My sister mentioned the AMA apology when I was visiting the family this past weekend. This article lays out more details about what the AMA was apologizing for and why this happened now.

Publius has a good point here. I didn’t know the historical context of the term “Sister Souljah moment” until it came up during the primaries. Even after reading accounts of the episode where it was coined struck me as racist. I’ve had the same reaction to it now that it’s being used to flog the stupid Jesse Jackson non-story.

These two men are both idiots, and are likely racist, if not in actual belief, then in the message they’re putting out there. This isn’t analysis or an attempt to understand something but a message of fear. “Be Afraid” and vote for our guy. That’s their message.

Also, on an unrelated note, did you know about the violence and threats levelled by GOP operatives in Florida in 2000? This post by Greenwald contains links and background on how the GOP managed to shut down the recounts in Florida. It wasn’t all the courts but window pounding, fist shaking threats of violence by staffers of DeLay and the other GOP leaders.

The party is corrupt. We need more light on their misdeeds.

Interesting stuff further into the post.

Racism is a thing of the past, obviously… wtf. (via Atrios)

Some interesting notes on the NBA’s counter-study about the ref race bias issue.

Don Imus, off the air. Rush Limbaugh, still on the air. Explain this to me.

Ah, Fox News’ newest star. (via Atrios)

Sen. Joe Biden should just drop out of the Presidential campaign. Seriously, go away. I was insulted by the Indian-American comments but chalked it up to a bad joke gone awry. After all, hah-hah, “Thank you, come again.” This is just ignorant.

this is kind of depressing

You might want to stay out too.