Politics
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Herman Cain's Bigotry: No More Free Pass
On a weekend talk show, Herman Cain took the position that any community in the nation has the right to prohibit Muslims from building a mosque. The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson says his reasoning sounds a lot like the arguments bigots of generations past used to make about black people — and it’s no less…
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VIDEO: Cain Says Americans Have Right to 'Ban Mosques'
Not again. Herman Cain is back on his anti-Muslim campaign. Several months ago he said he was not comfortable with the idea of appointing Muslims to his cabinet. Now he says that Americans have the right to ban mosques from their communities, according to the Huffington Post. “Our Constitution guarantees the separation of church and…
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Celebrating Nelson Mandela at 93
Nelson Roulihlahla Mandela is celebrating his 93rd birthday today, marking still another milestone in a life that few, perhaps not even Mandela himself, could have imagined. The boy who, like all other boys in his rural South African village of Qunu, herded sheep and kicked around a soccer ball in the rolling hills, may have…
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Exorcising Eric Cantor
My congressman is none other than Eric Cantor, the leader of the House Republican majority. In fact, the house in the Richmond, Va., suburbs where I live was once owned by one of Cantor’s relatives, and he played here when he was a child. Thinking about that gives me the willies. It’s creepy to be…
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GOP Split on Debt-Ceiling Solution; Obama Walks Out
The Washington Post is reporting that two top Republican leaders clashed Wednesday over a plan that could allow the government to avoid a potentially catastrophic default but would not ensure the deep cuts in federal spending that party members seek. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) clashed over…
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Why Does America Romanticize Slavery?
“This historic treasure, built in 1817, is a phenomenal estate that has very rich history. The historic mansion was designed by Henry Latrobe, designer of the U.S. Capitol building and the finest antebellum architecture. This historical landmark, on 70 acres, is complete with four bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, a pool, cabana, tennis courts, chicken barns,…
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Herman Cain Drops a Gospel Album
If you don’t like Herman Cain’s politics, his singing voice might do it for you. The Republican presidential candidate’s gospel album, Sunday Morning, became available online today. Slate’s David Weigel reports, “It’s real, it was published 15 years ago by GLC Music, Selah Sound Production & Melodic Praise Records, and it is not being distributed…
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John McWhorter Responds to Swerdlick on Cain
David Swerdlick may think I am right about just one thing, but he’s right in his response about almost everything. He is wrong in only one: his reading of the intention of my piece from Monday, “Herman Cain and the Sadness of Black Folks.” I meant a single thing: Herman Cain’s popularity with a healthy segment…
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Michelle Obama and Former First Ladies Gather for Betty Ford Funeral
Jeff Wilson of the Associated Press is reporting that Michelle Obama and three former first ladies are among dignitaries heading to Palm Desert, Calif., to pay tribute to Betty Ford at a funeral focusing on her twin passions: politics and her world famous Betty Ford Center for substance abuse and alcohol treatment. Mrs. Ford, who died at the age…