Posts Tagged ‘respect’
Obama's In, So No More Business As Usual
<![CDATA[Well, he did it. My brother lost the bet that he and I made several months back, wherein he all but swore on a Bible that there was no way that Barack Obama could beat John McCain in a general election. I believe his quote was, “A brotha… in these times? Against a war hero?…
Read MoreEntertain? Sure. But Be Accountable. (Yes, Deadspin, Yes, Jim Rome — I'm Talking to You.)
<![CDATA[ That seems to be the message that I’ve distilled from the saga of H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger, Will Leitch, and the snarkiest sports blog ever, Deadspin. (By the way, I’ve grown weary of hyperlinking to all of the wikipedia entries of all of these entities. If you want to know more, it’s called Google. Click…
Read MoreDon't Just Complain, Be An Example. (Or: An Open Letter That You Can Write Too.)
<![CDATA[(Please forgive my abundant use of Title Case. I just like the way it looks sometimes.) So I was recently inspired by a post on my friend Erika’s blog, The Margins. I had just finished laying down a pretty thorough (and snarky) post on why I think the phrase “playing the race card” needs to…
Read More