You see, my mom is a goofy mom. I mean "dance in the kitchen with the refrigerator doors to the sound of the “Battlestar Galactica” theme song playing in the background from the TV in front of my dad" goofy.
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by Sue Doh Nem
May 7, 2008
Poochie: “It’s me, the talking, literate black dog. Today, I’m starring in a sitcom pilot called ‘Ruff Times,’ an updated version of the famous television series ‘Good Times.’ Kunta ‘Rahsheed X’ Toby is the executive producer, writer and director, and several members of the Ghetto Science Team repertory theater group play the roles of Florida, Michael, Thelma, J.J., Wilona and Penny. I play the role of Penny’s granddaughter’s adopted black dog, Poochie.
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by Kamikaze
May 7, 2008
America is arrogant. But before you right-wingnuts paint me with the “anti-American’’ brush, observe a more practical scenario: Close your eyes and imagine your workplace. Now picture one of your colleagues coming over to your desk and crowing about how magnificent…
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by Lori Gregory
May 7, 2008
Two weeks ago, I attended the 10th anniversary of “The Vagina Monologues” in New Orleans. The entire weekend was an anniversary celebration of the first performance of the show and was a vehicle to bring awareness to the issue of violence against women, raising money for charities that aid in this fight.
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by Queen Folayan
April 30, 2008
I recently experienced what I like to call my very own voyage to Mecca. Like one of my lifelong heroes, Malcolm X, I’ve encountered a brand new world, a new ideal and a new revelation.
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Why did C-L Perspectives Editor Sid Salter react to AG Jim Hood's criticism with a personal attack instead of discussing the role of corporate media in our politics?
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April 30, 2008
Gov. Haley Barbour was crying his eyes out Monday over poor, starving, unemployed Mississippians, according to a statement from his office. The Legislature’s failure to reauthorize the Mississippi Department of Employment Security will seriously hurt that demographic, he said.
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by Sue Doh Nem
April 30, 2008
Pork-N-Piggly Customer Service Representative: “Attention Pork-N-Piggly Supermarket shoppers! As you know, prices throughout our store have drastically changed. High fuel prices, housing and credit crisis and the economic recession have affected the way folk spend their dollars. Our Pork-N-Piggly…
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by Jim Hightower
April 30, 2008
In 2006, the CEO of Exxon Mobil exclaimed that, gosh, his corporation was rolling in so much profit that he simply didn’t know how to spend it all.
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Yep, race in your face. Again. In this new round of race discussions, I’ve found the antibody to be none other than our young people.
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May 11, 2008[Kamikaze] Stop Bragging, America
golden eagle: I've never subscribed to the thought that you have to support America 100% and I never will. Chew on this: you love your children, but do you support them when they are disobeying you? ...
May 10, 2008
[Kamikaze] Stop Bragging, America
willdufauve: "they dont have any oil.....reminds me of Katrina. bodies floating in the water and a government oblvious to the suffering." Kamikaze
But they are big, and we are small. And divided. By ...
May 10, 2008
[Kamikaze] Stop Bragging, America
Kamikaze: ...and the one time we should actually intervene..no word on the U.S. invading Myanmar to remove the oppressive govt. in place thats refusing outside help to feed their citizens..dead ...
May 10, 2008
[Kamikaze] Stop Bragging, America
Kamikaze: Watching Sean Hannity's weekend show..He constantly reaffirms why Id like to slap fire from him the instant I get a chance. He's digging into Michelle Obama now about the comments she made ...
May 10, 2008
[Kamikaze] Stop Bragging, America
Whitley: The oppression of truth in Myanmar IS very sad. That is why we should take very seriously the sad trend in this country of people like Ann Coulter and the flag pin nut mob wanting to villify ...
May 10, 2008
[Sue Doh Nem] The Next Generation
L.W.: Thanks! I take that kind of stuff seriously. :-P
May 10, 2008
[Sue Doh Nem] The Next Generation
golden eagle: Mmmmmm
Just lookin' out of the window.
Watchin' the asphalt grow.
Thinkin' how it all looks hand-me-down.
Good Times, yeah, yeah Good Times
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May 10, 2008
[Gregory] The Waggina Monologues
L.W.: That's a sweet story. When I was a kid, I couldn't pronouce the male genitalia correctly. I said "peener." Maybe because it rhymes with weiner? I'm not sure.
May 10, 2008
[Kamikaze] Stop Bragging, America
L.W.: Great article, Kaze! Tell the truth!
The whole Myanmar thing breaks my heart. A guy on the inside being interviewed via phone said he could get shot for saying anything about the way the ...
May 10, 2008
[Sue Doh Nem] The Next Generation
L.W.: “I just look out the window, watch the asphalt grow
I thought the song said "watchin' the asphalt flow." Any pop culture fanatics out there who know the answer?