President Obama Says He's Not Dick Cheney

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After all, he hasn't shot anyone in the face or inspired images of Darth Vader. Glad he cleared that up.

But seriously, since the NSA's spying program has been a-spying since the Bush Administration, President Obama has come under fire for not ending these policies that violate American's civil liberties. He went on PBS and talked to Charlie Rose where he said the NSA surveillance programs were transparent. (Even though they're authorized in secret, sez USA Today.)

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CNN: President Obama's Approval Rating Drops 7 Points

President Barack Obama holds a National Security Council meeting in the Situation Room of the White House, April 5, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)In a new CNN poll, President Obama is proving he's had the worst three months ever with his approval numbers dropping seven points in 100 days. CNN, of course, links this to the myriad of I-Can't-Believe-It's-A-Scandal! scandals that have popped up of late.

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The Snob Profiled on SheThrives Network

Recently I gave an interview to SheThrives, a new web site for women, about my life as a writer and blogger. Here's a snippet: 

... the blog really resonated with people. They really enjoyed the content and it validated me because I felt, when I was in journalism, it was really hard for me to breakout. I worked for a lot of small town newspapers and I lived in small markets. And, it’s really hard to get the attention of major magazines and publications when you go to a no name university and you work in Bakersfield. So, the internet was really a way to level the playing ground for me to show that I did have the type of skills that could resonate with a larger audience. That could transfer on a larger scale nationally and without the internet, I don’t think I would be able to do that. I think I’d be still be stuck. Small towns, I probably wouldn’t even be in journalism anymore. I don’t know what I’d be doing if it weren’t for the website.

You can check out all three parts of the interview here. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)

Clutch Magazine: Single Black Male Seeking Long-Term Commitment, Won't You Help A Brother Out?

In my Thursday post for Clutch Magazine Online I wrote about a recent NPR poll that found more black men wanted commitment than black women. Well, knock me off a chair with a feather! So I had a little fun with the findings, celebrating an end to "desperate" single black women articles and a new era of "can't get a woman" single black man articles. Yes! YES! Bring on stories about dudes dying alone with their cats!

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The Snob Named Among the Ten Best ... Interracial Dating Blogs? Who knew!

Never one to look a gift honor in the mouth, ye olde Snob Blog was named by DatingAdvice.com as one of the top ten Interracial Dating blogs. I don't actually write that much about interracial dating (or any kind of dating), but when I do, I try to be fair. My mantra is pretty much love who you wanna love and don't treat people of different races like exotic animals, stereotypes or objects to be possessed. I was honored along with sites The Root, Beyond Black & White and more. Check out who else made the list here.

Clutch Magazine: How to Make Nothing Your Fault Like A Celebrity

After Lauryn Hill's life took yet another turn for the tragic (yet she remained unrepentant), I started thinking, "Wow. That takes balls, or really strong self-delusion or perhaps ... both." So I wrote a post about it for Clutch Magazine Online, counting off all the ways you can make anything everyone's fault but your own.

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The Snob Talks NPR's "African American Lives Today" Survey

Tuesday The Snob returned to Tell Me More with Michel Martin to talk about NPR and Harvard University's poll of African American views on racism, finances, relationships, their communities and healthcare. For the discussion I was joined by author Gil Robertson, regular "Tell Me More" parenting contributor Dani Tucker, and Howard University Professor Ivory Toldson. The poll had results both surprising (more black men are looking for a committed relationship than black women), and unsurprising (black people overwhelmingly value education).

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The Snob Talks Professor's "Twitter Hate Map" on NPR

Thursday The Snob returned to NPR's Tell Me More with Michel Martin to talk about Humbolt Prof. Monica Stephen's "Geography of Hate," a geographical map outlining where in America the most racist, homophobic and other hateful commentary was coming from ... when it comes to Twitter.

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The Snob to Be on NPR Today

Making a return to NPR's Tell Me More with Michel Martin, I'll be on during a piece about Humbolt Prof. Monica Stephens' interactive Geography of Hate map -- a map of Twitter users using racial, homophobic and other slurs negatively online. Check your local listings for when Tell Me More airs to hear the show today and to hear myself, Stephens and Martin discuss the map.