Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” today that he wept with relief when the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Mormon church, announced a 1978 revelation that the priesthood would no longer be denied to persons of African descent. - Politico.com, Dec. 17, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Mitt wept when church ended discrimination
Let's all roll our eyes together.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
F stands for Hillary
It happened today. Wolf Blitzer used the F word when discussing Hillary Clinton.
For weeks, we have been watching the second half of the media’s favorite Comfort the afflicted then afflict the comforted. Since the race began, Hillary has been comfortable. She was the clear frontrunner -- annointed by the Republican brain trust as the defacto nominee.
Barack Obama was the neophyte who didn’t stand a chance. A funny thing happens when voters get involved, however.
Barack gave an electrifying speech at the Iowa Jefferson Jackson Dinner, and he as been on the rise ever since. The latest polls either have him ahead or dead even with Hillary Clinton, not just in Iowa, but New Hampshire. Next stop, South Caroline.
And so Wolf, CNN’s Captain Obvious suggested used the F word to describe her candidacy.
Freefall.
Don’t get to comfortable, Barack. The media will come after you. :-)
For weeks, we have been watching the second half of the media’s favorite Comfort the afflicted then afflict the comforted. Since the race began, Hillary has been comfortable. She was the clear frontrunner -- annointed by the Republican brain trust as the defacto nominee.
Barack Obama was the neophyte who didn’t stand a chance. A funny thing happens when voters get involved, however.
Barack gave an electrifying speech at the Iowa Jefferson Jackson Dinner, and he as been on the rise ever since. The latest polls either have him ahead or dead even with Hillary Clinton, not just in Iowa, but New Hampshire. Next stop, South Caroline.
And so Wolf, CNN’s Captain Obvious suggested used the F word to describe her candidacy.
Freefall.
Don’t get to comfortable, Barack. The media will come after you. :-)
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Oprah-bama for Black people?
I had to chuckle when I heard a white pundit say that Oprah's endorsement will help Obama appeal to Black people.
Really? Black people?
It seems like the same kind of simplistic thinking that assumed that Barack Obama would automatically get the Black vote. The kind of simplistic thinking that was so wrong that Oprah is now necessary.
I'm not sure what kind of pull Oprah will eventually have, but in many African American circles, it's long been long understood that Oprah has moved on from being reliably Black.
By reliably Black, I mean the kind that most people of color will identify as being in synch with their daily struggles. If you think back to Oprah's comments when she launched her school in South Africa, she defended not opening it in the United States by saying at risk kids here would rather get iPods than books.
Many Black people took that as a direct insult. That is something a reliably Black person would never say (out loud). That's just one example, of course, but it betrays a mindset.
All that said...reliable or not, Oprah is Black. Proudly so, it seems. Black enough to be comfortable endorsing a Black man. And that might translate to some support. More importantly her endorsement might carry cred, not just with African Americans, but with women. Wouldn't it be interesting if Hillary got the Black vote and Barack got the women vote?
It's been hard to predict many things in this race, and the Oprah-bama move isn't making the crystal ball any clearer.
Really? Black people?
It seems like the same kind of simplistic thinking that assumed that Barack Obama would automatically get the Black vote. The kind of simplistic thinking that was so wrong that Oprah is now necessary.
I'm not sure what kind of pull Oprah will eventually have, but in many African American circles, it's long been long understood that Oprah has moved on from being reliably Black.
By reliably Black, I mean the kind that most people of color will identify as being in synch with their daily struggles. If you think back to Oprah's comments when she launched her school in South Africa, she defended not opening it in the United States by saying at risk kids here would rather get iPods than books.
Many Black people took that as a direct insult. That is something a reliably Black person would never say (out loud). That's just one example, of course, but it betrays a mindset.
All that said...reliable or not, Oprah is Black. Proudly so, it seems. Black enough to be comfortable endorsing a Black man. And that might translate to some support. More importantly her endorsement might carry cred, not just with African Americans, but with women. Wouldn't it be interesting if Hillary got the Black vote and Barack got the women vote?
It's been hard to predict many things in this race, and the Oprah-bama move isn't making the crystal ball any clearer.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Imus: I'm sorry, nothing's changed
"…not much has changed. Dick Cheney is still a war criminal, Hillary Clinton is still Satan and I'm back on the radio."
— Don Imus during his first broadcast since being fired in April.
Just in case you were wondering if Don Imus learned anything during his eight-month sabbatical from radio, Monday morning he reminded us how much things would remain the same. Of course, he returned with the human bunting of two Black comics, Karith Foster and Tony Powell.
Presidential hopefuls John McCain and Chris Dodd were among his first guests. I guess they were just being loyal. So now it's my turn to be loyal. It's not like either had a real shot at being president, but in the off chance that they did, neither will ever get my vote. They can rot in hell with Satan. Unless she gets the nomination, of course.
— Don Imus during his first broadcast since being fired in April.
Just in case you were wondering if Don Imus learned anything during his eight-month sabbatical from radio, Monday morning he reminded us how much things would remain the same. Of course, he returned with the human bunting of two Black comics, Karith Foster and Tony Powell.
Presidential hopefuls John McCain and Chris Dodd were among his first guests. I guess they were just being loyal. So now it's my turn to be loyal. It's not like either had a real shot at being president, but in the off chance that they did, neither will ever get my vote. They can rot in hell with Satan. Unless she gets the nomination, of course.
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