1911 United: Re-elect President Obama

[DrPhil]

Members of Omega Psi Phi and Kappa Alpha Psi have joined forces to educate and mobilize voters to get President Obama re-elected.

"Members of" is an important note because the actual fraternities (NHQ) do not officially endorse political parties and candidates.

Originally Posted by 1911 United Website

The history of 1911 United began with the friendship and political achievements of two members of America’s Historically Black College and Fraternities. While celebrating their Fraternity’s 100 Year Conclaves, these two conceived that even more could be done in the histories of both fraternities. From there, the two members of each fraternity gave birth to the idea of creating an organization to assist in the re-election efforts of our first African American President, President Barack Obama. The historical significance and reasons anchoring the founding of these two Fraternities is justification enough for us to embark on this life changing endeavor.

1911 United is also not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

http://www.1911united.com/

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by The Root Blog

Black Fraternities Form Obama Super PAC

Another factor making 2012 politically historic? It marks the first presidential election with super PACs. Given free rein by a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision, super PACs are independent committees allowed to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to support, or skewer, a political candidate.

They're already shaping the election. After a pro-Romney super PAC, Restore Our Future, spent nearly $3 million on attack ads in Iowa targeting Newt Gingrich, his lead in the state swiftly plummeted. But a new pro-Obama super PAC, 1911 United, has a different strategy in mind: to mobilize an "army of Obama supporters."

Backed by members of Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi, historically black fraternities that both celebrated their centennials last year, 1911 United aims to raise $1.5 million toward training and organizing African-American voters in key battleground states to re-elect President Obama. Members of the two fraternities joined forces last year, officially forming the committee in December, after seeing that both organizations were running their own campaign volunteer-recruitment efforts at college homecoming events.

http://www.theroot.com/blogs/kappa-a...bama-super-pac

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

"Members of" is an important note because the actual fraternities (NHQ) do not officially endorse political parties and candidates.

That was going to be my first question.

[Senusret I]

I can dig it.

[Psi U MC Vito]

It's not clear to me. Do they want to reelect President Obama because they thought he was a good President or just because he is Black?

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

It's not clear to me. Do they want to reelect President Obama because they thought he was a good President or just because he is Black?

Where is this coming from?

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Where is this coming from?

A place that I don't want to go.

But will if I have to.

*sharpening Hattori Hanzo steel*

[Cen1aur 1963]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

It's not clear to me. Do they want to reelect President Obama because they thought he was a good President or just because he is Black?

I hate it when white folks say this same stupid shit. You probably DIDN'T vote for him because he's black.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by Cen1aur 1963

I hate it when white folks say this same stupid shit. You probably DIDN'T vote for him because he's black.

How do you know he's white?

[Cen1aur 1963]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

How do you know he's white?

For the same reason I can tell that you're white.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by Cen1aur 1963

I hate it when white folks say this same stupid shit. You probably DIDN'T vote for him because he's black.

I'm white!?! Shit I wish somebody had told me this before.

[Ghostwriter]

Originally Posted by Cen1aur 1963

I hate it when white folks say this same stupid shit. You probably DIDN'T vote for him because he's black.

This is probably the stupidest thing posted on this thread so far. Many of us didn't vote for Obama because of his policies and left leaning ideology. Color of skin had nothing to do with it. I would vote for West, Cain, Watts, Keyes, Rubio or any person who believes as I do.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Ghostwriter

This is probably the stupidest thing posted on this thread so far. Many of us didn't vote for Obama because of his policies and left leaning ideology. Color of skin had nothing to do with it. I would vote for West, Cain, Watts, Keyes, Rubio or any person who believes as I do.

That's not always the case and we know it.

Not saying that this is the case with folks on GC, though.

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So yeah ... kudos to the Kappas and Omegas doing this.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

That's not always the case and we know it.

Not saying that this is the case with folks on GC, though.

I think Ghostwriter was speaking for himself.

GC folks, in general, are no exception. There was no screening process.

[Ghostwriter]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

That's not always the case and we know it.

We all know there are exceptions to every case. There are always outliers in every demographic.

Wonder what the Kappas and Omegas would have done if Cain had won the Republican nomination? Food for thought.