(ThyBlackMan.com) I have attended about a half-dozen national conventions, Republican and Democratic, and watched at least a dozen more. And I can say two things: 1) They have all generally bored me. 2) The 2024 Republican National Convention didn’t. The RNC not only held my interest, it often moved me ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Fearmongering, when used as a political tool, has always been an effective means of swaying voters and winning elections. Deliberately arousing public fear by way of racial and political overtures was effective when Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon decided to target white conservative voters in implementing the Southern strategy. Former ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What if there was a blueprint for a future presidential administration to unilaterally lay waste to our constitutional order and turn America from a democracy into an autocracy in one fell swoop? That is what one far-right think tank and its contributors created. And more than a hundred other ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What follows here assumes that Kamala Harris carries out her stated intention to “earn the nomination” and not pretend that the crown is only in the shop. This gives her an opportunity to craft her image as a centrist with a spine, the sort of Democrat who can win ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I do not know if Vice President Kamala Harris or convicted felon Donald J. Trump will win the November 2024 general election for President. What I do know is the impact of the election will have a consequential impact if this nation remains a quasi-democracy or drifts extreme right ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Well, folks, the RNC convention is over, and I must wholeheartedly congratulate the Republican party on one very distinct accomplishment…message discipline. The GOP has never been strong at staying on theme, developing a narrative and being consistent. This past week, we saw something different. However, you can come up ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a surprising yet understandable move, President Joe Biden has announced that he will not be seeking re-election in the 2024 Presidential race. This decision has sent ripples through the political landscape, prompting discussions about his storied career, current health concerns, and the future leadership of the Democratic Party. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump last Saturday. Regardless of the shooter’s motive, I will state unequivocally that this act of political violence is unacceptable. There are few things on which most Americans agree; zero tolerance for this heinous act should be on that list. While ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since I don’t tell Republicans how to handle their business, I was somewhat indifferent to the Veepstakes that surrounded candidate Trump. Though South Carolina Senator Tim Scott did a good imitation of Mr. Bojangles, I was sure that Trump would not pick Scott, no matter how obsequious he was. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are many questions which have been asked about the assassination attempt on convicted felon Donald J. Trump. By the way, whatever other title convicted felon Trump might receive in the future, President, King, Dictator, it will not change the fact that 12 American men and women, patriotic and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Lou Dobbs, the conservative political pundit and cable TV host who was a nightly presence on Fox Business Network for more than a decade, has died. He was 78. His death was announced Thursday in a post on his official X account, which called him a “fighter till the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are moments in life when the convictions of the spirit and personal consciousness collide in opposition to the mainstream, popular outcries for the blood, life and the end of the future existence of another human being. I refuse to be a silent witness to another lynching in America. ...