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Associates: Paul pursued strategy of publishing controversial newsletters
Ron Paul, well known as a physician, congressman and libertarian , has also been a businessman who pursued a marketing strategy that included publishing provocative, racially charged newsletters to make money and spread his ideas, according to three people with direct knowledge of Paul’s businesses. The Republican presidential candidate has denied writing inflammatory passages in the pamphlets from the 1990s and said recently that he did not read them at the time or for years afterward. Numerous colleagues said he does not hold racist views. But people close to Paul’s operations said he was deeply involved in the company that produced the newsletters, Ron Paul & Associates, and closely monitored its operations, signing off on articles and speaking to staff members virtually every day. “It was his newsletter, and it was under his name, so he always got to see the final product. . . . He would proof it,’’ said Renae Hathway, a former... Read more
Every family has one.
Every family has one. The go-to person who brings stability when something serious happens -- a funeral, an accident, an emergency. One of 10 children, Roy Roberts is that person in his family. And for years he was that kind of guy as a pioneering African-American executive for General Motors. In playing that "go-to-guy" role as emergency manager for the Detroit Public Schools since last May, Roberts' major goal has been to establish stability. So by his own metric, how has he fared? So far, he has replaced legions of temporary consultants left over from the prior emergency manager with permanent employees. He increased long-term debt as a way to lower the annual deficit. And, he says, he won't use his sweeping authority to dismiss the controversial school board or cancel teachers' contracts. This year, DPS plans to close some schools and open others and also share some administrative services with the new state-run Education Achievement... Read more
Revolution Starts at Home, Says Bill Cosby
Lest anyone forget, Bill Cosby is still a comic. "I'm going down there to make people laugh," he told The Root, a few days prior to a mid-January performance for a North Carolina audience that is paying to hear Cosby's comedy. From his Massachusetts home, he was winding down an almost hourlong conversation in which he mentioned his newest book of humor, I Didn't Ask to Be Born (but I'm Glad I Was), but mainly continued his unabashed critique of what ails some parts of black America, which has put Cosby in the headlines and, with certain critics, in hot water. "These are liniment salesmen," he said, dismissing the critics, including some fairly famous black ones. "They're selling things for their own good. It doesn't make any difference [to the salesmen] if people are getting well or not." His public pointedness about the travails of black people, who account for some of the... Read more
Republicans vow to protect high school dropouts from President Obama
High school dropouts, do not fear. The Republican Party will protect you from Barack Obama's efforts to keep you at your desk. At his third State of the Union Address Tuesday night, the president challenged all states to ban children from dropping out of high school before they turn 18. "Tonight," Obama bellowed, "I am proposing that every state--every state--requires that all students stay in high school until they graduate or turn 18." Obama wasn't proposing a new federal program, but his use of the bully pulpit to tell local jurisdictions how to run their school districts was enough to make some Republicans, already sensitive to the increasing role of the federal government in education over the past few years, bristle. "That's none of his business!" said Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee while speaking to reporters after the speech. "He's not a principal! He's not a public school teacher! He's not a governor,... Read more
Poll: High Marks for President Obama's State of the Union Speech
. Del.icio.us Facebook Stumbleupon Newsvine Yahoo bookmarks Mixx Digg Reddit Google Bookmarks Twitter LinkedIn (Credit: CBS) An overwhelming majority of Americans approved of the overall message in President Obama's State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, according to a CBS News poll of speech watchers. According to the poll, which was conducted online by Knowledge Networks immediately after the president's address, 91 percent of those who watched the speech approved of the proposals Mr. Obama put forth during his remarks. Only nine percent disapproved. Last year, 83 percent of viewers approved of Mr. Obama's State of the Union remarks. This year, 82 percent of those who watched the speech said they approve of the president's plans for the economy, up from 53 percent who approved before the speech. Eighty percent said they approved of Mr. Obama's plans for the deficit -- in contrast to 45 percent before the speech. Eighty-three percent approved of... Read more
Black Duke University Students Outraged At “Racist…
A group of about two dozen Duke University students urged administrators Tuesday to create a better climate and provide more financial support for black students, saying they’ve been disappointed so…
Oprah: I'd Be Divorced By Now Had I Married Stedma…
Oprah Winfrey is still a happily single woman despite dating her partner Stedman Graham for 26 years.Addressing a jam-packed crowd at the Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur, India, where she…
Wanted: More Black Entrepreneurs
As a young black man graduating from the College of the Holy Cross 40 years ago, Ted Wells felt his generation had reason to hope racial barriers to economic advancement…
Gingrich: Latinos and Blacks Don't Understand Keys…
Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich's recent controversial comments about minorities shouldn't shock anyone, especially after a letter was uncovered on Monday that contains disrespectful comments about Latinos and African Americans,…
Body matches age, race of missing woman
Three men made a gruesome discovery Monday afternoon when they found a woman's body hidden underneath a tree. Police said the body was discovered on St. Johns Avenue in southwest…
Opinion: For America’s children, education outlook…
Thirty percent of America’s high school students drop out and never graduate. Fewer than half of the nation’s black and Hispanic students graduate on time from high school. The scandalous bottom…
President Obama One Of Five Presidents To See Dow …
President Obama just joined an exclusive club. He is one of only five presidents to see the Dow Jones Industrial Average gain 50 percent or more through his first three years…
Black Hollywood Weighs Whether to Support Obama a …
Will the African-American elite open its wallet for Obama a second time? When Mattie Lawson’s husband, Michael, suggested in 2003 that they consider hosting a political fundraiser at their lavish Los…
Hey NBC, Monday's Debate Panelists Need to Better …
On Monday night, January 23, NBC will host the 18th candidate debate of this Republican primary season. It will be moderated by NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, and include…
Al Sharpton: Newt used racial rhetoric to win
After the South Carolina Republican primary was called for Newt Gingrich, an MSNBC panel discussed how Gingrich used racially charged comments about food stamps and jobs to appeal to the…
Dr. Boyce: Eddie Long’s Little Boys Keep Speaking …
I can’t help but to be mesmerized by the fact that the accusers of Bishop Eddie Long continue to speak to the media, in spite of the consequences for doing…
George Lucas' Red Tails takes off at the US box of…
Last week, George Lucas announced via an interview with the New York Times that he was “retiring” from mainstream filmmaking. The news came in the run-up to the release of…
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