Thursday, May 21, 2015

Tale of two cities: Baltimore and Waco

You may or may not of heard, two motor cycle gangs went tragically HAM at this "family style" ( more like Hooters meets Denny's to me) restaurant or bar. Leaving in wake:

Preliminary autopsy reports released Tuesday by the McLennan County Justice of the Peace revealed all nine men killed in biker-gang shooting at a Twin Peaks in Waco died from gunshot wounds. They ranged in age from 27 to 65. All of them died of gunshot wounds.

Waco police initially estimated that investigators recovered more than 1,000 weapons from the restaurant. Police revised that number Wednesday afternoon, saying their count had reached 318 weapons, including more than 100 handguns and more than 100 knives. cnn.com

Yeah, the story saw some big time headlines. All the network big boys -- CNN, MSNBC, Fox etc. -- gave the story some Breaking News attention. And as more details unfold from this carnage, the story appears to have legs.

But to be perfectly honest, the coverage is scant compared to the live in you face, wall-to-wall sensationalized coverage of B-More.

The deficiency in news intensity and sensationalism is even more shocking when you factor in these were not very young adults (as in Baltimore) these were grown ass men, life long outlaws and reputed drug dealing thugs...

What is missing from this picture:

In fact, the thug word is conspicuously missing in the coverage. The outrage from concerned citizens was, for the most part, AWOL..  As yet, no presidential statement from the Big O calling these criminals thugs.

I am still waiting for the obligatory shouting -- from the usually loud talking heads -- about decades of rural white broken homes, fatherless homes, out-of-wedlock single mothers, domestic violence, wide-spread Meth usage, and rampant alcohol abuse...the numbers are there.

Here's another story that fell somewhat under-the-radar: Watch this deadly brawl between homeless family and police in a Walmart parking lot.



Enuff said, you get the picture. You can draw the obvious conclusion to WHY.

But the biggest issue is not the back and forth volley on which community, ethnic group or race has higher levels of dysfunctional behavior; the main political, social and economic issue is the decimation of the American middle and working class families and the fall out from this phenomenon.





Sunday, May 17, 2015

Larry Wilmore on the Bush family Afirmative Action #notanotherbushinthetrees

Speaking about W, Lil Baby Bro Jeb tells us big bro is his Middle-East adviser:

"What you need to know is that who I listen to when I need advice on the Middle East is George W. Bush."

Did he really say that out loud, for all of us to hear?

Isn't that like the free throw challenged Dwight Howard seeking free throw consultation from Shaq...?

Come on Jeb, the trail of misery W left behind in the region is historically epic.

News Flash: Your own brother followed Tricky Dick Jr. (Cheney) and disregarded the sage advise warning him about the perils of invading Iraq by then Secretary of State Colin Powell:

In his advice to President George W. Bush before the Iraq invasion, Powell warned the president of the Pottery Barn rule: you break it, you own it. The United States would be responsible, Powell implied, for whatever wreckage the military incurred in its headlong dash to unseat Saddam Hussein. source

These latest Jeb version of Bushisms (definition: beyond the pale dumb-ass Bush family quotes) reminds me of the all time best family quote via Big Mamma Bush:

"We've had enough Bushes' in White House" source

Allow me to add, I strongly concur and let's put a stop to the Bush Family Affirmative Action Plan!