In January, basketball fans were greeted with the shocking news that a man sought to create a whites-only basketball league. The outrageous plan elicited a loud public reaction, with Charles Barkley calling the league "blatantly racist."
The leag ...
Posted Tuesday, March 30th 2010 at 4:44PM
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"The Daily Show" returned last night and Jon Stewart didn't hold back, ripping the potentially violent undertones of the conservatives' reaction to the passing of health care reform.
Stewart had plenty to say about the Palins, Limbaughs, and Boeh ...
Posted Tuesday, March 30th 2010 at 10:37AM
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I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES THAT MY CARING FOR BARACK OBAMA AND HIS FAMILY IS UNCONDITIONAL. WITHIN THAT CARING, HELD JUST AS UNSHAKABLY, IS MY DISAGREEMENT WITH SOME OF HIS CHOICES. WAR CANNOT BE STOPPED BY KILLING MORE PEOPLE. THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER ...
Posted Monday, March 29th 2010 at 4:00PM
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IN THESE TIMES, IT IS EASY TO SEE WHY WAR IS OBSOLETE. NATURE HAS TAKEN IT ON HERSELF TO SHOW US HOW DESTRUCTIVE UNANTICIPATED AND UNCONTROLLABLE VIOLENCE IS. NOTHING HUMANS CANE VER DO ON THE BATTLEFIELD IS A MATCH FOR HER POWER.
In these tim ...
Posted Monday, March 29th 2010 at 12:53PM
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NO SOONER HAD PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNED COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE REFORM THAN 14 STATES SCURRIED TO FEDERAL COURT TO CHALLENGE THE LAW. THEY SEEM UNLIKELY TO SUCCEED BECAUSE THE LAW WAS CAREFULLY DRAFTED TO WITHSTAND JUST THIS KIND OF CHALLENGE.
No ...
Posted Monday, March 29th 2010 at 12:52PM
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“I DO NOT BELIEVE IN WAR AT ALL,” SAYS THE PULITZER-PRIZE WINNING WRITER. “TO ME WAR IS SOMETHING TO BE OUTGROWN, IMMATURE, WASTEFUL AND SO DESTRUCTIVE TO LIFE THAT HUMAN BEINGS SHOULD SHUN IT AS THEY SHUN SWINE FLU OR HIV/AIDS OR BUBONIC PLAGUE.”
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Posted Sunday, March 28th 2010 at 9:27PM
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THE BOOK TRACES CHARACTERIZATIONS OF LIGHTER SKINNED PEOPLE WE CALL WHITE TODAY. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED HOW MUCH THESE CHARACTERIZATIONS HAVE CHANGED, LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT SENSORY OBSERVATION WAS NOT THE BASIS OF RACIAL NOMENCLATURE ...
Posted Sunday, March 28th 2010 at 11:58AM
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A WOMAN PUSHED HEALTH CARE THROUGH THE HOUSE. IT’S MOST VISIBLE SUPPORTERS WERE A GAY MAN AND A JEW AND THE BLACK MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE SIGNED THE BILL INTO LAW. IT’S ENOUGH TO MAKE A GOOD OLD BOY GO CRAZY.
The far-right extremists have gone ...
Posted Saturday, March 27th 2010 at 4:39PM
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NOW THAT THE HEALTH CARE BILL IS PASSED, WHAT WILL WE DO WITH OUR TIME? ALL EYES—WELL, SOME EYES—WILL TURN TO SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS WHERE DEMOCRATS WILL DECIDE WHOM TO NOMINATE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
By Gail Collins, New York Times, March 27, ...
Posted Saturday, March 27th 2010 at 4:37PM
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WASHINGTON—In what some are calling the boldest move of his Presidency, Barack Obama broke with a time-honored tradition observed by several U.S. Presidents including George W. Bush by pronouncing the word "nuclear" as it appears in the dictionary.
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Posted Friday, March 26th 2010 at 5:27PM
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“IT’S STANDARD NOW FOR CONSERVATIVES TO INVENT SCARY FAKE THREATS TO RUN AGAINST. SENATOR BROWN’S ONLY BEEN IN DC SEVEN WEEKS BUT HE ALREADY SEEMS TO BE FITTING RIGHT IN WITH HOW CONSERVATIVES OPERATE.”
MSNBC took out a full-page ad in Friday's B ...
Posted Friday, March 26th 2010 at 10:53AM
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IT ENDED WITH A HUG. HILLARY CLINTON’S ARMS THROWN OUT EXUBERANTLY TO CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT OBAMA. ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT OF THE PUBLIC EYE, SHE EXTENDED A HAND PRIVATELY. SHE WAS CALLED IN AS A CLOSER, MAKING LAST DITCH APPEALS TO DIFFICULT LAWMA ...
Posted Thursday, March 25th 2010 at 8:16PM
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Entertaining commentary on the political parties various philosophical approaches to the recent Health Care debate. Which side are YOU on? ...
Posted Thursday, March 25th 2010 at 7:53PM
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“WHY DON’T YOU USE THE WAIVER PROVISION TO SET UP YOUR OWN PLAN?” THE SENATOR ASKS THOSE WHO THREATEN LAWSUITS. “THIS BILL GIVES YOU THE AUTHORITY TO DO IT WITHOUT AN INDIVIDUAL MANDATE.”
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has a message for all the attorney ...
Posted Wednesday, March 24th 2010 at 2:42PM
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THE CONFERENCE IS A CHANCE FOR WRITERS TO STUDY AND CELEBRATE ONE ANOTHER AND TO GRAPPLE WITH ISSUES LIKE THE VALUE OF BLACK SECTIONS IN BOOKSTORES, THE PAUCITY OF BLACK EDITORS AND HOW TO EXPAND THE LIST OF BLACK WRITERS TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS.
The 10 ...
Posted Wednesday, March 24th 2010 at 11:36AM
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FOR DECADES THE G.O.P HAS BEEN THE PARTY OF FEAR, IGNORANCE AND DIVISIVENESS. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AROUND TO SEE WHAT IT HAS DONE TO THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE A MOMNUMENTAL MESS ON OUR HANDS AND STILL THEY OFFER NOTHING EXCEPT MORE TAX CUTS FOR TH ...
Posted Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 at 9:24AM
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CARRYING SIGNS THAT READ: “MRS. OBAMA, HANDS OFF OUR OBESITY,” ANGRY TEABAGGERS ACCUSED MICHELLE OBAMA , IN THE WORDS OF ONE PROTESTER, “OF PLOTTING TO TAKE THE BIG MACS OUT OF OUR MOUTHS.”
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - One day after the pass ...
Posted Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 at 9:20AM
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NINA SIMONE STRODE TO THE STAGE AND ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WAS GOING TO SING “MISSISSIPPI GODDAM” AND AS SHE OFTEN SAID, “I MEAN EVERY WORD OF IT.” EVERY GUARDSMAN’S FINGER TIGHTENED ON THE TRIGGER OF THE RIFLE HE WAS HOLDING.
NEW YORK TIMES, March ...
Posted Monday, March 22nd 2010 at 11:51AM
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“I WOULD RATHER DIE OF A CURABLE DISEASE WHILE HOMELESS THAN BE FORCED TO LIVE HEALTHILY IN THE POST-FREEDOM HELLSCAPE ENVISIONED IN THIS BILL FASHIONED BY BARACK O’STALIN.”
With the health care debate heading toward its final vote, Jon Stewart re ...
Posted Monday, March 22nd 2010 at 10:44AM
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IF STUPAK WERE TRULY PRO-LIFE THEN HE’D VOTE FOR THIS BILL. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO REDUCE ABORTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION: WHY DOES FRANCE, WHERE ABORTION IS NEARLY FREE, HAVE 20% FEWER ABORTIONS THAN WE DO?
I live in Michigan, i ...
Posted Sunday, March 21st 2010 at 7:36PM
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“THIS IS THE LARGEST TAX BILL IN HISTORY,” THE REPUBLICAN LEADER FUMED. “UNJUST, UNWORKABLE, A CRUEL HOAX. WE MUST REPEAL. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS PLEDGED TO DO THIS,” FAILED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ALF LANDON SAID IN 1936.
By Dana Milbank
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Posted Sunday, March 21st 2010 at 10:27AM
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THE BOROWITZ REPORT, March 20, 2010
WASHINGTON - With just hours until the historic vote on health care reform, the Tea Party movement has taken up a new battle cry, protesting what they believe is a "government takeover of Congress."
Thousands ...
Posted Saturday, March 20th 2010 at 8:05PM
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PRESIDENT OBAMA BEGAN BY QUOTING LINCOLN: “I AM NOT BOUND TO WIN BUT I’M BOUND TO BE TRUE. I’M NOT BOUND TO SUCCEED BUT I’M BOUND TO LIVE UP TO WHAT LIGHT I HAVE.”
WASHINGTON -- Victory within reach, President Barack Obama rallied House Democra ...
Posted Saturday, March 20th 2010 at 7:58PM
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“MOLECULAR GENETICS DROVE THE LONGEST NAIL INTO THE THEORY OF RACE. EACH PERSON, IT TURNS OUT, SHARES 99.99 PERCENT OF THE GENETIC MATERIAL OF EVERY OTHER HUMAN BEING. INCESSANT HUMAN MIGRATION HAS MADE US ALL MULTIRACIAL.”
Review by Glenn C. ...
Posted Thursday, March 18th 2010 at 3:35PM
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The History of White People" author Nell Irvin Painter was on "The Colbert Report" last night, and gave few answers about the nature of race, though she did raise a number of interesting questions. Painter, a black woman, suggested that she herself c ...
Posted Thursday, March 18th 2010 at 3:34PM
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