Pardon My Politics

How would CNN promote a show called “White in America?” Would they feature the thousands of meth addicts who have abandoned their children? The California rural and suburban white women who do more dope than Latino and black youth? And if not, why not? Can’t they get State Farm, Ford and McDonald’s to sponsor such a program? All of these companies are sponsoring “Black in America,”" the aim of which is to cast collective blame on blacks for the country’s social problems. For ratings.

Many are finding it disturbing that President Barack Obama initially gave the “all clear” signal to the Justice Department to investigate and seek criminal prosecutions against Bush Administration lawyers for the legal advice they gave relative to enhanced interrogation methods against terrorists in the aftermath of 9-11.

The situation is murky because it has also come to light that many members of Congress – from both parties – were briefed on these interrogations and voiced no opposition at the time of the briefing.

In order to celebrate the Fourth of July, our would-be world leader invited all of Iran to an embassy barbeque. This offer was later rescinded in an effort to punish the government for their most recent human rights violations against their own people.

But before Obama’s decision to change his mind on his decision, it had been widely hoped that he might employ a certain level of empathy in his meal to the Muslims. However, his previous gifting of DVD’s to the British Prime Minister and an iPod to the Queen of England made such consideration unlikely.