Mom and Reverend Al
I'm back at home for a coupla weeks.
Some of you, gentle readers, are well aware of my mom's political radicalization this year. A lifelong Democrat, Mom was never tremendously politically engaged. She voted every election, but never concerned herself too much with it all. Until this Administration -- she's a fire-breathing radical! There will be more on this later, I'm sure.
We were just watching Rev. Al Sharpton address the DNC (which was quite excellent, actually) and Mom goes "I'm really glad he's there -- there's definitely a place for him in the Party."
*boggle*
Mom's the generation of white NYC liberal who is down with Sharpton's agenda but looks at him and sees "TAWANA BRAWLEY" written all over his face. (Full disclosure: I'm pretty guilty of this as well). But here we are in 2004, and he's up there banging the drum, putting the 2000 Florida election thievery in proper historical context as relates to the disenfranchisement of Afr-Americans in the US. He rocked the joint -- him and Obama are the ranking ass-kickers so far.
Also, big ups to Dennis Kucinich for a fantastic speech. Why are us Dems painted as radicals for preaching such basic common sense?
*sigh* Because the opposition is evil. I know, I know...
Some of you, gentle readers, are well aware of my mom's political radicalization this year. A lifelong Democrat, Mom was never tremendously politically engaged. She voted every election, but never concerned herself too much with it all. Until this Administration -- she's a fire-breathing radical! There will be more on this later, I'm sure.
We were just watching Rev. Al Sharpton address the DNC (which was quite excellent, actually) and Mom goes "I'm really glad he's there -- there's definitely a place for him in the Party."
*boggle*
Mom's the generation of white NYC liberal who is down with Sharpton's agenda but looks at him and sees "TAWANA BRAWLEY" written all over his face. (Full disclosure: I'm pretty guilty of this as well). But here we are in 2004, and he's up there banging the drum, putting the 2000 Florida election thievery in proper historical context as relates to the disenfranchisement of Afr-Americans in the US. He rocked the joint -- him and Obama are the ranking ass-kickers so far.
Also, big ups to Dennis Kucinich for a fantastic speech. Why are us Dems painted as radicals for preaching such basic common sense?
*sigh* Because the opposition is evil. I know, I know...
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