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Guardian: Lonely Death Of Juanita Goggins, Trailblazer Of US Civil Rights

22 Monday Mar 2010

Posted by Smaktakula in History, National Events, People, Politics, Race, Regional Politics

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Al Sharpton, black leaders, civil rights, civil rights leaders, death by exposure, death by freezing, first black woman elected to South Carolina legislature, Guardian UK, Juanita Goggins, mental illness, obscure political figures, posterity, William Ayers

 

I am going to Columbia to be a legislator, not just a black spot in the House chambers.        

                                                                                                                                     Juanita Goggins        

 The story of Juanita Goggins is at times both inspiring and pathetic.  Goggins, whom the Guardian calls “a trailblazing politician and civil rights activist,” was the first black woman elected to the South Carolina legislature.  Despite such a monumental zenith, Goggins’ was found earlier this month frozen to death in her rented South Carolina home.  Her neighbors had no idea the part she had played in the civil rights history of South Carolina and of the nation.        

The most compelling historical figures are not cardboard cutouts; they have warts and flaws which help to set their accomplishments in human terms.  Juanita Goggins was certainly no exception.   A great many famous names grapple with one another to gouge out their place in the constantly rewritten history of the civil rights movement.  The cruel proof of posterity’s fickle nature is that it canonizes the likes of race-baiting hustler Al Sharpton or unrepentant terrorist William Ayers, while relegating minor–but important–figures like Juanita Goggins to the dustbin of history.        

 Juanita Who?  Yeah, that’s the rub: Lonely death of Juanita Goggins, trailblazer of US civil rights | World news | guardian.co.uk.        

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2010 Seattle Mariners Commercials

22 Monday Mar 2010

Posted by Smaktakula in Baseball, Commercials, Sports, Television

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2010 Seattle Mariners commercials, Baseball, Cliff Lee, Ichiro, Ichiro Suzuki, Ken Griffey Jr., love that dare not speak its name, Milton Bradley, Seattle Mariners

Despite how it may appear, Ken Griffey Jr. and Ichiro Suzuki are not expressing the love which dare not speak its name–at least not explicitly.  This is just one of several amusing 2010 Seattle Mariners commercials (with bloopers):

For a while now the Seattle Mariners have been producing excellent commercials featuring both high production values and also a folksy, small-market vibe.

This year’s offerings include Cliff Lee as “The Man With Two First Names,” “The Bullpen Abomination” and “Griffey Chats With Ichiro.” 

If at least a few things go right for Seattle in 2010 (hopefully the news that peevish outfielder Milton Bradley has already been tossed twice in the preseason is not an omen of rough seas ahead), the Mariners look like they might be ready to challenge to challenge in the AL West.  With a little luck, the team’s commercials may not be the highlight of the 2010 season.

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