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Meanwhile, back on Planet Earth….
Whiteygate | THE ROOT.com
June 16, 2008 — And so continues the conundrum of being a post-racial black candidate in a still-very-racial world. To speak the truth about anything involving race is to be accused instantly of dragging out that famous racial deck we’ve all been dealt that stands us in such good stead in [...] -
Did we say “improbable”? We meant “insane.”
Clinton: ‘You Can’t Tell How Far a Frog Will Jump Until You Punch Him’
Facing an increasingly improbable candidacy for the White House, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., showed no signs of stopping on the trail in South Dakota and cited an old Arkansas, saying in an off-handed reference to her campaign: “you [...] -
Convincing?
So, who over there at the Times needed “convincing,” and of what?
Do you maybe mean “decisive”? “Compelling”? “Blowout”? “Overwhelming”? “Stunning”? “Landslide”?
Let me help you with this. “Obama wins [not "gets"] decisive victories in three states.” -
Bizarre.
In the U.S. south, is Canadian a new racial slur?
It was a routine e-mail from the boss sent to congratulate a junior prosecutor in Houston, Tex., who had won manslaughter convictions against an intoxicated driver.
“He convicted Mr. Sosa of a double intoxication manslaughter, got a weak jury to give him 12 years in each, and [...] -
An antidote to that “w00t” and “locavore” nonsense
American Dialect Society
“Subprime” voted 2007 word of the year
In its 18th annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted “subprime” as the word of the year. Subprime is an adjective used to describe a risky or less than ideal loan, mortgage, or investment. Subprime was also winner of a brand-new 2007 category [...] -
defining disaster