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Huckabee Is Almost Right on Chick-fil-A
The Washington Post‘s Jonathan Capehart says that he supports Chick-fil-A President and CEO Dan Cathy’s freedom to speak out against gay marriage, but he also supports the rights of those who make their displeasure known through protest. Elected officials across the country are withdrawing the welcome mat from their cities. And there have been calls…
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AIDS and the Black Community in DC
As the International AIDS Conference kicks off in Washington, D.C., this week, Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post writes that the conclave couldn’t be hosted by a more appropriate city. Capehart cites encouraging HIV-infection statistics in the District but also highlights the disproportionate impact of the disease among African Americans there. According to the latest…
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Allen West's Runaway-Slave Rhetoric
The Washington Post‘s Jonathan Capehart takes the black Republican congressman to task for inflammatory comments made at a recent campaign event. As I wrote in my previous post, Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) and Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) are rhetorical bomb throwers. But just when you think they have exhausted their ability to offend they come…
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George Zimmerman's Callous 'Hoodie' Comment
Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart says that a joke recorded in a jailhouse phone call between Trayvon Martin’s shooter and his wife crosses a line by making light of the item of clothing that’s come to represent the unarmed teen’s death. When Shellie advises that he “could always lay down or something” to hide from…
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Jefferson, Our Barbarous Ancestors and Marriage
The Washington Post‘s Jonathan Capehart reflects on how far we have to go on the issue of marriage equality. My run yesterday found me bounding up the stairs of the Jefferson Memorial. One of my favorite things to do is share Jefferson’s unobstructed view across the Tidal Basin of the White House. But this…
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The Occupy Movement Is Going Nowhere
The Washington Post‘s Jonathan Capehart says he struggles to see what Occupy Wall Street has accomplished recently. The massive protests over the weekend in Chicago during the NATO summit have folks wondering if that marked a resurgence of the Occupy Wall Street movement. But I have to tell you, if those demonstrations are any indicator,…
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Gay Marriage: Obama's Words Finally Match His Deeds
In an entry for the Washington Post‘s PostPartisan blog, Jonathan Capehart says that leadership is about doing what’s right when it’s neither easy nor convenient. At 3 p.m., ABC News aired footage of the president of the United States saying, “I’ve been going through an evolution on this issue. I’ve always been adamant that gay…
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Obama Should Say 'Yes, I Do' on Gay Marriage
The Washington Post‘s Jonathan Capehart wishes that President Obama would stop playing games and follow the lead of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Vice President Joe Biden, who have taken clear stances on the issue of gay marriage. And where is President Obama? “Evolving.” Still. It’s as if he’s playing a big game of…
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Racial Attacks on Hockey Player Are Sickening
Addressing the racist Twitter attacks against the Washington Capitals’ Joel Ward, Jonathan Capehart at the Washington Post says that the hockey player is probably used to it, but that doesn’t make it acceptable. Racial animus isn’t confined to racially charged events, such as the killing of Trayvon Martin. It has now made its way to…
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