the whats the point blues

SUNDAY

hello world, you may have noticed that the old hoodooman been staying away

from the war in gaza, just doenst pay to get involved, say anything real about all that

and nobody appreciates it, nobody - combatants of mythic passion locked in a terminal death spiral with no way out

i can understand frustration on both sides, im not going to get into the nuances of right and wrong

or even good bad, works dont works

it just doesnt pay, above my paygrade, ima let obama handle it - this i will say

israel is not going to back down and neither is hamas, not until the suffering of the palestinians

forces the player with the least will to fight to crumble, that would be egypt

egypt will not be able to maintain its blockade of the palestinians in isreals name

just not going to be able to do it

i can understand why they dont want to open the border, it make them the frontline in an ugly intractable war in support of an unreliable actor/enemy - hamas

egypt say o hell no - but by helping the israelis bottle up hamas/gazans they the frontline anyway

every dead palestinian will be laid at their door

the arab street will crucify them for bottling up terrified gaza civilians trying to flee a war so israel can maul them, starve them, deny them, o it will not fly, i feel for them all - gazans israelis egyptians too, it just will not fly

corny though it be i feel for all the folk caught up in these tacky wars around the world, it will not fly, rickydoc will not have it

well if that aint a empty promise, why o god am i wasting my time with words that have no power

what kinda hoodoo is that

at this point in the game, only chance i got at true influence, real destinywork, is finish
that novel, finish my holybook - anything else is sidegame, fun maybe but sidegame

these words im writing now, aint nothing but sidegame, but ive learned to trust my literary
instincts, my creative obsessions, surely anything generate words is good

must be words of power, else the
power wouldnt make me do it

likely scenario: world opinion and pictures like the one above force isreal to back down before it achieves its goal

ie unsustainable status quo and a newly riled up middle east - i have some suggestions

but ima keep them to myself, when it comes to the middle east honesty and nuance just dont pay

ima see what obama do - i wish them all all the luck in the world, a little vision

and perserverance too

all my love

rdoc

SATURDAY

i like youtube posts, its a cheap low effort post, entertaining and sometime enlightening
and i like the multimedia approach, this one kinda questionable though, what can i say

im claim this one viable on a personal: slide me some slack okay:

okay i need to do my own 2009 hoodoo report, an assessment of what happened last year
and a reading for the next, maybe a turncated one cause who got the time

but even truncated will require a lot of work, that then get cut to the bone

lord knows i dont feel like it but its the only thing i think worth my time right now

maybe next weeks post

all my love

rdoc

FRIDAY STILL

got a little treat for you here from the global shaman: neworleans street musicians w/a little backup

nice right, maybe next time they will find a woman or two

all my love

rdoc

FRIDAY

i think i agree with the senate democrats on this one
obamas decision to lean on tax credits in order to placate republicans

is not only just more of the same, its damn near pandering

we tried the tax cut already didnt we

friend of mine got fired, su fired 25 folk at library, now he got to go home and tell his wife he been fired - economy starting to get personal

obama got to come strong, got to do more than placate the same folk got us into this mess

straighten up brother and fly right
or left as the case may be

so far the mix is tax cuts, infrastructure, safetynets and state budgets, hope he gets the %s right

one thing has become pretty clear, he gon play it the way he play it
and dont much care what i got to say, i kinda admire that, provisionally

looking forward to my global narrative class

makes me feel like the worlds shaman to be studying the global soul like that

im probably going to do a truncated reading of 2009 issues, where i think the significant issues of the year are, rickydocs 2009 hoodoo report, or whatever it is i call them, maybe next post, right now i got to clock some pages, 1st time since i believe dec 20th, whew, just thinking about not having worked that long takes my breath away

a couple of quickies and im out of here:

alamaba sheriff jailed until agrees to feed inmates: alabama law allows a sheriff to pocket whatever of $1.75 a day food budget per prisoner is not used; sheriff made a couple hundred thou over the last 3 years by starving his prisoners, judge sent him to jail, said it was an invitation to steal

senegal sent 9 homosexuals to jail for 8 years, senegal considered one of more tolerant african
countries, 9 arrested at meeting of aids activists - that was cold

attorney general designate holder being jacked up for his role in FALN pardons

i know i know, i like to keep it tight, perhaps that was too tight but its 4:32 am
and i got to clock some pages before the day gets away from me

i refuse to look at my numbers, i suspect i lost regulators last month
takes a long time to build numbers, doesnt take long to lose them

shout out to buffalo soldier:thanks for holding down the fort

im gone

rdoc

THURSDAY

looks like burris is in, still it was a sleezy move and playing the race card on it embarrass me
i find it embarrassing to be so blatantly used - obviously he does not

and the special election is out of the question, sneaky republicans making hay

im not into protest politic period, the frustration of losers is all they are

as strategies go, riots are played out and counterproductive but i do understand
the anger behind that shooting in oakland, 4 police pull young brother off train

got him on ground, on his belly, one kneeing his back, the others restraining him
when one of them pulls out his gun and shoots him in the back, even the other police

seem astounded at this one, that other video you can see them jump back in surprise
but riots, thats deep, i do understand the frustration on this one, it seemed so callous

sometimes riots raise the temperature to point where they cant sweep it under the rug
i generally frown on riots but killer cops can frustrate you, they rarely do time for it

video is not very clear, there is a better video here
you can actually see the cops jumping back in surprise

cops say video doesnt tell whole story, what pray tell would that story be

the real beef is it it wasnt for the video (who you gon believe, me or your lying eyes) he woulda
got away clean they always do - its enuf to make a tired old man like me want to riot somewhere

been a longtime since i felt like capping a pig

THUR 2009: SOME WEEKS LATER, BACK IN THE CUSE

hello world, i believe im out of that funk
back in the cuse, didnt do no work last 2 weeks

im kinda astounded about that, took care of plenty family business so that was cool

my boy jeff allen is in the hospital, virulent case of maleria and other stuff probably
not doing too hot, some organ failure, other issues, got me concerned

columbia presb uptown newyork, welcome to send blessings
ima run on down there and see him tomorrow or day after

gotta run, playing catch up, will do a real post later today

hope the newyear is being good to you so far

all my love

rdoc

SATURDAY (STILL IN THE DELTA)

let me see if i can get into a better headset than i been, been a little under the gun

family wear you out, and not working worth a damn so i got a little blues down on me

then i went online this morning and i see the world stressed out too

the middleeast has gotten hot on me, sorry about that obama, add that to your list of miracles

i was reading where north and south sudan tense and some city died recently because of it

got to assume the congro still hot, feel like i need to pull back into my shell

be different if i thought i could make a difference, im gone

rdoc

Comments

[BuffaloSoldier]

THEY WERE TIRED OF THE KILLING. BuffaloSoldier salutes BAL BlackAmericanLiterature. The excitement
over the inaug is growing. But there are some things that can't be ignored. BlackAmericans keep
telling me that this is actual proof that there is
nn ceiling for BlackPeople in America. I sure hope
they're right. But as an Old School RC, a bit of
caution. BlackAmericans make up, say, 11 per cent
of the pop. After 1/20 how many BlackSenators will
there be. I used both my fingers and my toes for
counting and came up with 0. I'll have more later.
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[BuffaloSoldier]

THEY WERE TIRED OF THE HURT. BuffaloSoldier salutes Herbert Gettridge.
I want to make a correction. There will be one Black senator if the
nomination of the Chicago guy holds. Boy, it's fun to watch this play out. We have a PERCEPTION that KenyaStyle is blocking the BlackAmerican
from taking his old spot. That's not the reality, of course. I think
Blag is playing a similar game that the first GeorgeBush played when he
nominated my uncle Thomas. 70 per cent of BlackAmerica applauded the choice because they figured he needed to claim Thurgood Marshall's spot,
as if that had been designated for "us" Of course, the conscious railed
against the choice, figuring that he'd want to show he wouldn't rule
his skin color but the "law", proving his "sophistication" Of course,
once he was confirmed, he proved to be just what the conscious had
warned. Now "Sell the seat" Blag is at it. Hey, if it worked before...
His choice has been blocked and there have already been cries of racism
I'm just waiting for the "Hi tech lynching" comment that has to be coming.
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