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"Whats up Zo! Dude, thank you so much for breaking down the whole neo-confederate libertarian aspect of this guys outlook. While I did not think this guy was planted, I'd sort of always thought of people who shared his views as confused liberals who were only republican in title. However, when you explained that they are actually neo-confederate libertarians everything became clear. That statement conjured up an immediate flashback to something that I'd heard you say in Weapons of A.S.S. Destruction in your "If It Aint Liberals, It's Libertarians..." chapter and then it all made sense. Libertarians are one step removed from being liberals-except they happen to embrace free market economics and low taxes. Which is why it's possible for some of them to subscribe to the stupidity in Terry's statement. See, as conservatives - we don't dice people up into groups - we see all people as individuals who were made in God's image. Liberals, on the other hand are all about groups, groupism and..." - Benin

"You're right on time with this one Zo! Oh my, watching Allen West now. What a timely development!" - Benin

"Preach it Zo! Another thing that's interesting about this discussion is who are the folks that rushed out to RGIII's defense? Conservatives. And I point this out because the liberal media complex sure as heck isn't going to bring that up. But you know what's really funny about liberal media folk like him and Adolph Reed who come out and make these sort of shallow statements? They are too blind to notice that their being puppet-ed by the liberal media complex. In doing so they allow themselves to be the hammer that progressives slam into the side of American greatness. What these new sell outs fail to realize is that as soon as they cease to be good hammers they're discarded in favor of a new tool and so the cycle just continues... Anyhow, as always your analysis is on point! Keep em coming!" - Benin

"Coincidentally, when this story came out I found myself drawing parallels to the Rob Parker - RG3 incident myself. What's interesting, however, is that Adolph's comments are just as insulting as what Rob Parker said about RGIII. However, the difference is that since this is political setting Adolph can do this until the cows come home without being called out as a race baiting sell out. These are exactly the sort of double standards that we need to constantly point out to the mainstream liberal media establishment. Because while libs talk a good game on "diversity", the fact of the matter is that they hate diversity. Because while it's ok to be diverse from an ethnicity standpoint, heaven forbid there be mental diversity. That would just ruin their totalitarian narrative." - Benin

"Great post, Tami! Sadly, many of the comments on this post indicate a disconnect. Folks are missing the bigger picture that Nantz alluded to several times in this article. So here's the deal...what we're seeing right now has much less to do with black and white and so much more to do with something that Andrew Breitbart correctly termed the "Democrat Media Complex". And my friends, if you miss that...Well then, you risk being blindsided by an entire onslaught of "groupist" victims all vying for their chance to not just beat up on whites, but no...their real intent is to completely annihilate everything that our nation represents- especially life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. What does this mean exactly? This...Today we're seeing folks like Jamie Foxx using the leftist mainstream media to aid him in denigrating our nation with his racists rants...but you mark my word, tomorrow it will be illegal immigrants doing the same thing...Then after they get their licks in it will be..." - Benin

"Hey Robert, you're spot on in your analysis. Funny thing is I can guarantee you that the pres and his minions are all too familiar with the Laffer Curve and they know full well that lowering taxes would raise revenue. However, I took Warren Buffett's statement that raising taxes on the wealthy is nothing more than a morale booster for middle and low income earners as an affirmation that the left knows exactly what they're doing. I say this to say that revenue is the last thing these guys are thinking about. Their #1 goal is simple...To bring this great and mighty nation to its knees. That's what Barry means when he speaks of fundamentally changing the republic. It's also what he meant in his Jan 17, 2009 speech by, "What is required is a new declaration of independence, not just in our nation, but in our own lives -- from ideology and small thinking..." It's the Saul Alinsky way, my friend. The only way to defeat these guys is to understand and be able to predict their next..." - Benin

"It seems that we're hearing similar news for numerous other liberal media outfits. You'd think they'd get the message and start putting facts before biased sensationalism but don't worry, they'll never get it. At least not as long as their still in business. So as Jammie said, how about that tiny violin?" - Benin

"What in the world is up with Boehner? All of a sudden he has become so sheepish. Can't wait to see someone else step up to the plate. I'd take any conservative in the House besides Boehner." - Benin

"So beautiful. Thank you so much for posting!" - Benin

"This is much welcomed news indeed!" - Benin

"Hi Wayne, thanks for posting this. Glad to have come across it. Even though we are all patriots and proud flag bearers, no matter what our skin looks like..it's still good to know that there are others out there and to know that you're not alone as a conservative blogger who happens to be black. Thanks again!" - Benin

"Yo Zo, you probably are one of those modest guys who doesn't like to take a lotta credit for stuff. But I'm gonna say it anyway - you the man! I've been waiting for months to find out how to get my hands on this movie. Thank you! I'm watching it on Xfinity right now, dude you're so cool!" - Benin

"Really? You know what though...Rather than me trying to convince you how much damage Biden's "pimp-slapping" has done to their re-election efforts I'll just share these links with you. wapo.st/PyxvYb abcn.ws/RUolmZ bit.ly/TFdVm" - Benin

"What a positive development. Very happy to hear this!" - Benin

"I think that Ryan accomplished his goals for the night. On top of that he appeared very calm under pressure and had a strong command of the facts. And even though most polls had Ryan winning by just a few points those polls didn't tell the whole story. Had it not been for the moderator playing favorites Ryan's victory could have been much bigger." - Benin

"Hey Lauryn, I'm happy to see you doing your thing! Thank you for being so open and transparent too, goes right in line w. your mantra of making it without selling out." - Benin

"I was wondering which part, very nice. BTW, I used to live in Cape Coast Ghana. Ghana is such a cool place!" - Benin

"What a beautiful photo. Def. worth more than a thousand words!" - Benin

"Very true C.C. Reminds me of how people used to think Jordan was magic to but how in reality he spent hour upon hour perfecting his shot. You too? After Clarence's video, I'll bet many a barber seat have filled up!" - Benin

"Love the barbershop/Star Trek story. What it reminds me, is that there's certainly an art to telling a story. Clarence's story also reminds me that I'm long overdo for my trip to the barbershop :)" - Benin

"Yep true that...About sums it up.  Oh yea forgot about lost tapes ii...According to Nas it's been finished and ready to go for a minute.  But why do I get the feeling it'll never see the light of day..." - Benin

"Gotta admit, when I first heard this I was like...C'mmon JayZ.  Don't get in the way of a good thing man.   But on the flip side, I know he's looking at the business side of it and looking at gow to give it the type of appeal that will make it sell, swell.   If I could talk to em' I'd be like...That's totally understandable, afterall as the head of the label it's ur job to ensure that everybody get paid.   But the flip side of it is that Jay Electronica has something very unique.  But if u force a sound that aint him on Jay El, then then he's just spent the last seven years of his life building an unreal almost other wordly mystique for nothing.   So it's all about balance man.  In one statement it boils down to this...Instead of trying to give the ppl what u think they want, give em' what they need - Jay Electronica..raw and uncut.  Nuff said." - Benin

"Wassup Jennifer, well said.  I agree with you.  The level of implied arrogance that comes across when the speaker drops the "but you're different line" is off the meter.  Yet, because the person saying that is also appealing to our egos we usually don't know whether to feel happy or insulting- making the whole thing all the more awkward. Another side to it is that I generally like to feel that I'm being evaluated on the basis of my individuality and uniqueness as opposed to being compared to this imaginary measuring stick that includes other people that happen to be [fill in the blank] "like me". Thanks for putting this out there!" - Benin

"Hi Rob, great job man! Love the write up. I've completed Full Sail's Master's program too and would agree with you that it's a solid program. I had two years of IM experience going into Full Sail but couldn't even get an interview for any IM jobs. About a few months prior to completing the program, however, I landed the position that I'm in now as an in-house IM'er. I do a lot of creative stuff which I've picked up along the way-but the branding, SEO and PPC insights that we got were invaluable. The thing that I especially love about Full Sail is that they give you the stuff that's hard to come by in the field which is the underlying marketing piece. Working in IM it's so easy to get swept into the current of seeing ourselves as technologists when in fact we are not tech ppl. We are marketers first and foremost who happen to utilize cutting edge tools but our allegiance is to persuading the prospect and growing bottom lines and we just use the other stuff to get us there. I say that..." - Benin

"I feel like while they may mean well it's not doing the ppl of the region the justice it's intended to..If you notice...About 20 minutes into the Kony 2012 video there was text that appeared on the screen talking about how the LRA forces have changed tactics as a result of America's involvement..right? Well what that means is that the LRA is just re-grouping and taking their atrocities somewhere else and re-organizing into smaller more guerilla like units. In this instance they've gone south into the DRC...a region that has already seen so many atrocities. And when you put pressure on this Central African region it just spills over into neighboring countries. Another thing I don't like about the film is how it makes it seem like if Invisible Children doesn't do anything, then all hope is lost. That's typical with outside aid efforts and it's not true. For example, when South Sudan broke off from Sudan that single event probably did more to fight the LRA than any other event b/c it..." - Benin

"Hi Brian, wow! Was you took the words right out of my mouth-literally! Today I was thinking of writing just such a post. This is a powerful piece man! Love what you said about the seemingly invincible brands that are no more. You hit the nail on the head as far as Apple too. But the only thing I'd add is that I think for Apple their iconic moment came even before the Mac ad in 1984. To me it goes back to the one where they through down the gauntlet and "welcomed" IBM to the playground in 81'. At this time I was only six years old but I can still vividly remember that this the time of my first encounter with an Apple product. I begged my parents for years to get the Apple II and finally in 85 I got my first Apple product-the Apple IIc! Nonetheless, that 84 Mac ad was iconic because it served notice to the non-tech world that Apple was about to turn the home computing world upside down. And that's exactly what Apple did. The thing that the Mac did was make home computers accessible,..." - Benin

"Hey Lauryn, I agree with u. And then there are those times when things don't just seem out of our control they r out of control. It's times like those that let us see ourselves naked, as we are. They let us see the full measure of our strengths and weaknesses. But the true beauty of it is that these moments offer is our greatest blessing-a chance to face down our fear of the uncertain and become great in the process. Funny thing is...each of us has our own defining uncertainties that we face. I pray that we all face them as u r doing Lauryn...with courage and dignity!" - Benin

"Speechless right now Lauryn.  I really hope that you get to have your way on this one, ya know. As a dude I can't even begin to imagine what u must be going thru, so I wont even try to pretend to.   All I can say is that my hat's off to u for getting so up close and personal with a topic like this one.  Keep ur head up Lauryn!" - Benin

"If anyone deserve it it's my man Bun.  Been pumpin that dude's ish through my speakers since high school-almost 20 yrs back.  Dude has never stopped reppin for the real ppl the world over." - Benin

"Very nice write up, Phillip.  Thanks man!" - Benin