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Discussions of Antichrist Obama Flare Up
It’s not easy to make the infamous Willie Horton ad from the 1988 presidential campaign seem benign. But suggesting that Barack Obama is the Antichrist might just do it.
That’s just what some outraged Christian supporters of the Democratic nominee are claiming John McCain’s campaign did in an ad called “The One” that was [...]
Criminal Records Now Available To The Public Online - Fair?
In Sunday’s paper, I write about CriminalSearches.com, the first free, ad-supported database of criminal archives in all 50 states and 3,500 counties in the United States. The site presents the entertaining and somewhat guilt-inducing opportunity to dig for dirt on all your friends and colleagues.
It also promises to tear apart the social fabric. What kind [...]
What CNN is Doing With Black America
Going back to such ancient classics as “The Plow That Broke the Plains” and “Harvest of Shame,” the best documentaries have been those that engage the heart as well as the brain. Two new entries in CNN’s ongoing “Black in America” project manage precisely that feat, reporting in words and pictures of equal expressiveness on [...]
Why Jesse Jackson May Hate Obama…
A few weeks ago, the Rev. Jesse Jackson made something of a fool of himself. There he was — a historical figure in his own right — threatening the castration of Barack Obama. It was sad to see.
If I have often criticized Mr. Jackson, I have also, reservedly, admired him. He is a late 20th [...]
Does The Media Love Obama?
Discuss
Lieberman, Obama and the Jews
The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein is very excited about a new poll by the “progressive pro-Israel” group JStreet, which finds that Senator Joe Lieberman, an orthodox Jew, is far less popular among his co-religionists than Barack Obama. “Among the most high-profile Jews in Congress, Lieberman is viewed far more unfavorably than the presumptive Democratic nominee” [...]
Jesse Jackson & Barack Obama Make Amends
The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized Wednesday for “crude and hurtful” remarks he made about Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama after an interview with a Fox News correspondent.
The remarks came Sunday as Jackson was talking to a fellow interviewee, UnitedHealth Group executive Dr. Reed V. Tuckson. An open microphone picked up Jackson whispering, “See, Barack’s [...]
Enough About Jesse Helms
Death has a way of sanitizing the most virulent and despicable aspects of prominent lives, especially those who trafficked in racial bigotry.
In the last several years, notorious racists such as former Georgia Gov. Lester Maddox and Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina left this Earth, and in efforts to show the humanity of both, tributes [...]
Color, Controversy and DNA
According to this man - the discoverer of DNA - it is quite apparent that blacks are not as well qualified as other races to succeed in much other than basketball. Henry Louis Gates Jr. over at The Root interviews him in this very frank and interesting discussion on race.
Hire an ex-con in Philly, get a tax break - does it work?
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) — One-time thief Heber Nixon Jr. has filled out his share of futile job applications. All said being a felon wouldn’t stand in his way, but the promised calls from managers never came.
He finally got a second chance when he showed up at a construction site looking for work and found a [...]
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