Betty Brown, Texas Republican, Asks Asian-Americans To Simplify Names

Writing off Texas as a state full of idiots isn't an option. I've got friends from the Lone Star state. However, former President George W. Bush and State Rep. Betty Brown, R-Terrell, certainly aren't helping disprove that notion. Brown's claim that her "suggestion" wasn't racist is beyond ridiculous. Her comment reminds me of a scene from that 1978 classic, "Roots."



The slaveowner didn't want to have to pronounce Kunta Kinte, so he became Toby. But, of course, renaming him was a way of staking claim.
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Republican Rep. Bachus Makes List Of 'Socialists' In House Of Representatives

If this isn't proof that history repeats itself, I don't what is. Just reading the headline had me hearing voices. Well, I actually heard one voice -- belonging to late U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis. When crooner Frank Sinatra was all the rage and Ronald Reagan was still an actor, McCarthy began his search for communists. He has been reincarnated as U.S. Rep. Spencer Bacchus, R-Ala.



Bacchus claims 17 congressional colleagues are socialists. Some Republicans apparently need more do. If the Democrats' policies and decisions aren't to their liking, quit talking and take action. Here's a hint: Calling people socialists isn't the best action.
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Obama "Bow" To Saudis: CNN Reporter Asks White House To Clarify

Neither former president George W. Bush nor President Barack Obama should have shown such deference to Saudi royalty. However, hob-nobbing with the likes of Osama bin Laden's family on Sept. 11, 2001, frankly, doesn't sit well with me. That alone reveals the type of relationship the Bushes have with big oil types.



Again, Obama showed poor judgment in that case. But White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was right. Millions of people are faced with more pressing matters -- keeping their jobs and homes. As a fellow reporter, I understand the need to prove objectivity by asking the tough questions. With that said, CNN's Dan Lothian was a week late. And breaking "Bowgate" won't save jobs or the auto industry.



Journalists end up often being scapegoats for other people's sins. But my media colleagues and I don't need to encourage detractors by haranguing people pointlessly for real or perceived choices and mistakes. Obama should not have bowed. But presidents and former presidents shouldn't fraternizing with the likes of bin Laden's kin. By the way, the U.S. government suspected his involvement with the first attack on the World Trade Center.

But I digress...
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