The Atlantic: [The Whites] Fear Of A Black President!

With a smile like this, how could they not like you?

Tina Brown's Newsweek magazine cover.

I added the paraphrase. Look here I couldn't resist clicking on a news link from the Huffington Post. It lead me to The Atlantic. The Republicans are working hard to make the president look like a Black criminal. And it's working.

Mitt Romney overwhelmingly carries the White vote by a healthy margin. 58% - 39% , 3% undecided.

The Atlantic writes a piece in regards to the controversial shooting Sanford, Florida in which unarmed Black teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by White man George Zimmerman.

The president offers his take on the shooting and conservatives went totally crazy.

Ta-Nehisi Coates, a reporter for The Atlantic describes the fears of a Black president.

One piece that sought my interest was this one here:

[President Barack] Obama has pitched his presidency as a monument to moderation. He peppers his speeches with nods to ideas originally held by conservatives. He routinely cites Ronald Reagan. He effusively praises the enduring wisdom of the American people, and believes that the height of insight lies in the town square. Despite his sloganeering for change and progress, Obama is a conservative revolutionary, and nowhere is his conservative character revealed more than in the very sphere where he holds singular gravity—race.

Part of that conservatism about race has been reflected in his reticence: for most of his term in office, Obama has declined to talk about the ways in which race complicates the American present and, in particular, his own presidency.

The irony of Barack Obama is this: he has become the most successful black politician in American history by avoiding the radioactive racial issues of yesteryear, by being “clean” (as Joe Biden once labeled him)—and yet his indelible blackness irradiates everything he touches. This irony is rooted in the greater ironies of the country he leads.

That got me thinking! You remember that I wrote a month ago about your White friends, co-workers or family members. Ask them if they think President Barack Obama could win reelection. Most would say no!

Roughly 40% of the White vote goes to President Barack Obama. Mitt Romney carries strongly among White males and White voters over 65. The president carries Black votes over 90% and Hispanics over 70%.

Morgan Freeman donated to the Pro-Obama Priorities SuperPac this year. Freeman criticized the Tea Party and President Obama. He believes that President Obama should acknowledge the issues of race in America.

The fact that conservatives believe the president is talking about is race is ridiculous. This month when Vice President misquoted Republicans by saying they'll put "ya'll back in chains", a firestorm of villianazation by the conservative media. They believe that the vice president has stated something to rile up Black voters. They maybe right, but they're wrong on the aspect. President Barack Obama avoids talking about race. He knows that he has to do more than a White president. He knows that White voters are the most pessimistic about issues surrounding the economy.

President Obama knows the situation. He rather let this issue be the last thing brought up. Conservatives and White supremacists openly ridicule the policies, his race and his family. He is a Harvard-educated scholar and yet his critics still look at him as a Nigger.

They question his patriotism by suggesting he's not an American or not patriotic enough! They think he spends [taxpayer money/government funds] like a rapper or celebrity.

They refuse to give the president credit for bring the stock market back from the brink, ordering the killing Osama bin Laden and breathing life in the struggling Ford, GM and Chrysler industries.

They see the president as something of the 19th or 20th Century. They believe he's a "Socialist" or "Communist".

Let's take a look at Morgan Freeman. Freeman portrayed roles a Black president and leader. ABC's The View looks into his thoughts.

Judge In *Gasp* Texas Warns Of Civil War If Obama Is Reelected!

And you're seeing the unhinged once again raise its ugly head. The President of The United States is zeroed in as an enemy and the Republicans want to defeat him. They don't really have a strong argument to beat him. All they got is the excuses of their involvement in stalling progress and the "overblown" spending they claim he's responsible for.

So what they voted for stimulus funding from then President George W. Bush. So what they voted for two wars that cost trillions of dollars, thousands of lives. So what they voted for extending the debt ceiling. That doesn't matter if President Barack Obama wants something, they refuse to support it and they'll run this economy to the brink in order to hurt him.

This year a federal judge emailed a racist joke and he's under investigation for this. We seen Republican officials say things about the president that were considered racist. Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado), Congressman Joe Walsh (R-Illinois), Congressman Allen West (R-Florida), Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota) say "coded" phrases about the president and the Black community.

Now once again in the state of Texas, a county judge warns of a "Civil War" if the president is reelected. He believes that our president will dissolves the country for the United Nations.


A Lubbock County, Texas, judge is asking for a tax increase to hire deputies for the inevitable civil war he believes would follow President Obama's re-election.

The way he puts it, Judge Tom Head wants to prepare for the "worst", which to him means "civil unrest, civil disobedience" and possible "civil war", according to a report from Fox 34 Lubbock

Judge Tom Head and Commissioner Mark Heinrich told the station this week that a 1.7 cent tax increase for the next fiscal year was necessary to prepare for many contingencies, including Obama's re-election. He also mentioned to the station that the county needs a pay increase is needed for the district attorney's office and more funds to pay for more sheriff's office deputies.

"He's going to try to hand over the sovereignty of the United States to the (United Nations), and what is going to happen when that happens?," Head asked the station during a Monday interview. "I'm thinking the worst. Civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war maybe. And we're not just talking a few riots here and demonstrations, we're talking Lexington, Concord, take up arms and get rid of the guy."

Head also seems to fear the retaliation of such civil unrest.

"Now what's going to happen if we do that, if the public decides to do that? He's going to send in U.N. troops. I don't want 'em in Lubbock County. OK. So I'm going to stand in front of their armored personnel carrier and say 'you're not coming in here'.

"And the sheriff, I've already asked him, I said 'you gonna back me' he said, 'yeah, I'll back you'. Well, I don't want a bunch of rookies back there. I want trained, equipped, seasoned veteran officers to back me."

The station reports that the tax hike will provide an additional $832,433 coupled with $2 million in cuts to make the numbers work.

The Houston Chronicle and San Francisco Gate covered this controversy.

Texas Billboard Calls Obama "The Other [Threat]!"

Like this is the umpteenth billboard in some small conservative town with another wildly offensive and downright racist slander against President Barack Obama.

This is the Republican Party.

The standard bearer Mitt Romney is going to lead a band of angry lunatics who claim they're patriots to the ballot boxes to remove a "threat!" Who's the threat?

In Texas, you got a bunch of morons who think the bible is science and Darwin was a voodoo witch doctor!

I mean who's the King of the Hill?

Three known Republican idiots reside in Texas. They each had a moment in the sun!

That idiot Republican governor Rick Perry, gadfly cult leader Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas), or foot in the mouth idiot Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-Texas). Each of them has riled up their voters with rhetoric that could inspire someone the purchasing rights to an offensive billboard.

According to KGO-TV (ABC 7), San Francisco, the billboard that's on display in a small Texas town is stirring up controversy across the country.

The display compares the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to removing President Barack Obama from office. Images of the ad have gone viral on the Web and raised concerns the message could be a threat against the president.

The man who paid for the billboard says the display was inspired by an anti-Obama e-mail he received.

"Other than the fact it's got some Seals in there with a gun, I think it's pretty obvious what they did and what the statement is," said billboard sponsor Tom Schad.

Despite complaints from neighbors and people around the country, the sponsor says he has no intention of taking it down.

President Barack Obama ordered Special Operations Forces to go into Pakistan to assassinate Osama bin Laden in May 2011.  The new head of al-Qaeda is the Eyptian, Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri. He is somewhere in Pakistan.

The Republicans can't use the argument that the president is "soft on terrorism" anymore!

Black Female Olypians dissed again...

Shake Pt. 2!

Embattled senate candidate Todd Akin is defiant. The Republican House and Senate Leaders are now calling for him to resign from Congress, entirely.

This controversy is ongoing. We here at Journal de la Reyna will cover this.

Washed up celebrity and televangelist Kirk Cameron is coming to the defense of the controversial Republican Congressman Todd Akin of Missouri.

Known as Mike Seaver from the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains, the conservative activist is demanding the Republicans to back off of the congressman. He joins the choir of anti-abortion activists throwing their support for the embattled senate candidate.

Washed up celebrity turned televangelist Kirk Cameron comes in support of Congressman Todd Akin (R-Missouri) amid a brewing controversy of women's reproductive rights!

Akin won the Missouri U.S. Senate primary after a bitter fight against two primary opponents.

Now as the pressure mounts, the congressman's gains are going up in smoke.

Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas, U.S. Senate campaign organizer) and Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky, Minority Leader) have called for Akin to get out. The biggest call to get out comes from the Romney campaign. Those request were ignored.

Akin is turning to the anti-abortion activists and fellow Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) for moral support and fundraising.

Not backing down. Congressman Todd Akin (R-Missouri).

In what is considered cracks in the once stable Republican Party. The movement is showing signs of division.

Those who support pro-life positions are still shaky with Romney. They believe that Romney is going to continue to endorse abortion laws. Romney was once a pro-choice governor. Mitt Romney denies he was a pro-choice governor. The conservative base were hoping for Rick Santorum to continue his failed presidential bid to unseat the potential nomination of Mitt Romney. They were rushing to the internet and television saying that the media was in love with not only President Barack Obama, but the perennial presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Some in the conservative media are upset with Akin and they're calling for him to get out!

Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter, the three most controversial voices in the conservative media are claiming that the "liberal media" lets politicians like Vice President Joe Biden get away with comments but they're so focused on Akin because he's a conservative. Although these three would love to see Akin get out the race, they're going to blame the media for the controversy.

Former governor and Tea Party queen, Sarah Palin has demanded that Republicans choice another candidate that appeals to the conservative causes. Palin blames Akin if the race tips in favor of Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri).

McCaskill is hoping that division among the party establishment and the Tea Party, will help her win her race and carry the state for President Obama.

Mitt Romney has no backbone. He can't even keep his party in line. Every freaking time he tries to make the case for party unity, Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh and now Congressman Todd Akin are upstaging him at every whim.

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Romney upset over Akin's refusal to concede.

The Romney Campaign complains about the president having no leadership and yet here we are! The Republican ticket can't even get a member of their party to resign. They made the controversy worse by calling for him to get out! The Republicans care only about winning! This is why the Tea Party is not relevant.

President Barack Obama does carry a share of trouble with his conservative Democrats. Some come from states that care about issues like firearms, abortion and regulations. Take West Virginia, for example. Two Democratic senators and the coal mining industry. The industry disapproves of President Obama.

The state of Arkansas. Known for the world's largest retailer Walmart, many in the state support non-union work and forestry. One Democrat and one Republican. One longtime Democrat was beat in the 2010 U.S. Midterm Election. Another one may retire and put the seat in Republican hands. The state highly disapproves of President Obama.

Republicans are purging their moderates. Over 50 members of Congress are getting out.

Republican and Democratic Senators and Representatives are getting fed up with the partisanship (rush to the cameras) members.

A list of those mention have been on television more:

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida, Democratic Party National Chair), Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa), Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Illinois), Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas), Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota), Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-California, Minority Leader), Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-New York), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois),  Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin, current vice presidential nominee), Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), Congressman John Boehner (R-Ohio, Speaker of The House), Congressman Eric Cantor (R-Virginia, House Majority Leader), Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Connecticut), Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada, Majority Leader), Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah).

These are the most well known members of Congress. Known for controversial statements.

Congressman Todd Akin: Mitt Romney, You Can Shove It!

Congressman Todd Akin (R-Missouri) is not bowing down to Mitt Romney and Congressman Paul Ryan's (R-Wisconsin) pleas to get out the race!

On The Sean Hannity Radio Program, once again the conservative agitator is practically pleading to Congressman Todd Akin to drop his U.S. Senate bid. The eight term U.S. Congressman from Missouri is not folding nor quitting this race. This will put the U.S. Senate race for Missouri as a "TOSSUP" leans Republican.

Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) can breathe easy for now. The focus is back to "The War on Women".

Sean Hannity is the go to guy for Republicans. If a conservative is under fire or a Republican needs a moment to shine, look for the 50 year old conservative agitator.

This controversy is on going and believe me the Republicans don't need any more bad news.

The go to guy for a Republican scandal. The serial agitator plead to Congressman Todd Akin (R-Missouri) to get out the race. The congressman refused to concede.

The deadline to have a replacement was 5PM (CST). This has passed and the Republican will be on the ballot. Despite the pleas of Republican candidate Mitt Romney, the congressman is not interested in being lectured by the likes of him.

Missouri Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin attacked the GOP’s presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, for joining a chorus of Republicans asking him to withdraw from the race. Akin said that Romney had blown the controversy out of proportion and implied that he had done so for his own political gain.

Mother Nature Hates Republicans Too!

Tropical Storm Issac could ruin the Republican National Convention.

Hurricane Issac is coming for the panhandle of Florida. Where it lands, could have festivities and revenue ruined for the city of Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay area is going to host the 2012 Republican National Convention.

Former Massachusetts governor and perennial candidate for president Mitt Romney has overcame the odds of the bitter Tea Party movement to become their nominee. He and his running mate Congressman Paul Ryan  (R-Wisconsin) will take helm as the Republican nominees.

What could ruin such a great occasion? The Republican Party's sworn enemy Mother Nature!

Hurricane spotters fear that Issac could become a Category 3 hurricane during the week of the Republican Convention. The notion is thought among some of the party faithful.

The pimps, the prostitutes, pizza joints, bars, restaurants, rental cars, strip clubs and law enforcement are looking forward to the Republican Party arrival.

Republicans are the adult industry's best customers. If a Republican is looking for a good time with a prostitute or male escort, they can find it in the Tampa area.

I'm not dissing Tampa, Florida,. But I'll bet ya, the professionals in the adult industry and your average street hooker are willing to do anything to make a Republican happy.

To be strictly honest, any political event will attract this. Just wait til the Democratic National Convention when President Barack Obama comes to town. Charlotte, North Carolina will host the event. I'll bet you that the Interstate 77/85 corridor is going to be congested with U.S. Secret Service and state law enforcement.

It's party convention time, hopefully for the Republican Party.

A rumor going around. Vice President Joe Biden may show up in Tampa to disrupt the convention. I bet you that the areas around Interstate 4 and 275 will be congested and the arrival of Vice President Biden will bring forth numerous delays.

The Obama Campaign despises Mitt Romney and his campaign. They believe that he'll pander to the extremist elements of the Republican Party to win this election. So far, Mitt Romney hasn't disappointed.

Barack Obama would win if one thing didn't hold him back. The economy and the fact that he's a Black man.

I'm Staying On The Ballot (For Now)!

Pressuring Congressman Todd Akin (R-Missouri) to drop his bid for U.S. Senate.

Congressman Todd Akin (R-Missouri) is under fire. With good reason. He just opened up a huge distraction. Over the past weekend, the congressman went on a local television program and stated that women can deny legitimate rape.

“It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let’s assume that maybe that didn’t work or something: I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be of the rapist, and not attacking the child.

Those comments let up a firestorm. Akin went on the serial conservative agitator Sean Hannity radio program to apologize. He bailed out on Piers Morgan and got a huge tongue lashing from the host. And even went forth to put a web video telling the public that he's sorry for what he's said.



The Missouri Republicans are not buying it. The Republicans want his sorry ass out of the race!

In a mere two weeks you see the implosion of a U.S. Senate candidate. Congressman Akin's bid for the U.S. Senate go up in flames. It's so bad, the Republican Senatorial Committee and state leaders are demanding that Akin step aside. They ceased fundraising. CBS anchor Norah O'Donnell stated that $10 million dollars was stopped after this controversy.

Again, they want him to get out the race! Akin so far is defiant.

According to the Associated Press, if the congressman doesn't concede his nomination by the end of the day, he'll be on the ballot and it's going to be a likely federal court dispute.

While it's likely he'll resign either from Congress or give up his nomination bid, the damage is done.

The Republicans let the grips of victory slip from their grasp. They launched the culture war and this has finally taken a toll.

Breathe easy! Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) is now the frontrunner.  Embattled senator could win reelection.

Another native Missourian had let his loose lips sink his radio endorsements and ratings. Yet, he's managed to strive in this controversy and managed to pull in a few new listeners. That commentator went off on a Georgetown law student and called her a "slut" and wanted to see "her make a sex tape". He caught the attention of President Barack Obama who offered comfortable words to this private citizen. This private citizen became the public voice of women's rights. That Missourian is Rush Limbaugh and the woman is Sandra Fluke. This controversy was this year.

Congressman Todd Akin really effed up! He made it easier for his opponent Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri). President Barack Obama and Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) will rile up women votes by tying Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and running mate Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) to the extreme views of Akin and likely Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa).

This is an ongoing issue. This controversy was discussed by me and LeReyna. I believe this will be the turning point for the Democratic Party. This controversy will eventually die off! But as of right now, if the Democrats and President Barack Obama outline the gridlock in Congress and issues such as this controversy, they'll have a better chance at winning.

We here at Journal de la Reyna will cover this controversy.

Soledad O'Brien Smacks Down Romney Supporter!

CNN is trailing behind in the ratings due to the hyperpartisan rabble rousers of Fox News and MSNBC.

CNN has been in the game since the 1980s. But competition is rising. And CNN tried to fend it off!

CNN is considered the most fairest network in political coverage. It's hated by both the left and the right.

Soledad O'Brien is one of the toughest in the news.

A few days ago, former New Hampshire governor, Republican John Sununu gets into it with the host of Early Start. Sununu is one of those pain inducing conservative agitators who doesn't care about facts.

All he wants to do is get his own television show on these freaking cable news channels.

Soledad O'Brien goes at it with John Sununu.

Sununu made the news recently by claiming the president was smoking something while attending Columbia University. Sununu is a birther and borderline racist.

ESPN Anchor: White Fans Will Not Support Black Players!

Skip Bayless insert his foot in his mouth.

If you're a White conservative male, even in sports, you're likely to have this opinion of major athletes.

Skip Bayless is another example of the brainless idiots in the media saying things that are so inappropriate, they'll either be forced to apologize or be sent their walking papers.

Congressman Todd Akin, a Republican running as the Missouri U.S. Senate Candidate knows how to insert his foot in his mouth or head right up his ass.

Bayless is no exception.

The Huffington Post presents another controversy from the ESPN sports deck.


Perhaps best known for lauding Tim Tebow and tearing down LeBron James, Bayless contended that it is human nature for white fans to support a white athlete over a black athlete if given a choice.

"I'm going to throw it out there. You also have the black-white dynamic and the majority of Redskins fans are white. And it’s just human nature, if you’re white to root for the white guy," Bayless contended. "It just happens in sports. Just like the black community will root for the black quarterback. I'm for the black guy. I'm just saying, I don't like the dynamic for RG3. It could stunt his growth in the NFL."

Bayless made this claim about human nature to bolster his argument that Robert Griffin III, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner and the No. 2 overall selection in the 2012 NFL Draft, is in a precarious position in Washington due to the presence of fellow rookie QB Kirk Cousins, a fourth-round pick out of Michigan State. While attempting to make the case (which he has been doing for months) that the Redskins erred in drafting Cousins, who is white, because it puts unnecessary pressure on Griffin III, who is black, to flourish quickly, Bayless cited race as factor in determining fan opinion. This discussion came two days after Griffin delivered a lackluster effort in a preseason game against the Chicago Bears.

Since Bayless does proclaim his support for Griffin by saying "I'm for the black guy," he does allow for the possibility that not all people make rooting decisions based on the race of a player. Does he only think that Redskins fans let their allegiances be swayed this way? Does he really think that Cousins is better, even if only right now, and that Redskins fans will be swayed by the preseason productivity of each player? Or did Bayless only "throw it out there" in order to generate controversy?

At the Bar: The Heterosexist Narrative

Thank you Ankensen Mie.  I was thinking the same thing.  Hollyweird have a fantasy about Hetereosexual Upper Middle Class Whiteness at the expense of POCs, GLBTs, working/lower middle class/poor people.  I, a woman of Color, am so sick of it!  La Reyna says I'm sick and tired of it.  That's why I don't watch TV and movies often.

Signed,

La Reyna and supporters of my blog, Journal de la Reyna

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Did GOP Congressman Sink His Senate Bid?

Congressman Todd Akin (R-Missouri) is under fire for comments about rape victims. The comments gave Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) an opening.  

Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) is the most vulnerable member of the U.S. Senate. Her state highly disapproves of her and President Barack Obama. A major swing state, it's trending more redder. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) carried the state by just a point. The Republican candidates who are running for the U.S. Senate are hoping the bad economy and President Barack Obama's job approval could be the ticket to reclaiming the Senate.

Congressman Todd Akin (R-Missouri) won the Missouri GOP primary and will be the one running against McCaskill.

Akin is a Republican member of Congress since 2001. His district covers the suburban St. Louis County.

Akin won a bitterly fought primary against two other candidates, one rival being endorsed by Tea Party maven former governor Sarah Palin. Akin wasn't endorsed by Palin, but managed to win over Missouri Republicans.

Akin who is a pro-lifer said something over the weekend that may have gave a struggling McCaskill the break she needed.

Republicans emboldened by the culture wars have finally taken its toll. Akin being a representative of the culture war, said something inappropriate about rape victims and the media has zeroed in on it!



According to Talking Points Memo, a progressive blog, his opposition to abortion rights even in case of rape with a claim that victims of “legitimate rape” have unnamed biological defenses that prevent pregnancy.

Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) has distanced herself from President Barack Obama. She is facing a tougher reelection this year.

“First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape] is really rare,” Akin told KTVI-TV in an interview posted Sunday. “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

Akin said that even in the worst-case scenario — when the supposed natural protections against unwanted pregnancy fail — abortion should still not be a legal option for the rape victim.

“Let’s assume that maybe that didn’t work, or something,” Akin said. “I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child.”


A 1996 study by the American Journal of Obstetricians and Gynecologists found “rape-related pregnancy occurs with significant frequency” and is “a cause of many unwanted pregnancies” — an estimated “32,101 pregnancies result from rape each year.”

In a tweet, McCaskill said she was “stunned” by Akin’s comments.

After the interview caused a firestorm, Akin said in a statement that he “misspoke.”

Akin is perhaps the boldest among a crop of conservative 2012 nominees who could hamper GOP efforts to take back the Senate in the fall. Akin has called for an end to the school-lunch program and a total ban on the morning-after pill.

His claim about “legitimate” types of rape is not completely foreign to the current Republican Congress, however. In 2011, the House GOP was forced to drop language from a bill that would have limited federal help to pay for an abortion to only victims of “forcible rape.” Akin was a co-sponsor on the bill.

Nor is this Akin’s first time suggesting some types of rape are more worthy of protections than others. As a state legislator, Akin voted in 1991 for an anti-marital-rape law, but only after questioning whether it might be misused “in a real messy divorce as a tool and a legal weapon to beat up on the husband,” according to a May 1 article that year in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.