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Did Obama Pick Duckworth Over Jackson Jr. To Replace Him In The Senate

Should Obama’s replacement in the Senate be black?

Although Barack Obama’s historic election will place an African-American in the White House, it will reduce the number of African-Americans in the Senate to zero.
Jesse Jackson Jr., a member of the House since 1995, began campaigning for the slot even before Obama won the presidency. Jackson, son of [...]

12Nov2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued
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The Post-Racial Era, But Not In Downtown Chicago

Mayhem indeed:
At least five people were arrested across the city after Barack Obama’s rally in Grant Park, including a woman who slapped a Chicago police officer, saying police couldn’t arrest her anymore, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said Hart, who is black, yelled “White [expletive], [expletive] McCain–you white police can’t do nothing anymore.” With that, she reached through [...]

9Nov2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued
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Of Course Race Mattered

As A Black Conservative, One Adjective Meant More To Me
By John McWhorter

All year Republicans and media folk have been thrown by my support for Barack Obama. Why do I feel vaguely insulted by that?
After all, I have a reputation, albeit oversimplified, as a “black conservative.” I work for a free-market think tank. I’m supposed [...]

9Nov2008 | Jeremiah | 4 comments | Continued
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Univ. Arizona Publishes Obama Cartoon Using The “Nigg” Word

It’s The Messenger, Stupid
A newspaper cartoon that has already sparked controversy after being run in a New Jersey college newspaper has caused an uproar again. This time, an Arizona college newspaper has been criticized for a poorly timed oversight.

The Arizona Daily Wildcat, a newspaper serving the University of Arizona in Tuscon, on Wednesday unintentionally ran [...]

8Nov2008 | Jeremiah | 3 comments | Continued
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The Pretentious Obama Presser - From The ‘Office Of The President Elect’

Portion of todays lesson in ‘Press Fawning 101′
Time magazine begins their article,
“Perhaps the most striking thing about Barack Obama’s first press conference as president-elect was how, well, presidential it was.”
Obama, uncharacteristically late in that presidential way where aides keep giving two minute warnings of his approach, slid into the formal role as easily as [...]

7Nov2008 | Jeremiah | 1 comment | Continued
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Rev. Jeremiah Wright Says Media Exploited Him

Rev. Jeremiah Wright: Media Used Me As ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’

Barack Obama’s former pastor complained Thursday that the media used him as a “weapon of mass destruction” in an attempt to derail Obama’s campaign for the presidency.
Speaking at a forum about race and religion, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright accused the media of taking out of [...]

7Nov2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued