(ThyBlackMan.com) The drumbeat refrain from Tea Party leaders and more than a few wishful thinking GOP strategists, governors and congressional leaders is that the roll-out woes of the Affordable Care Act is the party’s passport to electoral victory in 2014 and 2016. Polls do show that a majority of Americans ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Fox News Megyn Kelly vehemently insisted that Santa Claus was white and so was Jesus and that both are recognized, established historical figures, their race is known with certainty. Is there any truth to her claims? None whatsoever. Santa Claus is a mythical figure. Various cultures claim that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I heard a knock on the door of my hotel room. It was Donald. “Turn on Megyn Kelly. She is reporting about an MSNBC commentator’s claim that using the term “Obamacare” is the same as calling him the N word.” http://bit.ly/18QPu5V MSNBC’s Melissa Harris Perry’s accusation is absurd. It ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “For it matters now how straight the gate/how charged with punishment the scroll/I am the master of my fate/I am the captain of my soul.” That is the fate stanza of the poem ‘Invictus’ as written by William Ernest Henley. It is also apparently the mindset of a visibly ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last night, I made what might be one of my most emotional appearances ever on CNN’s AC360. I’ve appeared on Anderson Cooper’s show more times than I can remember, but this was an appearance that I will never forget. The situation revolved around a discussion of “Affluenza,” a (fictitious) ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the wake of Madiba’s death there has been a lot of talk about “living in the spirit of Nelson Mandela”. It took less then a week to forget all about it again. Nelson Mandela’s memorial was insulted on-line, by media as well as social media. Most of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ashley DePew is a 23-year old White woman who lives and works in St. Louis. On the evening of November 17th, Ms. DePew was being a Good Samaritan – driving to a local bar to pick up a friend of hers who had had too much to drink. On ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m a freethinker on the subject of religion. I’m not a Bible thumper, I never attend church, and I don’t have much use for preachers. In fact, I just can’t see the logic in getting up early on Sunday morning and getting all dressed up just to go pay ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Frequently, I see African American authors and readers on this site and others take on the notion that African Americans in the media spotlight are obligated to produce music, tv shows and movies to our satisfaction. For quite some time, those expectations have been relied on superstars such as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Pleasantly surprised and a bit shocked, I enjoyed religious Christmas Carols played in the elevator of a major hotel. Progressive bullies are relentless in their quest to repeal the celebration of Jesus’ birthday, Christmas, declared a federal holiday in 1870 by President Ulysses S. Grant. Illustrating the effectiveness of ...