When I lived in D.C., the pastor of my neighborhood Methodist church was the coolest sister who ever stepped into a pulpit. On one Sunday morning, she said that she saw a rainbow flag on a bumper sticker and on the other side of the bumper was another sticker that read “Father, protect us from [...]
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Faith, Bible and Politics
Posted in politics, tagged Bible, faith, gay marriage, Georgia, Mitt Romney, Obama, sanford bishop on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Wow, Inmates Cost $47K per Year
Posted in politics, tagged crime, debt, inmates, prison on April 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We spend too much money putting people in prison. Of course, criminals must be punished but it would be better if the crimes never happened in the first place. I am 47 years old and I have never made 47K per year but the national average cost of an inmate is $47,000 and as much as [...]
$385 Billion In Uncollected Taxes
Posted in politics, tagged IRS, mcain, national debt, taxes on April 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Those cool people at CBS Sunday Morning recently reported that IRS collects only 85% of taxes due. In 2006, the uncollected 15% would have been 385 billion dollars and during the last decade the amount was 3 trillion dollars. From fudging on deductions to listing someone else’s kids, the tax code invites cheating. When Senator John [...]
Psalms 71:18: Zimmerman and Old Men
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Bible, Blacks, community, crime, jobs, senior citizens, Trayvon, Unemployment, youth, Zimmerman on April 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
George Zimmerman meant well but we must be careful in our zeal to protect our communities. Trayvon Martin was a better young man than most but sorting good kids from the bad ones has become difficult because most of them –Black, White and Brown- seems to admire the thug/hard element. I didn’t add “Yellow” to the [...]
Presidential Elections: Elian Gonzalez = Trayvon Martin
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Cuba, Elian Gonzalez, hoodie, military, Trayvon on March 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Is anyone else thinking that the Trayvon Martin situation might be to the 2012 presidential election what the Elian Gonzalez matter was to the 2000 presidential election? We remember the young Cuban boy who was in the middle of a Florida battle. After the Clinton administration sent him back to that island nation, Al Gore narrowly [...]
March Madness and the Khan Academy: Rethink Everything
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, austin scott, Blacks, Conservatives, education, GOP, hip hop, March Madness, Mitt Romney, NCAA, politics on March 15, 2012 | 3 Comments »
It’s madness to do the same things year after year and expect difference results. So, I decide to acknowledge the brilliance of the guy who started the Khan Academy to reform education. But first, I would like to invite anyone to join our ESPN NCAA basketball groups for the men and women tournaments. The group [...]
Mitt Romney, Malcolm X and Ozzie Davis: Do the Right Thing
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Mitt Romney, newt, Santorum, vote on March 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
When thinking about presidential politics, I keep hearing Georgian Ozzie Davis line from Georgia-educated Spike Lee’s movie “Always do the right thing.” Well, “the Mayor” clearly was too fond of Albany, Georgia-produced Miller High Life beer but that simply statement speaks volumes. The Georgia primary is tomorrow and I have been thinking hard about what [...]
Democrats’ Santorum Dilemma
Posted in politics, tagged Kos, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Santorum on February 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The word “Santorum” doesn’t appear in my local newspaper this morning but presidential candidate Rick Santorum could be leader of the free world or should I say the less free world. While Gingrich and Romney are presidential material, “President Sanatorium” scares the daylights out of me because he is small-minded in my opinion. Santorum has been [...]
PBS’s Slavery By Another Name
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, black history, Blacks, PBS on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The PBS documentary “Slavery By Another Name” will seen chills through in freedom-loving person. While slavery in America technically ended shortly after the Civil War, southerners know bondage continued in one form or another until the 1960s. This documentary tells the story of Blacks and some Whites who were put in jail or prison for [...]
Belichick, Newt and Obama: Let Them Score
Posted in politics, tagged Belichick, democrats, Newt Gingrich, Obama, republicans, Super Bowl on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I can’t stand Bill Belichick but must admit that he was smart to tell his Patriots defenders to allow the Giants’ Ahmad Bradshaw to score a touchdown in the last few minutes of the Super Bowl. Belichick did the calculations and knew he wanted the ball back in Tom Brady’s hands. The decision, which [...]
Democrats for Newt Gingrich….Really
Posted in politics, tagged Conservatives, democrats, Michelle Obama, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Obama, republicans on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I am voting for President Obama in November and Newt Gingrich in March. Obama supporters in conservative states with open primaries should know that giving the president Newt as a target is as important as their general election vote. Every Mitt Romney associated super PAC T.V. ad regarding Newt’s negatives actually reinforces my contentions. The [...]
Clarence Thomas: Good Brother
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Clarence Thomas, Conservatives, Georgia, Obama, sanford bishop, savannah, Sowell on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I just finished reading Clarence Thomas: My Grandfather’s Son and now feel that Justice Thomas could be the most misunderstood brother in America. Grandfather Myers Anderson’s story could have been the story of any southern striving Black man before 1970 and reading the parts of this book about him was like reading about my father’s [...]
That S__ Crazy: Huntsman, Gingrich, Bishop, Romney
Posted in politics, tagged Jay Z, Jon Huntsman, newt, Newt Gingrich, Obama, rap, sanford bishop on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Kanye West saying ”That S__ Crazy” on that song with Jay Z is one cool rap lyric. But, the line should apply to some political matters as well. Jon Huntsman: The GOP had an opportunity to select this decent conservative as their nominee but he left the race while polling in the single digits. Huntsman could have easily [...]
South Georgia Congressional Delegation: Basketball’s JAB Step
Posted in politics, tagged agriculture, austin scott, basketball, Conservatives, democrats, Georgia, GOP, Isakson, Jack Kingston, sanford bishop, saxby on January 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I am sick and tired of national folks taking political jabs at my south Georgia congressional delegation. The fellows need to jab back. My rural south agenda focuses on agriculture, education/jobs, military/veterans and transportation. If they take care of those areas, other stuff is secondary because all politics is local. My Georgia is the area [...]
Barack Al Gore Obama
Posted in politics, tagged Clinton, democrats, GOP, Gore, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich on January 8, 2012 | 4 Comments »
I see it coming from a mile away and know I am going to be ticked off by the Democrats. It happened before with Al Gore. Since Bill Clinton’s White House did some much for regular people and left a budget surplus, Al Gore should have been a shoe-in. But, some folks are too lazy [...]
Economy Recovery and Working at McDonald’s
Posted in politics, tagged bill cosby, jobs, Mcdonalds, Obama, work on December 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My homie Candy passed yesterday and I think he might have had a bigger influence on the community than most American presidents. Candy started working at McDonald’s in high school and moved up to manager before making a lateral move to a kids pizza chain. He hired a ton of local people and started them on [...]
2012 Political Season: Magic Wand and Understanding
Posted in politics, tagged austin scott, Conservatives, democrats, Georgia, GOP, hip hop, Huntsman, Newt Gingrich, Obama, republicans, sanford bishop, tea party on December 27, 2011 | 3 Comments »
If I could wave a magic wand on New Year’s Eve, the notations I would place in southern voters’ minds as we enter the election year would involve understanding. Kandi from the Real Housewives of Atlanta was in a hip hop group with T.I.’s lady Tiny back in the day and they had a hit called [...]
Vernon Jones and Foul-Mouthed Keisha: New Black Conservative Leadership
Posted in politics, tagged Conservatives, Jon Huntsman, moderates, republicans on December 14, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Today, I just came across a Black conservative I called foul-mouthed Keisha. Neither sides of the political establishment knows she is a conservative nor does Keisha know herself but her f-bomb-heavy rants represent the silent majority of Blacks who actually vote. Frustrated working people grow more aggravated when they see society and the government helping [...]
Stay: Herman Cain and Jon Huntsman
Posted in politics, tagged Bill Clinton, Herman Cain, Hillary Clinton, Jon Huntsman, marriage, Tiger Woods on December 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Herman Cain and Jon Huntsman should stay in the presidential race for the long haul. If you think about it, Cain’s alleged actions were no worst that those of Bill Clinton, JFK, RFK, or FRD. We would have had another Civil War before the two finalists for presidents were both Black so stop tripping about [...]
Genesis 4:15: Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman and Charlie Ward
Posted in politics, tagged Herman Cain, Huntsman, moderates, Newt Gingrich, Obama, republicans on November 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My thoughts today turn to Genesis 4:15, the original Cain, Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman and surprisingly Charlie Ward, Jr. From Sunday School, we remember that Cain killed his brother Abel and we joked “what did Eve do after Abel died…she raised Cain.” Seriously, I asked the Sunday school teacher (a high school student) “who was [...]
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