Racists harass Rep. Cleaver following hack
The alt-right crowd is just so classy. you don’t think they feel a bit emboldened by the Donald?
Rep. Cleaver requests added security after a hack and racist phone calls
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Kansas City, Mo., says he was overwhelmed by “an avalanche of mean-spirited phone calls” after a hacker posted the congressman’s cellphone number, home address and other personal information online. Dozens of callers attacked the former Kansas City mayor using profanity and “the N word,” the congressman said in an…
By: dave-dr-gonzo
David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.
* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.
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liberalMD August 20th, 2016 at 09:30
While we have made many technologic advances in the last six or seven decades, we have made no progress in racial relations and racial tolerance. Such a shame, because it is so easy to open your mind and accept people as different but deserving of the same rights as everyone else. It is awful to wake up in the morning wondering if you are going to be mugged or racially profiled or talked down to, and as America becomes more culturally diverse it will be an increasing problem (especially with the baby steps we’ve taken in the last 75 years).
Tommie August 20th, 2016 at 12:19
Racism seems alot worse because of technology but could you imagine what people would be posting during the slavery days? Imo, racism today would not seem so bad!