For members of the “mainstream” media, an odd metamorphosis occurred this week: somehow the confirmation hearings of Sonia Sotomayor became a referendum on Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-AL. His leftist critics paint Sessions as a racist, citing as “evidence” discredited tales of a spate of racist black church burnings in the 1990s. Several of MSNBC’s talking spleens have trotted out the line, … [Read more...]
Democracy Now: Amy Goodman’s Hate Sessions
July 16, 2009 By Ben Johnson
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