The resurrection of "The Problem Of Whiteness," witch-burning, and Fiorina's lies

November 2, 2015 Top Stories Fiorina: 'The Fact Checkers Are Correct' About What I Said At The Debate (VIDEO) The Gist: Carly Fiorina said the people who called her out on a number she cited during the debate were in fact right. Ryan: If I Wanted To Be Prez, I'd Be In The 2016 GOP Race (VIDEO) The Gist: Paul Ryan responded to a question about whether  becoming Speaker was at the end of the road of hope for becoming president. Comedy Show: No, Trump Wasn't Invited To Appear On The Program The Gist:  Trump tweeted that he rejected an invitation to appear on John Oliver's show, but the show responded and said that wasn't true.  From The Reporter's Notebook Last week TPM reporter Catherine Thompson caught up with the Arizona State University professor who ticked off both conservative media and white supremacist groups last spring with his "problem of whiteness" course. Lee Bebout said the backlash taught him a lot about the "interconnectedness" of news outlets like Campus Reform and Fox News and white supremacist groups. "In some ways they're using really similar rhetoric, and it's the rhetoric or the discourse of white victimhood or a war on whites," he said. He plans to offer the class again in the spring. Agree or Disagree? The real winner in the GOP debate? Paul Ryan. Say What?! "Look, I know that I got to get better at doing the debate...Because I can complete a sentence in the English language pretty well, and I have ideas that will lift people up." - Jeb Bush told Chuck Todd that he knows he hasn't been doing so hot during the debates. BUZZING: Today in the Hive From a TPM Prime member: "I have long felt that [Bill Maher] is the greatest political commentator of our time. Even as many people praised Jon Stewart, I thought that the Comedy Central format of "fake news," while great, never rose to Maher's level of directly taking on the divisive politics of our day head on in his various talk shows over the years (now called "Real Time" and appearing on HBO). He goes after anyone who is a bad actor, and mercilessly so (as they deserve). His format of bringing in conservatives, liberals, and actors/celebrities to debate the issues is unique and he manages it well, skewering Democrats if they err, and agreeing with Republicans if they make a good point (which is not often). His is the only show which can regularly get ultra-conservatives on (recently Rick Santorum and Grover Norquist for example) to talk about real issues without letting them do their usual distractions and evasions. An excellent and rare contributor to our political discourse." Related: Bill Maher said Texas teen Ahmed Mohammed's clock looked exactly like a bomb. Have something to add? Become a Prime member and join the discussion here. What We're Reading Five messages Bernie Sanders is sending in his first campaign ad. (NPR) On this island they burn witches, and then they upload the pictures to social media. (The Huffington Post) Hillary Clinton's racial justice platform is finally taking shape. (The New Republic)  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | view email in browser