Leave it to India again, taking the initiative from we lazy and fat Americans. For a long time, I have told incredulous co-workers and friends that the abyss between the rich and poor in this country, if left unchecked, has but one outcome – a French Revolutionary type of response where the poor march on […]

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A friend said that he couldn’t wait to see my evil opinion on the financial mess this country is in. I have stayed away from the subject because there are tons of articles in every newspaper and magazine on the current financial crisis, and, to be honest, I didn’t think I needed to add to […]

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As I mentioned, I watched protesters picket the Bill Maher/Larry Charles film Religulous and I found the film hilarious. But there were two signs that I found most preposterous. First, there were a couple of signs that said: “Don’t Put Down My Religion.” This is completely stupid because if a movie can shake your faith, […]

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As you may know, I work at a bank in my day job, and bankers are usually conservative and Republican, which I am the furthest from. I try to keep my liberal attitudes to myself, but I did get a very nice Obama ’08 cap when the family and I were in Washington D.C. a […]

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There’s one thing about black people, often they can make a really good point, but shoot themselves in the foot doing it. Today is the first day of school for the Chicago Public Schools, but Rev. James Meeks, also a legislator is promoting students stay home from class today and wants to bring 2,000 underprivileged […]

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Get over it! Hillary Clinton ran a sloppy, unorganized campaign for president this year and lost to a better organized Barrack Obama. And yet, all I hear are polls saying that only 50% of Clinton supporters are ready to back the Democratic nominee, with 21 % defecting to McCain and the rest undecided. Talk about […]

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I must admit shame at my behavior over the weekend. I never take joy in illnesses or accidents by people, even if I have reason to despise or detest them, and I certainly never take joy in someone’s demise. But, to my personal shame, danced when I saw the newspaper on Saturday. Right there, on […]

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