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Rep. Jenkins Seeks "Great White Hope" To Thwart Obama
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Like Audra Shay for example.
I'm now feeling officially old when I can reminisce about the time I knew some Republicans who weren't racist.
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The original Great White Hope was boxer James J. Jefferies who came back from retirement to fight the black champion, Jack Johnson on July 4, 1910 at Reno, Nevada.
This was billed as the "Fight of the Century" by the match promoter Tex Rickard and the newspapers of the time heavily focused on the racial angle.
In a famous interview, Jeffries said, "I am going into this fight for the sole purpose of proving that a white man is better than a Negro."
The match went 15 rounds and Johnson won -- clearly the superior fighter.
08/27/09
The Republican party is hedging its bets on being polemic, but insists on backpedaling. I honestly don't understand what they're going for - if there's even a focused game plan.
08/27/09
Not knowing who she is, I looked he up and according to Wikipedia...
"McCaughey was also listed as a member of the board of directors of the Cantel Medical Corporation until she resigned on August 20, 2009. According to a Cantel press release, McCaughey resigned from the board of directors "to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest during the national debate over healthcare reform."The same day, McCaughey appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and discussed end-of-life care."
08/27/09
Okay, I put the last part in. Seriously, that is the best Freudian slip since ever.
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04/01/09
To the withered, old eyes of John McCain't, Jack Johnson is the only black man who NEEDS a pardon.
You could put names into a hat and pick a black man currently incarcerated who needs a pardon.
But they're still alive. Where's the "honor" in that?
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04/01/09
That said, Jack Johnson should be pardoned and I guess I'm happy McCain is fighting for it. PBS had the most amazing documentary on Jack a couple of years ago if anyone wants to learn more. It was long, like 4 hours, but great.
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And when I sleep with a white woman, it kind of feels like a crime.
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