SENATOR KERRY said so long to the Senate today. What he said about money won’t make it through the cacophony, but nothing is changing our democratic republic more. I also want to say that Gov. Deval Patrick is a schmuck. I’ve never cared much for Patrick and I care even less now. No offense to [...]
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Queer Talk: Seneca, Selma and Stonewall
Widely quoted on LGBT blogs, and at least for me, by a lot of Facebook friends, is this line from President Obama’s Inauguration Day / Martin Luther King Day speech (via AmericaBlogGay: We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star [...]
“LINCOLN,” A Golden Era Masterpiece in the 21st Century
THE WORDS that make up the script that tell the story of the 16th president’s efforts to get the 13th Amendment through the House evolve into a densely rich historical drama. The process at the heart of how history happened and the path provided to make it possible are subsequently spun into a riveting story [...]
Romney Thinks He Lost Because Obama is Oprah
YOU GET a gift, single woman. You get a gift, Hispanic man. And you college kid, you get a gift, too. Oh, and African Americans, you especially always get gifts. As for the rest of America, we got the biggest gift of all, because Mitt Romney isn’t our president. From the New York Times: In [...]
Smithsonian Magazine Excavates Thomas Jefferson’s Darkness
THE TEA Party era and uneducated fictionalists like Sean Hannity enjoy rewriting American history and hoisting on our founders qualities they don’t deserve. As a strong admirer of Jefferson’s mind and engineering genius, just visit Monticello some time, his evil racism was obviously a product of the era, but it is no less diabolical. The [...]
Paul Ryan Calls Stacey Dash Who’s Being Attacked on Twitter for Supporting Mitt Romney
“@paulryanvp: Had a great conversation with @realstaceydash this afternoon. Thank you for your support!”Yes, thank you. — Stacey Dash (@REALStaceyDash) October 10, 2012 GETTING FLAMED on Twitter is nothing new for anyone who dares voice an unpopular political view. But when you’re African American, a woman and a Democrat, but not supporting Barack Obama’s reelection, [...]
Serena Williams Wins ‘Golden Slam’ in Rout Over Maria Sharapova
REUTERS SPORT reports via Twitter… Serena Williams becomes the first woman to win all four Grand Slams and a gold medal in both singles and doubles. photo via Shutterstock
Top Story: Gabby Douglas, Gymnastic Gold
WHAT ELSE CAN be said about this remarkable competitor? She’s one of an elite group of African American gymnasts ever to compete in the Olympics and the first to win the gold in gymnastics all-around. Yet people are actually, unbelievably sniping about her hair.
Gritty GIRLS Takes Over
“You could not pay me enough to be 24 again.” – female doctor giving Hannah a pelvic exam Inspired genius. Two episodes in and I’m hooked. Everybody is. Well, not everyone. The politically correct TV police are upset everyone is white. I get it. TV is too bleached. People should stop caterwauling about it, because [...]
Pres. Obama on Rosa Parks Bus
On a fundraising sweep, during a stop at Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, Pres. Obama boarded the legendary bus. From remarks at one of the fundraisers, via CBS News: “I actually had the chance to sit in Rosa Parks’ bus — I just sat there for a moment and pondered the courage and tenacity [...]
Coke Quits ALEC on Threat of Color of Change Boycott
Unfortunately, the rapid spread of these proposals in states as different as Florida and Wisconsin is not occurring by accident. Instead, many of these laws are being drafted and spread through corporate-backed entities such as the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, as uncovered in a previous Center for American Progress investigative report. Detailed in [...]
Trayvon Martin Case Shifts to Confusion and Accusations Against the Victim
“They killed my son, now they’re trying to kill his reputation.” – Trayvon Martin’s mother, Sabina Fuller Somebody is trying awfully hard to make 17 year-old Trayvon Martin look like a bad kid. Yesterday, information was released about Martin and marijuana, which led to a school suspension, the reason he was visiting his father, but [...]
Trump Meeting with Perry Results in Birther Confession
Rick Perry is so desperate to prop up his flagging presidential bid he’s listening to the birther king. That Donald Trump is a powerful guy, because he evidently convinced Perry there’s something to his madness. From the transcript of Parade magazine (h/t Think Progress): You don’t believe what’s been released? I don’t know. I had [...]
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