Oh, George

President Bush is at it again I see. He is threatening to veto any bill that will put a timeline on pulling troops from overseas. Why? Well basically I see it as that he knows he made his bed so now he knows that he has to lie in it. He has less than two years left in office and he knows that it's a mess over there but he has to stand behind his mess which I had to admit but takes a lot of balls. Maybe most may say that he is being hard-headed, maybe they are right, but I don't see why the President is so adiment on making the next guy's job that much harder. Whoever the next President is will not only have to worry about their own term but trying to clean up the mistakes of the previous "regime" also, which isn't fair. My opinion is know when you're licked just like we had to do with Vietnam and know when to cut your losses and bow out semi-gracefully. We have already made fools out of ourselves over there to the rest of the world so the smart thing to do is try to start regaining some prestige. Hey, I guess my views are why I vote Democrat. God be with Bush and whoever has the tough job of cleaning up after him.

Racist?

A couple of weeks ago I remarked on the racist implications of the name NAACP but there is another race that has problems and they are the Native Americans. Now for years they have been protesting the fact that sports teams have used a people as a mascot and they are right. How would white people like it if there were the Florida Crackers or how would blacks like it if there were the Chicago Black Hitters? Also I take offense to the fact that they are still referred to as Indians. They aren't. Indians are people that derived from India. Just because Christopher Columbus made the mistake a couple of hundred years ago, why are they still paying for it. Looks like black folks aren't the only ones still needing to fight for civil rights.

Oh Scooter

Is there any citizen in America that doesn't believe that Scooter Libby will be pardoned by President Bush? The answer I believe is no. Even when I have seen Libby on TV lately after his guilty verdict, he doesn't even seem to be too worried. I guess he thinks he knows something that everyone else doesn't know. The thing is that I believe that had this been earlier in Bush's term and his reputation wasn't as screwed up as it already is, then Bush might let everything alone to prove a point to the people but this isn't the situation. He has made his bed and if he does anything more to piss the US citizens off, there is not too much that can be done politically in retaliation against him and he knows it. Must be nice to know low people in high places.

Watch Ya Back

I really don't know what to make of the fact that terrorist groups have said that once Prince Harry gets deployed, he will be either killed or kidnapped. I will have to say that he is showing either great courage or great stupidity by wanting to be treated like any other troop. Be it what it may, this is a very patriotic and honorable stand that the prince is making. On another note, after he is through with his military obligation, this should make everyone forget about the antics that he pulled a couple of years ago. They say the armed services will make a man out of a boy. I guess Harry is proving just that.

Wanted: More Bloodhounds

I heard last week that the government is stepping up the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Hmm, I wonder why. At a time where political sides are trying to gain leaway for upcoming elections, of course everyone wants to be the one claiming to come up with Osama. Plus, Bush doesn't have too much time left in office and he knows that the next President will most likely spend his time on more pressing issues so of course he is going to step his efforts up. But you have to wonder what will happen after they catch him, if they do. They are trying to act like he is responsible for all world terror. What don't they understand about the fact that as soon as they catch him, hundreds will step up to take his place and terrorism will excalate in retaliation. My opinion is to target the whole lot of these guys. The allegiance has been pledged to this guy by his people so we need to drop a metaphoric Hiroshima A-bomb on them. It's sad to say though that regardless of what happens, in 100 years there will be a new terror threat plagueing the world. Parents please prepare your great-grandchildren.

1st Amendment

Last week I heard that at a high school somewhere they are trying to ban booing at sports games. How are you going to tell someone that pays their money that they can root for someone but can't boo if they want to. This to me is a violation of the first amendment which is for free speech. If they are trying to do this because some of the players are getting their feelings hurt, if the child is too much of a punk to take some criticism by fans, then they need to have their little timid asses kicked off the team. I just can't see a reason for this to be done. I guess this is just another trivial thing that some bored school officials are trying to pass off to try and flex their "muscles". Good job, lol.

Time For Change?

Lately there has been a call to change the name of the NAACP which stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. In my opinion, there needs to be action because if a white person ever came up to a black person and called him colored, the black person would be ready to fight. This is 2007 and that word needs to be done away with reference to race just like the word nigger. No one disagrees that even black people shouldn't refer to each other as nigga so why should one of our most prestigious organizations have the word colored in the title. Why the old school people want to keep the name the way it is I don't know. If they are so much about tradition, then why don't they bring back race titles for bathrooms and drinking fountains. This word is probably confusing the young generations who were taught to take offense to the word but see this prominent organization representing it proudly. To the old school, just change the one word and see that it won't be that big a deal.

Division?

The question has been asked the last couple of weeks as why has the Democratic party picked two minorities as their front runners for president. I wonder that too because a black man and a white woman (who just so happened to be married to the black folks favorite president) are running at the same time. People have speculated whether this was influenced by the GOP's. I have to ask that question too. Black folks are always gonna be prone to vote for Obama for that fact that he is black but they need to take in the fact that Hillary is still a Clinton. My first mind tells me to vote for her because of her platform and not her color. Just like a motivational speaker said at my school a couple of weeks ago, Obama talks a good game for the black folks of New Orleans but has yet to step foot in the city. My first mind when I hear that makes me say Uncle Tom. My statement to black folks, look at the issues and not the color; what looks good might not always be that way; and if we get a token in the White House that is working for the other man, it's a null point. THINK BLACK PEOPLE.

Helping the Little Man

Last week I hear that Arkansas governor Mike Beebe signed a bill that lowered the level where people have to pay income tax. They say that over 89,000 people will be affected. My applause because for the past seven years that Bush has been in office there have been so many tax cuts for the wealthy that it doesn't make any sense. Why would you make sure that someone worth 100 million dollars doesn't have to spend 500,000 dollars but you don't care if someone that makes 25,000 dollars a year has to pay Uncle Sam 4000 dollars. At least someone is stepping up for the little man. Too bad no one in D.C. has the same guts or common sense.

Big Money

It seems that Jay-Z made a large bank deposit recently when he sold his Rocawear clothing line for over 200 million dollars. Theoretically, his great-grandchildren will never have to lift a finger. It's bad enough that the man was already worth nine figures but now his worth is just ridiculous. The crazy thing is that he still has money coming in by the boatload from Rocafella Records, Armadale Vodka, President of DefJam Records, and don't forget that he owns a share of the New Jersey Nets. If he is not the epitome of maximizing your earning power, then I don't know who is. Not bad for a guy who really just came on the national scene in maybe 1994. Pretty soon, entertainers will probably rule the Forbes 500 it seems like. Damn I wish I could rap.

Identity Theft

Today I found out more about a comment I posted the other day about males pledging AKA. It seems that a group of homosexual men at either Texas State University or Tennessee State University didn't try to pledge Alpha Kappa Alpha but formed MIAKA. The problem that has arrisen is that they stole the colors, the shield, part of their name, and etc. to have their group, sorority or whatever they want to call it. My advice is that you can form whatever group you want to but don't steal someone else's identity in the process. If they wanted to form their group they could have made up all their own things and everything would be okay from the standpoint of people who don't dislike homosexuals as I don't myself. I would say this about anyone may they be straight, athletes, other females or anyone who tries to steal someone else's style. There is an old saying that copying is the most sincere form of flattering. This might not be the best place to impose that flattering. To these guys, get your own gig. Right now the attention may be flattering to them but eventually, it will most likely turn negative because of the world we live in and even just because they ripped off another prestigious organization that is going almost 100 years strong. Not just to them but anyone else out there who wants to perpetrate, stop hatin' and do your own thing. Hell you never know, one day you might be able to trump the people that you are trying to mimick.

Probable Origin?

Today I was just sitting around thinking and I was thinking about where black folks got the idea to swing their cars(weave side to side from lane to lane). I remembered back to the days when I was a little kid and I remembered that when race cars in NASCAR and INDYCAR pick up tread while following the pace care, the swing from side to side. Now not saying that this is where tippin, swangin, or whatever came from, but it makes you wonder. Basically to me, it would be funny if one of the things that white people say is a big traffic nuisance came from the whitest and dare I say most redneck sport on the planet, stock car racing.

It's Raining Men

Recently I heard that some men at Texas State University are trying to get into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. The problem I have with this is obvious. What the hell are they doing? As of the writing of this post, it is unknown but highly speculated that these men are gay. As a person who believes that homosexuals have the right to everything that anyone else, I believe that this is something that they don't. If these are some straight men trying to prove a point, they are still wrong because what is the purpose? I say this because the reason the sorority was created was as a organization for educated BLACK WOMEN. Not MEN. Not straight men, not gay men, not white men, not black men, not white women. It is the same as the Kappas in Jonesboro, Arkansas allowing a white male to join. This goes against the reason the organization was formed. You don't see black people trying to join the Klu Klux Klan. Even if you did, it would be pointless since their basis is on white domination. I believe in breaking down barriers as much as the next purpose but this is just a place that needs to go unventured. If these guys have to be part of an organization, there are numerous societies that have both females and males on college campuses. Gay, straight, or otherwise, as a straight man who believes in equal human rights and understanding, guys please just leave this one alone. But if there is some deeper point to be proven, I am fully willing to stand corrected if need be.

Lesson Learned

It seemed to me from the response that the tornado ravaged town of Dumas, Arkansas is getting that someone has learned a lesson from the debocle that was Hurricane Katrina. There was rapid response, good follow-up aid, etc. Given that this wasn't as big a tragedy, but it seems that no state or local government wants the reputation of FEMA. There have been so many drives supporting food, shelter, clothing, vaccinations and the like and this impresses me to the point that where I trust local government to help me in a crisis more that the federal government. At least someone out there is working on earning the public's trust back with regard to emergency management response and control.

Motorists Beware

Lately Arkansas lawmakers have tried to upgrade motorists not wearing a seatbelt from a secondary offense to an offense that officers can pull someone over for. This is going to be one of the biggest profiling greenlights that we will have seen in a long while. Now when an officer wants to pull someone over because they don't like them for one reason or another, all they have to do is make sure the person is not wearing a seatbelt. Gone are the days of trying to prove someone was speeding or had their music too loud. This is going to lead in a spike in search and seizures. Some good. Some bad. Lawmakers will have you think that the only people who have to worry about this are people out there doing wrong. As a law-abiding black man I can tell you that isn't the truth. If people don't want to wear seatbelts and risk their safety, that should be their business. You don't see laws banning people from smoking, drinking, eating the wrong foods, and all the other things that could lead to death so why should wearing a seatbelt be any different. And wearing a seatbelt doesn't insure survival. What's next, a law saying what size rims a person can have on their car.

Murder Incentive

I read today that they are coming out with a movie about the Zodiac killer in San Francisco in the '60s. The thing that gets me is that this may be incentive for serial killers if they know they are going to get a movie. They said one thing that drives serial killers is the fame the comes behind it. Well you can't get more high profile than a big budget Hollywood movie. Now when it comes to black folks, they say they need to get rid of rap, music videos, jewelry, big rims, or basically anything that will intice someone to go get money. But in the white folks case, they throw the rules out the door for preventing things if they think it will make a quick buck. Why do white "experts" seem to think that if you get rid of something, then people will forget about it and never think of it again. Wrong. If you get rid of hip-hop culture as they have been driving for, black folks are still not going to be the conformists that they want us to be. But back to the point, I don't see them doing away with their own dirt. I guess pretty soon, there will be a movie chronicalling the Columbine and Jonesboro school masacres. Hey Hollywood, that might be a quick dollar.