Afternoon Open Thread

6 Aug 2009 Author: rikyrah

hat tip djchefron

And this very astute comment from morphus:
Unfortunately, 44 years later, voting rights are still being
challenged, diluted, and blocked.

Good Afternoon.

Drop those links. Engage in debate. Give us trivia and gossip too.

And continue to have a peaceful day.

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Conserv1
Hey D,
Are you planning to push back on any of the 'mob' and 'astroturf' assertions with regard to Tea Party protesters?
spirit_55z
D, you under estimate Franken's intellect and skills. Let me remind you, that not only was he a comedian, he's a Harvard graduate, and will melt the eyeballs out of the most seasoned Rethug senator any day.
MsKitty
I'd love for him to say that to RuPaul's face.
http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com D.
LOL.
The same circle would freeze if the sentence was Cedric Kyles is presiding over the Senate for this vote.
Some things just don't sound right.
Plantsmantx
It's the instrument you see Australian aboriginals playing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC9w4KWEgJE
rikyrah
he was a MATH MAJOR at Harvard.
MsKitty
Here you go
spirit_55z
Could it be the “C STREET” gang, “THE FAMILY” of Liars, Adulterers, Hypocites, power hungry, Our God told us it is righteous to rule the world pollsters….
vulcan_girl
It took me a bunch of times to get it right
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didgeridoo
http://aboriginalart.com.au/didgeridoo/
spirit_55z
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tdnEzV4egg
http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com D.
I respect him…but see what I said to djchefron below.
http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com D.
Not more so that clearly identifying that I'm only speaking for myself in my opposition, as I said at the end of this post.
People will say what they will to attempt to prove their points. Lucky for me, I have a better insight as to what really goes on than most.
Let them spin. I've got work to do.
rikyrah
SECOND AFTERNOON OPEN THREAD IS UP
Lisa M
I think it's Australian.
Lisa M
He could also put you in a Figure 4 if you get out of hand. He used to wrestle.
spirit_55z
Conserv1 loves it here at JJP. No one at stormfront, redstate, freepers, et.al can entertain IT the way we do it.
IT feels IT is far more superior on on the black blog… ya know trying to edumacate the knee-grows, and give them some of that old time religion.
Lilytiger
If you lived in Seattle, you would see a bunch of white people playing it. And not too well either.
I believe the first time I saw it was in the moving Apollo 13 and the Aboriginals also blew fire and spark up to the heavens to the astronauts.
spirit_55z
I'm sorry, MsKitty. Stupidity should be branded a mental disorder.
Here, take a few of these: http://discounthealthproducts.co.uk/images/aspi…
Lilytiger
That made me laugh. Oh D, I swear you are so funny.
And I like Franken but that truly, was too funny.
Lilytiger
Where the Hell is Karmi when you need him??
Lilytiger
I play spot the lie when I read consevo's post..that is when I read more than the first sentence. I used to read them all the way through. I feel better now and have much more time to pursue my goals. It is like quitting The OC. My brain cells have grown back and now I am interested in the world at large.
LOL, kidding as I have never watched the OC.
http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com D.
He better bring money, in that case.
I'm old and have a gut, but I can take him.
Plantsmantx
Yeah, so do I. Either that, or I play find the actual source of its unsourced cut/pastes.
Miranda
But he's the anti-christ so lightning bolts wont do anything to him! Oh wait…no he's the Messiah…oh well….in wingnuttia, its all the same thing.
RobM
Here is one way(I picked this up indirectly form the article posted); Involve the athletes in nutrution education:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/education/200908…
Another is to make science a hands on project:
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/redflag/gridphi…
RobM
HEH! HEh! Heh! heh!
I was wondering when the courts were going to reassert their authority.
Miranda
Illinois Sues Wells Fargo for Biased Lending
Chicago – Wells Fargo targeted African-Americans and Latinos for risky, subprime mortgage loans with “reverse redlining” practices, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says in Cook County Court. The 62-page complaint accuses the bank of a litany of biased and fraudulent practices during the “heyday” of subprime lending.
Madigan says Wells Fargo charged blacks and Latinos much more for mortgages than white borrowers with the same income – and even with lower incomes.
Madigan cites a 2007 story from the “Chicago Reporter” that reported 34 percent of African-American borrowers who earned more than $120,000 received high-cost loans from Wells Fargo, compared to only 22 percent of white borrowers who earned less than $40,000.
Full Story: http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/08/05/Illino…
http://www.womanist-musings.com/ womanistmusings
Yeah and I second that
http://muzikalthoughts.blogspot.com Muzikal203
Actually, while Obama has said he'd like single payer, he's said repeatedly that it's not foreseeable. What exactly is so bad about single player in your mind?
sagittarius
LOL
malletgirl02
After that no one should that anything that Laffer says seriously ever again.
http://theurbanista2.wordpress.com/ Rhondacoca
Umm…
There are studies that have been around long before Obama that showed that black parents actually are more involved in schools than white parents and black students have better attendance and attend more after school programs.
Tim Wise even wrote an article higlighting this in 2002?
Enough with the Messiah garbege. They are now publishing stuff because of Obama and behaving as if it is new.
morphus
I agree black parents in some circles are held up as models because of their efforts to ensure their children receive education. I have observed falsehoods about the black community held up as truisms used to make policy decisions for the past 30+ years being slowly replaced with factual information.
Other areas where I have observed a receding tide of bad information, is health care and criminal justice. Have you observed the same?
http://theurbanista2.wordpress.com/ Rhondacoca
Umm…
There are studies that have been around long before Obama that showed that black parents actually are more involved in schools than white parents and black students have better attendance and attend more after school programs.
Tim Wise even wrote an article higlighting this in 2002?
Enough with the Messiah garbege. They are now publishing stuff because of Obama and behaving as if it is new.
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