You petty, judgemental, elitist pricks.

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Monday March 09, 2009 · 2:51 PM PDT

2009/03/09 · 14:51

This isn't all of you but I hope those to whom this label applies reads this diary, flames it for all it's worth and go back to sipping chai tea in their waistcoats-- as long as the words have been said.

I am disgusted that when I read a diary about a woman from Barbados trying to explain the influence of domestic violence on her nation and the singer, Rihanna, she was meet with derision about her choice of subject matter (those who derided her attempt to get across cultural understanding simply didn't read the post-- or have very sad, antiquated ideas on abuse and the complexes that arise around it).

Well, you don't know who Rihanna and Chris Brown are? Guess what: your kids do.

College agers do.

People who watch television do.

Black people do.

And if you don't? Screw. You.

LoneBlackMan

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Monday February 09, 2009 · 11:34 AM PST

2009/02/09 · 11:34

Fox News should be studied, academically, in all high school civics classes as a way to teach students how to be critical of the media-- because, thankfully, Fox is so ridiculously overt in its lies and partisanship, even a 14 year old should be able to grasp it.

Sadly, their parents probably wouldn't.

Take this story, for example: GOP Sounds Alarm Over Obama Decision to move Census to White House.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, told FOX News on Tuesday that he finds it hard to believe the Obama administration felt the need to place re-evaluation of the inner workings of the Census so high atop his to-do list, just three weeks into his presidency.

"This is nothing more than a political land grab," Chaffetz said.

This is what happens, I guess, when you take all your quotes-- and, indeed, your agenda-- from just one side of the aisle. Class is in session.

LoneBlackMan

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Monday January 12, 2009 · 5:38 PM PST

2009/01/12 · 17:38

It took one more article, just one article, to make me fed up with all this BS about Obama not being a "progressive" because he dared to ~~gasp~~ populate his administration with members of the last and only Democratic Administration in the last 25 year or so.

Obama's not a Progressive. Right. How about we actually define Progressive before we start talking about who is and who isn't.

LoneBlackMan

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Monday December 15, 2008 · 12:01 PM PST

2008/12/15 · 12:01

In reference to this diary on Caroline Kennedy seeking Hilary's seat, there seems to be a redux of an argument I hear constantly but never quite understand.

What, some people ask, makes Caroline Kennedy think she's qualified to be a Senator?

What, I ask, qualifies anyone to seek public office?

LoneBlackMan

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Thursday November 20, 2008 · 8:16 AM PST

2008/11/20 · 08:16

Dear Ms. Walls,

You may not remember me- although I truly doubt that you've had that many smug, Republican-voting black libertarians in your classes over the years- but I certainly remember you.

You, my southern-drawling, infectiously positive, unapologetically liberal professor, were without a doubt the most influencial presense in my post-high school academic life.

I'm writing this because things have changed.

For one-- I'm obviously no longer a Republican. Not since late 2004, officially. I voted for our boy Edwards. He's changed too.

The other thing, though, is that all the wisdom you gave us, your students, back in 2002-- was dead wrong.

Things have changed.

LoneBlackMan

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Friday October 24, 2008 · 10:15 AM PDT

2008/10/24 · 10:15

I read it in today's Political Memo at the New York Times

As Mr. McCain enters this closing stretch, his aides — as well as some outside Republicans and even a few Democrats — argue that he still has a viable path to victory.

"The McCain campaign is roughly in the position where Vice President Gore was running against President Bush one week before the election of 2000," said Steve Schmidt, Mr. McCain’s chief strategist. "We have ground to make up, but we believe we can make it up."

Wait, hold it-- back the truck up. Did a Republican operative just invoke Al Gore as a path to victory?

Just two years ago, they'd never allow the name "Vice President Gore" to slip from their lips, much less tacitly admit that Gore, in fact, won the 2000 election.

And not only that, but they're inspired about it?

I think I get their thinking... and it's bad news.

LoneBlackMan

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Wednesday October 22, 2008 · 3:20 PM PDT

2008/10/22 · 15:20

I can barely get through a single day without feeling disgust for the tactics that people are willing to use, the slime people are willing to produce, the absolutely filth people are willing to chew up, digest and regurgitate back onto the American public in the hopes of smearing Barrack Obama but today, today, October 22nd, 2008, they've gone and become so disgusting I can't just sit back.

I want to hunt these people down in their homes, dig through their dirty laundry, and spread gossip to their neighbors.

Because anyone, anyone, willing to do something as... absolutely, heartlessly amoral as to smear a Candidate's dead mother needs to swallow the same filth they've created.

From Blogger News

The woman was clearly not your average American Mom.

[...]

In that case we would have a Presidential candidate who is the offspring of a Communist and a slut. It would be much to Obama’s credit to have risen above that but because personality traits are highly heritable it would also cast further doubts on his character.

If this is how far the hate machine goes, I say give them no quarter.

LoneBlackMan

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Friday August 08, 2008 · 4:56 PM PDT

2008/08/08 · 16:56

I was an Edwards supporter and to this day felt his stances on corporations was the way to go-- but now I realize, even in Edwards, we would not find the perfect candidate.

This won't be long, just a little diary to acknowledge the truth-- in a world where Obama is held back for his name and his race, where Clinton is held back for her gender and Richardson for both his skin and his eloquence (or relative lack), it's a damn shame that the only one of the candidates I thought would be the sure-fire winner, the guy who comes in with no "inherent" weakness and plenty of strength...

Would have failed... because of his own choices.

This race was never ours to win, no matter who the Nominee was going to be. It was always, always going to be a fight.

Alright. I'm fully committed.

Go Obama. Go.

Why isn't anyone talking about John McCain beating his wife?

LoneBlackMan

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Monday August 04, 2008 · 10:10 PM PDT

2008/08/04 · 22:10

Did you know that, with returns from Iraq, we are seeing growth in reports of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?

Did you also know that divorce is more common, when a soldier returns from war with PTSD?

Did you know that chances of anger, irrationality and spousal abuse rise with the diagnosis of PTSD?

Did you know that naval veteran John McCain divorced his first wife soon after returning from the traumatic experience of viet-cong captivity?

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How do you feel about spousal abusers?

93 votes Vote Now!

How do you feel about spousal abusers?

I think they're terrible.

34 votes

I pity them.

3 votes

I think they need treatment.

9 votes

I certainly wouldn't vote for one.

47 votes

Jonah Goldberg Needs a History Lesson.

LoneBlackMan

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Thursday July 31, 2008 · 12:31 PM PDT

2008/07/31 · 12:31

What does this image say to you?

To Jonah Goldberg, it says: "This is why Terrorists killed Israeli athletes and why 'divisiveness' marked the period of the 60s from which this protest comes."

That's right. Blame the Black people.

LoneBlackMan

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Tuesday July 15, 2008 · 10:29 PM PDT

2008/07/15 · 22:29

I'm not going to bother mentioning the "offending" incident (a google and a glance will pretty much catch you up to speed) but, needless to say, there are many a gleeful conservative chittering out there on the intarwebs about the New Yorker.

I'd say "Republicans" instead of "conservatives" but these days conservatives call themselves "Independents" (that just won't vote Democrat no matter what) while patiently waiting for Bush to leave office and for people to disassociate corruption, mortgage crisises, government mishandling, military misjudgement and general sexual hypocrisy on their favorite brand-- essentially, in 4 years when the old school Democrats fuck it up. Again (4 years? Hell, let's face it, with this FISA bill and the inability to stand up to a hated lame-duck President, it'll be some time in the next 9 months).

These conservative friends of yours are going to say a lot of funny, confusing things-- things like, "Well, if they showed McCain as an old man drooling like a latter-day Reagan (too soon?), there wouldn't BE any controversy (except, of course, McCain really IS old so it's not actually a lie)." And, more likely than not, they're going to use the words "Politically Correct."

Continue on for a basic guide to a confusing idea....

LoneBlackMan

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Monday July 07, 2008 · 3:32 PM PDT

2008/07/07 · 15:32

While "Change" is the refrain by which Obama will make history this November, I'd like to show you some of the small ways candidacy has already altered hearts and minds-- at the very least, mine.

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You petty, judgemental, elitist pricks.

Deconstructing a Bad Story-- Thanks Faux!!

Waaaaah, Waaaah, Obama's not a Progressive!!

What Qualifies Who now?

With Apologies To Ms. Walls (You Were So Wrong)

John McCain Looks to Al Gore for inspiration? (expect disasterous results)

Obama's mother? They'd smear Obama's DEAD MOTHER?

Wow, John: a Realization.

Why isn't anyone talking about John McCain beating his wife?

Jonah Goldberg Needs a History Lesson.

A helpful guide to "Political Correctness" as used by your Conservatives friends.

On being Black during the Obama candidacy.