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Chris Christie is running for President: You gotta problem with that?
If it's Tuesday it must be time for another man or woman to announce that he or she is running for President. Today it was New Jersey governor Chris Christie. I think, similar to what happens after...
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Book Reviews: Necessary Evil
Necessary Evilby David A. Van MeterThis is a very creepy thriller/horror revenge story. It's told in first person so you never get the chance to step outside of the subject's mind. This was a short...
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De'Andre Johnson dismissed from FSU football team
Some people like to say that there is no excuse for violence against women. I don't really like that framing at all because it turns what could be a valid reason into an "excuse" and ignores the fact...
View ArticleKey and Peele: Hillary Clinton Anger Translator
I don't watch a tremendous amount of television but I ran across this skit and thought it funny enough to share. I recognized Stephnie Weir from MADtv. I always thought she was a bit underrated there....
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HBO Game of Thrones: Rethinking Theon Greyjoy
As Roose Bolton matter of factly reminds Theon Greyjoy in the book (not sure if this happened on screen and it's not that important) Robb Stark's cause was permanently lost the moment Theon took...
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Book Reviews: Flat Broke In The Free Market
Flat Broke In The Free Marketby Jon JeterThis book's subtitle is "How Globalization Fleeced Working People" so it's not as if the reader should be too surprised that the author, a former Washington...
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Black Unemployment: Who Gets the Credit?
Back in 2011, The Janitor wrote a piece on the black unemployment, which you can read here. That post covered many of the possible causes of high Black unemployment. We also began to hear some...
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Book Reviews: A Walk Among The Tombstones, The Age of Selfishness
A Walk Among The Tombstonesby Lawrence BlockThis is listed as a crime thriller but is really more of a mystery novel. It was originally published in 1992 so many of the technological references and...
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Netroots Hecklers, Sanders, O'Malley and the Theater of Emotional Politics
Hecklers by definition want to disrupt someone's speech or presentation. They think that the presenter is missing some key points in his or her argument, is morally heinous, is focusing on incorrect...
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A Song for Sandra: Dash Cam Video Released in Traffic Stop of Sandra Bland
At 1:35 this morning I watched a 1:15 clip of the Sandra Bland dash cam video. As I watch Sandra Bland explain to the officer why she was upset at being pulled over for failing to signal a lane change,...
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Movie Reviews: The House That Dripped Blood
The House That Dripped Blooddirected by Peter DuffelAmicus Productions was a British film company that was actually owned by Americans. In many respects it was a Hammer Films ripoff. Well maybe ripoff...
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Confederate Flag: No Big Deal?
Something which unites some people on the hard right and on the hard left or nationalist black left is the desire to sneer at the removal of the Confederate Flag from such official public spaces such...
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Handicapping Major Party Declared Presidential Candidates (Part Three)
Everyday there's someone else announcing his candidacy because he thinks he has what it takes to be President of the United States. I really do believe that one possible reason for this number of...
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Huckabee Equates Iran Deal to Holocaust, Jon Stewart Speechless
As you may have heard by now, Mike Huckabee has been making buzz this week with his comments comparing the recently negotiated Iranian nuclear deal to the holocaust. Many leaders on both sides of the...
View ArticleDear Outraged Social Activists: Outrage Over the Murder of "Cecil the Lion"...
Earlier this afternoon I received a text message with the video above. Recently I heard rumblings about Cecil and had seen numerous social media postings where black folks expressed outrage over...
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Book Reviews: Mob Boss
Mob Bossby Jerry Capeci and Tom RobbinsEveryone is the hero in their own life story. This hoary truism was very obvious reading the book Mob Boss, which detailed the life and career of the titular...
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Should Russell Wilson Have a Relationship with Future Jr.?
Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson with Girlfriend Ciara's SonIn case you don't know the back story........Ciara is an entertainer who was previously engaged to a Rapper/Producer named...
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Hiroshima: War, Peace and Memory
"When you got an all out prize fight, you wait until the fight is over, one guy is left standing and that's how you know who won." -Al Capone from The Untouchables.Today is the 70th anniversary of the...
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Who Won/Lost the 1st Republican Debate?
Last night was the first 2016 Republican Primary debate on Fox News. The top 10 Republican candidates, all men, took to the stage to let the world know who they are and what they are about. Coming...
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Donald Trump and Megyn Kelly: Period Politics
I wrote before that Donald Trump is incredibly thin skinned for a man of such immense wealth. This was not any great insight on my part by any means. It's so obvious a blind man could see it. Trump...
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