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Double standards in Duke rape cases

Back on the 12th, I blogged about a rape that allegedly happened to a Duke student at an off campus frat party, and noted an obvious double standard the media was employing, namely that they weren’t so quick to release the race of the accused unlike they were in the Duke lacrosse rape case drama, where they mentioned the race and ‘privileged backgrounds’ of the three accused lacrosse players as often as they possibly could. In my post, I noted that the accused in the incident that allegedly happened on the 11th was described in most media reports as “wearing a black do-rag, sweatshirt, and blue jeans.”.....   [Read More]

Nutroots to certain Dem centrists: Project weakness, show hate for Bush or you’re next

I know I should be resting to try and rid myself of this cold that has me by the throat, but I couldn’t resist blogging about this fascinating story from the Washington Post written about the Nutroots and a Democrat Representative they are targeting. It’s Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-CA), who is the Chair of the centrist New Democrat Coalition. Why are they after her? Read on:.....   [Read More]

Wednesday open thread

I am currently under the influence of Sudafed – supposedly the non-drowsy version, but you wouldn’t know it by how sleepy I am – as I try to get rid of this nagging cold that won’t let me go. Here’s an open thread for you to discuss the hot topics of the day, until I return, which will hopefully be this evening......   [Read More]