Why Mitt Romney Is Hobbled by His Mormon Faith Many conservatives are skeptical of Mitt Romney’s religion, and their lack of enthusiasm for his candidacy could threaten his chances this fall. But why is the issue so controversial? And why won’t he address it? By Gerhard Spörl, more at D[...]
Posts Tagged ‘American Diversity’
Slur of the Day Is Obama a “coconut?”
Coconut (US) a person of Hispanic descent who’s accused of acting white.[45] (New Zealand/Australia) a Pacific Islander. Named after the coconut, the nut from the coconut palm.[46] (UK) a black person who exhibits behaviour associated with caucasians; (US) a black person trying to be ‘wh[...]
August 31st, 2012 - 12:29 pm § in Uncategorized
Fire Commander in Chief Romney Flies In to New Orleans
With the suspense of the Republican campaign done, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney scheduled a last-minute visit Friday to Lafitte, La., to ltour damage with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. In Louisiana, Romney will thank emergency first responders for their work. Mr. Romney may want to r[...]
August 19th, 2012 - 11:50 am § in America
SUNDAY REVELATIONS:eBay to ban sales of spells, hexes, magic services
from Crave: Sorry, Harry Potter fans, you’re going to have to double double toil and trouble somewhere else besides eBay. The online auction giant has just issued category changes and updatesfor the fall. Spells and potions are on the dump list. Discontinued categories include Tarot rea[...]
August 15th, 2012 - 1:36 pm § in America
Slur of the Day: the other Niggers
White Nigger / Wigger / Whigger / Wigga (US) used in 19th-century United States to describe the Irish. Sometimes used today in reference to white people in a manner similar to white trash or redneck.[199] Also used to describe white youth that imitate urban black youth by means of clothing style, ma[...]
August 3rd, 2012 - 8:14 am § in Uncategorized
How MLK Changed American Standards of Beauty
Michelle Obama and Gabby Douglas[...]
July 23rd, 2012 - 1:11 pm § in Misc.
Slur of the Day: another Honkey word
Redlegs in Barbados, the term is offensive to many, and refers to the islands’ laborer-class whites.[...]
July 19th, 2012 - 12:55 pm § in America
Slur of the Day: What do Southern Brits call their Honkeys?
Northern Monkey (UK) (See also Southern Fairy) used as a pejorative in the south of England, relating to the supposed stupidity and lack of sophistication of those in the north of the country.[137] In some cases this has been adopted in the north of England, with a pub in Leeds even taking the name [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Israel’s Unity Government Falls
Israel Unity Gov’t Collapses, Romney may pay the Price! The national Unity government formed in Israel months ago has collapsed, after Shaul Mofaz, head of the Kadima Party, pulled out of talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mofaz cited differences over the universal draft law. The unity [...]
The Jewish Ancestors of Colorado’s Indians
from Xinhua News Mesa Verde Indians descended from Jewish ancestors The idea that Native Americans are descendents of the “lost tribes” is a fundamental part of Mormonism and intrinsic to a lot of British and American ideas about the relationship of ancient Israel to the idealistic v[...]