@71 - Unwilling, because its an assumption you make based wholly not on fact, but on your limited purview. Additionally, it's insulting to have to "justify" connection to any culture to a person who is not also a member of it. "Are they african enough for ya?" Rude.

^ Shouldn't we all know who the leaders of Burkina Faso and Dahomey are?

Wow. Now who's making stupid assumptions here? Anglo, eh? And I notice you are unwilling and/or unable to address my point about the near-total ignorance of the African culture they supposedly identify with.

Tell me why so many people whose families have been in the US for three or more generations are just plain Americans, not British-Americans, Irish-Americans, Swedish-Americans, Spanish-Americans, French-Americans, etc., but that label is unsatisfactory for African-Americans.

Sigh, spoken like a true Anglo. I know many Asian Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, and even Irish Americans who would disagree with you.

The election is over but the neo-libs can't get enough of the Palin hating. It's an absolute disgrace. The media, Hollywood and the cult of Obama will not be happy until she's crucified.

Do you have any idea what "neo" means? None of us are "neo" anything. We've been what we've been all along. You're much more likely to be a neocon. I'm sure you would have been so much more gracious in victory. Admit it, you would have been ten times more obnoxious than anyone has been here if Obama had lost.

African American is in deed a cultural identity.

Even-though it is not referred to a very strict parameters other than perhaps what others perceive on that identify, it DOES exist as an identity.

Some identity, considering how prevalent black-on-black crime and violence is. As for the rest of your post, I'm sorry, but I can't make heads nor tails of much of your writing.

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African American is in deed a cultural identity.

Even-though it is not referred to a very strict parameters other than perhaps what others perceive on that identify, it DOES exist as an identity.

Norwegians feel they don't have such strong identity...but that doesn't mean they don't have one. It is all relative to what you compare it to.

Identities(racial, gender, sexual, age) are constructs that the person elaborates with infinitum elements...I don't think YOU not having participated in that collection of elements (A LIFETIME) for a given person can evaluate weather the identity in deed exists or not.

How many "irish" now all the towns of Ireland to assume they are the real deal?

How many white people assimilate to other cultures and even call themselves whatever...



Your argument seems to be making quite loose assumptions from such complicated matter.

The election is over but the neo-libs can't get enough of the Palin hating. It's an absolute disgrace. The media, Hollywood and the cult of Obama will not be happy until she's crucified.

A person's cultural heritage has little to do with the stamps on their passport.

What cultural heritage? I remember listening a little while back to an older African immigrant upbraiding some so-called African-American teens and young adults. He said something like, "I am African. You are not African." He asked what they knew of their heritage. What came back was almost total ignorance. They couldn't name more than a couple of African nations. They knew nothing of African traditions or languages. They thought Africa was some sort of monolithic entity, unfractured by nationalism or tribalism. Their only real "cultural heritage" was hip hop. Tell me why so many people whose families have been in the US for three or more generations are just plain Americans, not British-Americans, Irish-Americans, Swedish-Americans, Spanish-Americans, French-Americans, etc., but that label is unsatisfactory for African-Americans.

Gotta hand it to ya, MFer, you had me goin' for a minute with the Greenland thing.

I was surprised that some sources not only included central america with north america (if it were the same thing why the different names?), but also some included little crime ridden terrorist stop-offs like Antigua as well!

But why is it that she makes me SO FUCKING HORNY?

@36 Maybe you're thinking of Busch Gardens in Tampa, Fla!

The Dark Continent used to be how they marketed it... but I think at some point they decided that wasn't too PC.

It is essentially of a mix between Duff Gardens, Epcot (just Africa-centric themed areas though) and a zoo (with mostly safari-esque animals).

i feel sorry for the wildlife in Alaska, this bitch is out for blood.

"the fact of the matter is this. there wasn't a single respectable republican that would have ran for president this year. after the horror show of the past 8 years, it would have meant certain doom for his or her political career. this was mccain's last shot so that's why he ran."

And who's fault is that? ...is that difficult to see?

Implosion due to the party's home grown stupidity!

That is what should disgust republicans: its marshmellow leaders...but yeah blame it in those looking the mess Republicans are in from the outside.

lol @ comments 47 and 48

at 53. i sure hope the republicans don't think their future lies with any of these guys on your list here. i mean, think of the clowns on your list that the republicans threw out there. huckabee, rudy, brownback, palin, fred thompson. it was a joke. the future star jindal sat on the sideline cause he knows that the nation is pissed at his party. all the future stars of the party sat on the sidelines.



this is the feeling of someone who can't stand the leftist crap that obama has thrown out there. if this if the future of the republicans then the right is screwed.

we need a new wave of republicans to balance out the left. too much power on either side is bad news. and none of the clowns that ran for president has a future in my republican party.

Look at all the people who call themselves "African-Americans" even though none of their families have set foot in Africa in generations.

A person's cultural heritage has little to do with the stamps on their passport.

Future talk show host

yeah probably

She will never have any real power though

While she may resemble Bush in her act to the public

the biggest difference between the two is that she comes from nowhere, while Bush was the little price from the aristocracy.

She will never get enough money/people behind her to gain any real power

The farthest she would go is a run like Huckabee in a primary, thats about it.

... Greenland being province of Denmark, of course.

But just remember this gaffe from one of our previous VPs.

"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe."

Hmm... how many countries are in North America? Tough question that one...

Actually, it is. Do you know? The answer isn't even close to 3. And even if you are discounting Central American countries as part of North America, you'd probably forgot Greenland.

Now NAFTA is quite easy.

Where's Hugomego?

yeah, that's what I thought.

Good riddance, Barracuda!