Posted on December 10, 2009 by Tieffa Harper
Babs just announced First Lady Michelle Obama as the most fascinating person of 2009. Of course, the list includes Glenn Beck and Kate Gosselin, but I agree 100%. Some folks say the First Lady’s gone from an Ivy-League educated lawyer to the First Lady of Fashion - arm candy that should take on more issues - but I wholeheartedly disagree. [...]
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Posted on December 2, 2009 by Tieffa Harper
The President’s Afghanistan speech, delivered last night at West Point. First, I think it’s ridiculous to suggest that President Obama took too long to make a critical decision involving our troops and this country’s (as well as the world’s) security. Perhaps if there had been more deliberation on the decision to go to war in Iraq, things wouldn’t be [...]
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Posted on July 22, 2009 by Tieffa Harper
I visited The Huffington Post this morning and a quick review of its site reflected what seems like the media’s increased interest in giving a platform to the racists and lunatics that have cropped up since President Obama’s election. Now mind you, these folks have always been here: hovering around the fringes, locking their car doors [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2009 by Tieffa Harper
A couple of weeks ago, Melissa Harris-Lacewell, associate professor of politics and African-American studies at Princeton, commented on the crisis of the black public intellectual in the age of Obama. And she put it down.
In her piece, Harris-Lacewell takes to task what she calls the “soul patrol,” the group of black, male intellectuals (Tavis Smiley, Dr. Cornell West, Michael [...]
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Posted on June 8, 2009 by Tieffa Harper
Over the weekend, the Times covered Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas,’ and Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor’s, stark views on race:
Judge Sotomayor celebrates being Latina, calling it a reason for her success; Justice Thomas bristles at attempts to define him by race and says he has succeeded despite the obstacles it posed. Being a woman of [...]
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Posted on May 26, 2009 by Tieffa Harper
NBC news just reported that President Obama will nominate Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court. The official announcement will come at 10:15 a.m. today.
No word, however, on when the Republican opposition to her nomination will officially begin, or how conservative they will be in their attacks on her (as a [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2009 by Tieffa Harper
When I’m on a plane (or sitting in the airport), one of my go-to authors is James Patterson. His books are a quick read and entertaining - even if somewhat formulaic. I’m planning to catch up on his Women’s Murder club series. You have to respect Patterson’s hustle. He can churn these books out in his sleep.
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Posted on February 25, 2009 by Tieffa Harper
After President Obama’s address to Congress, the media/blogger consensus is that he delivered in a big way, while Governor Bobby Jindal evoked the spirit of 30 Rock’s Kenneth the Page during the Republican response.
I watched Jindal (with jaw dropped) as he delivered a speech that was not only a trainwreck in delivery, but appeared to be a laundry list of outdated talking points and [...]
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Posted on January 21, 2009 by Tieffa Harper
The photos say it all (credit to all of the various media outlets, including the AP, Getty, Washington Post, Reuters and the Times):
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Posted on December 18, 2008 by Tieffa Harper
Paulson wants to spend the second half of the bailout money. What did he do with the first half?
Auto industry officially on life support.
This gives new meaning to Lil Wayne’s “Mrs. Officer.”
Wasn’t this called “Liar, Liar?”
Hillary tells Kennedy detractors to relax.
Some Iraqi’s want a return to the way they were.
The craziest part of this op-ed [...]
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