Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
…but not necessarily in the way we have been bludgeoned into conditioned to think.
Karol had an experience in baggage claim. Head over for the comments. I had to lift in the whole post because I couldn’t see a way to tease it…
Checking in to the Chelsea in Atlantic City on Friday, I looked over at a baggage cart and saw a bag with a McCain/Palin button. I turned around to see who it might belong to and behind us in line were two black girls. One saw the button at the same time I did. The conversation:
Girl 1: Is that your bag?
Girl 2: Yep.
Girl 1: Is that a Obama/Biden button?
Girl 2: Uh, no, it’s a McCain/Palin button.
Girl 1: What??! How can you support them? You’re a person of color! I know you don’t really mean it, tell me that button is just for show!
Girl 2: I like Palin! She’s a working mother!
Girl 1: Oh no, no no no, I know this is just for show, ain’t no way you’re supporting them. You’re black!
Girl 2: Don’t make this into a racial thing!At this point, against my better judgement and against the IC’s very loud wishing that I don’t turn around, I turned around and said “I should’ve brought my Palin t-shirt.”
Girl 1: Look, she doesn’t really support them. She’s just doing that for show.
Girl 2: No I’m not! I love Palin!I turned back around to IC’s pleading eyes saying “please don’t get involved”. They continued to argue. Girl 2 lost her footing a little bit when she said “tell me you’re not better off than you were 8 years ago” (sort of a bad argument to make at this moment of financial collapse even though it has near zero to do with Bush) and Girl 1 said “I’m also better off than I was 50 years ago, and even better off than when we were slaves, what’s your point.”
It degenerated from there but I can’t even imagine the pressure black people must feel to support Barack Obama based strictly on his race. It’s completely acceptable for Girl 1 to say “you’re a person of color, how can you not support the black man?” in a lobby full of people. Imagine the flip side, a white person chastising another white person for daring to support the black guy. Racism may still exist, but it’s not the kind we’re used to. This kind is considered ok. That’s a problem.
I have nothing to add. Except, for those who need to learn, it’s better to learn late than not at all.
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