The Bigotry of the Birthers

John McCain was not born in the United States of America. He was born on a military installation in the Panama Canal zone where his father, a navy officer, was stationed.  In light of the ongoing uproar by the “birthers” about the authenticity of President...

The Media, Michael Jackson, and Dead Soldiers

by Yvette D. Carnell"The aunt of a soldier killed in Afghanistan has joined Charles Krauthammer and Bill O’Reilly in decrying the media coverage surrounding Michael Jackson’s death. Her nephew, 1st Lt Brian Bradshaw, was killed when an explosive device detonated near his...

In Defense of Sonia Sotomayor

by Yvette D. Carnell There is nothing so demeaning to political discourse as the injection of race as a weapon, so I’ve  become increasingly livid over the past few days while watching right wing hit squads refer to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a...
 

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