2nd GOP Debates: Strategies and “What to Watch For” (HLN – “Morning Express with Robin Meade”)

Former HP executive and US Senate candidate Carly Fiorina rises in the polls in time for the 2nd GOP Presidential Debate in California on September 16.

ATLANTA / PITTSBURGH (September 16, 2015) – (Courtesy HLN) Political analyst and Republican commentator Lenny McAllister (host, “NightTalk: Get To The Point” on PCNC and “The Lenny McAllister Show” on Newsradio 1020 KDKA) talks with HLN’s Robin Meade about possible campaign strategies that the 2016 GOP presidential candidates will be weighing as they get ready for the September 16, 2015 GOP debate at the Ronald Reagan Library.

Please watch the segment that was broadcast throughout the US and Canada by clicking the picture above or by clicking this link HERE

1st, the “New Normal”; Now, the “New Superb”? A Threat to the American Dream

“…(perhaps) we live in the time of the ‘New Superb’, where yesterday’s mediocrity is today’s excellence…”

PITTSBURGH (September 4, 2015) – “In the shadows of the scare from China and with the scenery of the ‘New Normal’ around us, we stare at a reality that challenges our definition of the American Dream: that we live in the time of the ‘New Superb’, where yesterday’s mediocrity is today’s excellence…complete with lowered expectations for your children, extended timelines for your retirement, and economic limits on the middle class and aspiring Americans.”

Host and political commentator Lenny McAllister coins the term, the “New Superb”, as a perspective that is taking over the narrative concerning the state of the American economy and the American Dream during this “Starting Point” commentary.

To view the segment, click on the picture above or click HERE

McAllister’s monologue started the September 4 episode of “NightTalk: Get To The Point.” McAllister asks if America has moved the goal-line in defining success, progress, and prosperity after years of Main Street troubles after The Great Recession.

“NightTalk: Get To The Point” airs live Fridays at 8pm on the Pittsburgh Cable News Channel (Comcast channel 35 / Verizon FIOS channel 9) on over 850,000 households in the Pittsburgh television market as the sister station to WPXI, the NBC affiliate in the Pittsburgh market covering 4 states. The show airs live Friday nights 8pm on the Pittsburgh Cable News Channel with re-broadcasts on Sundays at 10pm and Mondays at 5pm.

How Far Does #BlackLivesMatter Go? How Far Should It Go?

“Yes, #BlackLivesMatter when civil rights are trounced during police interactions. Yet, do #BlackLivesMatter when it comes to educational equality by way of school vouchers, inequalities in careers from boardrooms to courtrooms, or – say – the sanctity of the pro-life movement?”

PITTSBURGH (July 31, 2015) –Political commentator and community advocate Lenny McAllister (Host, NightTalk: Get To The Point (Pittsburgh Cable News Channel)) asks how far should the #BlackLivesMatter sentiment extend for the sake of improving the conditions African-Americans face in the United States in 2015. He uses this “Starting Point” commentary at the beginning of the show to challenge the audience and the GTTP (Get To The Point) Panel on how the activist-led movement is going in the days ahead and how widespread this hashtag-driven agenda will extend as a movement in the coming months and years ahead for equality for Blacks in America.
Catch this “Starting Point” commentary from the July 31 edition of “Get To The Point” by clicking the picture above or by clicking this link HERE

“NightTalk: Get To The Point” airs live Fridays at 8pm on the Pittsburgh Cable News Channel (Comcast channel 35 / Verizon FIOS channel 9) on over 850,000 households in the Pittsburgh television market.

Do the June Economic Numbers Indicate that the “New Normal” is Here to Stay?

Political commentator Lenny McAllister discusses the “New Normal” that continues to stick in America as the latest economic numbers are released June, 2015. (Photo courtesy Brian Cook / Golden Sky Media)

PITTSBURGH (June 5, 2015) – Lenny McAllister (host, “NightTalk: Get To The Point”) talks with the Get To the Point Panel about the employment and economy numbers released at the beginning of June, 2015. The Panel discusses how the economy is recovering and how everyday Americans are making do with the “new normal” after The Great Recession.

“NightTalk: Get To The Point” airs live Fridays at 8pm on the Pittsburgh Cable News Channel (Comcast channel 35 / Verizon FIOS channel 9) on over 850,000 households in the Pittsburgh television market.

Could 2016 Be The Year For Black Conservatives? (March 13, 2015)

Renowned surgeon Dr. Ben Carson explores a presidential bid for the 2016 White House.

 

NEW YORK CITY (March 13, 2015):

Neurosurgeon Ben Carson has announced that he is formally exploring a run for president in 2016. But what chance do Carson and other black conservatives have in taking the White House? And what will the Right need to do to attract black voters?
Originally aired on March 13, 2015.

 

You can view the segment from the HuffPost Live interview by clicking HERE or by clicking the picture above.

ICYMI: The 21st Century Model of Protests (News One Now – December 18)

Kansas City radio morning show host Kim Brown (Hot 103 Jamz) listens as media personality and community activist Lenny McAllister (Pittsburgh Cable News Channel / Newsradio 1020 KDKA) chimes in during “News One Now” with Roland Martin

Washington, DC (December 18, 2014): TV Host and veteran journalist Roland Martin (TV One) leads his News One Now panel in a discussion concerning the role and passion of modern-day protests. This episode’s panel includes media personality and political commentator Lenny McAllister (PCNC’s “NightTalk: Get to the Point” and Newsradio 1020 KDKA in Pittsburgh), radio show host Kim Brown, and think tank CEO Dr. Avis Jones-Deweever.

 

Watch the clip by clicking the picture above or clicking HERE

Elephants in the Room Missing THE Elephant in the Room

Until Black Republicans are more visible in standing up with and for Black America, political rhetoric will never influence the political realities within Black America.

 

NEW YORK CITY/ PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2014) – (Courtesy Global Grind)

 

“It was never my intention to get involved in this “controversy” – this latest go-’round between Black America and its oft-disgarded stepchildren, Black conservatives.

 

“The responses from many Black Republicans and conservatives (including friends, colleagues, and those that I respect) in digital print and interviews, along with the feedback from other friends and family within Black America and throughout the nation, just made it that much harder to sidestep – especially since no one seems to want to address what is truly the turbulent current underneath the river’s reflection of this matter.

 

“Ironically, in the ongoing conversation about Black voters, political advocacy, Black conservatives and the Republican Party, no one seems to want to discuss the true elephant in the room.

 

“When Black America sees more Black conservatives take chances for Black people today – just as Black leaders did during the Civil Rights Movement and at other times in our nation’s proud history – then Black America will take a chance on us.”

 

Read this article in its entirety on Global Grind.com and Roland Martin Reports

 

http://globalgrind.com/2014/04/03/elephants-in-the-room-missing-the-elephant-in-the-room-by-lenny-mcallister/

http://rolandmartinreports.com/blog/2014/04/elephants-in-the-room-missing-the-elephant-in-the-room-by-lenny-mcallister/2/

 

The Three-Legged Stool of Racial Justice

Ronald Reagan saved the Republican Party with a three-legged stool of principles for conservatives. Black Americans can take a page from that for a similar revival today.

NEW YORK CITY/ PITTSBURGH (March 11, 2014) – (Courtesy Global Grind)

African-Americans, conservatives, and Black Republicans alike must understand and apply Reagan’s three-legged model to achieve racial equality today

 

“As noted repeatedly by conservative patron saint Ronald Reagan both before and after his ascendency to the White House, there is a three-legged stool upon which the set of conservative principles and a successful application of those values rest.

 

“Just the same when regarding racial justice: there is a three-legged stool upon which the pursuit of racial justice and a color-blind “…pursuit of happiness…” finds footing. Often with the case of pursuing this noble endeavor, the stool is hoisted and jabbed repeatedly with these principles on high display in order to beat back the lions of hatred, systematic oppression, and varying methods of injustice.

 

“Just as the three-legged stool of conservatism helped lead Reagan to sweeping victories in 1980 and 1984 and enabled him to lead sweeping economic and esteem recoveries for America during his two terms as president, the three-legged stool of racial justice is a time-tested and currently viable tool that must be implemented, adhered to, and championed by Black America today to usher in better times for African-Americans.”

 

Read this article in its entirety on Global Grind.com:

http://globalgrind.com/2014/03/11/the-three-legged-stool-of-racial-justice-lenny-mcallister/

LISTEN: Get Right with Lenny McAllister (January 21, 2014)

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Joshua Black and the misgivings of a public figure on Twitter

WWW.LENNYMCALLISTER.COM (January 21, 2014) – PODCAST TOPIC: Joshua Black and the missteps of a Black Republican

 

Former WVON radio host, former congressional candidate, and nationally-respected political activist Lenny McAllister hosts today’s podcast of “Get Right with Lenny McAllister”.

 

Catch this version of Get Right with Lenny McAllister by clicking the hyperlink or the picture above. Get Right with Lenny McAllister

 

The GOP Needs Return of Radical Republicans to Win War on Poverty

“We Radical Republicans of today must understand that our conservatism must impact more than a 401K plan, a marriage hall, and a uterus…”

NEW YORK CITY / PITTSBURGH  (MLK DAY -2014) –  “If we Republicans are to help America win the War on Poverty in the 21st century, it may be wise to look back to those that fought for change in the 19th century.

“The Republican Party needs a strong dose of the spirit of our Radical Republicans past in order to lead millions of Americans out of the depths of this recession and the clutches of generational poverty. Just as the Civil War forever broke a social more within America that found the stench of slavery tolerable in any regard, the Great Recession has prompted a permanent elevation of civic standards, political leadership, and legislative vision that is prudent for fulfilling the essence of MLK’s dream.

“Republican proposals such as the ones given by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) on the Senate floor must go further than providing access to lower taxes or school choice vouchers. Although financial investment in impoverished communities is necessary, it will take more than the similar ideas we have heard from Republicans and Democrats recently.

“We Radical Republicans of today must understand that our conservatism must impact more than a 401K plan, a marriage hall, and a uterus. Today’s call to to fulfill a dream on this Day of Service must entail aligning our principles with a courage to bring about society-improving change in ways that are consistent with our party’s history while perhaps outside of our current comfort zone.”
Read more of Lenny McAllister’s “The GOP Needs Return of Radical Republicans to Win War on Poverty”, published by Global Grind for MLK Day, by clicking the picture or the hyperlinks attached.