I’ve Been Waiting for Things to Change for a Long Time; I Finally found out How to Make ‘em Change …

By: normanb Saturday May 29, 2010 5:57 pm

I’ve Been Waiting for Things to Change for a Long Time & I Finally found out How to Make ‘em Change … Just Keep Waiting! — by NormanB (“Deviations from the Norm”)

Obama’s Rodney King Strategy

By: Cenk Uygur Thursday February 4, 2010 8:42 am

Ever since the Massachusetts election, Barack Obama has been asking Democrats and Republicans, “Can’t we just get along?” It seems he thinks if he just asks hard enough or wishes intensely enough that the Republicans will finally play fair.

They’ve voted no on everything and given him absolutely zero votes on most pieces of legislation. Obama has already tried inviting them over to the White House, negotiating with them, implementing the policies they asked for (deficit reduction commission was the perfect example) – and they still gave him no votes. Apparently the Rodney King strategy is not cutting it.

Riots, Racism and Police Brutality: A Never Ending Cycle

By: Casey Gane-McCalla Friday January 9, 2009 6:07 pm

The BART shooting riots in LA is far from the first riot created by police brutality.

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