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A major criticism among the black left is that President Obama is able to get away with acts that would incur the wrath of the public if committed by a white person. Examples include his tendency to abandon independent-minded black people for political expediency (Jeremiah Wright, Van Jones, Shirley Sherrod), publicly shaming the black community [...]
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Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize earlier today. His nomination for the award was shrouded in controversy from the day it was announced. What had he done to deserve such an honor? Was it an example of people being blinded by Obama’s magnetic, rock-star persona? Did the Nobel committee choose Obama to reward America [...]
On this World AIDS Day, an ugly development in Uganda shows how gay people, HIV, and homophobia are intertwined. Last year, Uganda received $287 million American tax dollars for HIV prevention. The funds were part of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The latest round of money is now under scrutiny due to [...]
What do Birthers, Kanye West, Joe Wilson, Serena Williams, town hall protestors, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Jordan, and LeGarrette Blount have in common? They are all, to use President Obama’s terminology, jackasses. Indeed, you could say 2009 has been the year of the jackass. All year long, people have been intent on showing out [...]
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