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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Keyes: Stop Obama or U.S. will cease to exist



FOOL

1: a person lacking in judgment or prudence

2 a: a retainer formerly kept in great households to provide casual entertainment and commonly dressed in motley with cap, bells, and bauble

b: one who is victimized or made to appear foolish : dupe

3 a: a harmlessly deranged person or one lacking in common powers of understanding

b: one with a marked propensity or fondness for something

4. a cold dessert of pureed fruit mixed with whipped cream or custard

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

"I'm thinking Alabama will be a laughing stock." - Edward Vaughn, Alabama NAACP




"The Azalea Trail Girls represent the beauty of Mobile. After all, we are the Azalea city. We are extremely proud of their participation in President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration and can think of no better group that represents the character and diversity of our city to showcase at this historic event. As it relates to diversity, we would compare Mobile with any city in the state of Alabama. We are a diverse city representing people from all segments and walks of life. These girls epitomize that, and they are excellent ambassadors for Mobile."

Sam Jones, Mayor of Mobile, Alabama

(Handkerchief Head of the Year Nominee)

(1901) William Hooper Councill’s Letter to the White People of Alabama

  Most scholars of today imagine Booker T. Washington as the major accommodationist and black political conservative of the era.  There we...