Month: April 2008

Photo Diary of Obama in Malvern, PA

Barack Obama came to Great Valley High School in Malvern, Pennsylvania, today. The school is just down the hill from me, so I got some media credentials and showed up early. There were only about twenty people in line an hour...

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Lanny Davis: Worst Person in the World

Does Lanny Davis really disagree with any of this? Maybe Lanny Davis thinks God used to be for slavery. Maybe Lanny Davis thinks that the government was right when it enshrined slavery into law. Maybe Lanny Davis thinks nothing...

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Open Thread

Just got back from watching an Obama townhall at our local high school. I’ll put up a Photo diary as soon as I can. By the way, when we walked in it was winter and when we walked out it was spring. I like that ability in a...

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In remembrance of Deir Yassin

The 12 March cartoon by South African cartoonist Zaprio that was later attacked by David Saks of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and which sparked debate in the country.Today, April 9th, is the 60th anniversary of the...

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Black History: Birth of Colonial Slavery

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlargeThe first record of African slavery in Colonial America occurred in 1619. A Dutch ship, the White Lion, had captured 20 enslaved Africans in a...

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