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...
Why Do Black Americans Still Vote For DemocRATS? II
Via Bullwinkle Blog: There’s a radio ad out that seems to be inspiring some controversy. Not disagreement, but controversy.
In the battle for the black electorate, liberals, who make up the overwhelming majority of black voters, have long disagreed with conservatives over ideology, public policy and economic strategies to better the lives of African Americans. But when conservatives placed the civil rights movement in a Republican context, black liberals said, they crossed a line.
I have no explanation as to why this would be controversial. None. Well actually, just one.
And it comes from the Bullwinkle Blog itself:
Ever since then [anecdote involving “Daddy” King and President Kennedy] Democrats have considered the black vote their personal property. [emphasis mine]
Yes, it does seem to be a touchy issue.
Left completely unexplained, by everyone, is why it’s a “touchy issue” which party will get some individual’s vote…because of the color of that individual’s skin. Another ad will give me, a white guy, reasons to vote for a Republican…that’s not “controversial.” Another fellow may be targeted by another commercial, and this commercial “crosses a line.” His skin is a different color, but his vote counts exactly the same way mine does.
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