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Divine Dissatisfaction
From a speech entitled “Where Do We Go From Here?,” delivered by Dr. King on August 16, 1967, before the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia: And if you will let me be a preacher just a little bit. One day, one night, a juror came to Jesus and he wanted to know what…
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My Minister Is Not Myself
I shouldn’t be so surprised to see so many who wish to graft the opinions of Rev Wright onto most famous member of his congregation. After all, there has been so little opportunity for scandal throughout the Obama campaign. But the accusations of associative racism (or worse, sedition) are manifestly ignorant, not to mention more…
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Papers, Please
What is that? Oh, that’s is the Playmobil Security Check Point. It is out of stock currently at Amazon, but I think I need one for my desk. I could scrutinize wee little passengers whilest on conference calls. Some other things on my mind … Caucusin’ Is Hard. Which is why, I suppose, that there…
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Unenforceable
(You know, like that Beyoncé song …) Once again, the inhabitants of our Gold Dome make us all so very proud to make our homes and livings in the great state of Georgia. SB59. It doesn’t have a fancy little catch name yet, just the unwieldy filing title of “Social Networking Website; illegal for owner…
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The Crying Game
Oh, come on. Really? In a campaign stop at the Child Study Center of Yale University, her alma mater, Clinton received lengthy praise from a supporter who claimed to remember her from her days as a student. After the remarks were delivered, Clinton joked that, “I said I would not tear up.”* But, of course,…
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Yes. We. Can.
A bit over-sentimental? A little over-the-top? Perhaps. But tell me. Does anyone remember the last time that anyone was so excited about a presidential candidate that they took said candidate’s speech, set it to music, and gathered up friends and neighbors to sing it? John Legend. Common. Kareem!!!! This is so good, I’m almost willing…
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There Are Endorsements, And Then There Are Endorsements
“Sometimes it takes a while to recognize that someone has a special ability to get us to believe in ourselves, to tie that belief to our highest ideals and imagine that together we can do great things. In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and…
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Word Weary
I’m getting tired of a few words. Most of all, I’m ready to retire “comeback” from my vocabulary, at least for the next few months. Basically, if you’re name isn’t LL Cool J — just letting me know what your momma said or something — then I don’t want to hear it. And let’s just…
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No Alarms And No Surprises
It’s been awhile since I got my meme on, so I’m picking up one from Alyssa* and seeing where it goes. Based on a familiar list of 17 issues questions, each one weighted from care to not, this quiz purports to play matchmaker with one’s dream candidate. Here’s how I turned out: 88% Chris Dodd85%…
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Everybody has won, and all must have prizes
`What I was going to say,’ said the Dodo in an offended tone, `was, that the best thing to get us dry would be a Caucus-race.’ `What is a Caucus-race?’ said Alice; not that she wanted much to know, but the Dodo had paused as if it thought that somebody ought to speak, and no…