(A book Irene encourages you to read) In Andre Harper’s book Political Emancipation, a book he wrote about his “personal political odyssey and experiences leading to his departure from the Democratic party and led to his political emancipation followed by his emergence as an independent thinker;” he writes,

 “I am a firm believer that times change put people don’t.  God made the Ten Commandments over 2000 years ago because man was having issues with murder, larceny and adultery just as they are today.  I believe that the same sentiments sill run our tow political parties even though the names have changed through the years.” 

(A book Irene encourages you to read) In Andre Harper’s book Political Emancipation, a book he wrote about his “personal political odyssey and experiences leading to his departure from the Democratic party and led to his political emancipation followed by his emergence as an independent thinker;” he writes,

 “Issues like violence, crime, teenage pregnancy, the proliferation of AIDS in our community and education are issues that we should be handling ourselves instead of petitioning others to remedy.  Somehow our leaders seem to ignore this because championing issues like personal responsibility aren’t as lucrative as the war in Iraq or presidential politics.  It’s like the old folks used to say “Sweep around your own front door before you try to sweep around mine.”  Bill Cosby is correct; our community needs to focus on self-improvement.” 

(A book Irene encourages you to read) In Andre Harper’s book Political Emancipation, a book he wrote about his “personal political odyssey and experiences leading to his departure from the Democratic party and led to his political emancipation followed by his emergence as an independent thinker;” he writes,

 “. . .. the importance of standing up for what you believe in and that the leader will be the one who suffers the most while others benefit from their sacrifice . . . it’s important to have a purpose and a desired outcome whenever you decide to take risks.” 

(A book Irene encourages you to read) In Andre Harper’s book Political Emancipation, a book he wrote about his “personal political odyssey and experiences leading to his departure from the Democratic party and led to his political emancipation followed by his emergence as an independent thinker;” he writes,

 “When the GOP is loyal to their party principles, I am a loyal supporter; when they abandon the, I will fiercely object and scrutinize them.” 

(A book Irene encourages you to read) In Andre Harper’s book Political Emancipation, a book he wrote about his “personal political odyssey and experiences leading to his departure from the Democratic party and led to his political emancipation followed by his emergence as an independent thinker;” he writes,

“Americans don’t have time to worry about dissecting the presidential candidate’s platform much less the platforms of the gubernatorial candidates, judges, county auditors or city council members.  If you are for change, education, fairness and are against crime, then that’s all people seem to care about.  Americans would much rather spend their free thought space worrying about who entertainers are sleeping with, the hottest songs, and who the net big celebrities are and planning how they are going to live once they become famous.  All the while, Americans are being constantly bombarded with messages that tell us what to wear and when these garments are no longer acceptable.  The messages tell us how to act.  The messages tell us what to buy.  The messages keep us forced on ourselves and not to worry or be concerned with what may be going on around us.”

(A book Irene encourages you to read) In Andre Harper’s book Political Emancipation, a book he wrote about his “personal political odyssey and experiences leading to his departure from the Democratic party and led to his political emancipation followed by his emergence as an independent thinker;” he writes,

“In my opinion, disagreement is a good thing because it allows people to see the same things differently.  We are all born into different lives, so we all have different experiences which will often lead us to different conclusions.  The challenge is accepting these differences, respecting these differences, and agreeing to disagree without being violently disagreeable as Dr. Martin Luther King so eloquently stated.”