Via Yglesias, here’s Mickey Kaus on Obama: Cost doesn’t go into why Obama managed to get to the top of politics without being all that good at it. The answer is distressingly obvious: Obama’s the biggest affirmative action baby in history. Consider this an open thread.
Post-racial America
Birtherism
I think the thing that pisses me off the most about the birtherism and the coverage is that no one will come out and state that what is obviously motivating this crap is racism. Period. End of story. If Obama was white, we wouldn’t be politely rebutting lunatics questioning his birth certificate for four fucking …
One more Bob Herbert post
I always thought it was strange how little attention Bob Herbert got as a columnist. The numbers back me up on this: Take a look in LexisNexis and see how often various New York Times columnists have been mentioned (not syndicated) in other papers this year. Thomas Friedman gets more than 3,000 mentions, and David …
More Republican Minority Outreach
Por amor de dios!: Republicans introduce legislation in the House and Senate to make English the official language of the U.S. Republicans in both the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would declare English the official language of the United States and require the development of English language testing guidelines for those applying for …
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. (by Emily L. Hauser)
**Please read this post (written by Emily) and then share it with whomever you can. – ABL** On February 13, members of a faith-based charitable organization gathered in Yorba Linda, California to raise funds to support women’s shelters, help the homeless and combat hunger. This same organization is active in interfaith outreach. One of its …
Paging Chuck Lane
Hopefully, the Washington Post’s Chuck Lane will have a piece about how Gabrielle Giffords agrees with Paul Broun that this is an acceptable question: Here’s the latest evidence that nothing has changed in post-Tucson America: A person at a Tuesday town hall with Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) got up and asked, “who is going to …
(Malignant) White Peoples’ Problems
Hat tip to commentor Alison for Colorlines’ “Minuteman Vigilante Shawna Forde Convicted for Brisenia Flores’ Murder“: This afternoon a Pima County, Arizona, jury found Minuteman border vigilante Shawna Forde guilty on two counts of first-degree murder for killing nine-year-old Brisenia Flores and her father Raul Flores Jr. in May 2009, the Arizona Daily Star reported. …