Don't Think Of A Black Man

Geraldine Ferraro—usually a class act—made recent statements that seem to establish a pattern: the Clinton campaign using surrogat... more >

Geraldine Ferraro—usually a class act—made recent statements that seem to establish a pattern: the Clinton campaign using surrogates to invoke and inject race in this campaign. They play dirty. While groups such as factcheck.org have made compelling arguments against the likelihood the Clinton camp intentionally altered Obama's image...it's an odd argument that assumes anything in campaign commercials happens by accident. Check out the debate, judge for yourself. The title of the video refers to George Lakoff's "Don't Think Of An Elephant," a remarkable book that describes how linguistic trickery works in politics. Check it out if you like things that are good. Otherwise, pass. < less