ICHIRO WATCH:
5th straight multiple hit game last night.
Ichiro also stole the 400th base of his career.
He is the fourth active player with 400 steals,
joining Juan Pierre, Carl Crawford and Omar
Vizquel.
E-NOTES: WHEN THE NEWS IS NOT ENOUGH. THE BLOG OF E. ETHELBERT MILLER
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Watch the media love affair with Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota start to begin. If she can "reinvent" herself and avoid a few gaffes - this woman will be on the Republican ticket in 2012. A Tea Party favorite- the Republicans can try to make the next election historical again. After a black man - America elects a white woman. Sounds historical doesn't it? Look for many of those old Hillary Clinton supporters to bash Obama again and fall in love with Michele - their Belle. Palin will do for Bachmann what Jesse Jackson did for Obama.
Open the door.
Yep, Bachmann is running. How long before we start running for the hills?
From African Village to Center of Ordeal
By ANNE BARNARD, ADAM NOSSITER and KIRK SEMPLE
Interviews with people who know the hotel housekeeper who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her portray her as quiet and unassuming.
THY BROTHER CAIN
So the candidate Herman Cain would not want a Muslim in his administration if elected president.Cain sounds like a former pizza delivery man who forgot his toppings. Where is this guy's religious tolerance?
He wants to take the oath of president of the US? Is he going to protect Muslim Americans? Look for thy Brother Cain to provide much of the "color" during the Republican debates. If you want to know why you have to protect your rights from Black Republicans just listen to this Godfather. This guy scares me as much as Gangster Rap on a Disney Channel. Dare I use the Tom label here? Hmmm. This sounds like another job for the Racialist.
So the candidate Herman Cain would not want a Muslim in his administration if elected president.Cain sounds like a former pizza delivery man who forgot his toppings. Where is this guy's religious tolerance?
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
THE RETURN OF THE RACIALIST?
After reading Esther's commentary I was thinking about maybe taking this case.
As you know race is a very serious matter...
So what should I do?
I don't see Lebron as being an Uppity Negro. You can only be Uppity if you "own" the 4th quarter.
Obama can be Uppity because he won and he is the Prez.
I think Esther is elevating race over failure...
MUSIC FOR YOU:
The Post series at Carter Barron begins this Friday, June 17.
Bring your family & friends and enjoy 4 great free evenings of
outstanding local talent, under the stars at the historic Carter Barron Amphitheater
in Rock Creek Park.
We are happy to announce the Washington Post Going Out Guide Weekend Concerts,
the annual series of free shows at Carter Barron Amphitheater.
All shows start are free and start at 7:30 p.m. The free tickets (maximum four free tickets per adult)
are distributed the day of performance at The Washington Post, 1150 15th St. NW, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
and at the Carter Barron box office, 16th Street & Colorado Avenue NW, beginning at noon.
For more information, call The Post at 202-334-6808 or the Carter Barron concert line,
which will have updated information on weather-related cancellations, at 202-426-0486.
are distributed the day of performance at The Washington Post, 1150 15th St. NW, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
and at the Carter Barron box office, 16th Street & Colorado Avenue NW, beginning at noon.
For more information, call The Post at 202-334-6808 or the Carter Barron concert line,
which will have updated information on weather-related cancellations, at 202-426-0486.
I was out walking, sweaty and with hair plastered
to my face
when I saw Ernesto Cardenal approaching
from the opposite direction
and by way of greeting I said:
Father, in the Kingdom of Heaven
that is communism,
is there a place for homosexuals?
Yes, he said.
And for impenitent masturbators?
For sex slaves?
For sex fools?
For sadomasochists, for whores, for those obsessed
with enemas,
for those who can't take it anymore, those who really truly
can't take it anymore?
And Cardenal said yes.
And I raised my eyes
and the clouds looked like
the pale pink smiles of cats
and the trees cross-stitched on the hill
(the hill we've got to climb)
shook their branches.
Savage trees, as if saying
some day, sooner rather than later, you'll have to come
into my rubbery arms, into my scraggly arms,
into my cold arms. A botanical frigidity
that'll stand your hair on end.
Source: Poetry (November 2008).
Jason Terry's Deadly Marksmanship
The Count: Terry came off the bench to score 27 for Dallas in the clincher, capping a postseason marked by accuracy from outside for Terry and the Mavs.
N.B.A.
James and Wade have some soul searching to do. The recent Finals is also a reminder that you don't win championships on paper. Will Miami be back next year? Maybe not. There are a number of teams that are going to be better and will be tougher to defeat. Let's begin with Chicago and the New York Knicks.
Out west teams like Oklahoma and Memphis just seem young and exciting. Look for more teams to play zone against the Heat. Keep Wade and James out of the paint. Will the Heat get a new coach? When will those rumors begin? I'm certain the Heat will make some changes to their bench. I look for Bibby and Howard to be gone. A strong bench is key if you want to finish # 1.
James and Wade have some soul searching to do. The recent Finals is also a reminder that you don't win championships on paper. Will Miami be back next year? Maybe not. There are a number of teams that are going to be better and will be tougher to defeat. Let's begin with Chicago and the New York Knicks.
Out west teams like Oklahoma and Memphis just seem young and exciting. Look for more teams to play zone against the Heat. Keep Wade and James out of the paint. Will the Heat get a new coach? When will those rumors begin? I'm certain the Heat will make some changes to their bench. I look for Bibby and Howard to be gone. A strong bench is key if you want to finish # 1.
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Join us for a lecture, screening and discussion with exhibiting artist Carlos Motta.
Thanks to Cabinet for hosting the event!
Image: Carlos Motta, Six Acts: Experiments in Narrative Justice, 2010
Date: Tuesday, June 14th, 2011, 7–9 pm
Location: Cabinet, 300 Nevins Street, Brooklyn NY Free, no RSVP
Motta will discuss his recent video and performance projects Six Acts: An Experiment in Narrative Justice (2010) and Resistance and Repression (2010). Motta explores “narrative justice” and the articulation of memory of political conflicts. The lecture reflects on unresolved instances of political violence in Colombia and Honduras. More here.
This event accompanies Provisions' Aesthetic Justice exhibition which has been extended at the Lambent Foundation in New York until 22 June 2011. It can be viewed by appointment, Tuesday to Thursday, 11 am to 4 pm.
Email: exhibitions@lambentfoundation.org to schedule an appointment.
Image: Carlos Motta, Six Acts: Experiments in Narrative Justice, 2010
KNOWLEDGE COMMONS DC
Suppressing the Vote in Wisconsin
Michael Berkowitz, Truthout: "Fred Risser is a veteran Wisconsin state senator. Actually, he is the longest-serving state legislator in American political history. Bald and bearded, quick to laugh, he is the genial grandfather at the family picnic. But Risser was not feeling genial, lately. May 19 he had been recognized to speak and was making a point on the floor of the Wisconsin State Senate. Risser was questioning the constitutionality and ethics of the Republican-sponsored voter suppression bill, AB7. However, State Senate President Mike Ellis, the new majority leader, cut him off - loudly, practically screaming, talking right over him - instead of considering Risser's important legal questions. In over 50 years of serving in the legislature, Risser said that he hadn't seen anything like it."
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Michael Berkowitz, Truthout: "Fred Risser is a veteran Wisconsin state senator. Actually, he is the longest-serving state legislator in American political history. Bald and bearded, quick to laugh, he is the genial grandfather at the family picnic. But Risser was not feeling genial, lately. May 19 he had been recognized to speak and was making a point on the floor of the Wisconsin State Senate. Risser was questioning the constitutionality and ethics of the Republican-sponsored voter suppression bill, AB7. However, State Senate President Mike Ellis, the new majority leader, cut him off - loudly, practically screaming, talking right over him - instead of considering Risser's important legal questions. In over 50 years of serving in the legislature, Risser said that he hadn't seen anything like it."
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GOP-Style Democrats Moving to Sell Out Poor, Liberals: Lessons From the DC Budget Fight
Art Levine, Truthout: "It's been less than two weeks since a guerilla campaign by local activists managed to restore about 20 percent of $131 million in budget cuts targeting Washington, DC's, neediest residents - with little help from the mainstream media, which essentially ignored a looming shutdown of the city's shelter, poor and disabled aid services that could have thrown thousands into the street. The city's reluctant Democratic leadership only bowed at the last minute to under-the-radar pressure to reverse some of the most obvious, draconian cuts with $27 million in restorations, especially services to the homeless. Other sources familiar with the lobbying to restore homeless funding point out that some leaders in the local downtown business community were concerned about the impact on the city's image and tourism."
Read the Article
Art Levine, Truthout: "It's been less than two weeks since a guerilla campaign by local activists managed to restore about 20 percent of $131 million in budget cuts targeting Washington, DC's, neediest residents - with little help from the mainstream media, which essentially ignored a looming shutdown of the city's shelter, poor and disabled aid services that could have thrown thousands into the street. The city's reluctant Democratic leadership only bowed at the last minute to under-the-radar pressure to reverse some of the most obvious, draconian cuts with $27 million in restorations, especially services to the homeless. Other sources familiar with the lobbying to restore homeless funding point out that some leaders in the local downtown business community were concerned about the impact on the city's image and tourism."
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