Posted in Tennessee on Mar 1st, 2008
This morning I stopped at the local beer joint to grab a cup of coffee. (I know it sounds funny, but the beer joint is one of the few places in town brewing JFG. Consequently, they get just as many of the local coffee drinkers as they do alcoholics.)
Anyway, I bumped into Backwoods Bob [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 30th, 2008
As I was driving down Main Street this morning, I noticed there was nothing to attract tourist on the street corners. So, I was thinking, if we could get some dark brown entertainers (tap dancers, blues guitarist, singers of Negro spirituals and such) this attraction might bring a crowd.
It would be preferable if [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 28th, 2008
Former Clinton adviser Dick Morris says:By challenging Obama for the black vote – by promising to go door to door in South Carolina in minority neighborhoods, for example – Bill is highlighting the question: Will Obama carry the black vote? Of course, he will. He leads, 4 to 1, among African-Americans now.
But by making [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 24th, 2008
When the issue of race pops up in politics or entertainment, I’m usually notified. I dunno why. Perhaps people wish to use my reaction to gauge the gravity of any given situation or measure level of offensiveness – but seriously, making me to racial references in the media what Mikey was to [...]
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Posted in Hawkins County, Local Characters on Jan 16th, 2008
Lesson of the Day:
Conversations, which start out with “So, I read your blog,” can never amount to anything good.
When I posted about Obama converts in Iowa a few weeks ago, it was to offer insight into my relationship with my Dad. The possibility of my political conversion was hinted at in jest. Only [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 11th, 2008
Ron Paul ’90s newsletters rant against blacks, gays…
Well, well, well – it took MSM long enough to catch on, didn’t it? The internet has been buzzing about this info for months. However, when Ryan Sager at the New York Sun first brought up the Ron Paul newsletters in May `07, he [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 16th, 2007
Maury County County Commissioner Bob Farmer said what? A must read!
Also would like to point out that these statements support my opinion that the United States cannot address flaws in the immigration system because we are determined to confuse the issue.
You know, I hear similar statements on a daily basis – and the [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 15th, 2007
Today, I noticed this comment attached to an old blog post about Ron Paul:
Get your facts straight. Ron Paul has never appeared on the Political Cesspool. Though we support him wholeheartedly, he has never been on our program. Why would you use falsehood to discredit an honorable man?
Aside from being tickled that the commenter concedes [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 25th, 2007
As I was dropping off the children at school this morning, it occurred to me that if this had been 50 years ago on this very day – it might have been necessary for my babies to be escorted inside by federal troops.
50 years ago, AP reporter, Relman Morin, was standing outside Little Rock Central [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 9th, 2007
Today, in the news, I discovered the US Census Bureau has reported an estimated a 65% increase in Roanoke, VA’s Hispanic population. Not mention, there’s this bit at Don’s blog.
Wow, this news will be upsetting to some white folks.
Frequently, I hear some of you (Dave) going on about how brown folks get “specialized” [...]
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