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Is Bobby “Piyush” Jindal brown enough?
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Aziz Poonawalla
A post-racial politics means being able to talk about race rather than ignoring it or pretending it doesn’t exist. The clearest indicator of a (non-white) politician’s approach to racial issues is their name. Consider that Barack Hussein Obama once went by the name “Barry” in his identity-confused youth, but took the oath of office as…
Bobby Jindal and the muslim smear
By
Aziz Poonawalla
Bobby Jindal is a Catholic. He was born to Hindu parents but converted to Catholicism. It bears repeating because it seems likely that Jindal will probably face some version of the same “muslim smear” that Barack Obama had to deal with all throughout the campaign (and which endured partly because Obama never made an effort…
VIDEO: President Obama’s non-SOTU and Gov Jindal’s response
By
Aziz Poonawalla
The Presidential Address was covered on Twitter of course, via hashtag #nsotu, whereas Jindal’s response was tagged #jindalwarmupact. What struck me was how much emphasis Jindal put on his own biography at the outset – yes, he’s clearly running for President in 2012. I was overall quite pleased with Obama’s address (as you might expect).…
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