4 October 2007

Larry Craig’s Bright Future as a GOP Blogger

Well, first he said that he’d resign, effective September 30. Then, he said he’d resign, CONDITIONAL on what the judge said about withdrawing his guilty plea. (And that he was completely innocent.)
THEN, he said, that while September 30 had passed, he’d wait for the judge’s ruling.
The judge did not allow him to withdraw his guilty [...]

4 October 2007

Racism Update

UPDATE 5:28 PM PDT: Today, CNN has noted a plethora of stories that relate directly to the issues raised in my earlier story, today.

Police probe racial incident at school for deaf
Coast Guard tries to deal with noose incidents
Student apologizes for making ‘Jena 6′ re-enactment

Here’s an excerpt from that last story:

4 October 2007

Racism And The Jena 6

Regular readers will recall my posting last month, “CNN, the KKK and the Jena 6” which drew THIS long response in the wee hours last night. Normally, I’d just shine it on, but it really illuminates what I’ve been talking about for a long time: that racism in America, while increasingly hidden, remains deeply masked, [...]