When President Obama said last week that the whole incident involving Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge police department could...
At a time of economic distress, two wars, and a health care reform effort stalled by political friction, Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, (R-Mich.) is set to...
We still have a long way to go in healing the divisions that exists between us and in "perfecting our union." It would be stupid to delude ourselves that we are in a post-racial America.
Countless black and Latino men need Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to tutor all of the U.S., in what President Barack Obama calls, this teachable moment .
Obama spoke from the heart and said what needed to be said about the thorny issue of racial profiling. No apology needed for that. He just said it in the wrong case and at the wrong time.
We know on a gut level that some hard truths are going to have to be addressed before the fractious couple that is white and black America can start to move on.
Irrespective of how educated or rich one might be, to be a black man in America is still a condition in which one feels he has no rights that any police officer is bound to respect.
A Presidential National Commission of Race and Reconciliation is something you should now seriously consider, President Obama. If not you, who? If not now, when?
The White House is on Pennsylvania Av. It isn't that close to the cat house on C St. When will the boys on C St be busted for disorderly conduct? The folk of the Fellowship will post their bail.
larry278: The White House is on Pennsylvania Av. It isn't that
There was a time a few decades ago, when international politics and relations between US and China was as tense as anything one could imagine. Through invitation of the US table tennis team that was visiting Japan in April 1971 to visit China, it became known later in history as "ping pong diplomacy". It led to the thawing of cold war antipathy between two great nations that had been historically friendly allies in World War 2 and earlier.
This "beer date" or "beerfest" is pregnant with significance of a similar kind, as ably portrayed in your first scenario. When people can laugh over a jug of beer, nothing is impossible.
Chopin: There was a time a few decades ago, when international
I wonder if Crowley will come away feeling he went to the White House to kiss King Obama ring and dance to the Court Jester Gate tune. Or will he return to Cambridge a better man for facing up to a difficult situation, now more wiser on how to better protect and serve the citizens of his city.
Twentylaws: I wonder if Crowley will come away feeling he went
See you do something stupid, like arresting someone in their own home and you get to go to the Presidents house for a beer and get your fifteen minutes of fame.
helpusa: See you do something stupid, like arresting someone in their
The Prez is all for helping out small businesses but does he pick a microbrew? NOOOO he picks BUD. Gah might as well drink panther pee. Crowley picks Blue Moon (a pseudo microbrew from Coors) and Gates opts for Red Stripe (Bud in a different label) or Beck's (Europe's answer to Bud, panther pee with an umlaut).
RRonin: The Prez is all for helping out small businesses but
I choose "Anchor Steam" an American beer -
from Anchor Brewing. Anchor this down guys with their new Anchor Summer beer which is a fermented wheat traditional top-fermenting "ale."
Let the guys ferment for a while on this Brew ha ha . . .
thelipstickfemme: I choose "Anchor Steam" an American beer - from Anchor
Who gets to pick the beer? Do they just have to drink what's in the WH fridge? I can't wait to see how people spin this decision and exaggerate the issue about race...Do they all pick one of the many great S.American brews, or what about an asian beer? Who is going to feel comfortable picking the german pilsner? And what if one of those guys chooses malt liquor? The media and bloggerz would have a field day with that one. Mr. Prez; I suggest goin Indonesian on em and choosing B*ntang.
AntiSheep13: Who gets to pick the beer? Do they just have
THE THREE STOOGES!!!!!!!!! THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO DO, RIGHT? GET TO WORK, ALL THREE OF YOU. ESPECIALLY YOU MR. PREZ!!!!! YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE COUNTRY IN YOUR HANDS, NO TIME FOR BEER. ROFL!!
FloridaLady131722: THE THREE STOOGES!!!!!!!!! THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO DO,
Obama's choice of beer is being used as proof that he doesn't love America or small business.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_Pong_Diplomacy
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ping+pong+diplomacy&aq=0&oq=ping+pong+di&aqi=g10
This "beer date" or "beerfest" is pregnant with significance of a similar kind, as ably portrayed in your first scenario. When people can laugh over a jug of beer, nothing is impossible.
from Anchor Brewing. Anchor this down guys with their new Anchor Summer beer which is a fermented wheat traditional top-fermenting "ale."
Let the guys ferment for a while on this Brew ha ha . . .