Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
If You Have a Racist Friend, Now Is the Time for That Friendship to End
obsidianwings.blogs.com - 10/31/2008
If You Have a Racist Friend, Now Is the Time for That Friendship to End
—
Juan Cole comments on the ugly attacks unleashed by McCain/Palin on Rashid Khalidi in an attempt to, ultimately, diminish Obama's standing because he knows a Palestinian-American who participated (constructively!) in the Mideast Peace Process. It's vile, it's racist and, sadly, it's par for the ...
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 10/29/2008
Heads, You're a Racist. Tails, You're a Racist!
— rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — As I've said before , I'm been somewhat baffled by the McCain campaign's decision to spend its... final weeks accusing Barack Obama of being a "spread the wealth" liberal, given that this is more or less how Obama has been campaigning all year long: ... (more) Heads, You're a Racist. Tails, You're a Racist!

Comments vote down Matthew Yglesias found this 10/29/2008found this
jihadwatch.org - 10/27/2008
Obama's friendship with Khalidi, who calls Israel a "racist" state with an "apartheid system" ...
— jihadwatch.org — Rashid Khalidi is a supporter of the jihad against Israel. He is a Columbia University professor whom... Hugh Fitzgerald terms a "long-time propagandist for the Arabs and quasi-academic engaged for decades in the ... (more) Obama's friendship with Khalidi, who calls Israel a ...

Comments vote down Stones Cry Out found this 10/27/2008found this

Blog Reactions

Political Animal:  Khalidi

Blogometer:  10/31: McCain The Mudslinger?

Comments
Blog Reactions

Khalidi
Political Animal — Khalidi I want to second my Obsidian Wings co-blogger Eric Martin's condemnation of John McCain's attack's on Rashid Khalidi. Eric quoted Juan Cole, which led some commenters to question Cole's objectivity. I will therefore cite two other people. First, ...

10/31: McCain The Mudslinger?
Blogometer — ... respected scholar. To go further into making a case for him would only be to enable and indulge McCain's sordid appeal to racism. For McCain, personally, to compare Khalidi to a neo-nazi, it's just an offense McCain should never be forgiven for. It's right down in the gutter with Joe McCarthy and the worst of the worst. Khalidi is in this new McCain set piece for one reason -- as a generic Arab, to spur the idea that Obama is foreign, friendly with terrorists and possibly Muslim." Obsidian Wings ' Eric Martin : "[This is] an attempt to, ultimately, diminish Obama's standing ...

Related Content
Racist Democrats for Obama: 'They’ve All Got One Back Friend'
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 10/18/2008 — That black friend, of course, is The Messiah. So refreshing to see the Democrats openly admit they're racist scumbags.New polling and a trickle of stories from the battleground states suggest that Sen. Barack Obama's coalition includes one unlikely ...
Will has no use for McCain
washingtonmonthly.com 10/30/2008 — WILL HAS NO USE FOR MCCAIN.... It's probably fair to say conservative columnist George Will has been thoroughly unimpressed by John McCain of late. He's blasted McCain for "behaving like a flustered rookie playing in a league too high." Will...
The Real McCain
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 10/30/2008 — Anne Applebaum and Joe Klein, like countless others, cannot support McCain because of his repulsive, vicious, negative, McCarthyite campaign and his unvetted spur-of-the-moment decision to pick Sarah Palin, an unhinged, know-nothing, ...
McCain/Palin supporters let their racist roots show
crooksandliars.com 10/16/2008 — It was kind of strange, dintcha think, that John McCain came to the defense of his supporters last night after Barack Obama pointed out that people at McCain/Palin rallies were shouting out "terrorist" and "kill him!" in reference to Obama. Now an Al ...
The Palin Factor
the-reaction.blogspot.com 10/19/2008 — By Mustang Bobby Sen. Barack Obama is way ahead in endorsements by major newspapers across the country, including some big surprises such as the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times , both considered to be conservative in ownership and ...
The Republican Circular Firing Squad of Flying Attack Monkeys Commences!
delong.typepad.com 10/31/2008 — Stephen Suh: Cogitamus: Get Some Popcorn And A Comfy Chair - It's Going To Be A Great Show : The increasingly public war between a McCain faction and a Palin faction within the McCain/Palin campaign, let alone within the Republican party at ...
His Love-Hate Affair With His Racist Clientele*
obsidianwings.blogs.com 10/20/2008 — by Eric Martin An interesting bit of campaign-related gossip (via Newshoggers , my favorite home away from other homes): With his electoral prospects fading by the day, Senator John McCain has fallen out with his vice-presidential running mate ...
Is the Race Over?
pajamasmedia.com 10/25/2008 — Don't write off the underdog just yet.
Texas Takes Friendship To A New Level
westernfrontamerica.com 12/5/2008 — The Texas state motto is friendship, a single word that is loaded with immense meaning in view of recent news from the state. It would appear that a deeper affection for the preborn child is affecting the way Texans think and act.
Eight is Enough
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 10/22/2008 — Lots of people are talking about Jane Mayer's description of how some horny neocons took a cruise to Alaska and discovered Sarah Palin there. But that's by no means the best part of the article. The best part is the last paragraph: Palin ...
Win or Lose, Republicans Will Revisit the Party’s Image — NYT > Politics 10/31/2008
Some are preparing to turn the party back toward its Reaganite roots, while others are stepping up efforts for a radical reinvention. >
State Warns Passport Applicants Of Danger of Credit Card Fraud — Wash Post Federal Page 10/31/2008
The State Department has notified approximately 400 passport applicants in the D.C. area of a breach in its database security that allowed a ring of thieves to obtain confidential information so they could fraudulently use credit cards stolen from the ...
Fact Check: Palin's Alaska spreads its wealth (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/31/2008
AP - Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin summon antidemocratic images of a communist state to attack Democrat Barack Obama's tax plan and his comment about spreading the wealth around. But in her home state, Palin embraces Alaska's own version ...
Obama retains seven-point lead on McCain — Reuters: Politics 10/31/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama's lead over Republican rival John McCain held steady at seven points as the race for the White House entered its final four days, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Friday.
How political polls work -- and why they can differ so much — L.A. Times - Politics 10/31/2008
Some discrepancies have to do with the inherent nature of polling, others with factors unique to this unusual campaign. > Every day dozens of polls on the ...