It's My Mind

• I remember the Bozo show

  On the morning of Thanksgiving when normally I would either be watching Jerry Springer, Hawaii Five-0, or even Steve Wilkos there was a special on the Bozo show on WGN. It was very good seeing the evolution of a classic Chicago produced children's program. I would have [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 10:40pm EST
  

• Dump the dollar! Buy gold!

  You know I have been seeing more of these commercials lately urging us to invest in more Gold, especially on Fox but that's not exactly the only place you can find them. You might see a commercial with either G. Gordon Liddy or Dan Florek (you might know him from [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:46pm EST
  

• Most effective President

  I was watching this 10 year old C-Span video of a call-in segment where callers who discuss who they believed was the most effective President. This was sort of a conclusion to a series where C-Span explores the lives and careers of the 41 Presidents of the United States. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:26am EST
  

• China cold open: Obama gets blasted by SNL

  
  
  I saw this on Washington Journal this morning (or was it C-Span Newsmakers?) either way they showed this from last night's episode of SNL. This is kind of a slam at the cliche that we're only owing China more money for our debt. Especially since the current administration' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 4:28pm EST
  

• On finances in the states

  Almost a week ago I ran across this Wall Street Journal column at Instapundit regarding the dire straits of state finances in both Michigan and California. Both of those states have well reported problems. In Michigan we see some evidence of how well that state is doing by [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 2:32pm EST
  

• Unburied bodies tell the tale of Detroit — a city in despair

  This evening we're going to vicariously take another trip to Detroit. We've been taking momentary journeys there as of late this year since I paid a visit to this struggling city this past summer. In addition to that we've looked at the politics of the city although recently we haven't [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:42pm EST
  

• Thoughts upon watching author T.R. Reid on C-Span this morning

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  That segment lasted close to 45 minutes on Washington Journal this morning was certainly thought provoking. Health care was the hot debate starting in the summer and it's still hotly debate as the US Senate is to take on this subject after the House of Representatives [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:04am EST
  

• Three Mississippi HBCUs could be consolidated

  This is news! Alcorn State and Jackson State Universities are rather well known HBCUs. Can't really say that about Mississippi Valley State (MSVU), the only thing I know about that school is that I have two relatives as alumnus from that school.
  
  This almost reminds me' [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 12:28pm EST
  

• The Southern Avenger - Selective "Hate"

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  Do some people treat one ideology as more dangerous than others? That's what the Southern Avenger attempts to explore. Bouncing off of the shooting from Ft. Hood, Texas Army Base. [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:34am EST
  

• Michael Scott, President of the Chicago School Board, commits suicide

  This morning I fired up my PC and found some horrible news about Michael Scott. He had been found dead in the Chicago River near the Merchandise Mart this morning. In February, Scott was re-appointed as President of the Chicago Board of Education. He also [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 2:36pm EST
  

• Charles Payne visits his old Manhattan neighborhood

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  Visits with radio & TV personality Glenn Beck (he just so happens to be on FOX News Channel). Charles Payne is a frequent guest on FOX's Glenn Beck show and yesterday Beck and Payne visited Harlem where Payne grew up. Payne talked a lot about his young life and' [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 1:11pm EST
  

• State's Attorney wrongly takes on student journalist

  Hmmm, there was trouble I thought last year when she was on the cable access TV program Public Affairs she said that no one should buy guns and that we're safer without them. She was mentioned in a recent article regarding an Illinois Supreme Court ruling about having' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 9:50am EST
  

• SNL on FOX News

  
  SNL having fun at FOX News' expense. Not the first time, but it certainly won't be the last. Especially since FOX News Channel is easily identified as a right-wing, conservative, Republican leaning media outlet.
  
  I know I'm behind the curve on this one. This has been the talk' [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 4:02pm EST
  

• Veteran's Day November 2009 in DC

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  From Reason. Showing our World War 2 veteran taking a tour of the memorials in Washington, DC thanks to a group called Honor Flight. Honor Flight flies elderly veterans and terminally ill veterans to Washington free of charge. Many of them may have had their last [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:41am EST
  

• Klotkin: Obama Still Can Save His Presidency

  Joel Klotkin in five parts points on how Obama can save his presidency. One good piece of advice is to get away from Chicago-style politics. But it's much deeper than that, although I have to wonder if Obama is willing to take on most of those points. Will he' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 10:34pm EST
  

• Obama & the economy

  Graphic to the left found via Exurban League with a link to a report regarding the nationwide unemployment rate. So that's what that graphic represents. That link is to a CNN story ironically.
  The nation's unemployment rate rose above 10% for the first time since [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:21pm EST
  

• Joseph Cao was the lone GOP vote for the health care legislation

  Before we get to the man who replaced William Jefferson in the US House of Representatives let's look at what was actually in this legislation:
  The House of Representatives Saturday passed, by a 220-215 vote, historic health-care overhaul legislation that would require virtually all Americans to obtain health insurance' [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 12:31pm EST
  

• The Myth of '08, Demolished

  So where has this new transformation that an Obama presidency was supposed to bring at?
  In the aftermath of last year's Obama sweep, we heard endlessly about its fundamental, revolutionary, transformational nature. How it was ushering in an FDR-like realignment for the 21st century in which new demographics --' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 2:13pm EST
  

• The recent elections provided some recent posts

  Before Monday I hadn't posted in a little under a week. I want to really reflect on the elections in New Jersey and Virginia where Republicans were elected Governor of those respective states. But now it's bed time and I really don't want to start on such a post at' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:00am EST
  

• ABC: Breaking ground in Atlanta

  This is the story from Nightline discussing Mary Norwood. An Atlanta City Councilwoman who will face off against Georgia State Sen. Kasim Reed next month in the race for that city's mayoralty. Norwood may be the first white mayor in a little over 30 years after a string of' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 4:58pm EST
  

• ABC video about mayoral race in ATL

  Looking for online video of the Nightline segment on the ATL mayoral race. Found this instead segment probably aired on ABC's World News Tonight on Tuesday. It should set the scene for what's going on there. Like I said blacks would race see another black win the race, almost [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:23pm EST
  

• Tomorrow is Election Day somewhere

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  There are three races to watch tomorrow. Mainly two gubernatorial contests in Virginia and New Jersey in addition to a special election for a congressional seat in New York.
  
  That race in New York has generated some publicity this past weekend as the original GOP candidate, [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:17pm EST