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 »
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 »
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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