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Pete Hoekstra now fundraising off of controversial ad about China
Threat. A follow-up to Jazz’s post last night about the outrageous outrage du jour. According to Dave Weigel, Hoekstra’s set to surf the backlash: Here we go again. We dared to take on Debbie Stabenow...
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Samuel L. Jackson: I voted for Barack because he’s black
Shocker. Now I get it: Samuel L. Jackson assumes the Tea Party opposes Barack Obama because of his race because he also assumes Barack Obama’s fans support him because of his race. At least, he knows...
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Fired ESPN editor: I didn’t mean anything racist in my Jeremy Lin headline
“I’m so sorry that I offended people. I’m so sorry if I offended Jeremy.” Nothing says “slow news day” like debating whether some random guy’s turn of phrase was or wasn’t secretly motivated by...
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School apologizes for its “racist” chant of … “USA! USA! USA!”
Definitions. After a high school boys basketball championship game last weekend, a handful of Texas high school kids chanted “USA! USA! USA!” to celebrate their school’s win. Trouble is, the losing...
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Video: Comedy is not … pretty
Hypocrisy? The question on everyone’s lips today will be this: Can Hollywood’s most celebrated and likeable Everyman make blackface acceptable again? After narrating the Barack Obama 17-minute...
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Gingrich: Robert De Niro’s racist joke about the FLOTUS is not OK
Right. At a fundraising event with the First Lady last night, actor Robert De Niro made what The Hill calls a “racially-themed” joke. “Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really...
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Tom Hanks, Robert DeNiro kinda sorta apologize even though it wasn’t really...
Aw. A little late-evening closure for you on two of the more heavily trafficked items of the day. All we need now is for Chris Rock to hug it out with Jason Mattera and the triangle of celebrity...
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A brief note on NRO’s personnel decisions
Association. Over the Easter weekend, as I was finishing up my vacation, National Review terminated longtime contributor John Derbyshire over a column he wrote for Taki Magazine that was...
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Video: Marion Barry explains racism culturism to you all
Or just plain stupidity. Reason TV’s Kennedy catches up with Marion Barry to discuss his rather provocative statement about Asian restaurants in Washington DC and the need to replace them with...
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Great news: New EEOC checkbox category emerges
“Bow-tie’n white boys”? Hey, I tried to anticipate the next expansion in ethnic categorization yesterday with my proposal for recognition of left-handed Finns as a protected minority, but that...
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The stop and frisk program in NYC is considered racist by many. But let’s not forget, this country is founded on racism. [more at LeeCamp.net] ~ 4closureFraud.org TweetRelated posts: Lee Camp | How To...
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The Obama campaign would like to see some ID, please
Wait, so… is confirming identities not racist anymore? To gain entry into President Obama’s speech in Ohio on Thursday, attendees were apparently required to present a photo identification along with...
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James Earl Jones: I understand racism, so I think I’ve figured out the tea party
Terrific. Via the Radio Equalizer, he says he watches a lot of MSNBC and “can’t get enough of it.” So, hey. Is there anyone among the principals of the original “Star Wars” cast who isn’t completely...
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FBI: No racial bias in Trayvon Martin shooting
Zimmerman out on bail, but not out of the woods. Discovery documents released yesterday shows that the special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin shooting case has a difficult task in front of her. The...
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Rick Perry: Obama admin needs to apologize for the “insulting” lawsuit and...
“It was not only inappropriate, but simply incorrect on its face.” Last week, Attorney General Eric Holder spoke to the NAACP convention in Houston, criticizing Texas and other states currently being...
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Maybe racism is why people are irritated at Obama’s “you didn’t build that” line
Nuance. I’m tempted to agree, only because I desperately want white Democratic incumbents also telling business owners “you didn’t build that” while on the stump this fall. No worries, Jon Tester and...
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Palestinians are not pleased with Mitt Romney’s visit to Israel
Breakin’ my heart. Before departing for Poland, Romney held a fundraiser in Israel during which he made some comments about the Middle East’s various economies that Palestinians apparently found...
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Video: Abortionist challenges protesters to adopt “ugly black babies”
Throwaway society. We’re a few days late to this story, which is “ugly” indeed, but not necessarily for the reason some may think. Pro-life activists challenged Charlotte abortionist Ashutosh Ron...
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Video: Kira Davis’ open letter to MSNBC’s Toure
“You should be embarrassed … You rob it of its true horror.” After Toure’s assertion that Joe Biden’s “chains” comment was not racial but Mitt Romney’s criticism of it and the tone of the Obama/Biden...
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Boston Globe: Biden’s “chains” remark sign of tiresome double standard for...
2008: Hope and Change. 2012: Hope in Chains. No, it’s not the Boston Herald, but the bastion of liberalism on (ahem) Morrissey Boulevard that pointed out the double standard for Democrats that gave...
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Video: Matthews accuses GOP of playing the race card against team that...
“You got your monologue in. Congratulations.” I’m posting this for two reasons. One, everyone’s talking about it anyway. Two, the sheer nonsense from Chris Matthews in this segment killed those...
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Newt to Chris Matthews: Your thinking can be pretty racist, you know
“Why do you assume food stamp refers to black? What kind of racist thinking do you have?” Via News Busters, you’ll enjoy watching Matthews being given a taste of his own medicine but this clip is more...
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MSNBC protects the meme any way it can
They have seen the enemy, and it is themselves. The cast and management at MSNBC really, really want their viewers — all 20 of them now, I believe — to understand that the Republican Party is...
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Fired Yahoo bureau chief: Sorry for my inappropriate “joke”
Plus: MSNBC explains why goofing on Obama for golfing is racist. Go watch the clip again. There’s nothing jokey or witty or clever about it. It’s a straightforward accusation of racism and...
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Matthews to Rice: You meant to go after birthers with your speech, huh?
Yeah, no one gets him, Ms. Rice. Talk about your Rorschach moments. Condoleezza Rice gave a stirring speech that touched on the necessity of American engagement abroad, a need for education reform,...
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Newest racist dog whistle: “Chicago”
Dogged. Via the Right Newz and Newsbusters, this one’s much easier than Lawrence O’Donnell’s tortured “golf = racist” theory last night. Just a few easy steps: Obama administration –> corruption...
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