Strom Thurmond

  • Great moments in political race-baiting

    Willie Horton hears a who: Beck, Limbaugh are the latest in a long and undistinguished American tradition
  • A mash note to the blogosphere

    Simply put, blogs are the greatest breakthrough in popular journalism since Tom Paine broke onto the scene.
  • The Fix

    MSNBC fires Michael Savage after he tells caller to "get AIDS and die." Ann Coulter a babe? Posh Spice an actress? Plus: Pete Best's mom was the seventh Beatle!
  • Lott falls, but Democrats don't rise

    Author Charles Bullock, an expert in the politics of the South, says the GOP will dust itself off and get along fine in Dixie.
  • The ugly truth about Republican racial politics

    The GOP needs to do a lot more than rebuke Trent Lott to make up for its legacy of pandering to white bigots and suppressing the black vote.
  • Lott: It gets worse

    Troubling new disclosures about the Senate's top Republican and his record on race relations raise questions about his fitness for office.
  • A whole Lott of trouble

    Sen. Trent Lott apologized again for his racially insensitive remarks, but even some conservatives called for him to step aside as the next majority leader.
  • Caught whistling Dixie

    Four days later, Lott's controversial comment gets some attention. But not from top congressional Democrats.
  • Guns, lies and the Internet in South Carolina

    Field & Stream's Web site was associated with a voter's guide accusing a Democratic Senate candidate of being anti-gun. One problem: He's a member of the NRA.
  • Ebony and irony

    A folksy George W. Bush speaks to the NAACP as the more dubious parts of his civil rights record go unmentioned.
  • Whining about wine labels

    If the government can assert the health benefits of fermented grapes, why can't viticulturists tout them?
  • Get motivated!

    If there's one thing multimillionaire groom Rick Rockwell needs now, it's a motivational speech. Plus! Al Franken whisked offstage by a guy in a pirate suit. Yargh matey!
  • The bald facts

    An informal survey of toupees, transplants, weaves and dye-jobs reveals that 10 percent to 22 percent of United States senators are engaged in a coverup.
  • Jar Jar Binks to battle clap in D.C.

    Rep. Coburn enlists "Phantom Menace" mob in STD wars; the queen's bowser was a boozer; 1,000-year-old king may be pushin' up pavement. Plus: New! Viagra for geraniums!
  • Courtney Love: Baby talk

    Tells mag she likes "porno 44DD" girls, "and they have to be really aggressive."
  • Combover Congress

    How can we trust our leaders to manage impeachment when they can't even manage their hair?
  • Clinton's Star Wars sequel

    The president pays off the military by funding a notorious boondoggle.

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