Good Job, Trisha!

<p>Those of you who know me know how much I value the ability to sing the national anthem the way it was written.&nbsp; Never have I seen a recording artist do that — until tonight.&nbsp; </p><p>Trisha Yearwood just ROCKED the anthem while preserving the integrity of the song.&nbsp; As someone who has sung the song on multiple stages, I can tell you from experience that it’s not the easiest song to sing. She nailed it.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;I already had respect for her as a woman and an artist.&nbsp; Now I have more.&nbsp; She just did it better than anyone I’ve heard. </p><p>&nbsp;Good work, Trisha!<br /> </p><p>&nbsp;Now I hope that <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Holliday” target=”_blank”>Matt</a> and the Rockies can keep this series going tonight. </p><p>&nbsp;Go Rockies!<br /></p>

Living While Black- 3 Highly Educated Black Men Put In Place

Below is a message from a fellow student who was the target of racism last week.  i have debated whether or not I should post it, but I’m as mad about it today as I was when I first heard this.  I know I have opined regarding racism from black to white here, but I honestly had no idea things like this still happened — and to people in my world.  It makes me sick to my stomach:“On Sunday evening (10/22) myself and two of my Frat brothers were harassed by the Richmond Police Department(No. California) and besides my obvious frustration and overall remorse for the continual death of equality and justice, I began to realize that Living While Black is just my reality.

The Facts:
- We were visiting friends
- When we left their house (12:30AM), we chatted across the street by my brother’s car.
-7-10 minutes into our conversation, two Richmond PD officers approach us and tell us to put our hands on the car.
-I respond, “What’s the problem officer ?”
- He says, “The car behind us was being reported as being broken into by us”
- Perplexed, we all assure him that this couldn’t be the case because we’re standing, talking in front of a car that is owned by one of us.
What ensues is the usual degrading, insulting line of questioning.
- Why are you over here? Where are you from? You went to Cal( as to presume three black men in Richmond, couldn’t possibly be educated, never mind that Cal is at most 10 miles away)?
- I tell them that we’re in town that day for the funeral of our frat brother’s wife and in the neighborhood visiting.
- My frat brother spits off a remark about being college graduates, the officer asks where.
- I proceed to whip out both my former Cal ID, and recent Yale ID. I guess via the background check it came up that my other frat brother went to M.I.T., another question of surprise, “Who went to MIT?”
- Background check clears, “sorry for the inconvenience.”
-Stunned, I hurt deeply.
- Pissed off I start for the passenger door, spewing forth frustrated words of disgust.
- Officer asshole antagonizes, “Is there a problem, are you pissed or something?”
-My response, “Excuse me, did you say something?”
-My brother insists I get into the car and ignore him.
- They walk off.
-Furious, I begin praying to God that he will reveal to their hearts the pain and frustration we feel.
-Day ruined, we ride back to Fairfield, CA reminded what our degrees mean in the real world,
NOT a damn thing.

Your thoguhts…”

“Ann” All-Time Low

I am a single, educated and accomplished woman who is more than adequately informed regarding politics and voting in this country.  Mitt Romney has my support in the 2008 presidential election.
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The statement <a href=”http://www.observer.com/2007/coulter-culture”>below</a>, by Ms. Coulter, is offensive to me.
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“On women:
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If we took away women’s right to vote, we’d never have to worry about another Democrat president. It’s kind of a pipe dream, it’s a personal fantasy of mine, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. And it is a good way of making the point that women are voting so stupidly, at least single women.
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It also makes the point, it is kind of embarrassing, the Democratic Party ought to be hanging its head in shame, that it has so much difficulty getting men to vote for it. I mean, you do see it’s the party of women and ‘We’ll pay for health care and tuition and day care — and here, what else can we give you, soccer moms?”
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My respect for Ms. Coulter has decreased exponentially over the last two years, but today my respect for her has hit an all-time low.  It appears that while she wishes to impede my right to vote she also hopes for a decline in books sales.
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I own her previous books, but “How To Talk To A Liberal If You Must” is the last book written by Coulter that I will ever own.
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And instead of reaching beyond political barriers to contribute concise points in a debate, she can continue to preach to her choir — the otherwise uninformed Fox News crowd.
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If one of you can stomach her overwhelming self-puffery will you remind her that she is a woman?