• more about #waltermondale
    AboutToLaugh: I saw this picture the other day of a 1959 anti-integration protest, and I feel like the tea-baggers are saying the exact same thing today as these pe... more »
    HilliardTortoise: I was on Drudge earlier this morning, and I clicked on the link to an email about the Obama's churlish behavior towards Brown. Apparently, the animums... more »
    TheUptightMidwesterner: It all boils down to the politics of fear. This is not a new thing, but has been proven to be a very effective tool since September 12, 2001. The fact... more »
    elysse: Poor Mondale, forever remembered as "VP to Jimmy Carter, the most awesome prez that ever happened and no-one appreciated". more »
    morninggloria: Obama is black?!?!?! more »
    AlbertaOileus: Half of my family are rural Republicans (actually moved out of the cities to avoid non-whites). With any Democratic president, they assume the admini... more »
    boobookitteh: I think this is more than 'feeling it': [wonkette.com] more »
    SarahMC: IT IS NOT GOP VS DEM WHEN WINGNUTS ARE CALLING THE PUBLIC OPTION "REPARATIONS" AND SAYING OBAMA IS "ROBBIN for the HOOD." Ahem. Sorry. more »
    Evie Havok: Yes! Thank you, Mondale. I'm very glad that he said this. Two previously powerful and influential white men finally saying it how it is might change t... more »
    Highsmith: The Republicans are master demagogues. I can't think of any other country in the world where the unwashed masses are railing against something they wi... more »
    birminghamdrunk: this is pretty telling of a lot of whites' sentiment on the issue- they feel it- they know what it is, but they're uncomfortable calling a spade a spa... more »
    greengrey: Bad ass. He said it better than I could ever. Most of the time it just comes out as "but...the disrespect! did you? see the!? with at?! and the GUH! N... more »
    tankearae: Yep. Today I was driving to work behind a car - a brand new VW - that was COVERED in slogans. Not even bumperstickers, these were hand made message li... more »
    kiddicus: Isn't playing the race card in this situation kind of a cop-out? The GOP is going to berate and try to undermine any Dem. president - The color of ... more »
    bluebears: aw. mondale. next up, Dukakis! more »
  • #notablequotable

    "I Don't Like Saying It"

    "I don't want to pick a person, say, he's a racist, but I do think the way they're piling on Obama, the harshness, you kind of feel it." -Former VP to Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale. [Politico]
  • #truthinpolitics

    The Truth Might Not Be Pretty, But Obama Makes You Like It Anyway