Mobile, Alabama Mayoral Election: Voting Infomation

Hello Everyone,

I notice that everyone is quite confused about the voting information in Mobile, Alabama. So here are some hyperlinks about where to go and vote. Just enter your name and/or address and your birthday and they will tell where to go and vote.

https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView/Home.do

http://www.cityofmobile.org/election/votingcenters.php


Please remember that Election Day for Mobile, Alabama is August 27, 2013. Polls are open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

The Positive Progress of Mobile, Alabama Mayor Sam Jones

Hello Everyone,

I can say from the bottom of my heart that our current mayor Sam Jones is doing a wonderful job in the city of Mobile, Alabama. During his progressive leadership, Sam Jones' has made numerous accomplishments regarding employment and ideas that have been executed with the help of some (not all) of the Mobile City Council. Some ideas include the Moon Pie Drop, an idea that came from the mind of City Councilman Fred Richardson. The New Years Eve Moon Pie Drop is part of the entertainment activities in the city of Mobile, Alabama. These activities attracts thousands of people from different places for New Year's Eve every year because of this Moon Pie. The Moon Pie brings in money because people go to several different clubs (some of the clubs require a door fee) and buy drinks (which are expensive). All of these Clubs, Lounges, and everything else that is in Downtown Mobile have to pay taxes. They have to pay taxes so everything can be updated and people who work for the city get paid. Just like the Moon Pie Drop in the city of Mobile, in the state of Alabama, there are several attractions that people go and see in each state in this country, and each site promotes vacationing and tourism. Tourism brings in money. Another idea (that is currently in the making), the Mobile Skateboard Park, is an excellent idea because this will give minors something to do and keep them out of trouble. Everywhere I go I see minors hanging out talking to their friends with their skateboards in their hands. It always helps to provide minors with positive activities that they like to do in order to keep them from doing things that are negative. The Skateboard Park would be another step to keep crime within minors down. The Mobile City Curfew, a law about a certain time minors have to be home around nighttime, was the first idea executed by Mayor Sam Jones. This law also helped minors stay away from negative activity. As for employment, Sam Jones came up with an excellent idea of the penny sales tax in order for people to keep working and not get laid off. It's important that the city of Mobile have police, firefighters, and garbage collectors (especially garbage collectors, which is a necessity, it gets HOT in Mobile and the combination of heat and piles of garbage being around the neighborhoods and streets is one ugly sight, not to mention the smell, the flies and maggots). Also, Sam Jones has brought numerous jobs from several countries around the world to help progress the city of Mobile as well as the Mobile citizens: Safran Engineering Services, SSAB in Sweden and China,  BAE in the UK, Airbus in France, ST Aerospace in Singapore, ThyssenKrupp in Germany, Austal in Australia, IPSCO/Outokumpu in Canada/Sweden, and AVIC in China. Mayor Sam Jones also let the Publix Grocery and Pharmacy come to Mobile for people to find work. I was so in love with Sam Jones Re-Election Commercial because he listed all of his accomplishments regarding employment and economic development and this list proves that he (Sam Jones) is excellent leadership material. My family and friends from Theodore, Alabama are very excited to be part of Mobile, Alabama and they can tell others that Sam Jones has kept every promise that he made to them. Improvements in Theodore, Alabama have been made eversince it became part of the city of Mobile. Theodore now has its own park, where minors can play their favorite sports in the little league level, baseball, football, soccer, and cheerleading. Theodore has a little league football team, Theodore Jaguars (I think that is the name of the team) These are positive activities that can keep minors out of trouble and have confidence within themselves. Theodore now has a fire station to manage fire hazards and garbage collectors and trucks to pick up garbage. People said they want change, but change has already came to the city of Mobile, Alabama since Sam Jones became Mayor of Mobile. We as a city have come a long way and we can't afford to turn back now. We as a city are just beginning to thrive and shine. Sam Jones needs to finish what he started. Sam Jones for Mayor of Mobile!

http://mayorsamjones.com/

Mobile SkateBoard Park:
https://www.facebook.com/SkateParkMobileAl

New Year's Eve Moon Pie Drop:
http://www.mobilenewyear.com/index.php

Mobile City Curfew:
http://www.cityofmobile.org/curfew/

SSAB:
http://www.ssab.com/en/Career/Why-SSAB/Productions-sites/Mobile/

Safran:
http://www.madeinalabama.com/2013/04/safran-engineering-services-airbus-supplier-opens-in-mobil/

Injustice: The Not Guity Verdict of George Zimmerman

Hello everyone, I'm very disappointed with the verdict of George Zimmerman, who walked away smelling like a rose from court in Florida. How can someone who was told by the Florida police not to follow someone but decided to anyway be found innocent? George Zimmerman claims he acted in self-defense, but Zimmerman is the one who provoked and started this mess. Trayvon Martin didn't have any weapons on him. Also, George Zimmerman is way bigger than Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman took the law into his own hands when he was not suppose to and now a young human being, a minor, someone's child, is dead because of it. Also, Trayvon Martin's civil rights were violated because George Zimmerman stopped him from going where Trayvon needed to go to. Trayvon Martin could've been alive today if Zimmerman would've followed the police instructions. I want to ask those people who voted that Zimmerman is not guilty how would you feel if your child or children went out to the store in the middle of the night and a stranger sees them and decides to commit crimes against them especially when your child or children didn't do anything wrong? These jurors didn't put themselves in the place of Trayvon Martin's mother. These jurors didn't even put themselves in the place of Trayvon Martin. Do the jurors really care? Was wish I was part of that jury in the court in Florida. I would've printed and distributed copies of the USA Neighbor Watch Handbook and let those jurors read it! The verdict on George Zimmerman was not fair not to Trayvon Martin and his family. The verdict of George Zimmerman tells us that injustice and unfairness is allowed throughout the country, so anybody who is in authority, whether armed or not, or anybody who shouldn't be armed but they are, can get away with anything they do wrong to their victims. This horrible ordeal proves the justice system has failed us. I said this in my last blog entry: Neighborhood Watch people should not be carry any weapons whatsoever! If the Neighborhood Watch should always call the police if they see something wrong, not do everything yourself and take the law into your own hands. George Zimmerman had no business with a gun! Everyone in America can see that was more than enough evidence to put George Zimmerman behind bars. On Friday, July 12, 2013, I felt racially profiled and insulted when the police went on national television and said when the verdict comes out that Stanford has always been a "peaceful community" among its citizens and it will always stay a "peaceful community". In translation, they don't want trouble and they don't want their city torn up! When the verdict comes out, the police wants the African American citizens to remain quiet and go on with our lives. Do they honestly think that its ok to bring oppression upon us and expect us not to do anything about it? No! Can you hit an elephant repeatedly and not expect that elephant to hit back? No! That elephant is going to do everything in its power to fight back because that elephant has been picked on repeatedly! If we as a unity get angry, it is because of the injustice and wrongdoings that were committed by the people who worked in the system that has plagued us throughout the years. But the truth is, not only African Americans are upset, but also some people of all ethnic backgrounds are upset too about this injustice. I'm a person, I have emotions just like they do! But I don't go out and wreak havoc and start mess every time something doesn't come out right. We can't settle for this injustice! When Trayvon Martin lost his life and lost the case against George Zimmerman, all of us lost as well! We as a people of unity can't move on with our lives and let people with badges and wannabes who are part of the system continue with committing wrongdoings! If we let them do this they will think this is ok and they will keep on with their wrongdoings! We as a people of unity will never have freedom until we discover the true definition of liberty and justice! When we learn the what our rights are, we as a people have to learn how to keep them, whether it takes years and years and years of protesting, marching, and rallying. If we don't do something about this, old Jim Crow will sneak back up on us. I don't believe in committing violence in order to prove a point. Two wrongs don't make a right. So what does this so called "Stand Your Ground" really mean and who does it really apply to?

Justice For Trayvon Martin

Hello Everyone, I hope everyone is focused on the trial of George Zimmerman. What happened to Trayvon Martin was an outrage! I don't ever want this to happen to another innocent human being! Taking the law into your own hands is never the right thing to do in a difficult situation such as this, there is always a bad outcome. George Zimmerman took the law into his own hands when Trayvon Martin was shot and killed. George Zimmerman had no business with a gun on him while being part of a neighborhood watch program. So why on earth did George Zimmerman have a gun on him? The use of any kind of weapons shouldn't be allowed at all during neighborhood watch programs. Innocent human beings could've gotten hurt. People who are part of the Neighborhood Watch Teams are only suppose to look out for things that look suspicious, write down observations, then let the law enforcement handle it if something goes wrong. George Zimmerman need to be found guilty for shooting a human being. People who feel sorry for George Zimmerman don't understand that there are rules and regulations of being a Neighborhood Watch Program. People who feel sorry for George Zimmerman really don't understand what it is like to lose a child to violence especially a child who didn't do anything wrong. I wish I was part of the jury in the courtroom in Florida. I would be expressing my sympathy to Trayvon Martin's family. In my opinion, Trayvon Martin deserves justice. And I hope Trayvon gets justice. Below is a hyperlink to a neighborhood watch manual (it takes a few minutes to load up). You read it and figure out for yourself who deserves justice.

USA Neighborhood Watch Manual: http://www.usaonwatch.org/assets/publications/0_NW_Manual_1210.pdf

http://www.usaonwatch.org/

George Zimmerman phone call to 911 (Orlando Sentinel Website):
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/videogallery/68871920/news/george-zimmerman-911-call-reporting-trayvon-martin

To Lady Rice (About The City of Mobile, Alabama Election for Mayor)

Dear Lady Rice,

I hope you are doing fine today. I read your comment on my recent entry "Open Letter to Sandy Stimpson".  Lady Rice, my blog entry that I recently posted  about Sandy Stimpson was about the subject of historical rememberance and the ever battling conflict of rich versus the middle class. Lady Rice, I too wish we lived in a world where race, gender, and social class doesn't matter. But unfortunately we don't live in that kind of world. This, Lady Rice, is the real world and this real world is filled with real issues dealing with people's lives. To be honest, Lady Rice, I love all people, regardless of race, religion, etc, but that is just me. The purpose of my entry is to educate and inform people about the comparison of others' views of African Americans in the past, wearing the "blackface" image as well as the acting out the stereotypical characteristics and how Mobile Republican Candidate Sandy Stimpson and his volunteers portrayed his current views of African Americans as well as the young Americans of today with the Harlem Shake video. It's the same thing but updated. If Sam Jones was a white man and a Democrat I would still vote for him because he knows exactly what it's like to struggle. Sam Jones and Democrats knows what it is like to actually work for a living, working hard to get paid. Sam Jones and Democrats actually knows what it's like during hard times. Also, Sam Jones is not rich. He currently makes good money, but he is not rich. Sam Jones and other Democrats actually knows how the real world works and not have a dime to his name. Sam Jones knows deep in his heart that people in the city of Mobile actually need help in order for them to have a better life and survive. Not everybody was born with a silver spoon in their mouth like your Republican Candidate Sandy Stimpson, Lady Rice. There are real people out here struggling in the City of Mobile! Sam Jones is not like those stuck up, snooty people and politicians that you see in these historic fancy buildings of here in Mobile who are saying in their minds to people who are currently struggling and unfortunate, "I got mine, now you are going to have to go and get yours!" The crime in the City of Mobile is very high, Lady Rice. Do you know why the crime is high? Because people out there are struggling to make ends meet especially on Christmas time! When people go out and try to find a job out in Mobile, employers turn down several people and they don't get hired. Some people don't go out and start robbing and stealing just for the fun of it, please!
Even though I'm discussing about crime in a certain manner, I do not consider committing crimes as an option for anyone.
 
There are also some people out in Mobile working two jobs at the same time, and even though some people are working two jobs at the same time and with the robbing and stealing and dealing drugs that's going on some these people are still living in poverty. And do you know why they still live in poverty, Lady Rice? Because all of these Republicans in Mobile, Alabama don't care about no one except the rich. Republicans are not out to help the middle class and the poor class. Republicans are out helping the rich! And you must understand Lady Rice the reality is that not everything happens overnight. Sam Jones is doing his best for the City of Mobile to get more jobs!

Also, what some people in the city of Mobile is that Sandy Stimpson is a businessman. A businessman is a very smart person when it comes to persuading. He knows what to say and not to say in order to make a sale, a profit. Stimpson knows Psychology and knows how the mind works. Businessmen will talk to people repeatedly until they fall for them.

That video Sandy Stimpson made was and still is an insult to the African American Community, but he knows it sells to the younger crowd in the city of Mobile, Alabama.


Lady Rice:
http://pacofrice.blogspot.com/2013/05/it-doesnt-matter-if-youre-black-or-white.html

Open Letter To Sandy Stimpson:
http://www.unityvoiceandpower.blogspot.com/2013/05/open-letter-to-sandy-stimpson.html#comment-form

Open Letter To Sandy Stimpson, Republican Candidate for the 2013 Election of Mayor of Mobile, Alabama

Dear Mr. Stimpson, I notice that you are following me on Twitter and I'm flattered, but I must remain true to myself, for it will set me free. I know that you are a Republican Candidate running for the election of Mayor of Mobile, Alabama. To be honest Mr. Stimpson, your strategies and tactics of attracting African American voters in the city of Mobile doesn't impress me. They may charm some of the African American Community but not all of them. This video of you doing the Harlem Shake, Mr. Stimpson is very insulting to not only to Mobile Alabama African American Community, but also to all African Americans around the United States. When your campaign organization produced the video of themselves along with you doing the Harlem Shake dance, you along with your campaign organization created an offensive stereotype about the way all African Americans behave on a daily basis, a stereotype about African Americans in a negative way. This video of the Harlem Shake, Mr. Stimpson, reminds me of the time of old movies, Broadway shows and plays, with white actors and actresses who would put on the "blackface" makeup to make them look like stereotypical black people, then they go on stage and act out their parts of Black characters in movies and on stage. The "blackface" is an insult to all African Americans of the past and present, the face black as charcoal, the big eyes and nose, and most of all the big lips. The characteristics of African Americans the actors and actresses displayed in the past are in insult as well, having slurred speech and incorrect vocabulary, not having any education nor common sense and being lazy in nature. Not all of us as African Americans are charcoal colored faces, not of all us have big noses and big lips, Mr. Stimpson. And just like all of us as African Americans don't have charcoal colored faces, big eyes, noses and big lips like the "blackface" that those actors and actresses put on to perform on stage shows and movies in the old days, Mr. Stimpson, not all of us as African Americans do not get on top of tables and act like ignorant, wild people and get loud and crazy. We as African Americans have class and dignity. Not all of us are ignorant, Mr. Stimpson, we as African Americans have education too. All republicans talk a good game but when they get in the office, everything is changes. Promises are broken and everything that republicans say when they are campaigning is a different story, so I'm not falling for all this stuff you are displaying. As for your website that I've seen, I notice you say what the issues are but you are not coming up with any solutions. Mr. Stimpson, please don't pretend like you know how and what we, the citizens of Mobile who are struggling and buried with the burden of issues, are going through, because you can never ever walk a mile in our shoes. I don't know anything about your background, but you, Mr. Stimpson, probably never suffered, you have never "been without". You probably never even step foot in a public school in your entire life. The truth is, Mr. Stimpson, some republicans have never cared about the poor people. Anytime when State Representatives, Mayors, Governors and anyone else in politics who are republican want and seek their ideas to become state and federal laws, it is usually for THEIR satisfaction, to help other republicans who are and I say this in capital letters, PREVELIDGED, putting more and more money into their pocket and we, the suffering and struggling, always end up paying for it, it never fails. Ideas that come from republican thought NEVER help the poor people, they NEVER help the pain and suffering and there are millions of scars around the United States and the city of Mobile, Alabama to prove it. Republicans don't like to do anything for the community if the money has to come out of their own pocket. These are just simple opinions, Mr.Stimpson. I'm just exercising my first amendment. I have dignity, a mind and soul. All three are not for sale!

http://sandyformayor.com/

http://mayorsamjones.com/?page_id=8

http://www.examiner.com/article/election-race-2013-mayor-of-mobile-alabama

What is more important in life? Being Cool or Being Yourself?

Hello Everyone,

When I see these children in school, and I'm talking about students in each grade, they try so hard to "fit in" with their peers. In my eyes, children who are trying so hard to "fit in" are being followers. Fitting in is extreme pressure with in teenagers. To them this is a must, even if it is at the expense of others (bullying others), or other ways, weather if its buying brand name clothes, committing a crime, or disobeying parents, teachers in schools, etc. Teenagers who just learn to love and be themselves realize that deep down they don't need name brand clothes and labels to feel good about themselves. Teenagers who just learn to love and be themselves will understand that clothing and material things doesn't make a good person. They will also understand that other people can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she dresses and carry themselves. People will not take you seriously if you are wearing saggy pants or dressing revealing clothing. Teenagers who learn to just love and be themselves turn out to do well  in life, emotional and financially, turning out to be happy when they get older. Teenagers who learn to just love and be themselves realize the consequences behind every action. They learn to think ahead before they speak and react. They also learn that there is something deep inside themselves that make them wonderful people. When you become a successful person, some people in your life are not willing to take that journey with you. Teenagers who love and be themselves truly want more out of life. Teenagers who love and be themselves make decisions to help others throughout their lives. Teenagers who chose to be followers, on the other hand, don't realize the consequences they step into when they want to "fit in", weather if it's bullying other teenagers, buying expensive clothes, or committing crimes. Teenagers who think "fitting in" is more important than other things in life are headed for trouble! Every night I see teenagers, male and female,  on the news in jail because they chose to be followers than leaders. They don't know who they are and don't love themselves.

Girls, why do you get into fights with other girls over a boy? I just don't understand it? A boy is not worth it! I've seen too many girls fight over boys and end up in jail. The sad part is, while the girls are in jail being in a jail cell, looking at those same walls, those boys who you were fighting over are out living their lives, probably out with other girls, and not even thinking about you.

Also, the system (police, jail, prisons, courtrooms) makes so much money off of the ignorance and tragedy of people everyday. Please people, teenagers, do not trade your precious freedom for being the contribution of wealth for the system.

I know peer pressure is hard. I've been a teenager before (not so long ago). But I said no to some things because I knew they were wrong. Today, when I look back, I'm glad I said no to peer pressure when I was a teenager. I said no to drugs, said no to alcohol, said no to sex ( I stayed a virgin until the age of 20), said no to committing crimes, and I said yes to life, and to this day I have no regrets!  But I look at myself now and I'm glad I'm not in jail, I'm glad I don't have several children at home, and I'm glad I went to college. I only have one life and I'm the only one who can control it. I chose to be a leader and not a follower. I chose to be myself.


Freedom is priceless! Enjoy the priceless things in life!