The 6P: Probity, Poetry, Prose, Photog, Polity, Passion
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Bernie Shaw, Anchor; Acquaintance
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/08/media/bernard-shaw-obituary/index.html I was training in Washington D.C. some years ago and ventured out to a jazz club in the evening. The club really was slick. There was a very hip crowd and a band that was sharp in every way. At one point I went to the bar and spied a familiar face. It took…
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Presidential Candidate Shirley Chisholm
This first post related to the Polity is dedicated to the memory of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. I was able to meet Shirley Chisholm when I was in Rockford, Illinois. I was a freshman in college. She was invited to speak at our highly conservative school. The speaker series must have been quite well…
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Talking Loud and Saying Nothing
( a poem) All Talk Radio All the talk that’s fit to hear 24 hour talk radio Talk on Demand Non-stop Talk and Entertainment News Talk for those in the know Fair and Balanced Talk. News. Chat Chit-Chat, Chat rooms internet chatter Rap Rhymes riddles R&B up to the minute on the hour At this…
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A Very Timely Message
I couldn’t have written it any better so I decided to add the link so that readers could read for themselves, this recounting of politics and “religion” in America https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/jimmy-carter-christian-faith-trump-presidency-rcna185790 In memoriam of the esteemed President, James Earl Carter Jr. 1924-2024
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The Jailer’s Freedom
My Dungeons Shook is a James Baldwin essay dedicated to his namesake nephew. A recurring theme in Diasporic literature has an elder providing advice e.g. sage wisdom to a protégé that informs descent into manhood. Earlier versions in this genre include the book of Proverbs written by Solomon to his son. Another modern and particularly…
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A Letter to My Friend on His Loyalty to MAGA
Part II – Conclusion My friend M and I have been debating over several years on how the left and right have fared, policies and personalities. I have chosen to put my thoughts to ink in an effort to settle my ideas prior to the election. The additional quirk appears somewhat later as MAGA summons…
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A Letter to My Friend on His Loyalty to MAGA
Part I My friend M and I have been debating over several years on how the left and right have fared, policies and personalities. I have chosen to put my thoughts to ink in an effort to settle my ideas prior to the election. The whole notion of MAGA is its own dog whistle as…
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A “Fallon” Style Thank You to Hoosier Conservatives!
Thank you Victoria Sparx, for exposing Goodrich’s willingness to celebrate diversity even though he’s now denouncing it Thank you Mike Speedy, for sharing Mike Braun’s willingness to examine whether Black Lives Matter, even if he did renege on his endorsement [boo!] Thank you Brad Chambers, for clarifying that the Indiana model for political aspiration is…
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Not Qualified
Mike Braun is not qualified to be the Governor of Indiana. He wasn’t qualified to be a Senator either. Why would the citizens of Indiana consider voting for a man whose record in the Senate is wholly unremarkable and who continues to support the ignoble former MAGAPresident. Not only does he show no reticence for…
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Why Christian Nationalism is Both Non-scriptural and Heretical
The so-called Christian Nationalist movement has no actual foundation for existence short of embodying the metaphorical “wolf in sheep’s clothing”. This movement only seems to be embraced by a small number of followers, but that number could be increasing. According to the Washington Post, Christian Nationalism is an ideology that says Christianity is the foundation…
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Pardon for Trump?
Gil-Scott Heron was the true troubadour of the 60’s-70’s Civil Rights movement. He was a rapper before rap was a thing. He was one of the early spoken word innovators and his political commentary was passed on through mass media earlier than most. He was a prolific poet and won a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement…
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The Exotic, Exquisite Nicaragua!
Omatepe volcano with his cloud hat Maderas Beach – so beautiful in December!
Got any book recommendations?