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Ralph Nader about Obama : Uncle Sam or Uncle Tom?
Updated November 6, 2008 I originally posted this article with the headline ‘Ralph Nader calls Obama “Uncle Tom.”‘ This was inaccurate; it did not correctly reflect Nader’s words. Nader actually said, “His choice, basically, is whether he’s going to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Cable News, Fox News, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Racism, Ralph Nader
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Paul Krugman on the Republican Rump : Hard Right All That’s Left
Anger from the Republican right: Gayle Quinnell who calls Barack Obama an Arab during town hall meeting, in Lakeville, Minn. on Oct. 10, 2008. Photo by Jim Money / AP.‘What will defeat do to the Republicans?’By Paul Krugman / November … Continue reading
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Tagged Extremism, Paul Krugman, Racism, Republican Party, Republican Right, Right Wing
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FOX and MSNBC : Waging Ideological Warfare on the Boob Toob
Class struggle lives on cable TVBy Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / October 2, 2008 See ‘A Surge on One Channel, a Tight Race on Another,’ by Jim Rutenberg; and a comment by The Rag Blog’s Thorne Dreyer, Below. … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Cable News, Fox News, Keith Olbermann, Marketing, Media Bias, MSNBC, Partisan Politics, Racism, Right Wing Media, Television
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Is it Wrong to be Muslim in America?
‘Fear and even hatred of Islam is a part of the actual America at this moment of our history.’ By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / October 27, 2008 Said Colin Powell in a recent major interview, “The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bigotry, Ecumimism, Islam, Judaism, Peace Activists, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Racism, Sixties
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Canada: Where Torture Is Condemned
Former Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci found that Canadian security services probably contributed indirectly to the torture in Syria of three Arab Canadians suspected of involvement in terrorist activities. Photo: Chris Wattie/ReutersPrejudice in a post-9/11 worldBy Haroon Siddiqui / October … Continue reading
The GOP’s Blame-ACORN Game
Graphic by Christopher Serra / The Nation.‘Since the 1970s ACORN, which has 400,000 low- and moderate-income “member families,” has been warning Congress to protect borrowers from the banking industry’s irresponsible, risky and predatory practices.’By Peter Dreier & John Atlas / … Continue reading
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Tagged ACORN, Banking, Campaign Tactics, Community Organizing, Finance, Racism, Republican Party, Social Action, Voter Fraud, Voter Registration
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Canary in the Mineshaft : Cautionary Tales of Suicide, Bigotry
Was this house worth dying for?In this July 23, 2008 file photo, the Taunton, Mass. house This was the home of Carlene Balderrama, 53, who fatally shot herself soon after faxing a letter to her mortgage company July 22, saying … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Bankruptcy, Economic Collapse, Economy, Foreclosures, Racism, Suicide
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Playing With Fire : McCain and the Raging Right
‘McCain’s own campaign is playing with powerful extremist themes to denigrate Obama’By E. J. Dionne Jr. / October 14, 2008 McCain pastor tells rally that non-Christians want Obama victory. Story and video, Below. Are we witnessing the reemergence of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Conservatives, Extremism, McCain Campaign, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Political Ethics, Racism, Right Wing
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Todd Gitlin : Sean Hannity Taps Anti-Semite Andy Martin in Obama Smear
Sean Hannity (above)and Andy Martin: Birds of a feather. Photo by Douglas C. Pizac / AP.Far right-wing writer and perennial political candidate is Hannity’s ‘source.”By Todd Gitlin / October 5, 2008 Calling the Anti-Defamation League, Bill Kristol, Charles Krauthammer, David … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, Broadcast Media, Fox News, Obama Smear Campaign, Racism, Right Wing Media, Sean Hannity
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David Hamilton : McCain Running on Racism
‘McCain has known all along he couldn’t win on issues’By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / September 22, 2008 Observations on this morning’s news. “Fox News” paired a white male Demo spokesperson with a maybe Latina female Repug … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, McCain, November Election, Presidential Campaign, Racism
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Tim Wise : Palin, Obama and the Reality of White Privilege
White privilege: Levi Johnston , Bristol Palin’s boyfriend — who calls himself a ‘fuckin’ redneck — is considered an ‘all-American’ boy.This is Your Nation on White PrivilegeBy Tim Wise / September 13, 2008 For those who still can’t grasp the … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Racism, Sarah Palin, White Privilege
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