Why There is Danger in Ignoring Racism in America

On a cold, winter morning in February 2007, in Springfield, Illinois, in the land of Abraham Lincoln, then Senator Barack Hussein Obama Jr. announced his intent to run for the office of President of the United...

The Politics of Fear

President Franklin D. Roosevelt said during his inauguration speech in 1933: " .... let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror...

Election 08, USA, Black Caucus and Barack Obama not to getting along?

AAPP says: I have been trying to understand why the Congressional Black Caucus and Barack Obama seem not to get along. Candidly, this appears to be a case of "old USA negro self -hatred vs new black political thinking and doing."  The...

Whether Threats are Real or Idle, it's Against the Law

Now that the people of the United States of America, composed of all races, colors and demographics, have elected the first African American to serve as President of the United States, a possibly torturous road...

Candidus Maximus Endorses Obama

With all due respect to my Republican friends I think will sacrifice my neutrality and endorse Obama for President of the United States. Friends, Obama is just plain awesome, absolutely awesome, please don't make...

A Fear of Cosmo Clinton?

Most of us remember Cosmo Kramer, Jerry Seinfeld's, uh, eccentric neighbor, prone to uninvited visits, even when Jerry wasn't home. Humorist Brian Unger, featured on National Public Radio's Day to Day, offers a...

Senator Clinton's E Mail to Supporters (An Update)

In an e mail sent to her supporters on Thursday, June 5, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first woman candidate to succeed as a viable candidate, advancing down to the...

The 'Reality' Card

So, I grab the latest issue of Newsweek out of the mailbox the other day. The cover title? Obama, Race and Us. As this primary season has evolved, I've tried to recall, within my lifetime, except...

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