Posts Tagged ‘Bill Clinton’

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Sep19

Yep! Race-based support

by Duane on September 19th, 2011 at 7:25 am
Posted In: Politics

Accuse the Obama fan base of this a couple of years ago and you would likely have your head chewed off. But not because the accusation was wrong, but because they could not think of any way to deny it.

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Nov08

Quick Health Care Round-up

by Duane on November 8th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Posted In: Headlines, Obama Health Care

Yes. It passed in the House last night.
Sen. Tom Harkin has a bright new idea that has never been thought of in the history of mankind.
“U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin thinks the country should have a debate on whether the Medicare program providing health care to U.S. seniors ought to be expanded to cover [...]

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Sep17

Black Unemployment Rising? Ehhh, No Big Deal

by Duane on September 17th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Posted In: Economy, Headlines, Politics

Let’s go back to the dark days of eeeeevil Bush empire.
“While the overall rate (i.e., the rate for all jobseekers) and the white rate specifically both fell by 0.4 percentage points in the first three years of the early 1990s recovery, the rate fell slightly faster, by 0.6 points, for African Americans. This relationship [...]

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Sep16

Wearing Out The Card

by Duane on September 16th, 2009 at 7:57 am
Posted In: Commentary, Politics

(Race Card image found on afrocityblog.wordpress.com)
For my parents and others in their generation, racism was defined as not being able to drink from the same water fountain as White folks, having to look to the ground while addressing someone White, having to sit in the colored section in the movie theater: you know, Jim Crow.
Today, [...]

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Jul29

When another “Black” President visited Martha’s Vineyard

by Duane on July 29th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Posted In: Our Expression, Politics, Remember

Black Politics in the Age of Clinton (link to full article)
Norman Kelley
New York Press- July 19, 2000
Nothing better symbolizes calculating co-optation of blacks than Bill Clinton’s Martha’s Vineyard appearance two summers ago. Clinton seemed to have been on the ropes when he finally admitted to having an affair with the zaftig Lewinsky. The President, unquestionably [...]

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May14

Yes. Do away with the double standard

by Duane on May 14th, 2009 at 6:45 am
Posted In: Politics, Prison

Last week, the Obama administration made it pretty clear that mandatory minimum sentences for crack cocaine should be eliminated. Two different penalties for the same drug is a very dumb idea–one that only government could make up.
Back in ’07, I posted the following excerpts. This was in response to the Congressional Black Caucus’ anger over [...]

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