Dr. Boyce Watkins on Gay Rights

Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 12:53 AM EDT (The Wattree Chronicle)

Dr. Boyce Watkins on Gay Rights"I wonder what it means to simply say that everyone deserves civil rights, and to use that as a blanket justification for gay marriage. So, if I wanted to marry my sister and someone said I couldn't, would th...at be a violation of my civil rights? …

gay-marriage, politics, minorities, public-intellectuals, black-community, cornel-west, religious-bigotry, president-obama, wattree, dr-boyce-watkins

YET, ANOTHER GRINNIN' THOMAS - WHEN WILL WE LEARN!!!!?

Seeded on Sat May 12, 2012 8:08 PM EDT (The Wattree Chronicle)

I got up thinking about Anthony Thomas this morning, yet another dumb, Republican-leaning Black man that I ran across on Facebook the other day. I cut off communication with him after I lost patience with all of his obfuscation and evasions to avoid recognizing facts that were sp …

democrats, politics, gop, republicans, barack-obama, anthony-thomas, fascist, libertarianism, clarence-thomas, limited-government

Wattree Defending Tavis Smiley and Cornel West - What is this World Coming to?

Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 1:28 PM EDT (The Wattree Chronicle)

Okay, so maybe Hell can freeze over. If someone had told me yesterday that I’d be sitting here defending Tavis Smiley and Cornel West today I would have assured them that such a thing would only happen the day after Adolph went snowboarding through the pits of Hell. But on …

politics, gop, liberal, barack-obama, republican, poor, rich, conservative, middle-class, tavis-smiley

When Will the Black Community Recognize that We Can't Whine Cancer Out of Our System?

Seeded on Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:58 PM EDT (The Wattree Chronicle)

When Will the Black Community Recognize that We Can’t Whine Cancer Out of Our System?

fraud, politics, vote, knowledge, ralph-nader, organize, educate, complaining, manhood, tavis-smiley

Are the Democratic and Republican Parties One and the Same?

Seeded on Wed Apr 4, 2012 5:25 PM EDT (The Wattree Chronicle)

Are the Democratic and Republican Parties One and the Same? Those of you who like to go around saying that there’s no difference between the Democratic and Republican Parties should pause a moment to take note. The Republican led United States Supreme Court is currently po …

fox-news, republican, poor, democrat, rush-limbaugh, divide, middle-class, ralph-nader, tavis-smiley, cornel-west

Is President Obama a Slave to Wall Street?

Seeded on Tue Mar 20, 2012 1:48 PM EDT (The Wattree Chronicle)

Is President Obama a Slave to Wall Street? Whenever I hear a person claim that President Obama is a slave to the corporatist Wall Street culture, I know immediately that he’s one of three things - he’s either ignorant, blind to reality, or he’s promoting …

wall-street, politics, gop, barack-obama, poor, middle-class, ignorance, enlightenment, big-business, selfishness

A Message to the Hood: Knowledge is the Key

Seeded on Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:52 PM EDT (The Wattree Chronicle)

A Message to the Hood (Knowledge is the Key) .Some people take umbrage with my defining myself as a hood rat. They say that by doing so, I’m not only demeaning myself, but I’m also demeaning other Black people in the process.

politics, truth, pride, american-dream, wisdom, experience, knowledge, ghetto, black-people, independent-thinker

The Wattree Chronicle: In Defense of My Stance Against Cornel West

Seeded on Mon Mar 5, 2012 10:13 AM EST ()

In Defense of My Stance Against Cornel West My strident criticism of Cornel West has nothing to do with trying to protect Obama. I’m speaking out against West’s unmitigated stupidity.

politics, colin-powell, barack-obama, fisa, cornel-west, wattree, johnnie-cochran

The Wattree Chronicle: Dr. Boyce Watkins Announces His Withdrawal from Cornel West Controversy

Seeded on Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:04 PM EST (The Wattree Chronicle)

Dr. Boyce Watkins Announces His Withdrawal from Cornel West Controversy In the recent video, "Dr. Boyce: My Two Cents on Michael Eric Dyson," released on Black Like Moi!, Dr. Boyce Watkins of Syracuse University announced his retirement from the Dr. Cornel West controversies.

politics, barack-obama, al-gore, msnbc, ralph-nader, syracuse-university, new-deal, 2000-election, tavis-smiley, dr-cornel-west

Tavis Smiley, Cornel West, and Boyce Watkins: The Treacherous Trio

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:07 AM EST (The Wattree Chronicle)

Beneath the Spin * Eric L.

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The Wattree Chronicle: Ron Paul and Libertarian Idiocy

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:05 AM EST (The Wattree Chronicle )

It's really frightening how many Americans are willing to listen to a guy like Ron Paul. The congressman is clearly one of two things - he's either a typical demagogue, or an unthinking ideologue.

politics, libertarianism, greed, idiocy, selfishness, ron-paul, wattree, sphere-related-content-posted

The Wattree Chronicle: Wake Up, America! The GOP Intends to Abolish the Middle Class

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:12 PM EST (The Wattree Chronicle)

Wake Up, America! The GOP Intends to Abolish the Middle Class . If there’s anyone left in America who, at this point, can’t see that the Republican Party is the enemy of the American middle class, they have to be either feeble minded, or harboring a hidden inte …

democrats, politics, gop, mitt-romney, obama, republican, poor, middle-class, newt-gingrich, class-war

A MESSAGE TO BLACK AMERICA: OUR HISTORY LIES BEFORE US

Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 10:03 AM EST (The Wattree Chronicle )

BENEATH THE SPIN • ERIC L. WATTREE A MESSAGE TO BLACK AMERICA: OUR HISTORY LIES BEFORE US . I just read a snippet from an old article in Essence Magazine indicating that researchers have uncovered new information suggesting that Cleopatra may not have been Black.

politics, barack-obama, vietnam-war, black-history, africa-american, wattree

Clear Evidence of a GOP Conspiracy to Enslave America

Seeded on Wed Jan 4, 2012 12:52 AM EST (The Wattree Chronicle:)

Clear Evidence of a GOP Conspiracy to Enslave America . Indulging in conspiracy theories has been a longtime tradition in American politics.

politics, gop, republican, voter-suppression, wattree, american-enslavement

An Open Letter to President Obama

Seeded on Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:08 PM EST (The Wattree Chronicle )

An Open Letter to President Obama Mr. President: I’ve been one of your biggest supporters every since you arrived on the political scene.

fraud, politics, larry-brown, extortion, collusion, nalc, oig-david-c-williams, fair-labor-standards-act, joann-snow, steve-marney

Ms. Rita Edmond: A Glance at Destiny

Seeded on Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:13 PM EST (The Wattree Chronicle)

Ms. Rita Edmond: A Glance at Destiny . Rita Edmond is far from just another entertainer. This lady is the consummate artist.

bill-cosby, arts, rita-edmond, eric-l-wattree, black-star-news, milton-allimadi

President Obama: Respect workers' Rights - Emancipate United States Postal Workers PART II

Seeded on Fri Nov 4, 2011 8:57 PM EDT (The Wattree Chronicle )

One of the criticisms of the "Occupy" movement is that it doesn't seem to have a well defined objective. But in defense of the movement, it is commendable that it's not allowing itself to be co-opted by any particular political party or group.

media, human-rights, politics, civil-rights, usps, middle-class, naps, united-states-postal-service, the-new-world-order, apwu

Herman Cain: Black People Are Brainwashed? Please!

Seeded on Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:16 PM EDT (The Wattree chronicle)

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree Herman Cain: Black People Are Brainwashed? Please! Most Black people have very little use for Black conservatives. It's not that we disagree with everything they say, but because we’re suspect of the reasons they're saying it.

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The American People Are being Flimflammed, Bamboozled, and Hornswoggled by the GOP

Seeded on Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:02 PM EDT (The Wattree Chronicle)

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree The American People Are being Flimflammed, Bamboozled, and Hornswoggled by the GOP

medicare, politics, gop, social-security, ronald-reagan, barack-obama, republican, franklin-roosevelt, bamboozled, eric-cantor

Once Again Nader and West Team to Elect a Republican President

Seeded on Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:21 PM EDT (AtlantaPost.com)

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree Once Again Nader and West Team to Elect a Republican President So Ralph Nader and Cornel West have teamed up yet again to sabotage the Democratic Party.

politics, barack-obama, george-w-bush, al-gore, ralph-nader, 2000-election, demagogue, tavis-smiley, cornel-west

How Do Politicians Get People to Vote Against Their Own Interest?

Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:13 AM EDT

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree How Do Politicians Get People to Vote Against Their Own Interest?. I was watching the Republican debates the other night and it astounded me to see how many people were applauding proposed policies that would cut their throats.

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