“Negro Please” is Black people’s way of saying “give me a break.” The term is usually used when another Black person says something so ridiculous that you have had enough like the the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, for example.

When asked about Wright yesterday at his town hall meeting in the park, Obama was polite in his denunciation, but the look on his wife Michelle’s face said it all. She declined to comment about Wright but I’ve seen that look before. It’s that look my mother and my girlfriend give me when I start talking and don’t know when to shut up and eventually say something that goes overboard. In another time and place I would end up wearing hot grits, luckily I exercise the better part of valor.

However, what a lot of people (usually white) don’t understand is that Wright’s controversial remarks aren’t really anything new. The problem is that he won’t shut up. If anything, his talking is helping Obama because the more Wright talks the more he looks like a show-boater who’s out to get the candidate because he’s more popular than him.

If anything Wright should follow Michelle Obama’s example. If you can’t say anything nice, shut up!

Barack Obama wrapped up an hour long town hall meeting this afternoon in Garfield Park talking to Hoosiers about gas prices, education and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Obama said Senator Hillary Clinton’s call to suspend the gas tax for summer would only amount to savings of about 30 cents a day.  He says he’s putting the issue of Jeremiah Wright behind them and focusing on issues like health care and education.

Obama and his wife had lunch at the Beech Grove home of Mike and Cheryl Fisher.  They talked over sandwiches.   Mike Fisher, who considers himself a good judge of character,  said Obama came across as a very likable person and he did not hold the controversial remarks of Obama’s former pastor against him.  He also said the Obamas are not elitists and could connect with blue-collar, working class Hoosiers.

It looks like Barack Obama is about to get another Indiana Super Delegate.  Talking Points Memo reports Rep. Baron Hill (D-9) is going to endorse Obama this evening.  Anyone reading this blog already knows this because we told you this weeks ago.

Leroy Robinson is an at-large candidate for the IPS School Board.

I am a current public school classroom U.S. History teacher with 15 years of public school classroom teaching experience. I am a former student of the Indianapolis Public Schools and I have coached, volunteered, and conducted parent workshops in many schools throughout the district. I have conducted many community affairs television programs, community education forums, and education newspaper columns dedicated to improving the education achievement in our community.  I have dedicated my personal and professional life and career to improving the quality of education for all of our children. There is much to be done to improve our public education system, I want to be a part of that improvement, and I, along with my fellow school board members, need your help. www.leroyrobinson.org

Aaron Sullivan is a candidate for the Franklin Township School Board.

I believe that values learned in your family along with a solid education supports an individual’s success and a more successful society.   You deserve a School Board that will accomplish the community’s education goals while appreciating your tax commitment.  Education has become expensive and I want to be conservative with your money.  The School Board must get as many resources as possible to parents, students and teachers without driving citizens out of our community with unnecessary taxes.  Together we can accomplish balancing tax rates with education success.  This will lead to a community with lower crime and higher property values.

It’s been a long day and I’m really tired, but I wanted to post these few items before bed.

The latest poll of the Presidential, Gubernatorial, 7th District and 5th District Congressional races are showing some interesting results. The poll conducted by Howey Politics Indiana and Gauge Market Research of shows Hillary and Barack basically tied. Jill with a big lead over Jim and Andre and Danny doing better than Woody, David Carolene and John.

Jill got a letter from angry lawyers telling her to stop using images of schools their client designed in her commercial. It wasn’t Jim’s firm, but the firm of Schenkel and Schultz. I thought the taxpayers owned the schools, not the firms who built them. This will be fun to watch.

Carl, Jim and Mike want to rewrite the state’s fetal homicide laws in the wake of the shooting that killed the unborn twins of a bank teller in Indianapolis. Under the current law the fetus has to be viable outside the womb. This would change that, however the state would still have to prove the defendant knew the woman was pregnant.

The Barack Obama campaign says the American Leadership Project is really a shill for the Hillary Clinton campaign.  The ALP is going to spend nearly half a million dollars on anti-Obama ads in the Hoosier state.  However a spokesman for the Obama camp says key members of the group are all Clinton backers.

For example, Jason Kinney the group co-Chairman is the son of State Senator Vi Simpson who is a Clinton supporter.  ALP creator Roger Salazar is a former spokesman for the Clinton White House. 

Spokesman Kevin Griffis says the group ran negative and misleading ads in Pennsylvania and will do so here in Indiana.  If the Obama people are smart they will take the kid gloves off and and put the brass knuckles on.  Now is not the time to punk out.

As you can tell by looking below I’ve gotten the first few posts from candidates for public office.   If you are a candidate, you are welcome to send me your thoughts in 100 words or less as to why you are seeking public office.

The best way to send the information is either in an e-mail.  I can cut and paste the text.  Send your posts to abdul@newstalk1430.com.  Be sure to include what office you are seeking.  Submissions are usually up within 12-24 hours.

Thanks for participating and helping inform the voters.

Woody Myers is a candidate for the 7th Congressional District 

I want to be your next representative in the United States Congress. I have the energy, the enthusiasm and the experience to do an outstanding job for you and your family.

The values I acquired growing up in Indianapolis have allowed me to achieve and contribute for 30 years.

Education, jobs and healthcare are our highest priorities, and where we need new investment.

I have served Indianapolis as a physician at Wishard Hospital, Indiana as Health Commissioner, and I have served as the chief physician in our largest healthcare company.

Give me this opportunity: I will not let you down.