http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/race_affirmative_action This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Race/Affirmative Action en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200806250002 On his radio show, host Don Imus explained controversial comments he'd made the previous day about Adam "Pacman" Jones, who, it was noted, is African American, by asserting, "My point was that there's no reason to arrest this kid six times. He's a football player. He's a lovely kid. He's out having fun. He doesn't need to be arrested six -- he gets arrested times. Well, we know why he gets arrested six times." But, sportscaster Warner Wolf, who was part of both conversations, offered a different explanation: "[A]nybody that listens to the show knows that whether it's a politician or an athlete or anyone, someone who's obviously guilty, you joke and say, 'Well, it must have been racism.' I mean, it's a joke. I mean, we all know that 'Pacman' is no model citizen. The guy's been arrested and suspended. So it's a joke." Notwithstanding the apparent conflict in their explanations, WABC's* Phil Boyce reportedly said of Imus' explanation: "When I first heard the comment I thought that's probably what he meant, but I called him and he explained and it made sense to me. I said, 'Let's make sure you explain it the next time you're on the air,' and he did a very good job." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806250002 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:59:19 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806230007 The AP reported that Sen. John McCain's campaign "promises to condemn any race-based political appeals" and, referring to a controversial television ad by the North Carolina state Republican Party attacking Sen. Barack Obama, asserted that McCain made "repeated calls to kill the ad." But according to the party's chairwoman, at no point did McCain call her directly and ask that she not run the ad, and McCain reportedly said that "he wouldn't have run the GOP ad, 'but I am not going to referee, I am just going to run my own campaign.' " http://mediamatters.org/items/200806230007 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:50:57 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806160007 MSNBC political analyst Pat Buchanan said of the Republican strategy against Sen. Barack Obama: "[T]hey're going to use his associations. And they're going to use his statements, his elitism. They're going to use the fact he's exotic." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806160007 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:35:32 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805300001 On <em>Glenn Beck</em>, guest host Michael Graham discussed political correctness in comedy with comedian Nick DiPaolo. Asking DiPaolo if his "comedian friends" thought that "if we have a President Obama, comedy will be dead," Graham said, "[E]veryone will be so scared of saying anything," and added: "You'll be scared to order blackened red fish, because you're afraid that an African-American or Native American will beat the crap out of you for it." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805300001 Fri, 30 May 2008 12:51:26 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805150008 On his radio show, while discussing recent statements Sen. Barack Obama made about Afghanistan, Rush Limbaugh asserted: "If Barack Obama were Caucasian, they would have taken this guy out on the basis of pure ignorance long ago." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805150008 Thu, 15 May 2008 17:44:50 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804160011 Discussing "the Catholic vote" on <em>Hardball</em>, Chris Matthews said: "It isn't like a vote like, for example, if you're a Jewish voter probably you care about Israel, that's a safe bet. You have one key concern. ... But clearly, if you're African-American, you care about civil rights. You care about certain programs of the federal government. That's a generalization, but probably true." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804160011 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:13:52 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804110012 Talking with the Media Research Center's Brent Bozell, Neal Boortz said: "I'm on 'Media Morons' today ... because I said yesterday on the air that I would make a lousy Mexican because I was trying to use one of those floor buffers and it tossed me around ... when any Mexican worth his salt would be able to do that without getting hurt." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804110012 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:28:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804080006 Asserting that "millions of Americans of all colors are fed up with race-baiters and accusations of racism," Bill O'Reilly identified those he deemed to be "race hustlers" and "race-baiters" -- among them <em>Media Matters for America</em> -- and declared: "You better watch it. We got your number. And the gloves are off." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804080006 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 18:10:26 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803220001 Discussing Sen. Barack Obama's speech addressing race and controversial comments by his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, Pat Buchanan wrote in his syndicated column: "Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American." Buchanan then asserted that "no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans," adding: "We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200803220001 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:42:56 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803200008 On his radio program, Bill O'Reilly called the "people" at <em>Media Matters for America</em> "the worst Americans in the country" and stated, "If I could, I would deport them." O'Reilly also asserted: "But this <em>Media Matters</em>, this disgusting, despicable, far-left website, they do it all the time. And MoveOn and all these people, that's what they do. They disagree with you, and they brand you a racist." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803200008 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:17:01 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802210008 Discussing his previous comments about Michelle Obama, Bill O'Reilly stated that "[t]he word 'lynching' was used because I said it quite clearly. I'm not going to go on some lynching party against Michelle Obama; that's ridiculous." However, O'Reilly had said: "I don't want to go on a lynching party against Michelle Obama unless there's evidence, hard facts, that say this is how the woman really feels. If that's how she really feels -- that America is a bad country or a flawed nation, whatever -- then that's legit. We'll track it down." O'Reilly also attacked a caller who asked him if he owed "Michelle Obama an apology for that disrespectful lynching analogy," calling him a "far-left loon." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802210008 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:05:06 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802210006 Discussing recent comments by Michelle Obama, Tucker Carlson said<em>:</em> "I have thought from Day One that Michelle Obama, impressive as she is, clearly intelligent, very handsome, self-possessed -- I think that she's got a chip on her shoulder." Similarly, Slate.com blogger Mickey Kaus wrote of Michelle Obama: "For whatever reason, she sure seems to have a non-trivial chip on her shoulder and it's not a winning quality." Additionally, referring to a February 16 <em>Newsweek </em>profile, VDARE.com contributor Steve Sailer wrote that Michelle Obama "sounds like she's got a log-sized chip on her shoulder from lucking into Princeton due to affirmative action." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802210006 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:21:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802200001 In a discussion of recent comments made by Michelle Obama, Bill O'Reilly took a call from a listener who stated that, according to "a friend who had knowledge of her," Obama " 'is a very angry,' her word was 'militant woman.' " O'Reilly later stated: "I don't want to go on a lynching party against Michelle Obama unless there's evidence, hard facts, that say this is how the woman really feels. If that's how she really feels -- that America is a bad country or a flawed nation, whatever -- then that's legit. We'll track it down."<br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200802200001 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:32:32 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802150014 A <em>Wall Street Journal</em> article about a hypothetical general election matchup between Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama asserted that "Mr. McCain might enter a race versus Mr. Obama with an advantage among Hispanic voters." However, recent polls have found that significantly more Hispanics would vote for Obama than McCain in a head-to-head contest. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802150014 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:32:12 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050004 A <em>Washington Times</em> column reporting that Chris Matthews spoke about Sen. Barack Obama's presidential candidacy and the "galloping horse of history" ran under the headline "Black horse." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050004 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:51:54 EST