Archive for the ‘Race’ Category
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
No doubt white men hold a lot of power, but that doesn't mean they carry the master key to every portal of power. Some actually vote based on nothing more than a belief that one candidate is superior to another based on actual facts and free-thinking opinions. White men aren't ...
Posted in 2008 elections, America, BIO, Barack, Campaign News, Contributors, Current Affairs, Democrat Primary, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Obama, Political, Politics, Race, candidates, omnipotent poobah, presidential elections | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
I've got a different take on the focus that is being placed on the statement's of Jeremiah Wright and their relationship to the candidacy of Barack Obama. I agree that he isn't doing Senator Obama any favors by appearing at numerous events...especially since many Americans seemed willing to accept his ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, Campaign News, Democrat Primary, Obama, Politics, Race, Rhetoric, candidates, presidential elections | 5 Comments »
Friday, April 25th, 2008
A couple of observations about race are rumbling through my brain today.
First, one thing the credible Obama candidacy has done is free African Americans from a lot of political baggage. Obama's "yes we can" is as much about discarding a defeatist mindset in blacks as in the country as a ...
Posted in 2008 elections, Democrat Primary, Politics, Race | 5 Comments »
Friday, April 25th, 2008
"I think they wanted to communicate that I am unpatriotic, that I am un-American,
that I am filled with hate speech, that I have a cult at Trinity United Church of Christ.
And by the way, guess who goes to his church, hint, hint, hint? That's what they wanted to communicate." ...
Posted in 2000 Presidential Campaign, America, Obama, Race, media | 13 Comments »
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
It's clear that the pundits in the mainstream media prefer to stir the pot. Doing so generates the ratings they seek but it also serves to bolster the talking points of the political campaigns they cover. This symbiotic relationship does little to inform voters and likely accelerates the partisanship and ...
Posted in 2000 Presidential Campaign, 2008 elections, BIO, Barack, Bush, Obama, Politics, Poverty, Race, Religion, media, presidential elections | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 14th, 2008
Last week I ventured on a business trip to the middle of the country. St. Louis is a major American city based on the fact that it offers major league sports teams. However, when you compare the city of St. Louis to many other American cities it seems to be ...
Posted in 2008 elections, America, BIO, Barack, Obama, Politics, Race | 4 Comments »
Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Hanes used to tell us they would make us feel good all over. With the following ad campaign, one might question whether the underwear company has had a change of heart. The tagline states, "Because the world gives you enough tags" and it's intended to highlight Hanes' new line of ...
Posted in BIO, GLBT, LGBT, Race, World News, media | No Comments »
Friday, May 4th, 2007
Don Imus of the former Imus in the Morning radio show is taking on the oppressors of freedom of speech over at CBS Radio and packing some heat with a top notch legal shooter from New York. This is where the road travels when it comes to the shock ...
Posted in HERO, Politics, Race | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
In years gone by the nation that we call home had no immigration policy and it worked. Right there in the harbor of New York City was the grand lady asking for and welcoming the many that needed a new start in a land that could boast of ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Impeachment, Race | 20 Comments »
Thursday, April 12th, 2007
Don Imus is another in a long line of knot headed celebrities who've put their own well-paid backsides in a sling. They exercised their First Amendment rights, while completely ignoring the accompanying responsibility to refrain from saying something terminally stupid.
Critics of the I-Man - where "I" apparently stands for "Idiot" ...
Posted in Current Affairs, General, Miscellaneous, Race | 13 Comments »
