I have an aging relative who is struggling with the early phases of dementia, also known as Alzheimer. She spends her time watching the Fox News–and calling other relatives throughout the day with fearful/angry regurgitation of the latest manufactured Fox nonsense. In travels this summer I have spoken to many folks who also have such …
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Go home already
For those of you on Eastern Time. Sez Max. Everyone else, get back to work. Or chat about whatever.
Quote for the day
I realize that trying to understand the Bush II administration isn’t everyone’s bag, but it’s mine, so I found this striking, from Colin Powell’s Chief of Staff, Lawrence Wilkerson: “I can’t speak to the psychosomatic or the genetic problems with heart attacks or whatever, but I can speak to power. He wanted desperately to be …
“Most of you have no idea what Martin Luther King actually did” – Hamden Rice
MLK was more than a speech to black people. I dare anyone to read what follows and then continue to exploit Dr. King’s legacy in an effort to prove to black voters why Obama is such a disappointment to them. Go on. I dare you. If you want to argue points of fact or issues, …
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Now we’re getting somewhere
I’ve been following a lawsuit filed against White Management. White Hat Management is a for-profit charter school management company that operates in Ohio and Florida. The case began in May of 2010: A group of Cleveland and Akron charter schools is in open rebellion against the for-profit management firm that runs the schools. An unusual …
Rick Perry’s Jeremiah Wright: White People Gave Black People Rights; Civil Rights Leaders Deserve No Credit
When my head stops exploding, I’ll let you know. Rick Perry planned to skip last weekend’s celebration and unveiling of the new MLK memorial in Washington, D.C. (No surprise there.) Instead, Perry headed to Fredericksburg, Texas to attend a “call to action” retreat/fundraiser, where he was slated to hobknob with religious nutbag and self-styled historian …
HERE’S MY ENTRY IN THE AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG, COME BACK ABL CONTEST
Caps lock is cruise control for cool.
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