on this site in recent months we’ve had lively debates over the extent to which the sean bell verdict was a racial episode, and over the racial identity of the geico caveman. for some reason, race seems to be the one issue we almost always find something to argue about.
but can we agree that this […]
Posted on May 8th, 2008 by josh
Filed under: Democratic Primary, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Politics, race | 1 Comment »
move over, kevin bacon:
The latest right-wing game is to pin controversial figures, who might have said or done anything objectionable at any point in their lifetimes, to Barack Obama. Then make him apologize for them. Then make him denounce and reject them. And then say he hasn’t done enough to “distance” himself from them…
So, let’s […]
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by josh
Filed under: Democratic Primary, Jeremiah Wright, Obama, Politics, reductio ad adsurdum | 2 Comments »
as i’ve said before, i think barack obama has done a fine job of articulating the reasons behind many black americans’ receptiveness to remarks like the now-infamous ones by rev. wright. but here’s a much more succinct explanation:
Three detectives were found not guilty Friday on all charges in the shooting death of Sean Bell, who […]
Posted on April 26th, 2008 by josh
Filed under: Jeremiah Wright, Obama, Sean Bell, Uncategorized, race, trigger-happy cops | 2 Comments »
this is such a transparent good cop/bad cop ploy. the GOP continues flogging the jeremiah wright meme while straight-shooting john mccain pretends to be above the mudslinging, and subservient political reporters are only too happy to let him have it both ways:
Amid Negative Ads, McCain Claims High Road
“For 20 years, Barack Obama sat in his pew, […]
Posted on April 25th, 2008 by josh
Filed under: Democratic Primary, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Politics, race | 1 Comment »
mine:
Clinton 53
Obama 47
Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by josh
Filed under: Democratic Primary, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Politics | 1 Comment »
enough of this crap.
howard dean is right: we have to get on with it and nominate a candidate already. neither clinton nor obama can reach the magic number of pledged delegates before the convention, and nobody benefits from more of what we saw wednesday night except the GOP. superdelegates, it’s time to pick your pony.
i’m […]
Posted on April 18th, 2008 by josh
Filed under: DNC, Democratic Primary, Hillary Clinton, Iowa Caucus, Obama, Politics, Uncategorized, superdelegates | No Comments »
if you’re not just a little bitter about the way things have been going in this country, you haven’t been paying attention.
if you don’t detect just a whiff of bitterness in the fact that 81% of us think ‘things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track,’ you fundamentally misunderstand the political mood of […]
Posted on April 14th, 2008 by josh
Filed under: Democratic Primary, Hillary Clinton, Obama, diseases we just made up | No Comments »
Off-hand thought of the day:
The sort of populist, inspirational, hope-centric, paradigm-shifting, outsider/anti-establishment campaign Obama is running this year is stunningly similar to Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign. That the tables have so drastically turned is among the strongest reasons to support Obama over Hillary Clinton.
Bonus weirdness: a google search for “Barak Obama” generates 1.6 million more […]
Posted on March 21st, 2008 by gray
Filed under: Democratic Primary, Obama, Politics | 1 Comment »
all this time i’ve been instinctively skeptical — maybe even a little bit susceptible to the clinton meme about pretty words vs. substance — but no more. obama is for real.
today’s speech was just about the most truthful, meaningful, and eloquent commentary on race and american history that i’ve heard from a mainstream politician in my […]
Posted on March 18th, 2008 by josh
Filed under: Democratic Primary, Obama, Politics, race | 4 Comments »
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