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In a week of circus like activity for the GOP, Republican Congressman Allen West may have taken the award for the most over the top statement ever given. In a recent sit down with the Florida Representative, CNN anchor John King asked Mr. West how he felt about being a black Congressman during Black History Month.
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> In light of this month being Black History Month, I feel no way involved with this negro celebration of half accomplishments and borderline Communist agendas. View the list of these “fearless” leaders of black America. Black inhabitants of America knew their place at the table, and knew they could not eat off the same plate of the more than welcoming white men and women of the time. These men, I use that term lightly, like Malcolm X pushed themselves into the homes of innocent white Americans. This action riled up the negro, and scared the living hell out of people. I am no way apart of this community of transported Africans, I myself am an American. I’m a good ol’ boy from the great state of Florida, and a citizen of this great nation. I know God recognizes me as my true self, a proud, strong white man given dark pigmentation. God had to give the blacks at least one intelligent person, so he chose to give me dark skin. I curse my birth as a black man every day. I’m black by birth, not by choice. It will all be sorted out when my name is called, and I step in front of the great white Jesus himself.

I'm writing this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you. I've been a good wife to you for the last 20 years
& I have nothing to show for it, and the last 2 weeks have been hell. Your boss called to tell me that
you left your job today which was the last straw.

Last week, you came home & you didn't even notice I had a new hairstyle, had cooked
your favorite meal & even wore a brand new nightie. You ate in 2 minutes, & went straight
to sleep after watching your TV soaps. You don't tell me you love me anymore; you don't
want sex or anything that connects us as husband & wife. Either you're cheating on me or
you don't love me anymore; whatever the case, I'm gone.

Your EX-Wife. Don't try to find me. Your BROTHER & I are moving to Invercargill together!

Have a great life!

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Dear Ex-wife:

Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter.

It's true you & I have been married for 20 years, although a good woman is a far cry from
what you've been. I watch TV soaps so
much because they drown out your constant whining & bitching. Too bad that doesn't work.

I DID notice when you got a hair do last week, but the 1st thing that came to mind was
'You look just like a boy!' Since my father raised me not to say anything if you can't
say something nice, I didn't comment. And when you cooked my favorite meal, you
must have got me confused with MY BROTHER because I haven't eaten pork for 7 years.
About the new nightie: I turned away from you because the $49.99 price tag was still on
it, & I prayed it was a coincidence that my brother had just borrowed $50 from me that
morning.

After all of this, I still loved you & felt we could work it out. So when I won the 20 million
dollar Lotto on Saturday, I left my job & bought 2 tickets for us to Jamaica, but when I
got home you were gone. Everything happens for a reason, I guess.

I hope you have the fulfilling life you always wanted. My lawyer said that the letter you
wrote ensures you won't get a dollar from me. So take care.

Signed,
Your Ex-Husband, Rich As Hell & Free!

P.S. I don't know if I ever told you this, but my brother Carl was born Carla. I hope that's
not a problem.

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Friday 4pm PST Online Concert  This Friday, July 22nd from 4-5:30PM (PST), I will be re-starting my Online Concert Series. It may have been a year since the last online show, but I'm bringing it back: My Live Stream Studio Concert. This is the studio where I compose music, record albums and this is also where I practice. It’s a comfortable spot and I like to take chances and test-fly pieces of audio-tech that I might not try in other settings. it all started… Over the past couple of years, I streamed a bunch of Solo Guitar Shows, which are still the core of what you may hear. I was also joined by several very special guests. My friend guitarist/ vocalist Ruth Parry and I first started out streaming our duo guitar gig from a cafe that happened to have free wifi. I streamed my Atmos Trio gigs. Touring musicians caught wind of the show and when they were traveling through my area, they’d come play. That’s how I ran in to the good fortune of playing with electric bassists Damian Erskine and Todd Johnson. I even recorded an entire album on the show w/ Steve Uccello. This time it will be different.   This time, I’m inviting you to join in a more real way. Rather than play to the unblinking eye of the camera, I’ll be able to see you too!  Nine front-row seats will be available via my Google Plus Hangout. There you’ll be able to see, hear, be seen and be heard just as if we were all in the same physical space. (Except here, if you need to sneeze really loud, you can mute your mic.) Want to know what song that was or what effect I have on my guitar? You just ask and I’ll answer. Your free to come and go but if you leave, someone else may take your seat. When the hangout gets full… I will also be streaming the Hangout to my Ustream Channel so that more than just the original 10 (me and 9 others) can be there. On Ustream, you can watch and listen and communicate w/ those of us in the hangout via Usteam’s chat module, twitter (#GPlusConcert), or a designated G+ thread. This will al happen on Friday July 22nd 4PM (EST). Let’s hangout.

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