thinkprogress.org - 10/21/2008
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On Sunday, the Washington Times’s Christina Bellantoni stopped by a polling place in North Carolina, where she reported that a “ group of loud and angry protestors ” — almost all of whom were white — were shouting and mocking voters — nearly all of whom were ...
washingtontimes.com - 10/20/2008
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washingtontimes.com —
By: RogerFarina MODERATE: The point of the rally
yesterday wasn't to protest early voting or even early
voting on Sunday. . It was to protest Cumberland County's Board of Election adding the extra time at the last minute to coincide with the Obama ...
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McCain supporters heckle ...
huffingtonpost.com - 10/20/2008
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First published at WashingtonTimes.com PRINCETON, W.V. — Over
the last few days I've been through Southwest Virginia,
down in North Carolina and now back up into the mountains on the West Virginia side near Bluefield for some stories about ...
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Christina Bellantoni: McCain supporters heckle early ...
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North Carolina: A Snapshot of Modern Day Race Relations?
BlueNC - The people's think tank —
... Then, today we get the icing on the racism cake. Think Progress has a couple of videos of a decent size group of white McCain/Palin supporters protesting and shouting at a large line of people (almost entirely black) waiting in line to vote early this past Sunday. Here is Think Progress's description of the scene: ...
McCain Supporters Heckle Early Voters In North Carolina
Oliver Willis —
The Republican party fully supports the Bull Connor/George Wallace agenda.
McCain supporters heckle early voters
Photographer Joe Eddins and I headed over to the closest one and found a steady line of voters hoping to cast ballots early. Most seemed to be Obama supporters and several had come from the rally. Nearly all the voters were black.
Also at the polling site was a group of loud and angry protesters who shouted and mocked the voters as they walked in. Nearly all were white.
As you can see from these videos, no one held ...
Socialism is Racist?
Newshoggers.com —
... , this, and these folks in the clip below to work with, the whole, “Socialism means Black”, business just helps the Republican apologists pretend there’s nothing to see here. ...
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