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From The Room: Saltsman and Allen: Separated at Birth?
January 12, 2009 - Could RNC chair candidate Chip Saltsman be a 'chip' off the old block of former Virginia Senator George Allen? These two Southerners share a striking resemblance and a gift for race-based humor. But could they also share genes? Or alleles, at the very least...Filed under: Chip Saltsman, George Allen, Barack the Magic Negro, Macaca, racism, GOP, racists, race relations
How white people can cope with the end of White America
January 8, 2009 - The Atlantic Monthly really depressed us this week. In addition to predicting the demise of the New York Times, it is warning about the End of White America. WTF? What are we going to tell our blue-eyed niece...
From The Room: Brett Favre Breaks the Madden Curse Color Barrier
December 29, 2008 - East Rutherford, NJ -- Brett Favre threw three interceptions here yesterday to complete the Jets' stunning collapse from playoff contention and in the process made history as the first white athlete to have his season ruined by the Madden Curse. The curse, which rose to prominence a...Filed under: Brett Favre, Madden curse, race relations, sports, Marshall Faulk, Dorsey Levens, Michael Vick, Daunte Culpepper, Donovan McNabb, Ray Lewis, Vince Young
From The Room: The Audacity of the Vatican
December 23, 2008 - Remember back in November when lots of Black people were on TV saying that they would continue to tell their children that they could grow up to be anything they wanted to be, except now they'd really mean it? Well...Filed under: Obama, race, race relations, post-racial era, Time, NPR, media, first black president, Papacy, Pope, no black Popes, Vatican, religion, Catholicism
From The Room: Yay! Racism Is Over!
December 22, 2008 - We elected a black guy! Pretty sweet. When I turned on the news after Barack Obama won the election, I saw white people tripping over each other to declare that racism was over. Nothing makes me happier than seeing rich white pundits shed a bit of their white guilt in...Filed under: racism, race relations, Barack Obama, racism over, racism declared over, President-elect Obama, race, race in America, U.S., politics, media, Anderson Coopers
Is Barack Obama the first Other-American president?
December 15, 2008 - President-elect Obama's mixed race background is causing anxiety among black and bi-racial Americans. The AP reports that Biracists (?) point out that Obama is technically not black, while blacks say that white people treat him like he'd black, so who cares? (We're paraphrasing all black people...Filed under: Barack Obama race, what race is Barack Obama, Obama ethnicity, Obama race, Obama black, Obama white, Obama not black, Obama not black enough, Obama heritage, Obama black community, Obama white community, Obama race relations, Obama race election, Obama black voters, Obama white voters, Obama racial politics, Obama race pie chart, Obama race chart, Obama ethnic heritage, Obama racial history, Obama family history, Obama white grandparents, Obama biracial, Obama mixed race, Barack Obama
From The Room: How Other Minorities Can Rise in the Political World
December 10, 2008 - With the events of the last few weeks, we finally know exactly what black people were willing to give up in order to get Barack Obama in the White House: OJ Simpson. What must other minorities volunteer to get their political ambitions fulfilled...Filed under: OJ Simpson, Barack Obama, black people, race relations, race, U.S., race in America, Jews, Asians, women, Republicans, Latinos
23/6 Race of the Day: Asians!
December 8, 2008 - Yesterday, P-E Obama nominated four star General (and Japanese-American) Eric Shinseki to head the Veterans Affairs Department. And down in Louisiana, disgraced Democratic Rep. William Je...Filed under: 23/6 race of the day, race of the day, 23/6 awards asians, Eric Shinseki, Ahn Joseph Cao, Obama Asian-Americans, Obama Asian nomination, Obama Asian cabinet, Eric Shinseki Veterans Affairs, Shinseki Veterans Affairs Department, Obama cabinet, Asian politicians, Republican Asians, Asian wins Louisiana, Louisiana Vietnamese-American, Asians in power, this week in Asians, Asians in politics, Asians in the news, kudos Asians, Anh 'Joseph' Cao, Rep. Anh Cao, Anh Cao, Eric Shinseki, General Eric Shinseki
Hispanics, Asians not as post-racial as the rest of us
December 3, 2008 - Today, Bill Richardson accepted his safety cabinet position, Secretary of Commerce. The Latino community is predictably annoyed that their guy wasn't given State, which went instead to Hill...Filed under: Asians protest Bill RIchardson, Chinese-Americans protest Richardson, Bill Richardson Chinese-Americans, Bill Richardson Latinos, Bill Richardson Hispanic cabinet, Bill Richardson Asian Latino communities, Richardson Asian Latino clash, Bill Richardson nomination, Bill Richardson appointment, Bill Richardson cabinet, Bill Richardson commerce secretary, Bill Richardson race relations, Bill Richardson post-racial, post-racial Asians, post-racial Latinos, post-racial Americans, post-racial, Bill Richardson New Mexico, William Richardson, Bill Richardson
From The Room: As a White Man, I'd Like to Say I'm Tired of the Man Keeping Me Down
November 10, 2008 - We've had a black president elect for over five days now, and as a white man, I would just like to say I've had enough of The Man keeping me down. ENOUGH! You don't know how tough it is being me. You didn't come from where...
Prop 8 results prove black Christians are just as awful as white ones
November 7, 2008 - California's Proposition 8, which made gay marriage illegal, was approved by 70% of African American voters (compared to 53% of Latinos, 49% of whites and 49% of Asians). Um, pretty judgmental of you, AAs, considering all the rumors about...Filed under: Proposition 8 passed, Proposition 8, Proposition 8 homophobia, black voters homophobia, black voters Proposition 8, California black voters Proposition 8, homophobic black voters, Proposition 8 California, Hispanic voters Proposition 8, Hispanic voters Prop 8, California Hispanic voters Prop 8, yes to prop 8, no to prop 8, Prop 8, Prop 8 California, gay marriage ban, Prop 8 gay marriage ban, gay rights, gay marriage rights, gay rights California, gay marriage ban California, gay marriage law, gay marriage law California, race relations, election race relations
From The Room: Have Hate Groups Been Quieter than Expected This Election?
October 21, 2008 - Despite news of a dead bear cub shot through the head and draped with Obama signs and a car vandalized alle...
From The Room: The McCain Effect: We're Voting for the N***ger
October 19, 2008 - A recent measurement in Western Pennsylvania confirms America's worst fears about racism: there isn't enough of it. Even after John Murtha tried reassuring voters that Western Pennsylvania was a steadfastly anti-black society, crowds have started to worry that pure American prejudice won't be able t...
From The Room: It's Because He's Black, Stupid
October 18, 2008 - The election is only a few weeks away, and there are still "undecideds." What are they waiting for? And how can they be torn between these two guys. They're so different. They are offering voters a very clear choice. Besides, what more could the undecideds possibly hope to learn...
Push Polls for bigots - How to convince racists to vote Barack
September 17, 2008 - Apparently Obama's race might be influencing voters in the election. Sounds crazy, right? But both Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and...Filed under: Kathleen Sebelius race, Sebelius Obama race, Sebelius race factor, Jack Cafferty race, Cafferty Obama race, Jack Cafferty racism, Sebelius racism, Cafferty polls racism, Sebelius polls racism, Sebelius election polling, Cafferty election polling, Cafferty election racism, Sebelius election racism, Obama election racism, voters racism, race relations, Obama African-American, Barack Obama race, Obama race polls, Obama campaign racism, Kathleen Sebelius, Jack Cafferty, Barack Obama,
