Andrews says he heard racist strategy from Clinton camp  —  A Democratic superdelegate from New Jersey said this week he is worried that unifying the party behind Barack Obama may be difficult because the Clinton camp “has engaged in some very divisive tactics and rhetoric it should not have.”

You buying it?  —  Spiritual wise ones say: This sure ain't no ordinary politician.  You buying it?  —  I find I'm having this discussion, this weird little debate, more and more, with colleagues, with readers, with liberals and moderates and miserable, deeply depressed Republicans …

More on the Obama-Clinton Meeting  —  Senator Dianne Feinstein of California got the call from Hillary Rodham Clinton Thursday afternoon: Could she, would she let Mrs. Clinton use her home in Northwest Washington for a little sit-down with a certain senator from Illinois …

3 A.M. For Feminism  —  Clinton dead-enders and the crisis in the women's movement.  —  Amy Siskind, a 42-year-old mother of two from Westchester, stood in a Washington, D.C., park on the last day in May, telling a few hundred cheering people that she would not, under any circumstances, vote for Barack Obama.

Dow Slides Nearly 400 Points; Oil Surges  —  The markets opened lower on Friday and then just kept falling, hit by remarkable rise in the price of crude oil and a spike in the unemployment rate.  —  Wall Street suffered its worst losses in more than two months.

Why Didn't More Women Vote for Hillary?  —  Amy Klobuchar was a swing voter this year.  At the outset of the 2008 race, the 48-year-old Senator from Minnesota was exactly the kind of voter Hillary Clinton's campaign was counting on.  Women a generation older would be safely in their camp.

HamNation: Obama on Your Shoulder  —  Mary Katharine Ham, with the help of her favorite songwriter, explores life under the new rules and politics of an Obama administration that's in all your business.  —  Your Name:  —  Your Email:

MSNBC Reporter Calls Spike Lee “Uppity”  —  On MSNBC's Morning Joe show today, Courtney Hazlett reported on the current racial tiff between Spike Lee and Clint Eastwood.  She reminded us that this isn't the first time the two have had issues: “Spike Lee got really uppity” about Eastwood's WWII movies before!

Nas “Black President”  —  This entry was posted on Thursday, June 5th, 2008 at 5:00 pm and is filed under ** Highlight **, Audio, Bangers.  You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.  You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Unemployment Rate Hits 5.5% as 49,000 Jobs Lost  —  The unemployment rate surged to 5.5 percent in May from 5 percent, the largest monthly spike in more than two decades, as the economy shed 49,000 jobs for a fifth month of decline, the Labor Department reported on Friday.

Malcolm not over Clinton defeat  —  In an e-mail to supporters, EMILY's List President Ellen Malcolm writes warmly of Obama, but also writes that she's not, personally, quite over her “anger and grief” at Clinton's defeat: … Full e-mail after the jump.  —  Dear ,  —  Thank you Hillary.

Tribune Co. Plans Sharp Cutbacks at Papers  —  Tribune Company newspapers like The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune will quickly cut costs — by printing fewer papers and employing fewer journalists — top company executives said on Thursday.  —  Samuel Zell, the chairman …

Todd: Clinton's couldas, shouldas, wouldas  —  Reading the obituary for the most anticipated candidacy in a generation  —  Sen. Hillary Clinton speaks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Wednesday, June 4, 2008, in Washington.  —  Political Director

How Karl Rove played politics while people drowned  —  Hurricane Katrina posed a huge test to Bush's administration.  But instead of bailing out Louisiana, Karl Rove played Blame the Democrats.  —  On Monday, August 29, 2005, at about 6:00 a.m., Hurricane Katrina slammed into the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

Why Does the Michelle Obama Tape Rumor Match a 2006 Novel?  —  Sometimes, this rumor of this alleged tape of Michelle Obama denouncing “whitey” sounds like something out of a clichéd political thriller novel.  —  Actually, it sounds exactly like something out of a clichéd political thriller novel.

Among Blacks, Hillary Clinton's Image Sinks Over Last Year  —  McCain's image also deteriorates, while Obama's improves among blacks  —  PRINCETON, NJ — In an election year in which race is front and center, American blacks have grown more negative toward Hillary Clinton …