to honor one of his heroes, Dmitri Shepilov a Soviet Communist propagandist he admired
Here I thought he had some relation to that fellow-traveler, Shepilov Shmitsky ....
This actually would belong in the “High Times” forum, if FR had one.
Frankly, this man isn’t worth mentioning anymore.
One good thing back in those days, when the Baltimore Bullets moved to DC, they changed their name to the Wizards, in a symbolic attempt at reducing the crime rate. That worked out well, didn’t it? Time to put this stiff in the ground before he stinks up the place even more and becomes a bio hazard.
I had to check - the Wash Post obit mentions this in all seriousness. Very bizarre.
Here I thought he had some relation to that fellow-traveler, Shepilov Shmitsky ....
They should all have to read the following article and then talk about the truth it reveals about what people like Barry, Sharpton, Jackson, Obama, etc. are actually doing to them and their families.
"The over-riding segments of the population that enabled Barack Obama's victory in 2012 were the Black vote (who voted for him by over 90%) and the Latino vote (who voted for him by over 70%).
"And they did so, absolutely against their own best interest.
"Oh, in the short term it can certainly be argued that Obama's campaign of "social justice," and equalizing the playing field from his perspective...which perspective is a socialist, redistribution of wealth perspective at best, and a Marxist perspective at worst, is appealing to voters who find themselves as a group the most negatively impacted in terms of employment, family stability, poverty, and crime rates in the nation, and particularly during this long standing economic down turn.
"When a politician promises specifically to "right these wrongs," and to give these voting blocks "stuff," be it contraceptives, food stamps, a portion of other people's income, free school loans, easier housing, etc., etc. one can see why people would be tempted to vote for them. And make no mistake, that is exactly what the progressive left is doing, as they have done for decades. Dangling entitlements and free "stuff," in front of people in an effort to buy their vote.
"But everything has a cost...as we shall see...and the cost is horrific for those whose life styles, livelihoods, and social positioning are adversely impacted.
"Despite it being hard to look beyond the entitlements and hand-outs, it is all the more important to examine the record of the politicians promising such things. Perhaps they do so to hide their actual record. What they have actually done (or not done) for these constituencies, is a critical determination to make before making a decision as to who should lead this nation and address its economic and social problems.
"This nation spends over a trillion dollars on welfare every year. Since the inception of the "Great Society" under Lyndon Johnson in the 1960s, this nation has spent tens of trillions of dollars at the behest of the progressive left to try and "equalize," things by "giving" away money, perks, food stamps, house loans, school loans, etc., etc.
"Have things improved?
"No, they have not.
"By abandoning the time honored and proven methods of hard work, personal accountability and responsibility, advancement due to merit, and the natural competiveness and reward of the free market, these socialist policies have failed...and are failing here in the United States, and failing miserably...just like they have everywhere else on earth they have been attempted." "
It goes on to share the demographic and statistical data in detail.
Every American should see it...and particularly Black and Latino Americans. The facts do not lie.