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From the National Geographic website... A video showing a black bear opening the front (unlocked) door of a Subway restaurant, and getting some free samples... VIDEO: A Bear Walks Into a Restaurant...

30 years ago as part of a Christian outreach team, I spoke to troubled youths in prison. What struck me about the mostly black inmates was their negative attitudes. It was their biggest problem. They were bitter and angry at white America. The majority of these black youths, many bright , talented and some even gifted believed that the white man had stacked everything against them. Crime was their only way to level the playing field. This is a lie. Who infected or who committed the terrible crime of wasting the minds of these black youths? Much of the blame...

As a Black American Army Warrant Officer, it appears clear to me that Barack Obama does not think too highly of Black America. Whether liberal puppet-masters in his campaign are prompting this or Obama, himself, lacks a real connection with the Black American struggle, one thing is clear: Barack Obama and his party do not want us to leave the oppressive plantation mindset that has exploited the Black vote for years. Obama is far more liberal than he is Black. His elitist views that Black Americans cannot succeed, contribute to society, or take care of our families without government...

Short video detailing HOW we got into this mess. And Obama is RIGHT in the MIDDLE OF IT!!! http://vodkapundit.com/?p=10199

BTW I'm Voting For Mccain / Palin Escaping the Plantation  

The Messiah Heckled in Florida September 19, 2008 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: What's this? Protesters interrupt a Messiah rally in Florida. Twenty or thirty, it looks like more than that, they're still walking them out of there. It looks like there's at least 20 or 30 protesters, and they're black,and they're carrying signs too small to read, but they're walking them out of there now. Obama is up there with Larry Wasserman's daughter. (interruption) Is that what he said? (interruption) Yeah, it is work listening to an Obama speech these days. It is work being at an Obama rally. But...

Well, this has been an interesting week for identity politics. Here is the latest:

Blacks rally against Obama. 10+ hold homemade signs. Intentional, well executed protest inside Obama rally. Obama shaken.

New radio wave observations are giving astronomers their closest look yet at the supermassive black hole believed to be lurking at the center of our galaxy. Reporting in the Sept. 4 Nature, a team has, for the first time, resolved features as small as the black hole’s event horizon — the gravitationally warped region from which nothing, not even light, can escape. “We have now entered a new era, one in which we can directly image structure at the event horizon of a black hole,” asserts Christopher Reynolds of the University of Maryland in College Park in a commentary accompanying...

No doubt about it, racism still exists in America. The question is how big of a factor it will be when deciding the outcome of this election. The interesting occurrence that is happening is that the party who is making the biggest deal about race is the one with the minority candidate. Today on the local Hallerin Hilton Hill show, Fatima Ali was interviewed after saying in an article she wrote that a John McCain victory would inspire an all out "race war." I'll admit it has entered my mind. After watching the looting in the wake of the Rodney...

Talking points from a young black man. "How to beat Obama in November." Includes a Definition of the 'Black Liberation Theology'. Excellent tool to keep handy. I did a search to see if this was posted before but couldn't find it. In any case, it's worth seeing again.

Even when hit between the eyes with the truth of Obama's extreme views on abortion, he still has much of the black Christian vote. I am amazed at the 'kill the messenger' anger at me from fellow black Christians for bringing up the subject. It is as if putting a black in the White House in 2008 trumps morality and Christian values. Consider the sin of idolatry of “race”. In Illinois, when a baby is born alive surviving abortion, it STILL has no right to life. Some infants are denied medical assistance and left to die. One death took almost...

Let’s call a spade a spade (pardon the pun). Hmmm, I wonder if I will get called on the carpet for using this expression. I read recently that the expression black hole was spun as racist. The real issue is that a very vocal minority fights to continue to have race define us. Again, I wonder if I’ll get called on the carpet for using the word minority correctly. What this has done is perpetuate the idea that one group of people needs assistance in order to achieve equality with another group of people. There must be a distinction made...

Obama camp counting on new voters Volunteers urged to obtain as many registrations as possible. VOTE 2008 ED RONCO Tribune Staff Writer SOUTH BEND — In the coming weeks, volunteers for Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign will be everywhere. Beauty shops. Barber shops. Bus stops. Churches. All for the sake of getting you to vote.

All racist theologies have the same basic core ideas and methodology. Thus it does not really matter if we are talking about the KKK, the Nation of Islam or Black liberal theology, their focus is always on skin and not sin; race and not grace; gossip and not gospel. Racism is always focused on the outward instead of the inward because it cannot deal with the root problem of sin. Hatred and violence feed on bitterness and racist rage. Class envy does not help anyone in this life or in the next. Blaming others for one's own sin and guilt...

The Dallas Housing Authority begins accepting online applications today for court-ordered rental assistance available to black residents who want to live in predominantly white neighborhoods.The DHA is required to offer the vouchers only to blacks as part of a court settlement to address past discrimination....

Barack Obama's campaign went looking for unregistered black voters in barbershops and beauty salons across the state Saturday, including Broward and Palm Beach counties, in a new outreach effort to African-Americans.

Aug. 4, 2008 -- Jets of searingly hot water spewing up from the ocean floor have been discovered in a far-northern zone of the Arctic Ocean, Swiss-based scientists announced Monday. The so-called "black smokers" were found 73 degrees north, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Greenland and Norway, in the coldest waters yet for a phenomenon first observed around the Galagapos islands in 1977.The earth's plumbing system of hydrothermal vents contain their own, unique ecosystems given the absence of sunlight at depths, in this case, of 7,874 feet, with vinegar-like water attaining temperatures of up to 752 degrees Fahrenheit.A team from...

At age 64, well into her retirement from the Army, Frances Rice is at the center of a contentious campaign on race and politics -- and she has never been happier. Frances Rice, 64, grew up in Atlanta. She says growing up in poverty and segregation set her against the Democratic Party. Now, as she works to bring blacks to the ranks of the GOP, she says she feels that she is making a difference in politics. But her tactics are not winning everyone over. The leader of the Sarasota-based National Black Republican Association is a minority within a minority....

The End of the Black American Narrative A new century calls for new stories grounded in the present, leaving behind the painful history of slavery and its consequencesBy Charles Johnson It is ambition enough to be employed as an under-labourer in clearing the ground a little, and removing some of the rubbish that lies in the way of knowledge.-John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Back to the things themselves!-Edmund Husserl As a writer, philosopher, artist, and black American, I’ve devoted more than 40 years of my life to trying to understand and express intellectually and artistically different aspects of...

MONROE – At first glance, it’s an unlikely combination. A black family seated under a tent facing a line of Civil War re-enactors, proudly holding Confederate flags and gripping their weapons. But what lies between these two groups is what brought them together: An unmarked grave about to get its due, belonging to a slave who fought for the Confederacy. Weary Clyburn was best friends with his master’s son, Frank. When Frank left the plantation to fight in the Civil War, Clyburn followed him. He fought alongside Frank and even saved his life on two occasions. On July 18, the...

WASHINGTON -- Condoleezza Rice says it's a remarkable accomplishment that a black politician is on track for his party's presidential nomination. The secretary of state says it's great for the country that Barack Obama is the expected Democratic nominee. Rice says it shows that the U.S. has come a long way. Rice herself is the second black to be America's top diplomat. Colin Powell was the first. Rice also is making clear that she doesn't want to be considered for vice president. She wants to return to California and write a book about America's foreign policy when President Bush leaves...

Authentically black. What the heck does that mean? Am I the only person on the planet who sees the blatant racism in such a statement? I love sushi. I prefer country music over rap. Does this make me less black? White and black liberal democrats say if you don't fit their angry urbanite, Ebonics speaking, “who's the daddy” TV talk show viewing, welfare recipient with a criminal record stereotype, you are not authentically black. Looking down their intellectual and self-righteous noses of superiority they proclaim to minorities, “you poor inferior victims of American oppression, we sympathize and feel your pain”....

Wake up the white folk. The black folk are on the move! The train is coming through to free everybody. Get onboard! And, while so many folk are down for the celebration of the possibility of new hope and change that is invested in Barack Obama's candidacy, he is openly celebrating America's downfall, and not his own. His personal and academic backgrounds allude to the fact that he may not even be a friend to this nation and its Godly societal ideals. Ever since it became legal for blacks to vote, the party of Lincoln has not advocated specifically for...

By Nina May (AXcess News) - In the mid 1980's I debated Gloria Steinhem on the Phil Donahue show, during the presidential campaign where Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman Vice Presidential candidate. The assumption by feminists, like Gloria, was that all women should vote for Geraldine because she was a woman. I asked her if she would be supporting Phyllis Schlafly if she were the candidate instead of Geraldine, and if she would be offended if I made that same assumption. When Allen Keyes was running for president, as probably one of the most brilliant candidates we have ever...

The Coatesville Police Department continues to receive reports of black city residents robbing, assaulting and raping Hispanic immigrants, according to Police Chief William Matthews. And, if the activity is not stopped, police say it could trigger the formation of violent Hispanic gangs as a type of cultural protection. With the city's black community, growing immigrant population - many of whom do not speak English - combined with the city's social issues, "It's not long before you have black-on-brown crime," said Matthews. "And we're seeing the beginning of that." Matthews, who first spoke publicly about the problem last fall, spoke candidly...

*Now that I have your attention, you have to know that the title is far from the truth. At least it is for any sane person, but not for a growing number of Black women who are now using the R. Kelly acquittal to bolster their claim that Black men hate Black women. Before I deal with that, let me tell you a story. It was the mid-nineties and I was hanging out with Jermaine Dupri at the Santa Monica airport in California, where R & B group Jagged Edge was filming one of their videos. It was Summertime and...

As Denver dignitaries gathered today for Mayor John Hickenlooper's State of the City address, City Council President Michael Hancock introduced singer Rene Marie to perform the national anthem. But that's not what she did. Instead, Marie performed the song "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," which also is known as the "black national anthem." When she finished, the proceedings moved forward, and the "Star-Spangled Banner" was never performed.

Friendswood physician Robin Armstrong, a former medical missionary in Africa, recently was re-elected vice chairman of the Texas Republican Party, the only black person to serve in one of the state party's top two positions during the 20th and 21st centuries. Q: Affirmative action, what about that? A: I don't think it's a policy that's really necessary, and I think Barack Obama is a good example of that. People generally want to be helpful to minorities and want to see them succeed on their own. Sure, racism is out there, but I don't think that is the majority of people...

Ninety percent of white Americans say they have no problem with a black president. A significant part of the other 10 percent state that they have no problem with African-Americans, but worry that the how others – especially abroad – will react if Barack Obama becomes president. Meanwhile, the people around the world are crossing their fingers for anything but another white guy with military ambitions. When it comes to identifying traits, forget race. A three-digit IQ will be considered a victory from Tehran, Iran to Lima, Peru. Luckily for the 10 percent, race is negotiable. For example, last week...

The 2008 Presidential race finally got underway yesterday as Barack Obama used his race to try and innoculate himself against criticism: Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said on Friday he expects Repub>icans to highlight the fact that he is black as part of an effort to make voters afraid of him. ."It is going to be very difficult for Republicans to run on their stewardship of the economy or their outstanding foreign policy," Obama told a fundraiser in Jacksonville, Florida. "We know what kind of campaign they're going to run. They're going to try to make you afraid. "They're going...

Last Spring, MSM Obsessed Over "Is Obama Black Enough?" The favorite parlor game for liberal, MSM reporters and commentators must be, "Ask Me A Non-Question". Mixing business and pleasure during the spring 2007, they obsessed over the following non-question: "Is Barack Obama black enough?". By posing non-questions, liberals can give non-answers, which suits them for several reasons. First, it satisfies their regular readers/viewers that they are all thinking. Secondly, it shows they all "care", by just asking. Lastly, they don't have to address real questions: those have much harder solutions. Asking a non-question to a liberal is like waving the...

Some Comcast customers who actively download software and video files may soon find one set of unexplained delays replaced with a different sort of equally cryptic slowdowns. Comcast is starting to test new approaches to protecting its network from what it describes as congestion caused by a handful of customers who use far far more bandwidth than everyone else. Until now, Comcast has been using devices that interfered with the BitTorrent protocol—the most common method for downloading large files from computers of other users. BitTorrent is often used by people exchanging pornography and illegal copies of movies, but creators of...

The booths at the Saturday Corvallis Farmers’ Market have a wild mix of fresh produce, tasty food, plants and flowers. But this week, a table just outside the bazaar offered something more bizarre — “Meet a Black Guy.” Those who participated in the free service could chat with 21-year-old Corvallis resident Jeff Oliver, and get pictures taken with him.

We encourage our readers to circulate the following in its entirety. Instead of speaking for (or about) the Obamas, we will let them and their church speak for themselves. Earlier in my college career, there was no doubt in my mind that as a member of the Black community I was somehow obligated to this community and would use all of my present and future resources to benefit this community first and foremost. My experiences at Princeton have made me more aware of my “Blackness” than ever before. Michelle LaVaughn Robinson [Obama], “Princeton Educated Blacks and the Black Community,” page...

It's not a new question. I've heard it a few times as support for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination has grown. But when reader Richard Banbury of Marlborough asked after last week's primaries why The Courant identifies Obama as black when he is in fact biracial, I had to pause. Like most of the press, I had come to accept the idea of labeling Obama as black, relegating the fact that he is actually biracial to a footnote. Obviously, Obama identifies himself as black. His book "Dreams from My Father" leaves no doubt about his...

It has been 40 years since Berkeley integrated its schools to foster "positive relationships across racial lines," but a group of black parents claims they and their children are getting the opposite. Two of the parents at Oxford Elementary have transferred their children to other schools since January, claiming racist treatment. It's a charge other black parents at the school support, but one the principal and some black staff members say is untrue. "I recently pulled my kid out of Oxford right before spring break," said Kim Oliver. "There has been so much blatant inequity on campus and in the...

The throngs filling campgrounds across America this weekend will include hardy outdoors types and those who prefer creature comforts, but they'll have at least one important thing in common: Nearly all of them are white. A small but committed group of campers is trying to change that by growing a generation of black campers, one person at a time. The National African-American RVers Association is composed almost exclusively of black people who camp, although it includes a few whites and Hispanics. The group doesn't have much money to buy ads or solicit new members. Instead, it always holds its major...

...For decades now, scholars have been writing about the invisibility of whiteness. To be white in America meant that you were a member of the default category that just isn't discussed. In 2000, journalists didn't incessantly mention that George W. Bush was seeking to become the 43rd white male president of the United States. No one even thinks in those terms. It's implied. It's one of the perks of dominance. We generally mention race when we speak of nonwhites. ...To mention whites as an interest group -- in the way we do minority groups -- hearkens back to segregation and...

The issue of race is the longest-lasting cleavage in American politics. It is also perhaps the least understood. The open exploitation of racist sentiment by vote-hungry politicians was for centuries a durable American tradition. More recently, race has assumed a subtle, often unspoken form during campaign season, as Republicans have sought white votes by slyly associating their Democratic opponents with controversial black figures like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, or with topics--welfare, crime, federal funding for "midnight basketball"--that many voters identify with African Americans. Now, with Barack Obama inching closer to the Democratic nomination, race looms yet again as a...

A fight between rival groups of black and Latino students at Locke High School quickly escalated into a campus-wide melee Friday, with as many as 600 students brawling until police restored calm with billy clubs. The troubled campus in South Los Angeles was locked down after the fight broke out at 12:55 p.m., as students returned from lunch to their fifth-period classes. Overwhelmed school officials called Los Angeles police for help, but students and faculty said it took about half an hour before dozens of officers, many in riot gear, restored order. "The kids were crazy, running from place to...

WASHINGTON -- Edward Bedenbaugh III was about to start a job as a youth-violence counselor working in inner-city schools, mediating disputes before they escalated into lethal exchanges. He was celebrating his appointment at a nightspot in an upscale part of the nation's capital when he was shot in the back five times. The 29-year-old man died the next morning, April 17, two days before his oldest daughter's 10th birthday. He was one of 14 people, all African-Americans, to die in a 13-day spasm of violence. That surge was enough to help make this April, with 18 murders, 20% deadlier than...

A comparison can be made between Obama’s popularity among blacks and the popular support – among blacks – of OJ’s Simpson. Despite all the evidence, both of these men are held up to be symbolic heroes and great hopes for their race. What’s going on here? Perhaps – maybe driven by our national racial divide, perhaps the cause for this similarity is the utter abandonment of reason – among blacks –for the hope of the gaining something for the race: one injustice served makes payment against the many judicial injustices served on blacks since the 17th century and the mere...

Obama No By Adolph Reed Jr., May 2008 Issue I’ve never been an Obama supporter. I’ve known him since the very beginning of his political career, which was his campaign for the seat in my state senate district in Chicago. He struck me then as a vacuous opportunist, a good performer with an ear for how to make white liberals like him. I argued at the time that his fundamental political center of gravity, beneath an empty rhetoric of hope and change and new directions, is neoliberal. His political repertoire has always included the repugnant stratagem of using connection with...

And what might these institutions be? They are not specified. But it is safe to say that they are not the welfare state or the Democratic Party. Given that black liberation theology is a product of the dreary leftist politics of the twentieth century, the very vehicles employed by the left to advance statism certainly can't be the culprits. For the left, black liberation theology makes for close to a perfect faith. It is a political creed larded with religion. It serves not to reconcile and unite blacks with the larger cultural, but to keep them separate. Here, again, The...

The New Underground Railroad started as the result of numerous conversations that have taken place with Black leaders from across the country. It was started with the goal of dispelling the Myth that Blacks are incapable of being success without government programs. It will expose the Democrat Party’s legacy of bigotry and hatred. Over time we have invited several likeminded black thinkers from across the nation to contribute to the discussion. Well, now the time has come for us to expand our reach and ask you, our loyal readers to join the fight to free our people from the...

comment by TripleFam: that was awesome. and this is coming from a republican. I like how you kept it politically neutral while still being funny.

I'm black conservative singer/ songwriter Lloyd Marcus. Please view my music video tribute to Ronald Reagan. Feel free to post and pass on the link. http://lloydmarcus.net/ronnie/ronnie.html

There's another side to Alicia Keys: conspiracy theorist. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter tells Blender magazine: "'Gangsta rap' was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. 'Gangsta rap' didn't exist." Keys, 27, said she's read several Black Panther autobiographies and wears a gold AK-47 pendant around her neck "to symbolize strength, power and killing 'em dead," according to an interview in the magazine's May issue, on newsstands Tuesday. Another of her theories: That the bicoastal feud between slain rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. was fueled "by the government and the media, to stop another great black leader from...

A recent influx of black residents in Metro Councilwoman Martha Jane Tassin’s district could complicate her re-election bid this fall. When Tassin — a white Republican — was re-elected in 2004, black voters outnumbered white voters by about 500. Today, voter registration records show that there are some 3,530 more black voters than white voters in District 6. Some black leaders such as Councilman Ulysses “Bones” Addison are already targeting Tassin, claiming her district should be represented by an African-American. “It’s nothing personal against Mrs. Tassin, she’s a fine lady. But that seat should be held by a person of...