September 23, 2008
Via Andrew Sullivan, Razib at Gene Expression has posted this speech which Obama gave in 1994. Its not that long so I’m posting the whole thing after the jump because it sums up my views on this. I will say though that I think Obama is being unfair when he accuses Charles Murray of racism. I ...
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Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks — many calling them “lazy,” “violent,” responsible for their own tr...
go to article »September 22, 2008
Read this post from Scott Macleod in Time’s Middle East blog about the Arab American Vote in the American Presidential elections 2008. It is very important. The Arab American Vote can make difference in Michigan, Florida, Ohio,Pennsylvania and Virginia where 30% of the Arab American populati...
go to article »September 20, 2008
I'm a bit older than many people, and as such, I grew up in a time when the thought of politicians reaching out to voters on the issue of women getting equal pay for equal work or critiquing the Spanish outreach of another's campaign was outrageous--or even grounds to lose an election. And yet here...
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Bob Cesca over at The Huffington Post gives us Johnny Foreigners a valuable insight into the news coverage in America right now - and, erm, always. Here’s an extract: “I don’t know if you’ve dared to listen to far-right talk radio lately, but I can assure you that they’...
go to article »September 19, 2008
Today marks the 221st anniversary of the U.S. Constitution so today is Constitution Day, apparently known also as Citizenship Day, and perhaps it was Ana Romero's lack of citizenship, lack of "status" that made it ok for her, a domestic worker to die in a jail in Frankfort, Kentucky. Ana Romero, a...
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September 17, 2008
What did I tell you? As soon as Obama began losing ground to McCain, the race card is played again by Obama supporters Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and CNN's Jack Cafferty. These Democrats and left-wingers are so predictable it's embarrassing. Never mind that Obama has no experience, no executive or m...
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The Latino vote is one of the most talked about target groups in this presidential election season. Everyone wants us to register, wants us to vote, but what is often forgotten is that Latino means many things, coming from many places. Puerto Ricans (yes there she goes again) have their own issues t...
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