Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pulled a “full Ginsburg” on Friday by appearing on all of the major TV networks in a futile attempt to counter the pummeling he was taking from the Obama campaign about his business practices at his investment firm, Bain Capital. Specifically, Team Obama was flooding the media with stories about… Read more.
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Black Users of Crack vs. White Users of Powder Cocaine
Black users of crack cocaine are far more likely to end up in jail than White users of powder cocaine. Nothing portrays unequal justice in America quite like this. Two things explain it: racism and wealth. Indeed, they also explain why Blacks who steal peanuts end up in jail, whereas Whites who embezzle millions remain scot-free. Black users… Read more.
Sarah Palin’s not running … duh!
Think what you will of Sarah Palin, but she made a really good first impression on the national stage: remember her VP-nomination speech in 2008? Of course, she’s been such an unmitigated embarrassment since then that Republicans can be forgiven for thinking that speech was just a political wet dream. Which makes watching her flirtation… Read more.
Washington Monument’s KKK Imagery
KKK imagery The top of the Washington Monument looks like the hood of a Ku Klux Klansman. This was thrown into stark relief last week. The media were covering workers repelling down the Monument. They were inspecting the damage caused by the recent earthquake. Most people seemed mesmerized by the workers’ Cirque-du-Soleil acrobatics. But I… Read more.
Prince George’s Executive Jack Johnson and Wife Arrested – While Flushing $100k and His Career Down the Toilet
Jack B. Johnson is the chief executive for Prince George’s County, Maryland. He was as influential there as former Mayor Marion Barry was in Washington, DC. That is, until the FBI caught him and his wife flushing $100k down the toilet 11 days ago. Prince George’s executive Jack Johnson and wife arrested Prince George’s is… Read more.
Forget global warming! Just imagine what would happen if the Americans thought the Arctic contained oil…
Teacher Pamela Rogers Having Sex with Her Student, 13 – Just Like Mary Kay Letourneau
Schoolteacher Mary Kay Letourneau had an affair with her 12-year-old student. It made her infamous, especially when she divorced her husband to marry the schoolboy. Pamela Rogers is emulating Letourneau. She’s having an affair with her 13-year-old student. Even prison couldn’t keep Letourneau away. She continued contributing to the delinquency of her minor. Remarkably, this… Read more.
Marion Barry Is Back on Crack: Former DC Mayor Relapses
Marion Barry is back on crack Marion Barry violated the terms of his probation by testing positive for cocaine. But nobody should be surprised. Because Barry was just doing what junkies do. I expressed utter contempt when he began posturing as a “born-again” politician. And I was dismayed that so many people, especially Blacks, thought… Read more.
Martin Luther King Jr Was a Womanizer. So What!
Taylor Branch is the critically acclaimed biographer of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). At Canaan’s Edge is the third volume of his MLK trilogy. But it’s generating hype for portraying MLK as a womanizer more than a civil rights leader. Jon Meacham is Newsweek’s eminent historian. On Sunday’s edition of Meet the Press, he recommended… Read more.
USA Today Caught Doctoring Photo of Condoleezza Rice – to Demonize Her
USA Today published a doctored photo of Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice. It blackened her face and whitened her eyes. The explicit aim was to demonize rather than flatter her. That’s why it’s facing so much backlash. USA Today doctoring Dr. Rice TIME magazine published a doctored photo of O.J. Simpson to a similar effect. It wanted to portray… Read more.