From a post by Seth Godin called The paralysis of unlimited opportunity: There aren’t just a few options open to you, there are thousands (or more). You can spend your marketing money in more ways than ever, live in more places while still working electronically, contact different people, launch different initiatives, hire different freelancers… You [...]
Entries from April 30th, 2010
Friday’s Walk In The Clouds: Seth Godin Edition
April 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Tags: seth godin
A Harvard Law Student’s Theory On Intelligence And Race
April 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · america, Democracy, Racism
Be careful what you send in an email. There is a good chance that that email could be forwarded. And, if you’re arguing a point that has significant racial overtones– buffered by bigoted arrogance–then you should be extremely careful who you send that email to. From Kashmir Hill: … I just hate leaving things where [...]
A View From Inside: The Constitution
April 29th, 2010 · No Comments · america, Comedy, Democracy, News
Here’s a response for Arizona law enforcement: H/T: Political Irony
GOP Congressman: Let’s Deport American Children, Repeal 14 Amendment To Constitution
April 29th, 2010 · No Comments · america, Democracy, Political Fringe, Politics, Racism
In one breath, conservatives hail the U.S. constitution as the document which holds the fabric of American life together. In the other, some of them are ready to put it in the rinse cycle, and wash away the very tenets of freedom they purport to support. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) believes that Hispanic children born [...]
Tags: 14 ammendment·constitution·duncan hunter·Illegal immigrants·immigration·Republicans
Why Is The Tea Party Silent On Arizona’s New Immigration Law?
April 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
The state of Arizona has passed the most stringent, draconian immigration law in the United States. Proposition SB-1070′s impact on millions of Hispanics–both legal and illegal immigrants–will be profound. For the first time, law enforcement will be given a broad swath of powers to stop, seize and detain those they believe may be in the [...]
Tags: america·arizona·constitution·immigration·Protest·Racism·Tea Party
Tea Party Activists in Minnesota Compare Themselves To Holocaust Victims
April 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Democracy, Political Fringe, Politics
From the Minnesota Independent: The Mille Lacs Tea Party Patriots drew about 60 attendees to their Tax Day Tea Party a week and a half ago, and one statement by Sue Bicar, an organizer for the central Minnesota chapter, is raising some eyebrows on blogs this week: Bicar compared the movement to those who lost [...]
What’s Wrong With Arizona? Nothing, Says Their History
April 26th, 2010 · No Comments · america, Democracy, Political Fringe, Politics, Racism, Republicans
In 1983 President Ronald Reagan signed a bill into law designating Martin Luther King Jr. day as a federal holiday. The holiday was first observed on January 20th, 1986. In 1987, newly elected Arizona governor Evan Mecham repealed the new law by executive order. In response to black and other civil rights activists protestations, Mecham [...]
Tags: arizona·Dr. Martin Luther King·evan mecham·history·immigration
What If The Tea Party Were Black?
April 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Democracy, News, Politics
Let’s play a game, shall we? The name of the game is called “Imagine.” The way it’s played is simple: we’ll envision recent happenings in the news, but then change them up a bit. Instead of envisioning white people as the main actors in the scenes we’ll conjure – the ones who are driving the [...]
Tags: Government·Race·Tea Party
How To Fight Socialism In America
April 23rd, 2010 · 4 Comments · america, Democracy, News, Politics
Judging from what we’ve heard and seen lately, socialism is the real evil. Socialism has now usurped terrorism and the threat of nuclear holocaust, as the preeminent horror facing the United States of America. Americans are running away furiously from its debilitating hand, resisting any attempt on the part of the Obama administration or Congress [...]
