January 29^th

Today we have Thomas Sowell giving vent to what he calls “Random thoughts on (the) passing scene.” His first “random thought” accuses Obama of “complicity in moving Iran toward nuclear bombs.” Obama and Iran are talking about restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program in return for our reducing sanctions. For Sowell this means that we are encouraging a “potentially suicidal foreign policy.” Maybe he sees Senator McCain’s “bomb, bomb, bomb Iran” as a preferable policy?

He manages to slam teachers’ unions for the poor performance of our students compared with those of other nationalities while neglecting to mention that the starting salary for an elementary teacher in Germany is $46,456 compared with about $35,000 in this country. Sowell is an economist and sometimes he should know you get what you pay for.

Sowell points out quite rightfully that blacks are murdering blacks in grotesquely large numbers. But then he uses that as a reason to be unconcerned about police murdering blacks.  Those killings account for less than one percent of black murders. At what point would it begin to matter to you Thomas, at one percent, three percent, ten percent? I watched a video of five NYC police, including a sergeant, swarm an unarmed black man take him to the ground, grind his face into the sidewalk and kill him. His crime was selling individual cigarettes. You would excuse that because somewhere in the city a black man has killed another black man?

Then he slams Mayor de Blasio for going to the funerals of two police officers recently murdered. Sowell says the Mayor wasn’t wanted at these funerals. Wasn’t wanted by whom Thomas? Some cops who turned their backs on him because he objected to the murder I just described? No, they wanted him there so they could express their childish disrespect and politicize what should have been a solemn occasion. A smart political type like you recognizes that you can demonize de Blasio if he goes to these funerals or demonize him if he doesn’t. So he’s a “despicable human being” for politicizing these funerals?  What are you doing with your comments?