A Funny Thing Happened When I Posted in a Forum…
Saturday, July 25th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, News, Politics, Race | 6 Comments »I am still puzzled, and a bit saddened by the fallout from President Obama's answer to a question concerning the arrest of Prof. Henry Gates. The blogosphere is ablaze with virulent anti-Obama invective. Yesterday I wrote an essay detailing my perspective ...
It may not be racial profiling; but being arrested in your own home is more than a little suspect.
Friday, July 24th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, News, Politics, Race | 5 Comments »If you have ever been dealt with in a condescending way by an “authority figure” you can probably understand how Prof. Henry Louis "Skip" Gates felt when he was arrested at his home in Cambridge, Mass., last week. President Obama, in response to ...
Everybody out of the Pool! Oh, wait a minute…
Sunday, July 12th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, News, Politics, Race | 3 Comments »By now you have probably heard of the incident at the country club near Philadelphia where a group of predominantly black and hispanic kids was booted from the club's pool even though their camp had rented access for the summer. ...
“She wasn’t thoughtful enough to know she wasn’t thoughtful enough.”
Sunday, July 12th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, News, Politics | No Comments »Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal, can certainly turn a phrase. However, she outdid herself this weekend! My fave quote of her article is also my favorite quote of the week: "She wasn't thoughtful enough to know she wasn't ...
Scandals and Justice? Not in DC.
Sunday, July 12th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, News, Politics | 2 Comments »IN the July 11 edition of Politico.com, Abby Phillip posted "The people who benefit from scandals" and wrote about the people who make out well as a result of political sex scandals, such as the cases of Bill Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, ...
Michael Jackson
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 Posted in Current Events, News, Politics | 4 Comments »Michael Jackson and I were nearly the same age; both of us were to turn fifty-one this summer. I made it. From age ten through twenty-one years old, Michael Jackson was an integral part of my life: much to my dismay ...
It’s Been Awhile!
Monday, July 6th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »"That was the weekend that was! My daughter, Whitney, drove up from Columbia, SC to attend my graduation ceremony at American University. two classes from now I will have a Masters Degree in Public Communication!" I wrote this back in early May ...