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Editorials by Hardy Brown |
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Friday, 23 February 2007 |
First Lady Laura Bush Loves the Blues
Last week First Lady Laura Bush was on the Rachel Ray Show
and Rachel asked her who were some of her favorite singers, Mrs. Bush responded
back quickly, "I like B.B. King. He is a great artist." I yelled to my wife, my
opinion of the first lady just changed. She also said she likes country music
as well but the blues was the first lady's favorite. It made me wonder why she
loves the blues. Now according to most current reports our Black blues singers
have more whites listening and buying their music than people of color. This is
good because it demonstrates again that music has no boundaries and acts as a
unifier not a divider of people. I like
the blues and B. B. King is one of my favorites. Now I could not help but
wonder and put my take on why Mrs. Bush loves the blues and some of Mr. King's
songs in particular. I wished Rachel Ray had followed up the first question
with, what are some of your favorite tunes. I speculate her response might have
been "well you know I'm married to the current president and George is the
reason why" Everyday I Have the Blues",
or (George is the reason) "Why I sing the Blues", or (George is the kind
of guy) "To Know You is to Love You", or ( I tell George) "Better Not look
Down" (because you are falling in the polls), or ( George you should) "Never
Make Your Move Too Soon", or (George) "There Must Be A Better World Somewhere"
or (George better yet) "The Thrill is Gone" (out of this presidency) because I
would rather be "Playing With My Friend". These are BB King songs that fit my
mood from time to time as I listen to his greatest hits. Now I am confident
that after George would hear her say that, he would respond back to Laura and
say, "Laura like B. B. King said in another song, I'm "Paying the Cost to be the
Boss" so be patient God isn't finished with me yet, we only have a couple of
more years to go."
Who is in charge of San Bernardino City Hall?
The San Bernardino City Council on Tuesday night decided to
dip into their reserve (emergency) fund to spend $114,000 on crime prevention
rather than use Measure Z funds. Apparently the council is bent on spending all
of Measure Z funds on supporting the country's number one growth industry, the
prison industrial complex. Quoting Rev. Steven Vines of New Hope Baptist
Church, "This was not the
intention of the voters when they voted on the measure." Chas Kelley said his
constituents in the 5th ward voted for the measure based on the yard signs and
the flyers that came in the mail instead of the measure. Esther Estrada said
her constituents in the 1st ward voted based on the language used in the
official voters guide sent out by the city. Rikke Van Johnson said that any
voter who voted on the measure without reading the information was an ignorant
voter. Mayor Pat Morris restated to all of them that he wrote the measure,
spoke before groups throughout the city and went door to door explaining the
measure. The measure funds are to be used for suppression, intervention and
prevention of crime in the city. Neil Derry of the 4th Ward said "I don't care
what 18 years old want, they don't know what they want," because when he was 18
he did not know what he wanted. Derry and
Tobin Brinker of the 3rd Ward said, "we are going to get the police union
protected vests and taser guns whether the police chief wants them now or not.
This is a promise I made to them and some of my voters," said Brinker. For your
information, the police have protective vests vest now but the union claims
they are not of the best quality. I now wonder who really is in charge of the
police department, the chief, the union or Derry,
Tobin, Kelley and McCammack.
Currently, the Governor and Mayor of Los Angeles, just
yesterday, announced they are redeploying their efforts to emphasize -- you
guessed it, INTERVENTION and PREVENTION to reduce crime in the city and state.
That means they will not only look at wholesome activities but job training and
job creation. Instead we are spending our money with out of town equipment
companies. We as taxpayers are losing the crime battle and the economics on all
sides including a city council that refuses to listen to the people who elected
them. I wonder what a Chamber of
Commerce member would do or say if the Chamber was always promoting or buying
goods from other businesses outside of the city while their members had the
goods? The only thing the voters can do at this time is file a lawsuit against
the city as suggested by the NAACP and prepare for Election Day in November.
I now think that since the council has shown the reserve
funds are not there for emergency funds we should repeal Measure Z and give the
police the $12 million dollars.
My Thoughts on Anna Nicole
My long time friend Pastor Jim E. James of St. Timothy and
former male chorus director of St. Paul AME, stopped by the office Tuesday and
asked me what was my take on Anna Nicole Smith. I told him what I was planning
to do with regard to the situation. I had shared with my wife that since all of
our DNA was mixed and so many people were claming to be the "baby daddy" and
$500 Million was at stake I might as well join the "I'm the father club". I'm
sure with that kind of money my wife could find it in her heart to forgive me.
I'm sure our church could find a little room in a new church to forgive me. I'm
sure with a healthy inheritance my children and grand children could forgive
me. I'm sure I will still be invited to and welcome at the family reunions.
With some political contributions I am sure resolutions could be written about
my contribution to society. With contributions to the United Way Agencies, like
Warner Hodgen did when he got out of prison, they will give me a plaque.
Now I'm sure some of you are asking why Hardy would even
waste his time to write this piece. He never even met Anna Nicole for your information
we (Cheryl) have been to the Playboy Mansion in Beverly
Hills with a personal invitation by Hugh Heffner.
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