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Despite all of the genuine hopes, by millions of people, of every tribe and tongue from every corner of this planet, an excruciatingly sad reality is being made perfectly clear. The issue of race--and more specifically America's brand of racism--will never be defeated. As the father of a multi-racial family, this reality strikes at the disappointment my soul feels about many things in our nation today, but none more personal. Some who see the headline to this piece will immediately assume I've taken a position in this fight. Because I merely observe what is evident, and state my observation publicly....

Sarah Palin, the woman who put enough sizzle in McCain's 2008 presidential bid to make Republicans think they were finally cooking, now finds herself a few weeks short of stoking her own political firestorm. Palin has managed to maintain the conservative and national spotlight for three years since that failed White House bid, even with the combined might of all the major networks, the late night comics, the newspapers and periodicals, cable TV women's talk shows, and "educated opinion" almost unanimously against her. She has won over the Fox News Channel, Rush Limbaugh, the Tea Party, and Glenn Beck:...

Sarah Palin, the woman who put enough sizzle in McCain's 2008 presidential bid to make Republicans think they were finally cooking, now finds herself a few matches short of stoking her own political fire.  Palin has managed to maintain the conservative and national spotlight for three years since that failed White House bid.  She has won over the Fox News Channel, Rush Limbaugh, the Tea Party, and Glenn Beck.  Yet a coveted demographic in her camp continues to elude her: the conservative woman.Sarah Palin is smart, pretty, and adventurous -- a strong red-white-and-blue conservative.  Truth be told, conservative women...