Muslims-Americans for Obama

She gets that we can no longer politicize religion and hope that it stays “safe.” Violating the Saints – NYTimes.com. There is no poetry in the aftermath of a bombing. After the initial fireball, there’s choking black smoke, people running everywhere, screaming in fear and panic. There is blood, and body parts strewn on the ground. Rescue workers must claw their way inside, facing searing heat and burning wreckage, to find what little remains of both the victims and the perpetrators.

McCain invented the Blackberry. If McCain is Canadian, can he run for president of the USA? I suppose he needs to keep up with the Democrats who invented the internet. Although Bush did invent the internetS, so McCain really needs to keep up with his mentor. Is this a good analogy?: Bush = Emperor Palapatine McCain = Count Dooku Palin = Young Anakin (learning at the feet of the master) Election 2008, McCain

The Continued Politicization of the Trayvon Martin Case – National – The Atlantic Wire. Bryant’s criticism of Sharpton and Jackson is about race as well: That in focusing on this particular case, and this one example of “white men killing black young men,” we’re ignoring black on black crime, which is the true epidemic, says Bryant, “The greatest danger to the lives of young black men are young black men.”  While this may be true, it’s also somewhat akin to blaming a vegetarian for using a leather handbag. Which is to say, as individuals, we should all stand up for what…