Tuesday night, during Ypsilanti’s City Council meeting, Mayor Beth Bashert, when discussing the re-appointment of Ka’Ron Gaines as a City Human Relations Commissioner, said the following. “Since I will be crucified if I vote against any black person on any commission, I’m going to vote yes,” she said. And, with that, yet another political career […]
Tag Archives: retribution
How should a community respond when an elected official admits to racism and asks for another chance?
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged apology, Beth Bashert, forgiveness, Ka'Ron Gaines, Mayor of Ypsilanti, Nicole Brown, racism, resignation, Ypsilanti City Council 127 Comments
Throwing oil and shaving heads
According to recent reports, the amount of crude oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico may be ten times more than was first estimated, or up to 70,000 barrels a day. In spite of this, Tony Hayward, the CEO of BP, the company responsible for the spill, seems to be of the opinion that it’s […]
Posted in Corporate Crime, energy, Environment Also tagged Bhopal, big oil, BP, chocolate milk, Corexit, Exxon Mobil, Gene Taylor, Gulf of Mexico, hair, hair bounties, hair mats for oil collection, Halliburton, methyl isocyanate, oil, oil spill, scalping, Tony Hayward, Union Carbide 13 Comments
Would it be wrong to threaten Glenn Beck?
OK, so I’m sitting here tonight, reading all about the lunacy that transpired yesterday, as thousands of disturbed individuals around the country took to the streets at the behest of a criminally irresponsible FOX News personality, waving their insane placards and calling for Obama’s head, and I’m wondering if perhaps, before this all goes too […]
Posted in Ideas, Media, Observations, Politics Also tagged 9-12, Birthers, bounty, conspiracy theories, FOX News, Glenn Beck, Marxism, Obama, Obama's private army, racism, responsibility, tea party, the threat of Socialism, threat of assassination, threats, violence on the extreme right 70 Comments