May 24, 2013

Jokey Joke: Mike Tyson Spoofs Herman Cain? (Video)

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*Every day we see something more crazy than the day before, and today is no different. Ever since Mike Tyson got involved with those crazy dudes from “The Hangover,” he’s changed! We have no other choice but to believe that he is now looking to become the next “Saturday Night Live” alum. (more…)  




Penn: Tea Party is ‘Get the N… Out the WH Party’ (Video)

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*Sean Penn is not mincing words about his view of the Tea Party, accusing the ultra-conservative moment of being motivated primarily by a racist agenda. During his appearance Friday on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight,” the actor said he believes the Tea Party exists only to get President Obama out of the White House and that [...]




Tea Party’s Allen West Says Samuel L. Jackson is Shortsighted

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*After GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain responded to Morgan Freeman’s comments about the Tea Party, another black Tea Party affiliate took upon himself to take care of Samuel L. Jackson’s similar statements. Rep. Allen West, one of two Black Republicans in the House of Representatives, got on the actor about similar comments about the Tea [...]




Between the Lines: In Search of ‘The Great White Hope’ (Again)

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*The Republican Party, in all its iterations, held its breath this week in anticipation that New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie, would enter the race for the 2012 Presidential Election. Christie, after taking conservatives to the brink of hope, has decided not to run. So, the search continues to try to find somebody, anybody, that can [...]




Video: Herman Cain Addresses Morgan Freeman’s ‘Tea Party’ Dis

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*It didn’t take long for GOP Candidate Herman Cain to be asked about disparaging Tea Party comments made by veteran film star Morgan Freeman. As previously reported, the Academy Award-winning actor called the efforts of the ultra-conservative group “a racist thing” during an interview last week on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight.” “Their stated policy, publicly [...]




Video: Morgan Freeman Says GOP Goals are Racist

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*During a visit to CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” to promote his new film “Dolphin Tale,” Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was asked about the state of race relations in America under an African American president. Freeman said ironically, President Obama’s presidency has brought even more racism to light in America – particularly inside of the Republican [...]




CBC Drama: Allen West May Quit Over Tea Party ‘Race Baiting’

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*U.S. Rep. Allen West of Florida says he may quit the Congressional Black Caucus for tolerating what he described as race-baiting attacks on the Tea Party, reports Politics365.com. West, in a letter to the chair of caucus, took strong issue with words by U.S. Rep. André Carson, who holds the position of caucus whip. “It [...]




Video: Maxine Waters Tells the Tea Party to ‘Go To Hell’

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*Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has been making headlines lately and her most recent comments have heads turning. At the Tea Party forum in Inglewood, Calif. Saturday, she made some harsh statements regarding the joblessness rate which is at 12 percent right now in California, the second highest in the nation after Nevada. “I’m not afraid [...]




Video: Media Creates New ‘Joe The Plumber’

Ryan Rhodes, right, and another member of the Iowa Tea Party Revolution, speak to President Barack Obama at a town hall meeting, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, at the Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa, during his three-day economic bus tour.

  *With an assist from Matt Drudge and Rush Limbaugh, 29-year-old Tea Party member Ryan Rhodes is enjoying his 5 minutes of fame, making TV appearances on CNN and Fox News Channel , after video of him challenging President Obama on civility and financial policy went viral. His road to celebrity began Monday as Obama [...]




Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Writing the Tea Party Epitaph is Not Just Premature but Absurd

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*Moments after President Obama put his John Hancock on the debt ceiling deal, a Northern California tea party member claimed that when he proudly wore his tea party tee shirt to his local grocery store a half dozen persons immediately asked him how to join. If one believes the legion of pundits that claim with [...]




Funny Video: Jon Stewart Clowns Obama, Pols Over ‘Turd’ Debt Deal

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*Now that the debt ceiling debate/debacle is finally over, funny man ad host of the “Daily Show,” Jon Stewart has some thoughts on what happened. Among other things, he hilariously recalls How President Barack Obama assuring everyone that no budget would pass without revenue increases, meaning tax cuts. The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full [...]




Between the Lines: What It Takes To Bring Dems and Repubs Together: Maybe A White President?

*Now that the national debt ceiling has been raised, and the country has averted economic catastrophe, it really is necessary to process and analyze what a small band of obstructionists have put the nation through. This debt ceiling debate, usually a pro forma act of Congress, took on a political—largely ideology—tone of huge proportions. Why [...]




Don’t Sleep on Herman Cain: He’s the Tea Party’s Main Man

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*OK naysayers, don’t look now, but Herman Cain is on to something on the conservative side. The bottom line is that the former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, is doing just fine in his bid to win the Republican presidential nomination. For now. When it comes to the Gallup poll, he’s the one that’s got the [...]




Herman Cain Says Tea Party Not Racist

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  *Black GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain is out to prove the Tea Party is not racist. To do this, Cain has put out a video to show that the Tea Party is an organization that embraces all Americans and is trying to sell that it’s all about the red, white and blue. Cain even [...]




History Proves Racist Roots of Trump and other Birthers (Video)

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*We would be doing a great disservice to our readers if we didn’t revisit the birther issue from a teaching perspective. It’s time we got down to the nitty gritty of the issue. Aside from the President of the United States having to prove his citizenship, where does the audacity to call him to task on [...]