Archive - 2006 - Blog entry

Let me first state that I am unequivocally, 100 percent behind Wesley Snipes in this time of personal turmoil. Let me say secondly that I cannot wait to see his next movie Gallow Walker, which is still in the production process.

Thanks to some computer problems and an abundance of work, I have been unable to get much written lately. So, when I logged in this afternoon to get back on the horse, I noticed that I had 63 comments in moderation.

“Great,” I thought to myself, “some one is reading.”

Then I looked through the comments.

A couple of days ago, Sen. John Kerry was speaking to a group of college students in California. Papa John, a well-known opponent of the war in Iraq, told them that if they studied hard, they will succeed in life.

Our friends at Homeland Security have found another way to put the American tax dollar to use. President Bush signed a bill Thursday approving a plan for approximately 700 miles of new fencing on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Let me be clear – I’m not totally against all of Bush’s proposed measures to slow, if not halt, illegal immigration. Mexican President Vincente Fox also agrees with the guest worker programs, which remains stalled in Congress, Bush wants to initiate. Actually, he’s been harping about them for years. But don’t count me in on this one.

This is just stupid.

This past weekend, a friend of mine named Jerome Stafford called me. Jerome is a strong-willed, proud black man, with deep-seated beliefs by which he feverishly stands by. Jerome is also the son of a pastor and loves Jesus Christ.

I mention this because we spoke about many of the day’s troubles, including the crisis occurring in the Middle East. In the discussion several intriguing points arose.