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Posts in category "Race"

"From his rearview mirror, he saw two young men in hoodies jump into a waiting gray SUV and speed off."

Quoted in a Tribune story about one killed and five wounded in a Gresham shooting. Rev. Londale McNeal said he had just left his church next door to the convenience store and was driving east on 79th, about a block away, when he heard between 10 and 12 gunshots. From his rearview mirror, he saw two... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 29, 2012 at 9:08 pm
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Why do media describe George Zimmerman as a "white Hispanic?"

George Zimmerman the guy accused by the media, activists–but not the police or prosecutors–who shot and killed Trayvon Martin is being described in much of the media as a “white Hispanic.” In the decades that I’ve labored as a newsman and columnist, I’ve never see a suspect in a crime described as a “white Hispanic.”... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 28, 2012 at 10:24 am
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Police: Zimmerman says Trayvon decked him with one blow then began hammering his head

According to an Orlando Sentinel exclusive: With a single punch, Trayvon Martin decked the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who eventually shot and killed the unarmed 17-year-old, then Trayvon climbed on top of George Zimmerman and slammed his head into the sidewalk, leaving him bloody and battered, law-enforcement authorities told the Orlando Sentinel. That is the account Zimmerman gave... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 27, 2012 at 10:54 am
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Black Panthers offer $10,000 bounty for capture of George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin homicide

And what do the New Black Panthers plan to do when someone captures him? Who elected the Black Panthers sheriff? It’s a mystery to me why George Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin last month hasn’t at least been the subject of a grand jury probe for a possible indictment. The ease with which... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 24, 2012 at 1:51 pm
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Ron Paul can't take the heat, departs kitchen

For those too young to remember: President Harry Truman famously said, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”
By Dennis Byrne,
December 22, 2011 at 2:24 pm
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The Palin Fetish: How Liberals Expose Themselves by Trying to Expose Sarah Palin

From PJTV:”First, they called Sarah Palin a racist. Now, they accuse her of having a ‘fetish’ for black men. Can Governor Palin ever win? “Sarah Palin” visits Zo Nation to talk about the crazy allegations directed at her by the left.” Go here to view video (registration needed)... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
September 30, 2011 at 9:18 am
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Racist violence at the Wisconsin State Fair

We didn’t hear much about it because it was selective violence against white fair-goers. Reported WTMJ radio: Witnesses’ accounts claim everything from dozens to hundreds of young black people beating white people as they left State Fair Thursday night…. “It looked like they were just going after white guys, white people,” said Norb Roffers of... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
August 7, 2011 at 12:19 pm
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Carol Moseley Braun brings the circus to town

But where are the clowns?      Quick, send in the clowns. Don’t bother, they’re here. -Lyrics from “Send in the Clowns,” by Stephen Sondheim The Chicago mayoral race threatened to become a boring seminar on issues until Carol Moseley Braun showed up as the “consensus” African American candidate. From that exact moment, veteran political observers... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
January 5, 2011 at 9:57 am
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Race-based mayoral pick showcases political immaturity

The cajoling, nagging or backroom dealing necessary to driveDanny Davis out of the Chicago mayoral race, leaving Carol Moseley Braun as the last major black candidate, signals the arrival — we’re told — of “political maturity” by African-American leaders. That’s what Chicago Sun-Times columnist and political analyst Laura Washington told The Associated Press shortly after black leaders on Saturday announced that Davis... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
January 3, 2011 at 11:33 pm
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Understanding poverty: Clues from Chicago and conservatives

Tribune photo by Walter Kale. The Robert Taylor Homes are gone, but not the poverty that the projects symbolized “Family values” it turns out has had more to do with the “culture of poverty,” than has been conceded for the past couple of decades, according to new social science research and thinking. The trend is... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
October 18, 2010 at 3:09 pm
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