Politics
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Racism Against Blacks Linked to Voter-ID Laws
A recent survey by the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication shows that those in support of voter-ID laws usually harbor “negative sentiments towards African Americans,” writes ColorLines‘ Aura Bogado. It’s little surprise, then, that the laws, which require one or more forms of hard-to-get identification in order to vote, primarily affect minorities. Researchers…
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Obama Super PAC Gets Billionaire Campaign Donor
Following news of slow campaign fundraising in President Obama’s election run against Republican nominee Mitt Romney, Politico reports an upswing in donors for the president. Priorities USA Action spent $7.9 million last month — mostly on ads scrutinizing Romney’s tenure at the private equity firm Bain Capital — and finished June with $2.8 million in…
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2012 Elections: Why SCOTUS Matters
(The Root) — This is most likely not at the top of your list as you begin to determine your man for president of the United States come Nov. 6. But, in a word, it should be this: SCOTUS, the Supreme Court of the United States. Either President Obama or would-be President Romney will make…
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Mortgage Bias: Economic Jim Crow
(The Root) —The mortgage crisis of 2008 has revealed the true color of money: black and white. On July 12, Wells Fargo — the largest residential mortgage lender in the United States — agreed to a $175 million settlement in a racial-discrimination suit brought by the Department of Justice. The case originated with charges first…
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Obama's Day, July 19: Campaigning in Florida
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012 In the morning, the President will depart the White House en route Jacksonville, Florida. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at Jacksonville International Airport are open press. In Jacksonville, the President will deliver remarks at a…
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Watch This: First Lady Says 'It Takes One'
Everyone’s heard the expression, “Every vote counts.” But first lady Michelle Obama’s message to supporters today is that, when it comes to re-electing President Obama in 2012, so does every phone bank, every call, every new voter registration and even every talk with a neighbor about how to get involved. The Washington Post reports that…
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Obama's Day, July 18: Women's College Hoops Champs Visit White House
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing. This meeting in the Oval Office is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will meet with Secretary of Agriculture Tom…
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Crazy Talk: Obama Should Learn to Be American
Former Republican New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu, one of Mitt Romney’s top surrogates, said yesterday that President Obama should “learn how to be an American.” Really? How exactly could one be more American than by serving as president of the United States? Anyway, after the (obvious, predictable and well-deserved) backlash, Sununu did apologize, telling…
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Stop Trying to Make Condi Rice Happen
(The Root) — After getting hammered by the media over the last week for his failure to release multiple years of his tax returns, Mitt Romney needs to change the subject — badly — so by the time you read this, he may have already announced his vice presidential running mate. I don’t know who…
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Furor Over Romney's Finances: It's His Own Fault
The Washington Post‘s Eugene Robinson writes that the only reasonable conclusion to draw from Romney’s resistance to releasing his tax returns is that he believes doing so will cost him more support than withholding them will. Mitt Romney has every right to cloak his personal and professional finances in secrecy — and voters have every…