by Maggie Burks
October 1, 2008
After Sen. John McCain announced he would not attend the presidential debate last week until a bailout deal was reached, many people, including the two nominees, began throwing around the phrase “The next president of the United States will have…
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[Sue Doh Nem] Fighting For Gas and Their Lives
by Sue Doh Nem
October 1, 2008
Mr. Announcement: “In the ghetto criminal justice system, the people are represented mostly by two members of the McBride family: Dudley ‘Do-Right’ McBride, police officer and part-time security guard at the Funky Ghetto Mall, and attorney Cootie McBride of…
October 1, 2008
Mr. Announcement: “In the ghetto criminal justice system, the people are represented mostly by two members of the McBride family: Dudley ‘Do-Right’ McBride, police officer and part-time security guard at the Funky Ghetto Mall, and attorney Cootie McBride of…
[Letters] Vol. 7, No. 3
October 1, 2008
Ignoring Serious Questions
Ms. Ladd’s and Ms. Mott’s recent columns notwithstanding, can we all be honest and admit that Sarah Palin and her family, just a generation ago, would have been considered a…
Ignoring Serious Questions
Ms. Ladd’s and Ms. Mott’s recent columns notwithstanding, can we all be honest and admit that Sarah Palin and her family, just a generation ago, would have been considered a…
[Jones] Time to Think, and Hire, Local
by Lena Jones
October 1, 2008
Calls coming last week from Oxford, my hometown, suggested that the mood of local residents was shifting toward disgruntlement as they waited to hear if John McCain would show up for the presidential debate. They expected a payoff for all…
October 1, 2008
Calls coming last week from Oxford, my hometown, suggested that the mood of local residents was shifting toward disgruntlement as they waited to hear if John McCain would show up for the presidential debate. They expected a payoff for all…
EDITORIAL: GOP: Watch the Racist Talking Points
Just hours after the Dow closed Monday down 777 points, a JFP reader posted the “reason” for the financial crisis on our Web site: “The subprime mortgage gateway was led by Democrats (Carter, then Clinton) insistent on the theory (while noble) that everyone should be able to buy a home.…
[Editor’s Note] Doing It Our Way
by Donna Ladd
September 24, 2008
My favorite James Meredith story involved the über contrarian sot Christopher Hitchens. Todd and I were asked to “entertain” Hitch during his visit to Millsaps College a few years back; after he arrived from the airport, we met him at…
September 24, 2008
My favorite James Meredith story involved the über contrarian sot Christopher Hitchens. Todd and I were asked to “entertain” Hitch during his visit to Millsaps College a few years back; after he arrived from the airport, we met him at…
[Editorial] Hosemann, Commit to Fair Elections
September 24, 2008
In recent years, the role of the secretary of state was handled in a fair-handed and relatively apolitical way by Eric Clark, a conservative Democrat who seemed to focus on good governance and efficiency when it came to handling elections. While secretary of state…
In recent years, the role of the secretary of state was handled in a fair-handed and relatively apolitical way by Eric Clark, a conservative Democrat who seemed to focus on good governance and efficiency when it came to handling elections. While secretary of state…
[Sue Doh Nem] Mack Daddy Feds
by Sue Doh Nem
September 24, 2008
Rudy McBride: “A wave of great concern looms over this nation and world. The shining prince has turned into a drab-colored frog. Cinderella’s diamond-studded slippers and fancy, horse-drawn coach have turned back into a pair of house shoes and…
September 24, 2008
Rudy McBride: “A wave of great concern looms over this nation and world. The shining prince has turned into a drab-colored frog. Cinderella’s diamond-studded slippers and fancy, horse-drawn coach have turned back into a pair of house shoes and…
[Kamikaze] More Than A Rapper
by Kamikaze
September 24, 2008
This column is dedicated to two people. Their names and occupations aren’t necessary here. Let’s just say they know who they are, whether they actually read this column or not. These two people actually helped me last week. They confirmed a…
September 24, 2008
This column is dedicated to two people. Their names and occupations aren’t necessary here. Let’s just say they know who they are, whether they actually read this column or not. These two people actually helped me last week. They confirmed a…
[Mott] Progress or Repression?
by Ronni Mott
September 24, 2008
Marching down Constitution Avenue to protest the Vietnam War and to support the Equal Rights Amendment was a rite of passage for me. In early 1970s Washington, D.C., if you weren’t marching for something, you just weren’t hip. I was…
September 24, 2008
Marching down Constitution Avenue to protest the Vietnam War and to support the Equal Rights Amendment was a rite of passage for me. In early 1970s Washington, D.C., if you weren’t marching for something, you just weren’t hip. I was…
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Oct 01, 2008[Kamikaze] More Than A Rapper
Whitley: Chip, I often experienced the same thing, I was carded until I was 35. It's a blessing and a curse. It…
Oct 01, 2008
[Kamikaze] More Than A Rapper
chip: Good article Kaze. Although I am not a rapper, I have been suppressed due to my age and, even more so,…
Oct 01, 2008
EDITORIAL: GOP: Watch the Racist Talking Points
Whitley: Like Sarah Palin, I also believe in the devil. It is a stanic tendency among a certain segment of…
Oct 01, 2008
EDITORIAL: GOP: Watch the Racist Talking Points
L.W.: Thanks for the link, Whitley. I like this part:
Because the number one cause of personal bankruptcy is due to health-care expenses, its reform is an urgent priority. People are using their financial resources to pay for health care due to lack of coverage and are therefore unable to pay mortgages on their homes.
Regulation of Wall Street is needed to restrict and regulate credit default swaps and to ban predatory mortgage and credit card lending.
The financial bubble has burst. Corporate greed must be replaced by the biblical mandate of stewardship. All we have is ours “on loan” from God to be used for good in this world. John Wesley’s mandate to “do no harm” is violated when we prey on the vulnerable.
Oct 01, 2008
EDITORIAL: GOP: Watch the Racist Talking Points
Whitley: The United Methodist Church references the imbalance of wealth in its official statement on the bailout/rescue: http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=3455813&content;_id={77DCEB5E-B06D-41BD-8DAF-378D7574665F}¬oc=1
Oct 01, 2008
EDITORIAL: GOP: Watch the Racist Talking Points
ladd: Also, folks, we need to get a conversation going about the purpose of the CRA: to end redlining against…
Oct 01, 2008
EDITORIAL: GOP: Watch the Racist Talking Points
ladd: The business media are continuing the effort to debunk this racist GOP talking point. Thomas Frank today in…
Sep 30, 2008
EDITORIAL: GOP: Watch the Racist Talking Points
L.W.: Foegive me if this was posted elsewhere:
Article title: Bachmann Blames President Clinton, ‘Blacks,’ And…
Sep 30, 2008
EDITORIAL: GOP: Watch the Racist Talking Points
ladd: As promised earlier. Will be in the paper tomorrow, too.
Sep 29, 2008
[Kamikaze] More Than A Rapper
Kamikaze: Much obliged MW..I guess in the grand scheme everyone enters new situations and relationships with a bit of trepidation. Im guilty…