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Why Has John Edwards Raised So Much Less Money Than Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama?

April 3, 2007 By francislholland

The reasons for Clinton's historical fundraising levels are well-known.  She is a major national player in the Democratic Party, was first lady for eight years, has been elected to the US Senate twice, and her husband was President of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, barack-obama, bill-richardson, democrats, hillary-clinton, john-edwards

“Pimping”: Why Some White Male Progressives are Fascinated w/Using Offensive Pseudo-Ghetto Slang

April 1, 2007 By francislholland

In fact, white (usually male) "progressives" have taken the term "bitch slap" entirely out of its originally limited underclass context and usage and are using it instead as a generally applicable synonym for "to castigate" and "to put in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: blackosphere, blacks, bloggers, linguistics, mysogyny, sexism, whites, whitosphere

“White-News” vs. the Blackosphere

March 28, 2007 By francislholland

But now that we have blogs, to what extent have American blogs changed the white-news paradigm?  In my experience, white blogs are just as committed to white-news as is the mainstream media.  White blogs are mostly dedicated to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: blackosphere, blogosphere, blogs, law-and-lawyers, white-news, whitosphere

Vaccinations Against Childhood Disease More Accessible in Brazil than US

March 23, 2007 By francislholland

When I got to Brazil, I discovered that all of the medications that I needed but could not afford in the United States are available for free at all Brazilian government health clinics, even for visitors from the United States.  In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, single-payer, vaccination

Which Democratic Presidential Candidate Has Demonstrated Most Commitment to Liberal Issues?

March 21, 2007 By francislholland

This is a beta version of the liberal work history resume chart, to be updated as more information becomes available. Year Hillary ClintonJohn EdwardsBarack ObamaBill Richardson 1969Yale-New Haven Hospital internship 1970 Children's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barack-obama, bill-richardson, hillary-clinton, john-edwards

John Edwards’ Incredible Utopian Promises Increasing

March 17, 2007 By francislholland

Now, Edwards also promises to stop global warming, but is this even possible? With sufficient political will, we can immediately stop contributing so much to global warming, but even then the earth will continue to warm for some time to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: john-edwards

Blogger Sponsored Candidates’ Forum is Edwards Scandal Times 10,000

March 13, 2007 By francislholland

Even after the Edwards Blogger Scandal, a commenter here said,It would be interesting to see a formal study where someone took a random sample of diaries on Dkos and analyzed how many of them are anti-religious. Or, some other scientific … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: amanda-marcotte, chris-bower, dailykos, john-edwards, markos-moulitsas, melissa-mcewen, mydd, yearlykos

” What If ” Hillary’s Popularity is Mostly Due to Bill’s Incredible Popularity?

March 11, 2007 By francislholland

If Bill Clinton's reputation is that powerful . . . Continued at the Francis L. Holland Blog … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, bill-clinton, hillary-clinton

Is Francis L. Holland a “Bull in a China Shop”?

March 6, 2007 By francislholland

In this "bull in a china shop" metaphor, if I am the "bull", then who is the fragile "china"?  Are the political ideas of the whitosphere so fragile that the slightest bit of irreverent examination will shatter them like glass?  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, color, dailykos, mydd, racism, sexism

Should Having a Penis Be a Requirement for Holding the US Presidency?

March 4, 2007 By francislholland

But, because of recent advances in technology and culture, the penis has been largely eclipsed as a tool of national governance and international diplomacy.  Today, brains are thought to give women the same gravitas that penises gave … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, elections

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