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Is It Over?

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

No, not necessarily. (But some smell blood.) The little sister here does not seem really impressed with Hillary’s tactics thus far. 
While I typed this, I watched Hillary Clinton go on the attack on CNN.  She might be right, but it still looks desperate.

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The Trail Leads To Terptown

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

 
Huckabee at the Stamp Student Union today, Chelsea in the Stamp’s Food Court on Sunday, and Obama at Comcast on Monday?
Boy, the plantation is rocking candidates left and right. I expect to run into Ron Paul in the bathroom any moment now! LOL!

FEBRUARY 11 UPDATE: See “60 Minutes” last night? And I’m sure you heard about Obama’s […]

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The Not-So-Secret Plan :)

Friday, February 8th, 2008

So, does anyone really believe that the conservative radio hosts and talking heads, including author-columnist-flame-thrower Ann Coulter, are not going to support McCain?
Being perpetually gullible and naive, I ALMOST did—until I saw her on this morning’s ”Today” show. She held her position (”I’m going to vote for the most conservative candidate,” she said, as I winced for McCain), […]

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All this, and the Kennedy endorsements, too? Okay, time for the Clintons to get really nasty.

JANUARY 30TH UPDATE: LOL!!! I can’t believe it. You take a look.
JANUARTY 31st UPDATE: And let’s keep this in mind.
FEBRUARY 3rd UPDATE: Check out this video. And this letter.

FEBRUARY 13th UPDATE: And speaking of Toni Morrision…….

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The New American Dream?

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

All year I’ve been amused by the journalistically fostered idea that white Americans, the (voting) majority of this country, are ready to actually go into small booths in November 2008 and, privately and deliberately, elect a Black male as POTUS. Before he gets assassinated.
Late last night, I was in bed with the great passion of my life—Rolling Stone.  […]

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“Today” Wasn’t Maureen’s Day :)

Friday, December 7th, 2007

 
This one speaks for itself. 
The transcript comes from NewsBusters, a conservative media monitoring site. (And no, I’m NOT linking to it! LOL! )  I fixed one thing: the “unidentified woman” is clearly Pam Africa.
Here’s the Tee Vee segment link.

MATT LAUER: On December 9th, 1981 a Philadelphia police officer was shot […]

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An Unhappy Anniversary Approaches

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

UPDATED Dec. 5th:
This Saturday will mark the 26th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner and the shooting of Mumia Abu-Jamal. The case has been argued every which way since Day One.
Today’s news peg is that Mrs. Faulkner is scheduled to  launch her new book Thursday morning on NBC’s “Today” show.

The book has […]

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Damn, Washington Post……….

Friday, November 30th, 2007

…………..don’t you know a smear campaign when you see one?
Here, read your own political cartoon section.
 

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Two book reviews. The first is fiction, the second nonfiction.

The Horror Of Lynching (And The Power Of ‘Passing’), Through The Eyes Of The Black Press
Incognegro.
By Mat Johnson (Writer) and Warren Pleece (Illustrator).
New York: Vertigo/DC Comics.
136 pages. $19.99.
ISBN-10: 140121097X
ISBN-13: 978-1401210977
It’s become a cliché to say that both lynching and “passing” are parts of the African-American experience […]

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Did You Read……….

Monday, November 12th, 2007

……the interview The Guardian did with Angela Davis? That long-ago quote from Aretha Franklin……wow! With apologies to “All In The Family,” “THOSE were the days!” LOL!

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