June 19, 2013
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This CNN story about the guys who planned to build an x-ray gun is about as strange as anything I’ve heard today. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Two men have been charged in … Continue reading
June 17, 2013
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This has bot to be the funniest thing I’ve seen, read, or heard today. Comedian W. Kamau Bell’s picked his dream jury for George Zimmerman’s trial, on a recent episode of F/X’s “Totally Biased”
April 24, 2013
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After my previous post on profiling in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, I wasn’t naive enough to think that I’d be done with the subject for a while. But I didn’t expect to be returning to the subject … Continue reading
April 17, 2013
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I have not yet written about the bombing of the Boston marathon, for a number of reasons. What was there to say that had been said and said repeatedly. Yes, the attack was horrific. Yes, the loss of life was … Continue reading
April 16, 2013
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In 2012, the GOP’s version of “reality” ran headlong into actual reality — both electoral and otherwise. The collision shattered may Republicans’ perception of reality, and lead to current efforts to “rebrand” the party to appeal to the emerging electorate. … Continue reading
April 12, 2013
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Which one of these guys would not be allowed to fly first class on US Airways?
April 10, 2013
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It’s hard to imagine a more relevant moment for the National Urban League to release its State of Black America 2013 report. This year, after all, marks the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and the 150th anniversary … Continue reading
March 28, 2013
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“The Time is always right,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “to do the right thing.” Unfortunately, that’s not always true in Washington. Courage and conviction is too often in short supply in Washington. Those with the power to set … Continue reading
February 14, 2013
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Watching the various Republican responses — official and otherwise — to President Obama’s State of the Union address was a bit like watching a right-wing remake of The Three Faces of Eve, the 1957 classic about a woman who suffered … Continue reading
February 7, 2013
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This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Rage of an Unprivileged ClassFrom the moment he was sworn in as president, what’s bothered many conservatives most about Barack Obama was that he was a Black man who seemed … Continue reading
February 4, 2013
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This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Rage of an Unprivileged ClassLike I said in the first post in this series, Obama didn’t waste time talking to Republicans in his inaugural address because he didn’t need to … Continue reading
January 30, 2013
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This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Rage of an Unprivileged ClassIn Part 1 of this series, I wrote that Republicans who were incensed that President Obama had nothing to say to them in his inaugural address … Continue reading
January 28, 2013
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This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Rage of an Unprivileged ClassIt was, of course, to be expected that Republicans would not like President Obama’s inaugural address no matter what said. In fact, it’s safe to say … Continue reading
January 2, 2013
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Now that the “fiscal cliff” deal has gone down, we have a couple of months to argue over the “winners” and “losers” before the country is dragged into the next of DC’s. It’s a good time to consider what comes … Continue reading
November 30, 2012
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Word to conservatives: Don’t bother trying to peddle your divisive politics to African-Americans; it won’t work anymore. A post-election poll conducted by The Economist suggests that social issues may no longer be an effective means for Republicans to get Black … Continue reading
November 20, 2012
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Hey GOP, here’s some friendly advice. You know that diverse coalition that carried President Obama to victory (not to mention sending a number of progressives to the Senate, and delivering an across-the-board victory for marriage equality)? The one that conservatives … Continue reading
November 14, 2012
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I’m no doctor, but defeated Republican VP candidate Paul Ryan may still be too “shell-shocked” to resume his role as the right’s “idea man,” if his latest addition to the growing list of GOP excuses for their stunning election day … Continue reading
August 29, 2012
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Come the revolution, the rich, white, male conservative will be the only people left who can play the race card and get away with it. Actually, that revolution is already here. And, with apologies to Gil Scott-Heron, it is being … Continue reading
August 23, 2012
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Move over John Derbyshire. Make room for National Review Online columnist Kevin D. Williamson, the latest conservative to astound those of us who naively thought there was little the right-wing could do anymore that would leave us staring in open-mouthed disbelief. … Continue reading
August 22, 2012
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She’s baaaaa-aaaack! The Romney/Ryan campaign has resurrected Reagan’s “Welfare Queen.” It would be laughable, if they weren’t serious, if the stakes weren’t so high, and if there weren’t so likely to get away with it.