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        <title><![CDATA[Democrats or Republicans - same thing, people!!]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Let's Be Clear I got this email from MoveOn.org today and thought it was hi-larious - let me just count the ways (all emphasis mine):
###Dear MoveOn member,

Election Day is less than two months away, and we need to decide today whether we'll have enough resources for a major campaign to help stop the Republicans and their corporate allies from taking over Congress.  (1. Guess we can all agree on one thing - ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Obama vs. the Status Quo]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The Examined Life A blogger friend wrote a thoughtful&nbsp;blog post&nbsp;on the number of Americans who eagerly believe the flat out lies masquerading as news tossed about in the media and cyberspace about President Obama, his wife Michelle, and his administration. I think that&nbsp;he is&nbsp;correct&nbsp;about the people who orchestrate the lies and misinformation; they are not stupid and they act with well thought out deliberateness. The problem is that their target audience functions on a mix of fear and ignorance, a dangerous combination. 

If their beliefs weren't so destructive, they would be laughable. Their litany goes something like this: Obama is a Muslim, who since birth has been laying the foundation to become president and destroy America and its Constitution that's why he faked his birth certificate. Michelle hates the United States and as a bonding exercise, the two of them burn the American flag. Presumably to diminish any opposition or just to strike terror in the hearts of Americans,]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sarah Palin: No Laughing Matter]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The Examined Life Of the Obama administration, she says, “They talk down to us. Especially here in the heartland. Oh, man. They think that, if we were just smart enough, we’d be able to understand their policies. And I so want to tell ’em, and I do tell ’em, Oh, we’re plenty smart, oh yeah—we know what’s goin’ on. And we don’t like what’s goin’ on. And we’re not gonna let them tell us to sit down and shut up.” The crowd’s ample applause at these lines swells to something vastly bigger when Palin vows defiantly that “come November, we’re taking our country back!”The above lines are from an article by author Michael Joseph Gross for Vanity Fair. Gross followed Sarah Palin "...through through four midwestern states, speaking with whomever I could induce to talk under whatever conditions of anonymity they imposed—political strategists, longtime Palin friends and political associates, hotel staff, shopkeepers and hairstylists, and high-school friends of the Palin children]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Alleged - "Combat" Troop - withdrawal would have happened  regardless!]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Let's Be Clear I try to keep my posting about the Changeling to a minimum because I re-e-e-ally dislike him - and respect him even less.  But given his little speech yesterday, the field Negro in me kept screaming, "Man!  That mofo is a real piece of work ain't he?!  He'll co-opt any-damned-body or any-damned-thing to make himself look good - even Shrub!  And what?  You ain't sayin' shit for posterity's record?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The incredible nothingness of "whiteness"...]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Let's Be Clear America's summer of white discontent reached its apex this past weekend, with Glenn Beck and the fearful at the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech.  And while, in these United States, they certainly have a "right to assembly" on any day for which they can afford to pay - let's not pretend that no insult to Dr. King's memory, the civil rights movement and ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hey Glenn Beck, You Crack Me Up]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The Examined Life A month ago&nbsp;when I&nbsp;read that Glenn Beck planned to host his Restoring Honor rally on the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historic I Have&nbsp;a Dream Speech, I was so ticked off that I could spit nails. Next I heard that the ubiquitous Sarah Palin was scheduled to speak at the rally and my left eye started to twitch uncontrollably. When I learned that&nbsp;Dr. King's niece, Alveda King, also planned to speak at Beck's rally, I feared that my Aunt Dorothy's prophesy was about to be fulfilled and my head was going to explode.

However, there was no spit and no nails, the twitch is nearly gone, and my head is still intact. I temporarily forgot the basic rule for surviving encounters with the madness of those who attempt to rewrite history and reshape truth--never forget to laugh.

Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, and Dr. King's hapless niece as modern day purveyors of the dream is just laughable. I was eight-years-old when King spoke at the Lincoln Memorial; his speech mov]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Dr. Laura and the N-Word Rant]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The Examined Life I've been mulling over Dr. Laura Schlessinger's on air n-word meltdown for the past two weeks.&nbsp;My friend, writer Mark Olmsted,&nbsp;calls Dr. Laura's n-word rant a&nbsp;"positively orgasmic repetition of the word." 

Dr. Laura's agitation with the black woman who called her show to ask for advice on handling racially insensitive comments from her white husband's white friends was very clear. She immediately suggested that the caller was overly sensitive to questions from her white husband's white friends&nbsp;asking her to&nbsp;explain all things black.&nbsp;Feeling that perhaps Dr. Laura didn't fully understand her concerns, the caller offered what she considered to be an egregious example of offensive comment.

CALLER: How about the N-word? So, the N-word's been thrown around --
SCHLESSINGER: Black guys use it all the time. Turn on HBO, listen to a black comic, and all you hear is nigger, nigger, nigger.
CALLER: That isn't --
SCHLESSINGER: I don't get it. If anybody without enou]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[THIS IS PERSONAL: ROAD RAGE KILLS!]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: FROM MY BROWN EYED VIEW I am sitting here tonight trying to digest an event that has made no sense to me since it happened.&nbsp; A couple of weeks ago there was an attack on a driver.&nbsp; He was beaten up for driving too slow.&nbsp; 

This Friday he will be laid to rest as a result of that attack.
He never recovered from the assault.&nbsp; The victim is my 2 year old granddaughter's maternal grandfather.&nbsp; 

The person responsible for his death has not been caught-yet.&nbsp; I am hoping and praying that he is found.&nbsp; This is the only way that there will be true closure for the family.

I cannot imagine what goes through the minds of people who go bullistic over some one else's driving habits.&nbsp; I know that there are times when other people can make you feel frustrated while behind the wheel.&nbsp; But to get out and beat someone to the point of death-that's just too much.

The victim had experienced facial injuries years ago.&nbsp; He had steele plates and screws&nbsp;in his face&nbsp;that wer]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Allstate Supports African-American Students]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The Black Bot The rising cost of college tuition causes two-thirds of African-American students to drop out of college. The government's failure to increase financial aid to match these augmenting cost has only aggravated the problem. (Twenty-years ago, the maximum amount of the Pell Grant covered 52% of college cost, but today it only covers 32%.) As a result, African-Americans students face more debt once we graduate college than other races in America. Allstate is supporting African-American education by seeking to raise $100,000 for the United Negro College Fund through a program called "Quotes for Education." They will donate $5 for every insurance quote they receive until September 30th. Here is how you can participate:Click (or Call): Customers will help Allstate reach its $100,000 UNCF fundraising goal by obtaining an auto insurance quote. Participants can take part:Online – visit Allstate.com/quotesforeducationMobile – text "ALLSTATE" to 89074Phone – call Allstate at 1-866-998-2188Quo]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lessons from a Fat Girl]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The Examined Life I just read a blog post by my friend Nance about the politics of food. I found it intriguing because I had never given much thought to there being a political aspect to what we choose to eat. However, I think Nance presents a point of view that appropriately stirs up the brain cells; check it out.

I was rolling along just fine until I got to the image that&nbsp;Nance posted at the end as a sort of what not to look like. I know Nance, and she was merely illustrating her overall thesis about food, the environment and health. Still, give her an Afro and a really good tan and&nbsp;the woman in the photo&nbsp;could be me. 

I'm fat. As y'all regulars know, I don't like the word obese; it sounds like some greasy substance you sell in a can. Weight&nbsp;&nbsp;is a major issue for a lot of us. Most of us who are fat are uncomfortable talking publicly about weight. The first lesson that a fat girl learns from her mother is not to&nbsp;draw attention to herself. Don't do anything to make people]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[From 100:1, to 18:1 - Yay!! or Yay??]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Let's Be Clear "So we have come to cash this check — a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Another year older...]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Let's Be Clear Leo Personality:  
When the mighty Lion enters center stage, everyone notices. This dramatic, creative, and outgoing sign has the keyword magnetism for good reason. Fiery and self-assured, a Leo's charm can be almost impossible to resist. Whether it's time spent with family and friends or efforts on the job scene, a Leo is going to bring a lot to the table.

Symbol: The Lion
Element: Fire
Group:]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA["For whom the bells toll...]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Let's Be Clear ...it tolls for thee..." Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, (age 30 and 25 respectively).

As I read Second missing U.S. sailor in Afghanistan is found dead, I couldn't help but think of a Navy tradition that has always been near and dear to my sentimental, sap of a heart:  the Two Bell Ceremony - a solemn part of the annual commemoration of the]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Of Childhood Innocence and Rice Fields]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The Examined Life I think that intensity is both my gift and my flaw. I am passionate about those things in which I believe but sometimes the passion is so intense that I forget to breathe. I think that I'm perhaps too hard on my fellow humans. I get frustrated with our disdain for the pursuit of the intellectual and angered by our obsessive selfishness. Every now and then I realize that it's time for me to stop and smell the roses, to embrace the moments of joy, to be awed by our creativity instead of appalled by our destructive impulses.

My nearly 19 month old great nephew is&nbsp;the joy&nbsp;of my life. I entertain him by blowing bubbles; he lets me know when he wants more bubble blowing by walking over, placing a small hand on each of my knees and announcing, "Bub." He never tires of trying to capture those spheres of soap and water, and I never tire of blowing them.

When he's at my house, he likes to follow me around whenever I leave the room. Generally the trip is to the kitchen in response to]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Let's Be Clear Okay - so the horse isn't dead yet.  

I was "talking" about this with The Fabulous Kitty Glendower of AROO in the comments on Thursday.  And with that razor-sharp clarity for which these ladies are known, she said:
"And I don't care if Ms. Sherrod wants a beer summit or not, I don't appreciate how it has already been concluded that she does not deserve a beer summit."That pretty much sums up the]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shirley Sherrod and the Myth of Reverse Racism]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The Examined Life As shameful as the firing of Shirley Sherrod based on false allegations was, it is also shameful how quick folks are to blame the Obama administration. Black folks who play in the white arena have always had to bend over backwards to combat accusations of reverse racism. The NAACP and the Obama administration acted quickly to refute any support of what appeared to be blatantly discriminatory statements by a federal employee; if it had turned out to be an accurate assessment and the NAACP and the administration had not swiftly condemned what much of white America is quick to call "reverse racism," then the condemnation of Obama and the NAACP would have been loudly proclaimed. Like it or not, it boils down to race. Being black in this society is a constant balancing act. 

The Obama administration and the NAACP have publicly apologized to Ms. Sherrod. The Agricultural Department has offered Sherrod a new job. However, Andrew Breitbart, the imitation Glenn Beck, and the poster of the heav]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Let's Be Clear Not to beat a dead horse but, people (young Black folk in particular) should really see and listen to the entire version of this woman's speech because it seems some have no idea how she got here, from there. Having been born and bred in one of the original 13's in the 1950s, this speech rings as true for me as it did for the people in that audience.

Hell, while listening to her recount how she]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[And this is why the NAACP can stop sending me solicitations...]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Let's Be Clear NAACP Statement on the resignation of Shirley Sherrod:
With regard to the initial media coverage of the resignation of USDA Official Shirley Sherrod, we have come to the conclusion we were snookered by Fox News and Tea Party Activist Andrew Breitbart into believing she had harmed white farmers because of racial bias.

Having reviewed the full tape, spoken to Ms. Sherrod, and most importantly]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Minorities are the Borg]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The Black Bot A great disadvantage of being a member of a minority is constantly being seen as only a part of a collective. For example, European-Americans are regarded as individuals, while a minority is just seen as a member of the racial or religious group to which he or she belongs. If John is EA, his actions are only seen as a representation of himself, and he is not expected to conform to any racial standard. However, as a minority, his every action would be evaluated on how closely he fit into a stereotypical mold, and if he did not, he would just be deemed an exception. I call this perception of minorities the "Borg Effect." We aren't expected to have our own voice, and the actions of a few are seen as the responsibility of all. I saw the Borg Effect at work today after reading Sarah Palin's objections to a mosque being built two blocks away from Ground Zero. She tweets:Peace-seeking Muslims, pls understand, Ground Zero mosque is UNNECESSARY provocation; it stabs hearts. Pls reject it in int]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Examined Life "There are two kinds of white people, John Brown's and all the rest&nbsp;of them are clowns." -Malcom X



A Facebook friend posted the above observation from Malcolm on her wall and it generated quite a few comments. Many of them were along these lines: "Malcolm X owed an apology to every white Union Soldier that died in the Civil War." The topic of reparations was brought up and a friend queried, "do I get "reparations" for my ancestor from the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment who was killed by the Confederate Army?"


Then there was the following observation from a white male whom I don't know: "I get frustrated as well with every white person being blamed... slavery was due just as much to black Africans as white Americans... and not all white Americans past or present accepted or believed/supported slavery/racism... my family and self being one of those... don't slap those who are supporting you."


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        <title><![CDATA[Oh Dear, the Sky Is Falling!]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The Examined Life My dear friend, Mrs. Little, is somewhat paranoid and has warranted some negative attention over the years for her premature shouts of, "The sky is falling." However, I feel the need to apologize to Chickie, as her friends call her, for assuming that her warnings were always without substance. 

Every time that I read the daily newspaper or watch the evening news, I get a sinking feeling that I need to go out and purchase a hard hat. Wars on two fronts, oil filling up the Gulf, and economic disaster lurking around the corner has become the norm. Congress thoughtfully provided a tax break for the über wealthy by allowing the estate tax to lapse for the year 2010; former President G. W. Bush signed the bill allowing the lapse into law into 2001. The Democrats failed to get their ducks in a row and repeal it by the end of 2009 and it took effective January 1, 2010. According to the New York Times, billionaire Dan L. Duncan (net worth according to Forbes is $9 billion), who died in March]]></description>
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After the jury rendered their verdict, 120 Arrested In Violent BART Protest:
“We live a life of fear and we want them to feel fear tonight” an unnamed demonstrator told KTVU at the height of the violence.
And yes, there was this:  Live blog: Cops pour in to Oakland to try to stop looting.  But while the headline concentrates on the looting, the photo array it contains stands]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Colour of Beauty]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The Black Bot I can't say that I was surprised by anything in this documentary, but there are interesting things that I would like to note."We want white girls dipped in chocolate"I appreciate that they were honest and frank about that matter. There was no need to hide such an obvious truth. However, what got me was how the man described African features compared to European ones. To him ours are harsh, while Europeans' are "elegant." It was if the discrimination against African decent models was understandable because we are not naturally as lovely as European decent models. It is the discrimination against African decent models with European features that is the shame! Throughout the media, we have seen that AA women are accepted on the condition that we show our African ancestry to only a limited degree. If you don't pass the paper bag test, you aren't let through the door. This conditional permitted isn't true acceptance at all, and is designed to maintain the facade of diversity. We should not]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Black Bot It is not enough that she draws her morality from a book that contradicts itself a 1,000 times on basic moral concepts (Matthew 26:52; 1 Samuel 15:3) and over half of which some how doesn't count anymore, she feels as if she has the duty to force everyone else to share these beliefs as well. Why must Christians incessantly impose their personal beliefs on others? If you fell that it is wrong to be a homosexual, fine, but what gives you the right to dictate to others what their lives should be? People think that by just claiming that God mandates that something wrong, they are justified in denying people the right to make own choices. However, a nation cannot be run on people's opinions on what is the word of God.What if the United States was suddenly a country made predominately of Jews and Muslims? What if Christians were the minority? Both of the previous religions believe that God commanded that they do not eat pork; however, Christians still do eat pork readily. Would the Jewish an]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Black Bot Growing up, Independence Day was never a holiday that I was really able to get into. In the back of my mind, I always felt a bit foolish commemorating a holiday that celebrated my supposed freedom when I would have been enslaved and not even recognized as human at the time. The Fourth of July always left me feeling a bit left out.Today, I am rather disappointed that the freedom of African-Americans is not celebrated. It's unfortunate that America still does not recognize the day when all Americans were officially declared free on December 6th, and I know that many people would censure the holiday as merely an attempt to placate African-Americans. However, the thirteenth amendment was a major civil rights victory that helped to end many atrocities in our country and brought us a major step forward to the dream where  liberty and justice are available to all citizens, the dream that nation claimed to stand for. In short, because the thirteenth amendment was a triumph for human rights, I]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Black Bot Our community has a terrible shortage of bone marrow donors. Seven million people in total have registered as donors, but we make up only approximately 500,000 of that number. Because of the lack of minority donors, we have less than a 30 percent chance of finding someone who is a suitable match. If you would like to help a brother or sister with leukemia or another illness, please visit icla.org or marrow.org and join the bone marrow registry.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[BP'S DARRYL WILLIS:WILL CHANGING SPOKES PERSONS SOFTEN BP'S IMAGE?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: FROM MY BROWN EYED VIEW Image by Alex Wong/Getty Images
I read The Takeaway daily.&nbsp; One of the stories that is posted on the site is about Darryl Willis.&nbsp; Willis is the new spokes person for British Petroleum. 

Darryl Willis is a native of Louisiana.&nbsp; His formal title is VP of Resources for BP America Inc.&nbsp; This change relieves us from watching Tony Hayward, CEO of BP continuing to bungle his way through explaining what the corporate giant is doing to stop the leaking oil.

Here is Darryl Willis in his role as spokesperson for BP




Willis is supposed to give BP a different image before the American public.&nbsp; He actually volunteered to take this job. 

He is going to have his work cut out for him.&nbsp; It is real difficult for me to get past the reality images that has been running steadily for the past two months.&nbsp; The live cam showing what seems to be a never ending stream of oil. Or the images of wildlife drenched in oil. Or the expressions of frustration from residents in]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Let's Be Clear As perfect as perfect can be...

H/T to Rippa for this shit:



Wonder how many white families have to "instruct" their kids to meekly stand fast, control themselves and not say shit to cops - except, "Yes sir," "No sir," "Three bags full sir" - just to be treated with dignity and respect.  How many white families have to go through that, "If you're stopped by a policeman, put both hands on the]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Let's Be Clear I've really been trying not to write jack about the Changeling, but when I read this the other day:  Obama to POLITICO: Some in Congress hypocritical on spill , I just had to shake my damned head - in print for a minute. 

This "Nero" - after first, veritably "fiddling" while the oil spewed - is now doubling down on visits and media appearances using the spectre of Shrub's, Katrina "fly-over" to]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Examined Life I've read several posts in the past few weeks about the BP disaster and inevitably, they address the issue of blame. The catchall statement is that we are all guilty for BP's swath of environmental destruction because of our dependency on oil. 


I understand the rejection of the mantle of guilt by those who have favored environmental policies and who have never supported deregulation of the oil drilling industry, but I have been disturbed by the trend to disavow any responsibility and blame it all on the failings of government. The litany goes something like this: the government has failed to promote the development of economically priced electric cars, or other environmentally sound vehicles; I would buy such a car if it were available at a reasonable price. 


I have been intrigued for decades by this tendency to speak of government as if it were some autonomous&nbsp;beast, making decisions to control our existence. We are the government. We may not always get the people that we cho]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Black Bot I saw this documentary a couple of days ago, and decided to post it here. It concerns American Evangelicals encouraging an anti-gay sentiment among Ugandans and the effects if their actions.There are so many disappointing things about this video.  First, the Americans should have taken some responsibility for the flaring of hatred against in Uganda. I can understand why they would feel betrayed. As usual, the Evangelicals portrayed homosexuality as one of the worst possible sins ever, and then they backpedal when they try to implement a crackdown in response. Interestingly, from many American Evangelicals' view point, their actions seem extreme; however, it is light in comparison to the Bible they follow (Leviticus 20:13;   Leviticus 18:22; 1 Corinthians 6:9). In their hearts, I believe that most American evangelicals know that most biblical practices are antiquated and do not coexist well with modern values. Unfortunately, regions outside the West continue to take these ancient belief]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Examined Life I was leaving a comment on a blog post by my friend Nance, Mature Landscaping, when I realized that my comment was getting a bit long. Thanks, Nance for the inspiration for my own post.

I don't recall when it was that I first realized that there was a lot of meanness in the world. I do know that by the time that I read The Diary of Anne Frank, that I&nbsp;suspected that she was wrong, and that people were not really good at heart.&nbsp; I think that I was 12 years old when I first read Anne's diary. 

Sometime during my twenties, I became absolutely certain that people are not essentially good at heart.&nbsp;I don't think that I'm a cynic, just a realist, and it's a realism born of experience.

Neither do I believe that we are essentially evil. I think that we are neutral until we choose to act on the specifics of our experiences and/or circumstances. Life is all about choices yet&nbsp;far too many of us&nbsp;consistently make those choices based on misinformation, prejudicial beliefs]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Let's Be Clear I've begun so many drafts and then - just left them sitting.  I've decided to get them finished.  While I try to stay current with all the other shit going on, I'll slip them in 'til I'm done.  If you see this little doohickey at the beginning of a post, it means I've finally gotten - "around to it."  :-)
But for now, some Baldwin - because when I ponder how far we've not come, he reminds me that]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Examined Life According to aspiring legislator, Rand Paul, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 went too far in prohibiting racial discrimination by private businesses. All the while asserting that he would have voted yes for the Civil Rights Act, Rand nonetheless believes that private businesses should be allowed to refuse goods or services to black people, at least that's what he told Rachel Maddow in an interview. His words have thrown the GOP into something of a frenzy as they try to distance themselves from his remarks and yet reap the benefits of his popularity with the tea party contingency.


I have a very personal reaction to Paul's observations. I grew up in the era of Jim Crow when segregation was the norm. White Only and No Colored Allowed signs were as common as traffic signs. All businesses were legally allowed to discriminate, to deny goods and/or services based on the color of the consumer's skin. I don't have any desire to return to the good ole days. I also don't hold with the thinking tha]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: FROM MY BROWN EYED VIEW A social media network has opened up for children and their parents.

Togetherville is a social networking site intended for use by children ages 6 to 10 and their parents. It aims to keep children safe from cyberbullying and other online dangers while allowing them to become comfortable with online interaction. The site, which has been in private beta for several months, was opened to the public on Tuesday night.

Togetherville allows parents to build a social circle for their children based on their own collection of Facebook friends. The children can then interact with the children of their parents’ friends, and specific adults that their parents have chosen, in a semiprivate environment. The content on the site is curated, so children can play games, make art projects and watch or share videos, but everything they have access to has been vetted in advance, Mr. Dhillon said. Children can comment on their friends’ posts directly through drop-down menus of preselected phrases. If]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Black Bot So today is "Draw Muhammad Day," and I'm saddened that this trend has taken off with such fervor. More importantly, it is disappointing how few people can see through this. This is not an exercise of speech but one of hatred. Those who deny that this is meant to disrespect Muslims are simply naive. If  Muslims in turn burned the US flag to demonstrate their power of free speech, we can be certain that the people who are participating in this would feel threatened and would clearly see it as a proclamation of abhorrence to Americans. Likewise, by drawing their prophet in humiliating ways, Americans are announcing their animosity for Muslims and Islam. Americans are demonstrating their lack of tolerance for those who do not adhere to its definition of what is normal and acceptable. It is another declaration of the message "assimilate or else."An example of this sentiment comes from Mark Steyn who expresses his fear of a West taken over by Muslims. Of course, a predominately Muslim countr]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Let's Be Clear From Politico:

Rep. Joe Sestak has defeated five-term Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter in their state's Democratic Senate primary, according to the AP. Specter's loss marks the end of a 30-year career in the Senate, most of which he spent as a Republican before switching parties in April 2009.
I don't know if this is the result of some shit the Democrats have been cooking up for later or what,]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! Detroit police and the gang squad are investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old South Eastern High School student outside of a party store in the city&#8217;s east side. more about &#34;Police: Stare Down Leads To Teen&#8217;s Death&#34;, posted with vodpod]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! Breaking News: 7-Year-Old Girl Killed During Search DPD Officer&#8217;s Gun Accidentally Discharged, Killing Child POSTED: Sunday, May 16, 2010 UPDATED: 8:55 am EDT May 16, 2010 DETROIT &#8212; A spokesman for the Detroit Police Department tells Local 4 a 7-year-old girl was accidentally shot and killed as police attempted to serve a search warrant at [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! Fox 2 is following breaking news in Clinton Township. Three people were shot inside a home, two victims are dead. It happened on Schafer, near 16 Mile and Gratiot. Police had the home blocked off late Saturday night. Police sat a 34-year old mother and a 4 year old child died. Two others, including a [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! AWB General Secretary Andre Visagie Snaps on TV, Vows Revenge! more about &#34;AWB General Secretary Andre Visagie S&#8230;&#34;, posted with vodpod]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Old Navy Shooting | Two Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide – Chicago News]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! Old Navy Shooting &#124; Two Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide &#8211; Chicago News.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! A Maimi man died after taking a punch to the head, raising new concerns about Miami&#8217;s safety. WFOR reports more about &#34;Man killed, allegedly over cigarette&#34;, posted with vodpod]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! Four charged in triple homicide more about &#34;Four charged in triple homicide&#34;, posted with vodpod]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! Metro Police found 20-year-old Deshawn Brooks and 18-year-old Aaron Cawthon who are brothers and 19-year-old Ashley McGaw shot to death in an apartment on th&#8230; more about &#34;3 victims identified in deadly shooting&#34;, posted with vodpod]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cops: Naperville drug ring busted, heroin and cocaine seized]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! Authorities say they&#8217;ve broken up a drug ring in Naperville, seizing cocaine and heroin and arresting eight people. The arrests were made earlier this week after an undercover officer bought 4½ ounces of cocaine for $3,900, according to a statement from the Naperville Police Department. Authorities said the undercover officer started making drug buys back [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Man kills neighbor ,dog/lawn]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! Man kills neighbor dog/lawn more about &#34;Man kills neighbor ,dog/lawn&#34;, posted with vodpod]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Black Bot Governor Jan Bewer is turning her guns ethnic study programs this time. According to Arizon's school chief Tom Horne, programs that teach Mexican-American students about their history "teaches Latino students that they are oppressed by white people." Bewer's spokesperson expressed similar sentiment, "The governor believes ... public school students should be taught to  treat and value each other as individuals and not be taught to resent or  hate other races or classes of people."The best way I can express my reaction to yet another Arizona failureBut you know, what I really despise about this (besides the obvious bigotry that spawned this of course) is faulty reasoning behind it. The statements of these officials reflect a common sentiment among Americans: any gain of minorities is an affront to European-Americans. The looming prospect of an equal playing field makes many feel victimized. European-American students can enjoy an entire school system that revolves around them, but as we]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Big Black News Blog: Black Hate Equals Black Crime: Mother of 5 Shot to Death on Chicago’s South Side]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! more about &#34;The Big Black News Blog: Black Hate E&#8230;&#34;, posted with vodpod]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[All We Ask Is That U Listen]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! (courtesy of Kia Gregory and Philadelphia Weekly) All they ask is that you listen. That&#8217;s the title and plea of the documentary the Young Legends debuted l&#8230; more about &#34;All We Ask Is That U Listen&#34;, posted with vodpod]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[We can do better!]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[My thoughts]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! I am wondering if black on black crime will ever end.  Are we too far gone?  I don&#8217;t know.  I see my brothers struggling to find their way and my hearts goes out to them.  However, I don&#8217;t know what else I can do.   Any thoughts?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[MALCOLM X:”Who Taught You To Hate Yourself?”]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! Do we hate ourselves? more about &#8220;MALCOLM X:&#8221;Who Taught You To Hate You&#8230;&#8220;, posted with vodpod]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.afronary.net/feed/redirector.php?url=http://blkonblkcrime.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/malcolm-xwho-taught-you-to-hate-yourself-2/]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Black Bot: African-American Women and Dating Desperation]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! The Black Bot: African-American Women and Dating Desperation.]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.afronary.net/feed/redirector.php?url=http://blkonblkcrime.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/the-black-bot-african-american-women-and-dating-desperation/]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Black on Black Crime ON BLAST!]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Most Wanted: Omari Alexander Johnson – Most Wanted – Modbee.com]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! Most Wanted: Omari Alexander Johnson &#8211; Most Wanted &#8211; Modbee.com.]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.afronary.net/feed/redirector.php?url=http://blkonblkcrime.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/most-wanted-omari-alexander-johnson-most-wanted-modbee-com/]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[My Open Letter To Single Black Women]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! Song: Hans Zimmer &#8211; Mother Africa (Power of One Soundtrack) Intro as shown in Order: AmaziyahYsrayl http://www.youtube.com/user/AmaziyahYsrayl Renceferd83&#8230; more about &#34;My Open Letter To Single Black Women&#34;, posted with vodpod]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Msnbc’s “Why do black fathers abandon their children”? pt 4 of 4]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! Companion videos to previously uploaded series &#8220;A Father&#8217;s Promise&#8221;. The people featured in this distinguished round panel discussion include: Al Roker (host&#8230; more about &#34;Msnbc&#8217;s &#8220;Why do black fathers abandon&#8230;&#34;, posted with vodpod]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Msnbc’s “Why do black fathers abandon their children”? pt 3 of 4]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black on Black Crime ON BLAST! Companion vids to previously uploaded series &#8220;A Father&#8217;s Promise&#8221;. The people featured in this distinguished round panel discussion include: Al Roker (host),&#8230; more about &#34;Msnbc&#8217;s &#8220;Why do black fathers abandon&#8230;&#34;, posted with vodpod]]></description>
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