American Values Alliance | Practical voice for progressive valuesAmerican Values Alliance | Practical voice for progressive valuesSly and the Family Stone was the first major rock-soul band to have a sexually and racially integrated lineup and this song was prescient.
Good morn or evening, friends. Lalita Amos here and like The Blog Snob (who, along with new AVA contributor MelissaT inspired this post), I am an authentic American Negro.
In a cost saving move, Starbucks is shuttering 600 stores, with job losses totaling in excess of 12,000.
Did I say "big girl panties?
Gerck! Thud. So this is what heaven looks like. Awfully quiet.
OK, so I'm not dead, exactly. But I am pretty blissful. After waiting patiently (not really) for most of the week, I got to see Rush perform for the first time on television in 30 years on The Colbert Report.
Let's start out with Jon Stewart's insightful take on this situation...
Barack Obama is in no way upset about the cartoon depicting him as a muslim extremist. 'Cause you know who gets upset about cartoons? Muslims extremists, of which Barack Obama is not. It's just a fucking cartoon.
As many of you know, CNN will be launching its series "Black in America" on 23 July with its Black Women and Familes program. The second day will focus on Black men.
Stop with the push for ethanol production, already. Over a year ago, reports indicated that only a small percentage of corn yields could go into ethanol without impacting prices in food markets. Certainly I wasn't the only one who heard those reports?!
Kee-rap!
As you know, I've been out of pocket for a week or two, trying to catch up on my life and business before the final push towards the master's degree. Just so you don't think I've been slacking, here is my take on things that have been giving me heartburn over the last two weeks.
Enjoy!
Wear a Cup
In this morning's news, I watched a report on the aftermath of a Tornado that killed four at an Iowa Boy Scout camp. Over 40 were injured.
H/T to Phil at ImpeachBush.tv.
Resolved, that President George W. Bush be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:
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