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A Discussion on Race »

In March of 2008, the Jeremiah Wright tapes hit the news, nearly derailing Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.  Obama’s spiritual advisor, the pastor of the church the Obama family had attended for 20 years, was seen on videotape cursing America, among other unsavory things.  But the liberal press quickly circled the wagons and declared it a [...]

I Don’t Think I Can Stomach Another Round **Updated** »

* Bumped Up * Update below the fold. Of Obama campaigning. Yes, he has already started for his re-election. Blech. Oh, he just happened to show up at the Lincoln Memorial after the 11th hour agreement on the budget vote, running around, glad handing, acting like he was the one who wrote the damn thing:

Is Nancy Pelosi For Real? »

Nancy Pelosi has come out with another whopper. Honestly, I just do not understand how this woman can be so clueless, but well, she is. She is now claiming that “there is a war on women,” discussing primarily issues related to choice. And of course, this “war” is perpetrated by the Republicans. Really, Rep. Pelosi? [...]

On This Sad Anniversary »

Today is the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., gunned down at a hotel in Memphis, by James Earl Ray, in 1968. Robert Kennedy announced this tragedy in one of the most eloquent, moving statements I have ever heard from anyone, politician or poet, minister or teacher. Here is his announcement of [...]

Now That’s Funny »

Some people are ripe for the Dicks for Life award. When an insecure boy wants to impress another boy in the locker room he picks on the geek or the addled. Stage comedians are, by the natural force that drives them to go full frontal before a judging audience, in constant need of confirmation that [...]

“Brothers Won’t Work As Hard As Mexicans…” »

Oh, man – did SC State Senator Robert Ford (D) really say this? Talk about your classic “foot in mouth” disease. Needless to say, a whole bunch of people aren’t happy with him about his comment. Ford has been in the Senate since 1993. This isn’t the first time he has come out with something [...]

Faux Media Outrage: Women Are Once Again Used as Weapons for Political Gain »

MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann, master of faux outrage, has once again jumped the shark with his latest righteous diatribe: In the aftermath of the shooting of 19 people in an attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., Countdown’s Keith Olbermann reminds Americans that “violence, or the threat of violence, has no place in our democracy.” This [...]

The Sorry State of Pakistan »

Salmaan Taseer is dead. He’s neither the first politician, first liberal, the first outspoken bullish pugnacious politician who was killed. Nor is he last. There were many, there will be more. He was the sitting governor of Pakistan’s biggest province and was assassinated by his own bodyguard.  Does Pakistan suffer today because of his death? [...]

“You’re Either Down, Or You’re Not!” »

“You’re either with us, or you’re not,” so says Dr. Wilmer Leon, a radio talk show host, about Obama and the African American community, in this article by Caroline May in The Daily Caller, “African-American Leaders And Intellectuals Express Dissatisfaction With President Obama.” Oopsie daisy – sounds like another faction unhappy with Dear Leader. The [...]

What Is Going On At The DOJ? »

/ Bumped up + stay tuned for more from the Reverend later today / And what does it mean for our foundational rights as a country? Recently, J. Christian Adams, former DOJ attorney, made some serious accusations about how the DOJ is doing business under Obama. Adams’ initial comments had to do with the New [...]

“Uncle Toms” Cost The Race? »

That’s what SC State Senator Robert Ford is claiming is the reason for his recent loss to Vincent Sheheen to be the Democratic candidate for Governor. If you can stand any more about our, um, interesting politicians in South Carolina, in this eyebrow raising article, Ford lays it all out Ford Admits To Being Bitter; [...]

Fear Itself Folo »

Some readers of this blog took exception to my post titled “Fear Itself,” which was published on April 6. I’d like to address the objections. Protest is the American way. The health care bill, a massive piece of legislation, had many elements which some could find objectionable. Mandates are worrying, as is the fear that [...]

ACORN Is Out »

Or is it? Much has been made of late about the national office of ACORN shutting down, on April 1st, no less. Yes, that is a bit telling in and of itself. Hence this article, ACORN SWAP?. That pretty much sets the tone: ACORN, the embattled community activist group, says it is disbanding. The group, [...]

The FOX Factor »

Every now and then there are moments in the American media that defy description. Nevertheless they must be addressed. Case in point: Washington Post “media critic” Howard Kurtz’s article today about FOX News Channel’s “reporters’” growing discomfort with the shenanigans of FNC darling Glenn Beck, he of the mighty chalkboard of insanity, his ludicrous fits [...]

Has The Kool Aide Started To Wear Off? »

* Bumped Up * For some folks at MSNBC? Seems like it, given this recent departure. Craig Crawford, an MSNBC mainstay, has quit the network, even leaving before his contract was out. Wait until you read why that is in this article, MSNBC Political Analyst Craig Crawford Has Left the Network – In A Very [...]