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Friday, August 1st, 2008

With all the discussion of “Republican racism” taking place as a result of Obama’s claim that McCain’s “risky” adjective is based on looks, I thought I’d weigh in. I have been involved in GOP politics for 15 years, and in that time I have never - not once - been involved in a discussion [...]

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    Barack Obama, Candidates, Democrats, Elections, John McCain, Political Parties, Politics, Race, Republicans, Society | 1 Comment »

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

I’m heading to a lunch time meeting today and jumped in the back of a cab.  The driver of said cab is clearly agitated.  We begin chatting and he quickly explains the reason for his consternation.  It seems he’s the target of accusations of racial discrimination. 
While doing his rounds one afternoon, he passes a single black woman standing [...]

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    Craziness, Miscellany, Race, Society | 1 Comment »

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Drudge is reporting it, and I have to say I’m not surprised.  Don Imus is considering a return to radio on a competitor station to the one he got bounced from last spring.  The only question now is whether the PC elite in this country will ratchet up the pressure to keep this hire from [...]

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    Business, Craziness, Marketing, Pop Culture, Race, Radio, Self-Promotion, Stuck On Stupid | 1 Comment »

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Courtesy of Drudge is this report from the New York Observer quoting Joe Biden on Barack Obama.
Mr. Biden is equally skeptical—albeit in a slightly more backhanded way—about Mr. Obama. “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, [...]

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    Candidates, Craziness, Democrats, News Media, Politics, Race | 2 Comments »

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

The LA Times has an interesting editorial running today.  It poses a question I find fascinating - is racism in the pursuit of a noble goal any less nefarious than racism in pursuit of a ignoble goal?
Taking account of race to bring children of different backgrounds together is fundamentally different from using race to keep those children [...]

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    Race, Society, Supreme Court | No Comments »

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