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The Obamas Find a Way to Let Us All In from Bernie @ PopPolitics.com 08 Nov 2008 4:38 pm

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The first presidential election in which I was able to vote was 1992.  I remember the youthful euphoria I felt as we had apparently put the Reagan era to bed. Quite possibly my favorite moment of that political season was when the Clintons opened up the White House to the public on Bill Clinton’s first day [...]

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The Media’s Racial Reduction from Bernie Heidkamp @ PopPolitics.com 14 May 2008 6:57 pm

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More than a year ago, in response to Joe Biden’s racial miscue at the start of the Democratic primary campaign, I discussed how most white Americans have no idea how to talk about race. Little did I know, though, that ignorance and naivete about race wouldn’t prevent a lot of white people in the media from [...]

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posted 6:57 pm at PopPolitics.com