List/Grid Monthly Archives: September 2010
Charles Lollar: The interview (Part 2)
I was recently able to interview Republican candidate, Charles Lollar. Mr. Lollar is the Republican nominee for Congress in the 5th District of Maryland. This is the second part of…
Travie McCoy’s Lazarus a Breath of Fresh Air
Travie McCoy wants you to feel good. The opening track on his debut album Lazarus is equal servings groove and funk sprinkled with party hop and mixed in a blender…
GOP’s Agenda is a Pledge not a Contract
Though it is Still Not Practical. Okay, so I made a mistake the other day. A nice comment from a reader pointed it out to me. The Republican agenda is…
FBI Searches Homes of Anti-War Protesters
The FBI executed search warrants last Friday in Minneapolis and Chicago in connection to an investigation of a support of terror organizations. The searches were conducted at the homes of…
Fox News, Home to the Right Wing
The fringe groups out there are becoming louder. You know the groups I am talking about. The ones that claim Obama is a Muslim. The “Birthers” who believe that Obama…
Legalizing Pot is the Last Great Hope
This November, Californians will vote on Proposition 19, a historic vote on whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Proposition 19 will allow each city and county to decide whether…
Charles Lollar: The interview (Part 1)
I was recently able to interview Republican candidate, Charles Lollar. Mr. Lollar is the Republican nominee for Congress in the 5th District of Maryland. He is running against long term…
Renting with Bad Credit
Many professional landlords and apartment complex owners run a credit check on potential new renters before accepting their application for a place to rent. Unfortunately, that is not good news…
Troy Davis: An Example of Criminal Injustice
There have been over 130 people released from death row since the death penalty was reinstated in our country. One hundred and thirty times the courts have decided, ‘Hey, you…
Stephen Colbert Testifies Before Congress
Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert testified before Congress on Friday about immigration during a hearing called "Protecting America’s Harvest." Colbert appeared with United Farm Workers (UFW) President Arturo S. Rodriguez…
Bad Credit Can Affect Your Job Search
Many industries relate a potential applicant’s trustworthiness, in whole or in part, on their credit rating. Getting a job at a bank, for example, will require not only a criminal…
Credit Problems Affecting African Americans
In the country today, there are many financial problems affecting people of various income brackets and economic status. The tough economic times have been a hard road for many people,…
HUE, A Restaurant
There’s a lot more to Orlando than Disney, so while visiting Orlando, I was keen on having lunch at a restaurant called “The Hue”. The name itself gives you a…
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Republican Agenda: Contract to America
The Republicans unveiled their long awaited agenda on Thursday. Titled, “Contract to America” it is boring and not surprising. The 21-page pledge is divided into five parts: jobs, size of…
Can Christine O’Donnell actually Win?
We have to revisit Christine O’Donnell. In a crop of oddball candidates, she is the clearly emerging as the star. She is Palin times 20. She is frightening, not just…
John Henrik Clarke: Bad Boy of Academe
THE ELDER RADICAL-JOHN HENRIK CLARKE- BAD BOY OF ACADEME Interview with Ja A. Jahannes America’s most fervent radical in the 1980s and 90s was not found wearing black power…
Mentally Disabled Woman to be Executed Today
Ah, the good ole United States of America. We like to believe we are better than other countries. We stand around with our nose in the air thinking we are…
