Oh, man -- first CNN, now Yahoo News. As you know, CNN has apologized to Barack Obama for putting his name on a picture of Osama Bin Laden. Now Yahoo News has committed the opposite blunder: On their photo page, the caption on their photo of Obama reads, "Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida."Howie comment: I wanted to ignore this stuff, but if you aren't caucasian, you will understand where this is coming from....and where it's going. If you are caucasian: this is what happens to people of color, one way or another, sooner or later.
I started posting on HowieinSeattle in 11/04, following progressive American politics in the spirit of Howard Dean's effort to "Take Our Country Back." I decided to follow my heart and posted on seattleforbarackobama from 2/07 to 11/08.--"Howie Martin is the Abe Linkin' of progressive Seattle."--Michael Hood.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
"Yahoo News Captions Obama Photo With Name "Osama"
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