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Alaska: Lawsuit claims ‘mulatto’ Obama not eligible to be president

In yet another example of right wing racism, a lawsuit has been filed in Alaska to... more

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White Grandfather Cuffed For Walking With Black Granddaughter

Scott Henson (pictured), a self-described White Texas redneck, was cuffed last Friday by a swarm of policemen, because he was walking his Black 5-year-old grandchild down the street. The Austin resident spoke to NewsOne about how he was accosted by police for being in the company of his grandchild, Ty (pictured).

Ty’s mother is not Henson and his wife’s biological child; the couple decided to raise her after her own father died. Still, the woman calls Henson and his wife “Mom” and “Dad,” and naturally, her daughter refers to the couple as her grandparents.

Henson’s grandchild typically spends Friday nights with her grandfather and his wife, so that the little girl’s parents can get a break. Last Friday, Henson, who is a journalist and creator of two popular blogs GritsforBreakfast and Huevos Rancheros, took his grandchild to a skating rink near his home as a reward for being a high achiever at school. The kindergartener grew tired of skating, so the pair decided to walk home rather than have his wife pick them up from the rink.

After walking a distance from the rink, Henson felt as if he was being followed. Suddenly, someone called out to them, and it turned out to be a deputy constable.

“She told me to take my hand out of my pocket and to step away from Ty, declaring that someone had seen a White man chasing a Black girl and reported a possible kidnapping. Then she began asking the 5-year-old about me. The last time this happened, Ty was barely 2, and I wasn’t about to let police question her. This time, though, at least initially, I decided to let her answer. “Do you know this man?” the deputy asked. “Yes, he’s my Grandpa,” Ty said. “What did you say?” the deputy repeated. “He’s my Grandpa!” Ty yelled, then rushed back over to me and grabbed hold of my leg. “Okay,” the deputy responded.

The constable asked for Henson’s name and address, and he chose not to answer stating that if he was not being held for anything, he would like to take the child home. The woman complied and allowed Henson to leave.

Just as Henson and Ty were approaching their home, a police cruiser that had passed them by after the constable released them suddenly turned around and threw on his flashing lights. Four more police cars joined, surrounding Henson and Ty. Officers jumped out of their vehicles with tasers drawn, demanding that Henson throw up his hands and step away from the child. The officers grabbed the child and put her in the backseat of a vehicle. By now there were a total of nine to ten police cars surrounding Henson and his granddaughter.Scott Henson (pictured), a self-described White Texas redneck, was cuffed last Friday... more

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MSNBC Analyist: North Florida is "Cracker Counties"

What? That is totally unacceptable. He needs to be fired now!

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GOP Governor Haley Barbour Criticized for Praising Segregationist Group

A spokesperson for Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is pushing back against criticism from liberal pundits today over the governor's praise for a segregationist group.

Here's the backstory: Over the weekend, the conservative magazine the Weekly Standard published profile of Barbour, a major GOP operative and potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate. The profile highlighted Barbour's ties to his hometown of Yazoo City, Mississippi, where schools were integrated without violence during the Civil Rights era.

Barbour, who was only a few years out of school himself at the time, credited the lack of violence to the Citizens Councils, a segregationist group that resisted integration through economic means.

The Weekly Standard reports:

...Yazoo City was perhaps the only municipality in Mississippi that managed to integrate the schools without violence. I asked Haley Barbour why he thought that was so.

"Because the business community wouldn't stand for it," he said. "You heard of the Citizens' Councils? Up north they think it was like the KKK. Where I come from it was an organization of town leaders. In Yazoo City they passed a resolution that said anybody who started a chapter of the Klan would get their ass run out of town. If you had a job, you'd lose it. If you had a store, they'd see nobody shopped there. We didn't have a problem with the Klan in Yazoo City."

The Citizens' Council, initially called the White Citizens' Council, formed after the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court Decision with the goal of maintaining segregation through economic and political pressure.

Dan Turner, the official spokesman for Barbour, told Talking Points Memo that criticism of the remarks were intended to paint the governor as a racist -- when "nothing could be further from the truth."

"Tell me what in Gov. Barbour's past gives any indication of any racist leanings, and I'll be glad to address the question," Turner said. "Otherwise, it's not a legitimate question. There's nothing in his past that shows that. If you pick out a sentence or a paragraph out of a fairly long article and harp on it, you can manipulate it. And that sounds to me like what you're trying to do."

Ben Smith of Politico, meanwhile, points to another potentially-problematic remark from Barbour's past. A 1982 New York Times article details an anecdote from the campaign trail (Barbour was running for Senate) in which an aide used a racial slur. The Times reports that "Barbour warned that if the aide persisted in racist remarks, he would be reincarnated as a watermelon and placed at the mercy of blacks."

Greg Sargent, a liberal blogger for the Washington Post, argues that Barbour's statements on racial issues could seriously hurt his chances as a presidential contender.

"Barbour has repeatedly been overly casual about matters of race," Sargent writes. "He seems incapable of acknowledging that race is the third rail of American politics, or even acting as if that's the case."

Hari Sevugan, spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee, jumped on Barbour's remarks, tweeting, "Re Barbour's "not that bad" comment: He's not ready for prime time or not ready for the 21st century - either way it's disqualifying."A spokesperson for Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is pushing back against criticism... more

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"Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black" - Tim Wise

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Study Settles It: Shocking Black & Latino Imprisonment Rates the Result of Racist, Punitive Impulse | | AlterNet

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WHACKO-TV THE PLANT MAN OF ALCATRAZ

WHACKO-TV never lets any grass grow under its collective feats. Another accomplishment... more

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Sorry, Your Race Card Has Been Declined (Another one from Canada)

Dear Liberals, Please be advised that your Race Card account has been closed. This... more

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part 1 ..1995 Obama Bizarre, Race Baiting Interview Found! HE MUST SAVE BLACKS SO HE CAN BE SAVED

NOW LISTEN HOW OBAMA REALLY THINKS ABOUT AMERICA Listen to how he compares the USA to... more

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Race card played by Liberals a losing ploy?

Politicians trying to manipulate voters using the "race card" may be in for... more

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Racist label losing its power and guilt trip results?

Thanks to the black and white cops who were not afraid to defend Sgt. James Crowley... more

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Josh Howard in "Fear of A Black Athlete"

Josh Howard said some unfavorable words about the National Anthem. The sports media... more

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