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“I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he’s African American. I live in the South, and I’ve seen the South come a long way, and I’ve seen the rest of the country that shared the South’s attitude toward minority groups at …

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

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.

Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) used the phrase “great white hope” when describing the search for the next GOP superstar. Uh, whooops!

Eight more companies, including the nation’s largest retailer, have pulled their advertising from Glenn Beck’s show. Allergan (maker of Restasis), Ally Bank (a unit of GMAC Financial Services), Best Buy, Broadview Security, CVS, Re-Bath, Travelocity and Wal-Mart join the dozen other companies who previously distanced themselves from Beck. Twenty companies have pulled their ads from Beck’s show in just the …

I can’t wait for Orly Taitz, who seems to have fled to Israel, to respond to this. Via ABC News Australia: An unsuspecting Adelaide public servant has found himself swept up in a conspiracy to oust the 44th President of the United States from office. A movement known as the Birthers, which originated in California, is attempting to prove that …

Obviously this poll speaks to the lingering racism of the U.S. south, where 53% of the respondents said “no” or “unsure” when asked if the president was a U.S. citizen. And 58% of Republicans answered the same way. (Via – Andrew Sullivan)

The above appellation is one of the most frequently used by God’s gentle people at Free Republic. But JMG reader Joanna noticed that in a recent post about the Mormon kiss-in, forum moderators removed numerous posts and warned, “Anyone who uses FDRQ again will get a day or more off.” Free Republic was stung last week by widely republished racist …

“While those who were at Stonewall talk about the fear of being arrested by police, 40 years ago, blacks talked about the fear of dying at the hands of police and not having their bodies found or murder investigated. The 13th Amendment was signed in 1865, and it wasn’t until 1948 that President Harry S Truman desegregated the military. That’s …

Despite last week’s flap that she’d encouraged racist language on her Facebook page, this weekend Audra Sigler Shay was elected the new chairman of the Young Republicans. Hundreds of delegates from across the country spurned the controversy in voting for leaders at the group’s convention at Downtown’s Hyatt Regency Indianapolis. Calling the posting political mudslinging, delegates selected Audra Shay, 38, …

If you think your opinion of Perez Hilton couldn’t be any lower, you’ll probably change your mind after reading what he tells Advocate writer Benoit Denizet-Lewis about his dust-up with the Black Eyed Peas, during which he called their lead vocalist a “faggot.” But Perez tells me that, in the heat of the moment that night, he almost chose to …

The Daily Beast is following a growing rift among the Young Republicans after their vice president Audra Sigler Shay appeared to respond positively to a racist comment left on her Facebook page. On Wednesday, Shay—a 38-year-old Army veteran, mother, and event planner from Louisiana who has been endorsed by her governor, Bobby Jindal—was holding court on her Facebook page, initiating …

Radio loon Michael Savage has threatened to post personal information about the folks at Media Matters on his website. Clearly, he’s hoping for another Dr. Tiller. Right wing talker Michael Savage vowed yesterday during his broadcast that he will retaliate against media watchdog Media Matters for America by posting pictures and “pertinent information” about the organization’s staff on his website. …

JMG reader Willym sends in this anti-hate speech poster from his native Rome and provides this (loose) translation: If you call me a dirty [n-word] or a disgusting lesbian, it offends me just as much as me calling you Mafioso because you’re Italian. Racism (prejudice) is a boomerang. Sooner or later it comes back to you.

The morans at the English-only confab (featured speaker: Pat Buchanan) had a little problem with their banner. Snork! Also: “Building the new majority”? Uh, haven’t they seen the demographic trends for this country’s Hispanic population? Some states are heading for a Hispanic majority within a few years. New Mexico is almost there right now. (Via – Shakesville)