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Michael Kinsley's essay "God Is Black" made a strong argument that the presence and voices of James Earl Jones and Morgan Freeman have influenced how America hears the voice of truth and authority [Jan. 26]. But there were others who set the stage. We cannot ignore the influence of Southern-raised black televangelists. And even more so, James Weldon Johnson's famous poem "The Creation," which is written in the black idiom: And God stepped out on space, And he looked around and said: I'm lonely-- I'll make me a world. Paul Moore, NORTH SAN JUAN, CALIF...
Kinsley's column is a prime example of why liberals get such bad press. It's utter nonsense to posit that being black or being privy to the African-American experience somehow endows Freeman or Jones with voice-of-God (VOG) vocal cords. Their riveting vocal abilities are not racially based. NFL commentators have had the VOG sound, as did the late movie-trailer announcer Don LaFontaine and Robert Mitchum on the "Beef: It's What's for Dinner" TV spots. Those guys were white. Kinsley should do a bit more research before he puts his fingertips to the keyboard...
...Some scientists, most notably Freeman Dyson of The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, have stirred controversy by arguing that nuclear weapons are a more urgent environmental threat than global warming. Do you agree...
...selling audio Bible, Inspired by ... the Bible Experience, has an all-star cast including Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Samuel L. Jackson and Forest Whitaker - all African American. Meanwhile, Jones' only real competition for the role of God - at least until Denzel Washington gets a bit older - is Morgan Freeman. Jones is the Old Testament God, fierce and forbidding. Freeman is the New Testament version, all wise and all knowing, to be sure, but more approachable. He has done it twice in movies, has been the VOG in commercials for Listerine and Visa cards, among other products...
...strike now, during a recession. Actress Rhea Perlman and husband Danny DeVito recently wrote a letter imploring the union to achieve a settlement with the studios rather than strike: the letter was seconded by such box-office draws as Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Cameron Diaz, Matt Damon, and Morgan Freeman. SAG president Rosenberg - who has his own list of stars backing him (Mel Gibson, Martin Sheen) - remains fixed on a strike. Starting Jan. 2, he hopes to hold a referendum over several weeks allowing SAG members to vote for or against walking out; 75% must vote "yay" for a strike...