Tag Archives: Racism

The Republican Party’s “Black Friends”

Posted on November 26, 2012 at 7:18 am by Bob Cesca

My Monday column: Jonah Goldberg’s recent column, To Appeal to Black Voters, GOP Must Run Gauntlet of Racism Accusations, is hilariously awful. I’ll swing back around to it presently. But first, over the weekend, Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs … Continue reading →

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Listen to Lee Atwater Describe the Southern Strategy

Posted on November 14, 2012 at 12:50 pm by Bob Cesca

I’ve referenced this quote nearly every time I’ve written about dog-whistles and the Southern Strategy, but I’ve never heard a tape of Lee Atwater, the proto-Rove of the Reagan/Bush era, actually saying the words. The Nation discovered the tape: You … Continue reading →

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And So the Republican Outreach to Latinos Begins

Posted on November 14, 2012 at 9:08 am by Bob Cesca

Actually, no it doesn’t. They’re suing to prevent Latino provisional ballots from being counted in Cochise County… Arizona. Yes, those crazy Arizona Republicans clearly haven’t been listening to the news lately. One of the few unresolved congressional races in the … Continue reading →

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Bill O’Reilly’s Racist Tirade

Posted on November 7, 2012 at 1:27 pm by Bob Cesca

Stormfront might have a new spokesman. Or the same spokesman with renewed anger and hatred. “The white establishment is now the minority,” he added. “The voters, many of them, feel this economic system is stacked against them and they want … Continue reading →

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Tea Party Poll Watchers Targeting African-American Precincts

Posted on November 5, 2012 at 6:09 pm by Bob Cesca

Dan Froomkin reports: Poll watchers from groups ostensibly targeting voter fraud are headed primarily to minority voting precincts on Election Day, lending support to the argument that their real goal is to suppress the African-American and Latino vote. A partial … Continue reading →

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Notorious Birther Donald Trump to Robo-Call, Stump for Romney

Posted on October 31, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Someone at Romney HQ seemingly felt there was a need to reiterate that there is no daylight between Mitt Romney and racist assclown Donald Trump. via ThinkProgress Real estate mogul and ardent birther Donald Trump has been asked to stump … Continue reading →

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Undecided

Posted on October 27, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – John Cole In other news, a new poll from the Associated Press finds that “explicit anti-black attitudes” have risen from 48 percent in 2008 to 51 percent today. 56 percent of those surveyed also displayed implicit anti-black sentiments.

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John Sununu is a Horrible, Wretched Man

Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:18 am by Bob Cesca

On CNN’s Piers Morgan last night discussing Colin Powell’s endorsement of President Obama: Sununu: Well, I’m not sure how important that is. I do like the fact that Colin Powell’s boss, George Herbert Walker Bush, has endorsed Mitt Romney all … Continue reading →

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What He Said

Posted on October 25, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Tim Eagan In other news, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit yesterday against the city of Meridian, Lauderdale County, two juvenile court judges, and the state of Mississippi for its “school-to-prison pipeline” that has been imprisoning children … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Day

Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

This is what 600 copies of Dreams From My Real Father looks like. These were offered free-of-charge at a rally for Paul Ryan yesterday along with pamphlets on George Soros. (photo via Slate) Adding… I received a free, unsolicited copy … Continue reading →

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