I watched and was surprised at how unfunny the Oscars were. I laughed at Chris Rock’s jokes. But the rest of it? Emma Stone? Painful.
Lacking in humor, lacking in real diversity (lacking in Asian Americans, oh wait there was that violinist on the commercial bridges), lacking in importance. Do you really care about the fancy dresses?
Read my view on the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund blog:
http://aaldef.org/blog/watching-oscar-sacheen-littlefeather-we-need-you.html
June 19th is the 29th anniversary of the brutal murder of Vincent Chin.
The victim should never be forgotten, but neither should the perp who got away.
See my Amok column at:
http://aaldef.org/blog/vincent-chin-remembering-ronald-ebens-the-guy-who-got-away-with-murder.html
Reports out today that the Libyan rebels are finding that the ease of movement last week is no longer. Last week, the U.S.’ rebel partners had airstrikes and were traversing more friendly territory. Now NBC News is reporting the rag-tag rebels are having a tough time advancing on and confronting the Gadhafi loyalists. The rebs want more sophisticated weapons. Rocks won’t cut it. Now does NATO and the U.S. arm them?
We’re getting sucked into a real war here, folks. No matter what the president says, the U.S. is the war enabler.
Now, how humanitarian is that?
Check out my blog at www.aaldef.org/blog to read my reaction to the president’s Libya speech.
Interesting how all the comments on Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell’s wussy remarks want to focus on America’s softness. I happen to agree that Americans are overprotective but only because we’re over litigious.
My complaint with Rendell is why he pulled the China card in his comments to prove America’s wussiness.
If Rendell were John Stewart I might think about giving him a pass.
But he’s no John Stewart. (Just like John Stewart’s no Edward R. Murrow).
Rendell is governor in a state where dozens of Asian American and Asian immgrant students have been harassed at a South Philadelphia high school. It was so bad the Department of Justice had to be called in.
Check out my blog at www.aaldef.org/blog
