by Rodney Wicks [courtesy of Blog for America]

OK finally I am able to put into words what I have been pondering as well as what has been annoying me. Annoying in the sense of curiosity, pondering in the sense of a deep and meaningful reflection because the stakes are of a level of a nation. No my intentions are not that of changing the world, I just hope to be heard somewhere in this world.

I am a Black (African) American living in France for the past 25+ years. Due to that number 25+, when I left America, I was Afro, today its African and in between I have simply settled for American. Living abroad has taught me that the color question is really an American phenomenon. Here in Europe it is your country of origin, which makes all the difference, if you are expulsed or politely asked to get your papers in order.

But that is not my reason for writing as mentioned above there are some things that I have pondered and have finally found the words to describe the image which answers my questions concerning this US Presidential campaign.

by jane gordon [courtesy of Blog for America]

I just read that the Dem Party of TX has purged Kucinich from the ballot because he refused to sign a "loyalty oath" to support the party's eventual nominee. He's filed suit to get back on. DFA should support him in this. It violates his first and fourteenth amendment rights. I'm pretty sure he will and hope he does support the nominee, and if they want, the party should certainly publicize that he doesn't want to pledge such support, to bring public pressure on him to do so. But to PURGE him from the ballot? Absolutely not. Especially in the midst of all our hype and hoopla about how we're the "Party of Change" bla bla bla???  It's positively Rovian, and should not stand. As Howard has said a zillion times, "we're BETTER THAN THAT!" Let's see us be better than that in this issue. Support Kucinich's right to be heard and voted for. What are they afraid of, exactly?