Tim Russert also asked Barack Obama in 2006 what he thought of Harry Belafonte calling George W Bush a terrorist. The question came from out of nowhere, was completely ridiculous, and was posed to Obama seemingly because both he and Belafonte are black. There was no other reason I can think of for bringing it up.
There's no denying the media gives a free pass to Christian extremists, regardless of how bigoted and hateful their speech is, but I believe Russert's issues have a lot to do with his seeing blacks as a monolithic group who are ALWAYS answerable for each others behavior. But, of course, I'm "playing the race card" to even think Russert sees Barack Obama solely as a "black candidate".
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The Maine fight was supposed to be the dress rehearsal for repealing California's Prop. 8 -- but gay marriage lost
Once one obtains Seriousness credentials in the Washington media, they are irrevocable no matter one's conduct.
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