Politically Correct
I've had it with the term "politically correct". It's only invoked when someone says something that gets them in trouble. Then they are surprised that people want to hold them accountable for their words. Complaining about political correctness is really an attempt to avoid consequences for ill will & offensive language. Political correctness isn't the problem. Your language is symptomatic of a bigger issue, & that is your view of the world that lead you to believe you could use that type of language free of all consequences. So you have a problem with accepting responsibility, not political correctness. ... Read More ...
The Black Family
Another amazing piece of journalism from Ta-Nehisi Coates for The Atlantic. His article takes a comprehensive look at "the black family", mass incarceration, & a notorious report about the black family commissioned by a white senator for Pres Nixon in the 1960's. This article is important because we can not take our politicians to task on the current state of our criminal justice system if we don't know what led us to this point. We must arm ourselves with facts to counter people like Bill O'Reilly who tries to shift blame away from institutional racism as the biggest factor in mass incarceration & blame it on the decrease of 2 parent black households. ... Read More ...
Proof Of Racial Profiling
Police officers in Kalamazoo Michigan were forced to face an ugly reality: concrete data that they were racially profiling residents. The yearlong study by Lamberth Consulting, which specializes in racial profiling assessments, examined police stops at 12 different locations in the city of 75,000 starting in March 2012, and found that black motorists were more than twice as likely to be stopped as white drivers. And even though whites were more likely to be found with contraband like guns and drugs, far more blacks were searched, handcuffed and arrested. Public Safety Chief Jeff Hadley, who ... Read More ...
Part 2 of "Religion Seeks To Kill Spirituality"
This is a continuation of my previous blog post from Tuesday March 16 2010 entitled “Religion Seeks To Kill Spirituality”. I got such a huge response from one of the shortest blogs I’ve ever written. One of those readers sent me a message that I read and intended to write a short thank you message to reply to him. Well, it didn’tRead the Rest…
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Religion Seeks To Kill Spirituality
I hate to see “so called” Christians use religion as a tool to perpetuate hate and intolerance. The problem with religion is it’s one size fits all ideology. This ideology is what causes intolerance to flourish. This is also why spirituality and religion are two very different things, and why religion seeks to kill spirituality. Religion is man-made and divisive.Read the Rest…
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THIS IS FUNNY AS HELL
Funny or Die’s Presidential Reunion Will Ferrell, Chevy Chase, Ron Howard, Jim Carrey, Fred Armisen, Darrell Hammond, Dan Aykroyd, Maya Rudolph, Dana Carvey, FOD Team, Jake, and Antonio Scarlata. Related posts: No related posts.
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Almost There With Health Care
Yesterday, the White House released President Obama’s health insurance reform proposal. It bridges the gap between the House and Senate bills, includes ideas from both parties to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse, and puts American families and small business owners in control of their own health care. And it creates a major new authority to help states crackRead the Rest…
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A Very Special Valentines Day Message
Just in case you’re one of those lame ass couples I just talked about, here are some Valentines Day gift ideas picked personally by me, just to show there’s no hard feelings. I’m hopelessly single, so cut me a little slack. I think I’m allowed to hate just a little. After February 14th has come and gone, I promise not to engageRead the Rest…
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Putting Pelosi On Blast
I’ve had a lot going on this week personally and professionally. Most notably was the passing of my uncle JT. So due to those situations, I haven’t had the time to blog about the loss of Ted Kennedy’s seat in the Senate on Tuesday. It was quite a shock, and a huge blow to the Democrats and President Obama’s progressiveRead the Rest…
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Broken Spirit
Today I feel so very sad, tired, and somewhat defeated. My initial outrage and anger (that I felt when I first became aware of Uganda’s gay death penalty bill) has slowly turned into angst on the cusp of despair. I grew up in a very rural extremely small White town in the south right in the heart of “The BibleRead the Rest…
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Uganda’s "Kill The Gays" Bill Sponsored By A U.S. Christian Group
Just when I start allowing myself to think that the fight for equality and gay rights are progressing; I get blindsided with the most disturbing shit I’ve ever heard. The law makers in Uganda have teamed up with a Christian religious organization here in the United States to introduce a bill that if made into law will make homosexuality aRead the Rest…
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When Is War The Right Thing To Do
I think the western world has a skewed outlook when it comes to war and protecting our people and way of life. I’m aware that war is sometimes necessary and even sometimes unavoidable (ie WW2 & Nazi Germany), but we have to start being honest when it comes to voicing our intent and reasoning. Those that support sending more troopsRead the Rest…
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Is more troops the answer?
I listened to President Obama speak last night just like most Americans. I can’t say I was surprised at his decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, but I am a bit disappointed by this decision. For the last 24 hrs I’ve watched and heard a slue of nasty attacks against the President from both the left and the right.Read the Rest…
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