Essay 549

Haters and Lovers in a MultiCultClassics Monologue…

• Neo-Nazis rallied outside Michigan’s Capitol, drawing 75 supporters. Plus, about 500 protesters. Add approximately 500 cops in helicopters and on horseback to round out the gala. When the protesters got loud, the neo-Nazi leader yelled, “I will not be shouted down. … You will not stop us. You will not silence us.” Maybe next time try to bring as many supporters as haters.

• Former Lansing mayoral candidate Dale Abronowitz (pictured above) planned to sell his pre-packaged frozen treats during the neo-Nazi rally. Can’t imagine why this guy didn’t nab the nomination.

• An immigration forum in Los Angeles got ugly when Blacks and Hispanics clashed. “Illegal immigration is the greatest threat to African Americans since slavery,” one Black participant said, before leading a group in chants: “We’re fired up! We can’t take it no more!” A Hispanic participant countered, “It’s so easy to find a job anywhere! … I find one in one day: moving companies, offices, anything. These [Black] people are lazy.” Rodney King should be asked to holler, “Can we all just get a job?”

• A group of Hispanic stars will release a version of the U.S. national anthem in Spanish to support the immigration movement. “We chose to re-record ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ to show our solidarity with the undocumented immigrants and their quest for basic civil rights,” said Adam Kidron, president of record label Urban Box Office. It would be appropriately symbolic if folks pirated illegal copies.