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THE LAST FRONTIER
The Clarion \ January 23, 2009
American Hero
Going into the inauguration of Barack Obama, left-wingers were up in
arms over the inclusion of Prop 8 supporting Pastor Rick Warren in the
ceremonies. And why shouldn't they be? Obama stands for Change, and
Change in all-inclusive. So this week The Clarion salutes the Reverend
Joseph Lowery for infuriating right wing pundits with his benediction,
succesfully making sure that both sides of the political spectrum were
equally offended by those praying at the ceremony.Rhymemaster Low
ery, a.k.a. Reverend Suess, quoted a nursery rhyme to close his prayer
that included his wish for a day "when white will embrace what's right. "
Now this rhyme is archaic enough that the reference was lost on all
of those outside of Lowery's age group, roughly 95% of America. The
result of the quote going over the heads of most Americans? A slew of
angry commentaries on most right wing news outlets accusing the Civil
Rights hero of racism, ironically. For making sure that the inauguration
did not pander to just one segmentof the population in its ecumenical
offensiveness. Reverend Lowery is this week's American Hero.
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Here in the south, we get
used to the teetotaling ways
of our hoineplace, but, if
this clipping from a paper in
Marietta, Ohio is the norm
for those above the Mason-
Dixon line, apparently the
temperance divide is greater
than we at The Clarion had
originally thought. Other
related headlines we're
waiting for: "Free Donuts at
WeightWatchers meeting"
and "Sexaholics meeting
organizers urge participants
to dress to impress."
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Student dinner
International food
and music!
All student! invited
MONDAY,
JANUARY 25th
6 P.M.
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