Politics
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Herman Cain: 'I'm the Black Walnut'
Last week Sarah Palin dismissed GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain as the “flavor of the week” in the race. Cain disagrees that his place in the political spotlight is fleeting, but he’s clearly given some serious thought to the flavor of frozen treat with which he’d like to be associated. On Fox and Friends yesterday,…
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We Should Celebrate Our Bilingual President
During President Obama’s address to the Congressional Black Caucus recently, besides riling some columnists with his message, he was, as one might phrase it, dropping some Ebonics. Or especially some g’s, spiritedly advising the assembled to “stop complainin’ ” and “grumblin’.” The audience seemed to like it, but news sources varied on how they recorded…
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5 Reasons Occupy Wall Street Is the Real Boston Tea Party
Lee Fang at ThinkProgress is reporting that Occupy Wall Street may have more in common with the Boston Tea Party than today’s Tea Party does. The article cites five reasons the nascent Occupy Wall Street movement embodies the real Boston Tea Party. Americans, upset with a government that used the colonies to enrich the East…
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VIDEO: Obama: I Am 'Absolutely' the Underdog in 2012
The Huffington Post is reporting that in an interview on Monday with ABC’s George Stephanopoulous, President Barack Obama described himself as “absolutely” the underdog in his upcoming race. He said that the reason, in large part, is the dismal economy that’s playing out on his watch. He made the comment after Stephanopoulos indicated that a…
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Politics and Progress in the New South
Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx’s 15th-floor office looks out onto a busy New South city that will get even busier in September 2012. Once the Democratic National Convention moves in for a week — bringing along President Barack Obama and 35,000 delegates, politicians, celebrities and members of the media — Foxx might be sharing only…
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Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama?
Since Texas Gov. Rick Perry entered the race nearly two months ago, the presidential campaign of the GOP’s presumptive front-runner has imploded, Jamelle Bouie writes in a blog entry at the American Prospect, and the Republican Party is scrambling to find a replacement. The obvious choice is Mitt Romney. It’s no exaggeration to say that…
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Racist-Rockgate and the Politics of Absurdity
You can’t make this stuff up. As if the coyote-shootin’, secession-talkin’, global-climate-change denyin’, George Wallace-channelin’ twit from Texas — otherwise known as Gov. Rick Perry — didn’t already have enough trouble proving he was ready for prime time, here comes a Washington Post story alleging that he hunted at and entertained guests at a hunting…
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Obama to GOP: 'You Must Support Gay Troops'
The Associated Press is reporting that President Barack Obama blasted the GOP over booing a gay soldier. The president stated that anyone pursuing the job of commander-in-chief must support the entire U.S. military, including gay service members. A combative Obama criticized GOP presidential candidates for staying silent when the crowd at a recent debate booed…