Category Archives: Race

Colin Powell chin checks the GOP: ‘dark vein of intolerance’ for minorities

Posted on January 13, 2013 by jreid

Ouch, and double ouch … More here.

Posted in Race, Republicans | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Mitt Romney campaigns in the ‘white space’

Posted on November 4, 2012 by jreid

A genius column by Tom Scocca (who by the way, is white.) Just thought I’d mention that.

Posted in 2012, Mitt Romney, Politics, Race | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Derbyshire unplugged (and also fired): full text of the most racist article you’ll ever read

Posted on April 8, 2012 by jreid

National Review has fired columnist John Derbyshire over his racist rant in Taki’s blog (run by Taki Theodoracopulos, a co-founder of American Conservative Magazine). The link is behaving strangely, probably because of the traffic to it. But below is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Race | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

This week’s Herald column: Trayvon Martin and the fears of black mothers

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jreid

I’m in Sanford covering the Trayvon Martin case for theGrio. Quite an experience. I also wrote about the tragic cad for my column this week.

Posted in News and Current Affairs, Race | Tagged , | 5 Comments

The right’s new goal: Bring Back Jeremiah Wright!

Posted on March 8, 2012 by jreid

Disappointed that Sarah Palin wasn’t fully unleashed in 2008, to go all in on President Obama’s ties to scary black and terroristic people, and apparently out of ideas (and all but giving up on finding a presidential candidate they like) … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Barack Obama, Politics, Race | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

(Video) Why does the GOP keeps bringing up black people?

Posted on January 8, 2012 by jreid

From The Ed Show on Friday, featuring your humble editor and Ari Melber of The Nation, talking Republicans and race: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Posted in 2012, Newt Gingrich, Race, Rick Santorum | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

ICYMI: Angry Black Lady takes down a middle aged white guy (who is not a poor black kid)

Posted on December 14, 2011 by jreid

… who wrote a really dumb article.

Posted in Race | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Herman Cain’s Waterloo?

Posted on November 7, 2011 by jreid

His latest accuser is white, conservative, and public: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy UPDATE: Oh for chrissakes, there’s a FIFTH???

Posted in Herman Cain, News and Current Affairs, Political News, Race, Scandals | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

(This week’s Herald column and a new web ad) Cain and supporters dealing the race card from the bottom of the deck?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by jreid

A group tied to a GOP firm that allegedly took Sharron Angle and other longshot candidates for a ride in 2010, is up with a new ad (above) … along with a million phonecall march in Iowa, on behalf of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Herman Cain, Politics, Race, Scandals | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

5 Questions on ‘n—erheadgate’ (or if you prefer, ‘Ranchgate’)

Posted on October 3, 2011 by jreid

It takes a lot to shock this cynical political junkie, but I’ve got to admit, I was floored by “N–gerhead.” If you’ve been too busy watching football this weekend to pay attention, that’s the name of the ranch Texas Gov. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Herman Cain, News and Current Affairs, People, Political News, Politics, Race, Rick Perry | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments