Remembering Selma – The Civil Rights Movement: What Went Wrong?
I went to a church service last night on the anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March at a small AME congregation. Mostly black, mostly middle class farmers. The minister, part time, as he is a farmer too, spoke passionately of the zeal of those protestors who stood up against injustice and of the cause that they lifted up. BUT, he also challenged the congregation to do more than just recall....
Will Boehner Get The Boot? Not Likely But He Will Remain Hobbled.
John Boehner and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week last week....to be followed by another Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week this week.....Where's the Love?
American Sniper: Brutal Honesty, Devastating Images; Unexpected Greatness
American Sniper is the first truly great film made about the war in Iraq. It is not a celebration of war; or a call to action against Muslims. It is a sad film about the bravery of warriors in battles whose purpose is lost in the fog of war.
Watching “Selma” In A Nearly Empty Theater. Why?
Selma received nearly universal acclaim from film critics. It got tons of publicity. So where are the crowds? Well, I live in very conservative Missouri in an area where there are few blacks but "12 Years a Slave" did rather well here. It was made for $22 million and made $188 million. So???
In 1967, A High School Junior, Me, Was Invited To A Speech By Dr. King
In a hot auditorium in Charleston, SC on July 30, 1977, I heard Dr. Martin Luther King declare: "I'm not gonna say, 'Burn baby burn'!" I'm gonna say "Build baby build!"
Two faces of Islam: The Jihadist and The Modernist
The Islamic Testimony Means Something Quite Different for Modernists versus Jihadist; and that could make all the difference.
For Your Consideration: Thoughts on the Oscar Nominees
This Year's The Academy of Motion PIctures Arts and Sciences offered up what it believes to be its best. So For Your Consideration.......
If Obama had gone to Paris the Right Would Still Have Gone Ballistic!
For the Right anything Obama does is grist for the mill and fodder for the fools. They are railing because Obama did not go to Paris, but what if he did....
GOP Columnist: The Very Bad News For the GOP From Their Midterm Victory
A GOP strategist has declared that the week of the Midterm Elections “was a dark week for Republicans, and for everyone who wants to see America remain the world’s most vibrant, most powerful nation.” What the HELL! Where was he?
ACA/ObamaCare Year 2: Essential Info and Links to Share
In the face of a renewed GOP effort to end Obamacare....This weekend, you’ll be able to sign up for 2015 health coverage through the Marketplace. Open Enrollment begins on November 15th this year.