What I’m Afraid Of, And Why

 Posted by  Racism, The Media  6 Responses »
Jul 292009
 

What is the number one watched program on cable news? If you guessed The O’Reily Factor, as I’m sure most of you did, you’d be correct. Bill is averaging these days close to three million viewers on any given weekday. In case you were curious, that’s about twice as many people as The Daily Show, while the major networks evening news shows can expect somewhere between 4.5 million and 8 million.

OK, so here’s a tougher one: Who is #2? I’ll give you a hint: he’s also on Fox News.
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Breaking Down the Gates Arrest

 Posted by  Crime, Obama Administration, Racism, The Media  5 Responses »
Jul 252009
 

Sit down in a circle everybody, because Uncle Mike is going to tell the story of the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., with editorial comments injected. (I’ve been taking care of a two year old all week, sorry.)

Our story begins with Professor Gates returning from a trip to find himself locked out of his house. So he and his driver, I suppose to save the time and money on calling a locksmith, force the front-door open. This happens in the middle of the day on a bright and sunny Thursday. Both he and his driver are black. His driver is relatively young and fit; Gates is a little frail looking, he’s well over fifty, and is recovering from bronchitis. Continue reading »

Empathy and Prejudice (but sadly no zombies)

 Posted by  Legal Philosophy, Nomination and Confirmation, Racism  4 Responses »
Jul 132009
 

“In Ricci, Judge Sotomayor’s empathy for one group of firefighters turned out to be prejudice against another.” — Senator Jeff Sessions, R-AL, Ranking GOP Senator on the Judicial Committee

Let’s look at that statement closely.
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In Other News…

 Posted by  2008 Election, Abortion, Crime, Homosexuality, Racism  No Responses »
Nov 052008
 

Here are some other (non-presidential) races you may be interested in: (Note: these results are very preliminary and might yet change.)
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What Is and What Should Be

 Posted by  2008 Election, Racism, The Media  1 Response »
Oct 242008
 

This election just keeps getting more bizarre by the minute.

Last night, I heard Hugh Hewitt, a prominent conservative talk radio host, go on CNN and chastise the liberal mainstream media for ignoring a story coming out of Pittsburgh about a McCain volunteer being attacked by an Obama supporter who carved a “B” into her cheek. Today, it turns out that the woman made the whole thing up–and while the police are investigating the actual cause of her injuries, they suspect some of them were self-inflicted.
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