WWTBAM Bored

flockofseagulls104 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:58 pm

Here's a guy that is between a rock and a hard place.

I sure hope someone investigates Leticia James and Engoron in the same manner. What does around comes around.

flockofseagulls104 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 27, 2024 4:56 pm

They had me when Willis claimed she paid Wade back in cash. No receipts? Oh, it's a black thing.
These people in charge of the fate of this country? Give me a f-ing break.

silverscreenselect wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:23 am

flockofseagulls104 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 27, 2024 4:56 pm

They had me when Willis claimed she paid Wade back in cash. No receipts? Oh, it's a black thing.
These people in charge of the fate of this country? Give me a f-ing break.

You do your best to claim you're not racist and every so often I'm in a forgiving mood and think I might give you the benefit of the doubt.

Then you make a post like this one and remove all doubt. It is a black thing (although a lot of white people do it as well). A lot of black people's experiences with the banking system and getting access to their money hasn't been the world's best historically. And as for receipts, when I've gone out to lunch with a group of people and one person picks up the check, I didn't ask them for a receipt when I gave them ten bucks for my share.

flockofseagulls104 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:36 am

Oh, I paid him back! Oh, I don't have any proof of that because I really didn't. Oh, I paid him cash! Oh, how can I explain that? Oh, I keep a lot of cash around the house, because I'm black and I don't trust banks!

But a man named Stan Brody says he's seen evidence of Willis' preference for paying in cash. He says he hosted Willis and Wade in early 2023 at the Napa Valley winery Acumen Wines. Brody recalled that the pair spent hours tasting wine, and when it came time to pay, Willis used cash. "It's not the norm," he said. "The bill was a little over $400 with the taxes and everything else on it. So she probably gave me $500." While paying such a large bill in cash is not the norm at the winery, Brody said it wasn't shocking, either. But he did say that "ninety-plus percent of the time it's going to be a credit card, especially when you get up, you know, to several hundred dollars," he said. Brody said when he met the pair, he had no idea who Wade or Willis were, since the trip occurred before a Fulton County grand jury had indicted Trump and 18 associates. He recalled that during the private wine tasting session with the pair, he inquired about their work and said both told him they were attorneys working in criminal law. Once the indictment was issued in late August, Brody said he realized that it was indeed Willis who had come to the winery earlier that year.

In often dramatic testimony, Willis — the district attorney in Fulton County, Ga. — insisted she paid her own way, with thousands of dollars in cash that she kept in her home. For some, that testimony seemed implausible. For me, it was further proof that Black people, regardless of our socioeconomic status, are largely distrustful of America’s racist systems. Therefore, we often seek security in the one thing America respects: cash.

We’ve learned, through painful and persistent experience, that we cannot depend on institutions that were built on the backs of our ancestors, and later wielded like weapons against us. We’ve seen banks redline segregated communities that our forebears were forced to occupy. We’ve watched that practice morph into lending patterns that leave Black mortgage seekers denied at twice the rate of the general population.

Still, we managed to purchase property and insure it in an effort to protect our generational wealth. But in the wake of the Tulsa Race Massacre, where a Black community suffered millions in property losses, insurers exploited loopholes to avoid hefty payouts and hung Black property owners out to dry.

Perhaps if such discrimination were limited to private entities, we could put our trust in government. Unfortunately, government agencies have also been complicit. After World War II, the GI Bill disproportionately benefited white troops, while leaving a million Black veterans behind. Soon after, governmental agencies destroyed Black neighborhoods through urban renewal and eminent domain.

We’ve been subjected to racism by virtually every structure America has put in place, and that’s taught us not to depend on such systems. That lesson has been passed down through generations. It’s a lesson that makes Willis’ cash reserve not only understandable but necessary. Willis’ father, John Floyd III, who is also a lawyer, said as much when he was called to the witness stand during the hearing. He was asked if his daughter said anything to him about having a large amount of cash. Turning to the judge, he said, “Your honor, I’m not trying to be racist, OK? But it’s a Black thing.” He was right, of course. Black people keep cash because there’s not much else in America we can depend on when racism rears its ugly head.

“There was a sign that said, ‘We take credit cards,’” he recalled. “For whatever reasons, the man would not take my American Express credit card. So I pulled out my Visa card, and he wouldn’t take my Visa card. So then I pulled out my traveler’s checks. He said, ‘We don’t take checks.’” Floyd had a $10 bill, and the man at the counter claimed their tab was $9.95. Willis’ father said he never forgot that experience. Frankly, no Black person should.

African Americans keep cash because we never know when racism will strike, and sometimes, when things come down to Black and white, the only way out … is green.

silverscreenselect wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:09 am

flockofseagulls104 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:36 am

Oh, I paid him back! Oh, I don't have any proof of that because I really didn't. Oh, I paid him cash! Oh, how can I explain that? Oh, I keep a lot of cash around the house, because I'm black and I don't trust banks!

But a man named Stan Brody says he's seen evidence of Willis' preference for paying in cash. He says he hosted Willis and Wade in early 2023 at the Napa Valley winery Acumen Wines. Brody recalled that the pair spent hours tasting wine, and when it came time to pay, Willis used cash. "It's not the norm," he said. "The bill was a little over $400 with the taxes and everything else on it. So she probably gave me $500." While paying such a large bill in cash is not the norm at the winery, Brody said it wasn't shocking, either. But he did say that "ninety-plus percent of the time it's going to be a credit card, especially when you get up, you know, to several hundred dollars," he said. Brody said when he met the pair, he had no idea who Wade or Willis were, since the trip occurred before a Fulton County grand jury had indicted Trump and 18 associates. He recalled that during the private wine tasting session with the pair, he inquired about their work and said both told him they were attorneys working in criminal law. Once the indictment was issued in late August, Brody said he realized that it was indeed Willis who had come to the winery earlier that year.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/winery-hos ... e-tasting/

In often dramatic testimony, Willis — the district attorney in Fulton County, Ga. — insisted she paid her own way, with thousands of dollars in cash that she kept in her home. For some, that testimony seemed implausible. For me, it was further proof that Black people, regardless of our socioeconomic status, are largely distrustful of America’s racist systems. Therefore, we often seek security in the one thing America respects: cash.

We’ve learned, through painful and persistent experience, that we cannot depend on institutions that were built on the backs of our ancestors, and later wielded like weapons against us. We’ve seen banks redline segregated communities that our forebears were forced to occupy. We’ve watched that practice morph into lending patterns that leave Black mortgage seekers denied at twice the rate of the general population.

Still, we managed to purchase property and insure it in an effort to protect our generational wealth. But in the wake of the Tulsa Race Massacre, where a Black community suffered millions in property losses, insurers exploited loopholes to avoid hefty payouts and hung Black property owners out to dry.

Perhaps if such discrimination were limited to private entities, we could put our trust in government. Unfortunately, government agencies have also been complicit. After World War II, the GI Bill disproportionately benefited white troops, while leaving a million Black veterans behind. Soon after, governmental agencies destroyed Black neighborhoods through urban renewal and eminent domain.

We’ve been subjected to racism by virtually every structure America has put in place, and that’s taught us not to depend on such systems. That lesson has been passed down through generations. It’s a lesson that makes Willis’ cash reserve not only understandable but necessary. Willis’ father, John Floyd III, who is also a lawyer, said as much when he was called to the witness stand during the hearing. He was asked if his daughter said anything to him about having a large amount of cash. Turning to the judge, he said, “Your honor, I’m not trying to be racist, OK? But it’s a Black thing.” He was right, of course. Black people keep cash because there’s not much else in America we can depend on when racism rears its ugly head.

“There was a sign that said, ‘We take credit cards,’” he recalled. “For whatever reasons, the man would not take my American Express credit card. So I pulled out my Visa card, and he wouldn’t take my Visa card. So then I pulled out my traveler’s checks. He said, ‘We don’t take checks.’” Floyd had a $10 bill, and the man at the counter claimed their tab was $9.95. Willis’ father said he never forgot that experience. Frankly, no Black person should.

African Americans keep cash because we never know when racism will strike, and sometimes, when things come down to Black and white, the only way out … is green.

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/fani-w ... 40221.html

Flock is one of the rare people who, when he gets called out for being a racist idiot, opens his mouth to FLocksplain and proves himself an even bigger racist idiot.

flockofseagulls104 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:02 am

The fact is she CLAIMS she paid him back, but she has no EVIDENCE. NO EVIDENCE is your mantra. What's changed? We all know. Your only defense is to shout racism. She's supposed to be a trusted, above reproach government servant. But she did not think to document her transactions? We're supposed to take her word for it, when she's trying to fix the national election based on not taking other people's word for it? Assuming motivation based on her own biases? Just like you do? No, it won't work. Sit on it.

jarnon wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:21 pm

Even if Willis survives this hearing, she’ll still face an ethics inquiry for dating her subordinate. Her enemies in state government will make sure there are consequences.

kroxquo wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:41 pm

jarnon wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:21 pm

Even if Willis survives this hearing, she’ll still face an ethics inquiry for dating her subordinate. Her enemies in state government will make sure there are consequences.

Regardless of whether there was wrong-doing or not, at this point, it would probably be better if she removed herself voluntarily from the case. The atmosphere around her is toxic and it is going to make prosecuting the case that much more difficult

kroxquo wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:41 pm

jarnon wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:21 pm

Even if Willis survives this hearing, she’ll still face an ethics inquiry for dating her subordinate. Her enemies in state government will make sure there are consequences.

Regardless of whether there was wrong-doing or not, at this point, it would probably be better if she removed herself voluntarily from the case. The atmosphere around her is toxic and it is going to make prosecuting the case that much more difficult

silverscreenselect wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:35 pm

Her standing in the black community in Atlanta has increased tremendously since this week's hearing as many feel she's being called out for being a successful black woman having a sex life.

BackInTex wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:47 pm

silverscreenselect wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:35 pm

Her standing in the black community in Atlanta has increased tremendously since this week's hearing as many feel she's being called out for being a successful black woman having a sex life.

That's not a good look for the Black community. And are you sure the Black community as a whole (majority) feels that way? Or just the loud mouth race pimps?

Beebs52 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:33 pm

"Her standing in the black community in Atlanta has increased tremendously since this week's hearing as many feel she's being called out for being a successful black woman having a sex life. "

I cannot believe you said this. You know this how? And it has relevance how? Jeez

silverscreenselect wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:47 pm

Beebs52 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:33 pm

"Her standing in the black community in Atlanta has increased tremendously since this week's hearing as many feel she's being called out for being a successful black woman having a sex life. "

I cannot believe you said this. You know this how? And it has relevance how? Jeez

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/testimony-atl ... 19394.html

There are other articles and news stories I've heard like this. The reaction in Atlanta from the black community has been overwhelmingly positive.

As to how it's relevant, the case is going to be tried in Fulton County before a Fulton County jury.