Twenty Questions
June 11, 2009 by Marc Lamont Hill

As always, I’ve had too much time on my hands. Here are the twenty questions that have been swirling around my odd little mind:
How come Black officers never accidentally shoot White undercover cops?
Shouldn’t NBC already be regretting its decision to replace Jay Leno with Conan O’Brien?
Aren’t those Lebron-Kobe puppet commercials hilarious?
Is anybody surprised at Wells Fargo’s admission that they targeted Black people for sub-prime loans?
Isn’t it hypocritical for Kanye West to diss reading at the same time that he promotes his new book?
Given how thoroughly they were dominated by the Orlando Magic, can people finally admit that the Cleveland Cavs were overrated?
How would the media have responded if Allen Iverson had walked off the court without shaking hands or talking to the media like Lebron James did?
Didn’t Obama’s speech to the Muslim world feel like a stale remix of his 2008 race speech?
Isn’t it cool that more people are wearing G-Shocks instead of gaudy diamond watches?
Why do conservatives hate race-based policies when discussing Affirmative Action, but embrace them when it comes to racial profiling?
Isn’t Twitter surprisingly addictive?
Whose bad idea was it to put Chris Brown on Maino’s new single, “Don’t Be Scared?”
Who decided that socialists can’t be patriotic, democracy loving Americans?
What are we nerds going to do once this final season of Monk ends?
After multiple September collapses and no championships this century, why are Mets fans so damned smug?
Why are the Minnesota Vikings even considering signing the now-geriatric Brett Favre?
Why do we buy dozens of jeans but always seem to wear the same two pair?
Am I the only person grateful that Jay-Z declared the “Death of the Auto-Tune”?
Isn’t it funny that every wack Auto-Tune artist has sworn that he wasn’t talking about them?
What exactly does Joe Biden do?
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9 Comments
1. Tom Penn wrote:
“Shouldn’t NBC already be regretting its decision to replace Jay Leno with Conan O’Brien?”
Actually, Conan’s ratings are good; NBC is elated! His show is also credited with pumping up the rating for Jimmy Fallon and Carson Daly as well.
“Isn’t Twitter surprisingly addictive?”
It’s the new heroine!
“What exactly does Joe Biden do?”
Joe is the Ed McMahon to Barack’s Johnny Carson. One plays the role of the second banana where the other is the quintessential cool guy.
June 11, 2009 @ 2:35 pm2. Jameela wrote:
I kinda slowed my viewing of this sight since you changed it…
Anyway.
I’ve been seriously wondering about the whole “accidental” cop killing myself.
-The muslim world speech DID seem like a remix. OB in da howse!
-I stopped watching Monk when Sharona left
- All Joe Biden has to do is make the white folks comfortable. .. What does a Vice President EVER do?
3. Mario wrote:
I really hope this is the death of the auto-tune. I never liked it since T-Pain came in.
Dwight Howard deserves a puppet, especially since I’m a Kobe hater. The commercials are funny though.
June 11, 2009 @ 5:28 pm4. Mrs. Rivers wrote:
on Twitter . . . . . I refuse to join, participate, and get addicted. .. . .
on Joe Biden . . . . . He probably makes Starbucks runs for Rahm Emanuel
on NBC. . . . Conan’s ratings have to be better than that ‘Im a Celebrity, Get me out of here!’ crap. Seriously, NBC needs to leave reality tv alone and get some REAL programming!
June 12, 2009 @ 4:03 pm5. Scott wrote:
- How come all of the racial topics you address deal strictly with “black” and “white”, when we live in a racially diverse country consisting of many ethnic groups, each with their own issues? More to the point: Why are “black” or “white” issues more important than anyone else’s?
(Regarding Wells Fargo)
- Why is it you chose to neglect the fact that back in the 90’s our Congress, led by fervent Democrats, lobbied to block deregulation of loan companies, and even stressed that loan companies should be forced to be “more lenient” to families of “lower income” to give them a chance at owning a home?
I know people who worked for loan companies. In the late 90’s, loan agencies were forced by the government to “increase” their quota of loans to “lower income” families. If agencies didn’t fill their quota, they could receive penalties. Thus, sub-prime loans were created. Do the simple math and we are where we are today—it failed miserably. However, in the aftermath, Democrats, like Barney Frank who had a personal interest with loan agencies like Fannie May and Freddie Mac, failed to take any culpability with their roles in aiding & abetting the sub-prime loan industry. Instead, they chose to save face by leading an angry mob to put full blame on the loan agencies. So, why is it no surprise that Democrats were absolved by their constituents?
- Who says Socialists aren’t Patriotic?
History has proven time and time again that socialism does not work. It has a 100% fail rate. No, I don’t believe anyone thinks socialists are un-patriotic. Just un-educated.
June 12, 2009 @ 4:37 pm6. Scott wrote:
Kickin’ from my head: Why would my original post get deleted?
Wow. It’s pretty sad that opposing respectful viewpoints are not welcome here.
June 12, 2009 @ 6:19 pm7. Scott wrote:
I apologize. I was mistaken. Seems to be something wrong with my web browser. I see my original post is there. Again, sorry to jump to conclusions. In any case, just to add:
Didn’t Obama’s speech to the Muslim world feel like a stale remix of his 2008 race speech? Yes.
Isn’t it cool that more people are wearing G-Shocks instead of gaudy diamond watches? YES.
Whose bad idea was it to put Chris Brown on Maino’s new single, “Don’t Be Scared?” Lol.
What are we nerds going to do once this final season of Monk ends? There’s still The Big Bang Theory!
After multiple September collapses and no championships this century, why are Mets fans so damned smug? They’re from NY.
Why are the Minnesota Vikings even considering signing the now-geriatric Brett Favre? Exactly.
What exactly does Joe Biden do? Joe, who?
8. DCI74 wrote:
- after a few basic searches I couldn’t find one documented instance of an undercover white cop being shot by a black cop. That question is extremely important.
-forget Colin or Jay. I don’t regularly watch shows like that but if I do I’d rather watch Jimmy Fallon and The Roots that anyone else.
- yeah the MVPuppets are funny. I still don’t understand why Howard’s creative team at adidas haven’t come up with an equally funny marketing campaign for Dwight. He’s young with an engaging personality and led all players in All-Star votes this year so its not like he’s unknown.
-Wells Fargo, no surprise.
-I have no use for Twitter and its a complete waste of time to me.
-because some conservatives have proven over time that they love to cherry-pick when it comes to issues regarding race and class so long as it suits their best interests.
-I am so tired of the Brett Favre saga, every year we’re subjected to this crap. I think his best days are clearly behind him and why a playoff team would want a QB who had over 20 interceptions last season is insane to me. Upgrade? Doesn’t seem like one.
June 13, 2009 @ 8:53 am9. BlackWomenBlowTheTrumpet wrote:
Hey there!
I am feeling you on those questions…
Especially the one about why black cops never accidentally kill white cops – mistaking them for suspects!!!
Hmmmmm.
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