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Using Jackson as a Mass Distraction
Few folks on appear hot or bothered over the Supreme Court’s recent assault on once untouchable relics of the civil rights movement. When pointing out the SCOTUS decision on Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act or the infamous reverse remix known as Ricci v. DeStefano, most folks look at you in a spat of…
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Sarah Palin's Resignation: World's Greatest Head Fake
Former GOP Vice Presidential nominee and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced that she would be resigning her office effective July 25, 2009. The speculation is that Palin has resigned in order to prep for a run for the Presidency in 2012. I have a slightly different take on Palin’s abrupt move. First, Gov. Palin has…
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Happy Fourth!!!
Last week I had the opportunity to tour George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia. My nieces, 11 and 6, and I spent the day learning about Washington’s life, viewing historical artifacts, visiting the mansion and the gardens and, most of all, marveling at the model of integrity and leadership he established as our nation’s…
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Debbie Rowe wants her kids back
You know, I hate being right so much of the time. Actually I don’t, but as regular readers of this blog and my own personal joint know, I have a talent for clairvoyance. So, not long after I told CNN’s Kiran Chetry that Debbie Rowe would almost certainly throw her hat into the ring ……
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VIDEO: Sarah Palin Quits
CNN has details of her announcement: “Palin added in a statement that she was “determined to take the right path for Alaska even though it is not the easiest path. … Once I decided not to run for re-election, I also felt that to embrace the conventional lame duck status in this particular climate would…
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Happy Fourth of July, Or Not
I’m keeping it simple today. The week has been crazy. From meditating on the death of MJ to witnessing a 9 year old black boy getting handcuffed for stealing a wallet to wondering why the weather’s so unsettled in NYC, I’m ready to light a firecracker and just chill. Wait, that’s a huge contradiction… anyway.…
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Blame It On The G-G-G-G-Gays!
As most social conservatives have long told us, gay people are the bane of God’s existence. God abhors gay folk, does not even claim gay folk like that, and can’t wait to send us son back to Earth to throw them in a pit of fire – in their hot pants, preferably. Now through relentless…
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Why Venus and Serena Own Wimbledon
UPDATE: Serena Wins In Straight Sets PHOTOS: How Beautiful Are The Williams Sisters? Venus and Serena Williams will meet in the Wimbledon finals on Saturday. This may not seem like news, but the context of the Williams sisters domination of their sport is changing. It’s no longer a matter of whether they are the best…
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What’s the New American Idea?
The United States of America celebrates its 233rd birthday this year, while its leaders try to refashion the “idea of America” for an increasingly complex and unpredictable world. The White House is burning the midnight oil deliberating on the extent to which American foreign policy should move toward national interests or national values, realism or…
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Can You Hear My T-Shirt Now?
T-shirts are a powerful form of American expression. The ’60s, ‘70s and ‘80s were chock full of chic, racially specific slogans and images on T-shirts that amounted to an ongoing protest rally. Who can forget “Black Man’s Time”? Or the equally iconic: “Happy to be Nappy”? But in the 1990s, that sort of in-your-face, activist statement…
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