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How ironic that another terrible storm is headed towards the gulf coast but this time, it is interfering with the big party (Republican National Convention) in Minnesota. I feel bad for the people on the gulf coast but I think it’s terribly ironic that the Republicans will not be able to ignore the weak, and the sick and the poor this time because everyone is watching what they are doing this time. I can’t say I’m all that sorry that we don’t have to listen to an entire week of the Republican Party trying to justify the failed policies of the Bush Administration. However, I still want to hear what John McCain and his running mate have to say. Senator McCain has said that he doesn’t know that much about the economy; then he said that he feels that the economy is fundamentally sound. I am a fair-minded person; I want to hear what their solutions are for getting us out of this mess they say that we’re NOT IN! Senator McCain, there are millions of people in America suffering on a dail...

I never thought I’d see it in my lifetime! That’s what I am hearing from a lot of African-Americans. I mean African-Americans of all ages. Senator Obama may not have “made a big deal” in his speech but yesterday was an historic day! Not only was it the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream Speech,” but a black man stood in front of 84,000 of his closest friends with millions more watching and accepted the Democratic nomination for President of the United States! Frankly, I was “blown away!” I took my son to a “speech watching party” because I wanted him to be a part of this historic occasion. There were several thousand people there because the party was part of the Tom Joiner Family Reunion. When Senator Obama was finished speaking, Tom said he felt like dancing so we all did the Cupid Shuffle. It was a beautiful thing to behold. Everyone was dancing and celebrating and rejoicing this wonderful night for America. I have heard many of Senator Obama’s cr...

Will she be able to convince America that they should give her husband a chance? Will Joe Lunch box and Susie Housecoat (working-class, blue collar voters) be able to see past the color of their skin? Barack and Michelle Obama are brilliant people that have a great deal to offer America. Why is this country that I love so much so unwilling to give this black man a chance? White Americans will blame it on so many other “things.” After all, no one wants to be seen as a hood wearing, rebel flag carrying bigot! To be continued after the speech… WOW! She did a great job reaching out to Americans to highlight our similarities and not our differences. There are no parents of any race who would not do whatever was necessary to ensure their children’s future. I think Michelle did an excellent job of telling her side of the story. I don’t see any reason to question her patriotism or her love of this country. After hearing her speech and seeing that family together, how can you look into y...

I had to had to be extremely creative to write this blog. The comma and the “i” on my laptop decided not to work. However I am extremely determined. So it came to me, all I have to do is hook up a keyboard to my laptop where all the keys work! Eureka! Now, on to more serious topics. What if America allows her racist ways to overrule her logic? Most African-Americans know that they have to be twice as good to get the same position as their white counter parts. It might seem unfair but it’s reality. If anyone doubts what I say, I refer them to the special that aired on CNN about how companies have admitted that they will hire a white male with a felony record over a black male with a clean record! I was deeply offended when I heard this but not really surprised. The young lady who did the study was white and she was very surprised. I doubt if many of the African-Americans watching the program were surprised at all! Is America so racist that they are willing to make the rest o...

I’m back! I was taking a slight break to get some things straightened out and get the office moved and give some of my other businesses some needed attention. It wasn’t as though I was someplace relaxing and sipping on drinks with little umbrellas. I have been going through some minor domestic drama. However, I won’t go into that right now. We have moved the office to a new location. We are in a much nicer, much better maintained building. We went through “the tortures of the damned” to get everything moved out of our old office. Now we are in the process of getting everything organized in our new office. We have less space but it is a nice feeling to come to a building that is so well maintained. The new environment is a welcome change; I feel as though I need order in my somewhat complicated life right now. Sometimes I lay awake at night, when its quiet and wonder how I got to the place where I am now. I have many blessings to be thankful for, it just seems to be so difficu...