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Issue: 104

September 9, 2004

Cover Story

Kerry – A Painful Vote

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

“There is still time” for John Kerry to reverse his slippage in the polls, said Rev. Jesse Jackson on CNN, this week, but this will require a “shakeup” in the Kerry campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Kerry “has been distancing himself from his base,” which “is not smart.” That’s an understatement. It is now…

“There is still time” for John Kerry to reverse his slippage in the polls, said Rev. Jesse Jackson on CNN, this week, but this will require…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: The Unthinkable – Bush Wins

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

“We’re up against the most rich and powerful people in the world. All we have is our convictions really because we don’t have the money or the power or the weapons. But I think the anger of billions of people is the weapon that will eventually be used against them.” – Arundhati Roy at the…

“We’re up against the most rich and powerful people in the world. All we have is our convictions really because we don’t have the money or…

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Commentary

No Fools Allowed: Cosby on the Brain and more

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Disturbingly on target A number of readers pass us around to their friends via e-Mail. Last weeks cover story, Bush’s Black Attack Dogs, made the list of D. V. Poole. Here’s some of what Brother Poole said. This article from the September 2, 2004 online issue of The Black Commentator (blackcommentator.com) is painfully, disturbingly on…

Disturbingly on target A number of readers pass us around to their friends via e-Mail. Last weeks cover story, Bush's Black Attack Dogs, made the list…

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Guest Commentary

Message To Alan Keyes: Put On A Cowboy Hat!

By Reynard N. Blake, Jr Guest Commentator

“Duh ha-ha-haaa…Duh ha-ha, ha-ha, haaaaaaa!” My apologies to one of Chicago’s early rap artists, The Duke, if I have not accurately quoted his lyrics. Written in 1985, “Rappin’ Duke,” was a very popular comical homage to actor John Wayne. In the song, Duke, using a Wayne-like voice, did his usual bit of rap braggadocio and…

“Duh ha-ha-haaa…Duh ha-ha, ha-ha, haaaaaaa!” My apologies to one of Chicago’s early rap artists, The Duke, if I have not accurately quoted his lyrics. Written in…

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Guest Commentary

Neocolonialism and the Cap Anamur Refugees

By James Culver, Jr Guest Commentator

The German press is still buzzing over the recent jailing and subsequent release of a German ship’s captain by Italian authorities following his rescue of 37 Sudanese refugees in the Mediterranean. After locating their floundering rubber raft near Malta, the captain of the Cap Anamur brought the ailing men aboard, saving them from an anonymous…

The German press is still buzzing over the recent jailing and subsequent release of a German ship’s captain by Italian authorities following his rescue of 37…

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