Simi Valley Sophist

The Simi Valley Sophist ruminates on all manner of topics from the micro to the macro. SVS travels whatever path strikes his fancy. Encyclopedia Britannica: Sophist "Any of certain Greek lecturers, writers, and teachers in the 5th and 4th centuries BC, most of whom travelled about the Greek-speaking world giving instruction in a wide range of subjects in return ..."

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Location: California, United States

Retired: 30years law enforcement-last 20 years Criminal Intelligence Detective.

Thursday, September 08, 2005

Race Card Dishonor Roll

I wrote on Playing the Race Card Cripples Society about Jesse Jackson, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., and Kanye West.

Add to the Race Card Dishonor Roll.

Howard Dean,
Race was a factor in the death toll from Hurricane Katrina, Howard Dean told members of the National Baptist Convention of America on Wednesday at the group's annual meeting.

"We must ... come to terms with the ugly truth that skin color, age and economics played a deadly role in who survived and who did not,"…
Rep. Diane Watson D-Los Angeles.
"These are American citizens, plus they are the sons and daughters of slaves," said Rep. Diane Watson (D-Los Angeles). "Calling them refugees coming from a foreign country does not apply to their status. This shows disdain for them. I'm almost calling this a hate crime."