The Maniacs Live Among Us.

According to the Associated Press, today in Tennessee two skinheads were taken into custody for their attempted assassination plot on Senator Obama. The two idiots, Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tenn., and Paul Schlesselman 18, of West Helena, Ark., are being held without bond. They had planned to kill and decapitate several Black people and eventually go to Washington where they planned to take Obama out.

This is just a painful reminder that we have a long way to go. Although Obama is literally living Dr. King's dream, we are only halfway there. We live in a diverse society where all people of different faiths, belief systems, nationalities, cultures and creeds can come together and live harmoniously. But we should NEVER forget that there are those who threaten that freedom. We should NEVER forget that there are those who use violence, ignorance and hate to be the shield against their own insecurities. We must stand up against this hate, and fight against the ignorance. We have to learn to be more tolerant of each other and our differences-- for that is the beauty and the essence of humankind. I love diversity. I live diversity. I'm about the most ecclectic sommoma bitch you'll come into contact with. And I make NO APOLOGIES for it. I know people that are closed-minded and are only open to one thing. What is around them, and what is considered "normal". I pity them. They will never know the joys of this vast and diverse world. Black, White, Latin, Asian-- there is a sector of every group that does this. It's not just a "white" thing, and it's sad. Seeing things like this makes me sick to the pit of my stomach-- but it's the reality we face. And unfortunately it's as American as apple pie. Unfortunately, hate has been a constant theme since the birth of this country. I hope and pray that one day we can change, and it's never too late. But until then... We must never, EVER forget: the nightmare.... And the DREAM.