David Domke & Christopher Parker: Obama, the Tea Party, and Racism

Posted in Barack Obama, Live Events, Media Archive, Politics/Public Policy, United States on 2012-09-24 23:54Z by Steven

David Domke & Christopher Parker: Obama, the Tea Party, and Racism

Town Hall Seattle
Great Hall; enter on Eight Avenue
2012-09-24, 19:30-21:00 PDT (Local Time)

David Domke, Chair of the University of Washington Department of Communications and a winner of the school’s Distinguished Teaching Award, believes President Barack Obama has been subjected to historically unprecedented disrespect by legislators and many citizens. Is this evidence of racism toward our first African-American president? What role has the Tea Party played in this animosity? What does public-opinion data tell us; what do we learn from public rhetoric; and what does news coverage suggest? Speaking to the data, UW Professor of Social Justice and Political Science and author of the forthcoming book Change They Can’t Believe In, Christopher Parker joins Dr. Domke in a candid, evidence-based conversation around this explosive topic. Presented as part of the Town Hall Civic series, with Elliott Bay Book Company. 

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