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Retired Foreign Service Officer and past Manager of Political and Military Affairs at the US Department of State. For a brief time an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Denver and the University of Washington at Seattle. A graduate of the National War College and a Phd from the University of Southern California.

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Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 9:25:31 AM

Article : "Why the GOP Presidential Candidates Talk Race (in Code)"

What about BHO's Comments to Blacks?


Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 5:25:06 PM

Article : "Is Obama the Trojan Horse, A Psychopath, A Bad Boyfriend or "

Right on Target: Where is a Third Party when we need it?


Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 9:50:33 AM

Article : "The Black Vote is Still President Obama's Trump Card, But on"

The Black vote will make a quantum drop in 2012


Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 9:02:25 PM

Article : "A Review of Bill Maher's Book "The NEW new Rules""

Sorry HAs a lot to say and Must be heard


Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 4:35:13 PM

Article : "A Review of Bill Maher's Book "The NEW new Rules""

Gross Oversight, indeed


Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 6:30:04 AM

Article : "A Review of Bill Maher's Book "The NEW new Rules""

Where are the voices of Dissent during these trying times?


Friday, December 2, 2011 at 7:42:20 AM

Article : "The Rebirth of Social Darwinism"

True, but there is a missing Corollary


Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 6:21:59 AM

Article : "Why Barack Obama Does Not Disappoint Some Folks"

I Am Black too, but through with Barack Hussein Obama


Monday, November 7, 2011 at 4:03:59 AM

Article : "Is Occupy Wall Street Fetishizing The Public Square?"

I am also concerned about their general lack of focus


Friday, October 28, 2011 at 1:13:45 AM

Article : "America: Still The Post-Modern White Man's Burden?"

Mr. Buchanan is to be watched carefully for he is cagey


Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 9:43:07 AM

Article : "The Rise of the Regressive Right and the Reawakening of Amer"

Stop drinking the rightwing Kool Aid


Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 8:40:28 AM

Article : "Chris Hedges - a man of our times"

Chris Hedges is always on target


Monday, October 17, 2011 at 12:15:01 PM

Article : "How Christian Fundamentalism Helped Empower the Top 1% to Ex"

Evangelism is the house that racism and states rights built?


Monday, October 10, 2011 at 9:39:24 AM

Article : "Blacks Get Hurt The Worst"

Getting Down to the Nitty-gritty


Friday, September 16, 2011 at 4:15:22 PM

Article : "Obama Team Blaming Jewish Vote for Loss of Weiner House Sea"

Another reason might just be ...


Friday, September 2, 2011 at 8:37:01 AM

Article : "Obama's Latest Gaffe-- Further Signs of Weak, Failed Leaders"

Spot On !


Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 3:30:50 PM

Article : "One, Two, Three, What Are Liberals Fighting For?"

Sounds Great in Theory


Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 8:33:36 AM

Article : "Al Gore for president"

Why Wait until 2016?


Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 11:58:32 PM

Article : "The Disunited States: Was Abe Lincoln Wrong?"

Right but for the wrong reasons?


Friday, July 8, 2011 at 4:05:26 PM

Poll : "Poll: If Obama Wins a Second Term, Will He Move Left or Righ"

BHO is the GOP "cave" Man


Friday, July 1, 2011 at 2:37:53 PM

Article : "It's the Values, Stupid!"

Interesting but why preach to the choir?


Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 9:53:53 AM

Article : "Michele Bachmann for President, Say What?"

Where is Raph Nader when we need him?


Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 10:30:27 AM

Article : "Depak Chopra vs. Sarah Palin"

Lynn: "Pretty Talk" is now Passe


Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 7:28:38 AM

Article : "Welcome to Kingdom Palin, the land of no accountability"

Narcissism, Solipsism, and Psychopathy in US Leaders


Friday, June 10, 2011 at 11:23:53 AM

Article : "Why the President Must Come Up With Demand-Side Solutions, A"

Our sad "rope-a-dope-for-hope" President?


Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 11:55:00 PM

Article : "A Nation On a Self-Destructive Path; The Dismantling Of The "

Uber Naivete


Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 11:39:19 PM

Article : "We Can No Longer Remain Passive and Indifferent, It is Time "

Programmed to be Enablers?


Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 11:03:40 PM

Article : "The Emperor Wears no Clothes in Theory: Theories Underlying "

A sensible Tutorial


Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 10:33:33 PM

Article : "Declining Democracy"

The Corporate termites have eaten too far into the foundatio


Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 11:01:11 AM

Article : "Thank You Cornel West"

Its About time


Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 3:58:18 AM

Article : "Will Barack Obama Lose the 2012 Election?"

Everything in America is about race


Monday, May 23, 2011 at 12:52:35 PM

Article : "Will Barack Obama Lose the 2012 Election?"

No, you Missed it


Monday, May 23, 2011 at 5:04:54 AM

Article : "Will Barack Obama Lose the 2012 Election?"

"Stiffed" one time too many


Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 2:56:18 PM

Article : "A Severely Conflicted Nation, Rapidly Becoming Dysfunctional"

A Sober but incomplete analysis


Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 9:26:46 AM

Article : "Osama Bin Laden Is Dead. And So Is "Cowboy Diplomacy" (We Ho"

All true, but


Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 9:14:16 AM

Article : "The Assassination of Osama Bin Laden: A Spiritual Response"

Questions about a spiritual response?


Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 11:12:46 AM

Article : "Who Are the Failures Surrounding Obama?"

The Golden boy just is not that golden, any more


Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 10:29:50 AM

Article : "Obama Must Win the Next Fight with Republicans -- And Progre"

Is it Time for Hillary to Resign ...?


Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 9:35:41 AM

Article : "Al Sharpton, Cornel West: Why Their Fight Is Good for Black "

The Problem is Obama's leadership


Friday, February 18, 2011 at 10:31:15 AM

Article : ""Rome is Burning Folks, Didn't You Get the Memo?""

The fuse was Lit for the last American revolution in 1963


Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 3:46:50 PM

Article : "Obama's Rhetorical Leadership: Cutting the Bad Guys Off at t"

So, Obama is all We've Got, right?


Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:03:02 AM

Article : "America can run from its racist past but it can't hide"

When slave insurgents are American heroes


Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 1:37:05 PM

Article : "The psychological, cultural & societal disintegration of Ame"

Why was the issue of race ignored?


Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 5:23:58 PM

Article : "Eugene Robinson's Disintegration: The Splintering of Black A"

Eugene Robinson's Book


Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 2:22:46 PM

Article : "The Assassination of America By The Coward Barack Obama"

The President as GOP Punk


Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 9:07:01 AM

Article : "Are Progressives Losing Touch With Reality?"

Have Obama Apologists Already lost Touch with Reality?


Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 6:06:16 AM

Article : "Is it Time for Democrats to Fight Obama?"

The System is Irreparably Broken


Monday, December 6, 2010 at 3:12:02 PM

Article : "Is Barack Obama Stupid?"

You Broke the Code


Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 11:43:45 AM

Article : "Review of the Book "The Death of the Liberal Class:"How the"

No, Not really


Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 11:21:09 AM

Article : "Review of the Book "The Death of the Liberal Class:"How the"

I couldn't Agree more


Monday, November 29, 2010 at 8:21:06 AM

Article : "Review of the Book "The Death of the Liberal Class:"How the "

Chris Hedges is always on target


Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at 6:49:11 PM

Article : "No Wedding No Womb: Does Focusing on Individual Change Distr"

Systemic Changes are Indeed needed, but what kind?


Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 3:11:20 PM

Article : "Triumph of the Money Party!!! Warren's role downgraded, repo"

Our Limp-wristed Progressive President


Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 11:35:02 AM

Article : "Our Justice System Requires Us To Punish Wrongdoers. What if"

On the growth of the system


Friday, August 20, 2010 at 5:56:01 PM

Article : "Our Justice System Requires Us To Punish Wrongdoers. What if"

U.S. and Brazilian Justice?


Monday, August 2, 2010 at 10:21:32 PM

Article : "Going Where Glenn Beck Wouldn't: Defining White Culture"

A note on "Cultural Whiteness"


Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 2:24:06 PM

Article : "Obama, Color And Masculinity"

We are all Reading the Same Tea Leaves


Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 4:20:17 PM

Article : "When Will We Take Responsibility for the Obama Presidency's "

Why Dennis Kucinich or Howard Dean should run again, soon


Friday, July 9, 2010 at 6:56:19 PM

Article : "Who to Blame When Dems Lose Big in November"

You can also add Harry Reid to the list


Monday, June 28, 2010 at 12:55:59 PM

Article : "Dodd Frank Financial Reform Legislation-- Watered Down, Dilu"

Right on the Money: Time for progressives to punt


Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 5:48:56 PM

Article : "I Can't Wait For Barack Obama To Become President"

Obama: Bush II without the balls


Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 5:24:39 PM

Article : "Obama's Gulf Eco-Catastrophe, Far Worse than Katrina, More L"

Just another Chicago Politician


Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 12:24:49 PM

Article : "The Problem With Elena Kagan Is Barack Obama"

Amen, Amen


Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 12:01:59 PM

Article : "The Problem With Elena Kagan Is Barack Obama"

My Sentiments Precisely


Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 6:43:06 AM

Article : "Michael Jackson: A Prince Of Our Disorder"

Healing


Friday, April 30, 2010 at 7:13:41 AM

Article : "Michael Jackson: A Prince Of Our Disorder"

IS Personal Introspection the answer?


Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 12:55:23 PM

Article : "Michael Jackson: A Prince Of Our Disorder"

Michael is Us


Monday, April 5, 2010 at 10:21:09 PM

Article : "Racism Then and Now"

Only whites are capable of Racism?


Monday, April 5, 2010 at 11:56:56 AM

Article : "Racism Then and Now"

Racism Then and Now


Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 7:20:14 AM

Article : "The Real Rahm Emanuel Story"

My feelings Precisely, but


Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 9:47:12 AM

Article : "Barack Obama Has Severely Crippled His Presidency and the De"

Headed for "One term Presidency-land?"


Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 8:22:10 PM

Article : "Obama: Averse to Leadership and a Lousy Politician to Boot"

Obama's political Capital has melted like a block of Ice


Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 7:58:22 PM

Article : "Will The U.S. Economy Recover This Time?"

Wil the U.S. Economy Recover This time?


Monday, February 1, 2010 at 5:34:14 PM

Article : "It Ain't What You Eat it's the Way How You Chew it: Lessons "

Its a lot worse than this


Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 8:36:08 AM

Article : "YOUR DISAPPOINTMENT IN OBAMA IS YOUR TEACHING MOMENT, By Car"

Perceptive with the ring of truth


Friday, January 22, 2010 at 12:44:12 PM

Article : "Changing the Name and the purpose of the King Holiday"

A Vanguard of Committed Anti-Racists


Monday, January 18, 2010 at 8:10:21 PM

Article : "Reid Spoke the Awful Truth about Obama's Racial Exceptionali"

Yes, but Why the fuss?


Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 2:40:32 PM

Article : "Martin Luther King Jr. Day: American Update"

Racism covered up? Are you kidding?


Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 10:29:52 AM

Article : "What I'd Say to Obama (in 800 Words)"

Letter to Obama


Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:46:00 AM

Article : "America's Dismal Future"

America's Dismal Future


Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 6:48:40 AM

Article : "A Review of the Movie “Capitalism A Love Story” Is Micha"

When will the sheeple awaken?


Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 8:37:25 AM

Article : "No Peace for Obama: How the Prize Might Harm His Image"

Misfiring of the Framing issue


Monday, October 12, 2009 at 7:05:29 PM

Article : "A Review of the Movie “Capitalism A Love Story” Is Micha"

Believing a lie


Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 8:04:17 PM

Article : "Obama's New, Improved Leech Therapy"

My Sentiments Precisely


Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 7:54:02 AM

Article : "The Toxic Stench of Hateful Lies"

Response to: The Toxic Stench of Hateful Lies


Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 4:27:41 PM

Article : "The Big Stupid in Cambridge"

White Compartmentalization on Race is infinite


Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 4:04:48 PM

Article : "The Gates Fiasco – Abuse of Power, Not Racism"

Abuse of Power, huh?


Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 3:53:40 PM

Article : "Gates and Crowley: It May Not Be Racist, But It Is Most Cert"

Boston Police are not Racist? Who are we kidding here?


Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 9:05:37 PM

Article : "Obama and "Pre-Emptive Capitulation" as a Modality of Democr"

Hear, hear and a mouthful


Friday, July 10, 2009 at 1:11:05 PM

Article : "Obama Falls in Ohio: Great Democratic Debate Begins"

Who to Blame


Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 10:20:51 AM

Article : "What's the Buzz on Glycemic Index Diets?"

Where does one find Xylitol and Stevia?


Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 2:22:58 PM

Article : "Obama is not now and never will be a hero; however, his stat"

Oh Bummer as a nothing and a nobody


Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 8:24:44 PM

Article : "SuperCapitalism: The Sperry Plan To Rescue The U.S. Economy"

I Love this Plan


Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 10:17:17 AM

Article : "Where's Rev. Wright When You Need Him?"

Wright's Comments in context for the first time


Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 11:20:04 AM

Article : "Is America A Terrorist Nation?"

Collateral Damage is our Middle Name, its in our DNA


Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 10:24:44 AM

Article : "The Holocaust of Enslavement Was Not That Long Ago"

The Holocaust of Enslavement Was Not That Long Ago


Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 1:21:00 PM

Article : "How Chrisitan Fundamentalism and Social Darwinism Brought ab"

A trenchant Analysis, and all too true


Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 8:16:00 PM

Article : "Is Obama's Election as the First Black President Conclusive"

Reply to comment: "Your most recent example..."


Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 5:25:54 PM

Article : "The "Israel Apartheid" Operation on College Campuses"

The "Israel Apartheid"


Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 9:00:53 PM

Article : "Problematic Southern Culture: Venerating Disastrous Leaders"

Race is still the Primary subtext of American Politics

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