The Conservative Sage

As the Donald Sterling controversy and the forced sale of the Los Angeles Clippers is being settled in the court room, I have always been happy to consider how worse things could be: we could be Europe. This incident was particularly bothersome for me because it gives the left validation for their "racist America" narrative. However there is some perspective that many could benefit from. Donald Sterling is an old bigot who said some very ignorant things behind close doors. There are many people whom I know personally who says things just as ignorant or worse. However there is no recording to cause them harm in their public lives. America has come a very long way in the past several decades with regards to race relations in sports and in society at large. During the 1950's, the Harlem Globetrotters on at least one occasion suffered the indignity of having to sleep in a county jail while traveling because no hotel would rent them rooms. NBA players during the 70's and

The rumblings of income inequality and unemployment have been reverberating around the country since President Obama's election. These cries are growing louder in South Africa where the longstanding African national congress is on the hot seat. The ANC has failed to close the wealth gap between rich and poor as promised and empowerment programs have failed to do the trick. Complaints of corruption have dogged President Jacob Zuma after Government watchdog The Public Protector reported that $23 million in taxpayer money had been spent to upgrade his childhood home. The miners unions, which has been a loyal base for the ANC is beginning to weaken. "why would I bother wearing one of these ANC T-shirts?" asked unemployed 22 year old Tirelo Kaledi when he was offered a T-shirt with the face of Mr. Zuma. "I'm tired of them making promises and not delivering to the rest of us". Similar to the democrats in America, the ANC has a firm grip on the black vote due to

Welterweight boxing champion Adrian Broner's brash talk and crude antics have garnered him a great deal of attention and controversy. So when he pulled up to a homeless man on the street, with his camera phone rolling, he no doubt wanted to document his altruism for PR purposes. Broner proceeded to count out ten $100 dollar bills and handed it to the man to his astonishment. A new video surface and showed that the man was beaten and robbed the next day. It is safe to say that the beating most likely would not have happened if the initial gift was not posted to You Tube. Karlesha Thurman walked across the stage and accepted her Account Degree from California State University Long Beach. She then realized her 3 month old was hungry and decided to breast feed. A friend expectantly snapped a photo which Thurman subsequently posted to her Facebook page. The photo has created a firestorm as to whether or not breastfeeding should be done in a public place such as a college graduation