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Spike Lee Ridicules Herman Cain: 'Negro, Please'

The New York Times piece Lee refers to here is the most appalling piece of race-baiting I’ve read in years. You can read my write-up about it at Big Journalism. The reaction the Times was looking for is exactly this

Watch CNN's Suzanne Malveaux Go Groupie Over Anita Hill

“Still looking to make a difference.” — CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux introducing Anita Hill … because making a difference trumps everything, including truth and decency. See if you can figure out which part of this gushing interview is the most troubling…

Tuesday Open Thread: Marshall Edition

Today, in 1967, Thurgood Marshalll was confirmed as the first African-American justice on the Supreme Court. He left no mark on the Court. Clarence Thomas fulfilled the dream.

Community Organized Crime

If the 1967 film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner were remade today (I’ll leave that to Michael Bay), Sydney Poitier’s character ought to be replaced with C.L. Bryant, Herman Cain, Larry Elder, or Alfonzo Rachel. One watching would think that

Common Cause Can't Distance Itself From Hateful Rhetoric

Common Cause would have us believe they aren’t responsible for hateful rhetoric spewed at the Right from protesters at a recent Koch brothers protest they organized. A statement was issued only after it came to light that a protester had

Common Cause Can't Distance Itself From Hateful Rhetoric

Common Cause would have us believe they aren’t responsible for hateful rhetoric spewed at the Right from protesters at a recent Koch brothers protest they organized. A statement was issued only after it came to light that a protester had

Layman's Guide to Obamacare Decision

Judge Henry Hudson’s recent decision in Virginia v. Sebelius rejected the notion that Obamacare’s individual mandate is constitutionally justified as either a regulation of interstate commerce or a tax for the general welfare. First we will examine the individual mandate

Revisiting Clarence Thomas's Ordeal

Ginni Thomas’s call to Anita Hill has, not surprisingly, provoked columns and blogging speculating what motivated the call, some wanting to relive those hearings of 20 years ago. But how about considering the simplest and most straightforward scenario? Mrs. Thomas

The Digital Lynching of Clarence Thomas, Part Deux

In the wake of reports that wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Ginny Thomas, called Anita Hill for an apology for her performance before the Judiciary Committee nearly 20 years ago, the Washington Post has come out with a

Los Angeles Times: Andrew Breitbart's Epiphany

From the LA Times: The command center of Andrew Breitbart’s growing media empire is a suite of offices on Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles with the temporary feel of a campaign office. Only the computers seem firmly anchored. On

Los Angeles Times: Andrew Breitbart's Epiphany

From the LA Times: The command center of Andrew Breitbart’s growing media empire is a suite of offices on Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles with the temporary feel of a campaign office. Only the computers seem firmly anchored. On

Andrew Breitbart's Epiphany

From the LA Times: The command center of Andrew Breitbart’s growing media empire is a suite of offices on Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles with the temporary feel of a campaign office. Only the computers seem firmly anchored. On

Andrew Breitbart: Enemy of the Left with a Laptop

Michael R. Blood, AP Political Writer, files this report: LOS ANGELES (AP) – Andrew Breitbart strips off his blazer, windmills it over his head and lets it fly to the stage with a matador’s flourish. He booms into a microphone,

Breitbart: Enemy of the Left with a Laptop

From the Associated Press: Andrew Breitbart strips off his blazer, windmills it over his head and lets it fly to the stage with a matador’s flourish. He booms into a microphone, sneering, taunting. Breath sprints to keep up with words.

Breitbart: Enemy of the Left with a Laptop

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Andrew Breitbart strips off his blazer, windmills it over his head and lets it fly to the stage with a matador’s flourish. He booms into a microphone, sneering, taunting. Breath sprints to keep up with words.

Judges, Guns and Money: Part III

How was I to know [he] was with the Russians, too? Justice Stevens’ opinion leaves him on the wrong side of history regarding the importance of the 2nd Amendment. Part III deals with Justice Stevens’ dissenting opinion in McDonald v.

Bill Maher: Post-Racial Racist?

Bill Maher a racist? Who’da thunk it? Actually, anyone who pays even remote attention to the far-left comedic mouth piece could have figured that out pretty quickly. Yes, Bill, I am calling you a racist. This accusation which he so

Batter Up! WSJ Takes Heat For Its Kagan Cover

The Wall Street Journal is taking some PC heat for this cover photo. From Politico: “It clearly is an allusion to her being gay. It’s just too easy a punch line,” said Cathy Renna, a former spokesperson for the Gay

The Democratic Double-Standard on Race: I've Lived It

Isn’t it finally time for the behind-closed-door racial slurs to die? If our legislators truly do represent the people, then, how is it possible that in this nation, with so many people, of so many different ethnicities and races, an