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I think about Fred Phelps and his pack of "in-breds" as radio talk show host, Mark Levin calls them, and I get pissed. The very thought of these so - called "Christians" raping the dignity from the families of the fallen heroes who've died so that their sorry asses could spread their hatred makes my blood boil.
I hear a lot of talk about the First Amendment and free speech. That's all well and good, but just because you have the right to say what you want doesn't mean you really ought to say it. Why do you think that the word "nigger" has such drama surrounding it ? If you're White, you can say it as long as you're prepared to deal with the consequences that go with its utterance.
What of the consequences for the Phelps klan ? They cowardly hide behind the First Amendment much like a racist hides behind Christianity or the American Flag. The same American flag countless soldiers have died for. The same American flag that's given to those the soldier has left behind and the same American flag that Fred Phelps shits on every time he and his pack of animals stage another hate-fest at a military funeral.
What pisses me off even more is the seemingly deafening silence from the Religious Community and from the Gay Community. Where are the voices of outrage that yelled so loudly when it came to the proposed New York City Muslim Community Center and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ? Where are the voices that in no uncertain terms, denounce what Fred Phelps and his so - called "church" are doing in the name of their God ? Where are the "We're Queer ! We're Here" voices that were so loud in the streets of San Francisco ? Answer ? I haven't heard them. I haven't seen any covert action by way of a direct confrontation with Phelps and his homophobic perversions of Christianity ?
I'm neither Gay nor a Christian, so the only dog I have in this fight is the fact that someone who died protecting my right to write this can't be buried with the honor and dignity that is most certainly called for. If I'm wrong, please let me know because I'm in the media and even I haven't seen the kind of outrage that needs to be displayed.
I thank groups like the Patriot Guard, a motorcycle club made up of mostly veterans, that take an active role in countering the Westboro Insane Asylum. I can't even call it a church. Now if only "Queer Nation", "Act Up", "GLAAD" and those that run some of this country's largest mega-churches would get involved at the same level. I don't give a rat's ass about your view of homosexuality, but I do care about the right that a soldier has more than earned to be buried in peace and with dignity.
Mark Gunn
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Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul has caused quite a bit of a ruckus when he said, in essence, that privately owned businesses should have the right to discriminate against anyone they'd like to.
In his defense, he agrees with a majority of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and has no tolerance for discrimination of any kind. However, there is a fine line that a Libertarian philosophy can skirt before that line gets erased and blurred into something unintended.
As a result of this, the cornerstone of Paul's candidacy will be his stand on Civil Rights, which is a shame because the race against Jack conway would've been a lot more interesting.
Thankfully, the Federal Government did step in and as a result, it is illegal to deny people of color service because of that color. However, there those that have managed to skirt that edict in ways that the general public is generally unaware of.
Radio and television are among the biggest culprits of this racial discrimination in the form of something called the "Non - Urban Dictate".
It's a very subtle and little-known marketing term specifically directed toward people of color.
These three words essentially mean that a company is not interested in the Black consumer. A NUD label means that a company does not want their marketing and advertising materials placed in media that claim an urban audience (black folks) as their main target. There are legitimate reasons for companies not using urban radio.
It may be that Blacks don't show up high enough numbers in certain categories or that a company's strategy is to market to the Black consumer down the road after they have established a strong position in their primary target.
But NUD usually means that a company is not interested in the Black consumer...PERIOD. Companies get around discrimination liability by embracing it as theory rather than policy.
Just so you're aware, the Urban Institute has a list all companies that have a NUD policy. You can log on to Really Long Link to find out who they are. Just this past August, the makers of the Mini-Cooper were caught up in this same drama.
The FCC has since stepped in Mr. Paul and declared that all broadcast entities have to reject NUDs because they are inherently racist. So once again, when the private sector, Mr. Paul, fails to treat its consumers in an equitable manner, it is their obligation to step in to make sure these practices are abolished.
Had they not done so back in 1964, I would probably STILL be forced to drink out of the "Blacks Only" fountain or be subjected to "Whites Only" signs. Only in America do you have the right to racist, which means you also have the right to turn away some $ 900 million dollars in disposible income from Black folks, which is just plain stupid.
I'd love to see Rand Paul justify that !Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul has caused quite a bit of a ruckus when he said, in essence, that privately owned businesses should have the right to discriminate against anyone they'd like to.
In his defense, he agrees with a majority of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and has no tolerance for discrimination of any kind. However, there is a fine line that a Libertarian philosophy can skirt before that line gets erased and blurred into something unintended.
As a result of this, the cornerstone of Paul's candidacy will be his stand on Civil Rights, which is a shame because the race against Jack conway would've been a lot more interesting.
Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul has caused quite a bit of a ruckus when he said, in essence, that privately owned businesses should have the right to discriminate against anyone they'd like to.
In his defense, he agrees with a majority of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and has no tolerance for discrimination of any kind. However, there is a fine line that a Libertarian philosophy can skirt before that line gets erased and blurred into something unintended.
As a result of this, the cornerstone of Paul's candidacy will be his stand on Civil Rights, which is a shame because the race against Jack conway would've been a lot more interesting.
Thankfully, the Federal Government did step in and as a result, it is illegal to deny people of color service because of that color. However, there those that have managed to skirt that edict in ways that the general public is generally unaware of.
Radio and television are among the biggest culprits of this racial discrimination in the form of something called the "Non - Urban Dictate".
It's a very subtle and little-known marketing term specifically directed toward people of color.
These three words essentially mean that a company is not interested in the Black consumer. A NUD label means that a company does not want their marketing and advertising materials placed in media that claim an urban audience (black folks) as their main target. There are legitimate reasons for companies not using urban radio.
It may be that Blacks don't show up high enough numbers in certain categories or that a company's strategy is to market to the Black consumer down the road after they have established a strong position in their primary target.
But NUD usually means that a company is not interested in the Black consumer...PERIOD. Companies get around discrimination liability by embracing it as theory rather than policy.
Just so you're aware, the Urban Institute has a list all companies that have a NUD policy. You can log on to Really Long Link to find out who they are. Just this past August, the makers of the Mini-Cooper were caught up in this same drama.
The FCC has since stepped in Mr. Paul and declared that all broadcast entities have to reject NUDs because they are inherently racist. So once again, when the private sector, Mr. Paul, fails to treat its consumers in an equitable manner, it is their obligation to step in to make sure these practices are abolished.
Had they not done so back in 1964, I would probably STILL be forced to drink out of the "Blacks Only" fountain or be subjected to "Whites Only" signs. Only in America do you have the right to racist, which means you also have the right to turn away some $ 900 million dollars in disposible income from Black folks, which is just plain stupid.
I'd love to see Rand Paul justify that !Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul has caused quite a bit of a ruckus when he said, in essence, that privately owned businesses should have the right to discriminate against anyone they'd like to.
In his defense, he agrees with a majority of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and has no tolerance for discrimination of any kind. However, there is a fine line that a Libertarian philosophy can skirt before that line gets erased and blurred into something unintended.
As a result of this, the cornerstone of Paul's candidacy will be his stand on Civil Rights, which is a shame because the race against Jack conway would've been a lot more interesting.
Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul has caused quite a bit of a ruckus when he said, in essence, that privately owned businesses should have the right to discriminate against anyone they'd like to.
In his defense, he agrees with a majority of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and has no tolerance for discrimination of any kind. However, there is a fine line that a Libertarian philosophy can skirt before that line gets erased and blurred into something unintended.
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've only shed tears two other times in my life when someone important in the music world passed away. The first was back in 1978 when "Chicago" guitarist , Terry Kath died. The second was just over a year ago when my "little brother", Stephen "Static Major" Garrett passed. Third, right now. I've been in car accidents that should've killed me. I was an innocent bystander during a double murder, but with Jackson's death, I have realized my own mortality for the first time. Perhaps because he was only a couple of years older than me.
I can honestly say that I've grown up with Micheal Jackson. I remember as a kid, a couple of years younger than he was when the Jackson 5 ruled the world, singing just about every song they put out on the radio. Little did I know way back then that being able to sing a Jackson 5 song could get you a lot of girls. Hell at that age, I didn't really care. All I knew was that if there was a song I like, I was going to learn it.
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[[B]SIZE=5]Bonnie Sweeten is the latest trailer park trash to falsely accuse a Black Man for HER crimes. She was the ditz that thought it would be a good idea to jack a local charity for a bunch of cash and run off to Disney World with her daughter.
She places a 911 call and says that she and her kid were abducted by "two Black men" and stuffed in the trunk of a Caddy. Luckily police caught up with her monkey ass and arrested her. She's facing several serious charges. I wished one of them was a Defamation Of Character lawsuit. More on that in a minute
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Last week, my girlfriend Tracey, daughter Jessica and I spent Christmas in my hometown of Columbus Georgia. It was a surprise for my mom because she had no idea that we were coming. It seems that my sisters, Monique and Tonya, can indeed keep a secret !!
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Now that I have your attention, here's a question. Who do you think would be more likely to make such an ignorant statement ? Would it be some White redneck racist or some ignorant Black person who blindly thinks that the word "nigger" is a term of endearment ?
The sad reality is that it would be both, which brings me to the actual point of this blog. Tracey and I attended an "Obama Victory Celebration" last night at the home of a married couple we're very close to.
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I wanted to know what our schools were teaching our kids about this Presidential election because of it's historic nature. The following is audio from a conversation I had with a 19 year old college student yesterday afternoon on my show. Check it out and let me know what you thnk.
One of the running themes you continue to read about is the state of Hip - Hop and rap music. A lot of people, from the casual observer to the music insider have been saying that Hip - Hop is dead.
Here's my observation.
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