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Why the Scandals Aren't Touching Obama's Approval Rating
MSNBC‘s Evan Puschak looks at the theories about why the president’s approval has gone untouched despite government scandals. A Washington Post-ABC News poll shows Obama’s approval rating holding steady at 51%, the same as it was a month ago. Gallup shows the same trend: in their poll Obama has remained at 49%. A CNN poll…
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10 Pieces of Advice for Postcollege Life
(The Root) — It’s commencement season! Over the weekend, President Obama headed to Morehouse College to deliver what turned out to be a controversial address, while first lady Michelle Obama went to Maryland’s Bowie State University to deliver a widely lauded speech. Scandal actress Kerry Washington spoke at her alma mater, George Washington University, where…
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IRS Apology for Tea Party Racists?
(The Root) — The confederacy of dunces that makes up the Republican Party leadership and Fox News want you to believe that liberal operatives at the IRS abused power — for political purposes — by scrutinizing conservative Tea Party affiliates applying for tax-exempt 501(c)(4) status. What has been missed in the mainstream debate on the…
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Which Slave Sailed Himself to Freedom?
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. (The Root) — Amazing Fact About the…
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The IRS Scandal: A Reality Check
(The Root) — For the Obama administration’s critics, Steven T. Miller, the ousted chief of the Internal Revenue Service, might now serve as the face of the overreaching, politically intimidating and criminal behavior of big government under this president. That message is filtering from Republicans amid Miller’s testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee…
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IRS Scandal: Not So Black and White?
“The burgeoning ‘scandal’ over how the IRS chose for review 75 applicants for tax-exempt status puts on full display an unfortunate tendency in journalism — to quote people accurately without explaining the underlying context,” David Cay Johnston wrote Wednesday for Columbia Journalism Review. “Yes, it is as wrong for IRS employees to select groups to…
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Bill Maher Responds to White Guys. Why Not to Wayne Brady?
Morris W. O’Kelly writes at the Huffington Post that the talk-show host only picks fights that he thinks he can win. But with Wayne Brady, he lost badly. It’s about time Bill Maher responded to Wayne Brady. Not because he owes Brady any sort of explanation or apology for his previous jokes about Brady supposedly…
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There Must Be a Serious IRS Probe
Writing at the Washington Post, Jamelle Bouie predicts that reaction to the Internal Revenue Service’s reported targeting of conservative groups is more likely to result in a “scandal circus” than in a serious look at the 501(c)4 designation. Already, there are calls for investigations, resignations, and new legislation. At Slate, David Weigel reports that Ohio…
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How Lil Wayne and Rick Ross Lost: When Hip-Hop Polices Itself
Billboard breaks down the trend of hip-hop fans holding MCs accountable for inappropriate lyrics and ads, versus the days of C. Delores Tucker and gangsta rap when the accusations came from outside of the hip-hop community. The women who took Rick Ross down — for a lyric about drugging a girl and “enjoying” her —…
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Do Whites Have a Mental-Health Edge?
(The Root) — Lisa Nicole Carson, the former star of Ally McBeal and Jason’s Lyric, seemed poised to address rumors swirling about her alleged battles with mental illness during her mysterious, decade-long absence from Hollywood. When asked directly by Essence Magazine in 2009 about rumors that she battled either bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, she replied,…