The Goddess Professor Speaks

Bernie Sanders recently joined the 2020 Democratic Presidential race, and of course, that's damn near all folks want to talk about now. I did not want to start this post with him, but in reality, his entering the race was my impetus for a political post I've been sitting on for a minute. I'm over Bernie. He was a super progressive outlier in 2016, but that isn't the case anymore. He can't just spout off his same then -progressive ideas today when many of the candidates in 2020 support those same ideas AND have clear plans for how to accomplish them. Even before Bernie entered, the Democratic 2020 presidential primary field was crowded AF. Officially announced so far (in order of well-know to who?): Elizabeth Warren       Bernie Sanders       Cory Booker       Kamala Harris       Amy Klobuchar       Julián Castro       Tulsi Gabbard       John Delaney       And...

Virginian politics has been imploding for about a week now due to blackface AND sexual assault allegations. Gov. Ralph Northam initially said "Sorry. That was wrong." Then , "nope, wasn't me." And lastly , "hell no, I won't go." Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax has denied allegations of sexual assault made by two women, and has asked for a full investigation. AG Mark Herring pre -confessed to wearing blackface when he saw how hot the water was getting for Northam. So far, no one has resigned. The citizens are split on whether some, all, or none of them should resign. And all the damn chickens are in the yard roosting their asses off. Although controversial as hell at the time (and still is for some), Malcolm X's statement after JFK's assassination about chickens coming home to roost has plenty of relevancy here. His statement seemed callous at the time, but in a world where the U.S. supported and sanctioned violence, murders, coups, etc. ...