Just like raw sushi is an acquired taste, so is racism. Last week, the Tea Party convention gave lessons in one major subject. It’s called Racism 101. We learned racism is fine and doing well in America. That’s for those who didn’t know it. Unfortunately, it is a reminder we need to hear in our so called “post racial” era. The Tea Party crowd was led by teachers Tom Tancredo, a former Republican Congressman and Sarah Palin. Tancredo was the opening act. Palin closed the show. Tom Tancredo decried that people who could not spell the word “vote” nor say it in English voted for President Obama. He boldly told the crowd we need a civics literacy test before people can vote in this country. We used to have one. It was aimed at preventing Blacks from voting. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed any practice denying the right to vote on account of race. This includes giving literacy tests. Unfortunately for Tancredo, the good ‘ole days are gone. But if we have literary tests now, … [Read more...] about Tea Party Convention Serves Raw Racism
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Mr. President Please Do Not Give Up On Health Care Reform
Intellectually I see health care reform being flushed down the toilet or worse yet thrown under the bus. Emotionally I want it to survive and with the public option. I was always told I wanted to have my cake and eat it too. Realistically, I know that won’t happen. I have never encountered catastrophic medical bills, Yet, I recall vividly an incident over 20 years ago that I’ve never forgotten. A former colleague and friend had health insurance through our job. Yet, she still was left with staggering six figure debts due to her daughter’s treatment for leukemia. Her daughter had been suffering with leukemia for several years. Her daughter ultimately succumbed to the disease. My friend and her husband were left with staggering debt to pay due to the unpaid portion by her health insurance. Her credit suffered in return. Then she received the job offer of a lifetime to help ease the pain. It was based on a conditional clearance. Due to her staggering debt and poor credit rating as … [Read more...] about Mr. President Please Do Not Give Up On Health Care Reform