Tag Archives: Racism

Conservative “Humour”

Them wingnuts shore is funny. And not at all racist.

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The Limbic Brain

I’m not much of a fan of Janeane Garofalo, but I do quite like her generally blunt and intentionally abrasive delivery. Here she is snarking with Keith Olbermann about the tea bag radicals being racists. While not necessarily endorsing her … Continue reading

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The Preemptive Race Card

This is kind of a Chicken v. Egg situation, but why is it that those who criticize Barack Obama feel compelled to loudly proclaim that they’re not racists? Or more accurately, why is it they feel the need to accuse … Continue reading

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Dehumanizing Palestinians

T-shirts worn by some Jewish soldiers mock the killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, including pregnant women and children. “1 shot, two kills” says one depicting a pregnant Palestinian woman in a sniper’s crosshairs. Apparently, the shirts came into fashion … Continue reading

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Racism: Still Not Dead

Simply incredible. Please refer to the concluding question in the previous post.

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Unambiguously Racist

It’s kind of pathetic when someone who evidently has no respect for free speech, who clearly doesn’t have the slightest understanding what the demonstration involved was about, and who apparently doesn’t seem to have any of the facts of the … Continue reading

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Stay Classy, Chip!

You have to love Don Lemon’s polite incredulity about the CD distributed by RNC chair candidate Chip Saltsman which included the now wearisome Barack the Magic Negro song. “I’m not going to call anyone a racist here, but come on… … Continue reading

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The Intolerant, Angry Right

Yesterday, we were treated to the revelation from a self-declared “free market Christian” that “the Left” is “intolerant” and a lecture from a smug Conservative commenter about the “angry Left”… With that bit of context in mind, comes the story … Continue reading

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Filed under 2008 US Election, Barack Obama

The McCain-Palin Mob

Is it any wonder than people like this support McCain-Palin? Clearly, there’s some kind of atavistic appeal at work here that scrapes directly from the very bottom of the barrel. “You need gloves to touch him.” — Child of Palin … Continue reading

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Filed under 2008 US Election, John McCain

Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail

“Let me just say categorically I’m proud of the people that come to our rallies.” — John McCain For a man who claims to idolize Teddy Roosevelt (comparisons to which could provide much comedy gold if anyone was in the … Continue reading

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