Tag Archive for 'racism'

Westmoreland: Obama is ‘uppity’

Classy, real classy! I don’t know who is running against Congressman Westmoreland, but I intend to find out.
From The Hill:
Georgia Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland used the racially-tinged term "uppity" to describe Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Thursday.
Westmoreland was discussing vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s speech with reporters outside the House chamber and was [...]

Racist pattern ‘emerged’ months ago, not yesterday

Did Hillary make these racist remarks in an interview with USA Today before or after congressional leaders promised to intervene if the campaign “took on a negative tone” or the Clinton campaign attacked Barack Obama?
“I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on,” she said in the interview, citing an article by [...]

Race-baiting

If somebody told Clinton to quit last night because of the damage she was inflicting on the party, it did not work. Instead, it may just be worse.
On the Hillary conference call, Hillary chief strategist Geoff Garin made the case for her electability in some of the most explicitly race-based terms I’ve heard yet.
Garin argued [...]