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Video: Henry Gates 1996 diatribe on racism
Hotairpundit.blogspot.com posted a 1996 video of Henry Louis Gates going off on what he calls "Racist White Institutions." In the video he slams both Justice Clarence Thomas and then Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich(R-Ga.)
Gates may not really want to move on
The Henry Louis Gates controversy with the Cambridge police is not the first time the Harvard professor has made racially based remarks.
Audio: Sharpton niece wants repercussions for Cambridge snitch
Where there is a race controversy there is Al Sharpton. In this case, Rev. Sharpton's niece and radio sidekick, Brittany, has taken the Henry Louis Gates-Sgt.James Crowley controversy to another level.
Who really acted 'stupidly'?
President Barack Obama capped off a press conference on health care last night by answering a question about the arrest of Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates, but as with his answers on health care, the president glossed over the facts.
Obama's blame game fact check
President Obama glazed over some facts tonight at his press conference. A minor point concerning the president's tendency to blame the Republican party for the country's current circumstances was reported by the Associated Press.
Cornyn puts regulatory czar wannabe sunstein on hold
Cass Sunstein, President Obama's nominee for "regulatory czar," looked like he would sail through a confirmation process, but Fox News is reporting Republican Texas Senator John Cornyn has put a "hold" on Mr. Sunstein's confirmation.
Video - Rep. Russ Carnahan jeered on healthcare reform
During a healthcare forum on Monday, Congressman Russ Carnahan, (D- MO.), was mocked by an audience member who asked, "If it's so good why doesn't Congress have to be on it?"
Advice columnist sides with college over gay roommate assignment
Syndicated advice columnist Amy Dickinson sided with an un-named college today that told an incoming Freshman he must room with a gay roommate despite his objections
Obama's gaffe on healthcare
Perhaps President Obama is staying up late working on the much criticized health care reform plans in congress. According to Politico, he gaffed it up on Monday at the Childrens National Medical Center in Washington.
Did Obama move deadline for healthcare passage?
CBS Marketwatch is reporting that President Obama is apparently moving his deadline for Congress to pass health-care reform legislation.
Democratic senators vote against First Amendment rights
The Senate approved a federal hate crimes measure on Thursday by voice vote after a 63 to 28 procedural vote was needed to allow it on to the defense authorization bill.
Video: Sen. Bernie Sanders, healthcare tax hike champ
Senator Bernie Sanders, (I-Vt.), defended the Democrats' health care plan today on the Fox News Channel's America's News Room.
Video: Man attends L.A. City Council meeting in KKK robe
KTLA News reported yesterday that a Los Angeles City Council meeting was interrupted by an individual who walked in wearing a Ku Klux Klans robe and hood.
Video-Rep. Steve King: People die when they wait in line
After discussing the dangers of rationing healthcare on Wednesday, Iowa Republican Steve King showed fellow House members a massive flowchart of the Democrat healthcare plan.
Making pro-government healthcare pols take their own medicine
In the wake of the healthcare reform debate, Rep. John Fleming, R-La., introduced House Resolution 615 last week. This bill would force members of congress who vote for a government run healthcare option to agree to choose a government run healthcare program to enroll themselves in as well as their families.
