An interesting HuffPo article about two kids who took their parents' cars and how they are receiving very different treatment. It fits right in with a guy chasing and killing a kid then being found not-guilty and a woman injuring nobody while warding off a threatening person and getting 20 years. The people who claim there's no racism in our ( Read more... )

Another great way to show the 180 that Republicans have done on almost everything when the color of the President changed from white to black is in the clip on this HP article. We knew about government surveillance and data mining under the Patriot Act during Shrub's time in office. There weren't enough safeguards then and there aren't now. However ( Read more... )

The State Department already said that their processes failed ( Read more... )

So when did the US lose honor ( Read more... )

Shirley Sherrod was caught by weak willed PC police who buckled under to a right-wing lie posted by a Tea Bagger and trumpeted by Faux News. The NAACP and Obama's Administration didn't check the facts, they just rushed to judgment. You'd think that even moderately intelligent people would have checked out the full context of a quick clip posted by ( Read more... )

Lott supported a man who pushed to maintain segregation and warmly reflected upon those segregated times ( Read more... )

So a bunch of European apologists walked out of Ahmadingaling's speech? Were they really surprised about what he'd said? Of course not. The point of the Durban Conference in Support of Antisemitism was clear. The texts driving Durban II were clear. The President of Iran's attitudes were oft repeated and clear ( Read more... )

Both the BBC and France 24 keep harping on the supposed "Bradley Effect", repeating the claim that America is racist and many folks won't admit they won't vote for a black man. While there are some people like that, it's not as important as many pundits think (do pundits think?). More importantly, it's ridiculous to hear that coming from Europe ( Read more... )

Last night, my brother told me to check the news today. It seems a McCain campaign worker claimed to have been attacked. She said a large black man held her down and carved a "B" on her face because she supported McCain ( Read more... )