Brian Banks has shared a Huffington Post article with you

Brian Banks has shared a Huffington Post article with you:
Obama Silent On Public Option In Speech To Senators

They also included a personal note:
I agree with one of the comments that says, "...Obama needs to tend to the faithful a little more and the beltway, a little less."

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David Brooks - The Harlem Miracle - NYTimes.com

Yes, we can educate our kids. Checkout 60 Minutes story and David Brooks column about success of Harlem Children Zone. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5890448n&tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/opinion/08brooks.html (sent via shareaholic)

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ComingSoon.net: Movie Trailers, New Movies, Upcoming Movies, 2009 Movies, Films, DVDs, TV, Videos, Clips

2 news movies I am looking forward to seeing this X-mas Invictus and The Blind Side show black people as more than boys in the hood. What is John Singleton doing by the way? Also looking forward to The Princess and the Frog which also features one of Disney's first major black characters. It is important for all kids to see positive black role models on the big screen. Arguably, part of President Obama's appeal to youth is due to Bill Cosby's appeal as Dr. Huxtable. Which raises a question, what up with TV? Other than cable where are major, nee lead black characters?

Link: http://www.comingsoon.net/ (sent via shareaholic)

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'Muslim President' Hates Charlie Brown: Tenn. Mayor - Obama's West Point speech forced postponement of Christmas special

The craziness of birthers, teabaggers, extreme right-wingers, etc is encouraging even more nuttiness and is a very visible sign of how the continuing decline of American education is really our biggest danger. We need to find a way to make college affordable, provide preschool and tutoring/mentoring; and to improve k-12 education for all, if we want to globally compete economically,  and to maintain the democratic ideals that make our system of governance great.  Unfortunately, many of our leaders, despite being well educated themselves, choose to cater to the crazies rather than rejecting the stupidity.

http://www.newser.com/story/75479/muslim-president-hates-charlie-brown-tenn-mayor.html?utm_source=addthis&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=story

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SNL Tiger Sketch a Bit Sketchy - Host Blake Lively not awful, Rihanna scores with 'Shy Ronnie'

While I agree domestic violence is not a laughing matter, especially on a show featuring Rihanna, I thought this was funny even though I am a Tiger fan.

http://www.newser.com/story/75529/snl-tiger-sketch-a-bit-sketchy.html?utm_source=addthis&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=story

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Op-Ed Columnist - May It All Come True - NYTimes.com

Americans and Afghans share a common frustration with their leaders, many of whom seem "...dysfunctional and massively corrupt — focused more on extracting revenues for private gain than on governing..." I say ENOUGH 

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/opinion/06friedman.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper (sent via shareaholic)

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Zakaria: Obama the Realist | Newsweek Politics | Newsweek.com

"It is now clear that Obama is attempting something quite ambitious—to reorient American foreign policy to-ward something less extravagant and adversarial."

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