Posts Tagged racism
Resolving Any Doubts……
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on May 19th, 2012
Does anyone seriously doubt the persistence of racism in America? Or the influence of that racism on our politics? Phyllis Schlafly–never a subtle communicator–responded to news that minority births in the US had outnumbered Caucasian ones by explaining that this is a calamity because “those people” don’t “share our values.” I devoutly hope they don’t share [...]
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The New “N” Word
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on March 13th, 2012
I learn a lot from my friends on Facebook. Yesterday, a couple of people linked to a Slate Magazine report of a poll of Republican electorates in Mississippi and Alabama. The results were eye-opening, in more respects than one: by considerable margins, GOP voters in both states rejected evolution (66% in Mississippi, 60% in Alabama), and [...]
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It’s the Obama, Stupid
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on May 30th, 2011
Over at Political Animal, Steve Benen joined the discussion over Tim Pawlenty’s recent remark that “Any doofus can go to Washington.” (There has been a good deal of mirth in the wake of that remark, actually–since one interpretation is that Pawlenty himself is something of a “doofus.” ) But viewed in context, Pawlenty seemed to [...]
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When Will We Ever Learn?
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Education / Youth, Random Blogging on April 29th, 2011
I wasn’t one of those people who believed the election of Barack Obama was a sign we’d entered a “post-racial” society. But I also failed to appreciate the extent of racism that still festers in this country. The unremitting attacks on Obama personally–attacks utterly unconnected to any policy disputes and clearly motivated by outrage over [...]
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Better to be Thought a Fool than to Open Your Mouth and Remove All Doubt
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on April 26th, 2011
Donald Trump. Need I say more? Trump has actually trumped the buffoonery displayed by his birtherism. Today, he is being quoted as saying that President Obama wasn’t smart enough to go to an Ivy League school. This is a none-too-thinly veiled attempt to paint Obama as the beneficiary of affirmative action. (Perhaps he was worried [...]
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