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Jul31

There Are No Lines In Politics, Ms. Martin (Part II)

by Duane on July 31st, 2010 at 9:38 am
Posted In: Commentary, Politics

Continuing to address NPR’s Michelle Martin’s silly notion that there are lines that should not be crossed in politics, here is another gem I found recently that prove my point.

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Jul27

There Are No Lines In Politics, Ms. Martin

by Duane on July 27th, 2010 at 10:09 am
Posted In: Commentary, Headlines

Recently on NPR’s “Tell Me More”, host Michelle Martin wondered that if comparing Obama to Hitler or Stalin crossed some sort of line of decency in politics. As I said in a recent podcast, politics has NEVER been about decency. It has always been about crushing your opponent and winning (and after you win, you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul26

The Pact

by Duane on July 26th, 2010 at 10:04 am
Posted In: Commentary, Politics

Here is a link to my latest article posted over at AtlantaPost.com. Excerpt: “Some years ago in the land of George W. Bush, the argument about the high Black unemployment rate was being made over and over again by Bush’s Black critics. At one point, Bush’s approval rating had fallen to a historic 2% low […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul26

High Standards For Whites But Not For Us

by Duane on July 26th, 2010 at 9:35 am
Posted In: Commentary, Just "Why?", Our Expression

I’m gonna continue to call this stuff out because I am tired of the public lynch mob holding Whites to a much higher standard than the people they claim to represent. Here are some comments about pictures supposedly showing actress Gabourey Sidibe shedding some pounds.

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Jul24

But We Need 50 Channels

by Duane on July 24th, 2010 at 2:20 am
Posted In: Commentary, Our Expression, The Media

What I wrote earlier this week: “[Stanley E.] Washington (NCAAOM President & CEO) goes on to say in the article that Comcast should give us (Black folks) 50 channels, not 4 to own and operate as we wish. Again, the two things that I still have not heard from Washington and NCAAOM is what do […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul23

REPOST: Black achievement in the shadow of slavery

by Duane on July 23rd, 2010 at 8:38 am
Posted In: Commentary

I just finished both submitting my article for a popular Black web publication and was just up some hours ago being interviewed by Rhonda Deniston of KCBQ 1170am San Diego (podcast of show). Also, I will be interviewing Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall today. So needless to say, I had very little time to sort […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul21

Looking For Love

by Duane on July 21st, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Posted In: Commentary, Sistahs, Soul Food, success

Politics it empty. This is real.

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Jul21

I Guess These Web Counters Have Become Passé

by Duane on July 21st, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Posted In: Commentary, Economy, Politics

Do you remember some years ago here in blogtown, USA when it was the thing to put a counter on your site to show spending in Iraq? Or how about the big debate over publishing pictures of soldiers in coffins as they were being unloaded off of military planes. What happened to all of that?

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Jul19

More Bishops Are Not Needed

by Duane on July 19th, 2010 at 10:00 am
Posted In: Commentary

Unfortunately, I do not have time this morning to comment on this one. But check out this article. The title of my post says it all for me, but I do want to really break this down later this evening/early tomorrow morning. ***Updated. Read below.*** More Baptist pastors adopt bishop title Backers say promotion helps […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul19

Makin’ It Work

by Duane on July 19th, 2010 at 8:24 am
Posted In: Commentary, Our children

It may not be perfect, but according to this NPR story they are doing what they can.

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Jul17

Blackinformant.com Xtra! For Week Ending 8/17/10

by Duane on July 17th, 2010 at 5:36 am
Posted In: Commentary, Podcast
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Jul15

Al Qaeda Immunity To The Race Bomb

by Duane on July 15th, 2010 at 7:10 am
Posted In: Commentary, Politics

Straight up, Al Qaeda is the scum of the earth and really not worth the time talking about. But their actions (or lack thereof) this week was something worth talking about briefly.

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Jul14

Do We Need A 9/11 To Help Obama?

by Duane on July 14th, 2010 at 11:46 am
Posted In: Commentary, Economy, Headlines, Politics

“The bottom line here is that Americans don’t believe in President Obama’s leadership,” says Rob Shapiro, another former Clinton official and a supporter of Mr Obama. “He has to find some way between now and November of demonstrating that he is a leader who can command confidence and, short of a 9/11 event or an […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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