http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:31:24 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/03/21/133124.php WhymrhymerTake it from another typical white person, stereotypes or not, I can certainly understand Barack's grandmother's fear.<br/> Barack Obama apparently deftly delivered another bullet to his foot with his recent comments about his &quot;white grandmother.&quot; He called her a &quot;typical white person&quot; and the news commentators on radio and TV are lovin&#39; it! The tone of their comments boils down to this: &quot;How dare he, a black man running for president, use... Politics75026@blogcritics.org Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:31:24 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/03/20/144844.php WhymrhymerBarack Obama feels that it is the job of a president to heal the nations racial wounds.<br/> Can we assume that Barack Obama feels that it is the job of a president to heal racial wounds that were inflicted centuries ago? From his own remarks its a safe bet that he does. In Obama&#39;s beautifully crafted oration on race this week he made some very obvious points: poor people are stuck in a cycle of poverty; less educated people get poorer... Politics74985@blogcritics.org Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:48:44 EDT