The Saturday Rant.

Who "knows and loves" Jesse Jackson? I'm trying to think of a woman equivalent but I don't think it translates. However, if there were a female contemporary of Jesse Jackson, I think I'd make it my life's work to have her silenced. Don't get me wrong, I think the fact that the "n-word" is still part of our vernacular is unacceptable. I feel the same way about a specific, heinous word that is used to refer to a woman. Just remove it - completely. It's not cute; it's not endearing; it's just derogatory and belittling. Be above it. Otherwise, YOU are part of the problem and YOU need to have a nice cup of shut up, Jesse Jackson.

http://wcbstv.com/local/sharpton.jackson.nword.2.773359.html

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I just watched a special on HBO about child trafficking in China. Are you ready for a shocking statistic? 70,000 children are snatched off the streets of China EVERY YEAR. Granted, do some math and that is still a small percentage given the overwhelming population.

Some children are snatched to be sold to families to have children if they couldn't have their own (apparently in China, you are somewhat of a pariah if you don't have a child that will be able to take care of you in your later years) and some are snatched to be young, virginal brides for Chinese men. But a larger amount are SOLD BY THEIR PARENTS because they can't afford the maintenance fee imposed by the Chinese government for not adhering to the One Child Policy.

You know my thoughts about people that have children with wild abandon (I believe that making a human life needs to be a conscious decision, not an afterthought), but be thankful that you live in a country that doesn't, yet, tell you how many children you can have and bankrupt you for having more than what a policy says.