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November 8, 2010

Tim Scott tapped to help lead GOP transition

WASHINGTON (AP) - Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Tim Scott of South Carolina, who won endorsements by Sarah Palin and…
November 4, 2010

Can Obama reach common ground without selling out black base?

OPINION - How does the president work with this new crop of conservatives whose ire has been focused as much…
November 3, 2010

Republicans run the House — now what?

OPINION - They now have a responsibility for governing, and will share in the credit, and the blame, for the…
November 3, 2010

Deval Patrick’s win provides a blueprint for Obama

OPINION - What remains to be seen is not whether Obama is capable of leadership, but more poignantly, that he…
November 2, 2010

Decoding the Tea Party’s ire

First, I'll state the obvious: It's not racist to criticize President Obama, it's not racist to have conservative views, and…
November 2, 2010

Maddow: ‘Racist’ brand became ‘badge of honor’ in midterms (VIDEO)

theGRIO VIDEO - MSNBC's Rachel Maddow tells theGrio's Todd Johnson race is playing a bigger role in this year's midterm…
November 1, 2010

Are Tea Partiers the new Dixiecrats?

OPINION - History does have a way of repeating itself and unfortunately, too many people don't know their history...
October 29, 2010

Is nothing sacred? Tea Party campaigns against Muslim faith

OPINION - If they are not actually anti-Arab Islamophobes, then they are doing nothing to challenge this portrayal of themselves…
October 27, 2010

Tea Party urge ouster of Dem because he’s Muslim

MEDIAITE - Apparently a week before the midterms it's okay to throw subtlety, and the Constitution, out the window...
October 22, 2010

Meet Allen West: The Tea Party’s black Jack Bauer

theGRIO REPORT - He is particularly harsh in attacking President Obama, whom he has called "probably the dumbest person walking…
October 21, 2010

GOP strategy: Suppress minorities, win white vote?

VIDEO - The Republican party is securing, in particular, that white working class vote. Apparently it makes sense to offend…
October 21, 2010

Will Republican Tim Scott win over black voters?

theGRIO REPORT - If elected, he will be among the the first black Republicans in Congress since 2003...
October 20, 2010

Va. GOP chairman’s racist email depicts blacks as dogs

VIDEO - The actions by the Republican party chair are the latest example of a racist email forward destroying a…
October 20, 2010

Clarence Thomas’s house appears to be out of order

OPINION - I don't know what's happened between Clarence Thomas and his wife, Virginia "Ginni" Thomas. But he must have…
October 20, 2010

Virginia Thomas re-ignited the Anita Hill debate for a reason

OPINION - Ginni Thomas's demand that Hill apologize fits in neatly with the politics, philosophy and game plan of the…
October 20, 2010

New NAACP report puts the heat on Tea Party racism

OPINION - If there are links between the Tea Party and racist hate groups as the report indicates, then it…
October 19, 2010

Sharron Angle tells Hispanic students they look Asian

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Rancho High School teacher Isaac Barron said the room of roughly 150 students was "rocked" by…
September 2, 2010

'Tea Party Tracker': Doesn't the NAACP have better things to do?

OPINION - I would rather see the NAACP's wisdom and energy spent focusing on policing "us" and our own community...
September 1, 2010

Is the Tea Party becoming the new Grand Old Party?

WASHINGTON (AP) - The coalition's challenge will be to prove that its might is more than a fluke by ensuring…
August 30, 2010

Why DC's dueling rallies confirm there are two Americas

OPINION - America does need to revisit, seriously who we are and who we want to be as we move…