Politics

From Getty: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) struggles to present the Medal of Freedom to Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow – High Bird (R) during a ceremony at the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States. Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow – High…

Obviously, this is way bigger than milk, at least one would hope that is the case. That being said…yikes, man. YIKES.

During the presidential campaign, then-Sen. Joe Biden made an off-the-cuff observation that his rival, then-Sen. Barack Obama was “… clean …” and “… articulate …” Then Don Imus slurred the Rutgers University’s women’s basketball team. Then the managers of the Valley Swim Club banned black campers from swimming at their pool. And let us not…

From Jennifer Anyaegbunam, CNN Medical Intern: One night, during one of my late study sessions at Harvard, my two best friends were kidding about donating their eggs to raise money for a student organization. Over the years we have seen a number of ads on Facebook and in our school paper seeking students’ eggs in…

If ever there was a “teachable moment” about race in modern America, now is it. With the birthers and the reparations conspiracy theories and the Nazi imagery at health care meetings, someone’s gotta explain why all these white folks are wilding out. We need an articulate, impassioned race man to clarify things. But not Al…

Recently, the notoriously inaccurate Fox News host Glenn Beck, who uses rage the way artists use oils or acrylics, made what was undoubtedly his most shocking proclamation to date. While discussing the Henry Louis Gates Jr. controversy on morning chat show Fox and Friends, Beck turned to his colleagues and said quite certainly, “[Barack Obama]…

Check out The Buzz’s Shorter Obama tweets from the town hall today in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Here’s a sample: Shorter Obama: We need to build an economy that works for everybody. I hate America and freedom Shorter Obama: We have the AMA; y’all have Lou Dobbs Shorter Obama: We are trying to dilute the insurance…

From The Guardian: During an appearance at a university in the Democratic Republic of Congo, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton went on an impromptu tirade following a question about her husband. However, it seems the query may have been relayed to Clinton incorrectly. According to CNN, a student in the audience wanted insight into…

A take on Ferguson’s clever thoughts from Ta-Nehisi Coates: Via Fallows, Niall Ferguson has taken to calling Obama, “Felix the Prez.” I’ll allow the Harvard professor to explain why: “President Barack Obama reminds me of Felix the Cat. One of the best-loved cartoon characters of the 1920s, Felix was not only black. He was also…

Accusations of ethnic disloyalty have long been a feature of the debate between liberal and conservative Jews over the actions of Israel. In the blogosphere, conservative Jews have a term for a group of prominent liberal Jewish bloggers who have been critical of Israel’s behavior in the region: the “Juicebox Mafia.” Two weeks ago, Jamie…