Brazilian Constitution Forbids "Racist" Speech and BehaviorAccording to an article at NowPublic.com, "A doll depicting an African-American child wearing a hat that reads "lil' monkey" was pulled from Costco shelves following a customer complaint. The toy, called "Cuddle...
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Site Meter Records Simon and Schuster Interestin Truth About Kos (DailyKos) Blog ProjectThis post is an acknowledgement of the interest that one anonymous user at Simon and Schuster has expressed in learning about the "Truth About Kos (DailyKos)" Project, which I...
opinion by francislholland | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago 71 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The Secret History of DailyKos' Founder and the Shadowy History of a Big Box Blog Cross-posted at the Francis L. Holland Blog and The Truth About Kos (DailyKos).Having written letters to the editor of newspapers, including one published in the Boston Globe, and having...
opinion by francislholland | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 133 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Cross-posted at The Truth About Kos (DailyKos), the Francis L. Holland Blog and Pam'sHouseBlend.This post is in response to a post I read over at Jack and Jill Politics, entitled, "Jill [Contee] is Headed to Blogging While Brown on Friday."I'd be really interested to know...
opinion by francislholland | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 99 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Cross-posted at The Truth About Kos (DailyKos) blog. "Overseas Private Investment Council Press Release (Full Text)"Some of us have wondered what Markos C. Alberto Moulitsas Zúñiga (MAMZ) learned at the CIA during his two year "training" period there. SourceWatch.Org Covers...
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The most disgusting and omnipresent cliché in journalism right now is "harsh" as a word to describe "torture, as in "harsh interrogation" (WaPost)and"harsh methods" (NYT).Look up the phrase"harsh interrogation"and you'll find it 247,000 times at Google. Look up "harsh...
opinion by francislholland | 31 wks ago | updated 31 wks ago 208 views | 12 recommendations | 4 comments
The title of my recent article on Obama and the torture memos was an example of hyperbolic sarcasm. The article made it clear that the title "Obama Should Pardon the War Crimes Committed Under Bush" - was not intended as a statement of my opinion, but rather as a...
Cross-posted at the Francis L. Holland Blog.Many, many but not all Blacks, including Rep. Barbara Lee, (D-Calif.), are angry that President Barack Obama is boycotting a UN World Conference on Racism. I'm...
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'Let's Forgive and Forget' President Barack Obama has released the "Torture Memos" that make it clear that it was the policy of the Bush Administration, including George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumseld, the military and the CIA to torture prisoners, even though...
opinion by francislholland | 31 wks ago | updated 31 wks ago 432 views | 26 recommendations | 9 comments
"African American Political Pundit says: Francis L. Holland is a 21st Century Spook blogger who sat by the door at DailyKos. He is in no way a double agent, but did Francis L. Holland blow his own cover by failing to impact and move white opinion? should we really care what...
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