Electing Egomaniacs: The Charlie Rangel story

Thursday, 12 August 2010 12:52

As Rep. Charlie Rangel faces ethics charges, Democratic politicians feted him at his 80^th Birthday party in New York City.

"I know a few people couldn't be here tonight because, as they tell it, either they had to get a haircut unexpectedly or they were sure that they'd have a headache. But Charlie, as you know, they were with you as long as they could be."

This from the mouth of Egomaniac in Chief Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City who changed the city charter which limited his time in office as mayor because he felt that he was entitled to be mayor of New York regardless of the fact that the citizens of New York imposed term limits on the mayor.

Mayor Bloomberg and the politicians present including Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand remind us that we love our country; it’s our government we don’t trust.

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Snookering: “a-post-racial” analysis

Thursday, 22 July 2010 19:13

After casting Shirley Sherrod as a racist and firing her from her post at The USDA, the administration to no one’s surprise, issued an apology and offered to reemploy and promote Ms. Sherrod.

According to Secretary Vilsack, “This is a good woman, she’s been put through hell and I could have and should have done a better job.”

Translation: I acted foolishly.

Whitehouse spokesman Roberts Gibbs apologized "for the entire administration" and admitted that officials did not know all the facts when she was fired.

Translation: We acted foolishly.

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Steele Trap

Tuesday, 06 July 2010 22:19

At a recent fundraising event, RNC Chairman Michael Steele opened mic and once again, inserted his foot.

He said, the war in Afghanistan "was a war of Obama's choosing" that America had not "actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in." It does not matter whether one agrees with him or not, the fact remains that Steele has become the Joe Biden of the Republican Party.

First, Steele’s comments are an unabashed insult to the troops who, unlike Steele are fighting for their lives and democracy. Meanwhile back in the comfort of a fundraiser Steele insults them.

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The NAACP, the Whitehouse and trafficking in race

Wednesday, 21 July 2010 13:32

Shirley Sherrod, a former official at the USDA” resigned” her post after a video on YouTube revealed comments she made admitting that she once withheld help from a white farmer because of his race.

Ms. Sherrod who is black also said in the same video that she learned the lesson from this experience that the issue is poverty not race. She said, “And I went on to work with many more white farmers," she said. "The story helped me realize that race is not the issue, it's about the people who have and the people who don't."

After the video surfaced, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack fired Sherrod. (O.k., he asked her to resign).

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Of voting rights, justice, Injustice and hate

Tuesday, 06 July 2010 22:01

J. Christian Adams, a former Justice Department lawyer is testifying before the U.S. Civil Rights Commission today that the voting rights Act under the Obama Administration is used to discriminate against whites. As evidence, he cites a case brought by Justice, which accused The New Black Panther Party of voter intimidation during the 2008 elections.

On Election Day 2008, King Samir Shabazz and Jerry Jackson dressed in black uniforms of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense stood outside of a polling

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Electing Egomaniacs: The Charlie Rangel story

Snookering: “a-post-racial” analysis

Steele Trap

The NAACP, the Whitehouse and trafficking in race

Of voting rights, justice, Injustice and hate

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