(ThyBlackMan.com) While browsing the web this morning I came across an article written by Dr. Boyce Watkins blaring, “Cornel West Says that Sharpton, Dyson are “Up for Sale”: Let’s Talk about That One, Shall We?” My first reaction was, “Hmmmm, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson must have gotten a new job.” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Two boys were assigned to shovel a stable full of horse manure. One of the boys was depressed. The other enthusiastically shoveled with glee. “Why are you happy?” asked the depressed lad. His happy associate responded, “With all of this excrement, there must be a pony in here.” As ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When the dust settles on this year’s presidential election, the real winner will prove to be Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Gov. Chris Christie is finishing his first term as governor and will be seeking reelection in 2013. He has built a reputation as a rare no-nonsense, straight-talking ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since I left the US in 2007 so much has changed. I’ll state the obvious—African-American president, bank, auto industry, and mortgage failures, recession, rapidly changing racial and ethnic demographics. The post-election commentators will provide nuanced analysis of those issues—maybe. I’m left with one minor but troubling question of far ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Barack Obama defeated his Republican challenger to win a second term of office on Tuesday, having captured 58 million votes in 26 states for a total of 307 electors. Mitt Romney won 56 million popular votes in 24 states, with a total of 216 electoral votes. The liberal ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Do not dismiss this solution to create jobs without reading it! We need this approach or something similar. We are not in a typical downturn. Business balance sheets for the most part are in good shape. Additional tax breaks are not needed. It the lack of product demand which ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s a familiar sight to every basketball fan. Toward the end of the fourth quarter when it becomes evident one side is on the verge of defeat, the losing team begins to foul. They foul out of frustration, they foul to get the ball back, and they foul to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I can remember it like it was yesterday as my family and I walked into the funeral home chapel to the haunting sound of Sam Cookes A change gone come. This song had been chosen by his grandchildren a tribute befitting my seventy-five year old Father who had seen ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Why are we playing tricks on our minds on the eve of the most important election in our lifetime? Why are black pundits, commentators and others posing the question, “do blacks support Mr. Obama because he’s black?” Do we not get that we are alive to witness an event ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) During dinner on the Rebuild America Defeat Obama bus tour(http://www.campaigntodefeatobama.com/rebuild-america-tour/ ), a fascinating discussion evolved amongst our team. Someone said he fears who we have become as a people; a nation in which a majority believes it normal to receive government-handouts. He witnessed people using food stamps to purchase ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) the 2012 presidential election approaches, I’m honestly a little concerned about those who guilt trip you into voting for parties that don’t care much about you by telling you how hard our ancestors fought for you to be able to vote. The same Democratic Party that didn’t have a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 40-plus years of political observing, analysis, watching, and of course voting, I have never publicly endorsed a presidential candidate. I have zealously maintained the hard firewall that I believe should exist between being an objective political analyst and an impassioned voter. This presidential election I am tearing down that ...