THURSDAY
sisterspace is gone
they lost their eviction battle
and washington has lost its
literary heart
groundwar
the repubs have focused on their groundwar
on getting out the troops in november
i was reading an article about how the conservative
churches are mobilizing
we got to get busy
and sign on to somebodys
get out the vote operation
we got the passion
now we got to manifest
the skilz
hook or crook we got to get voters to the polls
be innovative with it
rebuilding a progressive america
provocative article in la times about need to rebuild a progressive america
gon give you the gist of it because its a subscription thing
which i try to stay away from but this one made such an important point
cause i believe as important as the 2004 election is
the real need is to move the public consensus and bring them
back to a progressive vision of what america could and should be
the rightwing has done an admirable job of organizing
and redefining issues in ways that have moved public consensus sharply to the right
part of which comes from democratic support of the civilrights movement
progressive forces paid a heavy cost for doing the right thing
and still do
basically said the real need of our generation is to rebuild a progressive movement
and a progressive public consensus
(through innovative organizing techniques not yet seen)
article made a good case for a more populist democratic rhetoric and activism
notice how quickly the repubs will charge any populist democrat
w/waging class war
thats them trying to cripple what they know to be a good move
this article argued that the progressive newdeal policies
of the last hundred years or so
didn’t just appear fullborn but were the result of decades of struggle
by unions, activists and other such progressive forces
brick by brick and inch by inch
”today, while liberals sit around congratulating themselves on their personal virtue, the right has embraced the task of building a movement that speaks to those at society's bottom, that addresses them on a daily basis. from liberals, the nation's working class hears little, but from the conservatives it gets an explanation for everything. even better, it gets a plan for action, a scheme for world conquest with a wedge issue.”
this is an important point
i will have to get more deeply into this when ive got the time
the rightwing has been cleaning our ideological clock
for about 4 decades now
its about time we got serious about this
progresives of the world unite
throw off your chains
sudan is playing games
the sudan is not sincere about stopping the janjaweed
everymove they make is designed to fake out the world
on this matter
apparently domestic politics play a part
the conflict between al turabi and bashir has added web to the weave
article also claims that the sudan thought they could get away with this because
they were stomping fellow muslims and thought the west wouldn’t care
like they did about the christians of the south
interesting that they didn’t think that blacks would come to the aid of blacks
or didnt care
and it warms my heart to see the blacks of the world come together on this
kofi annan has been the primary force for change in this equation
channeling fellow ghanian nkrumah (must be something in the yams)
boy got heart and his name will be writ
large in the great black book of generations
im not quite clear how this will play out
the west diddles while darfur burns
the arab league has supported the sudans positions
(no help for fellow muslims of darfur - whats up w/that)
and the record of the african union is not encouraging
guess we just keep the presure on
full court press and hope for the best
again i say the true resolution of this situation will come about
only when the blacks of the sudan are capable of defending themselves
and outplaying their oppressors
god aint that the truth all
over the world
a luta continua
legbas gift
lord legba n me
we got an understanding
legba told me
i didnt have to follow no rules
told me i could do it the hoodoo way
anymethod anytime
long as i did it right
got my work done
in legbas name
a cosmic instrument
in legbas game
legba told me
papa got a brand new bag
and so do you
word
by rickydoc
TUESDAY
an illinois minstrel show
alan keyes is running against barack obama for senator
this redefines the definition of the word farce
first a little clarity on obama himself
the powers that be have chosen him as a viable contender
because he is what they consider to be a comfortable black
hes half white
fair skinned
his black part is foreign black instead of afroam black
and he grew up in hawaii or somewhere exotic like that
and hes shown them he knows how to step thru the gates
that he understands the rules of play and is a master of the game
far as the powers that be are concerned
hes about as neutral black as can be found and
still counted on the diversity channel
thats cool, at least they trying
and im glad to say that the brother himself
is showing no confusion on this score
brotherme identifies himself black
period
instead of multiracial or cablinasian
or whatever passing is called these days
it is to our demographic advantage that black
continue to be define loosely
we have always been a bastard people
with a little something something
from everybody in the mix
strategically speaking onedrop is a multiculti godsend
its all identification and the brother
got strategic clarity on that
plus he got sophisticated mackeroni suitable to the political age
he still a politician and compromised by definition but
i am conditionally impressed and I welcome him to the table
back in memphis folk are concerned that obama is going to eclipse
harold ford jr but harold jr for all the hype aint never been a real player
not like his daddy was, his daddy was a scrapper
harold jr was born to the manor and he don’t rock no boats,
he just there marking dlc time, which has been unfortunate
we memphians expect more out of a ford, but be that as it may
obama is poised to be a viable and progressive political force
so up steps the evil illinois republican party
we "needed to find another harvard-educated african american who had some experience on the national political scene," said republican state sen. steven rauschenberger. "we need that because the democrats have made an icon out of barack obama. the only way to fight back is to find your own icon, and that is not an easy thing to do."
so they dig up alan keyes, the colored idiot from maryland
some black neocons you feel like they have some integrity
actually believe they making a contribution
im sure I could name a couple if I took a moment to think about it
but most are whores
alan keyes is a whore and his candidacy
will be an embarrassing farce
the repubs know keyes doesnt have a chance
they crippling obama by turning his upcoming election
into a colored roadshow
hopefully brother obama will resist keyes inevitable invitations
to roll about in the minstrel mud
my daddy used to tell me never wrestle with pigs
you just get dirty and the pig enjoys it
word
arf
MONDAY
hello everybody
im back from the delta
feeing a little tired and woreout
got a million emails to get thru
if im supposed to be in touch i
will get back to you sometime
this week
the schoolhouse has been sending me emails
about next semester
i been refusing to read them but any minute now
i got to come out the woodshed
and give life its due
o such a wretched man am i
i need a sabbatical, thats what i need
and forget lastweeks truth telling
I decided the only truths Im afraid to tell
are personal ones
and those moral weaknesses I was talking about
I decided were more strategic ones
(though in truth I don’t see a difference)
and I don’t feel like talking about my own weaknesses
(maybe when im feeling feisty again)
I have to say
I do not like putting my business in the streets
even though it is my job as a writer to do so
sometimes though you get weary
which is more than tired
im talking weary
and today im feeling weary
speaking of weary
I need to give my sister some props
like so many of my generation we
have moved into the aging parents mode
and my sister is doing an unbelievable job
taking care of my mother 24/7
and mama just as happy as she can be
under the circumstances
both of them growing
i am just astounded
who would have ever thought she had it in her
she skating on thin ice and carrying that load
with unbelievable grace
and me, ima typical male son
aint worth diddly when it comes
to real heroism
too busy trying to save the world
i call myself in life acting out the role of a culture hero
but my sister elise is the real hero in this family
be safe be well
arf
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