Robert Johnson

Character as Destiny: The Clintonian Narcissism of 2008

Jon Robin Baitz | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics

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Jon Robin Baitz

Underneath the stomach-turning Clintonian strategy for winning the nomination are little passion plays playing out -- about the state of the nation, and the state of its soul-sick psyche.

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Question of the Day: What Would MLK Think?

Eric Deggans | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

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Eric Deggans

Now that there's the kind of candidate for president folks like Martin Luther King probably dreamed about in 1964, the first black American billionaire thinks it makes sense to take him down?

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Obama and the Grumpy Old Men

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.20.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Younger black activists and elected officials are unlikely to feel any loyalty to the Clintons, are engaged by a post-baby-boom candidate and feel more in sync with Obama on the issues.

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Clinton's Anti-Union Allies

Ari Berman | Posted 01.18.2008 | Politics

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Ari Berman

Clinton may not share their views, but as she courts union workers, it's fair to ask why she deploys anti-labor individuals on behalf of her ostensibly pro-labor campaign.

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BET Founder Apologizes For His Portrayal Of A Black Man

236 | Posted 01.18.2008 | Home

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Hillary Clinton supporter--and the reason for television shows like "Hot Ghetto Mess"--Robert Johnson apologized for making a reference to Senator Bar...

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Chris Matthews Had the Guts to Apologize for Hillary Loathe, Don't Bet the Others Will do the Same

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.18.2008 | Media

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Matthews like so many other yakking heads has gorged off the Hillary loathe industry. The industry has been by far the biggest growth industry in recent American politics.

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Debate Shocker: Iraq Returns to the Campaign Spotlight...and Hillary Puts it There

Arianna Huffington | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

If I had told you that Iraq would come roaring back to the forefront of the campaign, how many of you would've guessed that that candidate that brought it there would be Hillary Clinton?

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Sam Stein

Clinton Defends, Then Criticizes, BET Founder's Controversial Remark

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

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At the Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday, Senator Hillary Clinton said she took BET founder Robert Johnson at his word when he said he wasn't ...

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Jason Linkins

Richard Cohen Suggests Obama Has A 'Farrakhan Test,' Obama Responds

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

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Cohen's whole piece today is an identity politics cheap shot masquerading as high-minded outrage. It's a masterwork of tortured logic, to boot.

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The Race Race

Bob Franken | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

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Bob Franken

It's one thing if Bill Clinton wants to be petulant about news coverage. In fact, he may be right that we've been harder on his candidate, but he sure needs to wag his finger in the right direction.

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BET Founder Defends Obama Comments

Washington Post | Frank Ahrens | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

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A day after his remarks about Sen. Barack Obama helped fuel a rancorous debate about race in the Democratic presidential contest, an unapologetic Robe...

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Sam Stein

Kerry Blasts Clinton Camp's "Negative, Petty" Attacks

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, took aim at Hillary Clinton on Monday, saying her criticism of Barack Obama's stance on the...

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Sam Stein

Pro-Clinton BET Founder Attacks Obama, Hints At Past Drug Use

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.13.2008 | Politics

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Robert L. Johnson, the billionaire founder of Black Entertainment Television, injected himself into the middle of a flaring campaign controversy on Su...

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