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Watching the Obama supporters last night, with tears streaming down their faces, their screaming, clapping, dancing and fainting, I have to admit I was a bit emotional myself. I appreciate what this means to African Americans, you could see it on their faces. Juan Williams cried through his whole commentary.
And, as opposed to an [...]

Kobe, R. Kelly…Obama? »

I am a major contributor at DoneDems.com. “DONE” stands for “Democrats Over Nominating Elitists.”

Once again, I am in the minority. While I stood and still stand as a member of the 18 million strong majority of Hillary Clinton’s supporters, I represent an infinitesimal minority as a member of the less than 10% of African Americans [...]

Obama Supporters Burn Tavis Smiley at the Stake »

I’ve been out of town visiting my family for the past several days, and it’s for the best that I haven’t had the energy to blog, because I needed to let the news about Tavis Smiley resigning from the Tom Joyner Morning Show truly soak in and marinate before I came here to vent. There [...]

One Must Show Up to Heal Racial Divides »

While Barack Obama has dodged and weaved his way through the the politics of race — pretending he never heard the hate-filled, anti-Christian, racist remarks of his pastor for 20 years — Hillary Clinton has actively sought out African Americans:

LOOK at who shows up. From my February 23, 2008 story, “This is Ignore-The-Blacks “Shrub” Behavior, [...]

Saturday Night Live Alert! »

There was a strange wire story earlier that Hillary Clinton had ditched her press corps and plane, and that she’d “disappeared.” A couple of my pals were worried. Where was she? Was she alright? Both Mark Halperin and CNN have picked up the rumors:
CNN: “Live from New York, it’s Hillary [...]

This is Ignore-The-Blacks “Shrub” Behavior, Barack »

You’ll recall how, for years, President Bush has “shined on” invitations to speak at the annual NAACP convention, only this last year finally addressing the hugely influential, historic national organization. Now Barack Obama is “shining on” the national “State of the Black Union” founded by Tavis Smiley, and being carried LIVE on C-Span today. [...]