LISTEN: Gov. Jesse Ventura On DemoCRIPS And ReBLOODlicans
Roland Martin talks with former wrestler and Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura about his new book “DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans: No More Gangs in Government”.
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Syrian Rebels Say They Need Heavy Weaponry, Not Small Arms, From U.S.
Source: Loveday Morris / The Washington Post BEIRUT — Syrian rebels on Friday described the U.S. decision to provide them with arms as a “late step” and called for shipments to include heavy weaponry capable of tipping the balance of power on the battlefield. The United States has said it would be “responsive to the needs” of the increasingly desperate [...]
Report: Obama’s Africa Trip Could Cost $60-100 Million
Source: Lucy Madison / CBS News A presidential trip to Africa this month could cost the government anywhere from $60 to $100 million dollars, according to the Washington Post, which obtained an internal planning document for the travel itinerary. At the end of June, Mr. Obama and his family will take an eight-day trip to sub-Saharan [...]
Medgar Evers’ Widow: ‘Jim Crow Is Alive…In A Brooks Brothers Suit’ (VIDEO)
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: Morgan Whitaker / Politics Nation / NBC News On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights hero Medgar Evers, his widow Myrlie Evers-Williams says segregation has not disappeared. “Jim Crow is alive, and it’s dressed in a Brooks Brothers suit, my friend, [...]
Rubio: ‘I’m Done’ If Immigration Bill Includes Gay Couple Amendment
Source: Chris Moody / Yahoo! News Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, a co-author and key proponent of the Senate immigration bill, said he will revoke his support if an amendment is added that allows gay unauthorized immigrants to claim foreign same-sex partners as family. “If this bill has something in it that gives gay couples immigration rights [...]
MEDIAITE: Bill Clinton Warns Obama Risks Looking Like ‘Total Fool,’ ‘Wuss’ On Syria
Source: Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite Speaking at a closed press event for the McCain Institute for International Leadership in Manhattan Tuesday night, former President Bill Clinton warned President Obama that he could risk looking like a “total fool” and a “wuss” if he remained too cautious in his approach toward Syria. Americans “hire you to win,” he explained. POLITICO first reported the remarks [...]
GOP Candidate E.W. Jackson: ‘I Do Not Believe That Yoga Leads To Satanism’
Source: Luke Johnson / The Huffington Post E.W. Jackson, Virginia’s Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, clarified Wednesday that he did not believe yoga leads to Satanism, after excerpts of his 2008 book made a connection between the two. “I do not believe that yoga leads to Satanism. One of my ministers is a yoga instructor. [...]
RNC Chair Reince Priebus: ‘Voter Suppression Has No Place In Our World’ (AUDIO)
Reince Priebus, the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, joined Roland Martin and the Tom Joyner Morning Show crew to discuss the GOP’s plans to engage the African –American community. The Republican Party’s kick-off for their new African-American outreach is set to start in Cleveland, Ohio where Priebus and the rest of the Republican party hope to [...]
GOP Rep Says Pregnancies From Rape Are Rare
Source: Catalina Camia / USA Today WASHINGTON — Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., said Wednesday that the incidence of pregnancy from rape is “very low,” months after a similar comment led Todd Akin to lose a Senate race in Missouri. Franks made his statement during a House Judiciary Committee meeting Wednesday on the Arizona congressman’s bill [...]
Senators Grill NSA Chief On Surveillance (VIDEO)
Senators from both sides of the aisle questioned the director of the National Security Agency says over surveillance programs. Keith Alexander says they have disrupted or helped disrupt dozens of terrorist attacks. (June 12)
