Touré: Romney is Campaigning on the ‘Niggerization’ of Obama
On Thursday’s episode of MSNBC’s new show The Cycle, the topic du jour was Mitt Romney’s assertion that President Obama should “take [his] campaign of division and anger and hate back to Chicago.” In that comment, Touré perceived what he believes to be an explicit racial dog whistle in what Romney was saying, calling it the “niggerization” of the campaign. “That [...]
Piers Morgan’s Defense Against Touré: “You Wouldn’t Tell Nelson Mandela Not to Comment on Trayvon Martin”
CNN”s Piers Morgan dropped by NBC’s The Last Call with Carson Daly to discuss his tense interview with Toure. During the interview, Toure said of Morgan, “you are too new to the situation to fully understand what’s going on here, and what’s really at stake for America.” Morgan told Daly that he wishes he’d defended his [...]
Was Toure “Niggerized” by MSNBC in His Forced Apology?
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, KultureKritic.com The comedian Toure on MSNBC’s “The Cycle” just had a rough week. I refer to him as a comedian because he’s not exactly the most serious political commentator on television. He’s more likely to be the guy seeking out the best sound bite and his career as a commentator on [...]
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