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Monday, November 17, 2008 12:00 AM

Bill Ayers talks back

Sarah Palin called him a terrorist, Barack Obama called him an acquaintance. A Salon editor who knew Ayers back when talks to the ex-Weather Underground member turned Republican talking point.

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  • Tuesday, November 18, 2008 02:24 PM

    Michelle Obama’s ass: the ‘alpha and the omega’ of the Age of Obama!

    Michelle Obama’s ass: the ‘alpha and the omega’ of the Age of Obama!

    These are excerpts from the article by Erin Aubry Kaplan:

    “But what really thrills me, what really feels liberating in a very personal way, is the official new prominence of Michelle Obama. Barack's better half not only has stature but is statuesque. She has coruscating intelligence, beauty, style and -- drumroll, please -- a butt. (Yes, you read that right: I'm going to talk about the first lady's butt.)”

    “As America fretted about Obama's exoticism and he sought to calm the waters with speeches about unity and common experience, Michelle's body was sending a different message: To hell with biracialism! Compromise, bipartisanship? Don't think so. Here was one clear signifier of blackness that couldn't be tamed, muted or otherwise made invisible. It emerged right before our eyes, in the midst of our growing uncertainty about everything, and we were too bogged down in the daily campaign madness to notice. The one clear predictor of success that the pundits, despite all their fancy maps, charts and holograms, missed completely? Michelle's butt..”

    The new ruler in the White House will be Michelle Obama’s ass.

    Michelle Obama’s butt was the predictor of success. No wonder many say that Armageddon is coming soon.

    This is just nasty racism. Are the blacks going to be even more racists than the red necks?

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