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Chrishayden
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Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 12:11 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Who do you think won?
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Abm
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Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 12:33 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Chris,

Yeah. I'd say Edwards slightly edged out Cheney (that's mostly because Cheney is the devil incarnate). But it was a pretty 'dry', non-revelatory affair.

One thing: Cheney looked so sallow, I thought he might keel over at ANY moment. If he and Bush are re-elected, I wouldn't be surprised to see him step (or fall) down during Junior's second term.
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Justwrite
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Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 06:11 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

What I wanna know is how can the Vice President of our country NOT know the HIV statistics amongst black people? Hmmm...maybe he doesn't care. Could that be it? He looked pretty pathetic when he was asked how he felt about African Americans being the largest population of new HIV cases. His response was, "I wasn't aware of that." WHAAAAAAT??!!!!! EVERYBODY's aware of that!

HI A-WOMAN!
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A_womon
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Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 06:15 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hi Justwrite!!!! Girrrrrrrrrrrllllll!! Believe it or not, I was just thinking bout ya! So VERY glad you decided to post!

WELCOME BACK!!!!!!!!



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Justwrite
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Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 06:28 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Thanks A-Woman. The book is doing great! I'm excited. How's your writing coming along?

You know, I've been away for a minute, dealing with the death of my mom just five days before my birthday. Plus, dealing with the hurt caused by an up to no good man. Trust me, that's putting it lightly. I've been going through it, girl!
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A_womon
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Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 06:34 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Oh NO! I am soooooo sorry to hear about your mother. You know both my mother and my sister passed away around my birthday, though they passed a year apart!

Im glad to hear that your book is doing great! Girl, I will be starting novel number 4 really soon. I already have the title. Unfortunately, i got carried away and posted it on this board!Not too smart hunh?
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Kola_boof
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Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 06:39 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

JustWrite, God bless your mom.

I've recently separated from my MAN of 8 years, so I can imagine how you feel--especially losing a GOOD man (the only one I ever loved), has totally weakened me right now. I try to act normal for the boys and try to joke--but I feel as though I wish I were dead.

I'm so lonely every minute.

Anyway....I'm glad you're back and I checked out your book, although I was so busy on tour, I only got to read the first few chapters.

Like ZANE, you're really in tune with the Pop Life of black women and that's SO refreshing for people like me who usually only read heavy duty literature. Don't ever let anybody tell you that the characters from ZANE novels don't exist, because that's been my life.

I liked what I read in your book and I see you so much bigger than you are right now. STICK TO IT and don't forget that I was one of the ones who predicted your upcoming DOMINANCE.

Kill 'em girl.



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A_womon
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Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 06:40 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Are you doing ok now? I sure hope the bad side of life has eased back!!
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Kola_boof
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Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 06:43 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

A_Womon,

2 years ago I posted the title of a book I was writing "LOVE IS THE DRUG"....and then 8 months later, ATRIA came out with a black woman's book by that title.

Of course, the book sucked and flopped.

SO I agree. Don't give your titles online.

I've since come up with an even better title for my manuscript. Which should be out in 2006 as "Virgins In the Beehive".

It's one helluva book, girl. My breakout book.

Somebody can snatch they title if they want---but the POWER of my book will put their's to shame.



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A_womon
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Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 06:48 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Yeah,

I kind of thought of some spin I could put to the title if someone likes it well enough to steal it!
That's life, ya live and ya learn! Oh well, I thought of that title and since I'm a creative type girl, I can think of better ones!! HAHAHA!
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Moonsigns
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Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 07:25 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hands down, Edwards! Like Kerry, his ideas sound great, but I want to hear how these two plan on carrying these ideas out. They are making some very grand changes/promises! Time will tell.

It is completely shameful for Cheney to "claim" he didn't know the AIDS situation!

Early this morning, in my area, radio stations were going crazy discussing (with their listeners) this very topic!

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Justwrite
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Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 12:30 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

A-Woman, yes, girl, I'm doing okay now. I don't think I'm back 100%. Maybe, hmmm… 85%. Shit, just last week I was around 30%, just feeling bad everyday, you know? I know you and I will kill these boards, though, which I'm sure will put me at 100 and 10% real quick. *smiles*

Kola, thanks for the support. I’m going out to pick up your titles too. I promise! I love books! I love black books especially! I visited your website. It's nice. Lot's of pictures! I've done book tours all over the west coast and don't have ONE photo to show for it. That sucks. When you get a chance, check out me out at www.justwritepublishing.com. It's kind'a boring compared to yours, though. Question. Are you Passion? I hope that's an appropriate question. Lord knows I don't want to start anything. Is Cynique still around? Is it safe to talk around here these days? Maybe I need to go back and read previous posts so I can get caught up on what's really going on. I know one thing, though, your break up with your dude seems like it left you hopeless. Isn't it funny how men can be capable of doing something like that to us??? You're not alone. Just know that. Try and get your life back the best way you know how!!! What worked for me was a simple apology from him. I know you women are like, "What!" But let me say this, I hate to have been done wrong, then have the person who done me wrong think they got away with it or don't have the decency to acknowledge what they've done. By dude sincerely apologizing, let me know HE knows he fu%$ed up! But guess what? Who do you think had the last laugh in the end? Hell now it wasn't him! I heard you Cynique! ANYWAY, it was me. That's right. See, he thought teary-eyed apology would make me weak again when he came back in my life. WRONG! I told him that I accepted his apology right before I told him where to go and how to get there! Y'all feel me?????

Moonsigns, girl, dude (?), they ALL make promises that they never keep! That's a politician for you. He's the biggest crook and liar you'd ever wanna meet! Now, what's really going on? Dick Head, I mean Cheney knows there's a problem with the AIDS epidemic, HE JUST DOESN'T CARE! Do we want someone like that leading our country, black people? To be totally honest, I'm not interested in either party, and probably won't even vote this year. Don't shoot me! At least I got the heart to say it.
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Abm
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Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 01:18 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Justwrite,

Welcome back!

Actually, I was more disappointed with Edward’s response to the HIV question than I was that of Cheney’s. I don’t expect much from the GOP here because he reps a party that for better part of 10 years (the entire Reagan Administration) pretended as though AIDS didn’t even exist. (In fact, it took Magic Johnson getting HIV before the matter warranted the attention of the Bush I Administration.) I, however, expect more of the Dems. And Edward’s response was woefully lacking.

Both Cheney and Edwards were WHOLLY unprepared for HIV issue as it pertained to Black American females. By witnessing their responses, you’d believe that AIDS was a non-issue here in the US.


I express my and my family’s deepest condolences for the loss of your mother. May GOD have mercy on the soul of your beloved mother and watch over her loving daughter. :-(


Moonsigns,

Are you REALLY naïve enough to believe that Cheney knows (and/or cares) that Black American women are disprotionately suffering from HIV/AIDS? I genuinely think from Cheney’s lilly-whitten purview, the suffering of Black women is as remote as the subject of the demise of the dinosaur.

Hell! The only woman Cheney has to be even marginally concerned about is (the obsequious?) Condolessa Rice.

And frankly, I am ‘happy’ that Cheney admitted his ignorance because perhaps he’ll catch enough flak to feel compelled to do SOMETHING about the problem. I’d rather he do what he did rather than spew out some pre-prepared lie that would more easily permit his knowing/doing NOTHING.
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Moonsigns
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Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 03:19 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Abm,

Come on now, you have to know me better than that! I specifically used the word "shameful" to describe Cheney's "claim" because not only did it make him look ridiculous, but it proved just how much he doesn't care about these horrific stats!

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A_womon
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Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 03:27 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I don't trust stats-they are almost always skewed in one direction and slanted!!! Where did these numbers come from. They might be more propaganda than any damn thing else!!
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Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 03:32 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Justwrite,

The average politician is a liar because capital is their god --sad, but true.

Although I have yet to read any of your work, I checked out your site months ago --nice! Sorry to hear about your mother! Having a parent die is very difficult, I know. Remain strong in your resolve concerning this young man you recently broke it off with. It is quite amazing to realize how our hopes and self-worth can be wrapped up in a man, but sometimes it is good to step back and have the opportunity to re-evaluate your goals and direction in life. You are obviously talented and very pretty --stay encouraged and stay strong! Many blessings as you continue writing and doing your life's work!

-Moonsigns (girl) :-)

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Abm
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Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 03:54 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Moonsigns,

I am by NO MEAN a Dick(head) Cheney fan. But, I think he HONESTLY has ZERO clue about what’s going on because he don’t give-a-damn and because no one he knows/cares about GIVE-A-DAMN. And I appreciate the honest, even though I don’t the sentiment behind it. Because he’s been in DC for about 40 years. He could have easily doctored up a lie that made it seem like he cared.


A_womon says: "I don't trust stats-they are almost always skewed in one direction and slanted!!!"
ABM says: So is the general direction of my p+n*s. But it still get’s the job done!

Hehe!
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Kola_boof
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Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 04:00 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

ABM...why is that you, LAMBD and Thomas have BENT dicks?

And I've noticed that on a few other black men.

What is it with these umbrella handles?


WEEEEELELLLLLLLL you brought it up. Not me.





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Abm
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Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 04:07 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Kola_boof,

That's cause I'm 'right-handed', babe.

Hehe!


BTW: How many other Black men have you had the pleasure to notice this about, anyway? Do you keep a private photo album of'em?
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A_womon
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Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 05:14 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Justwrite,

Girl you better read a whole lot more and beware of lunar white girls that come kissin' yo' azz out the gate!! hahahaha!!

I ain't tryna tell you who to talk to (now would I do that?) all I'm sayin is just read more before you make a decision about certain people.
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Kola_boof
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Posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 05:53 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hi JustWrite,

Yes...I'm PASSION. Snake Girl, Miss Wysteria.

Those are me.

Glad you liked my site and I have visited yours a few times.

You're not just talented, but you're a knockout! I'm proud of you starting your own business.

Two different black men have financed two different publishing companies to put my work out there---but I long for the day when I can have my own company, my own control, and nobody thinking that I SLEPT with those men to get them to finance me. TALK ABOUT LUDICROUS. They're just smart businessmen.

But anyway...you're doing the damn thing and let me know if I can help in any way.



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