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BILL COSBY as head of the NAACP? That would rock. The current head of the NAACP, Kweisi Mfume, has just stepped down. In an article in the Pasadena Star-News, Clarence Page suggests Cosby as his replacement.
It’s great to hear that many of our soldiers returning from Iraq are getting a hero’s welcome. Blackfive has this letter from one such soldier:
I am a member of the Washington National Guard, an infantry squad leader, assigned to the 1st Calvary division, in Baghdad Iraq. After spending approximately 6 months in Iraq, I got to go home on leave. I had many people, strangers, walk up to me and thank me in a variety of different ways. I would like to share some of the experiences I had while traveling across our great country.
...Most started out the conversation by asking where I was going, or where I was coming from, others asked if I had been in Iraq. When I told people I was on leave from Iraq, they all made some kind of physical contact, shaking hands, putting a hand on my shoulder or arm, and a surprising number hugged me.
Some bought me drinks, some bought me lunch, some gave up their first class seat to me, some shared stories about their family members or friends who were in Iraq, and each asked me if I knew their family member or friends. Some asked for my address to send care packages to me and my platoon. All were incredibly polite, thankful, and inspiring.
Some, who spoke to me, did so with a red face, some with tears in their eyes, some crying. Each were, once again, inspiring.
The people who I spoke with made a lasting impression on my life, to me it was awe inspiring. I wish everyone could experience the love and appreciation I felt while traveling home to see my family.
Read the whole thing.
Isn’t it interesting that the unending drumbeat of derision from mainstream media, for the Iraq war, has been totally blown off by so many of the American people?
