Obama Racism

Less a "House Negro" and More an "HNIC" or Better Yet "The Spook"

Shola Lynch | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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Shola Lynch

Coming out of a presidential primary and election where race was only skirted around, it is a bit shocking for al-Qaida to take it to the school yard.

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I was Thinking...

Sam Greenfield | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Sam Greenfield

1) If you are asking for a loan, don't fly in by private jet to firm things up.

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Race Crimes Around Country Spurred By Obama's Win

AP | JESSE WASHINGTON | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

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Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars. Incidents ar...

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Did Tiger Woods Pave the Way for Barack Obama?

David Murray | Posted 11.11.2008 | Chicago

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David Murray

It's impossible to know for sure what Woods has done over the last decade to soften up white America for a black presidential candidate with similar qualities.

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Polish Lawmaker Slurs Obama: Left's 'Black Messiah ... End Of White Civilization'

AP | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

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WARSAW, Poland — Poland's Foreign Ministry has condemned a conservative lawmaker who called U.S. president-elect Barack Obama the "black messiah...

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O.J., Post Obama

Derrick K. Baker | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Derrick K. Baker

In America, sadly, there still are far too many people who see our next president when they see O.J. Simpson.

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No Bradley Effect Seen In Presidential Race

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Whether whites supported Barack Obama or not, they don't seem to have lied to pollsters about it. Obama's election triumph on Tues...

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Dealing with Racism in the Age of Obama

Howard Winant | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Howard Winant

Obama's win hardly puts an end to this system of racism, but it's still momentous, because it shows us a way forward, a way to reduce if not eliminate racial injustice and inequality.

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Appalachia Only Part Of Country Where McCain Did Better Than Bush

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Matthew Yglesias points out an interesting New York Times map on the one part of the country where John McCain did significantly better than George W....

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Black Church In MA Burned After Obama Win

Boston Globe | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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A predominantly black church under construction in Springfield was destroyed by fire early yesterday, just hours after Barack Obama's landmark victory...

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The Morning After

Laurel Kaufer | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Laurel Kaufer

As we have heard from the analysts on both sides for much of the last month, this year we saw "the perfect storm" hit the Republican party in almost every conceivable way.

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The Daily Szep- President-elect Obama

Paul Szep | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Paul Szep

Read more reaction from HuffPost bloggers to Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 presidential election ...

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How About Those White People?

Susan Madrak | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Susan Madrak

Elections aren't about intellect. They're about emotion. That's why people so often vote against their own interests.

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My Parent's Obama Sign Was Vandalized In Omaha Today

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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Matthew Filipowicz

My dad hates having political signs in his yard. But, this year he's so fed up with the way things have been going that he agreed put an Obama sign in his yard.

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Electing Yourself a Racist

Daniel Blackman | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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Daniel Blackman

There's been a lot of discussion about the race factor and the so-called Bradley Effect - which posits that those with racist tendencies are too embar...

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Notes From The Road: NJ Restaurant Cashier Calls Obama "The Anti-Christ"

Erin Medlicott | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home

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Erin Medlicott

She paused for a minute, rang up the order, and then responded, "you know, they're calling him the anti-Christ."

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Channeling "Tito the Builder" in Miami

David Paul Appell | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

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David Paul Appell

The media and the Democratic Party would have us believe that Dems will clean up down here at the Sunshine State's tip, and as NPR's "All Things Consi...

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Time to Rise Above Racism and Self-Interest

Rachel Farris | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

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Rachel Farris

There are thousands of people in this country like my Uncle Billy, and they will go to the polls on November 4th with ignorance settled deep in their souls.

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McCain Finds Surprise Pocket Of Support In Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn Ink | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

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Venture to the southeastern point of Brooklyn, below Avenue H, and you will find a Brooklyn where Syrian Jews dine on kibbeh in Gravesend, and where M...

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Shocking Racism at Palin Rally: Al Jazeera Report Starts Controversy

Tony Burman | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

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Tony Burman

On October 12, one of our reporters interviewed people attending a Sarah Palin rally in St. Clairsville, Ohio. It was raw and it was real.

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Studs for Obama

Edward Lifson | Posted 10.23.2008 | Chicago

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Edward Lifson

I asked Studs Terkel, if he were to interview Obama, what would he ask him? That got him going.

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How Pundits Get The Bradley Effect Wrong: Not Just About Race

Washington Independent | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics

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Political pundits are hyperventilating over the possibility that Sen. Barack Obama's lead in presidential polls is overstated and that the so-called "...

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Racist Obama Effigy Hung In Ohio (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

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A local station runs a disturbing story about a Ohio resident named Mike Lunsford who has hung an effigy of Barack Obama in his front yard. Lunsford f...

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Next President Must Show Support For Muslim Americans

Paula B. Mays | Posted 10.15.2008 | Home

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Paula B. Mays

A show called Little Mosque on the Prairie will soon appear on television in America. The show hopefully educates the public that to be Arab or Muslim does not equal being a terrorist, or being primitive or subversive. The recent events of the campaign reveal that we need such a series.

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We Should Embrace Obama's Middle Name

Jane Devin | Posted 10.15.2008 | Home

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Jane Devin

When are we -- as progressives and liberals -- going to stop pandering to the obvious racism of others and stand up in defense of our candidate's full name? When are we going to be able to say Barack Obama's full name with pride, and not with trepidation?

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