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.