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Obama Brown? Or Black? Issues of Colorism

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Clinton recently unveiled a new ad where Obama appears to be darker than he actually is.
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/03/did-the-clinton.html
While nobody seems to know if it was deliberate, there is a high chance it could have been. To those that say it doesn't matter what skin color Obama is, you're wrong.  Read More »

Johnny Mac! Ohio Primary...

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So it's official (almost). Mike Huckabee has conceded the election (gracefully, so it seems) to John McCain, who now has the necessary 1,191 delegates to capture the Republican nomination for President.  Read More »

And the Winner is...Hill

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Yesterday at Cleveland State University in Ohio, Senator Hillary Clinton (NY) and Senator Barack Obama (IL) went head-to-head in a debate.

It was intense, and it was argumentative, but in the end I think Hillary Clinton was the clear winner. Her rhetoric was much more advanced, and specific than that of Obama.  Read More »

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Primary Elections and Childrens books

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I recently re-read Alice in Wonderland and may I say it is just full of wonderful political satire. I always enjoy re-reading children’s stories because the so subtitle imprint us with what are considered to be ‘accepted values’. They really create the norms we now live with.  Read More »

In The Wake of Tsunami Tuesday

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The effects of Super Tuesday are still being felt. This mega-primary election date of February 5, 2008 had 24 states holding primaries or caucuses, with 52% of Dem. candidates up for grabs, and 41% of Republican delegates.

In case you hadn't heard (as usual, the media beat the story to death), results were as follows:

Hillary: 8 states
Obama: 13 states
McCain: 9 states
Romney: 7 states  Read More »

Huckabee Implodes!?

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I was reading CNN's political ticker today and the news I read was so ridiculous that I feel the need to go off on what people were saying. First I would like to say that over the past month I have finally found my Republican Candidate in Mike Huckabee and avidly supporting him. I have been overjoyed to see that he is rising in the polls as other people see him to be a good leader as I do.  Read More »

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