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A More Perfect Union Through Race Unity. (See this for an important disclaimer.)
A More Perfect Union Through Race Unity: Cure the Cancer!
In his “A More Perfect Union” speech, Sen. Barack Obama spoke these words:
I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas. I was [...]
H. RES. 1008
Condemning the persecution of Baha´’ı´s in Iran.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 28, 2008
Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. WOLF, Mr. CANTOR, and Mr. MCNULTY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
RESOLUTION
Condemning the persecution of Baha´’ı´s in Iran.
Whereas in 1982, [...]
Reports coming out of Iran show a new phase in that nation’s long persecution of the Baha’is, Iran’s largest religious minority. The latest reports focus on harassment, intimidation, abuse and expulsion of Baha’i children in primary and secondary schools. The Baha’i International Community first reported these abuses in April 2007, and recent reports indicate an [...]
Please see my previous post, “A More Perfect Union Through Race Unity,” for an important disclaimer.
A lot of people have been viewing my blog in the past few days, a few hundred and counting (not much by blogosphere standards, but the trend-line is up). Aside from a bit of ego gratification, I take this trend [...]
DISCLAIMER: This post, and related posts to follow, represent my personal views regarding issues arising from the presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama, and in particular the controversy surrounding Obama’s long-time pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. I have had no contact with Sen. Obama or anyone involved with his campaign. These posts will include discussions of [...]
For more commentary on Peach County issues, please check out Out of my Mind - Peach County Edition.
Peach County’s new Superintendent of Schools, Susan Clark, has already earned her $145,000 annual salary with her first big decision, which cleared the way for two new schools that had been delayed for more than a year by [...]
Barack Obama, a day after decrying his pastor’s racially and politically inflammatory remarks, lamented the “forces of division” at work in the presidential campaign, reported CNN’s political blog. He lamented Rev. Wright’s racial rhetoric:
“And it just – it reminds me that we have a tragic history when it comes to race in in this country [...]
Barack Obama, responding to an angry speech by his pastor, wrote this on HuffingtonPost:
“I also believe that words that degrade individuals have no place in our public dialogue, whether it’s on the campaign stump or in the pulpit.”
We might ask why Obama chose politics as his profession if he abides by such a lofty principal, [...]
An article in Monday’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows it’s possible for a school system facing loss of accreditation to come back from the brink. The story, “How one Georgia school system was rescued. Can Clayton County be next?”, compares tiny Lanier County in Southwest Georgia with the much larger Clayton County system in Metro Atlanta.
As you’ve [...]
Geraldine Ferraro’s comment that Barack Obama wouldn’t be where he is if not for his race understandably sparked a rhubarb between the Obama and Clintoncamps and around the commentosphere.
My angle on this is a bit different. Why is everyone so sure they know what Obama’s race is? Why not declare — more accurately, in my view [...]
