Archive for the 'African-Americans' Category
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Obama fury over Clinton backer Ferraro’s race remark
Tue Mar 11, 1:07 PM ET
Barack Obama’s White House campaign lashed out in fury Tuesday after a prominent Hillary Clinton supporter attributed his stunning march through US politics to his race.
Obama aide Susan Rice called for Clinton to fire Geraldine Ferraro, the only woman yet to run on […]
Posted in Hillary Clinton, Democrats, African-Americans, Radio, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Barack Obama, Geraldine Ferarro |
Friday, February 15th, 2008
FEMA trailers toxic, tests show
Facing Relocation
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Alex Brandon / Associated Press
Jim “Hawk” Herring, with his dog Koko, lives in a FEMA trailer in the Lakeview area of New Orleans. With recent government tests confirming high levels of formaldehyde in the temporary residences, U.S. health officials are urging that hurricane victims be relocated as soon as possible.
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Unhealthy […]
Posted in administration, Katrina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Nature, Health, FEMA, African-Americans, The Poor, Native Americans |
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
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Boortz: “[P]rimary blame” for Katrina goes to “worthless parasites who lived in New Orleans”Summary: On his nationally syndicated radio show, Neal Boortz made disparaging remarks about Hurricane Katrina victims, stating, “When these Katrina so-called refugees were scattered about the country, it was just a glorified episode of putting out the garbage.” Boortz also described New […]
Posted in Katrina, African-Americans, Radio, Racial Matters |
Friday, January 18th, 2008
The New Republic
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Paul’s Pause by James Kirchick
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Ron Paul says he has no idea who produced his controversial newsletters. So why did he come so close to naming someone?
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Since my article “Angry White Man” was posted on our website last Tuesday, many have asked who the author of Ron Paul’s newsletters could have […]
Posted in Neo-Romanovs, African-Americans, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Ron Paul |
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
The New Republic
Selections From Ron Paul’s Newsletters
Post Date Tuesday, January 08, 2008
The Newsletters: Since at least 1978, Ron Paul has attached his name to a series of newsletters–Ron Paul’s Freedom Report, Ron Paul Political Report, The Ron Paul Survival Report, and The Ron Paul Investment Letter–that frequently made outrageous statements:
Posted in African-Americans, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Ron Paul |
Friday, December 21st, 2007
Romney fields questions on King
Campaign says claim not literal
December 20, 2007
BY TODD SPANGLER
FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said he watched his father, the late Michigan Gov. George Romney, in a 1960s civil rights march in Michigan with Martin Luther King Jr.
On Wednesday, Romney’s campaign said his recollections of watching his father, […]
Posted in African-Americans, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Mitt Romney, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mormonism |
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
Coburn puts hold on civil rights cold cases bill.
Think Progress
This summer, “legislation to beef up investigations into unsolved murders from the civil rights era” passed the House by an overwhelming margin of 422-2. But the bill is being held up in the Senate, where Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has put a hold on the bill […]
Posted in African-Americans, Racial Matters, Oklahoma, Inhofe, Coburn, Civil Rights |
Monday, November 26th, 2007
During the Thanksgiving holiday, I had the misfortune of losing all of the oil from a leaky pressure relay. I was able to make it to a national chain of auto repair shops and they fixed the problem. While waiting for the repair to be completed, I walked through the retail area of the establishment […]
Posted in Business, Society, USA, African-Americans, Canada |
Monday, November 19th, 2007
The headline recalls a post I made here May 22, 2006.
I counted 17 New York Times stories(10 by Times writers plus letters to the editor) about the injury to Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro.
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I have also included front pages from Saturday, Sunday and Monday. On none of the front pages did I see any reference to […]
Posted in News Media, Katrina, Homeland Security, African-Americans, Horse Racing, Natural Disasters, Bangladesh |
Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Obama wants official fired for comments
By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer
Fri Oct 19, 5:50 PM ET
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said Friday the head of the Justice Department’s voting rights division should be fired for saying voter ID laws hurt the elderly but aren’t a problem for minorities because they often die before old age.
John […]
Posted in administration, Ohio, 2004 Election, African-Americans, Barack Obama, Don Imus, Department of Justice, Voting, John Tanner |
