Things to Ponder

Is it because I can't remember or is it possible true that network news do not do stories about missing black women. You can not tell me that on any given day, a young black Shontae Jenkins does not go missing for days or is the victim of some unfortunate kidnapping. It seems like everytime I turn the news on, I am bombarded by the news that some white chick is missing. Don't get me wrong, such stories are sad, and no one wants to see any loved one missing, but the coverage that these chicks get are not fair. Take for example the runaway bride chick in Georgia. She got so much coverage, come to find out, she just had cold feet. I was inundated with this so-called news, when all along it was bogus. The broad had prime-time coverage for days. Now for the past two weeks, I have been bombarded by the coverage of the young white girl missing in Aruba (I think it is Aruba) one of those islands. Anyway, the point is, that's all I keep hearing and seeing. Hell, coverage has gone so far, that some analysts are criticizing that country's law, and how their police investigate crimes. When will the media put this kind of effort into a missing Black Woman. Bottom line is the there is undeniably some bias in such stories. I guess my beef is that there are some legit stories about missing black women that the media simply does not touch and their lack of interest could be the difference between the person being found safe and alive or dead. Take a look at this story about a missing Black woman and the hell her folks went through just trying to get just a taste of media attention. http://http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-06-15-missing-minorities_x.htm Ok, next issue, Michael Jackson. I must say I was someone shocked that he was acquitted. I personally did not believe Mike was abusing kids, I think the boy just likes to be around kids, but who knows. If I was in his circle, I would take Mike on tour and every nite Mike would be in some club, grabbing a@$ and t!@$*#@, so he could shed this little Peter Pan image. Mike probably needs to catch a complaint or two from some stripper alleging he fondled her breast just like Mike Tyson used to do. Mike sleep on the floor man if you got kids over, come on dude! What is the deal with those Senators who did not sign the Anti-Lynching resolution. I took the liberty to call Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee. His excuse was that he did not sign it because he has his own better Anti-Lynching resolution that he presented but was not voted on. He plans to present it again in the near future. Yea right, that sounds like some bull@#$^ to me. Here are the other busters who did not sign. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Robert Bennett (R-UT) Christopher Bond (R-MO) Jim Bunning (R-KY) Conrad Burns (R-MT) Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Thad Cochran (R-MS) Kent Conrad (D-ND) John Cornyn (R-TX) Michael Crapo (R-ID) Michael Enzi (R-WY) Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Judd Gregg (R-NH) Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Trent Lott (R-MS) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Richard Shelby (R-AL) John Sununu (R-NH) Craig Thomas (R-WY) George Voinovich (R-OH) In looking at such pictures, what kind of mentality did these cats have. They hated black folk that damn bad to where such evil is displayed......... Speaking of which,Edgar Ray Killen is on trial in Mississippi. He is accused of masterminding the 1964 Ku Klux Klan slayings of three civil rights workers. The movie Mississippi burning was about the murders. Anyway, this cat was tried once back 1967 by an all white jury whereby the jury deadlocked. Seven other people were convicted and none served more that six years. The Fed's elected to try and bring this guy to justice which means life in prison if convicted of murder. Only thing is, this dude is 80 years old. He has lived life a free man, has likey done everything he may have wanted to do in life. At is age, prison to him will be a retirement home, guaranteed meals, shleter and health care. That's not justice, that's a day late and a dollar short.