May 23, 2013

Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Evangelicals May Not be the GOP’s Trump Card

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*Some take the surge by GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum as a convincing sign that the evangelicals are back. They tipped the scales and put George W. Bush back in the White House in 2004 and conservatives are giddy at the thought that they could have a decisive impact on the 2012 election; decisive that [...]




Russell Simmons Backs ‘All American Muslim’ After Lowe’s Pulls Ads

Russell Simmons visits SiriusXM Studio on Nov. 30, 2011 in New York City

*After the home improvement store chain Lowe’s caved in to pressure from conservative evangelical groups and pulled its advertising from TLC’s reality show “All-American Muslim,” rap mogul Russell Simmons has offered to purchase the remaining advertising spots during an upcoming episode of the show. “Just purchased remaining spots for ["All American Muslim"] for next week,” [...]