corner.nationalreview.com - 10/30/2008
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It turns out that I'm wrong to think that Obama's election would have even symbolic benefit. Hans Bader informs us that Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree, "Obama's top advisor on race issues, explains that since Obama is 'biracial,' his election won't prove that racism has receded. White ...
gallup.com - 10/28/2008
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gallup.com —
PRINCETON, NJ -- The gap between Barack Obama
and John McCain in Gallup Poll Daily tracking from
Saturday through Monday has narrowed slightly, and Obama is now at 49% of the vote to 47% for McCain among likely voters using Gallup's traditional model ...
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Gallup Daily: Presidential Race Narrows Slightly
nationaljournal.com - 11/3/2008
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nationaljournal.com —
In a presidential campaign where the benefits and
drawbacks of online outreach were a continuing storyline, political
bloggers have found themselves with a unique vantage point. NationalJournal.com asked a variety of top bloggers what role bloggers in ...
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National Journal Online - Bloggers On The Race And Their ...
blogs.wsj.com - 10/29/2008
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blogs.wsj.com —
Elizabeth Holmes reports from battleground Pennsylvania on the
presidential race. John McCain ’s campaign has seen significant
progress in internal polling in the last week, Republican pollster Bill McIn turff said Tuesday, with ...
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In Memo, McCain’s Top Pollster Sees Tighter Race
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protein wisdom —
I admit, this one left me nearly speechless. And given my studies of racialism and structural race theory, that ain’t easy to do: Hans Bader informs us that Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree, “Obama’s top advisor on race issues, explains that since Obama is ‘biracial,’ his election won’t prove that racism has receded. White America won’t vote for blacks, Ogletree argues, and Obama’s election is possible only because he’s partly white.” Hear that, you guilt ridden, milquetoast wannabe post racialists? Vote for Obama and you’re still not absolved of your filthy racism. ...
Obama Adviser: Americans Still Racist
PoliGazette —
... Race hustlers are unlikely to change their behavior after the November 4 election, regardless of the outcome. After all, they have earned ‘respect‘ (and money and even academic credentials) by being who they are. They became big as race hustlers and will, as a result, continue to be race hustlers. ...
A 'Merely' Biracial Breakthrough?
Opinionator —
... .)“It turns out that I’m wrong to think that Obama’s election would have even symbolic benefit ,” writes a riled-up Ed Whelan at the Corner. “So, under Ogletree’s drop-of-blood test, if you’re one of those folks who mistakenly think that the cases for Obama and McCain are reasonably close, there’s no symbolic achievement in electing Obama. You’d better wait for a real black candidate. Thanks, professor. … Maybe race-based reparations will be another way to ’spread the wealth’?”
CARNIVAL OF THE INSANITIES - A Messianic Election Special !
Dr. Sanity —
... INSANITIES AND SO LITTLE TIME!!! 1. Happy Halloween? I'm not sure lynching is a PC activity...but a guillotine sure is! Wait a minute, it's not Halloween...It's Christmas! And here come's Obama Claus. 2. He likes the cut of his jib! Twas brillig, really. Men in BlackBarack? 3. Ignorance is O-bliss. The new National Anthem? Quick! Somebody alert the messiah! 4. It's not even a symbolic achievement...we're still racist. Michelle's America, I guess. ...
America Is Still A Racist Society
Daily Pundit —
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It turns out that I’m wrong to think that Obama’s election would have even symbolic benefit. Hans Bader informs us that Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree, “Obama’s top advisor on race issues, explains that since Obama is ‘biracial,’ his election won’t prove that racism has receded. White America won’t vote for blacks, Ogletree argues, and Obama’s election is possible only because he’s partly white.”
So, under Ogletree’s drop-of-blood test, if you’re one of those folks who mistakenly think that the cases ...
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Rearview mirror analogies galore —
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