There are so many things going on in the world today that I just wanted to touch base with the masses that are out of touch.
In The White House
Republican and Democrats are in a heated (media) feud about whether the War In Iraq was a good or bad idea. The GOP wants to “stay the course” at all cost, and those Republicans that don’t necessarily feel that way will never openly admit it because the president may cut them out of Bush’s living Will. Democrats want the U.S. troops in Iraq to come back home and that is a simple, can’t miss campaign strategy. After all, losing another election to a Bush family member would be like losing a Spelling Bee to Magic Johnson, Mike Tyson, and Bobby Brown.
Here is the reality: oil is the most precious, treasured and valued commodity in the world. For those keeping score at home coffee (grains) is #2. So, whether you are a Republican or Democrat, if you live in the Super Powered, United States and you don’t control the oil… how long do you think it would take the rest of world to draw the conclusion that you are not really a Super Power? Maybe the rest of the world will start to feel that the USA just has the loudest bark. Hmm. Like it or not, taking over Iraq was necessary to keep the world’s perception of the U.S.
The New South
I recently visited the renovated Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta. It is a welcomed alternative to the trendy, overcrowded Buckhead section of the ATL. Atlantic Station is a gumbo mix of all of Atlanta Urban lifestyle (Little Five Points, Lenox, Midtown, with a slight hint of NY’s So-Ho). There is a Fox TV Sports Bar & Grill (ala the ESPN Zone), there is a 16-screen movie theatre with premium seating. There is a host of trendy shopping options, with a neatly planted Washington Mutual Bank seated adjacent to the walking distance plaza. There is a Publix supermarket in the center of the quadrangle everything a young, hip, mover or shaker could ever want.
Here’s the reality: The Lofts in Atlanta Station start at $450k and they are 80% filled and the first model won’t be ready until April 2006. The income range on the application starts at $125,000 and up. If you make less than that, you need to take your broke ass back to Decatur, with the rest of your Honda Civic driving residents.
You need a check for $17,000 to reserve more than a five minute consultation and the funds have to be available or that will be the most expensive conversation you ever have. Unless you are R. Kelly’s attorney. But I digress.
Music
The heartbeat of the soul. The few times I’m trapped in a car and forced to listen to radio (black radio in particular), I want to slit my wrist. I was listening to D4’s Laffy Taffy, which had to be birthed by a child predator. This might be the most ignorant, incompetent, insidious and insane song wax has ever produced. The seemingly innocent (albeit stupid) lyrics is laced with subtle contradictions that most parents will overlook or are too tired to figure out. Yet, your 12-18 is probably sliding on some pole, dancing in clear heels to this beat.
Here’s the reality: If something isn’t done about urban contemporary music, white people won’t have to waste their time, energy or ink thinking of a conspiracy to control the black youth’s mind. What am I saying this is already a reality.
1 Love,
Ray Lewis
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