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Suprised Black People Didn’t Support Prop 8? Here’s Why.
Obama Supporters who voted against Proposition 8 have a lot to learn about the nature of the African-American community. Defeating racial intolerance by electing Barack Obama does not equate defeating homophobia, as far as African-Americans are concerned. According to exit polls for The Associate Press, ”California’s black and Latino voters, who turned out [...]
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Tomorrow’s Republican (or Yellow) Coalition
The Purple America Series: Part 3 Tomorrow’s Republican (or Yellow) Coalition The “red” coalition that brought Reagan, Bush I and II to power has fractured and can no longer deliver major victories in a centrist (or purple) America. The traditionalists (Christian conservatives) are upset about the lack of socially conservative progress after 8 years of Republican leadership, [...]
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Misguided: Fuel-Efficiency Restrictions For General Motors
Here is my quick attempt to explain why putting fuel-efficiency restrictions on GM as part of a bailout doesn’t make any sense. I use very basic math/logic. If you see I have committed an error, please point it out (courteously). ——- Let’s say bailing out GM without putting any fuel-efficiency restrictions on the company costs taxpayers X [...]
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On the Failure and the Future of the US Automobile Industry
The American automobile industry was once a national source of pride; now it is a national disgrace. When the Ford Mustang launched in 1964 (and 1/2) it seemed like Detroit could do no wrong. They were making money hand over first, their innovations were celebrated by the press and consumers had big cars and big [...]
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Prop 8 Scapegoats: The Naders of 2000
I have been particularly disturbed by the media blaming the passage of Proposition 8 (banning gay marriage in California) on people of color. This is nothing new of course- it’s all part an overarching power struggle that has existed in this country since its founding. The oppressors (the ones who actually have the power to [...]
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Of Decency and the Williamsburg Scumbag
Walking up Bedford Ave. on Halloween, I notice a crowd of skinny jeans, tattoos and poor posture at the corner. One of the carbon copies is drinking freely from a bottle of Ketel One Vodka. I politely remind him that doing so is illegal. Hostility and resentment flash across his face. He replies [...]
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Turn Detroit Into Cape Canaveral
On Monday, General Motors spooked the entire economics community, financial and academic, when it reported that it was hemorraging $2 billion a month and might be forced to declare bankruptcy. If their cash reserves dip below $10 billion, the company said it will be unable to pay its health care obligations or even finance its [...]
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Today’s Purple Coalition
The Purple America Series: Part2 Today’s Purple Coalition American consciousness shifted to a different political value system and we can call it purple. It’s going to ripple through the American perception like a drop into a bucket. The changes won’t be imminent but they’ll be inevitable. You could call it a shift to collectivism but (hopefully) it [...]
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Hope In Transition
As we officially approach the twilight of the Bush regime in America, I find myself optimistic about his last months in office. It’s not that I have somehow come to view him as anything other than inept or that I am underestimating the gravity of the challenges facing our nation. However, I think there is [...]
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Obama and Community Servitude
Since election day, President-Elect Barack Obama has launched a website for interested citizens, change.gov. The site is designed to be the “source for the latest news, events and announcements so that you can follow the setting up of the Obama Administration.” While at face value this is a positive development, some of the recent changes [...]
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The Purple America Series: Part 3 Tomorrow’s Republican (or Yellow) Coalition The “red” coalition that brought Reagan, Bush I and II to power has fractured and can no longer deliver major victories in a centrist (or purple) America. The traditionalists (Christian conservatives) are upset about the lack of socially conservative progress after 8 years of Republican leadership, [...]
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- "If it barks in Alaska, then it is one of five things: a seal, a wolf, a coyote, a tree or a politician. When it panders, that clears up any doubt." - Anonymous #
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