A large part of paying attention to things people think one might not much give a damn about is the ability to tune things out when they become an annoyance. With that in mind, I am quite okay with how this election cycle is playing itself out thus far. -Newton Gingrich deciding to go in on [...]
Whenever I hear a person claim that President Obama is a slave to the corporatist Wall Street culture, I know immediately that he’s one of three things – he’s either ignorant, blind to reality, or he’s promoting his own agenda. Of course Obama is a slave to Wall Street – we all are. You can’t [...]
OK, so where have I heard this before? Yep, yet another one of those “we hate poor people” statements from yet another Republican politician. I know, it’s like these people just don’t get it; and quite frankly, I don’t think that they even care to. This time around, Minnesota State Rep. Mary Franson has released a YoutTube video [...]
Oh gee; I have some more systemic racism to tell you about. Apparently there’s a study just released that suggests that Black folks are negatively impacted by racial bias when it comes to filing for bankruptcy. Not surprising, really; especially when you consider that it costs more to be Black in America than it is [...]
[Editor's Note: Ron Paul is kookier than Lyndon Larouche on crack. His vision of society is something similar to what existed in the Dark Ages and his take on the constitution dismisses anything that happened after the 17th century. His economic policies are the same neoliberal tripe that has brought this nation to its knees [...]
Remember the good old days of 2006 when you could turn up your nose at the lives of the ghettofabulous? You know, the “Hood Rich” folks with a fetish for fashion and liquor they have a hard time pronouncing? Yeah, you know, those low-class bottom feeders two pay checks away from poverty? Yeah, this was [...]
I really wish the education of inner city kids, or American workers weren’t too big to fail, unlike the banks that make up our financial industry. While the budget deficit and subsequent budget cuts continue in wake of the recent super-committee failure, said industry continues to prosper. In a newly released report by Bloomberg News, we now know [...]
Don’t congratulate me on that nifty headline either, those words aren’t mine, rather they belong to Herman Cain where he was quoted at a recent appearance at the Americans for Prosperity (AFP) convention “Defending the American Dream only days ago. Now if that ain’t some coon shit! You’re probably wondering how did the well spoken corporate [...]
There’s a running these within GOP circles that President Obama has to go. And why does he have to go? Well, other than the obvious motive which is to return power to the GOP, there is no other reason. Now, if the GOP were an honest bunch, they would tell us “regular folks” their motives. [...]
I’m contemplating spending the rest of my life watching Reality TV, instead of reading anything educational, informative, and watching the news.This being “aware” of what’s going on in the world thing is getting kinda old. Besides, being ignorant may not be as bad as I’ve always thought. Hell, I want to be blissful like the [...]
I have been keeping an eye on my Twitter time line lately and those of you who are a little slow but fast enough to trick yourself into thinking you are politically cognizant are actually taking the time to consider whether the Herman Cain “9/9/9″ plan sounds feasable. And I can feel you on that! [...]
Last week after Pres. Obama’s made his “evolution” on gay marriage public, my initial thought was: great, now they’re going to say that Obama is gay, and all gay people are now going to vote for him because of it. You know, pretty much in the same way all black people voted for him in [...]
Apparently, in the state of Tennessee it’s perfectly legal to commit what’s known as highway robbery. However, if you expect such acts to the the undertaking of the obvious shady criminal element riding a horse and dressed in black as were the bad guys of the wild west, you’re sorely mistaken. Unlike the days of [...]
There is not a person in this country who does not know that the police engages in racial profiling. If a Black person says they are not aware of this practice, they are either not yet beyond the toddler stage of life, or being intentionally deceptive in hopes of receiving special considerations from the white [...]
As if Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio wasn’t bad enough, in steps Shaun Winkler, a white supremacist running for sheriff. As a Republican, Winkler hopes to become Bonner County, Idaho’s next sheriff. As anybody running for office will tell you, media attention is something welcomed and often sought by candidates. That said, not one [...]
I think that one of my proudest moments in life happened at the beginning of this year: my younger brother – a heterosexual Black adult male – joined me in the fight against Amendment One by taking a photo with me, donning “Vote Against” t-shirts. For about a year, I’ve worked tirelessly against the passing [...]
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