Sick politics.

(fast forward the video to 0:40)

This is truly appalling. When is that crazy church of Obama's going to stop raising hell (pun intended).

This time, it's not even that racist Rev. (if you can call him that) Jeremiah Wright. The church invited the father Michael Pfleger from Faith Community of St. Sabina in Chicago. He's white, but I think he'd rather not be.

Heres what he says:

"...honest enough to address the one who says, 'don't hold me responsible for
what my ancestors did. But you have enjoyed the benefits of what your ancestors
did. And unless you are ready to give up the benefits: throw away your 401 fund,
throw away your trust fund, throw away all the money that's been put away in the
company you walked into 'cause your daddy and your grandaddy and your
great-grand.... Unless you're willing to give up the benefits, then you must be
responsible for what was done in your generation because you are the beneficiary
of this insurance policy."

Sick, isn't it? It gets better.

"We must be honest enough to expose white entitlement and supremacy wherever it
raises its head. I've said it before, and I really don't want to make this
political, because you know I'm very unpolitical. But, when Hillary was crying,
and people said it was put on- I really don't believe it was put on. I really
believe she just always thought that 'this is mine. I'm Bill's wife, I'm white
and this is mine. I just gotta get up and step into the plate.' And then out of
nowhere came 'Hey, I'm Barack Obama.' And she said, 'Oh damn! Where did you come from? I'm white! I'm entitled! There's a black man stealing my show!' She wasn't the only one crying. There was a whole lot of white people crying!"

It makes me cringe everytime I watch the video. It's just so absurd the profanities coming out of this "man of God." (By the way, I'd like to know which god called him into the ministry because I don't want to serve that one.) According to this crazy-man, we (whites) are supposed to give up our luxuries and anything of worth passed down to us through the generations because of slavery and black oppression that existed hundreds of years ago. I'm sorry - I'm pretty sure I had nothing to do with that. Pfleger says we have to be responsible for what happened in our generation. Well, genius, it wasn't in ANY of our generations, except for maybe a few old senile senior citizens who don't even remember it.

And his comments regarding Hillary were just unnecessary and completely racist. If she feels that she is entitled because she's white, then whatever. But you can't just assume that. It's a very generalized racist statement toward ALL whites that is unfair.

And this guy is white! That's what is funny/sick about the whole thing.

Look - if you want to make comments regarding whites like that, thats totally fine. Just don't try to slap a discrimination lawsuit on someone when they say something slightly negative about blacks. That's all I ask.

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Get Your Cosmos Ready!!!

The day all of us cosmo-drinking, stiletto-wearing, city-loving gals (and some gents) have been waiting for has FINALLY come.

I'm sad, but I don't get to see it until tomorrow night. But I think we all have a pretty good idea of what's going on before we even go.

Let's just hope Charlotte really has her baby and Carrie and Big really get married.

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The New Indiana Jones: Verdict is in

It was JUST okay. (But it's always nice to have a bit of Harrison Ford action, even if the beautiful Sean Connery was MIA).

Although the new Dr. Jones movie has almost reached record highs during its opening week, I have to agree with the critics that say it isn't as brilliant as expected.

My take on the film: too much George Lucas, not enough Steven Spielberg. Too space-agey, futuristic and not as much like the original Indiana Jones'. And, to boot, there were several scenes that were obviously computer-generated and noticably fake. I was not impressed.

However, I was delightfully surprised at Shia LeBouf's performance. I'll be the first to say I'm not a fan of the former Disney actor, but he delivered better than I expected.

All I have to say is there better not be ANOTHER sequel. Leave it alone.

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Candidates Heart Evangelists

I wonder if people really believe these crazy politicians.

Sure, John McCain has repudiated endorsements from preachers John Hagee and Rod Parsley. Obama has done the same with his long-time pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright. All three "evangelists" have made unfortunate public statements, which have required the candidates to reject their endorsements.

And thats just it: Obama and McCain have no other choice BUT to reject their endorsements. If they agreed with them, they'd be committing election suicide.

But do people really believe that these candidates are rejecting the endorsements because of personal beliefs? Or are American voters intelligent enough to realize it is merely a publicity stunt?

I mean, come on - do you really think Obama is going to deny his relationship with racist Rev. Wright, his pastor of nearly 20 years, in private? Heck no! He will in the public eye, caught up in the media frenzy. But once he is voted in as commander-in-chief, don't think that relationship will be tossed to the wayside.

McCain, on the other hand, is not directly related to Hagee or Parsley. He has, allegedly, never attended either of the pastors' churches. They simply publicly endorsed the candidate, and then made heinous statements that enraged critics looking to find something to talk about.

All I have to say is don't buy into all the candidates' BS until after November (and even then it's real iffy). Everything they say right now is to make you happy with them so they can have your vote.

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S.C. High School Principal Resigns Over Gay Club

Eddie Walker, principal of Irmo High School in Columbia, S.C., has submitted his letter of resignation effective after the 2008-09 school year because of a Gay-Straight Alliance club to be formed within the school.

Attorneys have advised the school to allow the club to form and meet to avoid costly lawsuits that are likely to follow. Walker said his "professional beliefs and religious convictions" would not allow him to remain the principal at such an institution.

Let the "conservative bigot" talk begin.

I understand Walker's convictions and realize the difficult he might have in his position of administration. But, really, what can you do? This is America - land of the free - and it kind of has to be that way. The only solution, other than letting the club form, is to prohibit ANY clubs to meet.

The Irmo H.S. website homepage lists the meetings for the extra-curricular clubs, and the Fellowship of Christian Atheletes tops the page. You know critics will take that and run. But I will have to agree with them on this one.

I'll be the first to say that homosexuality is wrong and unnatural and I do not agree with it in any way. However, in light of civil rights freedoms, how can some people be granted rights, but not others?

But then again, I don't think gay marriage should be legalized. Call me a hypocrite - I don't care.

But as for Walker resigning, I'm not sure it as the best decision. The next principal will probably be a gay, transgender, drag queen ....

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Whites want Hillary

Kentucky exit polls show that race was a factor in Tuesday's primary, the Associated Press is reporting. One in five white voters said race influenced their vote - and about 90 percent of those voters supported Hillary.

Obama was winning the white vote in Oregon, which seemed to have race as a lesser factor in the decision-making of voters.

CNN senior political analyst David Gergen said Hillary should tell these "racists" that she does not want their vote.

Glad you're not her campaign manager, Davie.

Mr. Gergen is obviously a liberal who pro-equality. Which makes his following statement interesting.

"She and her husband both have, I think, well-earned reputations in the civil rights front," Gergen said. "She's never had redneck votes before in her life. I see no reason why she can't take the high road here in the closing days of this campaign."

Ahh. How very politically correct of Mr. Gergen. I find that hypocrites are hilarious. I laugh at them.

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Hillary needs to go Bye Bye!

Obama takes Oregon, and Clinton kills in Kentucky. Talk is that Hillary should bow out of the race. I'm going to have to agree.

Disclaimer: I am not an Obama supporter.

BUT - Hillary really has no chance at this point. Obama is a mere 70-ish delegates away from winning the nomination and is millions of dollars ahead of her in funding. In fact, Hillary's campaign is in debt and has borrowed several million dollars from her personal fund. (Wonder what Bill thinks about that?)

And quite frankly, Florida and Michigan are not going to count toward delegates. And if they do, it's wrong. They chose to break the rules, deal with the consequences. Now, don't get me wrong, I'd like Hillary to have those delegates and potentially beat Obama to the nomination - simply because McCain will beat her out, but might not against Obama. But still ... the states made their decisions, and I don't think rules should be bent backward for special treatment. For anyone.

All I know is McCain has a LOT of campaigning to do. Serious hard core work in the next few months. Obama is a tough competitor. I mean, there are more black voters than ever (because of Obama) and that's what will hurt the Republican party.

May the best man win.

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Obama has some crazy supporters

Never a dull moment in the world of politics.

Obama is mad at the media. Aww.

He is retorting to a recent Tennessee GOP ad that bashed his wife's statement: "for the first time in my adult lifetime, I am proud of America." Sick. Obama said that Michelle should not be a factor in the 2008 campaign.

I disagree.

First of all, there is the possibility (unfortunately, a pretty big one) that Michelle will be the next First Lady of the United States. That automatically makes her a factor in the presidential campaign - to me, anyway. Personally, I don't want a First Lady who hasn't been proud of her country for 20-some years. If you don't love America, leave.

Secondly, she has been campaigning hard-core for her husband, which she should be, of course. Any candidate's spouse would. (Refer to Mrs. Clinton, Bill.) But by putting herself out there through campaigning, she is also allowing herself to be vulnerable to scrutiny from not only the media, but American voters, in general.

But it gets better.

On a Fox News debate (get over it - I still watch Fox), a Democratic analyst (I forget his name) said the reason her statement has received so much criticism is a result of racism. Yeah, RACISM. Give me a bloody break. It's not because the woman is black, are you kidding me? It's because she implied that she had not been proud of her country for decades. Period. If the woman was white, red, purple or green, it would still be a big deal.

Here's a good example of racism, however. Barack and Michelle's ridiculous pastor Jeremiah Wright of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago called our beloved country the United States of White America and USofKKKA. I mean, really?

He also said the reason why people are "hating on Barack Obama" is because he doesn't fit the mold: he's not white, he's not rich and he's not privileged.

First - he's not white. His mother is a white American from Kansas, so if you want to get technical, he's just as much white as he is black.

Secondly - the Obama's 2008 tax return will show that they were about $9,000 short of $1 million gross income for the year. That's not well off? Give me a break. That's much more than the average American.(For Obama's home state of Illinois, the median income for federal fiscal year 2008 for a 4-person family was around $72,000)I think they're doing okay for themselves.

As for privileged, I guess that's up to personal interpretation of the term. I'm going to go with yes.

In conclusion, I say don't lay off his wife, as he has requested, unless by some chance she agrees to keep herself out of the campaign limelight. And as for racism, give me a break. You want equality, you can have it. Stop using the color of your skin to get what you want. We had a movement in the sixties that stopped whites from doing it - I figure it's about time for blacks and every other color to stop doing it, as well.

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