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The Post Apologizes for The Cartoon
The New York Post has issued the standard non-apology, and given that there was no tangible goal to all the outrage and protesting, this will probably be the end of things. I don’t think this will lead to a change in editorial policy—it is the Post, after all. Of course, The Post will do this…
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Obama's First Month: A Report Card
Has it really only been a month since Barack Obama was sworn in as president? So much has happened in that short time. He has not only signed into law a humongous economic stimulus package that is the biggest spending bill in American history, but also ordered a 50 percent increase, to 51,000, in American troops in Afghanistan. He…
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Visible Man
Eric Holder’s confrontational speech to members of the Justice Department on Wednesday spoke plainly and bluntly about the level of racial discourse in America. “Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot,” he said, “in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially…
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Al Sharpton: The Doo That Cries Wolf
The problem with Rev. Al Sharpton is that when he’s on, he’s RIGHT on, when off, he’s WAY off, and no one can tell the diference anymore. So he may very often be making a good point, but thinking people reflexively turn the station when they see his doo pixelate onscreen, for he is the…
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…Is That So?
The original break of the story and the latest news regarding the incident. The Buzz’s Take: …
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Rooted
Purple Stuff TV The Buzz’s Take: Not the most hilarious thing ever to grace the internets—in fact it’s fairly derivative—but there are laughs to be had and it’s always good to see some young guns at least attempt to get their Keenan Ivory Wayans on.
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While You Were Out…
Cherry Pickin’ Forming a Q: AM Edition Another Point of View The Audacity of Job Security Forming a Q: PM Edition Mid-Day Mediation
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Mid-Day Mediation
The New York Times: This might go over like a lead balloon. The Huffington Post: Man, it’s hard being rich these days. Booker Rising: Somebody get Ja Rule on the phone! BBC: Dear President Obama, please don’t put your shoe in us. Love, Hamas. The Loop 21: A longer read, but worth it.