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Obama in OC: What Does it Mean Part II

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An8gNj5N1CQ] Rich Kane, a former editor at the OC Weekly that I used to freelance under, did a nice job covering the various protests that were held outside of President Obama’s townhall in Costa Mesa this week. In this video, there are hilarious digs from the Navel Gazing-described “spent cigarette with arms,” named Barbara Coe of [...]

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Obama in OC: What Does it Mean?

Obama just recently finished his much anticipated town hall in Costa Migra. The news of his arrival to Orange County sent off a rock star frenzy rivaling that of ticket sales for No Doubt’s summer concert dates! I unfortunately did not get a ticket nor a press pass. Nevertheless, as I continue my notes on [...]

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(New York) Post-Racial?

Well, that didn’t take very long now, did it? As if the question of a post-racial U.S. in the age of Obama was to ever be taken seriously, the recent controversial political cartoon published by the Rupert Murdoch-owned New York Post comparing the President to a violent chimpanzee show how far we indeed have to [...]

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At Last…

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-pzlZPRvx8] I don’t care how revolutionary you are… today was something different. When Obama was introduced to the Neighborhood Ball after “Hail to the Chief” played, we saw the President of the United States bearing the skin of a people who have suffered national oppression for centuries. We saw a black President of the United States [...]

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MLK JR Day on the Eve of Obama

As we celebrate the 80th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday today, it comes on the eve of the inauguration of the first African-American President of the United States. Every year, scholars of the civil rights movement decry the simplification of King’s politics into a soundbite from his “I Have a Dream Speech.” This [...]

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