Five Minutes

Five minutes is about how long I had to wait for a story covered by the AP to be covered by someone else so I could write on it and not break my AP boycott. The story in question was regarding Senator Obama’s retort to John McCain’s campaign calling him naive. The first headline I saw came from...

Time To Boycott AP?

The internet, and bloggers, have changed the way news is disseminated, digested, and spread.  Further, thanks to the vigilance of thousands upon thousands of bloggers and their readers, news stories that may have been taken for granted now have their veracity and validity tested on a daily basis, and for...

The Friday Blackout: A National Boycott for Justice

Don’t buy anything Friday. NOTHING. Warren Ballentine, a lawyer and talk show host syndicated to predominantly black radio stations, is calling for a national economic boycott this Friday as a way of protesting the injustices that have become an everyday feature of BushAmerica. Ballentine...