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Whoppers Of The Week

November 18, 2009 By shiltone

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-pharma, health-care-reform, jacoby, jeff-jacoby, racism, sarah-palin, war-on-christmas

This man lets black people use his bathroom, what a guy!!

October 15, 2009 By regularjoe

Gerry Callahan of WEEI does not believe that racism is a problem in America.  EB3's foil, Howie Carr, howls any time anyone brings up racism as an issue plaguing America.  Well racism in America is doing just fine thank you. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gerry-callahan, hate, howie-carr, racism, rush-limbaugh

How does racism play in health care reform?

September 23, 2009 By neilsagan

Read the rest of "I'm not a racist...I'm a Democrat" by Melissa Harris-Lacewell in The Nation. Here's another good read on the topic "Professor Radical Goes To Washington To Preview The Apocalypse". … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, health-care-reform, racism

Suspended for racist email?

July 30, 2009 By cmarie

The Boston Globe Reports:  "[Boston Police] Officer Justin Barrett was suspended Tuesday after allegedly writing the racially charged email about Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. to colleagues at the National Guard, referring to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: free-speech, gates, racism

Gatesgate, part two (now starring Globe reporter Yvonne Abraham)

July 29, 2009 By Tristan

The email itself, courtesy of Fox25 Boston: What no one has reported (yet) is precisely what got Barrett so exercised.  A small amount of digging reveals this column by the Boston Globe's Yvonne … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: abraham, barrett, gates, police, race-relations, racism

Gatesgate

July 21, 2009 By JimC

Cross-posted (and even shorter) at Blue News Tribune. I plan to keep an eye on this. At this point, I'm hoping it's a bit overblown. My cynic side says: It's great that the Globe took notice of a potential racial incident. It's sad that it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: media, racism

Distorting Holder’s comments about race

February 25, 2009 By hubspoke

I hate to draw readers' attention to Jeff Jacoby but his column about Eric Holder today is so full of bull... Distortion #1 - Holder did not say we are a nation of cowards. He said we're a nation of cowards when it comes to dealing with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dialogue, eric-holder, jacoby, race, racism

Recipe for Good Race Discussion: What Eric Holder Left Out

February 22, 2009 By hubspoke

Although frank talk on race calls for structured dialogue, lest anyone think "structured" means "straightjacketed," it's quite the contrary. Once you've agreed to ground rules for respectful dialogue, it actually frees people up to say … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dialogue, eric-holder, race, racism

Are we really over race?

January 27, 2009 By devona@theloop21com

Are we really over race? By: devona walker Watching the Inauguration on Tuesday, I fell prey to my more naive urges. I watched and listened to broadcast commentators fawn over the First Family and our collective diversity, brave the frigid … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: political-strategy, politics, post-race, president-obama, race-relations, racism

Bigotry rises; everyone fiddles

October 12, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

It's been a big challenge for the Obama campaign to deal with the Obama-as-Muslim or Obama-as-Arab rumors. They are apparently rife among folks who attend McCain/Palin rallies; it just doesn't seem that hard for any journalist to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: arabs, bigotry, mccain, muslim, obama, palin, racism

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