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/200809290012 On his radio show, Michael Savage said, "I grew up with parents who went through the Depression. And I went through a sort of depression in my own life as a result of liberal social activism. They imposed affirmative action on me and stole my very birthright simply because I was white." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809290012 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:26:34 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809260013 In a blog post on National Review Online, Mark Krikorian asked if diversity policies touted by Washington Mutual, which was seized by federal regulators and sold to another bank on September 25, were the "[c]ause" of the bank's collapse. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809260013 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:00:37 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180020 Radio host Jim Quinn again addressed his September 3 comment that <em>Philadelphia Daily News </em>columnist Fatimah Ali should "get an American name ... if you want to be an American," saying: "[T]he point that I was making here was simply this: First of all, why would you want to relate to Africa? Africa's a nightmare." Also, Quinn asserted that Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is "[Sen. Barack] Obama's cousin," a claim that has been denied by the Obama campaign and was disputed by a PolitiFact.com article. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180020 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:16:52 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808190010 MSNBC political analyst Pat Buchanan appeared on the June 29, 2008, and September 14, 2006, editions of<em><em> The Political Cesspool Radio Show</em></em>, a program whose "Statement of Principles" <em><em>asserts that it</em></em> "represent[s] a philosophy that is pro-White." Buchanan's June 29 interview was streamed "Live" on the self-described "White Nationalist" and "White Pride" website Stormfront.org. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808190010 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:08:09 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807310009 In a CNN.com article accompanying the network's "Black in America" project, Steve Sailer, who was quoted in the article, was identified only as a "columnist for The American Conservative magazine." The article omitted any mention of Sailer's racially tinged views or his extremist associations, including his writing for VDARE.com, an "anti-immigrant" website that acknowledges publishing the work of "white nationalists." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807310009 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:59:59 EST 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