White Mississippians and Cultural Awareness
baquan2000 wrote: For the last few days, there have been some issues discussed on here and over at the Clarion Ledger.
You have Jackson VIP story, the Ole Miss "Dixie will rise again" issue - are two big issues that I can think of, where I have noticed white people saying, "why am I the racists or why can't we…
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11/13/09 at 11:30 AM Comments (1) filed in: Culture & Society, General, Mississippi
Barbour: U.S. wants to see Obama succeed because he’s black
golden eagle wrote: Remember a few years ago when Rush Limbaugh said that the media wanted to see Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb succeed because he's black? In the same vein, Barbour has said the same about President Obama. He did, however, say that the president's policies are unpopular.
Here we go again. Instead…
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11/09/09 at 06:20 PM Comments (44) filed in: General
Healthcare “forum” being held this Sunday in Brandon
jamesparker wrote: Given the area demographics and out-of-the-way venue (Nov. 8th, 4:30 pm at the Rankin Co. Multipurpose Pavilion) this one doesn't seem to be so very open for 'open debate'.
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11/03/09 at 10:50 PM Comments (3) filed in: Mississippi
Did Texas execute an innocent man?
golden eagle wrote: A big, Texas-sized controversy is brewing in the Lone Star state over Governor Rick Perry's decision to replace three members of the state's forensics science panel because of their pending hearing over whether or not the state executed an innocent man in 2004. The man in question, Cameron Todd Willingham, was executed for a 1991 house fire that…
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10/01/09 at 08:03 PM Comments (2) filed in: General
Rep. Alan Grayson (D) FL, Speech on September 30th
baquan2000 wrote: I am surprised I am the one to jump on this but it's interesting.
Rep. Grayson addressed Congress last night and said the Republicans health care plan is "Don't get sick and if you do get sick, die quickly!"
Now this is what really caught my attention, House Republicans jumped on…
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10/01/09 at 12:37 PM Comments (18) filed in: General, Media, National
Jackson Community Design Centers Blog Is Up and Running
wgrant_jcdc wrote: Hi everyone! This is Whitney with the JCDC. I just wanted to post that our new and updated blog is up and running. I am going to try and add something everyday that relates to the trajectory of the Jackson Community Design Centers research initiative in Jackson. There will be excerpts from our local research as well…
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09/24/09 at 07:22 AM Comments (0) filed in: Jackson
Airport Parkway a No-Go…For Now
golden eagle wrote: From tollroadsnews.com
Mississippi DOT (MsDOT) have announced "suspension" of the procurement process for a private sector concession to build the state's first tollroad in the modern era - Jackson Airport Parkway. The concession financing depended on federal TIFIA loan support which is only provided if the rating agencies provide an investment grade rating to senior debt.
09/16/09 at 07:38 PM Comments (1) filed in: General
Addison “Joe” Wilson (R) S. Carolina - The Insulter
baquan2000 wrote: Let's see, here's some info on the man that called the President a liar in the middle of his speech!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Wilson_(U.S._politician)
and also GovTrack
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400433
This guy gets the idiot of the day award! Your typical southern "conservative" that shouts and calls everyone…
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09/10/09 at 06:48 AM Comments (17) filed in: General, National
I can’t say anything about Haley Barbour ever again
baquan2000 wrote: People, our Governor has named Les Range, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090908/NEWS/90908013/Range-named-new-Miss.-jobs-chief
He gave the nod to Donald Brown of Vicksburg, to become the Chairman of the Mississippi State Personnel Board.
What makes these appointment so interesting? They are both black males!…
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09/08/09 at 01:23 PM Comments (6) filed in: General, Mississippi
Journalists: The Invisible Profession
FrankMickens wrote: I've noticed that JFP staff prided temselves on being journalists, however I have never seen any definition of same.
You go to a doctor, or a lawyer, or an engineer or an architect s/he is required to complete an indepth and peer reviewed period of training including an internship.
H/she must pass a test for…
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09/07/09 at 06:30 AM Comments (2) filed in: Media
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Izzy: that logo is AWESOME
Nov 20, 2009 | 06:37 PM
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Izzy: it's not enough to just study something - at some point you have to act. Systematic exclusion can be read as hatred, even when those involved in it do not feel it to be that. This is the nature of systemic injustice, of which we all ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 06:37 PM
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
J.T.: Wintrhop, your last sentence "I don't want a small and manageable God. I prefer one that I can't fully understand." bears out that we each have perceptions of God. And, when the terminology used for God in a worship liturgy falls ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 06:03 PM
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Wintrhop Sargent: Funny you should mention the gender issue of a deity. I was at lunch with a St. Andrews priest one time and a very conservative member of the Cathedral came to our table and angrily asked the priest "just what do you ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 05:37 PM
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Izzy: I wouldn't be too sure your church doesn't preach hate if your liturgy is not gender-inclusive. Think about it - is God really a "He" or a "Father"? Those are some images or visions of God, but a church that will allow that and not ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 03:35 PM
Barbour Wants to Merge State's Black Universities
baquan2000: Goldenae - you pointed out a key element in your post, "the point is that he would even suggest such a thing. And the sad part is that from the polls, the people responding actually think it is a good idea" See ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 03:15 PM
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
amoderatemississippian : check out the following link: http://www.oxfordeag le.com/news2.html It does appear, by the article written today, that possibly a sizeable portion of the student body is not going to allow the Kluckers to be the only ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 02:55 PM
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Wintrhop Sargent: WMartin - At the church I attend, St. Andrew's Cathedral, there is no teaching or preaching about hate (unless you include the teaching and preaching AGAINST hate). I'm fairly certain that there are no words that I can ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 02:10 PM
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
ladd: A fail-safe principle I've always sworn by: If the Kluckers agree with me about something, I need to rethink it.
Nov 20, 2009 | 01:39 PM
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
Goldenae: I would truly be ashamed of myself if I looked at life and others the way the some people do. Some folks can not put themselves in another person's shoes to save their lives. It is very odd that in a country that strives to peg ...