julescrittenden.com - 10/22/2008
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Apparently "socialist" is another code word for "black." Kansas City Star:
By Lewis Diuguid, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist
The "socialist" label that Sen. John McCain and his GOP presidential running mate Sarah Palin are trying to attach to Sen. Barack Obama actually has long and ...
julescrittenden.com - 10/26/2008
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Except for the voting. And the investigations. Roundup:
That it's over, a week and a half out,...
doesn't mean we get to know just yet who wins. Who's winning right now is irrelevant, though I suspect whoever is going to win is probably determined ...
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It’s All Over
julescrittenden.com - 10/28/2008
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Could happen sooner than even Obama wants if
the Iraqis don't make political progress like the Dems...
always told them to. This time it's intransigent Iraqi pols driving the bus, not just Democrats having a tantrum. Odierno warns Iraqis, no deal, no ...
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U.S. Out of Iraq
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Socialism. It's not what you think!
Classical Values —
... and international movements for better labor relations, peace and racial justice; and A. Philip Randolph, who founded and was the longtime head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and a leading advocate for civil rights for African Americans. McCain and Palin have simply reached back in history to use an old code word for black. It set whites apart from those deemed unAmerican and those who could not be trusted during the communism scare. Shame on McCain and Palin. Via Jules Crittenden who opines that "it's tragic that, at this late date, we cannot judge a man by the ...
The Word “Socialist”
The Moderate Voice —
Is that a code word for “black?” Or isn’t that a bit of a (political) stretch?
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