Obama has a flavor: It's called "Unity".
Looking to finally scour the White House of its biggest stains in history, we were willing to support either Democrat. When the Florida primary came around, we voted Obama since Hillary was so far...
View ArticleRace, ethnicity & support for Obama or Clinton
I thought it would be interesting to take a poll of ethnicity and candidate support here on Daily Kos. It will be interesting to see if ethnic politics on Daily Kos parallels ethnic politics seen in...
View ArticlePoll on sexual orientation & Obama/Clinton preference
Yesterday I did a poll on ethnicity and Obama/Clinton preference in the Daily Kos community. Obviously the poll was unscientific, the sample size was small, and it was especially small within all the...
View ArticleMaps: Primary Results and Identity Politics
Time for another look at the results maps for Guam, Indiana, and North Carolina:Click to enlarge. Overall, the results in all three contests were pretty solidly linked to demographics. Poblano has...
View ArticleDiversity on Daily Kos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm a huge believer in multiculturalism. I believe in the soft power of good examples in making the world a better place. Please use this diary as an opportunity to tell us about your ethnic...
View ArticleHealth Care Series: Dissolving Disparities
THURSDAY NIGHT IS HEALTH CARE CHANGE NIGHT, a weekly Daily Kos Health Care Series.This is my first post in the series, so I thought a little introduction might be in order. I am an academic...
View ArticleNo, she didn't say "Arab Terrorist"
I need to express my frustration with the exchange that McCain and the 75-year-old upset woman had this week. I don't doubt that she was frightened at all -- it was clear in her voice, the wavering of...
View ArticleObama is not African-American -he's Hawaiian.
Despite rumors that he was either born of a virgin or outside the USA, Hawaii really is a state, and that's where our man was birthed. He lived there for most of his life, and I'm saying he's da kine.I...
View Article"I don't have an ethnicity"
"Bring something to the culture fair that is important to people with your heritage or ethnicity." The teacher explained. The room buzzed with noise. One girls hand shot up: "But I don't have an...
View ArticleAll Colors of the Rainbow [Meet-Up]
Last Friday, I tried to start this group. Initially, I called it Multi-Colored and Pink, but noted that the name was insufficient. Thanks to New Aeon For Change 93, we have a new name: All Colors of...
View ArticleAll Colors of the Rainbow [Meet-Up]
Sorry for this 24 hour delay.Two weeks ago I began this group. I would like to thank those of you who partook in the first two meetings.We need to adopt a mission statement and goals for this group....
View ArticleWho's married to whom?
No, this isn't about prop 8, it's about ethnic groups. (On prop 8, just in case there's any doubt, I think ANYONE should be allowed to marry ANYONE, as long as everyone involved is a consenting...
View ArticleTell the Industry That Cute, Little Black and Brown Girls Aren't Rare
After writing twostories on my Web site, The Black Snob, about the advertising/modeling industry suddenly scratching their heads and having their worlds turned upside down by clients wanting a more...
View ArticleWhat race/ethnicity are you?
It's always fun to collect demographic information about Daily Kos. In a previous poll I learned that 17% of Daily Kos is Black, 1% is Pacific Islander, 2% are Native American. 4% are East Asian. 0%...
View ArticleIt's probably already been said, but "Hispanic" is not a race
Racist.A term that's been thrown at Judge Sonia Sotomayor by people ranging from Tom Tancredo and Pat Buchanan to Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh...Primarily for two reasons: The New Haven firefighter...
View ArticleRoyale with Cheese III - homo or hetero?
No, this is not an LGBT diary, but another step on the path to revealing the hidden secrets of EUROPE. Is Europe HOMOgeneous or HETEROgeneous? If you listen to some US politicians you may be forgiven...
View ArticleTwo Recessions, Two Americas
Although official unemployment in New York City is 10.1 percent, a closer looks reveals an underlying complexity to the story. Rates of unemployment vary greatly across the city. Last month, the...
View ArticlePaul Krugman, Lucy and Economics
Lucy is a character in "Peanuts". Some decades ago she had a road side stand. Not a "Lemonade" stand as a less clever male friend might have had but a stand that offered:...
View ArticleIllinois Senate: Are "Greeks" the New Group to Demonize for Mark Kirk?
Alexi Giannoulias is a progressive Democrat running for Senate in Illinois against serial liar Mark Kirk. Alexi's parents were Greek immigrants. Kirk has a nice white bread, Anglo (Scottish) name. And...
View ArticleRacism does not exist
Racism Does Not Exist (let's address what does)A controversial title for a controversial subject, yet I stand by the basic truth of the above statement; Racism does not exist. What is in it's place,...
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