Day: August 15, 2011

Black War On Obama? No. Just Tavis Smiley and Cornell West

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When I met and talked to Professor Cornell West and Talk Show Host Tavis Smiley at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, the concern then was, as Professor West put it, how we (African Americans) use the historic election of Barack Obama as what was then the Democratic Party’s first black presidential nominee as a force … Read more

Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s Pay To Play Problem Called Out By Wall Street Journal

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Just call Texas Governor and new Republican presidential candidate ‘Pay To Play Perry.” As I write this, Mark Halperin’s back on MSNBC (after getting too big for his pants in talking about President Obama) talking about Rick Perry in sloppily glowing terms that only a conservative like Halperin can. It’s not surprising Rick Perry’s problems … Read more

BART Computer, Train Control Vulnerable: Network Failure, Hackers Attack, Next?

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In less than one week, the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART) Computer Network has shown signs of extreme vulnerability, and now, after Sunday’s computer hacker attack to its website, BART should consider alternative, emergency methods of running trains on the system. The reason is that, while BART says the website is “wholly separate” from … Read more

The Band Perry Tops CMA Music Festival In Nashville, The Music City

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The CMA (or Country Music Association) Music Festival aired today on ABC, and managed to take both Google and Twitter by storm, with groups like Lady Antebellum hitting the Twitter Top Trends list. But the one group that garnered the most attention was The Band Perry. The Band Perry wowed observers by bringing what one … Read more