We Are Respectable Negroes

Sunday Afternoon Fun--"Let a Bitch Work": Ann Coulter, Obama as the Joker, and the Liberal Conspiracy

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:23:50 -0400

Sunday Afternoon Fun--"Let a Bitch Work": Ann Coulter, Obama as the Joker, and the Liberal Conspiracy:

via videosift.com

Ann Coulter, so deserves to be the subject of a an avant-garde art festival or collection of scatalogically themed new age poetry. I have always preferred

What are We New England Patriots Fans to Do? Have Belichick and Brady Gone Soft and Old? or From ESPN: Patriots Still Seeking Identity

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:14:48 -0400

What are We New England Patriots Fans to Do? Have Belichick and Brady Gone Soft and Old? or From ESPN: Patriots Still Seeking Identity:

We don’t often talk about sports on this site, but given that I am an unapologetic New England Patriots fan this piece from ESPN caught my eye. I too was worried…

Political Cryptozoology--They do Exist! A Photo Montage of African American Lyndon LaRouche Supporters in Chicago

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:14:48 -0400

Political Cryptozoology--They do Exist! A Photo Montage of African American Lyndon LaRouche Supporters in Chicago:

My people, please do not ever say that Chauncey DeVega is not out there pounding the bricks in service of the tribe of respectable negroes.

Yesterday, during my daily travels…

Friday Night Funnies: Stephen Colbert's Ownage of The Racist Screeds of Limbaugh and Beck

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:14:48 -0400

Friday Night Funnies: Stephen Colbert's Ownage of The Racist Screeds of Limbaugh and Beck:

I must ask. Who is the American Socrates? Colbert? Chappelle? or Michael Moore? Who and why?

A bonus clip because we can, a classic from SNL—Chevy Chase and Richard…

My Personal Happiness Pill of the Day: Oprah Winfrey is an Anti-Christ Lesbian Who Has Seduced White Women to Vote for Barack Obama

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:10:28 -0400

My Personal Happiness Pill of the Day: Oprah Winfrey is an Anti-Christ Lesbian Who Has Seduced White Women to Vote for Barack Obama:

My personal happiness pill speaks again.

Oprah Winfrey is a lesbian. Oprah Winfrey is a lesbian. Oprah Winfrey is a lesbian. Pastor Manning said it three times so I must too.

…

Chauncey DeVega's World of Ghetto Nerds: How Hip Hop Died Again--Call it Ludacris: The Kinship Between Talk Radio and Rap

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:59:59 -0400

Chauncey DeVega's World of Ghetto Nerds: How Hip Hop Died Again--Call it Ludacris: The Kinship Between Talk Radio and Rap:

God, what a horrible song. He sounds like the conservative, bastard stepchild of Michael Franti and Dead Prez…and that is not a complement.

As has become my ritual. Is this…

The Right Wing Populist Tea Baggers Speak for the Little Guy or Timothy Egan's Ownage of Mark Williams in the New York Times

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:58:37 -0400

The Right Wing Populist Tea Baggers Speak for the Little Guy or Timothy Egan's Ownage of Mark Williams in the New York Times:

This is representative democracy? And Barack Obama is an Indonesian, Muslim turned welfare thug, and racist-in-chief. I can’t even begin to parse this one out.

Right wing,…

Gordon Gartrelle is a Welfare Queen: Confessions of an ACORN Beneficiary

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:58:34 -0400

Gordon Gartrelle is a Welfare Queen: Confessions of an ACORN Beneficiary:

The national press’ latest idiotic distraction is the community organization ACORN’s supposed corruption of such timeless American values as denying assistance to poor and minority…

Questions About Race and the Media Coverage of Annie Le's Murder

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:32:54 -0400

Questions About Race and the Media Coverage of Annie Le's Murder:

Based on reports from national media outlets, the only people who ever go missing seem to be:

a. White
b. Female
c. Thin and relatively attractive
d. Upper class (by virtue of income or…

We Have Our First Brave Entrant in Our Contest to Win a Copy of Hill Harper's "The Conversation"

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:32:53 -0400

We Have Our First Brave Entrant in Our Contest to Win a Copy of Hill Harper's "The Conversation":

My respectable negro friends and allies, I do apologize for my recent hiatus. I have finally finished moving into my new apartment (twice in 2 weeks folks)—silence is bliss. And…

Weekend Laughs: Which is Funnier? Pastor Manning? The Coffin Preacher? Or the Casket Practical Joke?

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:23:21 -0400

Weekend Laughs: Which is Funnier? Pastor Manning? The Coffin Preacher? Or the Casket Practical Joke?:

Pastor Manning is at it again! You got’s to love him. I think that some enterprising video game developer should make a first person shooter or role playing game featuring Pastor…

Chauncey DeVega says: Don't Say We Don't Give Equal Time To Our Enemies or Pat Buchanan Says "America is Coming Apart"

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:28:37 -0400

Chauncey DeVega says: Don't Say We Don't Give Equal Time To Our Enemies or Pat Buchanan Says "America is Coming Apart":

Seeing that we got a great deal of mileage off of our faux interview with Pat Buchanan, it seems only fair to give him equal time and the chance to speak in his own words. Even…

Chauncey DeVega's World of Ghetto Nerds: Is Barack Obama a Zombie Who Wants to Eat Representative Joe Wilson's Brains?

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:28:37 -0400

Chauncey DeVega's World of Ghetto Nerds: Is Barack Obama a Zombie Who Wants to Eat Representative Joe Wilson's Brains?:

We are going to do a more serious, incisive, and analytical post on President Obama’s health care speech to Congress in a few hours, but because I am a ghetto nerd who loves…

Do You Want to Win a Free Copy of Hill Harper's New Book "The Conversation?"

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:40:15 -0400

Do You Want to Win a Free Copy of Hill Harper's New Book "The Conversation?":

Another day, another set of prizes to give away.

Courtesy of Gotham Books, we are hosting a contest featuring Hill Harper’s (the actor of CSI fame) new book “The…

When We Countenance Evil Anywhere, It Diminishes All of Us Everywhere: Father Wants Son's Beating Treated as Hate Crime

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:32:33 -0400

When We Countenance Evil Anywhere, It Diminishes All of Us Everywhere: Father Wants Son's Beating Treated as Hate Crime:

As we discussed earlier this week. Where is the outrage? And where is the “social justice” community? Remember, when we countenance evil anywhere, it diminishes all of us everywhere…

from CNN:

You Make the Call: George Clinton's Maggot Brain versus Metallica's Unforgiven

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:32:32 -0400

You Make the Call: George Clinton's Maggot Brain versus Metallica's Unforgiven:

Totally random. I just got back from seeing the one and only George Clinton (can you smell the p-funk on me?) at the Africafest in Chicago. Gordon and his queen were also in…

The Power of White Women's Tears (Redux) or Right Wing Mother Cries over Barack Obama's Speech to School Children

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:40:23 -0400

The Power of White Women's Tears (Redux) or Right Wing Mother Cries over Barack Obama's Speech to School Children:

A colleague who forwarded the above clip to me summed it up best with his email that:

John,

Let’s be honest. These people are straight up racist fucks. If Obama weren’t…

Chauncey DeVega says: A Mugging On Lake Street or Let's Talk Honestly About Ignt's, Violence, Black on White Hate Crimes, and Liberal (or Not) Guilt

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:46:16 -0400

Chauncey DeVega says: A Mugging On Lake Street or Let's Talk Honestly About Ignt's, Violence, Black on White Hate Crimes, and Liberal (or Not) Guilt:

Hat tip to Ta-Nehisi Coates for this one. I was a victim of an attempted robbery at gunpoint (by a young black ign’t) and am thus a bit too close to this story to offer a…

Dan Savage on Beck, Malkin, Bachmann, Palin et al.--They Basically Want to See the President Assassinated

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:46:16 -0400

Dan Savage on Beck, Malkin, Bachmann, Palin et al.--They Basically Want to See the President Assassinated:

I have completed my move back into Chicago—and will be moving again in a week—I thought I would be able to live comfortably next to the subway but I ain’t that strong (I think the…

What Would Should a Respectable Negro Do?

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:33:51 -0400

What Would Should a Respectable Negro Do?:

I work with a white guy I’ve known for years. We are somewhere in between good friends and casual acquaintances. He is a stand up guy and a raging liberal (he has all the symptoms of…