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Democrats Accused Of Using Hate Crime Bill To Protect Pedophiles (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alcee Hastings, Hate Crimes, Hate Crimes Bill, Peter King, Hate Crimes Bill Vote, Pedophilia, Politics News, Video, Hate Crimes Vote, Sean Hannity, Bigotry, Politics News

The new, new thing in criticizing Hate Crimes legislation is to pretend that the Democrats have gone and given a whole bunch of special considerations...

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Miss USA and the B-Word

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 04.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Missusa, Equality, Perez Hilton, Miss-California-Mistake, Equal Rights, Obama Gay Rights, Civil Unions, Barack Obama, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Miss California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Bigot, Miss California, Barack Obama Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Bigotry, Miss America, Carrie Prejean, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

Miss California, like many who share her take on the marriage issue, was careful to talk about her "opinion" and "beliefs" and the way she was raised as if this excused her intolerance. Barack Obama talks about tradition and belief as well in defense of his own position.

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Jackie Mason Owes Apologies to Many People, Including President Obama

Ray Hanania | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Barack Obama, Hatred, Schvartze, Racism, Blacks, Jackie Mason, Comedy, Bigotry, African Americans, Politics News
Ray Hanania

Mason may be a big shot. But in my eyes, his a puny, unfunny bully. Hearing that he called President Obama such a terrible word doesn't surprise me at all.

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Air Force Brass Must Crack Down on Obama Picture Removal

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Attacks on Obama, Barack Obama, Air Force, Peterson Air Base. Colorado Springs, Secretary of the Air Force, Presidency, Bigotry, Michael B Donley, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Apparently Colonel Jay Raymond Commander of the flagship Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, didn't get the word.

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Asian Women: Rape And Hate Crimes

Jaemin Kim | Posted 02.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Gawker Media, Ethnicity, Chinese, White People, Michael Phelps, Gawker.com, Videogames, Anime, Sexism, Dating, Defamer, Racism, Racial Stereotypes, African Americans, Korean, Rape, Rachel Getting Married, Gawker, Asian Americans, Washington State, Los Angeles, Sexuality, Black People, Stereotypes, Spokane, Asians, Japanese, Nerds, Hate Crimes, Violence Against Women, Prejudice, Legal, Prosecution, Justice, Bigotry, Interracial Dating, Sexual Violence, Interracial Relationships, Fetish, Sexual Assault, Laws, Asian Women, Bias Crime, Living News, Women, Asian Fetish, Caucasians, Sex Crimes, Salon.com, Media Responsibility, Media Bias, Living News
Jaemin Kim

Reducing Asian women into a sexual object is not funny, it is not flattering. It is perilous. We can see this when Asian women are subject to race-targeted sexual violence.

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RED the Book: How to Turn Teenage All-About-Me-ism into Altruism

Amy Goldwasser | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Generation Obama, Community Service, Martin Luther King, Charity, Volunteering, Teens, Martin Luther King Jr., Biracial, Community Organizing, Teenage Girls, Martin Luther King Day, Millennial Generation, Race, Teenagers, Ignorance, Hate, President Obama, Civil Rights, Obama Volunteers, Post-Racial, Barack Obama, Blacks, United States, Freedom, African Americans, Racism, Bigotry, Living News
Amy Goldwasser

Obama's call to service for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day was two weeks ago today. But to my generation, I'm afraid it may as well have been issued by Abe Lincoln. It's already history.

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Rest In Peace -- Not, William Zantzinger

Sheila Weller | Posted 01.11.2009 | Style

Read More: 1960s, Church, The South, California, '60s Pop Music, William Zantzinger, Beverly Hills, Bob Dylan, Music, Joan Baez, Redemption, Teenagers, Murder, Aretha Franklin, 60s Culture, Singing, Ray Charles, Bigotry, Keith Beauchamp, Jerry Mitchell, Style News
Sheila Weller

My sister Lizzie came into my room one day and played "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll." It was early Dylan, and she explained the song to me: it's about William Zantzinger, a Southern bigot who had killed a servant.

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Have We Overcome?

Lara M. Gardner | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racism, Religion, 2008 Election, Bigotry, Homosexuality, Proposition 8, Black President, President Obama, Civil Rights, First Black President, 2008 Presidential Election, Election Reaction, America Racism, 2008 Presidential Race, America Bigotry, Prop 8, President Elect Obama, Politics News
Lara M. Gardner

In spite of Obama's election, what America has not given up and seems loathe to give up, regardless how far backward we move socially, morally, and legally, is religion.

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Obama's Election May Put an End to Sept. 11-related Animosity and Bring Healing

Ray Hanania | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hope, Animosity, Backlash, Terrorism, 9/11, Healing, Middle Easterners, Barack Obama, Election Reaction, Muslims, Arabs, Hate Mongering, 2001, Bias, Bigotry, Obama Middle East, President Obama, Obama International Reaction, Sept. 11, 2008 Presidential Election, Obama Presidency, Obama Middle East Policy, Obama International Experience, Obama Reaction Abroad, President Elect Obama, Politics News
Ray Hanania

Obama's election as president has changed America and can also make it a far better nation, one that truly embraces the ideals that motivated our founding fathers.

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My First Racist Letter Arrived Today

Eric Deggans | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: N-Word, Barack Obama, Black President, John F. Kennedy, Radio, Media, Race, John McCain, Election, Bigotry, Election Day, Election 2008, Politics News
Eric Deggans

Gotta be honest, I expected this way before now. And it's probably a measure of how scared some racists are that America is on the verge of electing its first black president.

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Designer Bigotry in Palin's Clothing

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Homophobia, Mccain, Economy, Bigotry, Sarah Palin Wardrobe, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Charles Karel Bouley

Sarah Palin's wardrobe malfunction of sorts wasn't that big of a deal to me. I went out to talk about it for a video rant, and encountered homophobia in the name of a McCain/Palin supporter.

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A Cell Phone Call During Mass (Remembering the Anti-Catholic Smears of the 1928 Election)

David Quigg | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Herbert Hoover, Catholicism, Politics News, Negative Campaigning, Joe Biden, 1928 Election, 2008 Election, Catholic Church, Religion, John Hagee, Voter Disenfranchisement, Al Smith, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Smears, John McCain, Bigotry, Wedge Issues, Robocalls, Politics News
David Quigg

"Great-great-grandma Frances will set you straight. By the time I'm done with you, you'll vote for who you want to vote for. You won't let anybody scare you out of it. That's the lesson of Al Smith."

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Sadly, Prejudice Against Arabs Is Still a Permissible Hatred In America

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Karl Rove, John McCain, Jon Stewart, Arabs, 2008 Presidential Race, John Edwards, Nbc, Mccain, Obama, Muslim, Bigotry, Politics News
Blake Fleetwood

Following McCain's statement last week that Obama was not an Arab, "He's a good family man." I wrote a post about it and got the following email which...

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An Arab Can't Be A Good Family Man?

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Presidential Race, Obama, Mccain, Bigotry, Arab, War, Politics News
Blake Fleetwood

If McCain were smarter, he could have seized the moment when a woman at a rabid right wing rally said, "We can't trust Obama... He's an Arab," and have knocked it out of the park.

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Intolerance is Back Again

Richard Grenell | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hypocrisy, Religious Right, 1992 Election, Intolerance, 2008 Election, Compassionate Conservative, New York City, Bigotry, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Richard Grenell

The height of hypocrisy is to see the angry left advocate for diversity but to completely become enraged when someone isn't seeing the world the way they do.

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Rush Limbaugh Hates Mexicans (But in a Funny Way)!

John Ridley | Posted 09.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Mexicans, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Bigotry, Spanish Language Campaign Ads, Barack Obama, Limbaugh Racism, Media News
John Ridley

According to a rather weepy piece in the Wall Street Journal, Rush is upset that the Obama camp is portraying him as being a bigot. By quoting bigoted statements he's made.

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Forget Apologizing to Obama, Jackson Should Apologize to Blacks for His N Word Hypocrisy

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Stereotypes, Fox Networ, Barack Obama, Black Leaders, Civil Rights, Presidential Race, N Word, Jesse Jackson, Racial, African-Americans, Bigotry, Barack Obama Jesse Jackson, Michael Richards, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Jackson should immediately apologize to blacks for not only trashing them, but also apologize for his hypocrisy. But that's not all.

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Critics of New Yorker Cover Ignore Depth and Substance of Racism

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Michelle Obama, John McCain, Arabs, Ethnic Minority Media, Muslims, Racism, Barack Obama, Bigotry, Journalists of Color, Barack Obama New Yorker Cover, Media News
Ray Hanania

The media never looked at the cover as racist on its face, exploiting a stereotype that is only denounced when it is wrapped around a popular presidential candidate and a minority.

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Jesse Helms' Shameful Legacy Can't Be Whitewashed

Erik Ose | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racial Politics, Right Wing Media, Civil Rights Movement, Jesse Helms, Homophobia, Jesse Helms Legacy, Jesse Helms Death, Bigotry, North Carolina, Civil Rights, Politics News
Erik Ose

No amount of whitewashing Helms' legacy can erase the stain of his reliance on hate-filled, divisive politics, or the hurt he caused so many people in the process.

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How Jesse Helms Ruled North Carolina

Erik Ose | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jesse Helms, Jesse Helms Legacy, Jesse Helms Death, North Carolina, Racial Politics, Direct Mail, Harvey Gantt, Campaign Spending, Right Wing, Attack Ads, Bigotry, Politics News
Erik Ose

Helms poisoned the ideological well of politics, calling MLK, Jr. a communist and the 1964 Civil Rights Act "the single most dangerous piece of legislation ever introduced in the Congress."

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Gay Weddings and 32 Funerals: Remembering the UpStairs Lounge Fire

Erik Ose | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Glbt, Gay History, Louisiana, Gay Pride Weekend, Metropolitan Community Church, Lesbian, Same-Sex Marriage, UpStairs Lounge, 1973, Firebombing, Gay, Fire, GLBT History, California, Anti-Gay Violence, Mcc, 2008, California Supreme Court, Homophobia, Christianity, June 24 1973, Bigotry, Gay Marriage, Rip, Gay Rights, Politics News
Erik Ose

To fully understand recent events, it's important to remember a tragedy that happened thirty-five years ago, and how much things have changed for gays and lesbians since then.

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Bonnie Bernstein, ESPN, and Responding to Hurt with Forgiveness

Ray Hanania | Posted 06.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Sports, Espn, NBA Hopefuls, Racism, Palestinian Suicide Bombers, Forgiveness, Bigotry, Bonnie Bernstein, Racial Politics, Racial Prejudice, Racial Stereotypes, Media News
Ray Hanania

ESPN/ABC sportscaster Bonnie Bernstein's remark that Palestinians (as a people) push their kids to be suicide bombers was followed a debate that quickly shifted from attacking facts to attacking personalities.

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What Color Is Imus? "White ... There You Go. Now We Know"

Ray Hanania | Posted 06.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Arabs, Don Imus, Racism, Adam Pacman Jones, Citadel Broadcasting, Sid Rosenberg, Bigotry, Palestinians, Media News
Ray Hanania

Don Imus has been making racist remarks about Arabs and Muslims for years and no one listened when Arabs and Muslims complained. That's because in our...

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Malkin, Rachael Ray and the Real Symbols of Hatred in America

Ray Hanania | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hate Crimes, Terrorists, Terrorism, 2001, Sept. 11, Rachel Ray, Dunkin Donuts, Symbols, Michelle Malkin, Bigotry, Every Day With Rachael Ray, Rachael Ray Dunkin Donuts, Rachael Ray Dunkin Donuts Scarf, Rachael Ray Keffiyeh, Rachael Ray, Politics News
Ray Hanania

"Backlash terrorism" is not considered a crime, but it should be. Including when TV talk show hosts are accused of supporting terrorism by sporting "jihadi chic" clothing.

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One Prejudiced Pastor Down, One to Go

ZP Heller | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Hagee, Rod Parsley, Bigotry, John McCain, Politics News
ZP Heller

Rod Parsley draws no distinction between Muslims and violent Islamic extremists, as he blamed the entire religion for the attacks of 9/11 saying it's "a generational call to arms" to destroy Islam.

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