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Republicans Willing to Compromise? Yeah, Right
(The Root) — Remember when President Obama won re-election? Apparently Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), speaker of the House, doesn’t. He recently wrote a column outlining his plans to get rid of Obamacare. From Thinkprogress: President Obama has won re-election, but his health care law is still driving up costs and making it harder for small…
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Romney: Obama Gave Voters 'Gifts'
(The Root) — The Republican excuse train is apparently being produced by a late-1990s version of Sean “Diddy” Combs … because it can’t stop, won’t stop. As reported by the New York Times: In a conference call with fund-raisers and donors to his campaign, Mr. Romney said Wednesday afternoon that the president had followed…
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GOP: Ever Consider Courting Blacks?
(The Root) — If they could just get those pesky Hispanics! That’s the overwhelming narrative in the aftermath of the defeat of Mitt Romney. Apparently the obvious logic is that Republicans just need Hispanics. If the party decides to work on immigration, perhaps it can sway them to join the dark side — er, the…
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Just Accept It, Republicans: You Failed
(The Root) — “We need to stop, take a deep breath and learn,” said Newt Gingrich on Monday’s Today show on NBC when discussing what the Republican Party should do next after suffering the shellacking it received in the 2012 election. “I was wrong,” Gingrich pointed out as he also pointed out that all major…
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Petition Urges Macy's to Drop Donald Trump
(The Root) — The winners and losers of the 2012 election remain unresolved in some states across the country (there are still elections that are too close to call), but where does any of this leave the one known as Donald Trump? Now, before you say, “Who cares about Donald Trump?” let me answer that…
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Postelection Meltdown: Mary Matalin vs. Van Jones
(The Root) — The meltdowns by many Republicans after the re-election of President Barack Obama have been quite a sight. From Donald Trump demanding a revolution to Karl Rove explaining that Obama demonized his opposition by calling them un-American, the rewriting of history started as soon as the election’s writing was on the wall. One…
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TWIB Radio: Obama Wins
(The Root) — I admit it. I was terrified. I cannot claim that I just knew President Barack Obama was going to win re-election. I had heard, as had many others, that his campaign team seemed completely relaxed and without worry, but that didn’t make me feel better. I assumed that was the brave face…
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Chris Rock Highlights Obama's Whiteness
(The Root) — Chris Rock sent a message to white voters on the Jimmy Kimmel Show recently. Hilarity ensued, right?! I watched the clip with a few friends, and they laughed! I, on the other hand, crossed my arms and looked toward the ground. I felt really weird and didn’t want to comment at all.…
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If Romney Loses, Blame Demographics?
(The Root) — Republicans are claiming that they’re confident of a Mitt Romney win on Tuesday. However, some are already coming up with their excuses for losing to the most horrible, terrible, incompetent, dictating tyrant the country has ever seen. Example: “If we lose this election, there is only one explanation,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told…
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Why Black Indie Media Needs Its Props
(The Root) — People have often shared with me how they came to know who I am. “I was searching on iTunes for “Black podcasts” and i came across yours!” or… “I was talking with a friend about reading more people of color and they pointed me to your site!” The way some folks talk…
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