Obama Racism

The Unnatural History of Nontroversy

Matt Osborne | Posted 12.10.2009 | Media

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Matt Osborne

Don't tell me that nontroversy doesn't matter. With nearly as many Americans approving of Palin as Obama, nontroversy really, really matters.

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'RedNeck Rap' Author Bill Otto Apologizes, But Stands By Rhyme

AP | Posted 12.07.2009 | Politics

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TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas lawmaker says he's sorry if he offended anyone by criticizing President Barack Obama while wearing a cap that calls opos...

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Understanding the Unconscious Side of Racism

John A. Powell | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

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John A. Powell

If we are to understand racism or any other important issue in our society we must expand our vision and minds beyond the 2% of conscious process that is intentional. The secret is in the subconscious.

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GOP Candidate Scott McInnis Silent On Wolf's Disgusting Billboard

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver

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Mario Solis-Marich

Is Scott McInnis ready to stand for all of Colorado or just the fringe right? Is Scott McInnis ready to denounce the racist, inflammatory billboard in Wheatridge?

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Racist Obama Billboards: Colorado Ad Links President With Jihadists

Posted 11.20.2009 | Denver

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Wolf Interstate Leasing in Wheat Ridge, Colorado has put up a billboard insinuating that President Obama is somehow tied to Jihadists and the Fort Hoo...

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An Open Letter to Rupert Murdoch: What Exactly Do You Mean?

James Rucker | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

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James Rucker

It's becoming increasingly clear that Fox News and News Corp have a problem with race. It is also becoming clear that the problem starts at the top with you.

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Murdoch: Beck 'Was Right,' Obama Made Racist Comment (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

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After a summer of silence, News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch has piped up to say that his newest Fox News star, Glenn Beck, "was right" when he called Pres...

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RNC Facebook Photo Taken Down: Racist Anti-Obama Picture

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

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The Republican National Committee came under fire after a user posted a controversial photo on its Facebook page. The RNC "fan" upload features a pict...

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Ryan Grim

GOP Base Driven By Bizarre Ideology, Not Racism, Report Finds

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

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When Stan Greenberg and fellow Democratic researchers launched a study of the conservative Republican world's reaction to President Obama, he figured ...

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The "Post-Racial" Mainstream Media and the New American Racism

Jared Gardner | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

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Jared Gardner

Mainstream media sits off at the sideline, discussing the birther movement with its back-to-Africa chants as if there are legitimate concerns here that have nothing to do with racism.

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Jimmy Carter and the Race Card

Lance Simmens | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

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Lance Simmens

Racism is not the sole explanation for the hateful rhetoric that has been leveled at the President, it may not even be the driving rationalization, but to suggest that it plays little or no role is both wishful thinking and naïve.

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It's Better to Be Racist Than Color Blind

David A. Wilson | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

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David A. Wilson

We give weight to the idea of race being negative by considering it taboo. The more we avoid the topic, the discussion, the word, the more power we lend it.

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Reflections on Race from the Nation's Capital

Byron Williams | Posted 11.27.2009 | Politics

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Byron Williams

We have certainly witnessed an unhinged element of the country that few would conclude were not racist. But should we make the nuts emblematic of the whole?

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Experts: Pelosi Is Right To Fear Political Violence

Politico | Eamon Javers | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently invoked the grim specter of political violence, arguing that today's angry political climate could cause people to...

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Blackwashing: Colbert Unveils New Strategy For Racists Who Want To Bash Obama (VIDEO)

Posted 11.25.2009 | Comedy

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Stephen Colbert defended those American politicians who choose to refer to President Obama as "that boy" or "uppity" (or send emails depicting the Whi...

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The Impeachment of President Obama

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

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Bob Cesca

I've been following the Republican descent into the realms of the bizarre for some time now, and I'm convinced that if they retook Congress the Republicans might try to impeach the president.

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Obama, America and Race

Robert Slayton | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

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Robert Slayton

Obama is a lot of things that are scary, and only one of these is the fact that he is black.

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Roy Blunt Takes Heat Over Monkey Analogy

KY3 | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

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A story about monkeys on the loose in Washington has Missouri Representative Roy Blunt taking heat. Here's some background from the New York Times Bl...

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Is Racism To Blame For The Angry Discourse In America?

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

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Dr. Judith Rich

The question remains: How do we deal with the mounting anger in America before it's too late and we have another national tragedy on our hands and souls? Are we mature enough as a country to have an honest discourse on the roots of anger in America today?

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Religious Right Tells Followers: Tone Down the Racism

Adele Stan | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

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Adele Stan

At this weekend's Values Voter summit, religious right leaders, who have long played to racial resentment, seem alarmed at how the overt racism of some of the Tea Partiers could harm their own movement.

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I Have a Nightmare

Greg Saunders | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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Greg Saunders

In the last two years, Republicans have been so angry they've had to invent new ways to be racist. Racism no longer comes in degrees of offensiveness, but in flavors of hate speech.

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Jimmy Carter's Words Give Media Outlets a Gigantic Excuse to Look Hard at Racism and Some Obama Critics

Eric Deggans | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media

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Eric Deggans

It took a former president using blunt language to get the nation's chattering class to focus on an issue that has troubled some since the first first Tea Bag protestor tossed a pouch of Lipton into the Potomac.

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Do You Agree with President Carter's Comments?

Karen Finney | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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Karen Finney

Change -- even change you want or need -- can be scary. Some articulate these fears by saying: "I don't recognize my own country."

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Barbara Ehrenreich Does It Again

Jan Herman | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

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Jan Herman

Just as she did last month, she has published the best op-ed read of the day.

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Is Conservative Obama Backlash the New Racism?

Bakari Kitwana | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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Bakari Kitwana

Conservatives across the board should be reminded that ideological differences with the new commander in chief is no excuse to abandon core principles of our Democratic Republic.

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