(ThyBlackMan.com) There are two relentless constants in the manic drive by GOP ultra conservatives, tea party leaders and followers, and unreconstructed bigots to make President Obama a one-term president. One is their drumbeat, non-stop barrage of racist depictions, slurs, and digs at Obama. The other is their drumbeat, non-stop barrage ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The race for the United States presidency is on. As of Tuesday, January 4, 2012, the results of the Republican Presidential Primary are in. The Iowa Caucus has concluded, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney edged out US Senator Rick Santorum by 8 votes. According to Iowa poll data, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In his 1940 memoir, “Dusk of Dawn,” W. E. B. DuBois attempted to explain why he called on Black Americans to “close ranks” to support the U.S. effort against the Axis powers during World War I. However, DuBois admitted that at the time, he “did not realize the full ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tuesday night the political world was all focused on the Iowa Caucuses. Everyone was watching to see if Santorum would defeat Romney. When all the votes were counted, Romney had won by a mere 8 votes. Romney was finally declared the winner around 2:30 am (east coast time). I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I will go to the NAACP convention and explain to the African-American community why they should demand paychecks instead of food stamps,” said Newt Gingrich at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire. This is just the latest in a series of insulting comments being made by GOP hopefuls, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, is somewhat similar to Ron Swanson. Mr. Swanson is one of the stars of NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” and while Mr. Swanson may not be running for the Republican presidential nomination, he shares Ron Paul’s enthusiasm for individual ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) All this talk about tax cuts is falling on deaf ears for the more than 14 million unemployed folks in this country. I’m sure many of them are saying we gave the Wall Street bankers their bailout; we extended tax cuts for the one-percenters; and we continue to send ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Iowa Caucuses are over and now it’s on to New Hampshire. But exactly who’s focused on New Hampshire and who has turned their attentions elsewhere is not completely clear. At 2:30 this morning I was intently watching MSNBC for the announcement of the final Caucus results. I needed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A Ron Paul/Dennis Kucinich presidential ticket would be hot. As a progressive, that would absolutely stoke my fires. I bet that a Ron Paul/Kucinich ticket would also capture the interest of Republicans who hearken back to the party’s non-interventionist, fiscally conservative roots. Yesterday, Felicia Sonmez, of The Washington Post, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Happy New Year. The advent of the new year brings about many things: vows to change your way of life, resolutions to lose weight, quit smoking, volunteer and read more. The New Year for some means new starts or achieving old goals. Around these blog parts a new year ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul just can’t seem to help himself when it comes to his fetish on a law which has been on the books for nearly five decades and which has long since been rendered a moot point by even avowed white supremacists. That’s the 1964 Civil ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Six months ago, I returned home to discover a family had moved into my backyard storage shed. Displaying an incredible sense of entitlement and off the chain arrogance, the family refused to leave, arguing they were simply seeking a better life. Adding insult to injury, their TV, computers and ...