"Spot" on again.

Remembering James Baldwin

"It is certain, in any case, that ignorance,

allied with power,

is the most ferocious enemy justice can have."

"Education is indoctrination if you're white

subjugation if you're black"

"Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows

how extremely expensive it is to be poor"

James Arthur Baldwin 8.2. 1924 – 11. 30.1987
photo by Jacob Holdt and Alex Bath

My How the Grand Old Party has changed!

"Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the party,
and they’re sure trying to do so,
it’s going to be a terrible damn problem.










Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can’t and won’t compromise. I know, I’ve tried to deal with them.”

"My faith in the future rests squarely on the belief that man,
if he doesn't first destroy himself,
will find new answers in the universe, new technologies, new disciplines,
which will contribute to a vastly different
and better world in the twenty-first century."


I wonder if he can lie still at all...


Barry Morris Goldwater 1.1.1909-5.29.1998

John Walker's Blues

Bottom Line: Y'don't say "No" to the "Po"

no matter how old
or what color you might be...










do you think the police may be abusing their power just a bit?

The more I learn about people...

the more I respect my old dog

Such a Deal.

Missouri car dealer offers free AK-47 with purchase of new truck.

Mark Muller, the president of Max Motors in Missouri, is offering a gift certificate for a Kalashnikov AK-47 rifle to anyone who purchases a pick-up truck. Muller, whose business slogan is “God, Guns, Guts, and American Pick-Up Trucks,” said the response to the offer has been very strong. “There is a lot of worry about crime, we have a methamphetamine problem around here and people just want to protect themselves,” said Muller. The UK Telegraph notes that there may be other dynamics at play:

Never before, however, has the AK-47 been used to sell cars in Missouri. For all its gimmickry, the interest in Mr Muller’s newest promotion reflects rising concern among gun owners that President Barack Obama will eventually seek to tighten the rules on ownership, despite his promises to the contrary.