Politics
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TV's Golden Age of Rage
This is the modern face of cable television news: angry, emotional, mouth agape in the midst of some hateful monologue. Oh, and in case you hadn’t noticed, the worst purveyors of cable news rage are all white men over 40. The era of the angry white man is officially here. There’s Bill O’Reilly, commanding “bad…
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Save Pat Buchanan!
The thing is, Pat Buchanan shouldn’t be fired. His rants, while offensive, aren’t persuasive to anyone who doesn’t already agree with him. But they discredit the notion that the Republican Party has entirely moved on from its regressive views on race. For the most part, people have been inclined to shrug off Buchanan’s unapologetic racism,…
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Happy Fourth!!!
Last week I had the opportunity to tour George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia. My nieces, 11 and 6, and I spent the day learning about Washington’s life, viewing historical artifacts, visiting the mansion and the gardens and, most of all, marveling at the model of integrity and leadership he established as our nation’s…
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VIDEO: Sarah Palin Quits
CNN has details of her announcement: “Palin added in a statement that she was “determined to take the right path for Alaska even though it is not the easiest path. … Once I decided not to run for re-election, I also felt that to embrace the conventional lame duck status in this particular climate would…
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So…Black Women Shouldn't Cover the First Lady Because She's 'One of Them'?
From the Washington Post: “While Michelle Obama was meeting with doctors and patients at the Upper Cardozo Health Center, nearly two dozen journalists stood behind a white rope in a small room upstairs, most finally growing so tired during the hour-long wait that they sat on the floor. Finally the first lady emerged, read a…
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Audio: Limbaugh Sees Corollary Betwix Michael Jackson's Death and Obama Administration
Classic. Rush went on to say Obama was also the second gunman at the grassy knoll. This is outstanding and there’s absolutely nothing worth getting bent out of shape about. At this point, Rush is just trying to get a rise out of people by pointing out a factual coincidence and come to his typical…
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The Patriot Act
My man’s not running for president, so I can say without fear that 2008 was the first time in my adult life that I was truly proud of this country. It was an unusual feeling, exhilarating even, but it’s since passed. My pride then had nothing to do with Barack Obama’s candidacy. Rather, all the…
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More Black Women Choosing to Adopt
From CNN: “Wendy Duren thought she did everything right. She broke off relationships with men who didn’t want to settle down. She refused to get pregnant out of wedlock. She prayed for a child. Duren’s yearning for motherhood was so palpable that her former fiancé once offered to father a child with her. But he…
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Israeli Navy Arrests Ex-Rep. Cynthia McKinney
From CNN: ” The Israeli navy took control of a boat that violated an Israeli blockade and crossed into Gazan waters Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces said, while a Gaza group said the ship was carrying humanitarian aid, a former U.S. congresswoman and a Nobel laureate. The boat’s crew included former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney,…