That's the attitude minority voters need to take at
election time for those major GOP candidates that were
a no-show in last nights debate in minority issues. Now
is the time to speak out on those candidates that have
given us no respect.
The lesser-known Republican presidential candidates condemned their top rivals Thursday for skipping a debate on minority issues and said their absence hurt the party's image and amplified racial divisions.
Four empty lecterns highlighted the decisions of former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee to skip the debate at historically black Morgan State University.
"Frankly, I'm embarrassed," former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said in the debate, broadcast on PBS. "I'm embarrassed for our party, and I'm embarrassed for those who did not come, because there's long been a divide in this country, and it doesn't get better when we don't show up."
The missing candidates -- the top four Republicans in the 2008 presidential race -- cited scheduling conflicts in skipping the forum, which was designed to address issues of interest to blacks.
Their absence sparked criticism from some Republicans, particularly after the Spanish-language network Univision had to postpone its Republican forum this month because only McCain accepted its invitation.
"I apologize for the candidates that aren't here," said Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas. "I think it's a disgrace for our country, I think it's bad for our party, and I don't think it's good for our future."
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Friday, September 28, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
White Supremacists On The Move!
Looks as if white supremacist aren't going to take the
Jena, La. situation sitting down. Nasty threats have
been made on the six black teenagers at the center
of the demonstrations prompting the intervention
of the F.B.I. Check out the story below and by all
means feel free to comment.
No sooner did thousands of African American demonstrators depart the racially tense town of Jena, La., last week after protesting perceived injustices than white supremacists started calling for violence.
First a neo-Nazi website posted the names, addresses and phone numbers of some of the six black teenagers and their families at the center of the Jena Six case, as it has come to be known, and urged followers to find them and "drag them out of the house," prompting an investigation by the FBI.
Then the leader of a white supremacist group in Mississippi published interviews that he conducted with the mayor of Jena and the white teenager who was attacked and beaten, allegedly by the six black youths. In those interviews, the mayor, Murphy McMillin, praised efforts by pro-white groups to organize counterdemonstrations; the teenager, Justin Barker, urged white readers to "realize what is going on, speak up and speak their mind." `
Over the weekend, white extremist websites and blogs filled with invective about the Jena Six case, which has drawn scrutiny from civil rights leaders, three leading Democratic presidential candidates and hundreds of African American bloggers. They are concerned about allegations that blacks have been treated more harshly than whites in the criminal justice system of the town of 3,000, which is 85% white.
LaSalle Parish Sheriff Carl Smith said that deputies had increased patrols in the area amid concerns over the safety of the defendants' families.
David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader, last week announced his support for Jena's white residents, who voted overwhelmingly for him when he ran unsuccessfully for Louisiana governor in 1991.
"There is a major white supremacist backlash building," said Mark Potok, a hate-group expert at the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group in Montgomery, Ala. "I also think it's more widespread than may be obvious to most people. It's not only neo-nazis and Klansmen -- you expect this kind of reaction from them."
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Jena, La. situation sitting down. Nasty threats have
been made on the six black teenagers at the center
of the demonstrations prompting the intervention
of the F.B.I. Check out the story below and by all
means feel free to comment.
No sooner did thousands of African American demonstrators depart the racially tense town of Jena, La., last week after protesting perceived injustices than white supremacists started calling for violence.
First a neo-Nazi website posted the names, addresses and phone numbers of some of the six black teenagers and their families at the center of the Jena Six case, as it has come to be known, and urged followers to find them and "drag them out of the house," prompting an investigation by the FBI.
Then the leader of a white supremacist group in Mississippi published interviews that he conducted with the mayor of Jena and the white teenager who was attacked and beaten, allegedly by the six black youths. In those interviews, the mayor, Murphy McMillin, praised efforts by pro-white groups to organize counterdemonstrations; the teenager, Justin Barker, urged white readers to "realize what is going on, speak up and speak their mind." `
Over the weekend, white extremist websites and blogs filled with invective about the Jena Six case, which has drawn scrutiny from civil rights leaders, three leading Democratic presidential candidates and hundreds of African American bloggers. They are concerned about allegations that blacks have been treated more harshly than whites in the criminal justice system of the town of 3,000, which is 85% white.
LaSalle Parish Sheriff Carl Smith said that deputies had increased patrols in the area amid concerns over the safety of the defendants' families.
David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader, last week announced his support for Jena's white residents, who voted overwhelmingly for him when he ran unsuccessfully for Louisiana governor in 1991.
"There is a major white supremacist backlash building," said Mark Potok, a hate-group expert at the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group in Montgomery, Ala. "I also think it's more widespread than may be obvious to most people. It's not only neo-nazis and Klansmen -- you expect this kind of reaction from them."
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
Protest Is What We Do!
Do we sometimes have lapses in judgment? Perhaps-take
in the case of the story below. Six black kids beat a white
youth unconciouis and are first charged with attempted
murder. The charges were eventually reduced. Unless I
missed something why are these people protesting for six
kids that broke the law? My quess is it's been a slow month
for Al Sharpton.
Thousands of protesters from across the United States converged today in this population-3,000 town to protest what they say are disproportionately harsh criminal charges against six black teenagers who beat a white youth.
Before dawn, cars and buses began to course down the two-lane highway that runs through the rural town about 230 miles northwest of New Orleans. The protesters, almost all of whom wore black T-shirts, congregated around the LaSalle Parish Courthouse before walking to Jena High School."I want my children to be part of history," said A.J. Walker, 33, a black police officer who had traveled from Houston, Texas, and took photographs of her two sons and daughter outside the high school. "I want to show them they have to stand for something."
The demonstrators filed through a town essentially shut down. The courthouse, the high school and almost all the businesses -- from the barber to the bail bondsman -- were closed for the day. Local protesters had vowed not to spend money in the town.
Outside the courthouse, civil rights leaders emphasized that the protest was not against the inhabitants of the town.
"This is a march for justice," Al Sharpton, the leader of the New York-based National Action Network had said Wednesday. "This is not a march against whites or against Jena."
Most residents of the town, which is 85% white, remained indoors. Those who sat outside to watch the procession said they felt frustrated by the protesters -- some of whom were blasting Bob Marley from car stereos and carrying banners reading "Enough is Enough" and "Get to the Root of the Problem."
"I actually heard a girl shout 'Shame on Jena'," said Pam Sharp, 43, a local resident who sat in a plastic chair in her driveway as the marchers walked past her house. "I shouted back 'No, shame on you!' How can they include the whole town? That's the shame."
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in the case of the story below. Six black kids beat a white
youth unconciouis and are first charged with attempted
murder. The charges were eventually reduced. Unless I
missed something why are these people protesting for six
kids that broke the law? My quess is it's been a slow month
for Al Sharpton.
Thousands of protesters from across the United States converged today in this population-3,000 town to protest what they say are disproportionately harsh criminal charges against six black teenagers who beat a white youth.
Before dawn, cars and buses began to course down the two-lane highway that runs through the rural town about 230 miles northwest of New Orleans. The protesters, almost all of whom wore black T-shirts, congregated around the LaSalle Parish Courthouse before walking to Jena High School."I want my children to be part of history," said A.J. Walker, 33, a black police officer who had traveled from Houston, Texas, and took photographs of her two sons and daughter outside the high school. "I want to show them they have to stand for something."
The demonstrators filed through a town essentially shut down. The courthouse, the high school and almost all the businesses -- from the barber to the bail bondsman -- were closed for the day. Local protesters had vowed not to spend money in the town.
Outside the courthouse, civil rights leaders emphasized that the protest was not against the inhabitants of the town.
"This is a march for justice," Al Sharpton, the leader of the New York-based National Action Network had said Wednesday. "This is not a march against whites or against Jena."
Most residents of the town, which is 85% white, remained indoors. Those who sat outside to watch the procession said they felt frustrated by the protesters -- some of whom were blasting Bob Marley from car stereos and carrying banners reading "Enough is Enough" and "Get to the Root of the Problem."
"I actually heard a girl shout 'Shame on Jena'," said Pam Sharp, 43, a local resident who sat in a plastic chair in her driveway as the marchers walked past her house. "I shouted back 'No, shame on you!' How can they include the whole town? That's the shame."
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Not This Time Fred!
The Goldman's continue to be a thorn in the side of
O.J. Simpson or like one of his old football injuries
that will not go away. In their latest bid to collect
on a multi-million dollar jury award a superior court
judge has denied the Goldman's action on the memorabilia
that's the center of O.J.'s latest brush with the law. I myself
don't think the Goldman's should get a penny but thats my
opinion and you know what they say about opinions. But
still let's hear yours.
A Superior Court judge tentatively denied a request today by the father of murder victim Ron Goldman to take O.J. Simpson's earnings from everything from autograph signings to video games to satisfy a multi-million-dollar legal judgment awarded 11 years ago.
Instead, Judge Gerald Rosenberg gave Fred Goldman's lawyer, David Cook, one week to come up with a list of sports memorabilia items the former football star was accused of stealing last week from a Las Vegas hotel room.
Simpson was acquitted in criminal court of the 1994 murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Goldman, but a civil court jury found him liable for the deaths and ordered him to pay $33.5 million. The award remains largely unpaid.
Simpson, who has been in and out of the spotlight since he was acquitted of murder, was in jail in Nevada on Tuesday on the robbery charges. Another man facing similar charges in the case said he believes the former football great was set up. He said the memorabilia dealer who tipped Simpson off that he may have had some of his collectibles recorded the hotel-room confrontation that led to Simpson's arrest.
"It sounds like a setup to me," Walter Alexander, 46, told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday. He said Simpson had thought the memorabilia belonged to him after getting a call from the dealer.
Meanwhile, one of the memorabilia dealers who spoke publicly about the incident on Monday, describing Simpson and a group of men coming into a hotel room "commando style," was hospitalized with chest pains.
Bruce Fromong was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where a hospital spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a call seeking information about his condition.
Simpson was arrested on six felonies, including two counts of robbery with use of a deadly weapon. If convicted, he could receive up to 30 years in state prison on each robbery count.
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O.J. Simpson or like one of his old football injuries
that will not go away. In their latest bid to collect
on a multi-million dollar jury award a superior court
judge has denied the Goldman's action on the memorabilia
that's the center of O.J.'s latest brush with the law. I myself
don't think the Goldman's should get a penny but thats my
opinion and you know what they say about opinions. But
still let's hear yours.
A Superior Court judge tentatively denied a request today by the father of murder victim Ron Goldman to take O.J. Simpson's earnings from everything from autograph signings to video games to satisfy a multi-million-dollar legal judgment awarded 11 years ago.
Instead, Judge Gerald Rosenberg gave Fred Goldman's lawyer, David Cook, one week to come up with a list of sports memorabilia items the former football star was accused of stealing last week from a Las Vegas hotel room.
Simpson was acquitted in criminal court of the 1994 murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Goldman, but a civil court jury found him liable for the deaths and ordered him to pay $33.5 million. The award remains largely unpaid.
Simpson, who has been in and out of the spotlight since he was acquitted of murder, was in jail in Nevada on Tuesday on the robbery charges. Another man facing similar charges in the case said he believes the former football great was set up. He said the memorabilia dealer who tipped Simpson off that he may have had some of his collectibles recorded the hotel-room confrontation that led to Simpson's arrest.
"It sounds like a setup to me," Walter Alexander, 46, told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday. He said Simpson had thought the memorabilia belonged to him after getting a call from the dealer.
Meanwhile, one of the memorabilia dealers who spoke publicly about the incident on Monday, describing Simpson and a group of men coming into a hotel room "commando style," was hospitalized with chest pains.
Bruce Fromong was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where a hospital spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a call seeking information about his condition.
Simpson was arrested on six felonies, including two counts of robbery with use of a deadly weapon. If convicted, he could receive up to 30 years in state prison on each robbery count.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
New Orleans: A Bit More Whiter?
There has been a decline in the black population of
New Orleans since Katrina according to government
census. But before you decide to make a move there,
the city is still 58% black. But even with the shift in
numbers how will this effect the city in the future?
New Orleans' black population dropped 57% a year after Hurricane Katrina, while the white population declined 36%, according to an analysis by three demographers of new U.S. census data that confirm the disaster's disproportionate impact on the city's racial composition. Billed as the "first full picture" of the mass migration after the hurricane, the analysis also found that New Orleanians displaced to Houston and other cities were more likely to be black, uneducated and poor. By contrast, those who relocated to the city's suburbs were more likely to be white, educated and well off.
Though many New Orleans leaders had lamented the uneven toll on black citizens when the levees broke and flooded much of the city, demographer William H. Gray of the Brookings Institution, one of the study's authors, said it was still surprising to see the data show it in such stark terms.
"The fact that it really is the case is what's surprising," Gray said. "The flow of migration shows there is a fairly clear pattern."
The analysis painted a picture of post-Katrina New Orleans as a city notably whiter, older and less populous than it had been during the 2000 census, with fewer children, fewer renters and a more educated citizenry.
However, it also noted that the city was still a "majority minority"city, with African Americans making up roughly 58% of the population when the federal government's data snapshot was taken last summer.
"The census estimates make plain that the city of New Orleans sustained a much more substantial loss of its black population than of its whites," the demographers concluded. They added, "The black loss, however, was not sufficient to shift the racial composition of the city."
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New Orleans since Katrina according to government
census. But before you decide to make a move there,
the city is still 58% black. But even with the shift in
numbers how will this effect the city in the future?
New Orleans' black population dropped 57% a year after Hurricane Katrina, while the white population declined 36%, according to an analysis by three demographers of new U.S. census data that confirm the disaster's disproportionate impact on the city's racial composition. Billed as the "first full picture" of the mass migration after the hurricane, the analysis also found that New Orleanians displaced to Houston and other cities were more likely to be black, uneducated and poor. By contrast, those who relocated to the city's suburbs were more likely to be white, educated and well off.
Though many New Orleans leaders had lamented the uneven toll on black citizens when the levees broke and flooded much of the city, demographer William H. Gray of the Brookings Institution, one of the study's authors, said it was still surprising to see the data show it in such stark terms.
"The fact that it really is the case is what's surprising," Gray said. "The flow of migration shows there is a fairly clear pattern."
The analysis painted a picture of post-Katrina New Orleans as a city notably whiter, older and less populous than it had been during the 2000 census, with fewer children, fewer renters and a more educated citizenry.
However, it also noted that the city was still a "majority minority"city, with African Americans making up roughly 58% of the population when the federal government's data snapshot was taken last summer.
"The census estimates make plain that the city of New Orleans sustained a much more substantial loss of its black population than of its whites," the demographers concluded. They added, "The black loss, however, was not sufficient to shift the racial composition of the city."
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Thursday, September 6, 2007
Whoopi Shouldn't Have To Give An Explanation
One of the biggest problems in this country is that one
culture thinks that all cultures should be modeled after
theirs. The white race is probably responsible for
the extinction of more species than any other culture.
So It's about time that America wake up and face the
truth and that is no one race in this country is the same.
Read the article below as Whoopi explains herself and
then feel free to comment.
The View’s” Whoopi Goldberg used the first part of the show’s Hot Topics segment Wednesday to address the misleading headlines that followed her comments about Michael Vick’s involvement in illegal dogfighting.
culture thinks that all cultures should be modeled after
theirs. The white race is probably responsible for
the extinction of more species than any other culture.
So It's about time that America wake up and face the
truth and that is no one race in this country is the same.
Read the article below as Whoopi explains herself and
then feel free to comment.
The View’s” Whoopi Goldberg used the first part of the show’s Hot Topics segment Wednesday to address the misleading headlines that followed her comments about Michael Vick’s involvement in illegal dogfighting.
“I repeated several times that I wasn’t condoning it,” Goldberg told viewers. “I said it was horrible. And somehow – I don’t know how this happened – if you read the papers today, I’m eating dogs, I’m swinging them by the tail, I mean it’s ridiculous.”
On Tuesday’s show – her first as an official co-host – Goldberg said that in some parts in the South, dogfighting is as common as cockfighting in Puerto Rico, and if Vick grew up within the subculture, it would be difficult for him to understand how people find the activity morally reprehensible.
“I have 12 horses – big horses, little horses, miniature horses – I have cats,” Whoopi explained Wednesday. “I’ve adopted cats from various shelters. I love my animals, but I also believe that if there’s a problem out there that we can address by checking out where it stems from, that we need to take a look at this in this high profile area so we can market for the future. That was my point.”
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