NY Times Hints Racism a Factor in Democrat Ford's Failure in TN Senate
November 8th, 2006 12:21 PM
Like Chris Matthews last night, The Times seems to be bitter about not having everything go the Democrats' way last night, putting its usual racism spin on one of the GOP's few bright spots -- Bob Corker's win over Harold Ford Jr. in the race for Senate in Tennessee.Adam Nossiter's "Republican Hangs on to Frist's Senate Seat" opens: "Tennessee's open Senate seat stayed in Republican hands on…
Matthews: Racist Voters Like Black Candidates 'Almost Castrated
November 7th, 2006 3:49 PM
As Chris Matthews sees it and decrees it, if voters in Maryland decide to go for Republican Michael Steele today it will be because they prefer African American candidates who are “unthreatening” or “almost...castrated,” and that the “funny” “lighthearted” Steele strikes voters as “a guy I would like to have living next door” — although he quickly added that “that may be pushing it in some cases…
More Racism at a Prominent Liberal Blog
October 30th, 2006 1:17 PM
They’re at it again, folks. Another prominent liberal blogger – this time, Daily Kos alumnus Billmon – has used Photoshop to disparagingly blackface someone. In this case, the proprietor of the Whiskey Bar blog has likened CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer to a minstrel (hat tip to Hot Air, image on the right) all due to the Situation Room host's reference to Lynne Cheney. The following is taken directly…
NY Times: Anti-Harold Ford Jr. 'Ad Seen as Playing to Racial Fears
October 26th, 2006 11:05 AM
The Times jumps into the liberal-inspired brouhaha over the RNC's supposedly racist TV ad against Democratic Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr., who is running in Tennessee against Republican Bob Corker.Robin Toner gets Thursday's front page with "In Tight Race, Ad on Black Candidate Stirs Furor." The online headline is even blunter: "Ad Seen as Playing to Racial Fears.""The Tennessee Senate race…
Matthews: RNC Ford Ad Plays to Fears of 'Losing White Women to Black G
October 25th, 2006 10:12 PM
On last night's Hardball, Chris Matthews hinted at what he had in mind regarding the ad the RNC ran in Tennessee about Dem senatorial candidate Harold Ford, Jr. Claimed Chris: "It has ethnic overtones, sexual overtones."Tonight, Matthews took an ugly, explicit leap down into the atavistic mud. Interviewing Sen. Dick Durbin [D-IL] - who was relatively reserved in his comments - Matthews began by…
NBC Tries to Discredit GOP Ad as Racist, Condemns Limbaugh's Slap at M
October 24th, 2006 9:38 PM
Another campaign, another opportunity for the mainstream media to discredit a Republican campaign ad as racist. On Tuesday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams declared: “Tonight some are saying that one commercial in particular in one very close Senate race has now crossed a racial line.” Andrea Mitchell proceeded to critique the RNC ad attacking Democratic Senate candidate Harold Ford and…
