posted May 14, 2008 12:57 PM         

direct midpoints(both near and far):

Uranus conjunct Eris/Node midpoint - '28 applying
Uranus conjunct Neptune/Eris midpoint - '55 applying
Uranus conjunct Chiron/Eris midpoint -'38 separating
Eris conjunct Neptune/Ceres midpoint - '16 separating
Eris conjunct Ceres/Node midpoint - '43 separating

There is a protest in Marietta,Georgia because of t-shirts depicting
Obama as a chimp,"Curious George"

Blacks are in the uproar because they find it to be racist.
Blacks have been referred to as monkeys in racist ways. So depicting
a person with some black ancestry is said to be offensive especially
to people with black ancestry.

Others might see it as an issue of political correctness and even
racial double standards. After all, George Bush was compared to a
monkey too. However, monkey is not a known slur for whites as it was
for blacks since black American slavery days.

Like it or not(depending on one's view), both the t-shirt and protests
are covered by the First Amendment. I will tell you this, I wouldn't
buy one of those shirts and wear it here in my home Oak Park
neighborhood(predominantly Black area) in Sacramento,California. I
would be afraid that I would cussed out and even get my butt whipped.

I tell you one thing....racist or politically correct issue, it's
definitely controversial,stirring stuff up which I feel fits perfectly
with Eris.

Protests planned for tavern that sells controversial T-shirts

By AJC | Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 09:03 AM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Controversy is brewing in Marietta where a local tavern owner is
selling T-shirts that feature a cartoon chimp, "Curious George"
peeling a banana, with the words "Obama in `08" written underneath.

Mulligan's Bar and Grill owner Mike Norman defends his actions and
calls the T-shirts "cute." But critics say they're offensive and
racist, according to an article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

"It's time to put an end to this," said Rich Pellegrino, a Mableton
resident and director of the Cobb-Cherokee Immigrant Alliance.
"There's no place for these views, not in this day and age," he said.

Several groups plan to protest the T-shirts this afternoon in front of
the bar located down the street from the Big Chicken.

Is this a matter of free speech or is the shirt racially motivated?

What are your thoughts? http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/town-talk/entries/2008/05/13/p\
rotests_planne.html

youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93ti-26Av7o

Raymond

posted May 14, 2008 02:08 PM         

I got the Curious George movie music in my car. Good for keeping kids calm on long journeys, but doesn't drive parents insane.

For a truly offensive t-shirt check out this California tweenie band:

http://www.nndb.com/people/053/000113711/