#Ferguson Matters

I, for one, applaud the protesters in Ferguson, Mo. I hope that continues nonviolent protesting will help generate a positive change in communities across this country in the wake of the killing of Mike Brown.

Change can't happen if the silent majority are outshouted by the vocal minority.

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O'Reilly, Criticism, Blacks

I found this quite interesting. Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly had interesting comments related to what has been happening in Ferguson, Mo.

This is how he was quoted by Media Matters:

O'REILLY: Do we as a society -- what do we do? Do we weigh in as the boy's father -- and if it were my son, I probably would have said same thing, but he's obviously talking through an emotional prism. His son is dead. He believes, probably -- I know he believes -- that it was an injustice, that it was done for nothing, it was a murder. And many, many African Americans believe that without knowing the facts. Do we criticize them, or do we remain silent?

O'Reilly has never really been shy about criticizing black folks. So, it's hard to understand where he's coming from with this one.

President Obama Talked About Jobs Lost During The Last Two Years

Here is an interesting little nugget, at Booker Rising, I found from a conservative writer attacking President Obama’s State of the Union speech:

Quentin Banks, a conservative in St. Louis, Mo.: “Did he mention the 4 1/2 million jobs lost under his administration in the last year? He didn’t? Surprise, surprise.”

Here is an excerpt from President Obama’s State of the Union address on Jan. 27:

But the truth is, these steps won’t make up for the seven million jobs that we’ve lost over the last two years. The only way to move to full employment is to lay a new foundation for long-term economic growth, and finally address the problems that America’s families have confronted for years.

Since he mentioned the last two years I think the last year fits into that timeframe.

Newsday Reports President Obama Was Booed

There were some mixed reactions when President Obama came out to throw the first pitch during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game on Tuesday night.

This is from Newsday.com:

ST. LOUIS – He didn’t quite invite comparisons to the game’s starting pitchers. But President Barack Obama reached home plate, just barely, as the nation watched.

In the jacket of the White Sox, his favorite team, Obama unleashed a shaky ceremonial first pitch to Albert Pujols to kick off the All-Star Game last night at Busch Stadium. The crowd displayed its political leanings with a smattering of boos as Obama took the mound; in comparison, President George W. Bush, appearing in a pregame video, received a thunderous ovation.

It’s worth noting that President Obama was in St. Louis and he was wearing a Chicago White Sox jacket (in a rival city). Chicago is not going to be too popular in St. Louis when it comes to baseball (ask the Cubs).