Race Card

John McCain: the "Great White Hope"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

McCain is carrying the torch to keep "hope" alive that wealthy white men will continue to be the center of the world.

The Ludacris-Rove-McCain Axis

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics


Robert S. McElvaine

"The race card" is something that is only played by someone who can hope to use it to produce a winning hand. In this game, it is obvious that that player is John McCain.

Seth Colter Walls

McCain Tests The Waters Of Race As Campaign Issue

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics


Has John McCain started to aggressively court the white vote? It sounds like a question with an obvious answer. But when facing the first black nomin...

Barack Obama, Race, and the Message of Change

Martin Carnoy | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics


Martin Carnoy

Anyone who is the least bit candid on this issue knows that race permeates many aspects of American society. Why wouldn't the race issue pervade the election of a black presidential nominee?

Hillary's Sexist End-Game

Gary Cohan | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics


Gary Cohan

Sexism cuts both ways; Hillary's continued presence in this campaign is, in and of itself, a manipulation of the very concept. If Hillary were a man, she would have been long gone.

Stewart Blasts Media Coverage Of Debates, "Gloves Off" Politics, And The "Race Card"

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Last night on "A Daily Show," Jon Stewart took the media to task for over-hyping "gloves off" politics. In particular, he blasted his one of his favo...

Dick Morris: "They Will Teach In Political Science Classes What Giuliani Did Wrong"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


That's from Dick Morris on Fox's "Hannity & Colmes" last night, shortly after holding up his Hillary Clinton DVD that "the FEC won't let us run it in ...