New rapper Chapter, has released a video titled "It's Free (Swipe Yo EBT)," that is starting to get lots of attention for it's negative portrayal of black women who get government assistance for food.

( jesus keep me near the cross... )

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I love how the narrator thinks that it's somehow untoward to think that a LOT of folk in America are racist. Like, "Oh you silly ni-I mean-Negroes!"

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"Before touching on health care, Afghanistan and a number of other topics, the Commander-in-Chief was randomly given a potato by a member of the audience.

He was also asked by Dave if he believes racism was the reason for recent political attacks. His classic response: "I was actually Black before the election."

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Two Days After Instituting Ethics Rules, President Obama Waives them for Deputy Pentagon Secretary Nominee

January 23, 2009 5:12 PM

Two days after introducing what he heralded as the most sweeping ethics rules in American history -- ones that would "close the revolving door that lets lobbyists come into government freely" -- ( Read more... )