Skip Gates, please sit down
You are suffering from what I call the "Ivy League Effect"
Friday, Jul 24, 2009 10:24 AM UTC 519All Salon Paul Shirley
Paul Shirley
All Salon Paul Shirley
The good news about the Henry Louis Gates fiasco
America's most prominent black intellectual was arrested trying to get into his own house. So why am I glad?
Wednesday, Jul 22, 2009 10:22 AM UTC 334Entertainment Paul Shirley, Academia, Harvard
Republican apologizes; said gorilla, first lady related
On his Facebook page, a South Carolina GOP activist had called a gorilla an ancestor of Michelle Obama's
Monday, Jun 15, 2009 2:10 PM UTC 83Politics War Room, Michelle Obama
Wingnut, why are angry white guys shooting people?
Our conservative denies that the Holocaust Museum shooting and other violent acts are related to Obama's election.
Monday, Jun 15, 2009 10:03 AM UTC 182All Salon Abortion, Paul Shirley
Crackpots calling the kettle black
Race-baiting lowlights from Rush Limbaugh and Pat Buchanan, two of the pundits who say Sonia Sotomayor is racist.
Friday, Jun 5, 2009 10:10 AM UTC 126Politics Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Sotomayor a “racist”? Really?
The elected wing of the GOP knows better. The entertainment wing -- Rush, Coulter et al. -- has a different agenda.
Thursday, Jun 4, 2009 10:20 AM UTC 22All Salon Ann Coulter, Sonia Sotomayor
The white man is being oppressed!
Rush, Newt and other right-wingers decide that Sonia Sotomayor is a racist. Project much?
Friday, May 29, 2009 10:29 AM UTC 302News Republican Party
We’re on the brink of disaster
Violent protests and riots are breaking out everywhere as economies collapse and governments fail. War is bound to follow.
Thursday, Feb 26, 2009 11:36 AM UTC 99All Salon U.S. Economy, Globalization
Jindal talks up sheriff with complicated racial history
In his speech Tuesday night, the Louisiana governor praised a local lawman with a history of controversy over his attitude toward African-Americans.
Wednesday, Feb 25, 2009 3:45 PM UTC 33Politics War Room, Paul Shirley
Murdoch: “We made a mistake” running chimp cartoon
The owner of the New York Post offers his personal apology for a controversial cartoon printed in his paper.
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 2:50 PM UTC 41Politics War Room, Paul Shirley
NY Post apologizes for chimp cartoon
The paper isn't exactly totally contrite, but considering the Post's usual stance, any sort of apology is notable.
Friday, Feb 20, 2009 2:45 PM UTC 63Politics War Room, Paul Shirley
NY Post cartoonist compares stimulus author to chimp
Given the history of racist comparisons involving monkeys, some see a nasty undertone in the political cartoon.
Wednesday, Feb 18, 2009 4:40 PM UTC 77Politics War Room, Paul Shirley
“Sunday Night Baseball” loves Chachi
ESPN bringing Steve Phillips into the booth with Jon Miller and Joe Morgan is the oldest trick in TV land, and one of the worst.
Friday, Jan 23, 2009 11:40 AM UTC 35Entertainment Baseball, Paul Shirley, ESPN
BCS goes to “pay TV”
Long-feared apocalypse for sports fans, a major championship on cable, is just a routine business deal.
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 7:35 PM UTC 23Entertainment Football, Paul Shirley, ESPN
Athletes didn’t “pave way” for Obama
Heroes like Jackie Robinson played a small role, but exaggerating it diminishes what anonymous millions have done.
Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 12:00 PM UTC 42Entertainment Race, 2008 Elections
Racists for Obama
Plenty of white bigots will vote for Barack Obama on Tuesday. There are some things they fear more than black people.
Monday, Nov 3, 2008 12:04 PM UTC 112All Salon 2008 Elections, U.S. Economy
Overcoming in Ohio
In bellwether Perry County, the Ku Klux Klan once thrived. Now, Republican truckers and coal miners are backing Barack Obama.
Sunday, Nov 2, 2008 12:43 PM UTC 53News 2008 Elections
Joe Morgan, stathead
For just a moment, the old-school baseball man wanders over to the sabermetric side to talk about clutch hitting.
Monday, Sep 22, 2008 6:10 PM UTC 13Entertainment Baseball, Paul Shirley, ESPN
Historic Yankee futility
Barely alive, New York is on the verge of elimination for the first straight year. Also: Stadium closing.
Monday, Sep 22, 2008 11:00 AM UTC 31Entertainment Baseball, Paul Shirley, ESPN
Shocking press releases of our times
It seems ESPN will be paying a little bit of attention to the closing of Yankee Stadium.
Thursday, Sep 18, 2008 5:25 PM UTC 14Entertainment Baseball, Paul Shirley, ESPN
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