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Palin's 'Shuck and Jive' Racial Assault Is No Surprise
Black America Web‘s Michael H. Cottman says that Sarah Palin’s language was deliberately racist, and just in time for early voting in 32 states. On Palin’s Facebook page Wednesday, she criticized the Obama administration for its handling of the Benghazi, Libya attack with a blog entitled: “Obama’s Shuck and Jive Ends With Benghazi Lies.” “Why…
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Former Penn State Players Wise to Transfer
BlackAmericaWeb‘s Michael H. Cottman congratulates the African-American athletes who left the institution in the wake of its sex abuse scandal. These former Penn State players — all African-Americans — are part of a nine-player exodus, young athletes who decided to leave Penn State after former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted of sexually abusing…
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Give Jesse Jackson Jr. Time to Heal
The Chicago politician’s critics should be patient, BlackAmericaWeb‘s Michael H. Cottman says. With the cacophony of negative noise and the political vultures circling, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has emerged as a voice of reason. She said, simply, that Jackson ought to have “the care and time he needs to get well.” … In a…
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Reporter Fired for 'White Folks' Comments Could Be Right
BlackAmericaWeb‘s Michael H. Cottman says while Joe Williams may have overstepped his journalistic boundaries, the former Politico reporter’s commentary about Mitt Romney being more comfortable around white folks wasn’t too far off. … “Romney is very, very comfortable, it seems, with people who are like him,” Williams told MSNBC’s Martin Bashir. “That’s one of the…
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Election Campaign Heats Up in Battleground States
Michael H. Cottman, senior writer at BlackAmericaWeb, weighs in on the importance of battleground states as pollsters predict that the upcoming presidential election could be one of the closest in recent history. President Barack Obama rolled through Ohio Thursday during a two-day bus tour where he promised voters that he’ll create jobs for millions of…
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What Can Romney Possibly Say to the NAACP?
BlackAmericaWeb‘s Michael H. Cottman writes that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s flailing attempts to connect with black people will likely just continue when he speaks to the civil rights organization in July. Romney is the worst kind of politician: he’s a political shape-shifter: He tries to transform himself into the audience that he’s speaking to…
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So What If Obama Is Starstruck?
At BlackAmericaWeb, Michael H. Cottman says that associations with celebrities do nothing to cheapen the office of the president. Filmmakers Spike Lee and Tyler Perry have hosted high-end fundraisers for Obama; he’s laughed with supporter Lady Gaga and last week Obama treated rock star Jon Bon Jovi to a ride on Air Force One…
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Cornel West's Obsession With Obama
Is Cornel West being petty, or does he really think that black Americans will be better off if President Obama loses his bid for the White House in November? author Michael H. Cottman asks in an analysis of the professor’s comments at BlackAmericaWeb. Cornel West is obsessed with criticizing President Barack Obama. Every few months…
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Democrats Can't Afford Complacency in 2012
Writing at BlackAmericaWeb, Michael H. Cottman says that the Obama team has good reason to be concerned that some Democrats think — wrongly — that the president will cruise to re-election. But less than seven months before Election Day, recent polls show that the economy is still an issue where Obama is vulnerable. Nearly two-thirds…
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Why Is Romney Avoiding Religion and Race?
In an opinion piece for BlackAmericaWeb, Michael H. Cottman says that ignoring these issues is probably sound strategy because the GOP candidate’s faith teaches that black people are cursed by God. Even though the overwhelming majority of African-American voters will support President Barack Obama in the general election over Romney, black Republicans have been particularly…
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