGHT NOW HELP US FIGHT THIS FIGHT #NEVERAGAINhttps://t.co/016nwAcRk8

— Emma González (@Emma4Change) March 8, 2018

#NeverAgain 

There is more than a whiff of #hypocrisy and #racism #ParklandTeens #Nevermore #BlackLivesMatter2

Black and Brown people are not political pawns. The @NRA doesn't get to use us to prove a point-while repeatedly devaluing Black and Brown lives.

View my latest for @Mic.pic.twitter.com/HAuZMCehhC

— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) March 6, 2018

In the wake of the tragic Parkland shooting, it's become clear that there’s a hypocrisy when we talk about America’s gun violence problem — @MsPackyetti explains for Mic. pic.twitter.com/cQ5jMWgfbP

— Mic (@mic) March 6, 2018

Update: What looks like #STUPID on an ordinary day in #GOP controlled Alabamastan

An Alabama lawmaker will propose arming school teachers after the Florida massacre, says children in school are 'sitting ducks'. Is this the right solution? https://t.co/r2GYm8Qx31 pic.twitter.com/5nvJsiTv85

— AL.com (@aldotcom) February 15, 2018

Josh Moon nails it 

This dream that Mr. Upton, the algebra teacher, is going to put down a mass shooter is really, really stupid.

A picture is worth thousands of lives

As attorney general, Eric Holder saw the carnage of Sandy Hook firsthand. “If the American people had access to those pictures, if the American people had seen those pictures, the calls for reasonable gun safety measures would have been passed,” Holder said in a 2016 interview. “If members of Congress perhaps had a chance to see those pictures and see what happened to those little angels I think we would’ve seen a different result.”

EYE am sorry but the only thoughts and prayers EYE have are for me and mine

Today in Making America Great Again

What happens when the President blows wind into these sales is Parkland, Florida. White supremacy has a body count. https://t.co/zN8lySDI5O pic.twitter.com/SemmTAuKqm

— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) February 15, 2018

Let me say right off the bat EYE am more afraid of the police, Republicans, tRump supporters and white males than EYE am ISIS, Immigrants, #BlackLivesMatter, and Dreamers.

White nationalist militia says Parkland school shooting suspect was member of their group

 The GOP and tRump can take their #fake thoughts and prayers and shove them where the sun don't shine. 

Happy #ValentinesDay #FakeFLOTUS

What if Melania was black? 

EYE sorta feel kinda bad for Melania....

NOT

Why is it more important than ever to highlight Melania Trump's racist claims? Ever since her husband's nomination through this past weekend's Women's March, there's been ongoing rhetoric about "freeing" Melania from Donald Trump, as if she has no choice in the matter or in her views.

There is more than a whiff of #hypocrisy #DreamAct

REMINDER:

John Edwards was indicted for his attorney/friend (Fred Baron) paying $200K in Rielle Hunter's expenses in order to get her to cover up an affair during his presidential campaign. https://t.co/EK8G7vkK0d

— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) February 14, 2018

"History will remember this racism" #DreamActNow

Republicans had a chance to be #DreamHeroes but they instead chose to shutdown the government and side with white supremacy.

History will remember this racism...#DreamActNow pic.twitter.com/rAATjXfv7v

— United We Dream (#DreamActNow: 478-488-8059) (@UNITEDWEDREAM) February 12, 2018

Every moment in tRumps charged relationship with race. 

Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language. We’ve updated this list after reports that President Donald Trump referred to Haiti and other African nations as “shithole countries” during an immigration meeting at the White House.

If it's not racist/racism what is it? 

Axios reported:A source close to the White House tells me that with an eye to getting Republicans excited about voting for Republicans in midterms, the president this year will be looking for “unexpected cultural flashpoints” — like the NFL and kneeling — that he can latch onto in person and on Twitter. The source said Trump “is going to be looking for opportunities to stir up the base, more than focusing on any particular legislation or issue.”

Every Republican and one so-called democratic senator voted to confirm Jeff Sessions as the Attorney General for the United States of America. 

Let that sink in. 

The #GOP is #MAHA (Making America Hate Again)

Meghan McCain (Screenshot/CNN)

For some reason unbeknown to me cable and network news outlets think we the people care about what Meghan McCain has to say about anything or anybody,  EYE mean really?  Other than being the blonde the daughter of a Republican United States Senator what is her claim to fame?  Anyhoo this is what EYE heard she said on #TheVanJonesShow on CNN emphasis mine. 

“I am first to say I’m not a huge Trump supporter, for obvious reasons, but I decided on election night I would be as unemotional as possible in analyzing him and his presidency,” McCain replied. 

“I’ve never been accused of being racist in my entire life until recently, until Trump became president,” she added. “I understand there is a lot of tension in this country that is overheating in a way we have never seen before… and I don’t pretend to understand the experience of minorities in this country.
“But I will say that I have vivid memories of my father being called racist, I have memories of President Bush being called racist, of Mitt Romney, of Jeb Bush… I think it does a disservice to real racism,” McCain said.

“And I think that for me, I want to separate those things and I don’t want that to be thrown around the way it is, and I understand there’s a lot of hurt and a lot of pain right now, but it hurts me when you’re throwing out that I and basically the party I’m in… and it’s as simple as your racist.”

Poor thing.  She doesn't realize there is no separation between her party and racist/racism. In the words of Bill Maher: If you are a racist looking for a party the GOP is the obvious choice.

Own It.

More Republican candidates than ever who are seeking re-election have been using white supremacist slogans, had white supremacists at their government events and granted interviews to racist publications.
Where once we could rely on the fact that these types of people would not ascend to the highest offices in the land, with the installation of President Trump, we now know anything is possible. After all, look at who he has brought with him to the White House. White nationalists such as Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka and Stephen Miller are all clear-cut racists who he gave a platform.

EYE know she is young but she has to know her party has a documented history of racist/racism.

You are who/what you vote for.

About That "Draining the Swamp" Thingy....

Porter - accused of domestic abuse
Lewandowski- arrested for battery
Manafort- indicted for financial crimes
Gorka- wanted for arrest in Hungary or somewhere
Flynn- guilty of lying to FBI
Bannon- guilty of breathing
Trump didn’t drain the swamp.
Trump is a swamp.

— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) February 9, 2018

B-But her damn emails....

Former Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) says "there was not a day that went by that I did not have a stack of red folders on my desk marked 'Top-Secret' that went to the president" about his time as staff secretary to Bill Clinton.

Rob Porter isn't the only one in @realDonaldTrump's inner circle who has abused women. He surrounds himself with men like him.

Sources: https://t.co/ozYy9sJM6A pic.twitter.com/90CTf9ariR

— UltraViolet (@UltraViolet) February 8, 2018

It Is too late to turn back now.....

 "I made choices and just have to live with them,” Manigault said. When asked if she would vote for Trump again, she said “God no, never. In a million years, never.”

It's not just Rob Porter. 13 months in, dozens at White House lack permanent security clearances, including Jared Kushner. W/@DevlinBarrett & @mattzap:  https://t.co/woBD7LD0e2

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) February 9, 2018

They literally ran an entire campaign about their opponent’s supposedly sloppy handling of classified material.

If we could turn back time, could we, would we?

EYE Report

YOU Decide

Eye would like to thank the #Poorly Educated, the #ElectoralCollege, and #Congress for this #FireAndFury

a group of old white men without a clue in a darkened room controlling the fate of the world is kind of the perfect summation of where we are at the beginning of 2018 pic.twitter.com/vQVj5lRULI

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) January 6, 2018

EYE would like to thank Micheal Wolff for his courage.

Everyone around Donald Trump is too polite to Donald Trump. Democrats, foreign dignitaries, underlings… all of them. And the White House press is perhaps the worst offender. From the media pool playing along with Sarah Sanders during press conferences—conferences where Sanders openly lies and pisses on democracy—to access merchants like Maggie Haberman doling out Trump gossip like so many bread crumbs, too many reporters have been far too deferential to an administration that is brazenly racist, dysfunctional, and corrupt.

#WeTriedToTellYa 

Toward the end of the count, Waters – who had campaigned for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign – pleaded for a senator to join her in objecting.
“Is there one United States senator who will join me in this letter of objection?” Waters said to boos from Republicans. None did.
As Waters began to speak, House Speaker Paul Ryan was seen seated behind Biden laughing at the overture.

Who is laughing now? 

A con man doesn't necessarily have to be very smart. All that is required is to be smarter than the targets of his con. Eight months into his presidency Donald Trump has provided proof positive that America is wrought with ignorance and epic stupidity. Look no further than his voter base to unearth evidence of the erosion of our national IQ.  

About that "peaceful transfer of power" thingy #FireAndFury

Trump right now... #FireAndFuryBook pic.twitter.com/NG5u099BeM

— TES  🏇 (@southerntalker) January 5, 2018

According to author Micheal Wolffe,  power was peacefully transferred to a man who didn't think he was going to win, (which technically he didn't) and his allies believe is incompetent.

For the rest of our lives, Republicans will be associated with the disaster of Donald Trump. They hitched their wagon to him in spite of widespread awareness of his instability, sexual abuse & harassment, lack of integrity, etc

A year later and it's still shocking they chose him

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 5, 2018

EYE don't know why everyone is acting all shocked and surprised by the #FireAndFury revelations because #WeTriedToTellYa but did you listen?  Nope.

#CanYouHearUsNow?

This is who/what they really are.

From the very first day they’ve shown us who they are and how they work:
‪Deporting immigrants.
Banning Muslims.Silencing the Free Press.Discarding Environmental protections.Cutting public school funding.Crippling the Arts.Removing healthcare.Deleting dreamers.Excluding Transgender people from the military.

Happy New Year.

EYE Shall Return