Just sitting here pondering. It’s good to ponder. Well the thoughts keep coming in no particular order. That’s the good thing about pondering it only gets serious when it gets serious. Well I was pondering about New York City mayor Bloomberg and his take on stop and frisk and just about getting ready to have a one way conversation bout that when up popped the president that Obama feller talking bout grading colleges. Well that just about took the cake. Well I can’t ponder bout them there subjects at the same time, so stay tuned as I sort this out. Time to get serious.
Just sitting here wondering what’s going on in Texas politics. When did we become the elect a kook state? For some time I have been concerned about the representation we have been electing on both a state wide basis and those we elect state wide to go to Washington.
As black man born in the middle of the last century I have often been dismayed by my states election results, I have only on an infrequent basis been embarrassed to acknowledge our elected officials. But folks when our governor doesn’t know that New Orleans is not in Florida, senator John Cornyn is not conservative enough, and Ted Cruz is a conquering hero this state has entered the twilight zone. I can not remember a time when we have so little influence in Washington. Let me iterate John Cornyn is too conservative for my tastes but I respect him and he brings honor to the state. Ted Cruz on the other hand is an unmitigated disaster. I realize that I may be practically alone as per the Texas electorate at present, but I have no doubt that history will bear me out.
Texas has been a very conservative state for much of my lifetime but it has not elected non serious, comical politicians to represent us nationally. I don’t know what small group of people has taken the power in this state or what their agenda is? I do know that” the emperor” has no clothes and this insanity must stop.
Lest anyone think these are the musings of a dyed in the wool democrat, you would be wrong. As I often remind my democrat friends Texas was a proud segregated Jim Crow state under the rule of democrats. I repeat during the worst of times Democrats ran Texas. I don’t long for democrat control of Texas, I weep for my beloved state and what seems to me a headlong rush into political insanity.
I started this blog to address some major issues of the day, especially those that I found myself arguing with the experts as defined by the media. While I continue to argue with the voices emanating from my television, I have not evidenced this sufficiently in this blog.
I have decided to now be on my mission. One of the things I constantly hear is, ” We need a dialogue on race in America”. The one thing we have constantly dialogued on in America is “RACE”. We have talked about the abolition of slavery, we have talked about Jim Crow, we have talked about Race ad infinitum. I mean, it is an endless conversation that permeates our society. Today the conversation is much wider than black people and white people it is very much a minority issue. It includes discrimination of all kinds. At this time I want to dialogue about the word nigger and it’s place in the American landscape.
It is easy to call it a vile word and demand that it be permanently banned forever, not to be uttered by anyone without threat of a public flogging, and banishment from civilized society. However unless you also ban the sentiment emanating from the use of the word I submit, that would be an exercise in futility and of no import. When Riley Cooper of the Philadelphia Eagles used it to denigrate a black security guard and express venom toward people of my persuasion, it wasn’t the word that so vile it was the sentiment expressed. In white America it’s usage as a rule expresses a vile sentiment. In Black America it can express various sentiments, some vile, some sentimental, some self hating, some who knows. There are some things that can be said within a family, that can not be safely said by persons out side the family. Law enforcement encounters this daily when they are called to intervene in domestic disputes. I often hear some refer to rappers use of the word to lessen the vile sentiment sometimes expressed it’s usage. I don’t know rap I am not a connoisseur nor a detractor of rap. I applaud the success of the artist but I see it as an art form. Some art is vulgar to the mores of some. Earlier I referenced the Riley Cooper incident, it would be neglectful of me not to talk about the comments of Hugh Douglas. I will plead to being a hypocrite as I was not offended by his use of the word in a racial context, however in the public forum it was totally unprofessional. In any forum what he said was hateful and hurtful. I do not advocate the use of the word nigger, I am just saying banish the vile sentiment expresses in the usage of the word don’t bury your head in the sand.
The Houston Astros are having a very successful season. Everything is going as planned. Three no. 1 picks in a row, happy days are here again.
Shocker of yesterday. Here goes. Astros come back from a 3-0 deficit in the sixth inning to defeat the Chicago Cubs 4-3. It’s a shocker any time the Astros win this season especially coming from behind. What’s the shocker for today. Edward Snowden saga leading but Serena-Sharpova contending. Will there be a dark horse? See you tomorrow.
Well here we are, another day. What will be the Shocker of the day?
I should have responded yesterday with the shocker for the day, but here goes. The shocker of the day was the Paula Deen story. The shock had nothing to do with the facts or Paula’s response or even news reports or other responses. The shock is that in reality as a black southern male of the approximate age of Paula (a little older) I was shocked that I did not know how I feel about the situation. I have an aversion to what she said, I am not surprised that she those things, I am shocked that she said those things in a deposition. But what?
Food Network dropped her like a hot potato. To appease whom? Certainly not to appease the majority of black Americans who could care less. Probably to appease the talking heads I mean social commentators excuse me and newsmen. Why? This is a teaser I must confess.
I just hope that Paula isn’t driven to become angry at blacks by the persecution of the social commentators. I don’t know her I don’t know what’s in her heart.
I could go on and on as I muse this happening, for that I am shocked!
Just sitting here on this beautiful morning wondering, what is the shocking news for the day. Will it be good news or bad, will I be the judge or will I defer to someone else. Just wondering.
I haven’t been here in a while. I will endeavor to be more prolific in the future. I will post the purpose of this blog and away we will go.
Just sitting here pondering. The immigration debate seems to me that it’s not as reported. The arguments as reported seems to be about our southern.The debate however seems to be much more complicated. For people such as New York mayor Michael Bloomberg it seems to be about making it easier for skilled workers to get easier access to our shores. What I hear is them say that if you are educated and or highly skilled you are welcome. The debate geared toward the masses seems to be about the status of our southern neighbors presumably who come here to do the jobs American citizens don’t want. To them the message seems to be you are here, you are law abiding, I guess you can be legal its only fair.
As a Texan I am pro immigrant as our neighbors from our southern border contribute greatly to our culture. My concern is that the Bloomberg part of the immigration debate be fleshed out openly in public.Employers will certainly be at the drafting table of any immigrant legislation, the rest of us should at least be fully informed as to what the politicians are really talking about.
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