Archive for 'Race'
Not So Cool
“Of course Israel is a racist state. And you’re right, that’s not something we usually say out loud.”
Posted by Marcel Côté on 24 Apr 2009 at 20:52 under Race, Religion, War.
Comments: 2
Congratulations
Americans have elected a global citizen as president. Obama represents the aspirations of all of us who believe we can rise to a position of responsiblity through talent, discipline, and an ability to bridge differences.
Posted by Marcel Côté on 05 Nov 2008 at 23:36 under Culture, Politics, Race.
Comments: 5
Which America?
Two young men who met online were arrested for plotting to kill Barack Obama. They were going to wear white tophats and tails while doing it, and shoot from their car windows. They didn’t expect to succeed, but they were happy to die trying.
Posted by Marcel Côté on 27 Oct 2008 at 23:10 under Culture, Politics, Race.
Comments: 4
Hillary: Three Shameful Quotes
Rather than dying with dignity, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been acting ever more mean-spirited and bizarre, to the point that she has said a number of things that truly scare me, forcing me to reconsider the respect for her that I once had.
Posted by Marcel Côté on 09 May 2008 at 18:15 under Iran, Politics, Race.
Comments: 10
Transcendental vs. Old-School Politics
Far from sugar-coating our differences as politicians tend to do, Barack Obama proclaimed that black anger and white anger are both real, and have a legitimate source. Both blacks and whites have seen their dreams evaporate over the past generation.
Posted by Marcel Côté on 22 Mar 2008 at 17:34 under Politics, Race, Religion.
Comments: 5