Entries Tagged as 'Race'

Race and ‘reservations’

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Tucker Carlson and Christine Todd Whitman are on “The Verdict” right now wondering why people in West Virginia and Kentucky are going to vote for Hillary instead of Obama.
Gee - maybe because Obama is black?
There are of course reasons why people wouldn’t vote for Obama, legitimate reasons. But when, in a state (West Virginia) that’s […]

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Tags: Race · Racism · Obama · Uncategorized

Philly police beating

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Saw this on CNN this morning, story about the situation in Philadelphia that kind of makes the Rodney King deal look like a day at the park:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaDv1kEXEIM

I mean, the cops all rush over so they can kick these guys, prone on the ground. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that five officers have been placed on administrative leave; on CNN this […]

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Tags: Race · Law Enforcement · Pennsylvania

Who’s playing the race card now?

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Hm. I noted yesterday that Obama’s response to the Wright business provided, among other things, a chance for Obama to take on the stereotype, to divorce himself from the Sharpton-Jesse Jackson almost charicature. Others are noting the same thing:
Right now, at this very moment, we have an African-American candidate for president who commands overwhelming support […]

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Tags: Race · Obama