Dreamer’s Dreams: Dream Act Interactive
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Mighty “White” Mitt
Jonathan Capeheart, Washington Post: After Romney’s assertion that he would be better for African Americans than the African American sitting in the White House with 95 percent of the African American vote in 2008 and a 90 percent approval rating among African Americans today, this was the gasp-worthy comment in…
The Advocate Endorses Obama 2012
The Advocate Endorses Obama 2012 By Scottie Thomaston The Advocate magazine, established in 1967, has for the first time endorsed a presidential candidate in an election year. Its current issue features an endorsement of President Obama: “In Obama We Trust.” They write: Never has the substantial progress in equal rights…
The Affordable Care Act Stands
Full Text of SCOTUS Ruling The Grio: Supreme Court health care ruling a huge victory for uninsured, minorities, people with chronic illnesses ThinkProgress on 2nd Anniversary of “ObamaCare” March 23, 2012 (11)
Charts: The Supreme Court’s Rightward Shift
From Mother Jones: By several measures, the court headed by Chief Justice John Roberts is the most conservative since the early 1970s, when Richard Nixon named Warren Burger to replace the famously liberal Earl Warren. Not only is its most conservative member (Clarence Thomas) nearly as conservative as the Burger…
Romney Repeatedly Refuses To Say Whether He Would Undo New Obama Immigration Policy
From ThinkProgress: Mitt Romney was asked five times whether he would continue Obama’s new policy on immigration, ending deportations for DREAM-eligible youth. Romney flatly refused to take a position. The transcript, via Politico: SCHIEFFER: “[W]ould you repeal [Obama’s immigration] order if you became president?” … ROMNEY: “This is something Congress…
Video of President Obama’s Remarks on New DREAMer Policy
Video of President Obama’s remarks on Friday about the immigration policy announcement concerning prosecutorial discretion for the DREAMers. The President several times emphasized in his remarks that this “is the right thing to do for the American people.” (4)
Racial Animus and Presidental Politics
The New York Times: Barack Obama won 52.9 percent of the popular vote in 2008 and 365 electoral votes, 95 more than he needed. Many naturally concluded that prejudice was not a major factor against a black presidential candidate in modern America. My research, a comparison of Americans’ Google searches…