In May, 1954, I was a student in the class of Dr. Kenneth Clark, among the first Negro professors at CCNY, and the author of the NAACP psychological brief in the case of Brown vs Board of Education. We had class the day when the US Supreme Court declared segregation to be unconstitutional. As Dr. […]

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Iraqi war veterans are playing important roles at the Democratic party convention here they’ve marched, staged mock foot patrols on downtown Denver sidewalks and met with the former first lady to discuss health care issues for those who served in fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. “The war has really changed this generation,” said David Bellavia, […]

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Senator Hillary Clinton gave a masterful speech at the Tuesday evening session of the Democratic Convention. She directly confronted any of her supporters who are angry and ready to vote for McCain by challenging them as to whether the campaign for her nomination was about her or about the issues and ideas that she […]

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Each week, we offer biased and completely unproven observations on the human condition through the lens of a 77 year old boy
Nobody Asked Me But,
My main problem with creationism is surely God did not act God like in creating we violent humans.
John McCain says “we are all Georgians.” I am, but so am I […]

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Senator Barack Obama has finally decided on his choice for running mate and the outcome is selection of Senator Joe Biden from Delaware to be the Democratic Party nominee for vice president. Biden brings to the ticket years of experience in his role as chairperson of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as well as work […]

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The only absolute certainty when discussing the administration of George Bush is he is a master of inconsistency. For years, the president has been deriding political opponents for daring to urge establishing timelines to mark the end point of America’s presence in Iraq, so naturally, his administration has agreed to establish a timeline for withdrawal. […]

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The past week has witnessed Senator John McCain reveal his complete ignorance about foreign policy while Barack Obama is on vacation in a nice sunny spot. There has been no response from Senator Obama about McCain mistakes. The Senator from Arizona has been allowed to pontificate and strut around making pompous statements that are […]

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Each week we present the rambling biased thoughts of a 77 year old American who is commenting on the human condition.
Nobody Asked Me But,
I was at a funeral. Why do people mumble when speaking about the dead. Shout what you have to say.
If the Chinese female gymnasts are 16 years old I am headed for […]

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Europe and Russia were working together on many issues and the old animosity between Russians and Americans had apparently been put to rest when suddenly everything has turned upside down. Bush deliberately provoked strong Russian reaction by pushing for missile bases to be constructed in Poland using the lame excuse they were needed to counter […]

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Senator John McCain has spent the opening months of the race denouncing Barack Obama, his Democratic opponent, for fearing to stand up against aggression. But, he apparently has changed his mind about confronting Russia in the shooting war in Georgia and made clear if he was present no American troops would be sent to intervene […]

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