who’s “behind” the ‘Magic Negro’ controversy?
I don’t know why this is, perhaps a character failing of mine: but that which seems so blatantly obvious to me ofttimes seems utterly opaque to those for whom I write.
This isn’t any slam on you, Dear Reader. I have always been cursed with this strange brain that sees a [...]
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Michelle Malkin, the Kewpie Doll from Hell™ has her panties in a bunch that anybody OTHER than Michelle Malkin has their panties in a bunch:
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This AljazeeraEnglish video was posted earlier today. It shows the destruction in the Gaza Strip. Since it is reporting on the impact of the attacks and not policy I take it at face value.
Taylor Marsh found the above video and a link to the Guardian UK. The Guardian story seems to indicate, to me at [...]
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The New York Yankees just bought a first baseman for $180 million. For the next eight years, Mark Teixeira will earn about $22.5 million a season. The week before, the Yanks bought seven years of pitcher CC Sabathia’s life for $161 million, about $23 million a season—and five years of A.J. Burnett for $82.5 million, [...]
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For those long term DemDaily readers they know that we don’t generally cover any foreign news other than Iraq. The reason I’ve run three stories in a row on foreign issues is simple.
Barack Obama faces, perhaps, the worst foreign policy set of issues since LBJ. He’s in a nearly no win position. We need to [...]
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I’ve dealt with this before, of course, the Rush Limbaugh “Magic Negro” song that’s once again roiling the RNC waters.
From April 13, 2007 (on “Zug” the previous incarnation of his vorpal sword):
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1.4 megs, 2:57, FM quality stereo .mp3. Originally titled—with unintended irony—”Tolerance.” As usual, there are no easy answers, and you [...]
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Israel’s position on the Palestinian issue is well known. Each side had agreed to a six month cease fire. Both sides accused the other of violations. 3 days after the end of the six month cease fire Israel attacked what they say were Hamas headquarters. I can only trust that they know what the hell [...]
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While most of us couldn’t find Guinea on a blank African map, it is one of the former colonies, this one French, that achieved independence 50 years ago. As noted below in a news report, it is one of the poorest countries in Africa. [When a corespondent calls a country 'one of the poorest in [...]
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According to intelligence experts, Pakistan is moving 20,000 troops to it’s border with India. These two countries have already fought three wars. Now they are both nuclear powers and the prospects are of deep concern to the US for a number of reasons.
“The situation is at this point in time far more dangerous than it [...]
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Merry Christmas to all our friends here at The Dem Daily! I’m sorry I haven’t spent much time here since my move, I’ve been enjoying life living in the Downeast of Maine and haven’t really felt the urge to pay too much attention to the news. I vow to get back soon however. Many thanks [...]
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I have resisted getting involved in the social networking field until now. Now I have a Facebook page and a Twitter account. I’ve found both useful and I am actively gathering friends and followers.
So if you want to see a very interesting Facebook page with a lot of content and sign up for my Twitter [...]
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Laura Tyson a very qualified economics professor, commentator and former member of the Clinton administrator appeared on The Rachel Maddow show. She was there as expert on the topic of the $750 billion Wall Street bail-out bill. It was an informative conversation. Tyson’s very good at her job and so was Rachael Maddow for asking [...]
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