The stealth negro agenda finally revealed. Now I don't feel so bad about my 12% sub saharan african DNA calling my 74% north european DNA "Whitey".

Please don't mention the missing percentage, we don't.

Posted at June 12, 2008 2:49 PM in response to Getting Whitey: Michelle Obama's Secret Negro Agenda

Bush on his "Good-Bye, Good Riddance" tour of Europe said he "Strongly disagreed with the decision, but will abide by it."

How big of him.

Posted at June 12, 2008 2:43 PM in response to Supreme Court: Gitmo Prisoners have habeas rights

Having lived in Louisiana, this kind of thing would scarcely raise an eyebrow - but the national scene is a different story.

Posted at June 11, 2008 7:21 PM in response to Is Bobby Jindal -- Who May Be On McCain's Veep Shortlist -- An Exorcist?

Poor Geraldine Ferraro - the simmering resentment of a lifetime of real and perceived sexism was finally to be vindicated in this candidate. Hillary herself is beside the point. This was a woman first and foremost, playing in the men's game. And they told her she would win. They told everybody she would win. It was safe, secure, in the bank.

Ferraro knew and accepted that she herself had been a token female on the '84 ticket. She was not particularly popular or inspiring in her own right, she was merely capable, but she opened a door. And now it was finally going to pay off.

The pride, the titanic hubris, created an inevitability of its own. Far too much was taken for granted, and when the losses came, explanations had to be found. Sexism and reverse racism are much easier on the ego than say laziness, failed comprehension, underestimation of the enemy, overestimation of your own value.

This is not the first time Ferraro has used accusations of "reverse racism" in a campaign. Jesse Jackson back in the 80's is another who "would not even be taken seriously if he weren't black". What Ferraro persistently fails to see, but is evident in every clipped bitter sentence, is that being adequate for the job does not mean you are entitled to the job of President. You don't deserve it and wait for it, you go win it.

I hope Geraldine can reconcile herself to this loss. Hillary has proven that a woman can run and can be president. It just won't happen this time. And unless she accepts that, this will be the last time than anyone will ever pay attention to Geraldine Ferraro.

Posted at May 31, 2008 8:28 AM in response to PLEASE, MAKE IT STOP! Another Bitter Ferraro Screed

"Cynthia Ruccia, 55, a sales director for Mary Kay cosmetics in Columbus, Ohio, is organizing a group, Clinton Supporters Count Too, of mostly women in swing states who plan to campaign against Mr. Obama in November. “We, the most loyal constituency,"

blah blah blah are gonna stop Obama blah blah blah with a Nader-like view of the consequences, Roe vs Wade be damned.

Now THAT'S loyalty.

Posted at May 19, 2008 1:52 PM in response to Obama Orders Faithful to “Be Nice to Clinton Supporters”

I agree with HusseinTenaX again, Kathleen Parker should get a DNA test for racial blood lines and then come back and tell us what "full-bloodedness" really means. She may be as flummoxed as my father was when his twin sister had it done for herself.

Both sides of my family have been traced back to pre-revolutionary days in America - I would challenge Ms. Parker on those grounds to prove anyone has more blood equity invested in this country than my ancestors, but we are by no means unique. She is probably dim enough to be surprised by the fact that the oldest bloodlines in this country also have the most likelihood of native american ancestry.

If Ms. Parker herself is truly of pioneer heritage she should go ahead and get the DNA study done, and sit down and have a good hard look at the results, and see who really built this country. It is in the blood.

If she is like my own family, our traditions were white as could be, though we did admit to "indian" ancestors in the deep past - someone with the middle name "swift deer" between the christian name and the surname in the old records, for instance. But all the old names on all the old grave stones gave testament to mainstream white "full-blooded" american ancestry, back to the beginning of settlement when the old churches were built.

So imagine the surprise of the DNA evidence, the genetic markers that do not forget where they came from. And our old, solid, salt of the earth "good people" in every accepted sense were less than 50% north european in origin, when that was the only origin we actually claimed.

Percentages not exact of course, but approx. 48% north european, 24% south european, 12% middle eastern, 8% native american and 8%....sub-saharan african.

Yes, I would ask Ms. Parker to be fearless and do a little checking on her own, and if she has questions, do some research on the Melungeon heritage in this country. And please remember, the older the roots, the MORE likely this mixture of races is. I would venture to say a recent immigrant from Ireland is much likelier to be a "full-blooded" white person than the deep-rooted Americans she is speaking of.

Posted at May 18, 2008 3:58 AM in response to Oh hell no.

That is true, Tena, I posted on that several times on other sites. There is no "franchise" in the normal sense for primaries - whoever wins the majority of delegates FIRST gets the jackpot.

No one is "disenfranchised" if their vote is not included in that majority. The voting continues after the candidate is chosen, but it no longer has any effect on that choice.

The only way to change that is to have all the states vote on the same day, like the general election. Otherwise there will always be states that have no input in candidate selection.

Then we must consider, is that desirable? One giant roll of the dice, no chance to get to know candidates over time, no state by state campaigning? That would almost certainly lead to brokered conventions, with the actual choice of the candidate out of voters hands and back in the (formerly) smoke-filled rooms.

Posted at May 17, 2008 3:24 PM in response to My note to the DNC about the FL and MI Delegates from an actual delegate

The actual DNC delegate selection rules are pretty straightforward in terms of penalties for violation of timing - the states' pledged delegates are reduced by 50%, and NO superdelegates are allocated.

This is only fair punishment, since the supers are largely responsible for the violation to begin with. Why should the voters pay the whole penalty?

In the case of Michigan, the uncommitted votes and delegates can only count for Obama if you are going to count Michigan at all. Especially since the endorsement of Edwards, the only other candidate with any claim to the uncommitted. Hillary was ON THE BALLOT, she cannot claim any uncommitted votes.

By the way, Good Luck LaKayeMichelle!

Posted at May 17, 2008 2:46 PM in response to My note to the DNC about the FL and MI Delegates from an actual delegate

What does McCain think of state legislators making these decisions? The California legislature has twice passed laws to make gay marriage legal but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed them.

"In his veto message, the Republican governor said it is up to the state Supreme Court and then, if necessary, voters to alter Proposition 22, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman in California."

Posted at May 15, 2008 6:56 PM in response to Obama Reaffirms Support For Same-Sex Unions

I am ashamed and disgusted by all this talk about colored folks. Everybody knows there are plenty of decent ones around, and I am sure Obama is one of them, he just doesn't have any business being president. The ones who talked him into this fool notion should be ashamed.

I reckoned that I never thought I would vote for a woman for president in my lifetime, but I see what is going on here. They say Bill Clinton cannot run again which I don't understand, we are not communist russia. But instead he has his wife running for him, and she is one brave little woman, I will give her that. Once it is over she will go back to taking care of the house like any woman naturally would and Bill will run the president part again.

Why don't people understand. I thought city people were supposed to be sophisticated but it's all bizarro this year.

Posted at May 13, 2008 7:38 PM in response to If a Black Man Still Can't Get Served in a West Virginia Restaurant, How Can a Black Candidate Expect to Get Any Votes?