I know a considerable number of Republicans read this site. So I’m calling on each of you to condemn this action by a San Bernadino Republican Group using racists imagery to smear Senator Barack Obama. From the story: A San…
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McCain’s Troubling Quote – A Reminder
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
Since the McCain camp has all but announced its taking the gloves off in an attempt to make the election about Senator Barack Obama’s character, it’s time to hold the mirror up to the senior Senator from Arizona for his…
Obama Waffles — “Tastes Like Jim Crow”
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
With the faux outrage over the “lipstick on a pig” comment from the Right, perhaps they could spare a moment to express outrage over the Obama Waffles, a politically satiric breakfast treat in a box sold in conservative circles for…
“The Express” Debuts in October
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
Most everyone knows of the quiet dignity and grace of Pasadena’s Jackie Robinson and they way he spoke with his bat, glove and spikes as the first African-American to play Major League Baseball. But a decade after Robinson broke baseball’s…
The Willie Horton-ing of Barack Obama
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
Floyd Brown is the creator of the infamous Willie Horton ad than sunk the candidacy of Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in 1988. The ad portrayed Dukakis as soft on crime even though crime rates plunged in the late 80s as…
Letter from Amin David to CTA President
by Chris Prevatt • • 2 Comments
I received this letter from Amin David, President of Los Amigos Orange County that he has sent to CTA President David Sanchez a few weeks ago. May 9, 2008 Mr. David Sanchez, President CALIFORNIA TEACHER ASSOCIATION P. O. Box 921…
What is wrong with this statement?
by Chris Prevatt • • 12 Comments
From Newsweek: Clinton has started mentioning race more frequently. In an article published yesterday in USA Today, Clinton said she would have a larger group of voters to draw a winning coalition from because “Senator Obama’s support among working, hard-working…
