A lighter look at the new Governor of NYS…
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=164180&title=nys-new-governor
Lately, I haven’t watched The Daily Show as much as I used to but I may have to get them back on my TiVo. Larry Wilmore… you got this one off.
Categories: What's On
I had the pleasure of watching David Paterson deliver his address to the legislature after being sworn in as the 55th Governor of New York State. In many ways it was the best political speech I’ve seen. He was not trying make a name or raise his stature as Clinton and Obama famously did. He wasn’t trying to weave some elaborate tale as almost every politician attempts to do on the way into office. He simply let folks know who he is and what he is going to do… immediately.
The man had an ease and grace that every public figure should emulate. He owned the room… it was as if he had been Governor for years. He got a 2-minute standing O while both sides of the aisle chanted his name – when have you ever seen that? Oh, yeah, that was before his speech. (more…)
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I have often joked that there is nothing so dangerous as a White, liberal democrat. Well you know what they say about the truth being hidden in jokes. While the Clintons would never describe themselves as liberal [at least, not out loud] they are showing their true colors to Black people – if we would just look. No mater what affiliation they claim, when players in the White power structure see the status quo threatened it’s time to choose up sides… and those ”assimilated” Blacks are reminded, we ain’t all in the same gang. (more…)
Categories: While We Slept
So The Wire joins the other game-changing, genre-breaking HBO series in the boneyard. I didn’t love the last season but that has more to do with how high the bar was raised in previous seasons of the show. But, even during this last season, they were still spot on with their portrayal of the media, the dope game, local law enforcement and city politics… it’s just that the last few shows felt like… television [hey, I thought this was HBO!]. I know that’s all it was but because they did it so much better than most I expected it to always operate on the high wire. I wanted every show to draw me in like this stuff was happening outside my window [well outside a window several towns over... got to keep it real]. (more…)
Categories: What's On
