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What Makes a Democrat?

March 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I saw this column from a disaffected Hillary supporter in the Seattle Times today, complaining about the Clinton campaign’s “race baiting.”  The silliness of the article was boundless, but this line in particular caught my eye: When a kid [sic], the sight of black people being mowed down with water hoses in Alabama made a […]

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Tags: Hillary Clinton · Obama · Race

Stupid or Dishonest?

March 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

When I first heard about Barack Obama’s radical church, I was troubled. But as a friend of mine put it, I initially “scoffed” at the idea that it would make much of a difference in the election. Besides – even though I wouldn’t vote for him, I respected that he wasn’t overtly playing the race […]

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Tags: Campaign '08 · Obama · Race