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Tomorrow morning I'll be a judge at the annual Frederick Douglass Oratorical contest held by the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association (I'm a member of the Board of Trustees). By the way, I do have some experience being a judge. A few years ago I was a judge at a love poetry contest at a charter school in D.C. Proof once again: Those who can, do. Those who can't, judge. CJL

On NPR yesterday--Where Should Obama attend church?

I posted this on my Facebook yesterday. I finished the NPR roundtable discussion almost three hours ago. I used to host my own weekly two hour radio show on XM so any radio interviews and discussions less than 30 minutes long makes me feel like I'm just clearing my throat. I will listen to today's audio archive later. There have been some times after I've been on the radio that people will ask, "What did you talk about," and I'll answer..."I'm not sure...I need to listen to the archive. Based on my notes, I didn't take any." But I actually took some notes today. The first topic we discussed was the controversy over where Obama will attend church. My response then was probably what it is now. "I DON'T CARE!" He could set up his own cult or not go to church and I would not care in the least. I am amazed how interested people are in where he sends his kids to school, what kind of puppy he will get for his kids, whether or not his f