McCain’s Politics of Fear - Subtle Racism is still Racism
Written by Waymon Hudson
Remember the uproar that occurred over the Scott Howell attack ad against Harold Ford Jr., the former black Congressman from Tennessee. The slimy video featured a somewhat ditzy-sounding blonde telling the then-candidate Ford to “call me,” which sent a clear racist signal in the South- “be afraid, the black man is coming after the white women.”It was splashed all over the news and universally condemned.
In a Sunday interview on This Week with George Stephanopolous, McCain- who first said he was against gay adoption, then had his campaign backtrack on it- is now back to his original, bigoted position.
Gary Cass, former head of the Center for Reclaiming America at the late Rev. James Kennedy’s Coral Ridge Ministries, has launched an online petition drive to get an evangelical Christian picked as vice presidential candidate because he believes neither of the presidential candidates are true Christians.
Florida Governor Signs Bill Facilitating Anti-Gay Group’s Fundraising Efforts
Written by Waymon Hudson
Florida’s Governor and oft mentioned possible Republican VP choice Charlie Crist quietly signed into law a bill that allows a private Tampa-based anti-gay marriage group to solicit money from Florida drivers on official state forms.