• But in here it's so delightful - thoughts on Obama and the weather
• Protectionism: Everybody stimulate yourself!
• I like the pictures
• Mandela, King, Gandhi... Blagojevich
• Shovels are so 1933
• The cutting edge is nipping at its own tail
• Funny Because It's True (yet again)
• Obligatory Gaza
• Being Reasonable--reaction from the Muslim family recently thrown off a flight by AirTrain
• Won't you be my neighbor?
• Snowzilla
• ZOMG! Radioactive coal sludge will kill us all! (updated)
• Quick points on the auto industry bailout
• Slow and Steady
• Foreign policy and international public opinion

• January 2009
• December 2008
• November 2008
• October 2008
• September 2008
• August 2008
• July 2008
• June 2008
• May 2008
• April 2008
• March 2008
• February 2008
• January 2008
• November 2007
• October 2007
• September 2007
• August 2007
• July 2007
• June 2007
• May 2007
• April 2007
• March 2007
• February 2007
• January 2007
• December 2006
• November 2006
• October 2006
• September 2006
• August 2006
• July 2006
• June 2006
• May 2006
• April 2006
• March 2006
• February 2006
• January 2006
• December 2005
• November 2005
• October 2005
• September 2005
• August 2005
• July 2005
• June 2005

« Stuff White People Like | Main | Unacceptable Offering »

New Black Panthers Endorse Obama?

I fear writing this on the basis of sounding like a racist, but it is too good to pass up. The New Black Panther Party has officially endorsed Barack Obama on his campaign's website. I think that everyone is entitled to choose which of the candidates to support this year, and organizations go through a lot to decide which candidate to endorse. I just have a small issue with this one.

How can a group that is self-proclaimed anti-government officially support a candidate for President? Wouldn't that be like the NRA supporting the ban of firearms? I don't get it.

Another interesting tidbit about the New Black Panther Party. If you look at their Ten Point Platform, which is what the Party stands for, number six is quite interesting:

We want all Black Men and Black Women to be exempt from military service. We believe that Black People should not be forced to fight in the military service to defend a racist government that holds us captive and does not protect us.

Hey guys? You do realize military service is voluntary, right? In effect they are already exempt.

My message to the New Black Panther Party? Do what you have to do. When you do it, just make sense doing it, okay?