Posted on January 31, 2009 by Mark
Okay, perhaps much to your surprise, Obama’s win did not signal an end to racism as we know it, or even an end to people talking about race and ethnicity. What with Nashville embroiled somewhat interested in a battle over legislation that sought to make the city less hospitable to those from other nations, you [...]
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Posted on March 26, 2008 by Mark
This morning I caught the “world news” section of the Japanese language news program Fujisankei News. Sen. Clinton’s “misstatement” on the sniper fire, or absence thereof, during her landing in Bosnia in 1996 was profiled. They used their own raw footage of the event it appears, because I had not seen the footage anywhere else. [...]
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Posted on March 26, 2008 by Mark
Rap historian Davey D turns the tables on Fox News’ Griff Jenkins. Jenkins, Bill O’Really flunkie, cornered Jesse Jackson at the Take Back America conference badgering Jackson to denounce and reject the statements made by Rev. Wright. Apparently, there was a que of people waiting to ask Jackson questions at the event, and Jenkins, feeling [...]
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