NAACP Stands by Charges of Tea Party Racism

NAACP President Ben Jealous says tea party supporters like Sarah Palin need to publicly condemn racist behavior among some of the group's members. The civil rights organization accused tea party activists Tuesday of tolerating bigotry.

Colin Powell endorses Obama

(CNN) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced Sunday that he will be voting for Sen. Barack Obama, citing the Democrat's "ability to inspire" and the "inclusive nature of his campaign."

"He has both style and substance. I think he is a transformational figure," Powell said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

"Obama displayed a steadiness. Showed intellectual vigor. He has a definitive way of doing business that will do us well," Powell said.

Powell, a retired U.S. general and a Republican, was once seen as a possible presidential candidate himself.

Powell said he questioned Sen. John McCain's judgment in picking Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate because he doesn't think she is ready to be president.

He also said he was disappointed with some of McCain's campaign tactics, such as bringing up Obama's ties to former 1960s radical Bill Ayers.



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Palin and McCain Dun Got 'Em, Boss: The GOP's race-baiting tactics have even Buckwheat and Kingfish shaking their heads.

By Jack White

I found Buckwheat staring into his laptop in the oak-paneled library of the Home for Retired Racial Stereotypes. He had a woeful look on his face.

"Why so sad?" I inquired.

The famous Our Gang character emitted a mournful squeak.

"Here I is, Brudder White, feelin' blue cuz dis here Prezeedent'ul campaign startin' to 'mind me of a line from dat ole Chubby Checker song, De Limbo Rock: how low kin you go?"

"I'm not sure I follow you," I interjected.

Palin and McCain Dun Got 'Em, Boss....

In New Ad Responding to ‘Maverick’ MaCain, Obama Accuses GOP Ticket of Dishonesty

By: Nedra Pickler

FLINT, Mich. - Barack Obama broadly accused his Republican rivals of dishonesty Monday, citing former lobbyists working for John McCain, Sarah Palin's shifting stance on the "Bridge to Nowhere" and their promise to change Washington.

With national polls finding the Democratic presidential nominee trailing or in a dead heat with McCain, Obama began the campaign's final eight-week push by criticizing McCain's popular running mate as much as the Arizona senator himself.

He said Palin has an interesting biography -- "Mother, governor, moose shooter. That's cool," he said -- but the election should be about who can change people's lives for the better. He said that won't come from a Republican ticket that almost always supports the same positions as President Bush even though they say they will bring reform.

"I mean, you can't just make stuff up," Obama said of a new McCain ad that says Palin "stopped the Bridge to Nowhere." "You can't just recreate yourself. You can't just reinvent yourself. The American people aren't stupid."

In New Ad Responding to ‘Maverick’ MaCain, Obama Accuses GOP Ticket of Dishonesty....

JOHN MCCAIN: We Will Win This Election

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