I recently was a guest on the Thomas Hayes-Morrison Show, hosted by Thomas Morrison. Thomas is informed and is the kind of host whose show persons such as myself enjoy, indeed look forward to appearing on, because he is straightforward, knowledgeable, well-versed in the subject matter being discussed, and he doesn’t engage in “gotcha” interviews.
One of the first questions I was asked at the beginning of the program had to do with how I came to have the values and opinions that I do pursuant to race and issues of same.
I briefly explained that it had to do with how I was raised and even more importantly it had to do with my being a Christian. Which is the same answer I’ve given when I was interviewed on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal some time ago during one of my appearances on that program.
I explained that I had never held animus and resentment toward any group of people much less a group of people based on color of skin. I wasn’t raised that way.
Which brings me to my point. Years ago, (fall 2002 I believe), I was guest hosting on a popular radio talk show. On that occasion, one of my guests was my dear friend and colleague Alveda King, niece of the late Dr. Martin Luther King.
As we were concluding our segment, I asked Alveda something to the effect of how is it that she harbors no hatred and ill-will for white people, especially southern whites, after what her father and Uncle Martin had happen to them. Alveda’s father was Martin’s brother and both had been murdered.
I have never forgotten her response to me. She said, “Oh Mychal, don’t you know that I’ve got Jesus?” She went on to explain what God had done for her and how God’s love and grace for her, and His forgiveness of her sins, made it possible for her to love and forgive others. Ergo, her life was not burdened by hatred and rage.
My friends, Alveda summed it up in a nutshell. If we are in Christ and Christ is in us then we know, and the Spirit of God bears witness in us that our sins are forgiven, and as Jesus Himself said, and I paraphrase, that of whom much is forgiven we have a template of how to forgive. (See: Luke 7:47)
Rev. Paul Tillich said it best in his sermon The New Being: “Forgiveness is unconditional or it is not forgiveness at all. Forgiveness has the character of ‘in spite of,’ but righteous ones gives it the character of ‘because.’ The sinners, however, cannot do this. They cannot transform the divine ‘in spite of’ into a human ‘because.’”
While I unapologetically oppose certain social issues she supports Dr. Condoleezza Rice is another example of a person who by the grace of God has not become bitter and filled with hatred because of the atrocities committed by ignorant and evil people.
But, consider Michelle Obama who has never suffered the pain and the loss that my dear friend and sister in the Lord Alveda has or that which Dr. Rice has. Yet the Obama woman is filled with hatred and resentment even to the point of turning on her black classmates at Princeton because in her opinion they were too friendly with white students.
She and her husband attended a church led by a rabid race-monger and preacher of racial hatred for over two decades. She has embraced Louis Farrakhan’s wife who is also an unconscionable race-monger.
Thus, for those who are not afraid to look and see the truth we know that regardless of what the Obama woman and her husband say the witness of the Spirit is not in them.
Michelle Obama tries to put on a facade of propriety, but her raw racial hatred and partisanism is a matter of public record even before her time at Princeton. She is condemned by her own words in her Princeton thesis. Her racial demagoguery is a matter of record as are her racial demands while she was at Harvard.
In her and her husband you have two people who have taken advantage of, to their extreme personal benefit, the absolute best that America has to offer, and she not only makes no pretense of her hatred for America, but she has practiced and preached racial discord at every opportunity.
America is better than the Obamas. And it is important to note that everyone who embraces hatred suffers from it. It is out of that internal misery that they attempt to purge themselves by transferring their hatred as the fault of others.
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I have only one question! How in God’s name did they get reelected? I guess I really know. Thank you for your article.
well it's been two months since Hawaii.she needs another vacation on the taxpayers dime.plus she's fat, ugly, and greedy.
randy hayes: she’s been sneaking off under the radar…you can bet she has…
I have been through many trials in life but one of the biggest, several times, is forgiveness to those who took advantage of my kindness; betrayal is a tough matter to deal with, let alone forgive. But, always, I know, that if He can forgive, we must, and so I take His lead and endure to forgive. He knew that it is not only right in His sight, but, also, the best way for us. You always write so eloquently and forthrightly, today, you once again write brilliantly both with knowledge and in His light. Thank you.
t. snyder: thk you my friend…it’s not the trial that makes or breaks us…it’s our attitude…
You open the minds and hearts of many and you don’t realize what an asset you are to mankind. Thank you, Mychal.
I do keep praying for the Obamas even though it’s like trying to get rid of wild ivy on a tree. Unless it is severed at the root, it just continues to keep coming back each year. If the Obamas cannot ask Christ to come into their lives, I guess the root needs to be removed.
marilyn: you are very kind…thk you…
The Obama's (i'm sorry to say) are like kids in a candy store told to grab all they can for free in in five minutes. They have for the last four years and will for the next four. Have their hands in the cookie jar, the American peoples back pocket and involved in every and any dash-for-cash they possibly can muster. Lavish purchases, golf with celebs, extravagant trips to Haiwai and more. Humble is not a virtue of theirs. Greed(one of the seven deadly sins) is. As a Veteran of this country I am ashamed of the man and woman. I am glad that Obama is NOT my commander-in-chief as I would probably resign or go AWOL rather than say he was. There has been no president in the history of this wonderful country of ours that has done more to divide the people. All the work, and the ultimate sacrifice Dr. King gave to the cause of freedom has almost been lost. It is such a shame that the people aided by the mainstream media have been so blinded by his ray of hopelessness. Barrack Hussien Obama a disgrace to the United States of America. PS: his terror tactics of his threats of disaster and stopping visits by the public are just typical of his child like behavior.
yazının turkcesi bır amerıkalı yazıyor :?Obama'nın (söylemek üzgünüm) bir şeker dükkanı çocuklar gibi beş dakika içinde ücretsiz olarak ellerinden geleni kapmak için söyledim. Onlar son dört yıldır var ve önümüzdeki dört olacak.Çerez kavanoz, Amerika halklarının arka cebinde elleri var ve her ve herhangi bir onlar muhtemelen toplayabilecek dash-için-para yer. Lavish alımları, ünlüler, Haiwai ve daha abartılı gezileri ile golf. Humble onların bir erdem değildir. Açgözlülük (yedi ölümcül günahından biri) olduğunu. Bu ülkenin bir Veteran olarak ben erkek ve kadın utanıyorum. Ben muhtemelen istifa veya AWOL gitmek yerine o olduğunu söyleyebilirim olarak Obama benim başkomutan DEĞİLDİR sevindim.Insanları bölmek için daha fazla yapmış bizim bu harika ülkenin tarihinde hiçbir başkanın olmuştur. Tüm iş ve nihai kurban Dr Kral neredeyse kesildi özgürlük davasına verdi. Bu akım medya tarafından destekli insanlar öylesine umutsuzluk onun ışını tarafından kör edilmiştir ki böyle bir utanç. Barrack Hussien Obama Amerika Birleşik Devletleri için bir utanç. PS: kamu tarafından afet ve durdurma ziyaretler onun tehditlerini onun terör taktiklerini davranış gibi çocuğunun sadece tipiktir.
Nihat… Is this a translation of my posting?
richard kaye: loved your first sentence and agree w/ what your observations…
TC Nihat Kaptanoglu
Google translation;
American Turkish was a paper writes:? Obama (sorry to say) like kids in a candy shop told them to grab their best in five minutes, for free. They have the last four years, and the next four olacak. Çerez jars, and the American people have their hands in the back pocket of each and any place they could possibly muster dash-for-money. Lavish purchases, celebrities, and more extravagant trips Haiwan golf. Humble is not a virtue of their. Greed (one of the seven deadly sins) is. I am ashamed of men and women of this country as a Veteran. I would say that it is probably the place to go AWOL resignation or commander-in-chief, Obama is NOT my sevindim. Insanları done more to divide the history of this wonderful country we have no president. All work and gave the ultimate sacrifice Dr. King almost lost cause of freedom. This is aided by the mainstream media is that people are so blinded by despair, such a shame his ray. Barack Hussien Obama is a disgrace to the United States. PS: visits to the public by the disaster and its threats to stop just a typical child behavior as well as its terror tactics.
Thank you Mychal! I had never read your writings before this but you have a new fan and a sister in Christ! I was raised in Texas and was taught by my parents that books come in all colors, it’s what inside that counts. I am white, blue eyed and blond, I never thought twice about the color of skin my friends were, because with what I had been taught about books, I was eager to discover what was in their heart…
And when our skin is pulled off, everyone bleeds red! I pray each day for the unrest and the hate, lies and finger pointing that gets worse with each passing day.
America needs God!
lynn hill: glad to have you aboard partner…color of skin means nothing on my blog…
Michelle Obama lacks both class & decorum. Along with her husband and the usual race hustling opportunists’ including Al Sharpton, Tavis Smiley, Michael Eric Dyson & Malik Zulu Shabbazz all have spent their entire teenage & adult lives growing up during the post Jim Crow era of racial segragation. None of these individuals & many more have ever been forced to drink in a “Negro Only Fountain”. None of them ever had to use a “Negro Only Toilet”. Nor were any of them relegated to “Sit in the back of a bus”. I’ll wager that each of them spent the better part of their teenage youth during the 1970′s & 80′s being driven around by a parent, or had access of driving their own vehicle or had a close white firend who was kind enough to offer them a ride to their place of leisure!
So these feelings of racial resentment in which Michelle harboured up until her wealthy white liberal constituents in the Democratic party placed her husband into the White House in 2008 is nothing more than a ruse. Mrs Obama like her husband along with the rest of black America were trained by self-hating white liberals to force white people in the 21st century to feel guilty for the sins of slavery & other misgivings of the past in which many of them never perpetuated!
Condoleeza Rice & Alveeda King possess differing views when it comes to the issue of abortion but neither of these women will ever be afforded the opportunity of being celebrated with a cover issue in the fading publications of Ebony & Essence magazines, due to their polical ideology. Both of these publications were once held as the central bastion of celebrating black accomplishments to counter the once biased & predominately white editorial market which refrained from depicting notable successful black figures within a number of popular mainstream magazines.
Today, these publications have become nothing more than liberal Democrat venues which discredit successful, intelligent & hard working blacks who lean politically to the right such as Herman Cain & Tim Scott. As far as their black & white liberal editorial staff & owners as concerned, blacks who think like them & make reponsible decisions are simply referred to as “Uncle Toms” & “Aunt Jemimahs” because they don’t ascribe to the liberal plantaion mentality of depending on Govnment handouts!
It doesn’t matter how many blacks publicly identify themselves as “Christians” because most blacks are simply heathens, just like the Obama’s. They’ve turned Obama into their earthly god & continue to follow his morally-corrupt laws! Michelle will never be able to carry herself as a woman of grace & propriety because it just isn’t in her. All of her life, she walked around with a chip on her shoulders, daring white people to “tip it off” just as Obama has & continues to do so through his arrogant smugness & “b-boy “demeanor!
Black women like the late Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll & Eartha Kitt wore their natural beauty both on the outside & within. Each exhibitted an aura of class & graciousness which during the era of Jim Crow were attributes usually ascribed to white woman of distinction. Due to the fact that each of these women behaved so classy & spoke so eloquently, their respectable behaviour was often met with a barrage of criticism. Mainly by racially-conscious black critics who never missed the chance in accusing them of “deflecting from their black race”! Sounds familiar, doesn’t it. Even today under the leadership of America’s “first black president” when a prominate black person carries himself/herself with the slightest distinction of respect or speaks proper english, they’re branded as “acting white” !
renee: you absolutely nailed it in your second last paragraph…FYI…unless condoleezza rice changed her position is she is pro-choice which means she is pro-abortion…I do not know what the mindset of lena horne, diahann carroll and eartha kitt was like…the fact that they were stunningly attractive notwithstanding…
All those assistants who surround her and work at polishing her outward appearance can’t improve on what’s inside. It’s so sad to see a person or persons in this case so eaten up with hatred and a need to punish those who look different than them or disagree with their radical ideas. I may be wrong, but I have a feeling that behind the scenes she is not someone I would spend anytime with in spite of her position and power. I would love to be a fly on the wall to observe how she treats people she considers unworthy of her time when off camera.
doublesmith: we know how she treats people…just as bad if not worst than hillary did/does…old sows like them are miserable toward all around them…especially those they think are beneath them…
Well spoken Mychal. Both Obama and his wife are Remoras living of the host of society. They add no benefit to the host, actually weakening it. Michelle is a product of the most corrupt political machine, Chicago. Most, if not all, her success was based on her connection to the machine. Her husband attached himself to other corrupt hosts, hitching a ride upstream without accomplishing ANYTHING. How either of those two parasites can hold resentment toward our system escapes me. They have both achieved untold levels of power by osmosis rather than achievement. They should be singing it’s praises rather than trying to destroy it. As far as race goes, being the narcissists they are, race only becomes an issue when it benefits them or their attempts to accumulate power. The problem is, the press is so in their pocket that it is incumbent upon people like you Mychal, to keep telling the truth, as loudly and as often is necessary. Thank you for being there.
kwatz: your opening comments nailed it…we’re in this together my friend…we must be vocal and active…
It's a good point that each ethnic group harbors some who are evil. What I don't understand is, I am a 70 plus year old white person , and Michelle Obama already has about 10,000 times more money, possessions, and cultural & life advantages than I do. World travel, designer clothes….etc. Those things aren't always what makes "Life Good" but the things that DO make life good come from spiritual things and a good heart. So what's missing in her case? Plus, I hate being judged for something I've never done, namely judge people by their race or country of origin, just because I am white!
judy kirsch petersen: good comment and observations…but I would be remiss if I didn’t say skin color has no place on my blog…we don’t care what color you are…
When you have the Muslim koran and prayer rugs and your suppose to kill an infidel to get to Heaven no wonder their is hatred in their hearts instead of JESUS CHRIST.
loyal tullius: good observation…
Thank you, Mychal,
This commentary is extremely moving and touching of the heart. Truly, what you wrote brought tears to my eyes.
It is too bad that we do not see very much of Alveda King on the talk shows, etc. She is such a gracious, beautiful woman, her face shines, her eyes smile, she is so full of The Spirit of The Lord .
She and Condelissa Rice are ladies that are great examples of ladies that have remained gracious and sought their own paths. Great role models for young women.
rubee: I am blessed to call Alveda my a dear friend…
Dear Mychal thank you for your deep understanding of the truth of the matter. Your comments brought tears to my eyes. Tears of hope! Not until those members of the black and white community discontinue their divisive rantings will this be healed. When I first heard Alveda King speak at the amazing rally i participated in Washington I felt a hope spring up in my heart. A hope that we were on the road to a blessing of bringing us all together – but alas the media and ignorant “jerks” like Chris Matthews have done more damage. For what reason? Do they think by relenting that slavery will be brought back? Do they think by letting go of the hatred all the advances of the black community will be diminished or rescinded? Only when loving people like Alveda and others are able to be heard on main stream media will there be a path towards a healing. Somebody is gaining from this division and its not the average black person for sure! They are being kept down by a socialist welfare system and those who profess to care – people like (Reverend) Huh? Al Sharpton – (President) Huh? Obama’s – Pelosis and so many who have access to media to perpetuate their own grandiose lifestyles while the rest of us suffer from their ignorant supercilious ideologies.
trish: I don’t care what evil malcontents think nor the reasons for their twisted and convictions…I care that people of good conscience stand up realize that we are one community and that is the american community…I care that people of good conscience stand up and say enough…
Thank you for this post. We're praising God along with you! I've never understood racial hatred.
anna c. capper: neither have I my friend…
Mychal, you truly have a kind, sensitive heart. Me? Not so much. I do not understand how two people (both Barack and Michelle), can have such bittered, hatred souls. Out to destroy America, the Constitution, and anyone who dare get in their way of accomplishing their tyrannical goals. Personally I have only contempt for them. I’ll leave it to God to rectify all their injustices they have committed. But I do live by HIS word as far as not falling into the trap of hatred, evilness, and prejudice toward a certain race. We are all HIS children. We just need the knowledge to know the difference between good and evil, and live our lives to the best of our ability, and choosing wisely our own paths. We shall always be surrounded by both good and evil, and prayerfully know the difference. The Obama’s are evil!
pamela arnold: the obamas are emblematic of those who reject the truth of Christ…they epitomize how far people can sink w/out Him…
It is no different for a black man killed by whites as it is for a white man killed by a black man. Each ethnic group has some evil events in their history, however it doesn't mean we shall carry the hate in our hearts as it degrades us and diminish us as humans.
As far as Mooochel is concerned I think this woman was BORN with so much hate she is unable to overcome it. She may demonstrate a smile once in a while, but her eyes NEVER smile and remain filled with hate.
Imagine to have a woman like that in bed next to you? That is another reason why Obama is so dangerous as president….
polina maire: I’m coming to your town early april…as I recall one of us promised the other coffee the next time I was in town…lol…
Another well written article, Mychal.
I will never understand the hatred people have in their hearts….especially for people they don’t even know. How very sad their life must be.
I think they need a “come to know Jesus moment”….I will pray for that.
God bless you….have a great weekend,
~Betrayed
betrayed: the Jesus moment I pray for them is that they come face to face with the Living God…that said…apart from Christ God is judgement…not the place the obamas want to be when they meet Him face to face…
Love Alveda King and Mychal Massie. A good example to all who will listen.
ellene busby: thk you…we are just the willing…
It is sometimes very difficult to realize that Christ died for the sins of the world, including the people who reject Him. When they appear before Him for judgment of their works, (great white throne), it is then they will realize the horror of their decision to reject the very One who would have shared His life and lifestyle with them, had they believed the Truth.
When I see the evil running rampant in this country and in the world, it is difficult to forgive, and yet I know that “Judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy,” (James 2:13a).
joann dolberg: allowing they leave this earth w/out repenting they won’t have to wait long to realize what it means to die w/out Christ…
Your last sentence says it all. People have a tendency to want others around them to be the same. When I stopped drinking my drinking “friends” lost interest in being around me. American is better than the Obamas, they know it, resent it and hate that fact; their only solution, since they obviously do not have an indwelling of the Holy Spirit, is to try to drag us all down to that level. That he was not only elected, but re-elected speaks volumes about the spiritual character of the majority of voters today. BUT, those people do not, never have and never will represent the true American character. The Obamas do not understand the United States and probably never will, though I pray daily that God will act in their lives to change them.
I agree with you, Gary Thomsen. I pray that the Holy Spirit will touch their hearts and open their eyes to the evil that is around them and even perhaps in them and pray for God’s forgiveness……I pray that for ALL OF US…
betrayed: I pray they come face to face w/ the living God…
gary thomsen: excellent post partner…
Mychal I have nothing but great admiration for your courage in exposing the blatant hatred of the Obama’s ! Niether one of them has an ounce of decency courage or respect for any thing other than their own deeply flawed disgust for this nation that has given them every oportunity they enjoy today ! You have from day one uncoverd and displayed their ignorance of the history of this nation and its guiding constitution and the prosperity it has offerd to all who chose the work ethic to elevate themselvs from what ever circumstances they began lifes journey in !
Thank you ,
edmund: it’s not courage…it’s willingness…
Michelle Obama doesn’t know the Lord. How can we expect her to act any different when there has never been a heart change? Seems we need to be praying for her to have a real, genuine encounter with Jesus Christ. Only then should we expect to see a drastic change in her life.
marilyn: you point nails it…you are spot on…
You hit another one out of the park, Mychal! I hold Alveda King in the highest esteem, partly because she overcame lots of personal loss, but held on to her faith in spite of it all, and also because of her involvement with the pro-life movement. I have had the honor of hearing her speak at banquets through my involvement with crisis pregnancy centers. She is a bright shining light in this incredibly dark world.
And as you said above, quoting Luke: “If we are in Christ and Christ is in us then we know, and the Spirit of God bears witness in us that our sins are forgiven, and as Jesus Himself said, and I paraphrase, that of whom much is forgiven we have a template of how to forgive.”
I don’t think you could have picked a more powerful passage to hold up a mirror to Michelle Obama’s face. This beautiful quote from Scripture says it all, and it shows how very lacking the Obama witch is.
sunnyvee: Alveda is one of my dearest friends…I’m honored to call her a sister in Christ…
Before it was removed from the internet in 2008, I had a chance to read Michelle Obama’s thesis from Princeton – and she did indeed claim white people ruined her time there. She had the same opportunity to associate with blacks and whites alike, but for some reason, she could not take that step, so jaundiced was she towards whites. She made the claim that she would dedicate her life to helping black people.
She had better get going – I haven’t seen where she’s helped anyone but Michelle.
A proffessor, after reading her thesis, later commented it was ponderous, childisn and contained poor grammar.
smogdew: her thesis epitomized her…you can still find it on the internet…
Well said, I have great respect for Alveda, she speaks outright the truth…keep smiling Alveda! save the sourpuss for the dems……
barbara veague stricker: and Alveda supports the life of the unborn…
America is better than the Obamas. And it is important to note that everyone who embraces hatred suffers from it. It is out of that internal misery that they attempt to purge themselves by transferring their hatred as the fault of others.
This is the root of the Obama's make-up. You hit the nail squarely again Mychal.
Dave
pete burnejko: thk you much my friend…
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Well, you made my heart sing this morning, Mychal.
I believe Alveda King stood by Glen Beck’s side at the gathering he had in Washington DC a few years ago on Martin Luther King Day. Chris Matthews was talking about Beck’s gathering coming up and he said something to the effect that Martin Luther would probably be saying… “I had a nightmare” if he were alive then and knew about Beck’s
gathering.
It was at that very point when I sat stunned with the realization that Chris Matthews, who felt the tingle up his leg for Obama, was, indeed, actually filled with hate. I haven’t watched him since. But I digress (as you often say).
You should be proud of yourself, Mychal. You are a man of courage, love and self-respect.
star: it’s not courage…it’s willingness… and I’m a sinner saved by God’s grace…if I were the Lord I probably would have ran out of patience with me long ago…