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Too Many White Men in the Tea Party

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Jacob Weisberg of Slate.com (and Newsweek) has determined that the Tea Party movement is a BAD THING because it is - “a movement predominated by middle-class, middle-aged white men angry about the expansion of government and hostile to societal change.” http://www.slate.com/id/2267685/ Jacob Weisberg (Slate.com reporter) and David Plotz (Slate.com editor)     Interesting.

BlackAtlas.com Visits Tulsa

American Airlines has launched BlackAtlas.com a web portal specific for African American travelers. I am not quite sure why African Americans need their own travel portal, but here it is. http://www.blackatlas.com/ Currently there is no word if American Airlines is considering other race specific portals. I imagine WhiteAtlas – Your Passport to the White experience would not be allowed. Obviously, such a portal would be HATE and RACIST. But maybe it would be OK with other races. YellowAtlas – Asian RedAtlas – Native American BrownAtlas – Hispanic

Easy Bake Anne

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Pissing on Christian religious icons = funny, irreverent and government funding. Piss Christ Burning the Koran = Hate and intolerance Rev. Terry Jones Baking Anne Frank = ?????? Easy Bake Anne Frank

Govt. Job – Native American Medicine Man

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Below is a job description for a Federal government job. Federal Jobs tend to be well paying and they have the advantage that you don’t actually have to do any work. In order to apply for this job you have to be Native American. As I was born in Chicago, this should qualify me. https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=4ae63efa9ed0702f10e22485cde970e9&tab=core&_cview=0 The Federal Bureau of Prisons, FPC Duluth, Duluth, MN, intends to make a single award to a responsible entity for providing the services of Native American Medicine man to the inmate population as outlined in the statement of work. The anticipated date of the award will be approximately October 1, 2010 subjected to funds availability for the next fiscal year. General Topics for Contractors - Native American 1. Red Road 2. All My Relation 3. Medicine Wheel 4. The Sacred Pipe 5. Sweat Lodge 6. Elders 7. Circle of Life 8. Traditions/Rituals 9. Prayers 10. Ceremonies 11. Fasting 12. Smudging 13. Th