Archive for November, 2011
it’s your thing
I like to watch Morning Joe in the a.m. I think Scarborough needs to let Mika talk, but for the most part the show has great commentary and passable journalism. And, to be honest, sometimes it’s just background noise for my daily routine—but not this Tuesday [11/29 for the record]—the always “entertaining” Ann Coulter was […]
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if i were a (white) boy
Mic check! MIC CHECK! I’m not going to camp in a park. I’M NOT GOING TO CAMP IN A PARK. Drum Circles are not my thing. DRUM CIRCLES ARE NOT MY THING. But I am the 99%. BUT I AM THE 99%. I’m here to Occupy Your Mind! I’M HERE TO OCCUPY YOUR MIND! OK, […]
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let me clear my throat…
“It’s outrageous the way liberals treat a black conservative,” she told Geraldo. “This is another high-tech lynching… Nothing liberals fear more than a black conservative.” Ann Coulter, Fox News, October 31, 2011 You’ve got to give it to ’em. Right wing GOtPers know how to circle the wagons! Immediately after news broke in Politico that […]
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I love the HBO series The Wire. Maybe it’s because the show is set in Baltimore, where my Mother’s people live. It could be those characters—white, Black, straight, gay, thug, intellectual, male, female—all so complex and well-developed. The show feels raw and familiar with plots that grab you and take you along for the ride. […]
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