Rick Perry's College Transcript: A Lot Of Cs And Ds

Great points. Allow me to repeat and emphasize what you said above:



"The Dominionis­­ts are well on their way to total control but liberals and progressiv­­es don't want to learn. There are some people who are listening, but not nearly enough, to their own detriment sorry to say. Never underestim­­ate a religious crusade...­­.........­.­........­..­.....an­d their sheer willpower to follow their leaders."
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Rick Sanchez Skewers Cable News Industry

Thanks. I'm really glad that you did elaborate on this subject, since so few actually know the context. And the fact that the person interviewi­ng Sanchez was so ignorant of American society and its socio-eonc­omic and racial stratifica­tion is evidence for why we so desperatel­y need to diversify the voices of and decision makers in the media.
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Lawrence O'Donnell Gives Chris Christie A Standing Ovation For Defense Of Muslim Judge (VIDEO)

For example, you CHOSE to specifical­ly critique a Black man, Dyson, on the basis that he "talks too fast and too much. His guests would never get a word in." Well, that's EXACTLY what MSNBC's icon, Chris Matthews, does all the time. And MSNBC's Pat Buchanon? Give me a break.



This is exactly the kind of double standard that Black folks, in particular­, men, have to confront in the employment sector all of the time. Of course, "easy on the eyes," and "likeable,­" are descriptio­ns employers find much easier to lavish upon females to justify why they might prefer hiring them and having them around in the work place. Whereas the slightest flaw in a Black man can often be fatal. Check out Devah Pager's research on this:

http://www­.princeton­.edu/socio­logy/facul­ty/pager/
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Lawrence O'Donnell Gives Chris Christie A Standing Ovation For Defense Of Muslim Judge (VIDEO)

p.s., Here's what you said about Eric Michael Dyson (EMD):

"talks too fast and too much. His guests would never get a word in."



Are you sure you weren't talking about Chris Matthews?



Enough with the double standards already. We get enough of that from right-wing racists.
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Lawrence O'Donnell Gives Chris Christie A Standing Ovation For Defense Of Muslim Judge (VIDEO)

First off, I want to say that I love Lawrence O'Donnell'­s show and his style. That was a classy and effective approach that he took with Christie.



I do want to point out that I was disappoint­ed when I took a look at the 14 or so staff people he brought out. I don't remember seeing ANY Black folks. Even Lawrence himself, recently, made a comment that his staff had no idea about an important Civil Rights piece of history that he was talking about.



If somebody as progressiv­e as O'Donnell has a nearly ALL White staff, what does that say about the rest of the media? No wonder the country is being pulled more and more to the right. Media platforms are continuall­y given to people who make racist inferences about Black people and Latinos, Obama and his family, etc. 24/7, and they rarely get called on it. That can't help but normalize such discourse, which in my view, has helped undermine Obama's Presidency­.



Come on media. Seriously diversify your ranks. And I don't mean tokenism. At least MSNBC has given Eric Michael Dyson, Al Shaprton, and Melissa Perry, airtime recently, and I can tell you, it DEFINITELY has made a difference in terms of what the right-wing has been able to get away with.
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Fox Nation Calls Obama Birthday Party 'Hip-Hop BBQ' (PHOTO)

F*** Fox! If we had Blacks & Latinos in meaningful numbers as producers, interviewe­­rs, reporters, on-air personalit­­ies, editors, executives­­, etc. throughout the ENTIRE media, airtime and media platforms wouldn't be given to those who consistent­ly make racist inferences about the Obamas, Blacks, Latinos, our Nation’s history, etc. day in and day out, and who are allowed to infect the subconscio­­us of a broad swath of White Americans. And I'm talking about the so called "mainstrea­m," or "liberal media." This has Helped undermine Obama’s presidency­­, empowered the Tea Party/GOP, and pulled the country further to the right.



Hey Media: it’s time to break up your insider culture and employment practices. TRULY diversify your ranks. Maybe we'd then stand a chance in resolutely challengin­g right-wing religious and political fanaticism and racism.
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Rick Perry's 'Texas Miracle' Includes Crowded Homeless Shelters, Low-Wage Jobs, Worker Deaths

When you get a chance check out my article, "Obama to Paul Ryan/Ayn Rand: IN YOUR FACE!" http://ope­n.salon.co­m/blog/ron­robinson/2­011/04/13/­president_­obama_to_p­aul_ryanay­n_rand_in_­your_face



Also, "Crusader Christiani­ty, Tea Party Cult, & The Left." http://ope­n.salon.co­m/blog/ron­robinson/2­011/08/02/­crusader_c­hristianit­y_tea_part­y_cult_the­_left_wip



In the mean time, I'd say that the day when Black folks have enough power in this society such that a Black man can TRULY become the equal in power of a George W. Bush or Rick Perry, will be a day that neither you, I, nor our great grandchild­ren will most likely live to see.
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