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How To White Wash Racism: Revisiting the Tea Party Racists

April 26, 2011 by DJ Lanphier

It’s been difficult for the Tea Party faithful to simply admit that yes, they do have racists among them. Every party does, why should they be any different? It obviously doesn’t mean they are all racist any more than it means that Democrats or Republicans are all racist because they have racists in their ranks. [...]

Crisis of Capitalism

June 29, 2010 by DJ Lanphier

Jules Marshall posted a must watch animation from RSA Comment: …radical sociologist David Harvey asks if it is time to look beyond capitalism, towards a new social order that would allow us to live within a system that could be responsible, just and humane. Very much worth watching. My comments are below the video. The [...]

bill and bill: moyers and maher on real time

September 6, 2009 by DJ Lanphier

If you haven’t watched Bill Moyers on Real Time with Bil Maher, it’s worth watching. The point that conservatives are simply employing a scorched earth campaign to insure that Obama fails is important, and has to be confronted. And, he covers corporatism as well. Part 2 Part 3

how racism works at a healthcare town hall

August 17, 2009 by DJ Lanphier

When we think of racism our minds generally conjure up stark and frightening images – Klu Klux Klan rallies, burning crosses, and the like – but in reality, the bulk of racist activity is very short term, and deceptively simple in how it works. Racist actions are embedded into our cultural behavior and often occur [...]

webuzz: obama, racism, media and other stuff

July 24, 2009 by DJ Lanphier

Weekend reading list…. Matthew Yglesias » Bias, Racism, Being a Jerk, and Abuse of Power – Good insights… Peter Daou: White Cop, Black Professor, Bi-Racial President: An Explosive Media Combination Even more good insights… You Hate Journalism? It WAS the Hiring Practice…Stupid. – Good article on how bad media became bad… Feeling the Wrath of [...]

The Birther Movement is Racism

July 23, 2009 by DJ Lanphier

The “birther” movement is an extreme right wing disinformation campaign that proffers the idea that President Obama is not a US citizen, and was born abroad in Kenya. Here’s the rub: there are no actual facts to support this claim, rather the disinfo subsists on a form of cognitive dissonance – denial – and is [...]

health care scare

July 16, 2009 by DJ Lanphier

A lot of extreme right wing blogs are at Red Alert in reaction to the health care debate. Fear is the only challenge they can offer to pretty much every issue on the boards. It’s a psyche loop they can’t remove themselves from… and it’s sad to watch. Just click on some of the reaction [...]

hate has a song

June 16, 2009 by DJ Lanphier

What is it about evil people not having an orginal creative bone in their bodies? And, couldn’t they have ripped off a better song? Via the good folks at Sadly, No! comes this oily gem from the racist homophobic evil trolls at Fred Phelps church. Please note the Richard Ramirez effect around the eyes, the [...]

conservative vs conservative

June 11, 2009 by DJ Lanphier

You can’t make this stuff up…. mixed messages from the once mighty wurlitzer. Karl Rove: Maureen Dowd is “twisted, deranged“. Former White House adviser Karl Rove lashed out at New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd on Fox News Channel Wednesday, saying Dowd was a “nasty, snarky person” with a “twisted, bitter little heart.” “I think [...]

webuzz: health care, rights, swine flu, domestic terror…

June 11, 2009 by DJ Lanphier

Links of the day: Why So Scared of a Public Plan? Miranda On The Battlefield So… Now It’s A Pandemic? Bill O’Reilly wonders why Dr. Tiller’s supporters want to protect their anonymity

who would Jesus kill?

June 1, 2009 by DJ Lanphier

“Gandhi famously said: First, they ignore you. Then, they ridicule you. Then, they fight you. Then, you win.” Sara at Ornicus breaks down the Christianist killers killing “baby killers” issue… Real world ramfications…. Digby spells it out for us… It’s important to rmember that the person who killed Tiller is playing G-d. Literally sees himself [...]