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Black Conservatives Listen Up
The GOP stands poised today to elect its first black party chairman and/or its first black female co-chairman at its annual winter meeting in Washington, D.C. Whatever happens, most black people will hardly care because most blacks simply do not care what Republicans do. Ninety-six percent of us voted for President Barack Obama, and more…
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Sandra Laing: Born Black with White Parents
The story has been circulating from quite some time. South African Sandra Laing was born and classified as “coloured” in the 1950s, but both parents were “white”. And certainly that’s genetically possible: white parents bringing home a bouncing baby girl whose complextion is a bit more golden than theirs and whose hair shows a bit…
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Blags is OUT
Even a tour of talk-shows couldn’t save Gov. Rod Blagojevich from the inevitable impeachment, by a vote of 59-0. Blags can no longer hold elected office in the state of Illlinois ever. I think there is a book deal on the horizon, almost certainly, so I wouldn’t cry for dude just yet. Lt. Gov. Patrick…
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Barry Bonds may be busted yet.
Somehow, somone found some “classic piss” that may yet prove that baller Barry Bonds was taking steroids. I guess I want to know who kept this pee, and how we know it belongs to Bonds? I’m pretty sure Bonds was juicing, but have never been altogether comfortable with the way he’s being singled out—like half…
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Who Moved My Cheese?
A Few Simple Suggestions For Getting Along In The Office Kitchen Yes, your pay stub says you work a 40 hour week, but you know better. Lots of us have seen the alleged eight hour day turn into a hamster-wheel of deadlines: meet one, the next one comes spinning right at you. That means we’re…
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Limbaugh's Plea for Failure
Rush Limbaugh, the Republican’s darling, is no stranger to straight-from-the-gut politcal commentary. It’s what’s in his gut that demands examination. And his latest rantings about Obama’s stimulus package as well as the Civil Rights-trained dummies who support him… well, they rank high on his diseased gut crazy. Unlike many, I certainly don’t believe Limbaugh was…
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Kids and the Money Crunch
A few days ago I was speaking to a group of parents and their children about managing money in a recession. I remembered speaking with this same group a few years ago, and I couldn’t help but notice how the young people’s attitudes have changed. A teenage girl in the group remarked about the “totally…
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Rush to Judgment
After a two-week binge of self-indulging critique of President Barack Obama’s economic platform, today Rush Limbaugh suddenly wants to have a “serious” fiscal policy debate, writing in The Wall Street Journal, “Let’s stop the acrimony.” As comedian Martin Mull might say, “That’s mighty white of him.” Prior to Obama’s inauguration, right-wing radio host Limbaugh said, “I…
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First Kitchen Confidential
Samuel Kass, the 28-year-old cook who served as personal chef to the Obama family in Chicago, will be cooking nightly at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, White House Social secretary Desirée Rogers confirmed for The Root. Kass, who will hold the title of assistant White House chef, is also the son of Robert Kass, Malia Obama’s former…