I found this article in the LA Times this morning… Failing their own Jonah Goldberg March 30, 2006 Los Angeles Times I’M THINKING of a cabal of radical legislators who don’t reflect the views of average Americans or even the interests of their own constituents. They use wedge issues, play the race card and push […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First, the news… GLAD and LMF reach out to African American community Ethan Jacobs “As part of their campaign to win marriage rights in Connecticut, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) and the grassroots coalition Love Makes a Family (LMF) have hired the Rev. John Selders to do outreach efforts to the state’s African […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After battling over an hour with an unusual slow connection, I was finally able to find a good article that explains the ongoing protests in France: === At issue: a new law pushed through in the wee hours of Feb. 9 by the government of Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin that aims to reduce youth […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Los Angeles is a very Liberal city, but don’t take my word for it: Los Angeles, CA is an extremely liberal city. Venice beach is a true liberal hangout where you will find that virtually every activity under the sun by anyone is permitted. Go down to Santa Monica, the bastion of economic liberalism, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From the White House (full .pdf file here) The Third Element Is Creating A New Temporary Worker Program That Would Not Provide Amnesty. A temporary worker program would make the system more rational, orderly, and secure by providing a legal way to match willing foreign workers with willing American employers to fill jobs that no […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Black couples renew vows to make statement By Norm Parish ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Sunday, Mar. 26 2006 Wearing their Sunday best, Willie and Jane Wallace slowly marched along a red-carpeted aisle before proudly stating their devotion to one another. But they weren’t the only couple who retook the plunge Sunday at St. Peter AME Church […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Honorable James E. Clyburn South Carolina, 6th District U.S. House of Representatives 2135 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Ph: 202-225-3315 Opensecrets.org data Followthemoney.org data Project Vote Smart data (click here for full list–excerpted below) Abortion Issues 2005  Representative Clyburn supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice America 100 percent in 2005. 2004  Representative Clyburn […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First, the news… Latin leaders balk at US ‘wall’ By Danna Harman | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor NOGALES, MEXICO – Some envision a wall. Others, a fence – or even a “virtual” fence of cameras, lighting, and sensors along the US-Mexican border. Whatever form it will take, the US is discussing, planning, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
African-Americans gain ground in sales locally, nationally By GARY T. PAKULSKI BLADE BUSINESS WRITER HOMES have always been sweet for Tammy Armstrong. As a child pedalling down the streets of Toledo’s Old West End, she loved glancing through windows into the stately mansions with their marble floors and brightly lit rooms. So it’s not surprising […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By Nelson Hernandez Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, March 26, 2006; Page C06 When Wesley Brown first walked through the gates of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1945, a solitary black man in an all-white school, he hardly could have imagined that more than 60 years later, hundreds of people would pay him tribute by […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Now were back to calling them “refugees” From CNN: DALLAS, Texas (AP) — Young Hurricane Katrina refugees living in Texas scored considerably worse on a statewide standardized exam than Texas children, and thousands of them could be held back. Up next, DALLAS, Texas (AP) — Young black slaves living in Texas scored considerably worse on a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
QUADREVION HENNING (Left) & PURVIS PARKER (Right)
Forget those images of zombie-looking people who wear black robes and stand around a candle-lit pentagram, the behavior patterns of a cult can be seen in many religions. Does this mean that all religions are actually cults? Of course not, but if you see the following behavioral patterns in your church, mosque, synagogue, or any […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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