RP Roundup
RP Roundup
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008The “Bitch” and the “Ditz”
For those who felt awkward about the way people were more than glad to attack Sarah Palin’s shortcomings, NYMag’s Amanda Fortini offers a keen reading of this year’s campaign. The Bitch and The Ditz aptly sums up how the narratives surrounding Hilary Clinton and Palin amplified sexist beliefs.
Obama’s Clinton Initiative
The New [...]
RP Roundup
Monday, November 17th, 2008The Huffington Post scores a rare tri-fecta providing all three items for today’s RP Roundup. GOP operatives continue putting their party on blast and HuffPo managed to isolate choice quotes from three of the party’s emerging stars. Clink on the links to read the full story…
Bobby Jindal: Something is Wrong Republican Party
We have got to [...]
McCain Continues Faltering
Monday, July 28th, 2008John McCain wants to be President of the United States of America, we at least know that much. He claims to be better prepared, and therefore qualified than his opponent Barack Obama to be president, but yet he does very little to showcase this experience. From the outset McCain has touted his foreign policy experience [...]
RP Roundup: McCain’s Hillary Problem
Friday, July 25th, 2008NYMagazine’s John Heilemman has an interesting piece arguing that John McCain is employing the same campaign strategies used by Hillary Clinton in her primary contest against Obama:
Now, it’s fair to point out that strife is nothing new to McCain campaigns, which tend to be less well-oiled machines than spastic-goat rodeos. Yet it’s hard not to [...]
Friday Funnies!
Friday, July 18th, 20081. This week the New York Times ran a story on the difficulty white comedians are having finding ways to ridicule Senator Obama on their late night shows. The whole dilemma itself is funny but it’s good that writer Bill Carter got the ideas out there in the open. The article is pretty humorous, the [...]
RP Roundup: Hip Hop Leaders Tell Jesse Jackson Step Aside
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Writing for Racewire Jonathan Adams follows up on calls by notable hip hop figures rapper Nas, and Brooklyn congressional candidate, Kevin Powell for Jesse Jackson and the Civil Rights Guard to make way for this new generation. Quoting Kevin Powell, Adams writes:
I certainly acknowledge and appreciate what the Civil Righters have done, but we younger [...]
Monday Roundup
Monday, July 14th, 2008Racialious directs our attention to this post by Maria Niles, “Is Black The New Bitch” explores intersections of racism and sexism, or racialized sexism, during this year’s election campaign. Niles uses Jesses Jackson’s recent comments about Obama as an entry point for her examination. Jump Here
Invisibleblog’s Clyde Hughes has an interesting post entitled “Obama Presents [...]
Friday funnies
Friday, July 11th, 2008Time to take a look at some of the political humor, stupid gaffes and omg moments of the week.
1. McCainical Dysfunction
John McCain got totally stumped in front of live cameras when a reporter asked him why insurance companies cover Viagra for men but not birth control pills for women. He tried to flee from the [...]
RP Roundup
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008Jeff Chang: “Long Days of Obama’s Summer”
Humanity Critic: Is John McCain the 50-Cent of Politics
The Daily Voice: “Black Republicans Launch anti-Obama Campaign”
LA Times: “McCain, Obama Quietly Take Opposing Stands on California’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Measure”
Racewire/All Headline News: “Mandela No Longer a Terrorist”
Reid Wilson: “Four States, Four Stories: Are There Lessons For November”
