SUNDAY
5 Myths About an Election of Mythic Proportion Chris Cillizza, Wash Post
says we need to be braced for a repub comeback in 2010
which is probably likely, historically the outparty picks up seats 2nd year
and the economy may still be in the tank, which would be laid on obamas door
i think the one that hurt most was the black/youth turnout
apparently the black turnout was the same 11% it always was
obama did get more of that % than kerry but that was about it
and id be a drearmer to believe that blackfolk will turn out more
after the 'great moment' - more of a dreamer than i am
rdoc
The Lightning Rod in DC Public Schools - Clay Risen, The Atlantic
Conservative Denial, Obama's Opening - Ron Brownstein, National Journal
SATURDAY
not feeling it today, working on race in south piece now that election over
went to baracks a more perfect union, see what he said
interesting work, but as always its the comments that are
most fascinating, in particular the ones that dismiss him
i need to take it all before it goes away, for this strategy
page i want to do eventually for rootwork.com
might come back to this later today,
im not feeling it today
Slow Learning Republicans - Jonathan Chait, New Republic
In Wake of Defeat, GOP Leaders Rethink Message - McClatchy
Epic Fail of the "Joe The Plumber" Strategy - Todd Beeton, MyDD
Obama: Radical Moderate - Christopher Caldwell, Financial Times
Big Latino Shift Favored Obama - Julia Preston, NYTimes
A Rapper Salutes the Slave Trade, Toure, Daily Beast
Palins Mole at the New York Times - Scott Horton, Daily Beast
Letter to President Obama on Human Rights Julie Mertus, Foreign Policy In Focus
later
rdoc
FRIDAY
numbers falling to previous level, must have been some election surge, so anyway im faculty advisor
for black graduate student association, went to meeting yesterday and threw my weight around
when some folk started talking about holding obamas feet to the fire if he misstep
i posited that we got to give him room to play his game and was perhaps a little too emphatic
argued some student down and now im embarrassed, thats their show
and a good facutly advisor should be seen not heard - my bad
in a blatant attempt to deflate palins potential to lead republican base deeper into pit
let me account some of the insider info thats come out
- apparently has spent more than the 150,000 accounted in what insiders called a case of
'wassila hillbillies looting neiman marcus coast to coast' - including jewels and suits for hubby
- was so uninformed didnt realize africa is a continent not a country and couldnt name the
3 countries that make up north america - us, canada and mexico
- apparently considered a towel appropriate attire for a meeting with mccain aides
- refused to stay on message and unilaterally launched certain attacks
- showed up at the concession with a speech of her own
- had as one commntator called it, 'problems with basic civics' such as the vice presidents role
now there are those who will say this is petty blame game but i say sarah palin is likely to be
the leader of radicalized republican party and there will be a systemtic attempt
to rehabilitate her as national leader, pure okeydoke - we need to cripple her potential
to reach out from her base
question is how do we consolidate the progressive turn represented in obama
and forestall the inevitable swing of the conservative progressive pendulum
it always swings, 2, 3 generations the party in power falls to hubris and worn out ideas
until finally tossed by the electorate and forced to retool, reassess, realign
failure of the conservative movement has been apparent for sometime now
only folk left are the core, the most entrenched, the most delusional, palins folk
they aint going nowhere but we dont want them fired up and ready to go
lets leave sarah in alaska where she can keep an eye on the russians
then again id rather go up against her than bobby jindal so
forget everything i just said
okay, some aggregating: issues of the moment: the
transition, the mandate, the world, the struggle
question of the day: what will obama do about africom - answer: support it, think he can shape it - ohwell
How Will President Obama Deploy His Internet Army - Frank Glave - McClatchy Newspapers
Obamas Relationship with New Congress Will Be Complicated - David Lightman, MClatchy Newspapers
Palin Gone, Anything But Forgotten - Carla Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle
Jeremiah Wright Discusses Race, Relgion and the Race - Rankor Buck, Hartford Courant
World Newspapers Take Sober Tone After Exulting About Obama - Rex Hupke - Chicago Tribune
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dems - Englund, Victor, & Friel, National Journal
Closing the Door on Victimhood - Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe
Note to Obama: Now Is the Time to Be Bold - Errol Louis, NY Daily News
Fiancial Meltdown: The Greatest Transfer of Wealth In History - Ellen Brown, Global Research
Targeting Aristede in Exile - Stephen Lendmen - Global Research
Promoting Afria Command - Horace Campbell - Global Research
have to decide if im going to keep this up, my number have fallen back to
their customary measure, obviously it was some election news surge
back to the trenches
rdoc
THURSDAY
hello world, recently posted this on a hoodoo forum, i guess it speaks for itself, been trying to
bring hoodoo into the 21st century you know, i get seriously buked and scorned on those forums
such is life for a wouldbe prophet
of the hoodoo way
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hello all
interesting article here on conjurewomen in african american literature
as some of you know thats my turf and i must admit she gave me some props
those of us trying to work conjure through our works - practitioners of what i call literary hoodoo - trying to Work the tradition, make it applicable to the 21st century mind and sensibility
article talks about how conjure get worked through literature
and how its practitioners trying to redefine the definition the reality of conjure appropriate to the evolution of the culture
folk magic was okay when we were a folk people but we aint been a folk
people for 2, 3 generations now
i manifest my vision of conjures evolution by considering my Works as
Spells planting the seeds of future realities -
conjuring - making real into the world that which was not
and preparing the ground for my seeds by engaging in dialogue on
hoodoo forums such as this one
folk generally resistant to what i be saying cause it aint
conventional hoodoo
and i often get accused on these forums of being a hoodoo theorist,
which as you know is not considered a compliment but i have no trouble
with that - such is the curse of the would be visionary
a wouldbe prophet of the hoodoo way
got no problems with it cause i would like the prophetic to be part of
the new definition of what future hoodoo do, so i dont mind being a
little out of step with the pack
comes with the territory
(as part of that effort been trying to develop a system of hoodoo
divination along the lines of IFA and IChing, complete with sacred
text - i notice some dialogue on hoodoo divination recently - i think
a formal divination system is part of the hoodoo future too, or it
will be if rickydoc trickmaster got anything to say about it)
but let me not get into all that here
i appreciate yall giving me space to run my little hoodoo agenda every
once in awhile
the article on women conjures in afroam lit is here
Hoodoo Ladies and High Conjurers: New Directions for an Old Archetype.
By Kameelah Martin Samuel.
she calls it high conjure, i call it high hoodoo, reflecting my
interest in high magic over folk magic
its kinda long so im just going to post the link, for those of
you interested in the evolution of hoodoo its worth slogging through
we talking the hoodoo future
the entire issue on women conjures in afroam literature is here
a journal called women writers, their voodoo special issue
its all about cultural custodianship
in the name of gullah jack
lot of folk like to claim hoodoo aint a african american tradition no
more, but the cultural custodians, the true shamans, still working it,
its still evolving
what most of yall doing is literally about a 100 years out of date,
slaverytime hoodoo, but thats cool, got to start somewhere
and i consider the universalization of hoodoo part of that hoodoo
future - i want the whole world to go hoodoo
but it appear it take about 2, 3 generations for new licks to be
dispersed into the general population
ima try to keep you up to date
put you on the cutting edge
in the name of the conqueror
all my love
rdoc
Hoodoo Ladies and High Conjurers: New
Directions for an Old Archetype. By Kameelah Martin Samuel.
Serving the Spirits: Women and Voodoo in Literature and Popular Culture - Women Writers Special Issue Aug 08
The Meaning of Obama's Win - Nancy Gibbs, Time - let me give you a quote from this one:
"A nation doesn't much need a big President in small times; it needs one when the future is spitting out monsters. We've heard so much about Obama's brand-new voters that we easily forget the others he found, the ones who hadn't voted since Vietnam or who had never dreamed they'd vote for a black man or a liberal or a Democrat, much less all three. But many Americans are living through the worst decade of their lives, and they have anger-management issues. They saw a war mismanaged, a city swallowed, now an economy held together with foreign loans and thumbtacks. It took a perfect storm of bad news to create this moment, but even the big men rarely win in a walk. Ronald Reagan didn't. John Kennedy didn't. Those with the clearest vision often have to fight the hardest for others to see things as they do."
Ten Reasons Why Obama Won - Carl Cannon, Reader's Digest
The Age of Obama: Will He Govern as He Ran? - Jon Meacham, Newsweek
Tide Turned as Economic Crisis Peaked - Monica Langley, Wall St. Journal
End Of Racism? - John McWhorter, Forbes
Obama's Global To-Do List - John Hughes, Christian Science Monitor
Victory for America, and the World - Jonathan Zimmerman, WaPo
One Triumph Won't Solve Failure of Blacks - Matthew Syed, The Times
Why the World Dislikes America - Igor Bogdanov, The Hindu
An Open Letter to Barack Obama - Alice Walker, The Root
The World Reacts: Frontpages From Around the World, Ameriblog
The Incredible Shrinking Ralph Nader: His “Uncle Tom” Remark About ...
jacking up nader - he must be fox news inhouse moderate
im gone, schoolhouse calling
rdoc
WEDNESDAY NOV 5TH
okay, enuf celebration, time to get to work
make sure its a successful presidency
where does one begin, lets start with the speeches:
This Victory Alone is Not the Change We Seek - Barack Hussein Obama, Real Clear Politics
Whatever Our Differences We Are Fellow Americans - John McCain, LA Times
or perhaps youd rather watch it again bbc obama bbc mccain mccains speech
was pretty gracious all things considered - nobody want to be on the wrong side of history
lot of rightwing pundits coming forth with variants on well now black folk cant complain no more - balderdash
we still disenfranchised, sicker, poorer, etc, always room for achievers like barack - but the struggle continue, i do agree and hope that it cause for a new attitude
among blackfolk, a yes we can attitude, cause im tired of that victim mode and i believe in the game, i believe in achieving against the odds like colored folk
have always done and i appreciate barack kinda showing the way on that
okay, lets do some aggregating, my numbers have tripled since i been doing this
yall must like it, friend of mine told me i need to stop being so 'folksy' if i want readership - i was offended, i do not consider myself folksy, i consider myself a polished professional
i told her im not a journalist, ima artist, i aint coming to the world with my hat in my hand, ima do my thing and force the world to come to me, thats how i roll
big question now is what next, where do we go from here - mccain made a good start on healing the divisions, hopefully we can stop president doofus from causing more harm
and help obama tackle all the issues he has left behind, do all we can
to help the brother make this a successful presidency
blackfolk and the base will have to accept disappointment, barack cant afford to pander to us
he got to be president of everybody and all those new voters best be ready to be disappointed
and come at this with some political sophistication, some understanding of the game
barack wont wave some magic wand and all our problems be solved, struggle dont work like that
and its unfortunate we didnt get the magical 60 but such is life in politics, always 2010
might be a good thing that he cant just emperorize, make the same mistake the republicans did
i know the hardleft is going to freak, i guess thats their job, okay, let me aggregate some
talking about other folk doing their job, let me do mine - follow baracks lead and step up my game
the big issues the old rootdoctor see:
baracks policies, both foreign and domestic
what does this mean for the struggle in the 21st century
what does this mean for america and the world
how do barack consolidate his game
The Case for Barack Hussein - Ahmed Benchemsi, Newsweek
Obama Interview with Katie Couric - CBS Evening News
For Obama, No Time for Laurels, Now the Hard Part - Peter Baker, NYTimes
Republicans Got the Thumping They Deserve - Rod Dreher, NPR
Good Morning Mr President: What Europe Wants From Obama - Spiegel Online
A New World Order - John Harris and Jim VandeHei, Politico
America the Liberal - John Judis, The New Republic
10 Reasons Why We Should Turn Out the Vote for Obama - Eric Mann, Black Commentator
For Whom the Bailout Tolls - Michael Winship - Consortium News
The Most Unlikely President - Ezra Klein, The American Prospect
Two Troubling Election Arguments - Robert Parry, Consortium News
this one is sweet, what the election meant to the old warriors of the civil rights movements
folk like me, got this elder sister going to vote singing an old marching chant
im going to vote like the spirit say vote
check out that slide show of the voting rights struggle, brings back memories of what was and
what could be, i dont think ive missed an election since - aint gon let nobody turn me around
okay, the world still turning, there are other issues in the black world still need addressing
Voodoo Priests Enlisted in Aids Fight - Plus News
Calling Kenyan Politicians to Account - Africa Confidential
UNICEF Condemns Stoning of 13 Year Old Rape Victim - UN News
okay, a lot more articles to hook up for you but im kinda tired, been a long day
i will get back on this later - want to savor the moment but so much work to do
ima get me a little rest, get back on the gun
all my love
rdoc
:
November 4,2008 The day that the United States of America regained its Soul.
Posted by: Dave Malosh | November 05, 2008 at 11:21 AM
A point of convergance...from one angle, we see the end of one longgame- the civil rights/voting rights movement reaches a point of completion with the election of Barack. Another angle- the Bush cartel has reached the end of their longgame- From Prescott Bush laundering Nazi money to GHW Bush working in the CIA to him ascending to President (first as Reagan's puppeteer, later as President), to the Clintons, finally to Baby Bush, the most successful conman/white collar criminal in HISTORY.
Now in play- shortgame #1- 4 years to gather folks together and build infrastructure to weather the decline of American hegemony...or leave.
Longgame #3 (still in effect)- the continuation of the class war.
Posted by: Jason Harris | November 05, 2008 at 01:34 PM