Say it after me: “If Bush had said this…”
What would your reaction be if President George W. Bush, his father, or any president of the last 100 years had referred to African-Americans as a “mongrel people?” You’d be shocked at the tone-deafness, right? Maybe outraged, determined to vote for his next opponent, maybe even calling for his resignation?
Thursday Open Thread/Caption This: Obama on The View edition
Got another hectic day ahead. Will check in when I can.
The definitive smack down of WikiLeaker Julian Assange
Um, remind me never to get on Tunku Varadarajan’s bad side.
The good news and the bad news about today’s AZ immig. law ruling
Sorry – been a crazy day, so in the interest of time, I’ll direct you to Bill Jacobon’s analysis at Legal Insurrection on the ruling that was handed down earlier today on the Arizona immigration law. The key aka “most controversial” provisions of the law have, in effect, been put on hold while the Obama administration proceeds with its lawsuit against the state.