By LisaB on Oct 28, 2008 in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, Earmarks, Economy, Elitism, Race, Race Card, Racism, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., Rev. Michael Pfleger, Rezko, White Guilt | 174 Comments
A few days ago, NQ posted a story based on audio of an interview Obama gave in 1995. This piece was about race. The now-viral video about redistribution of wealth is from a 2001 interview, and it covers the redistribution of wealth and justice from the perspective of civil rights legislation. We’ve [...]
By Bud White on Oct 2, 2008 in Arrogance, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bloggers, Current Affairs, Elitism, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Larry Johnson, Media Bias, Michelle Obama, Misogyny, Political Strategy, Race, Race Card, Racism, Sexism, Small town America, Typical white person, White Guilt, White People, Whitey Tape, hate speech | 136 Comments
January 19, 2008:
The Obama campaign has had a deliberate strategy of calling the Clinton campaign racist and the media has allowed itself to be led along. Obama himself confessed to this strategy in the Nevada debate when shown a copy of a campaign memo directing campaign workers to use race-bating to defame Hillary Clinton.
January 27, [...]
By Bud White on Aug 31, 2008 in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Misogyny, Race Card, Riverdaughter, Sarah Palin, White Guilt, women | 394 Comments
I’m going to be blunt: John McCain respects women, Obama does not. This can be taken as a purely political comment from a pro-Hillary activist. But I can say this from the vantage point of male privilege: I know that weak men fear strong women.
This didn’t occur to me until McCain selected Palin. I knew [...]
By Bud White on Aug 10, 2008 in Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bloggers, Current Affairs, DNC, Disenfranchisement, Donna Brazile, Elitism, Florida, Gender Bias, George McGovern, Geraldine Ferraro, Hillary Clinton, Jeremiah Wright, Just Say No Deal, Misogyny, PUMA, Patriotism, Race Card, Sexism, The Denver Group, White Guilt | 163 Comments
The Just Say No Deal/PUMA movement is evidence of a deep rift in the Democratic Party, one I believe the polls are not reflecting. Contrary to what the neo-liberals may say, the movement is not comprised of bitter old women — although many are bitter, many are women, and some are perhaps old. [...]
