Anthony Dean-Harris

10:12 - He emerges with rather generic music. I mean really generic music. Who wrote that stuff? And these people are serious with these standing ovations. They got to President Clinton last night and they continue to drag on here. 10:16 - There's something about Sasha Obama. She sees everything with her youthful eyes and she has no clue about anything going on. She's surprised to hear her name and anyone in her family's name. How long will it take for the media to get too close to her? 10:18 - Could you really imagine that this guy would be the candidate four years ago? Yeah, he made a good speech but geez! 10:20 - It's interesting that Obama mentions New Orleans right here. Due to an impending hurricane, the Republican Party is mulling over postponing their convention . In this reference, Sen. Obama pits the Republicans in a damned if they do/damned if they don't scenario. 10:24 - Even when gone, Phil Gramm is an albatross around Sen. McCain's neck....

Feel free to read over this while watching this over MSNBC. 9:00 - 9:05 - President Clinton found the standing ovation cute until he found it to be annoying. Yet another reason why this is a pep rally. 9:06 - It is almost inevitable for Pres. Clinton to go deep into this speech without giving credit to his wife. Yes, Hilary didn't win. Yes, we all know this. Yes, we have to note the elephant in the room. But moving on... 9:08 - I have a job to do as head cheerleader who isn't running for an office. Get in line behind Sen. Obama. The brief invocation of Pres. Jimmy Carter is a small shout out to the South which could possibly be in play . 9:09 - The litany of problems leading to the rote line of the week: Obama is suitable for the presidency. All the while, Pres. Clinton's statements fly directly in the face of comments he made during the primary season. 9:14 - Stating that he is involved in the fight against AIDS seems to remind America that he is still involved in g...

My good friend Donovan Ramsey put together a group of AUC students to blog the Democratic National Convention . I wasn't watching it until he essentially drafted me. Since it's been a while since I've posted anything here, whatever will go there will go here. So here is my first post, made in protest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In all honesty, I haven't been watching the Democratic National Convention. I really haven't been following the race as closely as I should have. I'm here right now out of peer pressure if anything. I recall an episode of Aaron Sorkin's brilliant series, The West Wing , in which Communications Director Toby Ziegler is meeting with the various network heads. They're all meeting with him to tell him they are significantly paring back their coverage to just one hour out of all four days. They would show the candidates speech and the balloons (people like balloons). I...

Do nutritionists know what they’re talking about? Actually, do any sensationalist experts know what they’re talking about? I don’t want to seem like some sort of philistine or something, but I’m seriously bothered by people who want me to undergo gigantic lifestyle changes because they think it would be good for me. This is especially in reference to environmentalists who think I should never use plastic again or use light bulbs that don't work with dimmers and drive me insane with their blinding light . Back in high school, I used to carry this huge bottle of water. It held a liter and a half of the crucial element of life. It had it’s own bag and shoulder strap. People noted it all the time. I’d go through the whole day drinking that bottle of water. I also went to the restroom maybe ten times a day. One day, I took a bunch of fruit from the refrigerator and some orange juice and made myself a smoothie. Not only did I cut my finger on the blades ...

Jesse Jackson recently made a fool of himself yet again. True, Senator Obama accepted the Reverend's apology but still others were up in arms. MTV Music Videos MTV Shows Entertainment News The thing I have to say is this: Why do we believe there is some universal voice for Blackness? I recall taking African-American literature Dr. Melvin Rahming and him asking the class when was the last time the entire Black race was united behind a cause. After running through the gamut of civil rights, the present economy, and nearly every other thing in existence, he finally said the answer as plain as the nose on our faces: slavery. Even immediately after slavery, we weren't united. There were DuBois and Washington factions. There were King and Shabazz factions. There are those who believe hip hop is the voice of the race and those who believe it serves as a detriment. Some may believe Nas in saying he is the new guard of the representation, but really he just speaks for his people...

In my quest to keep this blog ongoing, I still intend to post more formalized, developed short essays here. They may not be publication ready but I still hope that they do some good here. Other lesser realized work can be located at my blog on fly.paper , but there will be crossover, just as this blogpost is. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don’t care much for dogs. When I was very young, I had a puppy that was run over by a car early in its short life, so I learned not to attach myself to small things that cannot support themselves at a very young age. After a while, I failed to see the point in keeping them around. I gained a skepticism to dogs as I got older. I questioned their loyalty. You see, dogs aren’t loyal; they’re crafty. Dogs are like children (which is why obtaining a dog is such a signpost in a relationship between a man and woman). Dogs, like children, cannot take care of themselves. They hang around those...

In order to keep this thing going since I clearly don't write for the Tiger anymore, I still intend to keep substantive work here for a while. So I'll cross apply something I wrote for fly.paper and bring it over here. Subjects for special consideration are (1) the author, (2) the literary work, (3) the interpreter… The literary work contains either judgments, opinions and hypotheses about the spirits or the experience of sensible things or (2) varied experience, or (3) intellectual, moral and technical things of human intention and operation. So much with regard to the theme. With regard to the contemplative mode the general, special and singular purpose of the author must be considered in themselves or according to the author’s object and purpose. In themselves, propositions are either affirmative or negative or doubtful, and each of them is either universal or special or individual. --Antonius Guillielmus Amo, Treatise on the Art of Philosophising Soberly and Accurately ,...