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January 19, 2009
November 28, 2008
Journalists, stop asking this question!
OK, it was cute on Election Night when Barack Obama told his children that they were getting a dog. It was kind of funny when, the next day, people were guessing or making fun of what kind of dog it would be.
Three plus weeks after the election and a bunch of interviews later... it's not at all cute or funny anymore.
It is flat-out annoying.
Obama must be sick of any stupid questions regarding a potential dog by now. But, yet, journalists are still asking it and even some are "spending" time debating what kind of dog the family should get.
This has nothing to do with me liking dogs or not, this has more to do with me being sick of people asking the same stupid question over and over and over and over and over.
You are not the first journalist to ask the question and come on you are interviewing the next President... ask a meaningful question.
Three plus weeks after the election and a bunch of interviews later... it's not at all cute or funny anymore.
It is flat-out annoying.
Obama must be sick of any stupid questions regarding a potential dog by now. But, yet, journalists are still asking it and even some are "spending" time debating what kind of dog the family should get.
This has nothing to do with me liking dogs or not, this has more to do with me being sick of people asking the same stupid question over and over and over and over and over.
You are not the first journalist to ask the question and come on you are interviewing the next President... ask a meaningful question.
November 5, 2008
A day for my parents
This morning when I woke up I thought about the times my brother and I were stopped by the police because we happened to live in a nice neighborhood. Or showing up for the first day of school as the only black kid in the entire school.
Those are the moments when you think the country will never be able to get past racism. Those are the times when the idea of a black pesident seems unfathomable.
My parents grew up in a time when blacks were literally second class citizens. My father drank out of colored fountains and my mother entered through colored entrances at restaurants.
Even though they always told my brother and I that we could do anything, they feel like now we can really see it.
This moment is overwhelming in so many ways that it may not even become real until Jan. 20. Maybe that day will go down in history with days like Juneteenth or Dr. King's birthday as a day that our country truly began healing from centuries of pain.
Those are the moments when you think the country will never be able to get past racism. Those are the times when the idea of a black pesident seems unfathomable.
My parents grew up in a time when blacks were literally second class citizens. My father drank out of colored fountains and my mother entered through colored entrances at restaurants.
Even though they always told my brother and I that we could do anything, they feel like now we can really see it.
This moment is overwhelming in so many ways that it may not even become real until Jan. 20. Maybe that day will go down in history with days like Juneteenth or Dr. King's birthday as a day that our country truly began healing from centuries of pain.
November 4, 2008
Proposition 8 comment
Editors note: Opinion of author only.
According to CNN, 53 percent of people that voted "Yes on Prop 8" made up their mind within the last three days.
Do you know what that means?
That means that this was not a condemnation of homosexuality in California, this means that what happened was the result of one of the most highly funded disinformation campaigns in the name of Jesus and bigotry in history.
Did you hear the rumors?
Gays will be able to sue churches for churches denying them marriage ceremonies?
Not true.
Gay marriage will be taught in schools to pre-preschoolers.
Why not teach children the law?
This means that next time this comes around, DONATE MONEY. Maybe that sounds weird, but it is true. The reason eight will probably pass is because Republicans had more money than Democrats were willing to give, and the GOP and church machines were capable of spreading rumors better than we were at diffusing them.
DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. In two years, fight. Don't just hold a sign on a street corner and/or print fliers. Call people. Talk to people on the street.
These are YOUR rights and if you aren't going to actually fight for them next time, then the churches are going to fight again to take them away from you.
My condolences,
Jason Lillard
According to CNN, 53 percent of people that voted "Yes on Prop 8" made up their mind within the last three days.
Do you know what that means?
That means that this was not a condemnation of homosexuality in California, this means that what happened was the result of one of the most highly funded disinformation campaigns in the name of Jesus and bigotry in history.
Did you hear the rumors?
Gays will be able to sue churches for churches denying them marriage ceremonies?
Not true.
Gay marriage will be taught in schools to pre-preschoolers.
Why not teach children the law?
This means that next time this comes around, DONATE MONEY. Maybe that sounds weird, but it is true. The reason eight will probably pass is because Republicans had more money than Democrats were willing to give, and the GOP and church machines were capable of spreading rumors better than we were at diffusing them.
DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. In two years, fight. Don't just hold a sign on a street corner and/or print fliers. Call people. Talk to people on the street.
These are YOUR rights and if you aren't going to actually fight for them next time, then the churches are going to fight again to take them away from you.
My condolences,
Jason Lillard
Summary
As of 8:25 p.m. PST, Obama is declared the next President of the United States.
McCain conceded.
The two-year long election is at last over.
The future begins today.
McCain conceded.
The two-year long election is at last over.
The future begins today.
Iowa
As a personal note, I would have never guessed that in my lifetime Iowa would vote for Obama. Having lived there, my memories, though few, pegged the state as being red beyond the ability to change.
A night of historic change, indeed.
A night of historic change, indeed.
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