Random notes about politics, art, books, culture and occasional acrimony
Another GOP meme I find intriguing is that of "Obama as black Messiah". It was, after all, J. Edgar Hoover's fear of a "black Messiah" that drove the FBI's covert campaign against Martin Luther King.
The implication now as then seems to be that only those in the grip of religious mania or delusion could follow the leadership of a African American.
posted by W.B. Reeves @ 2:43 PM
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It’s amusing, when presented with the GOP meme of Obama’s lack of “experience”, to reflect that Abraham Lincoln had even less experience in elective office prior to becoming President. Of course, I suspect that many present day “Republicans” wouldn’t have voted for Lincoln either
posted by W.B. Reeves @ 2:35 PM
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I began as an alternative journalist when I was fifteen. I learned how to run the printing press at my school. I had visions of running a print shop for the High School underground press. Managed to get one paper out to one school before the hammer came down. I was briefly on the staff of the legendary "Great Speckled Bird" in the mid 70's. In the early eighties I produced a radio news magazine at a community sponsored radio station. I have worked for some MSM outlets such as CNN and a local FOX affiliate but it was in non creative work. I have continued writing through the years and not always on political or journalistic topics. A poem of mine can be found in the archives of Andrei Condrescue's cyber-mag The Exquisite Corpse. By way of bio, I'm a native born Georgian whose roots extend back before Oglethorpe's arrival and the founding of Savannah. My Great Grandfather served with R.E. Lee from second Manassas through Appomattox.
