Racism, No Wai and George Bush Eats Cats

After reading some recent posts of mine, a friend forwarded the following story to me. She was curious- since I have not jumped on the bandwagon to yell racism at some higher profile stories- to see if this one would be any different.
An 8th grade math teacher, famous for the silly images he places on the [...]

Wal-Mart, the Heart of America and Racism’s Ugly Head

Ah yes…
The issue of race has again reared its ugly head… this time, at Wal-Mart.
In 2007 a black woman named Heather- then a college student from New Orleans- was in Kennet, MO to visit family. She took a trip to the local Wal-Mart with her teenaged cousin to pick up a few things, and after shopping, [...]

The Emperor Really Is Wearing No Clothes

Before delving into the true topic of today’s post, I want to point out some things about me personally.
I am different.
I am not black or white, but both… as are my thoughts, my feelings, my emotions and experiences.
I am a smorgasbord of things…
… I am half white, a quarter black and a quarter Native American.
I am [...]

The Death of Affirmative Action?

We are getting news today that the Supreme Court has ruled on the infamous New Haven Firefighter reverse discrimination case.
Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, in a strange coincidence, was one of the presiding judges during this case’s original appeal.
The High Court has ruled in favor of white firefighter Frank Ricci, reversing Judge Sotomayor’s ruling.
As most [...]

Judge Sotomayor, New Haven and Reverse Discrimination

Along with bogus charges of racism, we are now hearing rumblings of discontent regarding Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s ruling in the infamous New Haven firefighters’ reverse discrimination case.
First, a little background.
New Haven, CT adopted a written exam in 2003 for the purpose of determining which of the city’s fire fighters are eligible for promotion to Lieutenant [...]

Sotomayor, Supreme Court and Spindoctors

One of my readers hipped me to “La Raza”, while commenting on my recent post on Judge Sotomayor- stating that she is a member of this particular group.
I didn’t know anything about the organization, and promised to research both the group and the judge’s alleged ties to it.
What I learned, not surprisingly, is that what’s often thought [...]

Dick Cheney, Irony and The Mortally Wounded GOP

Dick Cheney thinks it would be a mistake for the Republican Party to ‘moderate’ itself in an attempt to save itself from slowly dying.
This is about fundamental beliefs and values and ideas … what the role of government should be in our society, and our commitment to the Constitution and constitutional principles,” Cheney said in [...]

Sessions, Specter and the Supreme Court

Things are getting really exciting on Capitol Hill.
Supreme Court Justice David Souter has recently announced his retirement, paving the way for Obama’s first Supreme Court nomination.
In a coincidental turn of events- a side plot, perhaps- Representative Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) will be taking Arlen Specter’s place as the top Republican in the Senate Judiciary committee.
All of [...]

New Mexico Governor Repeals Capital Punishment

Today I was happy to read that Governor Bill Richardson has signed a bill aboloshing the death penalty in New Mexico.
I realize that this was a very tough decision for him to make… Richardson does believe that the death penalty- in rare cases- is just punishment for especially heinous crimes.
His statement reads, in part:
Regardless of [...]

The Pope, AIDS and Abstinence

The Pope has spoken.
Unfortunately, I spend more time wishing the man would shut up than anything else… but…
Still.
Most recently, Pope Benedict XVI has decided to weigh in on the AIDS epidemic in Africa.
What a hoot.
It seems the Vatican considers itself in the forefront of the battle against HIV/AIDS and as such, the Pope felt the [...]