You’ve probably heard by now how Ms. Shirley Sherrod was rail-roaded out of her position as Director of Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture by an Obama administration that is gradually abandoning all pretense of working for “change”. In case you have not heard, let’s quickly recap.
On Monday, BigGovernment.com, a website run by conservative activist Andrew Breitbart ran a hack job of a story taking snippets of a speech Ms. Sherrod gave in March at an NAACP event lamenting how she did not do enough to help a Caucasian farmer when she worked for a non-profit. Fox news quickly picked up on it and started brandishing words like “video evidence of racism coming from a federal appointee”, “The federal government cannot have skin color deciding any assistance” etc. The channel even ran a headline of the story that screamed “”Racism Caught on Tape.” Continue reading →
Posted in Civil Society, Constitutionalism, Law and Ethics, Media
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Tagged Andrew Breitbart, Conservative Activist, Fox News Channel, Hannity, Naacp, Obama Administration, Racism in America, Shirley Sherrod
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I usually do not bother myself with the shallow lifestyles of “celebrities”, but there is something about the Tiger Woods divorce that irks me a little bit. We all know the story by now of how he cheated on his wife ( a very rare occurrence in the U.S.!). We also know about the charade of rehab, remorse and public spanking. What no one has told us is how this all came to be. It is a strong part of the media-driven culture in the U.S. to abandon rational thinking whenever one of these stories break out and focus on the superficial.
Does it look a little strange that the culmination of this exposed sexual escapades of Tiger Woods is a divorce? What ever happened to “For better, For worse? Sure Tiger Woods screwed up by “sleeping” with other women but why the sudden rush to divorce by Ms. Nordegren? Is it a case of taking your money while you can before other issues crop up? Continue reading →
By now, we’ve all head or read the story about how North Korea allegedly sank the South Korean patrol boat, the Cheonan. What we do not have so far, is categorical evidence that the North Koreans were involved. What we do know for a fact is that on the night a torpedo-armed North Korean submarine allegedly sank a South Korean patrol ship, the U.S. and South Korea were engaged in joint anti-submarine warfare exercises (an annual U.S.-Korea war games called Key Resolve/Foal Eagle, which are intended to keep forces ready in the event another major war erupts on the Korean Peninsula) just 75 miles away. Continue reading →
Posted in Asia, Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy, Law and Ethics, World Affairs
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Tagged Cheonan, Intelligence Services, North Korea, Patrol Boat, South Korea, Submarine Warfare, Torpedo, Warship
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It’s becoming really embarrassing and depressing to see our hopes for a different world under U.S. President Barack Obama continually dashed by status quo policies implemented by the administration. The latest comes in the wake of the massacre of innocent concerned citizens who were trying to do what the United States lacked the courage to do: intervene in the 3-year long suffering inflicted on the people of the Gaza Strip by Israeli blockade. Continue reading →
Posted in Conflict Resolution, Law and Ethics, Middle East, Politics, World Affairs
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Tagged Barack Obama, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian Supplies, Israeli Blockade, Murderous Attack, North Korea, Nuclear Weapon
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EATING FRUIT…
It’s long but very informative.
Read this….It could save your life!!
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We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It’s not as easy as you think. It’s important to know how and when to eat. Continue reading →
