As two black bloggers in the Virginia political blogsphere, we bring a unique perspective to the conversation regarding race that swirls around us. Each of our families have been in Virginia for more than 150 years, so we are well acquainted with the both with Virginia’s sordid past and its slow, steady move towards inclusion … Continue reading An Open Letter to the Virginia Blogosphere
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Up the Ridge: looking at Virginia prisons
On October 7, a screening of the film Up the Ridge will be held in Norfolk. The documentary concerns urban prisoners in isolated rural prisoner. From the press release: Wise County, Virginia 1999. A struggling rural coal-mining community fights for economic survival by building two super-maximum security prisons to house the state’s prisoners. Within a … Continue reading Up the Ridge: looking at Virginia prisons
SCV on Allen: “You turned on us”
From the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" file comes the latest twist in the George Allen saga: U.S. Sen. George Allen once again is being told to lay off the Confederate flag. But this time, it's not coming from the people who abhor the Dixie symbol. It's from the people who revere … Continue reading SCV on Allen: “You turned on us”
Ford workers: watch out for the vultures
As the news that Ford will be offering buyouts to some of its workers has come out, financial planning types are vying for a piece of the business. At least half a dozen brokerage and financial-service companies have called trying to market their services to local Ford employees, [president of UAW Local 919 Chris] Kimmons … Continue reading Ford workers: watch out for the vultures
Drake v Kellam: Immigration
The Pilot today had an article about how immigration is changing the face of Virginia politics: South of the Rappahannock River, the traditional boundary between Northern Virginia and the rest of the state, immigrant populations remain small and politicians in both parties generally focus their campaigns on white and black voters. [...] Contrast that with … Continue reading Drake v Kellam: Immigration
On the issues: Webb v Allen on environment & energy
Let's talk about the issues. Here is the first of three side-by-side comparisons so far put out by the Webb campaign. This one covers the environment and energy. What do you think? Technorati Tags: Jim Webb, George Allen
Sabato didn’t hear Allen say the n-word
One of the posters in this thread made the following comment: I personally found LS’s statement to be reckless and without merit simply because he refused to answer the obvious yes/no question. I’ve met LS, and he has a huge ego. He likes to talk about himself, and he likes to be the center of … Continue reading Sabato didn’t hear Allen say the n-word
UPDATE: Sabato on Allen
After a hard day at work, I was planning on writing a piece on the reaction to the Salon story on Allen. Allen's official blog, The AllenHQ, has refuted the charge that Allen used the n-word in college. Associated Press write Bob Lewis writes that Allen denounced the allegations. Daily Press writer Hugh Lessig, covering … Continue reading UPDATE: Sabato on Allen
Mr. Conservative: Barry Goldwater
I missed this HBO special when it aired originally but TiVo'd the re-airing of it yesterday morning. For whatever reason, I was not into last night's football game so I watched this instead. I'm really glad that I did. There were so many things in the documentary, put together by Goldwater's granddaughter, that make this … Continue reading Mr. Conservative: Barry Goldwater
Allen and the N-word
A rumor has been circulating around the blogsphere for a while that Republican Senator George Allen used the N-word while in college. Now Salon has evidence that this is so. Three former college football teammates of Sen. George Allen say that the Virginia Republican repeatedly used an inflammatory racial epithet and demonstrated racist attitudes toward … Continue reading Allen and the N-word
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