newt gingrich and dog whistles

      Leonard Pitts

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/01/29/136907/commentary-newt-gingrich-and-the.html

Commentary:

Newt Gingrich and the politics of racial resentment

By Leonard Pitts Jr. | The Miami Herald
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/01/29/136907/commentary-newt-gingrich-and-the.html#storylink=cpy
In so doing, they tap a rich vein of stereotype and preconception about the supposed laziness of African-American people.

One of my students shared this parable: A rich white man sits with a poor white man and poor black man at a table laden with cookies. The rich white man snatches all the cookies but one, then turns to the poor white man and says, “Watch out for that darky. I think he wants to take your cookie.”

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Harley WLC cafe racer

Harley flathead 45 cafe racer

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http://www.bikeexif.com/cafe-racer-harley#more-13326

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Some photos need no words.

BMW airheads, Garage view

AIRHEAD BMW MOTORCYCLES

 My 1970 R75/5 above, my next project

below is a nice clymer link to a /5  video

http://www.youtube.com/ClymerManuals#p/c/E9C2B1C6E51E84EC/0/7IOgVJs2oJo

At the end of the day this is the view that I enjoy while sitting in my garage

Taj Mahal on the sterieo, cigar in hand and a cold Iron City Beer close.

left to right

1970 R75/5 swb (cafe racer project)

1977 R100/7 fake S/GS

1978 R100RS

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if one clicks on the photos they might enlarge and show detail
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Jesus Christ to tebow

perfect satire that i agree with
http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/scene-and-heard-blog.aspx?feat=843fe50e-d008-4b49-82b0-6cb46cb52c6b
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when i was younger I played a bit of basketball, from 7th to 9th grade.  I, like a good Irish catholic, would do the 'sign of the cross' before each foul shot.
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in tenth grade I realized that god/Jesus/alah/buddah ect.  might have more to do than helping me score one more point so I quit signing.  I practiced more and worked on my arc and follow through because a coach told me to.
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the coach was not Jesus but he knew how to shoot a free throw.
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I think it, the t-bowing is a bit much, the evangelical Q?
i am a private religion fellow.
nothing to prove
pops

motorcycle vids

some good ones,
I will review more tonight on my
home computer machine
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http://ironhandcycles.blogspot.com/

Hunter S. Thompson

A Writer, motorcycle rider and a true character

http://thevintagent.blogspot.com/2010/09/hunter-s-thompson.html

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the above link is a tribute to Hunter S. Thompson

I read his book "Hells Angels" in High School

made me want to build a chopper

there was no such thing as

Old Skool Choppers back then

just choppers

I need a ridgid frame and a glide front end

pops
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http://thevintagent.blogspot.com/
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some of his writing
i need to take the time to write
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http://ironhandcycles.blogspot.com/2011/08/hunter-thompsons-song-of-sausage.html
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BSA Enduro Star/441 whitworth dreaming

BSA single cylinder motobike

BSA Enduro Star

i am whitworth dreaming again

I always wanted a single cylinder BSA dirt bike

just like these

I already have a Haynes Manual

 i placed an ad on my local craigslist

trade my R75/5 cafe project
http://bmwbasketr75.blogspot.com/
 for a BSA single cylinder project

like an Enduro star or 441

they used to be everywhere

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/mcy/2792095695.html

as a youngster I used to bother the english motorcycle companies

all i needed was a few four-cent stamps

then wait for the mail man and the brochures

I remember getting this one (above) in the mail

the internets is a wonderful thing

but there was a wonderment in waiting

for the post man.