the "softening of Michelle Obama"

Seriously, what's with all this talk of "softening" Michelle Obama's image? She's not Ernest Fucking Hemmingway.

Reality check: she's an intelligent, successful, and accomplished black woman, and a lot of people fear, and probably even loathe, that fact. But the truth is that women like that have become an archetype, and that particular caricature has been demonized time and again on reality shows. It's trash. So she went to an Ivy League school, became a lawyer, and is probably going to be the first lady. Oh yeah, and as George Carlin would put it, she "happens to be black." If all that's a reason to hate her, then guess what? She doesn't seem to be the one with the problem after all.

Maybe she is hard. That means she's tough, and in order to get the shit done like she has, you gotta be tough. So fuck 'em.

how racist is this? Republican, that's how.

This pin will be sold at the Republican State Convention in Texas. Here's the article.

Disgusting.

badass of the day - Subcomandante Marcos

Leader of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), who are based in the Chiapas. Here's a BBC profile on him:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1214676.stm

great minds think alike

I brings the ruckus. Obama in '08.

lay it up...

...and finish.

Here, we see Barack Obama accomplishing something LeBrick James couldn't which is actually execute a lay-up. Fundamentals people, fundamentals.

Now, who can't wait to have this guy in the Oval Office? Come on, rockin' some retro Jordan 4's, playin pick up games with Vice President Edwards (or Jay-Z), telling Secret Service to "Shut the fuck up tie them laces." Why can't wars be settled in a game of 21?

And with their first round pick, the Los Angeles Lakers select...the motherfuckin president, bitches.

It's pretty much over (according to the Drudge Report and Time Russert)

So, according to Tim Russert and The Drudge Report (it's all over their front page, check it out), the race for the Democratic nomination is all but over.

There are many factors that play into why this came to be, but basically the math is not in Hillary's favor and it's hard for her to plead her case to the superdelegates when it's growing weaker by the day. She hasn't dropped out yet, and might not, considering "quit" doesn't seem to exist in the Clinton lexicon, but perhaps pressure from Dems to save the party might collapse her campaign. Al Gore even came out and said he might endorse a candidate (Obama), and plenty of big name Dems are looking to Obama as their guy. Check out the NY TImes article.

Get, That, Dirt off Ya Shoulda!

obama!!!

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There's even a cameo by the master of all things Ether himself, Keith "you just got sonned" Olberman,

buzzword of the decade right now: barackracy

yes, i, like many americans, find that the presidential hopeful of my dreams is barack obama. yet, not without some trepidation. i won't go so far as to say that he posseses the same "omen 2" anti-christ-like vibe like some of the other candidates (john edwards, i'm looking at you), yet, some part of my brain feels like he's only a bowl of kool-aid and a compound somewhere in the south away from being somewhat of a cult like figure, you know, to go along with that cult like following of his.

but i digress. ever since common said we should "impeach bush and elect obama" back on jadakiss' "why" remix, i knew that middle america was gonna have to sharpen their beat boxing skills, rewatch "purple rain," and finally pass the damn torch. call me a barackrat, but i'm sure it's obvious to everyone else by now that what this country really needs is something completely different. and barack, is indeed, very, very different.

and hopefully, as a new generation of americans are having their voices heard, america will return to being the land of opportunity, freedom, and just pretty much the most baddest ass place ever. but please, don't call it a comeback.

barackracy now!