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The Conservative Fantasy History Of Civil Rights

New York Magazine | Posted 05.22.2012

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The civil rights movement, once a controversial left-wing fringe, has grown deeply embedded into the fabric of our national story. This is a salutary ...

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Racism, Dr. King, and Food Stamps

Joel Berg | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Hunger, Martin Luther King, Food Stamps, SNAP Program, Poor People's Campaign, Jamie Whitten, Rick Santorum, Social Programs, Martin Luther King Day, Strom Thurmond, Newt Gingrich, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, New York News
Joel Berg

Dr. Martin Luther King, responding to near-starvation conditions found in parts of the U.S., viewed access to food as a civil rights issue. King made the hunger issue a central component of his Poor People's Campaign.

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Never Go Naked To A Knife Fight

Christopher Lamb | Posted 03.12.2012

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Christopher Lamb

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who just won the New Hampshire primary, needs to keep in mind what happened to McCain in South Carolina or else he will find himself dazed and confused, and talking out of both sides of his mouth. Again.

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Why The Schwarzenegger Affair Was Thoroughly Traditional

Elizabeth Abbott | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Patty Baena, Bill Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger Love Child, Adultery, Divorce, Monica Lewinsky, Sexual Double Standard, Maria Shriver, Tradiitional Double Standard, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Child Support, Essie Mae Washington-Williams, Strom Thurmond, Divorce News
Elizabeth Abbott

Arnold Schwarzenegger is a traditional man! His cheating on Maria followed the age-old tradition of the sexual double standard for husbands by allowin...

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Haley Barbour Endorses Union Victory in the Civil War

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: 2012 Republican Nomination, 2012 Presidential Election, Lyndon B. Johnson, Trent Lott, Haley Barbour, Civil Rights Movement, Slavery, Secession, Barry Goldwater, Civil War, Mississippi, Nathan Bedford Forrest, William Winter, Strom Thurmond, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

Barbour's statement is significant for two reasons: First, it sounds like the Mississippi governor is indeed running for the GOP presidential nomination. Second, it suggests his state has changed considerably since the 1960s.

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Tea Partiers Battle Racism Claims -- Far Too Late

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ken Mehlman, Ronald Reagan, William F. Buckley Racism, Michael Steele, Southern Strategy, National Review, Reagan States' Rights Speech, Lee Atwater, Tea Party, Strom Thurmond, Republican Racism, Politics News
Leonce Gaiter

Denying the long-standing link between white tribalism and conservatism may be "politically correct" within the DC bubble where press and politicians mingle, but denial is the opposite of truth.

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Supreme Court Hearings Remind Us of What's at Stake

David A. Love | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, Gun Control, Jeff Sessions, Lindsey Graham, Strom Thurmond, Jon Kyl, Civil Rights, Gun Violence, Abner Mikva, Segregation, Sonia Sotomayor, Racism, Orrin Hatch, Gop, Thurgood Marshall, Elena Kagan, Politics News
David A. Love

The Kagan hearings, or any Supreme Court hearings for that matter, are part of the war to win over the hearts and minds of America, to determine what kind of country we want this to become.

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Don't Let a D-Bag Teabag Sen. Lindsey Graham

Morris Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark Sanford, Alipac, William Gheen, Tea Party Patriots, Guantanamo, Lindsey Graham, Gay, Strom Thurmond, Politics News
Morris Davis

What brought the wrath of the radical right down on Sen. Graham is that on occasion he breaks ranks with right wing orthodoxy and, heaven forbid, works with colleagues on both sides of the aisle.

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South Carolina Sex Issue: Performance Failure

Bob Franken | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark Sanford, Adultery, Strom Thurmond, South Carolia, Nikki Haley, Sex, Smears, Politics News
Bob Franken

The people of South Carolina seem to be tired of hearing about this kind of thing. They might well consider adultery too juvenile to be a political issue.

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The Opportunity to Hate

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bart Stupak, Liberal Media, Women's Rights, Jews, John McCain, Civil Rights Act, Social Security, John Boehner, Jesse Helms, John Lewis, Barney Frank, President Obama, Jim Demint, Strom Thurmond, Civil Rights, Gay Rights, Segregation, Voting Rights, Nancy Pelosi, George Wallace, Health Care Reform, Hate Speech, Martin Luther King Day, Medicaid, Lyndon Johnson, Medicare, Healthcare Reform, Politics News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

The principles that Helms stood for were bigotry, hatred and fear. Obama passed health care reform, something both Republicans and Democrats have tried to do for decades.

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Change to Believe in or Focus for Hate-Mongering?

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Tea Party, John Boehner, Crosshairs, Social Security, Civil Rights, Middle Class, Harry Truman, Gallup Poll, Klu Klux Klan, Sarah Palin, Nancy Pelosi, Congressional Budget Office, David Leonhardt, Health Care, Health Insurance Reform, Great Depression, Donut Hole, Republican National Committee, John McCain, Death Threats, Great Stock Market Crash, Congress, Medicaid, Barack Obama, Tax Policy Center, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, New York Times, Medicare, Income Inequality, Strom Thurmond, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

With their anger and vitriol, Republicans and Tea Partiers are banking on Americans rejecting health insurance reform. But their plan is in peril. Americans appear to be embracing hope and change in health care.

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Homeless in Columbia: Photo ID and the Silent Voting Bloc (VIDEO)

Paul Bowers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Welfare, Social Security, Voter Fraud, Photo ID, Voting Problems, Andre Bauer, Legislation, Government, Elections, Dmv, Andre Bauer Stray Animals, Birth Certificate, Homelessness, Driver's License, South Carolina, City Council, Poll Tax, Voting, Columbia, Salvation Army, Strom Thurmond, Dhec, College News
Paul Bowers

If you're used to instant gratification, homelessness might not be for you. I found that out during our three days on the streets, and it became especially evident later when I walked (literally) through the steps of obtaining a photo ID.

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How Do You Handle the Bigots in Your Family?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Latinos, Email Forwards, Racial Prejudice, La Raza, Racist, President Obama, American Values, Spam, Immigration, Hispanics, Barack Obama, In-Laws, Immigration Reform, Anglo-Saxon Culture, Ku Klux Klan, Slavery, Illegal Immigrants, Family Relations, Racism, Discrimination, Bigotry, Family, Strom Thurmond, Healthy Living News
Daniel Cubias

I have a racist in-law. But then again, who doesn't? I don't see a lot of this guy, because my wife only begrudgingly let him back into her life afte...

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Cancer, John Mayer and "Please Don't Call Me Racist" : Diffusing the R-Bomb

Molly Secours | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hood Pass, White Supremacists, Bull Conner, Chemotherapy, Racism, Entitlement, Cancer, Whiteness, Rush Limbaugh, Bart Motes, John Meyer, Tim-Wise, White People, Strom Thurmond, George Wallace, Healthy Living News
Molly Secours

It wasn't until recovering from stage IV uterine cancer that I began to notice the parallels between cancer and racism -- and potentially similar paths of recovery.

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Outraged Lily-White GOP More Upset with Sen. Reid than Prominent Black Leaders

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Ostroy

According to the 99.5% lily-white Republican Party, these poor black folk defending Reid are either too naive or forgiving or both to understand just how offensive and insensitive his remarks were.

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Harry Reid's Remarks About Obama from 'Game Change'

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trent Lott, Books, Racism, Harry Reid, John Heilemann, Game Change, Strom Thurmond, Democrats, Barack Obama, Mark Halperin, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sought to slam the book shut Monday on a controversy stemming from remarks about President Barack...

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Liz Cheney Knows Racism When She Sees It (She Was Raised in It)

Katie Halper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Katie Halper

After years of supporting her racist father, Liz Cheney is finally calling out racism where she sees it -- in the words of Harry Reid.

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Michael Steele and Harry Reid: Partners in Pickledom

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Steele, Republican National Committee, Chris Christie, Byron Dorgan, Bob Mcdonnell, Sean Hannity, Racist, Racism, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, Barack Obama, Strom Thurmond, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

If Michael Steele can pull himself away from bashing Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada), he really should take a moment to dash off a thank-you note to... Harry Reid.

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Equating Reid and Lott Is Flat-Out Wrong and Just the Latest Republican Game

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congressional Black Caucus, Jim Demint, George W. Bush, Christmas Day Bombing, Funding Troops, Collective Pants-Wetting, Race, Strom Thurmond, Democrats, Richard Reid, Barack Obama, Shoe Bomber, Jim Crow, Underwear Bomber, Rudy Giuliani, Reid Obama Light-Skinned, Trent Lott, Segregation, Health Care Reform, Harry Reid, Health Care, Barbara Lee, Republicans, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

While Trent Lott could technically support and advocate segregationist policies as majority leader, what policy would Reid be in danger of furthering, based on his statement? None. That's the difference.

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Secesh 3.0: Fear Of A Black President

David A. Love | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Confederacy, Birthers, Obama Stimulus, Homeland Security, McCain Palin, Secession, Confederate Flag, Secede, Obama, Southern Poverty Law Center, Joe Wilson You Lie, Strom Thurmond, Stimulus, Rep. Joe Wilson, Obama Health Care, Barack Obama, Rob Miller, Department of Homeland Security, Tax Day Tea Party, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Hate Groups, Stimulus Package, Joe Wilson, Birther, Economic Stimulus, Joe Wilson South Carolina, Health Care, Tea Party, Southern Strategy, Town Hall Meetings, Race, Racism, Politics News
David A. Love

When the Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) disrupted the President’s health care address before a joint session of Congress, it was not the first time th...

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Joe Wilson A Darling Of The Health Industry

Raw Story | Sue Sturgis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Addison Graves, Immigration, Obama-Jount-Congressional-Address, Strom Thurmond, Health Insurance Reform, President Obama, Politics News

During President Obama's address on health insurance reform to a joint session of Congress last night, he observed that some people have been spreadin...

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Why The Kennedy Eulogies Struck the Right Tone

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

We live in a moment of hyperpartisan politics and hyperactive media. These things militate against what the Kennedy eulogies celebrated.

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Note To Spitzer: Gremilns?!

Lionel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don Sherwood, Mark Foley, Ted Haggard, Rush Limbaugh, Dan Crane, Larry Craig, Newt Gingrich, Jeff Gannon, Henry Hyde, JIm WEst, Eliot Spitzer, Dan Burton, Jeff Miller, Richard Cutis, Neil Bush, Ed Schrock, Jim Gibbons, Ted Bundy, Strom Thurmond, Politics News
Lionel

No arena has been spared its own blemish and moral hiccup. Sports, entertainment, politics, the clergy -- name it.

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GOP Mini-Me: No Pubes, No Punditry Please!

Warren Holstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Warren Holstein

Yup, this home-schooled Doogie Howser R.N.C. is the latest offering from the downward-spiraling Republican Party's public relations arm.

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Far Right Inaugurates Palin as "Their President"

Darin Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Inauguration, Sarah Palin, Wasilla, Palin Wasilla, Karl Rove, George W. Bush, The Right, Real Americans, Strom Thurmond, Sarah Palin Real America, Oliver North, Palin Real America, Real America, Political Humor, Satire, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Sarah Palin Wasilla, Politics News
Darin Murphy

In an unprecedented moment in history, Governor Sarah Palin was sworn in today by the far right wing of the Republican Party as the first female President of The Real America.

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