Archive for the 'race' Category
“That One”
Posted on October 8, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, John McCain, presidential debates, race | 2 Comments
I missed it last night. Fortunately, there’s video:
My instincts tell me he didn’t mean it to have a racial connotation, but it’s still a terribly disrespectful way of talking about a fellow United States senator and presidential nominee, especially when McCain is sharing a stage with him. I also certainly wouldn’t question anyone who did [...]
There They Go Again
Posted on September 4, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Lynn Westmoreland, race | Leave a Comment
What is wrong with the Obama campaign that they keep playing the race card over and over again? Now they’re taking a perfectly innocent observation made by a Republican Congressman and twisting it into a statement that might sound sort of racist when heard through liberal elitist PC ears, and then they’re getting their liberal [...]
South Park Analogies
Posted on July 31, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, South Park, race, television, the media | Leave a Comment
I want to be very clear on this first part: I’m not at all comparing McCain and Obama, or their campaigns, to Stan and Token. HOWEVER, reading the media’s latest mind-numbing discussions about “the race card” after I got home from work, a very clear image of Cartman in the following clip burst into my [...]
Memo To Barack Obama
Posted on July 30, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, Dana Milbank, presidential presumption, race | Leave a Comment
Look, Senator, you really need to stop being so damned uppity. You’re even making guys like Dana Milbank uncomfortable. Look how he starts his latest column:
Barack Obama has long been his party’s presumptive nominee. Now he’s becoming its presumptuous nominee.
You can’t get any more blunt than that. And Milbank is not another stodgy old Richard [...]
Hmm, The Original Title I Used No Longer Made Sense After I Rewrote The Post…
Posted on July 28, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, John McCain, race | Leave a Comment
Marc Ambinder flags “a statement released in John McCain’s name by his campaign”, noting that the candidate’s budget plan remains rather unhindered by reality. I, on the other hand, am merely offended by Grandpa John’s presumption:
I have an unmatched record in fighting wasteful earmarks and unnecessary spending in the U.S. Senate and I have the [...]
White People Are Dumb
Posted on July 16, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under polls, race | Leave a Comment
A few people are making fun of the New York Times for discovering the shocking news that a single presidential campaign can’t heal a legacy of slavery and discrimination overnight, which is totally fair. Personally, I’m a bit annoyed by one of the poll results contained in the colorful pull-out graph:
Look, even if you think [...]
Scandal Of The Day
Posted on July 14, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, The New Yorker, The Onion, race, the media | Leave a Comment
I’m fairly certain I’ll lose my blogging credentials if I don’t comment on the New Yorker cover this morning.
So, yeah: It sucks. It’s obviously meant to be satire, but it doesn’t really work as satire because it’s essentially identical to the intended targets of the satire. It does work fairly well as an attention grabber [...]
Things I Don’t Care About
Posted on June 25, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Ralph Nader, Things I Don't Care About, race | Leave a Comment
(Part nineteen in an ongoing series)
Trying to decide whether, “Ralph Nader is a complete moron,” or, “Ralph Nader was intentionally grasping for media attention by saying something that makes him sound like a complete moron,” is the more accurate summary of his remarks on Barack Obama’s race.
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Things I STILL Don’t Care About
Posted on May 30, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 democratic primary, Geraldine Ferraro, Things I Don't Care About, gender, race | Leave a Comment
(Part seventeen in an ongoing series)
Geraldine Ferraro.
“It’s not racism that is driving them, it’s racial resentment.” Seriously? Are you sure you wouldn’t be better suited to working on a Republican’s campaign in some backwater in the South?
How could someone so irrelevant to everything be annoying me so much? Why won’t she go away?
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Simple Answers To Simple Questions
Posted on May 14, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under West Virginia primary, race | 1 Comment
Marc Ambinder, in response to a reader’s email, asks:
Did race drive yesterday’s vote in West Virginia?
What do you think?
Yes, it did.
Out of curiosity, do people from other parts of the country not realize how much of a punchline West Virginia is to those of us from, at the least, Maryland and Virginia? I guess I’ve [...]
Talk About Cringe-Inducing
Posted on May 8, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 democratic primary, Hillary Clinton, race | Leave a Comment
Did Hillary really say this?
So what is the Clinton case for staying? “Clinton vowed Wednesday to continue her quest for the Democratic nomination, arguing she would be the stronger nominee because she appeals to a wider coalition of voters — including whites who have not supported Barack Obama in recent contests. ‘I have a much [...]
So… Many… Levels… Of… Crazy…
Posted on April 25, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Planned Parenthood, abortion, race, wingnuts | Leave a Comment
The Washington Times’ none-too-objective reporting on the protest; the elaborate planning in the sting operation; the idiocy of the employees who allowed the sting operation to work; the susceptibility of some people to this ludicrous argument… It’s all too much crazy to comprehend.
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Please Stop Him
Posted on April 22, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 democratic primary, Bill Clinton, South Carolina primary, race | Leave a Comment
I hate this. I really do. I’ve always liked President Clinton, despite his numerous flaws. But this is just unhinged.
The former president had been asked whether his remarks comparing Obama’s strong showing in South Carolina to that of Jesse Jackson in 1988 had been a mistake given their impact on his wife Hillary Clinton’s campaign. [...]
Arizona And McCarthyism
Posted on April 17, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Arizona, education, race, xenophobia | Leave a Comment
Sadie just sent me this story out of Arizona, and it deserves wider attention:
Arizona public schools would be barred from any teachings considered counter to democracy or Western civilization under a proposal endorsed Wednesday by a legislative panel.
Additionally, the measure would prohibit students of the state’s universities and community colleges from forming groups based in [...]
Geoff Davis Digs His Hole
Posted on April 14, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, Geoff Davis, race | Leave a Comment
Via Yglesias and Ambinder, I see that Geoff Davis issued an apology for calling Barack Obama “that boy”. Except… Not really:
My poor choice of words is regrettable and was in no way meant to impugn you or your integrity. I offer my sincere apology to you and ask for your forgiveness.
Because “that boy” is the [...]
I’m Wincing A Bit
Posted on April 14, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 democratic primary, Barack Obama, Geoff Davis, race | Leave a Comment
Josh Marshall notes this with a simple, “Hmmmm”:
Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY) on Obama: “I’m going to tell you something: That boy’s finger does not need to be on the button. He could not make a decision in that simulation that related to a nuclear threat to this country.”
I suppose Davis might just call everyone “boy”… [...]
Take That, Tiger Woods And/Or Barack Obama
Posted on April 8, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, John McCain, Tiger Woods, race | 1 Comment
For the second time in as many days, I have no idea what this means, but I’m pretty sure it has to be bigoted:
Army Staff Sergeant David Bellavia introduced John McCain at Vets for Freedom Rally today with this unfortunate line, linking Barack Obama with golfer Tiger Woods. But not in a good way:
“Fortunately, I [...]
Bowling Is Almost As Manly As Killing A Grizzly Bear With Your Bare Hands
Posted on April 1, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Chris Matthews, Joe Scarborough, MSNBC, basketball, bowling, race, the media | 1 Comment
I can’t even get to the part where Tweety and Howard Fineman are openly racist because I’m too hung up on the part where MSNBC’s entire team apparently thinks that bowling should demonstrate manliness.
FINEMAN: This is just killing him, Chris. Don’t show this over and over again.
MATTHEWS: No, no, we’re doing it again. This is [...]
