Jesse Jackson Endorses Barack Obama

However, I still wonder whether Obama will really be embraced by average black Americans as one of their own since, in so many ways, he is not one of them:

1. He's half-white.

2. His ancestors didn't come to America as slaves. Instead, his father came here as a college-student (and then went back to Africa).

3. His black ancestry is East African, whereas most black Americans are descended from West Africans. (I doubt this will actually present a problem, since the ethnic differences that exist among Africans aren't noticed that much by most Americans of any race.)

4. He was raised by his white mother, her parents, and his Indonesian step-father.

5. He didn't grow up in Chicago or Harlem or Mississippi, but instead in Hawaii and Indonesia.

6. His childhood was privileged by white American standards.

Some columnists (black and white) have commented on this issue, but I wonder how much kinship average black Americans feel to Barack Obama. More importantly, I wonder how much kinship they will feel to him after the newness wears off and they have to choose among him and Hillary and Edwards.

Tancredo For President

It looks like Tom Tancredo will officially enter the Presidential race on Monday.

While I also like Ron Paul a lot, Tancredo's alliterative name and his work on immigration reform make me lean more toward supporting him.

Let us hope they both make it into all the Republican debates and get the media attention they deserve. I must admit that I doubt the latter will happen. I'm not really sure about the former happening, either.

"Politically its OK to hate the white man"

The display, a collection of 33 U.S. flags, includes two sentences with no punctuation: “Politically its OK to hate the white man” and, “Is it OK for me to hate if Ive been a victim”

“What I’m trying to say is that right now, the only politically correct form of prejudice is that anyone can say anything about a white person,” [artist Alvaro] Alvillar said. “I think that’s wrong, but it happens to be a reality and that is the idea of the first sentence. The second sentence is made to make you think about where you stand if you have been a victim.”

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Chocolate Jesus

Scariest Easter candy ever.

There's also a rear view.

Mormon Toys

Gigantic Stuffed Animal

As I said in my previous post, I used to work at G4. From the top of the parking structure next to G4's corporate headquarters in West L.A., one could see into an enclosed area across the street.

The most striking thing about this enclosed area was the gigantic stuffed animal that was always sitting there. It appeared to be a dog or maybe a wolf or coyote.

I always wondered how it got there and what its purpose was. It seemed to be guarding something. Or maybe it had been abandoned and, since it was too big to fit in anybody's car, nobody could adopt it.

Later, I decided it might be some sort of promotional tool that, when not in use, had to be stored out in the alley because of its size.

One of the best emails I ever received

It really made my day. That's why I've saved it all this time and why I'm opening this blog with it.

I got the email while I was working on a show at G4 (a cable channel devoted to video games). When anyone sent an email to the address that appeared on the screen during our show, that email went to my inbox. On the morning of July 4, 2002, I arrived at work and found the email that I have transcribed below. (I should explain that "Diane" was the Asian-American host of our show.)

Here's the email:

I really appreciate that you take the time to work hard on your show and my opinion of your show is that you are a bunch of faggots with no lives that should all be killed. Your bodies should be fed to iraqies and even they wont want that shit. Diane why do you go down to california and sell your body. How come I hear you screaming sucky sucky 5 dollar.