Posted in civil rights, election, human rights, politics, tagged America, democrat, flag waving, Michelle Obama, Mike Duncan, patriot, patriotism, pride, Republican, Republican National Committee, Tennessee on May 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Pride in America is becoming the latest focus as simple-minded politicians and mindless flag wavers try to pretend that everything in America is always great. Michelle Obama has recently come under fire by Tennessee Republicans for stating that she was “proud of America for the first time in her life” in election coverage from Madison, [...]
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Posted in civil rights, election, government, politics, tagged African-American, America, American Dream, Barack Obama, citizen, democrat, election, film, Helen Mirren, myopia, politic, political machine, politicians, presidential campaign, united states, vote on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
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We are in the midst of observing something incred- ibly thrilling and of mammoth historic significance in this country. I predict that future generations [...]
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Posted in civil rights, commentary, government, politics, tagged 911, African-American, America, Barack Obama, Dr. Wright, Jeremiah Wright, life, Linda Ronstadt, martin-luther-king, mlk, national future, national prosperity, polarity, reality, seeds, treason, white man's world on April 28, 2008 | 22 Comments »
When I was growing up, I was told that everything had to be a certain way. Everything was supposed to be uniform and nothing that was good varied. Life was predictable and dependable. Over the years, I learned that I had lived inside of a lie; a carefully concocted idea that all was well because [...]
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Posted in economy, tagged America, child law, Clinton, collapse, corruption, democrat, election, family law, influence peddling, legal precedence, Obama, politic, predator, Republican, Roman Empire on April 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Recently, the words “predator” and “predatory” have been reserved for mortgage lenders and the finance industry. Predatory practices are as old as the world’s oldest profession, if any of us know what that really is.
Many politicians easily fit into the definition of predator in the minds of many. Perhaps you think of predatory politics when [...]
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Posted in civil rights, human rights, politics, religion, video, tagged African, America, birth defect, black, Condoleezza, race, racism, Rice, slave, state department on March 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Perhaps one the most profound statements made in recent election history was made by Condoleezza Rice yesterday. “Black Americans were a founding population. Africans and Europeans came here and founded this country together: Europeans by choice and Africans in chains. That’s not a very pretty reality of our founding. Descendants of slaves did not get [...]
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Posted in banking, business, retail, technology, tagged addiction, America, atm, bank, convenience, credit, customer, fees, finance, late, money, overdraft, us-news on January 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Overdraft fees have increased. ATM fees are up. Credit card rates are expected to rise, followed by late fees as the market tightens. ABC News 1/27/08 “Today, customers want more than a bank. They want a financial ally who makes itself available to them on their terms.” This is how a bank in India paints [...]
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Posted in business, capitalism, civil rights, commentary, economy, politics, tagged America, bigotry, black, founder, jena, martin-luther-king, mlk, nation, Obama, pride, race, racism, resent, separatist, slave, slavery on January 23, 2008 | No Comments »
The hurt of race and bigotry erupted in the U.S. primary elections. On the Martin Luther King holiday, a group of “white separatists” conducted a rally in Jena, Louisiana, now a hot spot for racial contest. The church that presidential candidate Obama attends has been spotlighted for “black pride”. The drowsy monster of bigotry is [...]
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Posted in civil rights, election, human rights, politics, self, tagged America, bigotry, black, Clinton, color, denial, election, hurt, Obama, oppression, predator, prey, race, race card, resentment, slavery, woman on January 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you have been tuned in to the news, you are aware of the recent dispute in the election coverage. The ugly issue of race has come to the surface yet again. When you carefully look at the comments of the American people, you can see that America is a wounded country that has never [...]
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