Saturday, June 3, 2017
Friday, June 2, 2017
Out
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/paris-climate-agreement-withdrawal/?hpid=hp_no-name_graphic-story-b%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.cd7a3e9bc81a
The Police Only Saw Black
An excerpt from the Undefeated -
TIGER WOODS SAYS HE’S ‘CABLINASIAN,’ BUT THE POLICE ONLY SAW BLACK
The golfer’s DUI arrest highlights the country’s ‘one-drop’ rule and his complex relationship with black America
BY MICHAEL A. FLETCHER
Woods’ decision to embrace his full multiracial identity was respected by many African-Americans as his right. But others who celebrated his many breakthroughs and saw his success as their own, treated it as a rejection — not to mention a sign of naiveté, cowardice or even betrayal.
There were jokes that Woods would know he was black if he tried to catch a cab at night. Even Colin Powell, the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, when asked about Woods, was quoted as saying, “In America, which I love from the depths of my heart and soul, when you look like me, you are still considered black.”
The criticism only intensified when Woods got caught up in the sex scandal that presaged his golfing decline and ended his marriage. Like his ex-wife, each of Woods’ many mistresses was white. The fallout weakened Woods’ already shaky standing among many African-Americans.
https://theundefeated.com/features/tiger-woods-dui-arrest-police-only-saw-black/
TIGER WOODS SAYS HE’S ‘CABLINASIAN,’ BUT THE POLICE ONLY SAW BLACK
The golfer’s DUI arrest highlights the country’s ‘one-drop’ rule and his complex relationship with black America
BY MICHAEL A. FLETCHER
Woods’ decision to embrace his full multiracial identity was respected by many African-Americans as his right. But others who celebrated his many breakthroughs and saw his success as their own, treated it as a rejection — not to mention a sign of naiveté, cowardice or even betrayal.
There were jokes that Woods would know he was black if he tried to catch a cab at night. Even Colin Powell, the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, when asked about Woods, was quoted as saying, “In America, which I love from the depths of my heart and soul, when you look like me, you are still considered black.”
The criticism only intensified when Woods got caught up in the sex scandal that presaged his golfing decline and ended his marriage. Like his ex-wife, each of Woods’ many mistresses was white. The fallout weakened Woods’ already shaky standing among many African-Americans.
https://theundefeated.com/features/tiger-woods-dui-arrest-police-only-saw-black/
Quote 2
From the LA Times -
“Mr. President, your presidency is in a world of trouble, for you operate in the shadow of treason."
— John Dean
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-john-dean-trump-counsel-20170531-story.html
“Mr. President, your presidency is in a world of trouble, for you operate in the shadow of treason."
— John Dean
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-john-dean-trump-counsel-20170531-story.html
Quote
Donald asks "At what point does America get demeaned? At what point do they start laughing at us?"
Literally, the moment you were elected. - George Takei
Literally, the moment you were elected. - George Takei
Middle Finger to the World
An excerpt from Politico -
Why Trump Actually Pulled Out Of Paris
It wasn't because of the climate, or to help American business. He needed to troll the world—and this was his best shot so far.
By MICHAEL GRUNWALD
Trump’s abrupt withdrawal from this carefully crafted multilateral compromise was a diplomatic and political slap: it was about extending a middle finger to the world, while reminding his base that he shares its resentments of fancy-pants elites and smarty-pants scientists and tree-hugging squishes who look down on real Americans who drill for oil and dig for coal. He was thrusting the United States into the role of global renegade, rejecting not only the scientific consensus about climate but the international consensus for action, joining only Syria and Nicaragua (which wanted an even greener deal) in refusing to help the community of nations address a planetary problem. Congress doesn’t seem willing to pay for Trump’s border wall—and Mexico certainly isn’t—so rejecting the Paris deal was an easier way to express his Fortress America themes without having to pass legislation.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/01/why-trump-actually-pulled-out-of-paris-215218?cid=apn
Why Trump Actually Pulled Out Of Paris
It wasn't because of the climate, or to help American business. He needed to troll the world—and this was his best shot so far.
By MICHAEL GRUNWALD
Trump’s abrupt withdrawal from this carefully crafted multilateral compromise was a diplomatic and political slap: it was about extending a middle finger to the world, while reminding his base that he shares its resentments of fancy-pants elites and smarty-pants scientists and tree-hugging squishes who look down on real Americans who drill for oil and dig for coal. He was thrusting the United States into the role of global renegade, rejecting not only the scientific consensus about climate but the international consensus for action, joining only Syria and Nicaragua (which wanted an even greener deal) in refusing to help the community of nations address a planetary problem. Congress doesn’t seem willing to pay for Trump’s border wall—and Mexico certainly isn’t—so rejecting the Paris deal was an easier way to express his Fortress America themes without having to pass legislation.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/01/why-trump-actually-pulled-out-of-paris-215218?cid=apn
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
UAE = United American Emirate
An excerpt from the NY Times -
Trump’s United American Emirate
By Thomas L. Friedman
No U.S. president before had ever put a crack in the Atlantic alliance on his inaugural tour. Historic.
Merkel is just the first major leader to say out loud what every American ally is now realizing: America is under new management. “Who is America today?” is the first question I’ve been asked on each stop through New Zealand, Australia and South Korea. My answer: We’re not the U.S.A. anymore. We’re the new U.A.E.: the United American Emirate.
We have an emir. His name is Donald. We have a crown prince. His name is Jared. We have a crown princess. Her name is Ivanka. We have a consultative council (Congress) that rubber-stamps whatever the emir wants. And like any good monarchy, our ruling family sees no conflict of interest between its personal businesses and those of the state.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/opinion/trumps-united-american-emirate.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage®ion=CColumn&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&src=me&WT.nav=MostEmailed&_r=0
Trump’s United American Emirate
By Thomas L. Friedman
No U.S. president before had ever put a crack in the Atlantic alliance on his inaugural tour. Historic.
Merkel is just the first major leader to say out loud what every American ally is now realizing: America is under new management. “Who is America today?” is the first question I’ve been asked on each stop through New Zealand, Australia and South Korea. My answer: We’re not the U.S.A. anymore. We’re the new U.A.E.: the United American Emirate.
We have an emir. His name is Donald. We have a crown prince. His name is Jared. We have a crown princess. Her name is Ivanka. We have a consultative council (Congress) that rubber-stamps whatever the emir wants. And like any good monarchy, our ruling family sees no conflict of interest between its personal businesses and those of the state.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/opinion/trumps-united-american-emirate.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage®ion=CColumn&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&src=me&WT.nav=MostEmailed&_r=0
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