freecounterpoint: Identity politics from the Jailcell

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Proud. Proud. Proud.

Tecumseh said...: A helpful explanation: "We need to have not just one African-American in the U.S. Senate, we need to have many African-Americans in the U.S. Senate, " he said, calling the Burress choice an issue of "tremendous national importance, and asked listeners "not to hang or lynch the appointee as you try to castigate the appointor."; 12/30/2008 3:46 PM
Tecumseh said...: Some background: Rush was a co-founder of the Illinois Black Panther Party in 1968. ... In the 2000 Democratic primary for the U.S. House of Representatives (IL-01), Rush defeated challenger and then state senator Barack Obama... During the primary, Rush said "Barack Obama went to Harvard and became an educated fool. Barack is a person who read about the civil-rights protests and thinks he knows all about it."; 12/30/2008 3:50 PM
My Frontier Thesis said...: Both of these guys will soon (if not already) be roaming the Illinois countryside, no doubt, in full Knight armor, attacking windmills, rescuing damsels from distress, and all that.; 12/30/2008 3:56 PM
Tecumseh said...: Opera buffa in pinkoland.; 12/30/2008 6:47 PM
Mr roT said...: Obama in high hilarity mode. Oh shit, it's time to move to Iceland.; 12/30/2008 9:28 PM
Tecumseh said...: Exactly what we needed: change we can count on.; 12/30/2008 10:32 PM
Mr roT said...: Jesus! This needs a score by Rossini!; 12/31/2008 7:20 AM