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The Faux Outrage Over Biden's 'Chains' Quote
(The Root) — So apparently Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is the campaign of hate. That’s according to Mitt Romney, who came out swinging after he caught wind of some commentary that Vice President Joe Biden made while on the campaign trail. Man, that was hateful. That wasn’t a rhetorical flourish or anything. That was the…
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Romney's VP Pick Puts GOP in Perspective
(The Root) — “Did you just say something about my Mama?” That was my initial response when I found out about the new Republican vice presidential candidate. Since the Saturday-morning announcement of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as Mitt Romney’s running mate, there have been myriad analyses of the rationale behind it, and there are still…
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Comedians Have Social Responsibility, Too
(The Root) In recent years the conversation on whether or not to take comedians seriously when it comes to matters of import has been all the rage. From Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s daily smack down of the political establishment to Katt Williams and Tracy Morgan on stage. From Bill Maher with his weekly show…
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Super PAC Paints Obama as Racist
(The Root) — The super PAC situation is getting ridiculous. For those of you who are not familiar with super PACs: A super PAC is a political action committee that is allowed to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money either for a candidate or against one. Super PACs can’t work directly with the candidate…
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Black culture and political satire. 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.