Five people, places and things we really ain’t digging today.
• People, pundits and media outlets that actually attempt to measure the success of Obama’s first 100 days. I hope we all accept the fact that, with all the problems plaguing the country, we need to be looking at long-term successes and failures. The whole “100 days” thing is just dead and done … and lame.
• The swine flu … in North Carolina?
• Fires in South Carolina — which, thanks to the efforts of brave firefighters, seem to be going out
• Being educated, black and unemployed
• The situation over at Bank of America
This article appears in Apr 28 – May 5, 2009.
The hundred day mark is just an artifical line drawn in the sand so it does not mean much. In the big picture he has failed so far but we can wait 6 months or so to pass final judgement.
Why the focus on blacks for jobs? The hispanic jobless rate has gone up by a larger percentage than all other segments. I guess hispanics are not a politically charged as citing black stats. Anyways the values displayed does not tell enough information. What were the average grades of the graduates? What fields did they work in? Cultural things like work habits could make a difference also. More data is needed before jumping on this band wagon.