Respecting the Bradys, Correction, the Obamas
by Nonso Christian Ugbode
Michelle Obama took the stage at last night’s opening of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) with one task at hand. Prove that you love America. Beyond achieving that unfair task she also presented a portrait of her family which could only be respected for its resonating American themes: from the tragic passing of a working class father, to the classic anxious drive home from the hospital with a first child.
The message was loud and it was clear as crystal; this lingering “question” of love of country and patriotism is now to be completely off the table. Will those media outlets obsessed with “scary Michelle” or Camp McCain (in love with the “these-people-are-foreigners” story-line) actually take heed to this? (One can almost hear the office pools starting around the country. I’d put my money on “hell no.”)
After Michelle’s speech newly minted MSNBC host Rachel Maddow shared a salient memory which best informed the moment. She talked of the Clinton family’s introduction to America. Maddow reluctantly admitted that that moment had inspired a feeling
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Thank God the Olympics are Over
by Lerone D. WilsonFollowing the tradition of the ancient Greeks, every four years the greatest athletes from far and wide assemble to take part in a series of games designed to separate the men from the boys, the weak from the strong, the winners from the losers. Heroes from all corners of the world converge upon a [...]
Racists: We Want our Fountain Back!!!
by sdfhahr oiuhaefiluhJust as the United States made major civil rights strides this year by choosing its first African-American Democratic nominee, racists in Buffalo, New York struck back this week to make sure their voices were still heard.
A “racist” sign was found posted at a Niagara Falls Department of Public Works garage. The sign reading “Whites [...]
Obama Text Tease Causes LOL Syndrome
by Nonso Christian UgbodeNEW YORK, NY - Madeleine and Joe Black have been asked to take the last three days off from work by their respective bosses. Sitting at home, restless, bound to their mobile phones. They blame the campaign tactics of Senator Barack Obama for their forced vacations.
“It just got too hard to concentrate at work” Joe [...]
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