Prop 8: Leonce Gaiter weighs in

We’ve already talked some about Proposition 8 in CA.  In case you’ve been completely out of touch, this is the proposition on the ballot that would eliminate same-sex marriage in the state of California.  One of my favorite bloggers at HuffPo, Leonce Gaiter, has weighed in on the subject, wondering why African Americans are polling with [...]

Leonce Gaiter on McCain: The man was a punchline

Y’all know how much I love Leonce Gaiter’s work.  His post over at HuffPo this morning, a comment on the final debate, does not disappoint.  Here’s the first paragraph:
In the final debate, McCain was Presidential. Only the President was Nixon. The man behaved like an bitter, petulant child. He was righteously pissy throughout the evening. [...]

Differing views on the Obama VP texting tease

Unless you’ve been living under that boulder we mention every now and then, you know that yesterday, David Plouffe and the Obama campaign sent out an email telling supporters that they could “Be the First to Know” who Obama picks as VP via email or text message.  As Plouffe said in the email, “No other [...]

More on patriotism

Sometimes the best I can do for y’all is to send you somewhere else.  This is one of those times.  Please, please, please go over to HuffPo and read The African American Patriotism Quandry by Leonce Gaiter.  Here’s a tease to whet your appetite:
Imagine you were born where you and your parents did not have [...]