Democrat Challenges Doc 'Lapdog' Hastings in 06.
His name is Richard Wright. I live in Doc's 4th Congessional district here in Washington state. Doc won in 04 by an overwhelming majority. His dem opponent run a very mediocre campaign. She even...
View ArticleLadies and Gentlemen! Introducing Doc Hastings' Opponent
Man! Am I psyched about this race. So psyched that I volunteered to work with his campaign. I live in the 4th district (Washington state) and truly believe if Mr. Wright gets his message out to the...
View ArticleYippee-Ki-Fuckin'-Yay
Hope you don't mind if I borrow your phrase, maryscottDo Democrats have a real challenger for Doc? By LEAH BETH WARD YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC Businessman Richard Wright launched the Yakima leg of his...
View ArticleGOP Ethics Problem: Doc Hastings, Yakima's Corrupt Congressman
The GOP has been in power in the House for a very long time. In 1994 the country was sick of the arrogance and almost blasé corruption of the then long-entrenched Democratic Party. A new invigorated...
View ArticleGive to your Washington State Congressional Candidates
Very little to say here but this...Your Washington State Democratic Candidates need your support NOW! Show them some love by throwing some cash their way in honor of this nation's Independence Day!
View Article(WA-4) Seattle Times: Foley investigation highlights Doc Hastings
The Seattle Times is reporting today that the GOP head of the House Ethics Committee, Doc Hastings, is going to be under the glare of the spotlight in this rapidly unfolding investigation. Not such a...
View ArticleNative Son and The Big Lie
In reading Richard Wright's Native Son the other day, I ran across a passage that struck me as offering some insight into how our political situation got so broken and bizarre:All one had to do was be...
View ArticlePink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright dies
I know this isn't political, and it's shoving other diaries off the page, but I thought I'd share this news.http://news.bbc.co.uk/...
View ArticleThe Wall
They are not long, the weeping and the laughter, Love Desire and Hate: I think they have no portion in us after We pass the gate. They are not long, the days of wine and roses: Out of a misty dream Our...
View ArticleObama Historic Poster Update (Over 30 new figures!)
You may recall that I created the Obama Inauguration cover for The Nation magazine... It's been a while and I've been busy on the poster for that cover. I'm almost finished... (I've added over 30 new...
View ArticleFINISHED! The Obama Civil Rights poster
While working on the additions to my Nation magazine cover for a poster I started asking questions...Why Bayard Rustin but not Paul Lawrence Dunbar? Why Malcom X and not Ralph Ellison? Why not Oprah...
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Black Kos, Week In Review
CommentaryRobinswing, Black Kos EditorThe blackwoman doesn’t even know where to begin. I know one thing. I am sick and tired of hearing about less than a quarter of the population and what they think....
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A Heritage of Stone: How I Learned About Lynching in the Deep South.
I can’t remember a time when I didn’t know what lynching was. At least the basics. Since I have memories going back to my second Birthday, that covers a lot of ground.Probably this is due in part to my...
View ArticleNonfiction Views: Send a Runner: A Navajo Honors the Long Walk
Send a Runner: A Navajo Honors the Long Walk, by Jim Kristofic and Edison Eskeets, is one of those books that manages to be simultaneously uplifting and melancholia-inducing.The inspiration comes from...
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