In light of the too-late resignation of Clinton campaign Senior Adviser For Race-Baiting Gerry Ferraro, it's worth highlighting this about New York's new governor:With Spitzer announcing his resignation amid a prostitution scandal, Paterson, 53, will become the country's third African American governor since Reconstruction.Still, black people...
One of my great satisfactions in life occurs once or twice a year when I get to lecture on Richard Nixon; on those days, I remember what Christmas was like.
The NY Times has unveiled "Kristen." I have to say, the decision to reveal her identity publicly makes me somewhat uncomfortable -- she will now be branded as the woman.
Matt links to without fully endorsing Kerry Howley's feminist-libertarian argument for legalizing prostitution. I'm inclined to agree with her bottom line, but I do find the argument in this form a little problematic. The key is this line: "Even decriminalization, which treats Johns as outlaws and...
Geraldine Ferraro refuses to back off her claim that Obama has gotten so far in the presidential primary because he is black. In fact, she's made things worse, saying:"Racism works.
Like Scott, I thought that the Wire finale was fantastic. Three of the four great HBO dramas have had great final episodes; Deadwood is the tragic exception. A couple of.
I really like Chris Hedges, but if we take this column and replace the phrase "Ralph Nader" with the phrase "some dude I know who reads a lot of Naomi Klein and Greg Palast books," his argument only becomes marginally less persuasive.In the piece, Hedges quotes...
24-point win for Obama, netting +6 delegates and nearly 100,000 popular votes. Also note that this was despite GOP voters going for Clinton 3-to-1.I must also admit finding it grimly.
I agree with K-Drum and Atrios about this Orlando Patterson op-ed. I mean, even if there was a potential racial subtext that the ad should have avoided -- and Patterson's.
The Obama campaign hits back on Clinton's allegedly extensive foreign policy "experience." (Admittedly, they don't seem to be counting the time she went to Albania with Amy Grant and Nipsey Russell in their rundown.) And, of course, the bottom line remains the most important thing: Barack...
Apparently, Dr. Laura Schlesinger just couldn't resist the chance to woman-bash. When she appeared on the Today Show this morning to discuss the Spitzer Scandal (TM), she had this to.
I'm so sick of the Spitzer talk. Yet here I am.Jon Wiener over at the Nation's blog the Notion suggests how the Spitzer scandal is going to play out in.