(ThyBlackMan.com) The effort to recall Gov. Scott Walker in tomorrow’s Wisconsin election will undoubtedly have repercussions far beyond the boundaries of the state. Scott Walker has come to be seen as the point man in the GOP’s concerted assault on the American middle class. All across the country GOP governors ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When running for President, a candidate — incumbent or fresh faced opponent — is running on a platform of what they will do for you. They are running on a platform on what they will do for the country and how that will inevitably affect you. Sometimes their promises ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Those of us who saw early, a President not fully engaged when it came to issues in the black community are grateful the rest of the country, including the black community, has finally caught up with us. You don’t see blacks jumping all over you anymore when you say ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Michael Cottman at Black America Web wrote an interesting article about Cornel West and his on-going disagreement with the Obama Administration. Cottman seems to feel that West is “obsessed” with President Obama, like a stalker baby’s mama seeking out another dollar of child support. Cottman even goes ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Famed TV minster Bishop T. D. Jakes said when your “perception is off”, you do not realize or appreciate the true value of what you have until you have lost it. Is it fair to say that, in general, black America’s perception is off regarding their country which is, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, former Secretary of State Colin Powell paid a visit to Sean Hannity on Fox News. Hannity seemed to be frustrated that Gen. Colin Powell is not being a “good Republican” by seeking out truth rather than playing by simple party rules. Still, Powell laid out his position ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Newark Mayor Cory Booker is a rock solid Democrat and a President Obama backer. But he inadvertently and almost certainly unintentionally raised a campaign problem for Obama. The problem is the danger to Obama of what many perceive as going negative in his campaign salvos at presumptive GOP presidential ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve spent a week thinking about the Newsweek Magazine cover in which President Obama is proclaimed to be “The First Gay President.” As a proponent of gay marriage, I was admittedly taken aback by seeing a successful black man “turned out” in front of the American public. In fact, I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every time the American people look at Mitt Romney they should get angry, because he’s the walking, breathing, personification of the biggest scam ever perpetrated on America, “trickle down” economics. Mitt Romney is the very embodiment of trickle-down economics returning to rub our stupidity in our face, right down to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I don’t think it is so much of the ‘normalization’ of homosexuality that bothers me, it is the normalized marginalization of the ‘Black condition’ that bothers me. The reason this is so is because in the American social landscape there is NO single issue greater than the issue of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) General Colin Powell, who surprised Republicans by endorsing Barack Obama for President of the United States, has declined this time around. The former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff referred to President Obama as a “transformational figure,” back in 2008. He’s not so confident in 2012. Appearing on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is becoming increasingly difficult to escape the left’s in-your-face aggressive campaign to make homosexuality normal. Flipping through the channels, I caught a lesbian scene (two women kissing) on the Lifetime channel. The SiFi channel has a new series in which bi-sexual scenes involving the lead actress are a ...