pandagon.net - 11/7/2008
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by Jesse Taylor
Barack Obama just called himself a “mutt” during his press conference.
I’m going to love the shit out of the next eight years.
America goes truly post-racial
theanchoressonline.com 11/6/2008 — Ann Althouse asks an interesting question : Why isn’t Obama that far ahead ?
I have no idea what any of it means, or how next week will turn out - how can anyone project anything in the face of voter “registration” fraud, ...
Post-Racial? Not a Chance
corner.nationalreview.com 11/19/2008 — Obama received the votes of an enormous majority of voters under 25. Why? The author of A Bound Man, today on Uncommon Knowledge:
Everywhere I went on my book tour, young people would come up. "We're beyond your generation," they would tell me. ...
Let the Post-Racial Era Begin
mypetjawa.mu.nu 11/7/2008 — Let the good times roll:Prosecutors said Hart, who is black, yelled "'White [expletive], [expletive] McCain--you white police can't do nothing anymore.'" With that, she reached through the window of a squad car and slapped a white male officer in the...
Obama and Racial Polarization
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/12/2008 — It’s a wonderful thing to see a black man preparing to be inaugurated as President of the United States. This, naturally, has led to a lot of feel-good rhetoric about race relations. But it seems to me that there are some ways of looking at the ...
After Obama victory, an outbreak of racial anger
statesman.com 11/16/2008 — ELECTION After Obama victory, an outbreak of racial anger Some in U.S. acting out on feeling of loss spurred by election of black president. By Jesse Washington ASSOCIATED PRESS Sunday, November 16, 2008 Crosses burning. Children chanting, ...
post racial racialism, 2
proteinwisdom.com 10/30/2008 —
a kid’ll eat the middle of an Oreo first, and save the chocolate cookie outside for last. So he can oppress it, or dunk it in milk as a show of power.
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I admit, this one left me nearly speechless. And given my studies of racialism ...
For Pollsters, the Racial Effect That Wasn’t
nytimes.com 11/7/2008 — All the ominous predictions, all the fretting about hidden votes and closeted racists frustrating a victory for the nation’s first African-American president came down to this: the so-called Bradley effect did not exist. People did not lie to ...
"Hundreds" of reports of racial incidents since the election
americablog.com 11/16/2008 — This is a really disturbing article from the Associated Press. The Southern Poverty Law Center is one of the leading authorities on racism, hate crimes and hate groups in the United States. And, the racists are riled up: Crosses burning. Children ...
Barack Obama’s Post-Racial Delusion
lashawnbarber.com 11/8/2008 — A somewhat unorganized collection of post-election thoughts. More to come.
Author Shelby Steele, with whom I shared a discussion panel several years ago, writes about Barack Obama’s delusional “post-racial promise.”
After ...
Obama: New dog could be 'mutt like me' —
CNN Political Ticker 11/7/2008
During his press conference as president-elect, Sen. Obama told reporters his eldest daughter, Malia, has allergies which might preclude the family from adopting a shelter dog that would likely be a 'mutt' like Obama.
(CNN) – In his first ...