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Howard Dean Accidentally Calls The Republican Party “White” Party

It sounded to me as though it was an “intentional slip”
Political Punch
16 August 2008
In an interview with National Public Radio on Friday, Howard Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, referred to the Republican Party as the white party, seemingly accidental.

“If you look at folks of color, even women, they’re more successful in the [...]

20Aug2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued
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Washington Post, McCain Brought Up Race On A Pretext

WaPo writer, Peter Beinart:
“Race will be central to this campaign because McCain needs it to be.”
McCain will play the race card simply because he doesn’t have many other cards to play.
Think about it this way: Many of the voters who right now won’t vote for Obama because he’s black would probably vote for Colin Powell [...]

13Aug2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued
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Newsweek: Senator McCain Is Playing The Caucasian Card

Newsweek’s Anna Quindlen decided to throw caution to the wind and show once and for all that she’s in the tank for Barack Obama. In this piece she weaves in and out creating a tapestry of Obama that is throat gagging over the top obvious.
She begins:
It can be tough being black in America. But the [...]

11Aug2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued
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The Race Card - How Many Cards Can “You” Think Of To Play?

We know there is the ‘Race” card, but what cards does the media think are being played right now?

The Card Game
The media rattles off almost enough cards for a full deck! On second thought, I don’t think they’re playing with a full deck.
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5Aug2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued
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Bob Herbert Sees Two White Women, Two Phallic Symbols And Barack Obama

Warning: excessive adulation of Barack Obama is harmful to the vision and can in extreme cases cause hallucinations.
We’re all familiar with how an Obamania overdose produced strange tingling sensations in Chris Matthews leg. A new, virulent strain of the affliction has now emerged, claiming its first victim in the person of Bob Herbert, who [...]

4Aug2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued
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Will The House Of Representatives’ Apology For Slavery Open The Door For Potential Reparations?

Slavery Reparations: How Feasible Is That Anyway?
What would the black community like to see if Barack is elected?

Would reparations be the right thing to do? Absolutely. The problem is that our country isn’t always in the habit of doing the right thing.
There was a time when reparations seemed impossible. With the recent decision to apologize [...]

4Aug2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued
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Bill Clinton “I Am Not A Racist”

Insists, ‘I Am Not a Racist,’

At times, he appeared to grow testy as he discussed his wife’s failed bid for the nomination and was asked if he deserves at least some of the blame for his wife’s losses.
When asked, “Do you personally have any regrets about what you did, campaigning for your wife?” Clinton, [...]

4Aug2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued
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David Gergen To Sell: ‘Hancock’ Secret Racial Decoder Rings

David Gergen, McCain using Moses in his ad, “The One” is Racist code.
Allahpundit

On Sunday, longtime Washington hand David Gergen took umbrage with John McCain’s recent attack ads, charging that the Senator was using coded messaging to paint Barack Obama as “outside the mainstream” and “uppity.”

Everybody knows that. There are certain kinds of signals. As a [...]

3Aug2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued
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Mel Martinez: Race Card Not Played, Obama Is Above That

Mel Martinez
Obama Did Not Play the Race Card
“I think we should be in a post-racial environment,” said Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., a supporter of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., “I think Sen. [Barack] Obama has done an admirable job of that. I don’t think he has race-baited. I think he has been very good about [...]

3Aug2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued
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Can Obama Lose The Election By Dealing The Race Card?

Barack may never understand that his candidacy is not all about race. It has become about his arrogance, lack of depth, character and the inability to lead.
Obama didn’t begin his campaign as the Black Candidate, he was the junior Senator from Illinois. As the primary progressed and he was not doing as well as he [...]

3Aug2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued