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Chris Matthews Goes Off on RNC Chairman
(The Root) — This morning on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, made an appearance to promote the Republican National Convention. MSNBC host Chris Matthews was also on set. This little exchange went down. Twitter exploded. I screamed in my house. I realized that I hadn’t seen anyone go…
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Democrats Mock Romney's 'Do-Over'
(The Root) — The GOP convention will soon kick off. Apparently the Democrats wanted to take advantage of what it represents. Enter the Do-Over. I have only one response to that. Elon James White is a writer and satirist and host of the award-winning video and radio series This Week in Blackness. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Tumblr. Elon James…
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The Do-Over: Democrats mock Romney's hope for reinvention
The GOP Convention will soon kick off. Apparently the Democrats wanted to take advantage of what it represents. Enter The Do-Over. I only have one response to that. Elon James White is a writer and satirist and host of the award-winning video and radio series This Week in Blackness. Listen Monday to Thursday at 1:30…
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This Week in Blackness 2.0: Romney, Birther Jokes and 'Other'
(The Root) — On Friday, Aug. 24, Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican candidate, decided to spice up his stump speech with an off-the-cuff joke. A birther joke. I decided to weigh in on the subject in the latest episode of This Week in Blackness. Elon James White is a writer and satirist and host of the award-winning…
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There's No Such Thing as an Abortion Extremist
(The Root) — National Review Editor Rich Lowry has penned an op-ed at Politico titled “Barack Obama the Abortion Extremist.” The headline jumped out of me because of its hyperbolic nature. An abortion extremist? What the heck is an abortion extremist? According to Lowry: From a strictly down-the-middle, neutral perspective, if one side of a…
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'This Week in Blackness' 2.0: Poll Taxes Are Real
(The Root) — We all have to play our part in educating the community about the GOP-led voter-suppression campaign. With so much justified fear and well-meaning but problematic misinformation out there, we have to actively try to inform. Today I relaunched my award-winning Web series This Week in Blackness. In this political atmosphere, this was…
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No More False Equivalencies in Politics!
(The Root) — When I sat down to write this article about the “Say Anything” election, I wondered if I should give examples of President Obama participating in #SayAnything2012 to even out my critique. I thought of it because in today’s climate, in order to call BS and not have the core of my argument dismissed,…
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The 'Say Anything' Election
(The Root) — On my radio show TWiB! we cover myriad topics — from the problematic to the flat-out absurd to the seriously dangerous. However, because we scour through news stories every day, we’ve started to notice a frightening pattern. People — who we’re supposed to respect and listen to — are saying things that…
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The 'Say-Anything' Campaign
Elon James White is a writer and satirist and host of the award-winning video and radio series This Week in Blackness. Listen Monday to Thursday at 1:30 p.m. EST at TWIB.FM and watch at TV.TWIB.ME/LIVE. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Tumblr.
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Survey: NYPD Treats Whites Better Than Blacks
(The Root) — BREAKING: According to a New York Times survey, 59 percent of New Yorkers believe that whites are treated better than blacks by police in New York City. Overall, 64 percent of the people surveyed said the police favored one race over another. Also — fire is hot. How will this new information change…
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