Lawyers for Duke lacrosse players announce DNA results and call for case against them to be dismissed… It was probably drowned out by our immigration rallies (did you see me?), but lawyers representing the Duke University lacrosse players accused of gang raping an exotic dancer made the undeniably stunning announcement yesterday that DNA results exculpate… Read more.
Archives for 2006
Today I march in support of immigrant rights! But…
Just as blacks marched in the 1960s for civil rights, Hispanics are marching today for immigrant rights. And, just as many non-blacks marched back then in support of black civil rights, today I march in support of Hispanic immigrant rights. But, just as a few blacks risked undermining the political influence and moral authority of… Read more.
McKinney finally apologized. But, alas, it was too little too late…
In this article on Wednesday, I dismissed Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney as an unabashed scoundrel for pleading racism to excuse her boorish behavior. And, I lambasted the Congressional Black Caucus and other black leaders for either tacitly or actively supporting her self-indulgent and ill-fated campaign to turn her assault on a Capitol Hill police officer into… Read more.
America’s big immigration story? Katie’s moving to CBS…
Katie Couric, NBC and CBS Read more.
Good (news) Friday: Harry Potter author puts a hex on our “skinny-obsessed world”
Over six months ago, I wrote this article in which I ridiculed the notion of idolizing so-called supermodels like Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell. I did so because I’m reliably informed that almost all of these women have mush for brains and rely on a diet of cigarettes and coke (liquid, powder and rock) to… Read more.
How sex makes smart men do stupid things…
Smart men routinely do stupid things for a little poontang – despite potentially grave consequences. And, of course, no man manifests this oxymoronic predilection more than the impeached former president of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton. Nonetheless, I suspect few of these men would do something that is clearly illegal just to “get off”.… Read more.
Black US congresswoman assaults white cop…then cries racism?
Too often, the claim of racism is nothing more than the last refuge of black scoundrels. And it behooves all black people of conscience – especially those of us who advocate for real victims of racism – to condemn these scoundrels. Because, as sure as it is undeniable that blacks are the victims of racial… Read more.
Florida Gators: 2006 NCAA Div I Men’s Basketball Champs!
CONGRATULATIONS to the Florida Gators!!! Congratulations also to the other teams that made it to the coveted Final Four: George Mason, LSU and, alas, the loser in last night’s championship game, UCLA. (Final score: 73 – 57). Finally, I congratulate all of the emotional and mercurial gamblers whose teams made it to the big dance,… Read more.
Happy Birthday, FW de Klerk? Yes, For He’s (Now) a Jolly Good Fellow!
FW de Klerk, Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk both won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. The Nobel Committee honored them “for their work in the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa.” Celebrated by both Blacks and Whites Recently, VIPs of all races gathered to celebrate FW… Read more.
In America, too many people willing to work? In France…? Count your blessings America!
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