Among all the keynote addresses given at Netroots Nation, the one that seemed the 'least sexy' (ie, I didn't know any of the speakers), was also what ended up being my favorite. The main exhibition room was kept so dark that it was hard … [Read more...]
The Fading Allure of the Tea Party Movement
For the newly elected Tea Party backed Republicans and their supporters, the easy part is over. Now that they have arrived on Capitol Hill and in statehouses across the country, the hard part is just beginning. At this early date, the news … [Read more...]
Race and the racist
Since I'm a big white guy from the south, people often feel comfortable in confiding their secret racist thoughts to me. Sometimes it's just a racist joke or two. Sometimes it's a snide remark about Al Sharpton or Charlie Rangel or … [Read more...]
Hate is here in my neighborhood too.
With all the news media about personal attacks and hate directed toward Muslims, and with the many discussions we've had about it on this site, religious hate has never hit this close to home. My eyes are opened now. From Masslive.com It's … [Read more...]
Ford Hall Forum: “AIDS, Social Justice and the Politics of Transformation” (9/30/10)
This event is presented in collaboration with the Old South Meeting House, a museum and National Historic Landmark dedicated to the free exchange of ideas, as part of the Partners in Dialogue series. … [Read more...]
On Fear: The Islam Edition, Or, Do You Know My Friend Wa’el?
This world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those that feel --Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, in a letter, August, 1776 So all of this took place at Newsvine...and if you're not familiar with how things work there, users … [Read more...]
Cahill faces blowback for immense stupidity
You know, Massachusetts makes me proud sometimes. Really, profoundly proud. Not when one of our electeds tosses around terms like "pandering to special interest groups" and "political correctness run amok", and "playing politics with … [Read more...]
“Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black”
Anti-racist writer Tim Wise crystalizes it: Imagine that hundreds of black protesters were to descend upon Washington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and … [Read more...]
Tea Party Activists call Congressmen “F*gg*t” and “N*gg*r”
"Oh, but the Tea Party isn't predicated on racism and bigotry!" TPM: Just after [Rep. Barney] Frank rounded a corner to leave the building, an older protestor yelled "Barney, you faggot." The surrounding crowd of protestors then erupted in … [Read more...]
Whoppers Of The Week
And finally, speaking of gifts: The gift that keeps on giving -- Jeff Jacoby. One thing that's always baffled me is how racists think they can speak in "code" that nobody but other racists will understand. Jeff Jacoby, who once … [Read more...]
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