Yesterday Gov. Blagojevich announced his selection of Roland Burris to replace Barack Obama in the Senate. Rep. Bobby Rush immediately injected race into the equation. Rush told the press to not “lynch” Burris. The word lynch is particularly toxic. It evokes memories of mangled and maimed bodies of black men in the south. It was [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Race Matters but Not in this Blagojevich Mess
December 31, 2008Categories: Ebony Mom Politics
Tags: Barack Obama, black men, bobby rush, chicago politics, Clarence Thomas, CNN, Danny Davis, Democrats, Gov. Blagojevich, Michael Baisden, MSNBC, politics, president-elect obama, race, rep. bobby rush, Rep. Danny Davis, roland burris, Tom Joyner
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Bobby Rush Should Not have Played the Race Card
December 30, 2008Gov. Blagojevich’s press conference to announce his senate appointment was surreal, but the rantings of Rep. Bobby Rush took it to another level. Rush said “Thank God for this appointment by Governor Blagojevich…my prayers have been answered.” Rush went on to say there were not other African-Americans in the Senate and he was happy that [...]
Categories: Ebony Mom Politics
Tags: black america, black men, Black People, CNN, Current Events, Gov. Blagojevich, MSNBC, race, rep. bobby rush
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Why Roland Burris Should have Just Said No?
December 30, 2008There are only 100 Senators. To be elected or appointed to this position is an honor, but the Roland Burris appointment will always be the exception to the rule. I am sure Roland Burris is an honorable man, but Gov. Blagojevich is a man under a cloud. He has been accused of trying to sell [...]
Categories: Ebony Mom Politics
Tags: Barack Obama, bobby rush, CNN, Current Events, Democrats, Gov. Blagojevich, MSNBC, president-elect obama, rep. bobby rush, roland burris
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Surprise! Mike Huckabee Defends Chip Saltsman
December 30, 2008Huckabee has come to his former aide’s defense. He has advised him to select his Christmas gifts more carefully in the future, but gift selection is not the real issue. Huckabee said “Chip should have been more careful in his selection of Christmas gifts, but no one who knows him would ever suggest that he [...]
Categories: Ebony Mom Politics
Tags: Barack Obama, black america, black men, Black women, Chip Saltsman, Democrats, Mike Huckabee, president-elect obama, race, Republicans, RNC
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Does the GOP Really Want to Change?
December 29, 2008In my voting lifetime I have voted for Democrats and Republicans for state and local offices, but when it comes to president I have always gone with the Democrat. In looking at the Republican Party at the national level it seems they could care less about widening their reach. The last convention showed what the [...]
Categories: Ebony Mom Politics
Tags: Barack Obama, black america, Black People, Black women, Chip Saltsman, Current Events, Democrats, gop, politics, race, Republican Party
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Ken Blackwell Would Defend Uncle Tom if He Was Given a Chance
December 28, 2008Ken Blackwell was instrumental in delivering Ohio for George Bush in 2004. He is the ultimate Republican. He would defend a fellow Republican under any circumstances, but one would think even he had a limit, but maybe not. Chip Saltsman as well as Blackwell are vying for chairmanship of the RNC. Saltsman has recently come [...]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Chip Saltsman, Current Events, politics, Republicans, RNC
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Let Will Smith Play Barack Obama So He Can Stop Being Sad Willie
December 28, 2008
Will Smith’s last few movies have been in a word—Downers. Pursuit of Happyness, I am Legend, Hancock and now Seven Pounds. Every one has Smith as some kind of depressed loner. In Pursuit of Happyness I kept wondering doesn’t this man have a sister, a cousin or a Big Mama he could leave the kid [...]
Categories: Ebony Mom Politics
Tags: Barack Obama, black america, black men, Black People, Black women, movies, Roger Ebert, Seven Pounds, Will smith
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RNC Chairman Candidate Sends “Barack the Magic Negro” CDs as Christmas Gift
December 27, 2008Chip Saltsman a candidate for Republican National Committee chairmanship sent a CD to committee members for Christmas which included “Barack the Magic Negro”. The song is set to the tune of Puff the Magic Dragon. Saltsman defended the song by saying most people would recognize it as political satire. That might be feasible if the [...]
Categories: Ebony Mom Politics
Tags: Barack Obama, Barack the Magic negro, black america, black men, Black People, Black Politics, Chip Saltsman, Current Events, Democrats, politics, President-elect barack obama, Republican Party, Republicans, RNC
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Eartha Kitt Spoke Out When Others Were Afraid to Speak
December 26, 2008Today Eartha Kitt died. She was over 80, but she lived a life that mattered. Sure she was a movie star who also appeared on Broadway, but what she did over 40 years ago at the White House made her a freedom fighter. She was invited to a “ladies luncheon” hosted by Lady Bird Johnson [...]
Categories: Ebony Mom Politics
Tags: Barack Obama, black america, Black People, Black women, Current Events, Eartha Kitt, eartha kitt dead, President Bush, white house
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Obama’s Politics of Inclusion leads to the Politics of Exclusion
December 20, 2008The election of Barack Obama was a bright light in American history. His message of change appealed to so many disenfranchised groups. People that have never been truly engaged in the process saw hope in this man from the land of Lincoln, but over the last few weeks we have only seen brief glimpses of [...]
Categories: Ebony Mom Politics
Tags: Barack Obama, black men, Black People, Christianity, Current Events, Democrats, politics, president-elect obama, Religion, Rick Warren, Saddleback, Saddleback Church
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