February 2011
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Tea party 2012 poll favors Herman Cain, Ron Paul
Tea party supporters voting in a straw poll at a national summit favor conservative Texas Rep. Ron Paul and Georgia radio host Herman Cain for president in 2012. Cain won 22 percent support from the audience in Phoenix at the summit organized by the Tea Party Patriots. He was followed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty [...]
Defiant Clarence Thomas fires back
Politico – Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas – his impartiality under attack from liberals because of his attendance at a meeting of conservative donors sponsored by the Koch brothers and his wife’s tea party activism – struck a defiant tone in a Saturday night speech in Charlottesville, Va., telling a friendly audience that he and [...]
‘Packing’ and ‘cracking’ at redistricting center
As U.S. Census figures roll out and states begin the politically charged process of redrawing state legislative maps, the politics of race is rising up as minority groups demand that their lawmakers look more like the communities they represent. At issue is just how they do that and the two very different political approaches to [...]
Why the GOP Has Declared Open Season on Michelle
Earl Ofari Hutchinson – Former Arkansas Governor and almost certain 2012 presidential contender Mike Huckabee recently told reporters that attacks on Michelle Obama by Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman and others in the GOP were silly, foolish and counter-productive. Huckabee’s push back at the Michelle-bashers was as noble as it was futile. The GOP has declared [...]
Virginia arts group to honor Vick
An African-American arts organization plans to honor Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick at a black-tie fundraising gala next month. According to media reports, the Southeastern Virginia Arts Association will recognize Vick for bouncing back from his 23-month prison sentence for dogfighting. Michael Muhammad, chairman of the Norfolk-based arts group, told WVEC.com that since his release [...]
