In a few short days, an African American man will move from his private residence into a much larger and infinitely more expensive one owned not by him but by the taxpayers. A vast lawn, a perimeter fence and many well trained security specialists will insulate him from the rest of us but the mere fact that this man will be residing in this house should make us all stop and count or blessings - because it proves that we live in a nation where anything is possible.
Many believed this day would never come. Most of us hoped and prayed that it would, but few of us actually believed we would live to see it. Racism is an ugly thing in all of its forms and there is little doubt that if this man had moved into this house fifteen years ago, there would have been a great outcry - possibly even rioting in the streets. Today, we can all be both grateful and proud that no such mayhem will take place when this man takes up residency in this house. This man, moving into this house at this time in our nation's history is much more than a simple change of addresses for him - it is proof of a change in our attitude as a nation. It is an amends of sorts - the righting of a great wrong. It is a symbol of our growth, and of our willingness to "judge a man, not by the color of his skin but by the content of his character".
There can be little doubt now that the vast majority of us truly believe that this man has earned both his place in history and his new address. His time in this house will not be easy - it will be fraught with danger and he will face many challenges. I am sure there will be many times when he asks himself how in the world he ended up here and like all who have gone before him, the experience will age him greatly. But I for one will not waste an ounce of worry for his sake - because in every way a man can, he asked for this. His whole life for the past fifteen years appears to have been inexorably leading this man toward this house. It is highly probable that that in the past, despite all of his actions, racism would have kept this man out of this house. Today, I thank the Lord above that I am an American and that I live in a nation where wrongs are righted, where justice matters and where truly anything is possible.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Historic
Monday, December 29, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Christmas Sweaters
Tis the season to don the lamest sweater you can find. Here are some fine examples of sweaters you should wear to your holiday gathering.
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Douchebag of the year - 2008
We here at Sleeve have decided to start our awards for 2008. The first award we will be presenting is for "DoucheBag of the year" This was a landslide victory for John Thain. What did he do to earn this honor?
As the CEO of Merrill Lynch he is putting in for a $10 million bonus for 2008. Mostly because, in 2008, he held Merrill Lynch down to a loss of only $11.67 billion.
So let me get this straight. You lost tons of money for your customers, tons of your employees were laid off and you think you are worthy of a 10 million dollar bonus.
Disgusting is a word that gives you to much credit. You are a used douchebag sir.
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Friday, December 5, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
Things that are not dead
This site is also not dead.... We have just been busy.
Thanks.
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
This must be why they call him "Big Ben"
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Friday, October 10, 2008
This is why they don't need guns in Japan
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Monday, October 6, 2008
As a child, his parents fed him a steady diet of raw beef and lion blood
But water makes him dance.
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Friday, October 3, 2008
They aren't so scary looking when they're cuddling.....naked.
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Thursday, October 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Don't buy toys for your kids at Wallmart
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
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Thursday, September 11, 2008
Not frosted flakes
Probinu has been looking from some new threads to support his favorite football team. Keep an eye out for him this Sunday. Here he is trying on his new costume
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