From the comments this morning:
I wouldn’t vote for Obama because I don’t trust him. That doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t vote for another person of African descent. For example, I would have no problem with Condi Rice.
So, what about the 95% of black voters who check the Obama box? It’s obvious that they are voting […]
Americans don’t see the world in Black and White anymore. Really! We’ve moved past “all that”.
Bullcr@p.
I’ve read ad nauseum about Obama’s “problem with blue collar Democrats” — the preferred euphemism for bigoted whites who won’t vote for a black person under any circumstances.
Obama’s “problem” has been exploited, analyzed, laughed at, shrugged off, and ultimately avoided […]
Paul Krugman’s all wrapped up around an ad from the Obama campaign:
I did not say that the Clinton proposal would increase oil industry profits. If the ad implies that I did, it should be retracted.
I beg to differ.
The ad in question (you can see it here) references the NYTimes on April 28 — and although […]
Via Andrew Sullivan:
A reader notes:
This is fantastic. If you go to The Corner right now:
- The number of times the words “health care” is mentioned: 7
- The number of times the word “Iraq” is mentioned: 15
- The number of times Rev. Wright is mentioned: 230
And no, I’m not kidding.
I bet you’re not.
Andrew puts it off […]
Late last week, Newt Gingrich delivered a curious, under-reported speech at the American Enterprise Institute. He called it, “Answering the Obama Challenge”, and it was framed as a response to Barack Obama’s historic speech about race. (Video and transcript available here. My emphasis.)
Segregation was a horrible institution imposed by force by the […]