NAS vs. FOX

I have always been a fan of Rap, not the new, fake, materialist, shallow rap, I am talking about the deep, progressive, socio-political movement called Rap. Remember Grandmaster Flash with White Lines; NWA with their songs about political injustices within the black communities; Public Enemy and nearly all of their work? It was about getting all of America to listen to what was really happening to the blacks in America. Shining a light on the shadows of African-American life, and conjuring up a conscious awareness to what was happening beneath the veneer of white media.

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Okay, so I am a stickler for correct English. Yes, some people still care about how we all speak and write. And for someone like myself, I am in a constant state of frustration because bad English seems inescapable. And at times, it seems that it comes from everywhere, waiters, tellers, friends, professors, doctors, but one would think that at least the English of your computer should be virtually (pun intended) perfect. Right? Well, no. Let’s take a look into Windows, the bestest operating system ever!

When I jumped on my Mother’s computer to help her solve a technical dilemma, I was grammatically attacked by a pop-up window. And yes, it did hurt, but I am okay. I was asked to choose between two options, yet given a selection of yes or no. Let me show you.

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Convenience VS. Ecology
Stop Plastic!

Plastic bags were just outlawed (first in California, where else?) from the supermarkets. Then from drugstores. Plastic bags have come to be no more, no longer used, no longer manufactured for California. Now, it’s soon for your state. Why?

Why it’s for the good of the environment, Honey! Plastic doesn’t decompose in landfills. It lasts and outlasts. California (always first) has put a “stop” law on these bags to keep them out of landfills, out of the ocean. Have you ever seen the news reports of this gigantic doughnut of plastic stuff in the ocean that’s continuously and permanently circling upon itself, goosed by ocean currents?

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The Ethanol Blunder has happened. President Bush in his 2007 State of the Union Address set our course for an all ethanol fuel nation. The “decider” proclaimed our nation to go, team, go ethanol all the way.

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Killing Jobs, Killing the Economy — that’s what your old company is doing. Mergers, takeovers, buy-outs, cutting costs to be competitive. Where the savings, where the money made by our bosses is found in racking up the lowest score in the number of salaries that no longer need to be paid. Ignore their PR of good intentions for their customers; look below the surface and it’s job cuts that are the real reasons behind it all. Service and better products? No, now the number one best way to “make” money is to let go of most of your workers.

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Barack Obama may have made our generation’s “I have a dream” speech.

Barack Obama made a speech a couple of days ago that rocked the minds of those that truly understand our present societal problems. Those that have the perceptual abilities to see past the bullshit and petty distractions are gearing up for a new wave of public discussion. I strongly feel that Senator Obama is the leader, the inspiration this country has needed for decades.

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