Jarvis Slacks
Martin Luther King Day and Me
I’ve written a ton about class and race over the past year. It’s important for us to remember something today at the end of Martin Luther King Day. Some people believe it’s not a big deal to have a day off today. But, I mean, we are doing it for a black civil rights leader. … Read more
News Rodeo! Climate Change! Afghanistanians! Health Care! A Random Sarah Palin Joke for Good Measure!
It is time once again for News Rodeo! And, man oh man, is there some news this week. It has occurred to me lately that this might be the only venue that some people actually hear about major events that happen in our world. I take this responsibility very lightly and I hope that anyone … Read more
The Obama Effect: Thinking about it.
Think about it. You wanted to get the craziest, most powerful job in the world. You wanted it because you thought you could help people. You wanted it because other people thought you would do a good job of it. But, part of you wanted the job because you really wanted it, because it … Read more
Fox News and President Obama
I watch Fox every day. Shush. Don’t tell anyone. But I do. I watch Glenn Beck. I watch Hannity. I watch Bill O’Reilly. I do this because Fox news hates President Obama. But let’s not be one sided. President Obama hates Fox news. Oh, and let’s keep it straight. I hate Fox news too. I … Read more
Let’s go Jogging with Heather Graham
Insurance companies suck. I mean, how often do you even use it! And when you use it, they don’t want to pay you! That’s why we need stuff to happen. That’s right. We need to make Insurance companies illegal. Until that happens, we need to go jogging with Heather Graham. Why? Cause she’s hot. Duh.
The Changing Face of Climate Change
Yeah, Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. So, I mean, that means something, right? Maybe? Hello? What? Sick of Obama? Trust a brother. He’s sick of you, too. However, there are things that he needs to work on and he’s working on them. Oh, yes. He is working on them like a Mother-(Shut your mouth! … Read more
Should we toss Cheney in the Cooler? Sounds sort of like a cooking experiment…
So, we all know that the Bush Administration made some “questionable” decisions when they ran things. You can’t really blame them. People knocked some of our buildings down and killed our citizens. Somebody had to get shot after that. But, the question of torture keeps popping its amazingly ugly head up. Was there a better … Read more
