(ThyBlackMan.com) There are two ominous kickers in the deal brokered that ended the GOP manufactured government debt ceiling and partial government shutdown crisis. One is the tight time frames agreed to that would keep the government open until Jan. 15 and the time frame limit extending the debt ceiling to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was born in Los Angeles, and as I gazed upon the representation of the shiny new edifices that’s envisioned as the NEW Leimert Park, I was saddened and felt a profound sense of loss. All those impressive and shiny buildings didn’t fool me for a minute, because I’ve ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Very few of the many, many thousands of Confederate soldiers who died defending slavery actually owned slaves. Most were just poor farmers. Not only were the slave owners few and far between, they were clustered in swiftly moving cavalry units that suffered far fewer casualties than the plodding infantry ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Brain surgeon notwithstanding, Dr. Ben Carson is an idiot. It seems that White conservatives will never learn that by trotting people like Allen West, Herman Cain, or Dr. Ben Carson out before the public, they’re doing themselves a disservice in the Black community. Black people know and understand our own people. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dr. Ben Carson’s shoot from the lip, crackpot quips, digs, and insults at women, blacks, Democrats, and especially President Obama are fast becoming the stuff of legend. This time he almost outdid his past inane cracks with the zinger that the Affordable Care Act is worse than slavery. Carson ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “If I can’t have you nobody can! I’ll kill you before I’ll see you with his filthy hands on you!!!” So goes the insane cry of the man who sees his spouse or lover as a possession, rather than another human being. It is the cry that usually precedes ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In September, the National Review Online made public the blueprint of the House GOPs war plan to stonewall the debt ceiling raise. The plan of attack included many of the same demands the GOP has repeatedly made to stall, eliminate, or delay every program and initiative President Obama has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Although I have enjoyed watching movies and reading books for many years, I freely admit that I’m not much of a conspiracy theorist. Artistically, I like high concept premises as much as anyone, but the rules of reality are ever-present. As we speed towards the abyss of defaulting on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As of 11:59:59 Monday night, we entered midnight here in America. As I’m writing this particular column, it remains midnight – even though it’s early in the afternoon. I say that because over 800,000 federal workers have been furloughed as a result of the U.S. government’s shutdown. Those workers ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) So once again, in spite of all their claims of loving America and being solely dedicated to promoting the nations best interest, the GOP has found yet another pretext to hold America hostage and twist the arm of the American people in an attempt to force the nation to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When we think of the term “conservative” Republican in its most modern form, it’s typically a wealthy male with a prominent political view. To paint a more vivid picture, this male comes from a traditional Christian family, whose lineage has prominence, wealth, and exceedingly high morality and values; or ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are three horrific facts about the bunch that’s holding the nation hostage in the partial government shutdown. One is that they are either Tea Party members or affiliated with the party. Another is that they are a minority even within the minority of GOP congresspersons. The other is ...