Potent Quotables (updated periodically)

  • "If you like sausages and laws, you should never watch either one of them being made." -- Otto von Bismarck
  • "God who gave us life, gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that his justice cannot sleep forever." -- Thomas Jefferson
  • "The best way to prove a stick is crooked is to lay a straight one beside it" -- FW Boreham
  • "There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who walk into a room and say, 'There you are' and those who say, 'Here I am'" -- Abigail Van Buren
  • "It was not political rhetoric, mass rallies or poses of moral indignation that gave the people a better life. It was capitalism." -- Thomas Sowell

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

What up my N-word?

Read Dr. Sowell's latest by clicking here. What I love so much about Dr. Sowell is that he has the ability to narrow things down to the nitty gritty and speak truth without being offensive. Did I mention, he's black? Came from humble beginnings? Has a PhD? Is a conservative economist? And really knows his shizzle?

Oh, that's right, it's not about race anymore. It's all about working together, and this video proves it. Catchy song...but kinda sad. The trouble with this music is it's catchy, but its substance is pretty sad and weak. America is no better or worse off with a black president. Celebrating it to such an extent is almost like celebrating having the first totally bald president, or the first president with freckles and red hair, or the first president to win a Tori Spelling look-a-like contest. I mean, we all know Tori has had to overcome. In all seriousness though, it's fine to have pride in one's heritage. But this in-your-face, "Bush lied", whitey is evil, flaunting kind of pride offends me and should offend Americans of any color.

So our president is black which makes him cool? Great. Why does that give rappers like Young Jeezy the fuel to write lyrics like "Don't know what you fishin' for, but catch you a great white." That's really swell. The chances of a young black boy or girl growing up and becoming president were just as good 8 years ago as they are now. Whether you're black, white, or some other shade of who-the-hell-cares, you'd better be holding onto and celebrating freedom for once. Freedom, which you'll never truly have if you live under the shadow of your color forever. Whether your great great great great great grandmother came from Mozambique or Maine, I don't really give a rat's patootie. The presidency is a job, a very important one, so we need the best, not just the blackest.

You can see Young Jeezy's enriching video here (Warning: unedited language). Then you can go to this website and see how he's been honored for encouraging young voters. Nice. At what point do you begin questioning the man based on the character of the people that support him?
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