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Yes, the Black President is gonna RAPE you.

As old as Birth of a Nation, these mofos don’t quit.

And, what should be done to rapists?

Yes, you get the point.

This is not about free speech. These folks are dangerous, and attempting to incite violence, and should be dealt with as such.

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CNN: Woman to plead guilty to misdemeanors in Missouri Wal-Mart scuffle
November 20, 2009 8:35 p.m. EST

Kennett, Missouri (CNN) — A woman accused of cutting in line at a Wal-Mart, shoving merchandise and assaulting police officers will plead guilty to disturbing the peace and resisting arrest, both misdemeanors.

Under the agreement — reached after the jury received the case for deliberations — Heather Ellis will plead guilty to disturbing the peace and resisting arrest. She will serve a year of unsupervised probation, attend an anger management course and serve four days in jail before the end of the year.

The sentence stipulates that if Ellis stays out of trouble for a year, the charges will be sealed and the arrest won’t be on her permanent record.

Ellis said after court was adjourned that she was “taking responsibility for her actions and [hopes] that everyone else involved in the case will take responsibility for theirs.”

Earlier Friday, Ellis, 24, took the stand and denied all charges in the racially charged case.

Think you have what it takes to be a mouthpiece for hate?

They will pay $500 to “ethnically ambiguous” actors in their 20s or 30s, with no Southern accent, who can work with a teleprompter — to help them put a modern face on their extreme agenda and disguise their clear ties to white nationalism.

FAIR spends millions of dollars a year on online ads to promote videos like this on websites — including some progressive ones you know and read. So if you get the part, you could be the envy of  “ethnically ambiguous” racists across the country!

Watch this to learn what FAIR’s like when the teleprompter turns off:

To help you out, here are some quotes from FAIR leaders. Try practicing them in front of the mirror before heading to the casting call.

John Tanton,  FAIR Founder and Board Director, and publisher of the Social Contract Press, a white nationalist hate zine:

“As Whites see their power and control over their lives declining, will they simply go quietly into the night? or will there be an explosion?”

Donald Mann, FAIR National Board of Advisors:

“We should give incentives to low-income people who agree to sterilization. We should make available free abortion to low-income people on demand. And companies should cut back or deny maternity leave to women who have more than two children.”

Dan Stein, FAIR President:

“It’s almost like [Asians and Hispanics] are getting into competitive breeding.”

John Tanton, FAIR Founder and Board Director, and publisher of the Social Contract Press, comparing immigrants to bacteria:

“In the bacteriology lab, we have culture plates. You put a bug in there and it starts growing and gets bigger and bigger and bigger. And it grows until it finally fills the whole plate. And it crashes and dies.”

In addition to its online ads, FAIR has front groups set up to dupe African Americans, labor union members, progressives, non-“ethnically ambiguous” Hispanics (that’s me!) and environmentalists into believing that FAIR’s white nationalist agenda is in their best interest.

This video will be a part of the hate group’s “online university,” which will help everyday people learn how to talk about the need for racial profiling, mass deportation, and racial division.

So if you’re a little “too black,” “too brown,” “too white,” or if you’re over 30, don’t worry — you’ll get a shot at stardom soon enough.

The casting is going to be held at Magick Lantern Video Production in Atlanta, though you’ll have to try getting the time from FAIR (we couldn’t track it down).

Good luck!

Cross-Posted at America’s Voice.

The First Lady Honors Women in the Military.

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WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 18: First lady Michelle Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden hosted women of the U.S. military for tea.
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U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden laugh during an afternoon tea in the East Room of the White House, held to celebrate women in the military, in Washington November 18, 2009.
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WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 18: First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano listen to Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine General James Cartwright speak in the East Room of the White House November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden hosted women of the U.S. military for tea.
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WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 18: Dr. Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, speaks in the East Room of the White House November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden hosted women of the U.S. military for tea. —–Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images

Dear Michael Steele,

You are in between a rock in a hard place. You seem to talk one way to Black people and another to your Republican colleagues. Do you really think white Republicans are scared of you? It seems like you are more scared of white Republicans. When you called Rush Limbaugh an ugly, incendiary voice, you apologized promptly. So while the GOP might not be scared of you, you are definitely scared of Rush Limbaugh.

It seems to me that both white Republicans and the African American community seem to view you as a joke. Why do you think Republicans scared of you? Is it because your Black? Why do you feel the need to tell them that your on their side? Shouldn’t they already know that considering you’re the head of the RNC.

Since you’re the head of the RNC, why don’t you do anything about the pattern of racist emails and Facebook scandals your party keeps getting into? When you say change comes in a teabag, are you aware of the racism and ugly Anti-Obama sentiment that comes from these rallies.

Your use of slang makes you more of an outdated stereotype than someone who is in touch with Black culture. Black people aren’t stupid. You can’t just say “what’s up, I’m in the heezy” and just get them to vote for your party. Clearly both Obama and Michelle Bachman seem to treat your use of slang as a joke.

Black people will not become Republicans just because you change the name of the RNC’s blog to “What Up.” That is the name of teen Black pop magazine from the eighties. This just makes it look like you are patronizing the African American community and making the GOP look silly.

The problem with the GOP is not its lack of Black figureheads and the use of slang. The GOP has long written off Black voters and has used Black people as scapegoats to get white votes. They have voted against the interests of African Americans, whether it be affirmative action, funding inner city schools, or social programs.

When you stand up for Joe Wilson after he disrespects the President of the USA during a speech, you are aligning yourself with a man with a very strong history of racism against the first Black president.

Colin Powell is a Black republican who I respect. A man who isn’t scared to speak out against Rush Limbaugh and GOP racism. You on the other hand seem to be more of a tool of the GOP racists who only represents your people and culture with slang that no one over 40 (or under) should use.

Sincerely Casey Gane-McCalla

Only four frickin’ “Democratic” Senators stand in the way of health care reform
by: Chris Bowers
Thu Nov 19, 2009 at 13:00

Fortunately, Open Left is teaming up with SEIU to do something about it. Even if you do not live in Arkansas, Connecticut, Louisiana or Nebraska, SEIU has developed activist tools that allow you to contact voters in those four states, and tell those voters to tell their Senators to get on board with health care reform. Fight back and make a difference–sign up and tell one, or all four, of these “Democratic” Senators to pass health care reform with a public option:

Fight back against Joe Lieberman
Fight back against Mary Landrieu
Fight back against Blanche Lincoln
Fight back against Ben Nelson

John Rogers, CEO of Ariel Capital, longtime friend of the Obamas, prime fundraiser for Barack Obama, and Desiree’s former husband.

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From WMBF.com

Oprah to pull the plug on syndicated show in 2011
Posted: Nov 19, 2009 5:25 PM CST
Updated: Nov 19, 2009 5:25 PM CST

CHICAGO, IL (WMBF) – The president of Harpo, Inc., has announced Oprah Winfrey will be calling it quits on her syndicated show in 2011.

Tim Bennett made Oprah’s decision public in a press release to television partners on Thursday evening. Bennett says Oprah will make the announcement live on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Friday.

“If you think the last quarter century has been something, then don’t touch that dial, as together ,we plan to make history in the next 20 months,” Bennett said.

Oprah’s show will close as its 25th season comes to an end on Sept. 9, 2011.

Never really thought I’d see the day.

This apology is for putting up footage of a Sarah Palin 2008 Political Rally and pretending that this was a book tour crowd.

So, they took footage from a 2008 political rally[ which means it happened between August & November 2008] for a story in November 2009. Now, I’ve never been in the media business, but I will just ‘assume’ that a tv studio doesn’t keep footage from over a YEAR just lying around. Maybe I believe that a supposed news outlet that puts out footage on a 24 hour/day, 365 days/year basis would need to um, STORE their old footage somewhere. Meaning that this just didn’t ‘ happen’. You don’t ‘happen’ upon old footage from a YEAR AGO. You LOOK for footage from a year ago, because you want to CREATE the story that this woman’s book, and her are more popular than they actually are, because you are devoting time and money to having anchors follow this woman around and are interviewing her on basically every program you have.

Now, why does Fox and OUTRIGHT FRAUD in stories sound so familiar?

Oh yes…because a MONTH has NOT passed from when Jon Stewart busted Sean Hannity for pulling THE EXACT SAME FRAUD.

and yet, there was no ‘ review’ at Fox News to put into place guidelines ensuring that this NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN?

I said, at the time, that Hannity only half-assed apologized immediately because he didn’t want anyone looking too deep into his past stories to see what other FRAUD he had committed.

Stewart busting Hannity.

Hannity’s half-assed apology.

First Lady Michelle Obama laughs during a meeting with school personnel at Hollin Meadows Science and Math Focus School in Alexandria, Virginia November 18, 2009. She visited the school to highlight the USDAO’s Healthier U.S. Schools Challenge focusing on three core principles: nutritious meals, nutrition education, and physical education.
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Students react to the arrival of first lady Michelle Obama inside the cafeteria at Hollin Meadows Elementary School, in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama (C) with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (L) watch students harvest lettuce during a visit to Hollin Meadows Elementary School on November 18, 2009 in Alexandria, Virginia. Obama was promoting the Healthier US Schools Challenge which focuses on three core principles: nutritious meals, nutrition education, and physical education.
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Reid: ‘We’re Proud Of These Figures’
Rachel Slajda | November 18, 2009, 6:50PM

After meeting with the Democratic caucus to unveil the details of his merged Senate health care reform bill, Senate Majority Harry Reid held a press conference to announce the bill.

The bill “saves lives, saves money and protects Medicare, makes Medicare stronger,” Reid said, flanked by several Democratic senators, including Chris Dodd, Debbie Stabenow, Al Franken and Chuck Schumer.

“Ninety-eight percent of the American people, those that have Medicare will be included in that number, will have health insurance,” he said,

Earlier today, Reid’s office briefed reporters on the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the bill, which will require $849 billion over 10 years in new spending and will reduce the deficit by $127 billion. The CBO had a slightly different percentage of Americans who will be insured, saying the number would come in at 94 percent.

“We’re proud of these figures,” Reid said.

Now, we have 3 pivotal votes before it actually gets out of the Senate. Keep the eyes on Lincoln, Landrieu, and Nelson. See if they truly are big and bad enough to stand up on the floor and vote against bringing this to the floor for a vote. And, forced to do it, they should. Don’t let them hide in the shadows.

Chuck Schumer discusses the bill.