The 'typical black man', in my experiences, is a hard-working, Church-going, God-fearing, fun-loving, family-centered, gracious man. Those are the men I have known. I could not, nor would I, try to define the behavior and thoughts of a whole race. Neither should anyone else try to define anyone by their race. Here in my side of reality, we call that prejudiced.

Prejudice: Main Entry: ¹prej·u·dice.

Pronunciation: \'pre-j?-d?s\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praejudicium previous judgment, damage, from prae- + judicium judgment — more at JUDICIAL.
Date: 13th century

1: injury or damage resulting from some judgment or action of another in disregard of one's rights; especially: detriment to one's legal rights or claims.

2a (1): preconceived judgment or opinion (2): an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge b: an instance of such judgment or opinion c: an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics.

synonyms see PREDILECTION.

Learn more about "prejudice" and related topics at Britannica.com.

Hopefully we can agree that anyone's personal definition of any word deminishes the value of said word. Take for example colors. How could I explain any color to a person who is blind and never saw? Everyone has their own perception of what a particular word means. Take me. I started to look up the word, 'Racism'. I used google, and I could not find the above definition. Was I surprised? You bet!

All this time I have believed racism to have the meaning of the definition above. Even I am open to learning something new! (lol)

So what is my point? Why do I say, 'the typical black man'? Because apparently some people cannot see that what Obama said about his grandmother is rather prejudiced. How can I tell? Is his grandmother 'typical'? NO! This man is over 40 years old. That means his grandmother was one of those people who put up with all the white hypocrites and bigots of her time (1940's-50's) when it wasn't 'cool' to have interracial marriages. As a matter of fact, in some states it was illegal!

Could this be part of her anxiety? Perhaps. I honestly have no idea, since I prefer to see a black man when I am walking down the street late at night. Why? Because they are familiar to me. They have protected me, nurtured me, and loved me. I thank all of you (and you know who are) for all of your kindness and love. I just wish I could be a better proponent to speak on this (and other) topics.

Being Mohawk Indian and Armenian, I don't even have a country I can go back to! Besides that, I'm not going anywhere. THIS IS MY COUNTRY TOO. I love this land, and I love our people. If y'all want to seperate yourselves from each other, you are stupid. You will miss ever having an opportunity to meet me. (*_*)

I hope and I pray that someday soon we can all just sit down at the same table for dinner and fellowship, and who was the most harmed by who is NOT a topic of discussion anymore. Until we move past THAT, there is no healing. Trust me, been there and done that. I speak of what I know, and it is the truth. God bless us all. If we don't accept His blessing, we certainly are damned. Not by God, not by the white man, but by our own hatred. Remember that the next time you take communion...

I was unable to make it to Berkeley today, but I have some very good links that I can introduce to you and links of which you are already aware. This first link is one of a very good writer. I could not tell which side of the protest he would be defending, which means he was very professional. It's a shame he is not a journalist.

His blog is Political Blotter and his article is The scene at the Berkeley Marine protest. He has pictures, quotes, and links. I recommend his site, because I was impressed by it. Stop over and encourage him. He did a very good job. ;)

Move America Forward has some pictures available right now, and they will be updating when possible. I'm sure they will be writing a post later, because they are quite busy at the moment protesting the crazy city council at Berkeley.

The Mercury News was off to an early start this morning with this article: Protesters off to early start outside Berkeley City Council chambers. However, I am unable at this time to find many (if any) national news coverage of this event. They were there, oh yes they were. I guess this just another one of those news stories we don't need to know about. Funny thing, ya know. National security secrets? Oh yes, we have a perfect right to know about those, along with al Qaida knowing, but when we stand up for our military? Nah, it's just racist, nazi-like behavior, right? They can go to hell if they do NOT cover this...updates to come later.

Inside Bay Area has an article also: Pro-Marine protesters begin new rally leading up to Berkeley council meeting. They may have more news later. Now onto our next story.

There was also a march on Toledo, Ohio's city hall today at 3pm. The city council was trying to push through an apology for telling our troops they could not train in their abandoned part of downtown. Mind you, they knew they were coming, and they are not the ones who told our troops they could not use the area. It is the stupid mayor who can't make up his mind why he told them to pack it up, but he is the one who owes our men and women in the military an apology. I don't know if that will be covered either.

Update: Josh was kind enough to respond to me. He IS a journalist! It is so refreshing to read his articles. I am waiting for his approval to add him to my sidebar, and I shall be bringing you articles from him every now and then. Just to let you know.

I also have a few more articles to add, but my computer is trying to shut down on me. Updates and all that. I shall return, God willing! ;)

Update 2: Hat tip: Little Green Footballs for Zombie's pictures. Here is an update from Michelle Malkin. She covered the protest from beginning untill 5:33 pm. I want to find someone who actually got inside to hear the council's reaction and our side of the story...

Update 3: It's about time. Everyone is talking about change, but they have no plans and will not tell us what dasterdly changes they wish put on our saddled shoulders. Finally, someone with 'A New Tone' has juevos! This post is called, 'D-Day Has Come To The Pink City.' It has fresh news and more details about last evening. (It is in the a.m. now.) Thank you for this post. Good work!

Correction: That would be A Newt One, not a new tone. My apologies. ;)

Update 4: Finally. I have some news from TownHall.com. Michelle Locke has written "Berkeley Eases Anti-Marines Stance." It is quite interesting that pictures like these escaped the view of some people. I guess maybe it's just me, eh? Anyway, she did write a pretty informative post. There were about 2000 people who showed up, total, at the height of the protest. The council was in session until the wee hours. Instead of an apology, they decided not to send the letter stating that the Marines were not wanted. Instead, they just wanted to send a message that they were against Bush's war. Bush's war? The Republican's war? THIS IS WWIV, YOU FREAKIN' IDIOTS. Oh yes, before I forget, they said that the Marines have a right to exist. How nice. They sound like freakin' Hamas and Hizbullah! Please read her article, and have a good day.

Starting almost at the beginning our country's history, there has been an effort to disarm the black man and his family. It has paid no mind to whether they were slave or free men. This is one of the most onerous 'secrets' that pervades society 'till today, to the point where our black brothers and sisters believe in gun-control. Study your history!

Of course the one case cited most frequently, though you would never know it, is that awful  Dred Scott v. Sandford  decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in the year 1857. (A side note: This is before the Civil War.) This is the Republican reaction  to the decision, this is the Democrat reaction.

Okay, so you do not see a correlation between the Dred Scott decision and guns? Understandable. That is why I have included this information. To advance this train of historical facts, I am also providing this site: The Racist Origins of US Gun Control, by Steve Ekwall. (Hat tip: LizMichael.com.) This article has dates, places, reasonings, and some court titles. It is about the reasoning used which came out of the Dred Scott decision. IE: Since slaves or free black men cannot be citizens, they are not entitled to the same rights as citizens of the US under the constitution and the bill of rights. The Bill of Rights, you say? Yes, the Second Amendment!

Because they were declared non-citizens, they were not entitled to own guns. I can only imagine how many precious, beautiful people would have been spared from those racist KKK types if they had only had the opportunity to defend themselves...please. Read up on your history. Gun control is one of the ways they had to force you into 'slavery' for the government. Free yourselves, men and women. Once and for all. May God bless your every peaceful effort.