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Today we talk to Dawud Walid from CAIR Michigan about Islamophobia, racism, and more. Dawud is the Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Michigan. Today we talk about: The non-partisan nature of CAIR Michigan The CAIR Michigan legislative scorecard Success in stopping the anti-Sharia law proposed by Dave Agema The role of [...]
Missed it by THAT much Pete Hoekstra is nearly giddy about all the attention his racist ad had garnered. Hoekstra, a former Republican congressman from Holland, stood his ground Monday, saying the ad did what he wanted: It drew a clear contrast between himself and Democratic U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow. [...] “We knew we were [...]
Who thought THAT was a good idea? “Twitter Pete” Hoekstra, the man who wasn’t even smart enough to buy his own domain during his run for Governor of Michigan, ran an ad during this year’s Superbowl that was so blatantly racist and offensive to Asians that even GOP consultants are flinching. The portrayal of a [...]
Fox News Detroit recently covered a story about recent occurrences of racist graffiti and intimidation on Michigan State University’s campus. What they don’t mention is that it took the Black Student Alliance contacting Fox News to get any attention brought to the issue. Fox News Detroit has an excellent video of their footage up on [...]
From Joan Walsh on Salon, I go back to Grover Norquist telling his friend Deval Patrick at a Harvard reunion during the Bush administration that on the off chance another Democrat ever became president, “We’ll make it impossible for him to govern like a Democrat.” Norquist and friends did their best with Clinton; they’ve succeeded [...]
