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Category Archives: Blacks
NYT: George Zimmerman, 28, a white Hispanic crime watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla.
From Dennis Prager today: “A shooting in Florida of a black teenager has attracted a lot of attention. The shooter is described in the NY Times as a “white Hispanic.” Since when has the NY Times used the term “white … Continue reading
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Black women heavier, happier with their bodies
The Washington Post reports: “According to a recent poll, black women are heavier than their white counterparts, but they also report having appreciably higher levels of self-esteem.” That’s super-duper, but if you’re heavy, every movement will take more effort. You … Continue reading
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Criticize Blacks And You’re A Racist
On his radio show Dec. 12, Dennis Prager: “As a white person, may I say that most conservative whites believe that a great majority of blacks think this country is a racist cesspool. If they don’t, then everyone who speaks … Continue reading
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Tagged cesspool, Dennis Prager, dennis white, fellow jews, talk radio show, white person
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Conservatives Falling In Love With Herman Cain
On his radio show Friday, Dennis Prager said: “It’s hard for a conservative not to fall in love with Herman Cain. I didn’t even start speaking about him until a couple of weeks ago.” “I can support him. He combines … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, herman cain, lawrence o donnell, logic class, math department, msnbc, national sales tax, ronald reagan
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How Much Can Be Blamed On Discrimination?
Dennis Prager talks to Walter Williams, Professor of Economics at George Mason University. His new book is Race and Economics: How Much Can Be Blamed on Discrimination? If a white and a black are sent out for the same job … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, george mason university, high school diploma, high school diplomas, race and economics, utter nonsense
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20 Years Since The Crown Heights Pogrom
Former New York Times reporter Ari Goldman writes: Yet, when I picked up the paper, the article I read was not the story I had reported. I saw headlines that described the riots in terms solely of race. “Two Deaths … Continue reading
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Tagged ari goldman, brooklyn neighborhood, crown heights section, heil hitler, open umbrella, riot gear
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Black Mob In Peoria, Illinois Chants ‘Kill All White People’
Report: This eye-witness account is from Paul Wilkinson, president of the Altamont Park Neighborhood Association: Tonight, around 11 p.m., a group of at least 60-70 African American youth marched down one of the side streets (W. Thrush) to the 4 … Continue reading
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Tagged altamont park, black mob, eye witness account, mob action, park neighborhood association, paul wilkinson
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The Synagogue In America: A Short History by Marc Lee Raphael
This is a superb new book. I just picked it up at the library and I can’t put it down. It has lots of stories about Los Angeles in general and Pico-Robertson in particular. On page 95, professor Raphael writes: … Continue reading
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Tagged ashkenazic jews, marc lee raphael, milk of human kindness, reform rabbis, sephardic congregations, sephardic jews
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