Newt Gingrich

I watched the Republican Debate last night and I must say that I enjoyed it very much. I’m also sad that Rick Perry had decided to drop out of the race. I’m going to miss him.

So anyway let’s get started. Mr. Gingrich was upset that John King asked him about the interview that his 2^nd wife had given. In which she says that he said to her that he wanted to be in an open marriage.  He said that it should not have been the first question. I would like to know at what point during the debate should that question be asked. I wish he had asked Mr. Gingrich that question. I know the answer is NEVER. He does not want to talk about it. I don’t blame him and I would not want to do it either.

 Newt said being asked that question was the worst thing he could imagine. I don’t believe that at all. I know he has a better imagination than that. Like, thinking that I may be dying and my wife asking me for a divorce, would be worse. He said that “it is questions like that are what keeps good people from running for public office”. Surely he doesn’t think he is a good person. If he is a good person he hides it well. Unless he is saying he is a good person except for all the bad things that he has done. If that is what he is saying then he is a great person and should be the next President.

 This has to be the best election primary ever. I am really pulling for Newt. I wanted Rick Perry to win but now that he is out Newt is my guy. I don’t think I have ever seen anyone like him. I would like to list some of the crazy stuff that he has done, and it is a good list, but I’m going to wait for that. I’m going to wait because I want to write about him again.

 If you didn’t see the debate last night you should go on YouTube and watch it. It was great. These Republican Debates are like watching sitcoms with Newt playing the part of the angry old man. They say he is rising in the polls after his performance last night. I hope that is true because that would mean that we will have much more of him. He is playing to the base of the Republican Party and they are eating it up.

I can’t say that I agree with anything that Newt says but I will say that he is very entertaining. I want him to stay in the race for that reason only.

The N Word Part 2

After the last post I got lots of emails and a few phone calls. Why people still refuse to just post their comments is beyond me. I have considered posting the emails in the comments section but that would not be right. I also had conversations on Saturday night with some guys on the use of the N word.

I’m not going to try to list everything that was said because it would be a very large post and I try to stay away from that.

One guy said (and I am going to use this one) he doesn’t use the word even when telling a story. He changes the word to “black” so that if someone else tells the story the N word ends with him. I like that approach and will try to adopt it as well. There is no need for me to use it even when I quote someone. I know that if you are going to quote a person you are supposed to repeat them word for word but I think I will make the exception. I say that because if someone says something worth repeating and they just happened to be stupid in their choice of words I don’t think I have to share their ignorance just their insight. So I will edit out the hurt they were trying to inflict and leave in helpful information the story may hold.

Another guy was saying how he views the people that use the word as classless and almost subhuman. He said that the only purpose for the word is to inflict pain on others and that if that is the type of person that you are then you are less than human. I’m not sure if I would take it that far but I do understand his point.

We talked about how non-black people sometimes grow up around black people and think that makes it okay for them to use the word. That has always fascinated me. You would think that growing up around black people would make them more sensitive to the way black people feel. To be fair that is what happens to “some” of them. I guess no two people are the same. As one friend says “if it is in you it is just in you”.

I grew up around nothing but black people and I rarely heard the word. That takes me back to my original statement in the first post. Usage of the word says more about the person using it than it does the person or people it is aimed.

Another guy said that an option in dealing with the user[s] is when they are using it is to say “hold on for a second” and walk away and not come back. That one made me laugh out loud. I think I may like that one too much. I know I will use that one or a form of it.

If we do nothing then people will continue to use it either because they don’t know the pain they cause or they don’t care. If we all do a little and pass it on we can make a difference. I don’t want to write a part 3.