Hillbilly Clinton |
Hillary Clinton: Ralph Nader for HillbilliesRussell Morse Eight years ago, I found myself crouched in a doorway in downtown Los Angeles as police officers in riot gear fired tear gas and rubber bullet...
Posted by Roscoe P. on Thu, 15 May 2008 12:11:00 PST |
Decadent and Depraved: Hillary, Horse Racing and the Hills |
It is a common, irritating and overused metaphor in the world of political reporting: The Horse Race. This is the numbers game, the poll-surfing and guessing that fuels the meaningless and mindless ex...
Posted by Roscoe P. on Wed, 07 May 2008 03:33:00 PST |
M’aider! M’aider! |
There was a moment early on in the Mayday festivities in New York City that qualified as surreal. An elderly Chinese woman took a break from toting her "immigrant rights now" sign through Union Square...
Posted by Roscoe P. on Wed, 07 May 2008 03:30:00 PST |
Who Are These Women: A Dispatch From Philadelphia |
PHILADELPHIA -- I'm concerned that this election is turning me into a misogynist. Last night, I watched Hillary Clinton deliver her victory speech in a hotel in downtown Philadelphia, cringing. I look...
Posted by Roscoe P. on Wed, 07 May 2008 03:26:00 PST |
Pope Benedict XVI in the Holy City |
The day before Pope Benedict was to arrive in New York City on his first visit here as vicar, as God on earth, a taxicab burst into flames on fifth avenue. It could not be extinguished and policemen a...
Posted by Roscoe P. on Wed, 07 May 2008 03:22:00 PST |
Tibetan Monks and Frat Boys Unite! |
As the U.S. dollar marinates in the world economy's toilet and as we consider whether to elect a woman or a black man president, and our young people limit their political outrage to wearing ironic T-...
Posted by Roscoe P. on Wed, 07 May 2008 03:14:00 PST |
Tupac Obama: The Real Dream Ticket |
I can remember very clearly where I was when I learned that Tupac Shakur was dead. It was a pivotal and momentous event in my young life and I will always be able to tell the story of where I was when...
Posted by Roscoe P. on Wed, 07 May 2008 03:09:00 PST |
Bring Back the White Guys: We Werent Ready After All |
I've written several pieces in the past few months highlighting Barack Obama's presidential bid as a beacon of hope for my generation. I've called it the end of apathy, rebirth of optimism and so on a...
Posted by Roscoe P. on Wed, 07 May 2008 03:02:00 PST |
What if the Millennials Lose? A Dispatch from the Rhode Island Primary |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- I got a text message from a friend the morning after Tuesday's primaries. The newly politicized young, Latino Obama supporter asked me, "Should I be concerned?"To be honest, I didn...
Posted by Roscoe P. on Wed, 07 May 2008 03:00:00 PST |
Supersoak that Filipino: Barack Obama, Latino-Palooza and Malt Liquor |
America sits on the precipice of a great and grim milestone as we confront the fact that it will soon be cheaper to buy a gallon of malt liquor than a gallon of gas. And where does that leave our fami...
Posted by Roscoe P. on Wed, 07 May 2008 02:55:00 PST |
