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Last night when David Letterman asked President Obama to respond to Jimmy Carter’s contention that racism is behind much of “the vitriol” being flung at him, Obama said, “It’s important to realize that I was actually black before the election.”

NY Gov. David Paterson says that despite being told by the White House that he should drop his 2010 election bid, he plans to continue to run.

Just posted by the White House…

The Bay Area Reporter notes that President Obama will likely be in San Francisco to take part in the biannual Presidents Cup golf tournament as the National Equality March takes place back in DC. The White House has not yet confirmed Obama’s participation, saying his October schedule has not yet been set, but the last time a president missed the …

OMG. President Obama has sent a message to NY Gov. David Paterson telling him to drop his plans to run for governor in 2010. Former Lt. Gov. Paterson became governor in 2008 after Eliot Spitzer resigned in a prostitution scandal. President Obama has sent a request to Gov. David A. Paterson that he withdraw from the New York governor’s race, …

On San Francisco’s Treasure Island for an event dedicating a building to Harvey Milk, yesterday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi choked up while recalling Milk’s assassination. Pelosi referred to today’s political climate, warning that government protesters had to “take responsibility” for their actions. Earlier this week Pelosi had expressed concern for the safety of President Obama. Pelosi, responding to a question …

Not only did he toss out wild wig-woman Orly Taitz’s lawsuit demanding that Barack Obama issue his birth certificate, a federal judge threatened her with sanctions if she tried again. Taitz’s suit was filed on behalf of Army Capt. Connie Rhodes, who says since Obama is not her legitimate commander in chief, she didn’t have to deploy to Iraq. She …

Keith Olbermann ticks off the last year of anti-Obama racism. Required viewing.

Fox is lashing back at Jimmy Carter for saying that much of the criticism of Obama is borne of racism. Laura Ingraham: “There’s nothing worse than a self-loathing Southerner.” Nothing, Laura?

Two black kids beat up a white kid on a school bus and Rush Limbaugh says it’s because Obama is president. “Welcome to Obama’s America.”

Tea party protest organizer Mark Williams calls Obama “Our Indonesian Muslim Racist-In-Chief.”

“I want the government out of my Social Security.” And of course, the guy who supports English-only has a misspelled sign.

Not in those exact words, but O’Reilly and Brit Hume say that since “America is overwhelmingly white,” of course there were very few non-whites at Saturday’s teabagger event.

Top Democrats are calling for an official censure of Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) after his unprecedented heckling of President Obama during a nationally televised speech to the joint chambers of Congress. Joe Wilson’s flat refusal to apologize to the entire House for heckling President Barack Obama rekindled a push by some top Democrats to introduce a censure resolution — despite …

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Seriously. Fantastic speech. But we need to put a WORLD of hurt on GOP South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson for screaming “YOU LIE!” at the President of the United States during a nationally televised speech before Congress. That has never happened, to my memory. Not even when Dubya was announcing the invasion of Iraq. Rep. Joe Wilson 803-939-0041 UPDATE: Sen. …

“We have kidnapped and brainwashed this pure, beautiful innocent white woman from America. You must take this woman’s virginity, infect her with your seed, and breed a child.” (Via – Andrew Sullivan)