Bill de Blasio is apparently blessed by the Clintons….he is in the circle.
Peter Beinart should do his freaking homework before writing such a long-winded article on politics….especially when it raises the hopes of those of us who are wise to the Clintons and want to see their grip on politics broken.
was the question they asked when reporting this story….
…it really doesn’t take flinging poop at someone to decide that yes, we are de-volving…just look at any television channel…
I went back to read the blog again, and this time clicked on the comments section. I found the comment below about further study of the Irish slave trade. It is amazing that this went on for 200 years, and nobody knows about it!
Stumbled upon this website doing Irish Genealogy and thought I’d post that I just finished the book To Hell or Barbados: The Ethnic Cleansing of Ireland by Sean O’Callaghan and am starting White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain’s White Slaves in America by Don Jordan & Michael Walsh.
I highly recommend To Hell or Barbados. It reads a little like a history text but still fascinating none the less to learn about this little talked about portion of history even though it went on for almost 200 years!
-J
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I found this blog on Sean O’Callaghan’s book To Hell or Barbados. She writes a powerful paragraph in which she asks:
What if this story of the Irish and Scots had been exposed and well known; would slavery have had a different complexion and perceived differently today? Would the legacy of slavery, the blight and scourge it has inflicted upon people of African descent in the Americas be the same? Or would slavery have been understood for what it is: a system based on the conrol and subjugation of those who have no power–for economic gain.
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There is a short documentary video on the site, as well, but it only covers the African slave trade, so no new information on the Irish/Scots slave trade there.
Something disturbing, though, as I’m trying to find other blogs reviewing the book–one had stamped on it “White Pride World Wide”. That is the LAST thing I would want to come of this information—we don’t need the KKK (and cohorts) to use this to further its hate agenda. Good God, it should cause them to pause and reflect on how it was done to the vulnerable whites, as well, and therefore, should be a learning moment on empathy and justice. It should be a lesson on how once again, those in power create hatred towards a specific group to gain even more power (the Nazi’s flash in my mind as I write that).
Do unto others…
I happened upon a blog on Irish slavery, and as I read, it seemed to want to pit the African American experience against the Irish, by who-has-suffered-more, so I continued to search for a less adversarial historical blog and found this.
I don’t recall any mention of Irish slaves during History class. This piece was rather eye-opening. The Africans and Irish were forced to mate because the women were comely and would help produce lighter skinned blacks, which apparently meant higher prices for them.
It also states that the Irish were cheaper and even though Catholic, not considered Christians, so it was nothing to beat them to death. It never ceases to amaze me how others can dictate how religious another is or isn’t…..to suit their own purpose of degrading them.
Anyway, being of Irish heritage, I found this interesting as well as personal. My ancestors came over here about that time…so I wonder.
But I also know one of my ancestors was a slave owner five generations ago….so there is guilt there, too. (Another ancestor fought in the Civil War on the Union side, so…yeah…trying to right a wrong).
According to this report, John “I don’t know how many houses I have” McCain says that the agreement reached between Russia, and the U.S. to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons is a show of….weakness. Yep. He asserts that the “friends and enemies” of the U.S. will view this as “provocative weakness”….um, what “friends” would view it this way? McCain doesn’t tell us…but a clue might be in the next assertion that this will embolden Iran….so my guess is that Israel sees this act of diplomacy and peace as….weak.
Yeah, well, it takes courage and strength NOT to drop a bomb. It takes courage and strength to negotiate. Anyone can drop a bomb…but the conflict doesn’t end there, although by appearances it seems to take care of the problem. Nope. What it does is create more problems with more violence.
Leave to republicans to find something wrong with a historical moment when the United States and Russia thwart World War III…
…again, they (and some Dems) must be pissed off that they’re not going to be able to profit off yet another war….
I thought that perhaps Vladimir Putin blew it with his chest-puffed-out stupid editorial (did you hear it was a U.S. PR firm that got it in the Times?)….but apparently not.
More stories on Syria here, here, and here.
Ketchum rung a bell, so I went looking on PRWatch.org’s website and found several references here, here, and here. And the biggie (for me, at least) here –the Dept. of Education and Ketchum.
There’s more there if you care to go and read…
Gov. Scott Walker has rescinded a $500,000 grant to the United Sportsmen of Wisconsin.
You know, for folks who are so dead set against government in their lives, via taxation and regulation, they sure to go out of their way to get those tax dollars while trying to circumvent the democratic process.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the grant was slipped into the budget bill by outgoing Majority Leader Scott Suder with terms that excluded most sporting groups in the state. The grant was not properly advertised, conveniently leaving United Sportsmen as the sole applicant.
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More Wisconsin news here.
You’re telling me that citizens throwing pop cans and shouting obscenities requires the use of armed guards? Talk about overreaction. Yes, it was wrong for the one demonstrator to destroy the camera, no doubt, but having armed guards with assault rifles is just soo over the top.
What I don’t understand is why they are allowed in the forest at all. Why are they destroying what little we have left? People seem to think that climate change is this thingy down the road….hello, it’s happening now and destroying the forests is one of the reasons. Why are they not valued as much as the mining operations? Why aren’t the environmental impacts on the land and water considered as important?
The primary cause of this lasting pollution is acid mine drainage. Mining exposes sulfide-bearing ore that generates sulfuric acid and mixes with water. This outflow of acidic water, otherwise known as acid mine drainage, contaminates drinking water aquifers, lakes, and streams, agricultural lands, and prime fish and wildlife habitat. Because acid mine drainage can’t be stopped, once started it must be treated until the acid generating material runs out. As acknowledged in government mining permits, this can take hundreds or thousands of years.
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Texas’ Freedom of Information Foundation is aiding CMD in obtaining public records that members of ALEC are trying to keep in the dark.
The Fight for Fifteen in Wisconsin. I think $15 per hour is reasonable and would put us back to where we would have been had our wages not stagnated over the last twenty or so years…
There is just something terribly wrong when a CEO can make millions in income while employees are forced on food stamps or food banks to feed themselves and their families.
Finally, in non-Wisconsin news, CMD has this up on the paper trail of Larry Summers. I haven’t begun to read all the information here, so I’m off to read the links. …note, however, the link to education “reform”–he’s on the board of the Eli Broad Foundation. Not only that, but Andy Stern is also on the board–he was head of the Service Employees Union…wow….a union supporter on the board of an organization trying to destroy teacher’s unions and public education. Just wow.
Center for Media and Democracy has this up on the details of Zimmerman’s history of violence against women and interfering with a friend’s arrest. I know the legal reasons for not putting Zimmerman’s past history up–the law wants to prosecute for the offense at hand, not for past offenses. I think it comes from two ideas–one being you can’t be prosecuted for the same crime twice (double jeopardy) and two, the country has the view that everyone should get a second chance to change their ways…and a person should be viewed with a clean slate.
However, if they are going to bring up Trayvon’s past, it would seem the fair thing to do would to allow for Zimmerman’s past to be explored, as well. There needs to be balance.
I hope my readers understand why I’m continuing to talk about stories like this and this.
…because it doesn’t get talked about anywhere else. If it is talked about on the major networks, it’s a blip on the screen…but treated as if an afterthought. Women’s concerns don’t matter, if you gauge it by the attention and action that it receives.
Maybe instead of “Rape Culture” we should call it “Violence Against Women” culture, after seeing this.
Good God. What exactly was the decal maker’s message in creating this decal?? An experiment, my arse. And then he tries to play the “concerned citizen” schtick by feigning empathy towards abused women. Give me a break. I could hardly stand to watch the video in its entirety–it made me sick. I would caution against giving this creep donations…probably won’t end up where it is supposed to go.
Would he have thought it okay to create a decal with an African American hanging from a noose? Or an African American hogtied in the back of a truck?
Sweet Jesus, where does it end?
**edited to add: I went back this morning to read the comments, and others also made note that if this decal had been an African American hanging by a noose, people would be outraged. I rather doubt this guy would have attempted that. Someone put up a link for yet another violent decal….so this isn’t something new. But this does strike home the continuing acceptance of media encouragement of violence against women. And the commenter “mick” shows how great this ingrained acceptance of violence is….it’s just a joke, what’s your problem..? (his sarcasm, not mine.)
I’ll let the exchange speak for itself.
Eagle 
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