...Are the voices of the people in the South who put their faith in Obama's ability to rescue the economy to be ignored?
When Jim Clyburn, the House majority whip, accused the Republican governors who are snubbing the stimulus funds of insulting African Americans, his remarks were widely misinterpreted.
Clyburn didn't call anybody racist. What he did was point out that while Obama lost the white Southern vote, 95 percent of African ...
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I seem to be missing the explicit connection between race and politics here. To me this is mostly a political story. I could say based on what's argued here that Jindal refused money because he doesn't care about the black vote, as much as its about an ideological opposition to big government spending.
As Ronald Walters, a University of Maryland professor and expert on African-American leadership and politics, says, we are witnessing a showdown over ideology. ... More »
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