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Commentary: God and Percocet Make Strange Bedfellows – and Offer Insight into Life’s Pains and Pleasures

Under the influence of so much medicine, my head was beginning to spin. Given the amount of pain I had been in, it was indeed a very pleasant feeling.

Commentary: Want to Have a Debate About Obama’s Candidacy? Fine, but Let’s Stipulate a Few Things First

I don’t know him personally and probably never will. But he's clearly neither the boogey man nor the bootlick that some folks ache for him to be.

Commentary: Want to Avoid Drama at Any Costs, Brothers? Then Grow Up, and Just Say No to Strip Clubs

An entire conversation on the subject boils down to a simple math question: What do half-naked women + booze + guys + strip club usually equal? A mess of trouble.

Commentary: Obama’s Effort to Represent the Audacity of Hope Being Obscured by the Politics of Fear

His skills and strengths aren't at issue for many white voters. They’d rather judge him by what a black person who isn’t running for president says.

Commentary: Like a Bad Penny, Obama’s Links to Rev. Wright Will Continue to Revisit Him in the Campaign

The judgment of any candidate intimately associated with such views is a legitimate political issue and one that will revisit Obama again and again.

Commentary: Neither Speech Nor Sermon Could Explain the Complexity of the Black Experience in America

The public clamors for a simplicity that belies the black experience. And not even the erudite, enchanting Barack Obama can fix that.

Commentary: Does Wright Really Want Barack Obama to Win the Presidency? His Public Display Says No

“Barack Obama will be president of the United States over my dead body.” The Rev. Jeremiah Wright may as well just have said that on Monday.