Archive for 'America'
Speak To Me: David Brooks' Speech to the Delegates
My fellow Americans, it is an honor to address the Democratic National Convention at this defining moment in history. We stand at a crossroads at a pivot point, near a fork in the road on the edge of a precipice in the midst of the most consequential election since last year’s “American Idol.” One path [...]
Posted: August 30th, 2008 under America, American, God, John McCain, M&Ms, Senator, acropolis, american dream, american idol, americans, anteater, ants, barack, biden, boulder, bushmccain, candidate, candidates, coca-cola, coke, coke zero, colony of ants, colorado, crocs, democracy, democrat, democratic, democratic national convention, denver, dnc, election, elizabeth edwards, god bless america, hillary, hillary clinton, human race, joe biden, john edwards, michelle obama, middle class, natural gas, obama, party, patton's army, political, politician, politicians, politics, presidency, president, president bush, presidential, presidential candidate, presidential debate, republican, starbuck's coffee, taxi, wolf blitzer.
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The Commodification of (White) Morality: Who'll Pay Reparations on My Soul?
Like Gil Scott-Heron (you may be familiar with his hit “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised“), I’m going to spend this post, the first in a long time, asking the admittedly pretentious-sounding question, “Who’ll Pay Reparations on My Soul?”. I’m asking because it sure won’t be Whole Foods, or hybrid cars, or organic cigarettes, or [...]
Posted: June 10th, 2008 under America, American, God, Guantanamo, White America, americans, anti-racism, capitalism, capitalist, class, free, freedom, guantanamo bay, minority, morality, morals, obama, race, racism, racist, racists, revolution, social class, social construction, white.
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The American Economy: It's a Gas, Gas, Gas…
Again, Obama says it better than most. Because I am in finals, I’m going to turn it over to him. The video is after the jump.
Posted: May 6th, 2008 under America, American, economics, economy, obama.
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More Like Bringing Repression of Women Back…
Okay, check out this video that I got from NARAL Pro-Choice America today. If you’re bringing sexy back, and not considering women, I hope you’re looking to other genders to have sex with. Just sayin’.
Posted: August 4th, 2007 under 2008, America, Bringing Sexy Back, Fred Thompson, John McCain, Justin Timberlake, Mitt Romney, NARAL, Roe vs. Wade, Sam Brownback, a woman's right to choose, abortion, candidate, election, freedom, law, life, medicine, presidential, presidential debate, pro life, pro-choice, procedure, radical right, science.
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Metrosexual: Frogs turn to Prince Charmings, Anarchy Ensues?
So I was cleaning out my desk this weekend for the first time since third grade, because I was hoping that somehow my ticket for Rock the Bells would be in there, and I came across some ugly ass wrapping paper. It was graced with snowflakes and the visages of mid-nineties pop stars – [...]
Posted: August 1st, 2007 under America, American Indian, Bavaria, Beer Boob, CVS, Canada, Canexico, Coors Twins, Foster's, Gay, Indian, Indians, JTT, Kenmen, Labatt's Blue, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Miller Lite Cat Fight, Milwaukee's Best Automotive Girl, Native American, Rock The Bells, Rolling Rock Ape Babes, St. Louis, St. Pauli Girl, Troegs, Usher, Vanna White, Wall Street, Will Smith, YM magazine, advertisement, aggressive, anarchy, ass, assertive, babe, bank, beer, beer drinker, belgium, boob, burping, camera, civil war, commericial, cultural, culture, direct, dominant, dominate, fantasize, fantasy, farting, foreclosure, gloss, government, happy, heterosexual, hottie, lesbian, lip, lip pencil, machismo, macho, magazine, make up, makeup for men, metrosexual, mexico, mid-nineties, mind, model, mortgages, objectification, passive, personal income tax, pop star, porn, power, power dynamic, powerful, rawkward, revlon, sexual attraction, sexual objectification, sexy, shoplifting, skin tone, snowflakes, stella artois, straight, stripper, teen magazine, truce, viewer, virtual bartender, war, wrapping paper.
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