RETRO REPORT has done a fifteen-minute documentary on the Tawana Brawley story, which starred MSNBC’s Al Sharpton. A short history as a refresher: In 1988, the nation learned the truth about the alleged crimes against Tawana Brawley, but the shocking story was far from over. In the late 1980s, Tawana Brawley became a household name [...]
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Top Story — Obama Moves Grand Bargain Into the Budget, and Women Will Be Hurt the Most
“You can’t call yourself a Democrat and support Social Security benefit cuts. The president is proposing to steal thousands of dollars from grandparents and veterans by cutting cost of living adjustments, and any congressional Democrat who votes for such a plan should be ready for a primary challenge. Social Security is the core of the [...]
The American Dream at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
WE HAVE been to the mountaintop with Dr. Martin Luther King, and in Michelle and Barack Obama we have seen the American dream manifested. No matter your politics, our country has moved major steps forward from when we were founded. We are a more perfect union. We’ve still got a long way to go.
Tarantino’s Epic “Django Unchained” and the Culture Nags [Spoiler Alert]
… 75 percent of everyone polled said it isn’t Congress’ or the president’s role to pressure Hollywood to make less-violent movies and TV shows. [...] Meanwhile, 68 percent of liberals say the NRA bears more blame than Hollywood, but 74 percent of conservatives blame Hollywood more than gun-ownership advocates. However, 60 percent of all respondents [...]
News Desk — Gov. Haley’s Historic Pick for South Carolina: Tim Scott
Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina has chosen Representative Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint in the United States Senate, according to three Republican officials. The move will make Mr. Scott the first black senator from the South since the late 19th century. [The Caucus - New York Times] THE 2012 presidential election cycle will [...]
People of Color Come Into Paul Ryan’s View
EARTH TO Rep. Ryan, the loss in 2012 has been baked into the political cake for a very long time. But all of a sudden it’s the “urban vote” that did in the Romney-Ryan ticket: “The surprise was some of the turnout, some of the turnout especially in urban areas, which gave President Obama the [...]
Top Story — It’s the Demographics, Stupid
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy AND BY stupid I mean former Governor Haley Barbour’s assertion that Sandy cost Mitt Romney the presidency. I made the case preemptively that Romney couldn’t blame losing on Sandy, knowing what was bound to come in what I believed (and wrote) would be [...]
Romney Gains After Debate But Demographics a Killer
THE DEBATE continues to rebound in Mitt Romney’s favor. What remains intransigent are the demographics. African Americans, Hispanics, and especially women, would have to fall out completely with President Obama to change the race’s trajectory enough for Mitt Romney to overtake him. There is no evidence yet that this has begun to happen. Republicans are [...]
Buchanan: If Welfare is a “Narcotic,” Barack Obama is a “Drug Dealer”
NOBODY BOILS down Republican extremism better than Patrick J. Buchanan. Quoting F.D.R., then twisting it into an example for maximum affect, the Southern strategy guru is reeling it out on Fox these days, after MSNBC kicked him to the curb. A writer who boiled down Bush’s Iraq war misadventurism better than most, Buchanan once offered [...]
News Desk: Romney Announces Black Leadership Council
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced this morning that former Birmingham congressman Artur Davis would be a member of his new Black Leadership Council. [...] The chairs of the national council are U.S. Reps. Tim Scott of South Carolina and Allen West of Florida, and Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll. [blogAL.com] THIS IS a symbolic [...]
Melissa Harris-Perry: ‘What Is Riskier Than Living Poor in America?’
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “What is riskier than living poor in America?” Seriously! What in the world is riskier than being a poor person in America? I live in a neighborhood where people are shot on my street corner. I live in a neighborhood where people have [...]
Top Story: Al Gore, Time to End the Electoral College
“I’ve seen how these states are written off and ignored, and people are effectively disenfranchised in the presidential race. And I really do now think it is time to change that.” – Former Vice President Al Gore AMEN. …and hallelujah. If you don’t live in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North [...]
Win Against Republican Efforts in Texas and Ohio to Disenfranchise Voters
IN CASE you missed it, more wins against the continual efforts by the right to disenfranchise voters. First, a word from Bill Clinton on voting rights. Taken together, such measures could significantly dampen the Democratic turnout next year – perhaps enough to shift the outcome in favor of the GOP. “One of the most pervasive [...]
Tokenism in the 21st Century
Earlier in the day, during the roll call of the states, it was notable that several black delegates were given the honor of casting their state’s ballots while surrounded by crowds of white faces. It would be easy to dismiss this as tokenism and window dressing — which, of course, it is — but there [...]
Republicans Forced to Highlight Puerto Rico, Guam and Samoa to Find Diversity for the TV Camera
IT’S A MAKE or break week for Mitt Romney. The message is critical, but the presentation is as well. Who will deliver it, what will it look like and will the TV audience peeking in see people with whom they can relate? It’s a big problem when Republicans have to go to Puerto Rico, Guam, [...]
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