Every now and then I like to introduce new-to-you blogs and highlight other bloggers and posts. If you’re a blogger with a new blog or intriguing post, trackback to this one, and I’ll add you to the round-up (if the post is in good taste).
HaloScan users, try Simpletracks. HaloScan and WordPress are having a feud of some sort. Here’s today’s list:
Black Reconciliation: “I’d like to teach the world to sing…” I was chatting with George at Negrophile today, and I told him about a vision I had while roadtripping a couple of weeks ago.
It was a commercial-like scene with black folks like Condi Rice, Clarence Thomas, Jesses Jackson and Peterson (and Al Sharpton!), members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Michael Eric Dyson, whom I really don’t like, the writers at Black Commentator, and black liberal and conservative bloggers (including me and Oliver Willis!), standing in a big group talking civilly to and…hugging…one another, in reconciliation. It was eerie. I wonder if it will ever happen? There’s always hope. George sent me this link.
Missing Black Women: A liberal blogger discusses the missing Latoyia Figueroa’s (pictured right) non-Laci-Peterson-like news coverage. If Figueroa had been married to the father of her child/children or anyone, would mainstream media be more interested? Discuss.
Stem Cell Research: Senator Bill Frist caused a big old flap by coming out in favor of stem cell research on aborted embryos. I wonder if he’s being blackmailed? Hmm. Blogger Karen of Scottsdale, who is in a wheelchair, comments.
Black Weblog Awards: Can black conservative bloggers play?
Rice for President: One of my advertisers is a group called Americans For Rice, and I’ve been asked by several people where I stand on the Condi-for-president meme. I wouldn’t vote for Condoleezza Rice for president of the United States. First, I don’t think women generally have the sensibilities to run the country. Before you jump all over me, it’s important that you know I don’t care what you think. You’re reading this blog, so you obviously care what I think, so there it is.
Second, Rice is pro-choice and might be pro-race preferences. 
No moderate Republican who I know is a moderate will ever get my vote.
Intelligent Design: Mike Marshall (whom I met at CPAC) discusses the Intelligent Design and government schools debate. Bryan Preston (whom I met at CPAC) at JunkYardBlog says to naysayers:
We have lots of choices. And you libertarians seem to think that that’s a good thing. Or not. President Bush today said something about teaching intelligent design in public schools. And the libertarians react with a ferocity they generally reserve for caliphascists and Jimmy Carter-scale idiotarians….He is talking about the competition of ideas, something libertarians normally favor. But not in this context. I wonder why?
Not too difficult to figure out, Bryan. The ungodly are afraid that God might really exist. As I’ve said before, secularism is a religion, too. But why raise your blood pressure over government schools anyway? They’re run mostly by degenerates. That’s why I say:
Hooray for Homeschooling Moms!: Christian Home School Teachers’ Lounge, Homeschool Mom Blog, The Classical Family, Spunky Homeschool…
Woman With Dail-Up: Mama goes off on MSM!
LBC Tip: Do you Blogger.com bloggers want to get rid of that hideous navigation bar at the top of your blog? See this post.
What You’re Blogging About:
- Check out Diane Russell’s news and commentary on politics in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
- Stay tuned for Ambra Nykol’s impressions of BlogHerCon, held last week in Santa Clara, California. She was probably one of only two conservative women out of hundreds of liberals.
- This sounds Geek to me.
- More about Intelligent Design from Thinking Christian.
- Check out Dell Gines on video, everybody!
Update: New/smaller bloggers, I’ve got something to say to you. One day a few of you may become huge. Your traffic and Ecosystem ranking will rise, and your reputation in the blogosphere will grow. Or not. But whatever happens, do me a favor? Don’t forget about or bad-mouth the bigger bloggers who linked to your posts and helped you back when you were smaller or first starting out, OK? It’s bad form. Especially if you asked them to link to your posts.
Sadly, it’s happened to me, and it’s…sad. The bitterness dripping from one such post was…bitter, and I don’t know why it’s there. I’m not a flame warrior, so I won’t link. It really doesn’t matter who it is. Just remember old LB’s advice.
Update II (8/4): What’s going on in the blogosphere?
- Blogger’s gone bye-bye?
- This stay-at-home mom is BUSY! See Crystal’s Blog
- And more on Intelligent Design from Espresso Roast
- Check out the live coverage at YAF’s conference
Update III: Thanks for the fabulous links, naysayers! I’m loving the hate. Perhaps I’ll make it to “Higher Being” status by Saturday. Wonder what the air is like up there…
Update IV: Support is coming from unexpected places. I’m humbled. Thank you.
