The difficult question which has not been asked is, did Shirley Sherrod resign so quickly because the circumstances of her hiring and the lawsuit settlement with her organization that preceded it might expose some unpleasant truths about her possible and possibly sanctioned conflicts of interest?
Days after the NAACP clashed with Tea Party members over allegations of racism, a video has surfaced showing an Agriculture Department official regaling an NAACP audience with a story about how she withheld help to a white farmer facing bankruptcy — video that now has forced the official to resign.
Shirley Sherrod, the department’s Georgia director of Rural Development, is shown in the clip describing “the first time I was faced with having to help a white farmer save his farm.” Sherrod, who is black, claimed the farmer took a long time trying to show he was “superior” to her. The audience laughed as she described how she determined his fate.
“He had to come to me for help. What he didn’t know while he was taking all that time trying to show me he was superior to me was I was trying to decide just how much help I was going to give him,” she said. “I was struggling with the fact that so many black people have lost their farmland and here I was faced with having to help a white person save their land — so I didn’t give him the full force of what I could do. I did enough.”
Good. Let’s get serious and clean house. Shirley is NOT the only one. How many government employees are also Brown Berets?
Mexico cartel kills four in car bombing
An already terrorized Mexico reacts with dismay to traffickers’ latest bloody tactic. Officials say the attack near a federal police headquarters was planned to lure police and emergency workers to the explosives-laden vehicle.
Mexico takes different tack on Juarez violence
A shift from military to police control is part of a broadened strategy aimed at curbing violence that has killed more than 5,000 people in Ciudad Juarez since 2008. So far, the results are mixed.
Drug gang hit man narrates assassination of prosecutor in Mexico
In an unusually frank and chilling video confession, a drug gang sicario, or hit man, in Ciudad Juarez narrates his participation in the June 30 assassination of a top official (link in Spanish)
Calderon urges Mexicans to unite against crime
In the wake of the assassination of a gubernatorial candidate, the president urges citizens to join against ‘a common enemy that today threatens to destroy not only our tranquility but our democratic institutions.’
Ex-police commander held in Michoacan ambush
Mexican officials say Miguel Ortiz Miranda, alias ‘El Tyson,’ directed operations in Morelia for the Michoacan-based La Familia, including an attack on security chief Minerva Bautista Gomez’s convoy
Mexico official blames army in two child deaths
The military had said the two children were killed at Easter after their van was caught in cross-fire between troops and drug gang gunmen. But the human rights official rejects the account.
Shootout leaves 14 dead in Mexico tourist spot
News reports said the shooting broke out when troops went to search a suspected criminal hide-out in Taxco, a picturesque town that draws thousands of visitors. All the dead were said to be gunmen.
More than 2,200 arrested in crackdown on Mexican drug cartels
The United States has arrested more than 400 additional suspects — for a total of 2,200 over 22 months — as part of its crackdown on illegal drugs coming from Mexico, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. announced Thursday morning.
2 Monterrey officials kidnapped
The kidnapped officials head the transportation department of the affluent city, which has seen drug-trafficking violence rise sharply.
Cancun mayor’s arrest adds to Mexico worries
The charges against Gregorio Sanchez, on leave to run for governor, add new force to worries organized crime has infiltrated politics at all levels and is undermining moves toward a real democracy.
Cancun mayor’s arrest adds to Mexico worries
The charges against Gregorio Sanchez, on leave to run for governor, add new force to worries organized crime has infiltrated politics at all levels and is undermining moves toward a real democracy.
Cal State system’s ban on studying in Tijuana draws protest
University-sponsored activities there are frozen because of drug war violence. Students, faculty and Baja California officials say the policy is based on a distorted perception of the city.
Politician’s disappearance rivets Mexico
In a country inured to killings and kidnappings, the disappearance of Diego Fernandez de Cevallos has horrified Mexicans — especially the ruling class. It has dominated headlines, talk shows, conversations.
StoryMexico army handling of civilian death inquiries questioned
A military-led inquiry and another by the attorney general find the army not responsible in recent cases of civilians being killed amid the war on drug cartels. But their credibility is questioned.
8 killed in ambush in Ciudad Juarez
A 17-year-old passerby and at least seven officers are slain as two police cars are attacked. Officials say the midday assault may have been retaliation for recent arrests targeting drug gangs.
Drug war ensnares Morelos state
Violence has increased recently in Morelos due to a battle for control of a drug cartel. Nearly 50 people have been killed in the state this year, newspapers say.
Deadly street shootout strikes fear in Acapulco
In the Mexican resort city, gunmen fire at two men in a car and federal police officers. They also shoot at other vehicles, leaving behind casings from AK-47s, which are favored by drug hit men.
Key figure in Juarez violence eludes capture
Eduardo Ravelo is believed to have helped turn Ciudad Juarez into Mexico’s homicide capital, with more than 600 slain there this year. Now he’s linked to the recent U.S. Consulate slayings.
Mexico drug gangs turn weapons on army
In northern states this week, gunmen fought troops and sought to confine some to their bases by cutting off access and blocking roads. The aggression shows they are not afraid to challenge the army.
10 youths slain in Mexico
The students, ages 8 to 21, were on their way to pick up scholarships when apparent drug gang members opened fire and threw grenades when their vehicle didn’t stop at a checkpoint.
Mexico arrests alleged major heroin trafficker
Jose Antonio Medina, called ‘the king of heroin,’ was arrested in the state of Michoacan. He is suspected of heading a smuggling network that brought the drug to Southern California.
Mexico military faces political risks over drug war
As the death toll keeps climbing in Calderon’s crackdown on the drug trade, there is a growing feeling that the army has been less than effective as a police force.
Attack on a U.S. official is rare in Mexico
If drug traffickers in Ciudad Juarez deliberately targeted diplomatic personnel, it would mark a significant departure in tactics.
Mexico puts its drug suspects on parade
Critics of the media events say human rights are also on the line, along with the country’s efforts to establish the rule of law. But Mexico wants to show victories in its drug war.
Juarez massacre may mark a turning for Mexico
The January killing of 15 young people has created a furor and left some wondering whether it’s a tipping point, a moment when Mexicans overcame their fear and fatalism to confront the violence.
Calderon visits Ciudad Juarez
In the traumatized border city, he talks of social programs aimed at boosting the fight against drug cartels.
2 suspected drug gang leaders held in Tijuana
Raydel Lopez Uriarte and Manuel Garcia Simental are believed to be top lieutenants in a cartel blamed for a string of massacres, police killings, beheadings and kidnappings in Tijuana.
Mexico kidnapping attempt leaves 8 dead
A Mexico federal police officer and seven gunmen are killed after a kidnapping at a mall in Torreon. The two kidnapping victims are freed. Officials blame the Zetas drug gang.
Telephoned abduction claims bedeviling Mexico
A cottage industry has exploded alongside the skyrocketing kidnapping rate: telephoned shakedowns that play on fears, in which the perpetrators scamming for pesos make random, scattershot calls.
As Mexican teens celebrate school soccer win, gunmen open fire
Fourteen people are killed in Ciudad Juarez during a party in a private home, the latest victims of the drug war. More than 3,700 people have been slain in two years in this violent area of Mexico.
Mexico prison riot leaves at least 23 dead
All of the dead in the Durango prison uprising are inmates. The fighting is said to have been between members of rival drug-trafficking cartels.
New years see Tijuana slip into cycle of violence
After some gains in Mexico’s drug war in 2009, Tijuana has had a bloody turn of events in the new year. More than a dozen people, four of them students, were reported slain in the last week.
Wife of slain El Monte civic leader didn’t think drug war would touch her family
Betzy Salcedo knew of the drug violence in her home town of Gomez Palacio, but like many in Mexico, she was sure she could steer clear of it. The kidnapping and execution of her husband, Augustin Roberto “Bobby” Salcedo changed everything.
Book takes Mexico drug war to task
The book by two former Mexican government officials criticizes President Felipe Calderon’s campaign against the drug cartels. The authors say the focus should be on smaller-bore crimes.
This list continues to June 3, 2008. The war is on our doorstep.
To those of us who grew up during this period of history, we saw it all and we never forgot. Actual history must be recounted as it happened. Few today know that Farrakhan was a blight on the mission to end racism.
During the great March On Washington in August of 1963, the Nation of Islam was not invited. Its members were not bothered because Malcolm X was to become a bit more famous by ridiculing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the whole affair as a meaningless piece of theater held in check by the almighty white man.
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Integration was out, self-segregation was in. That’s the way it actually was.
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Neither King nor any reputable people doing serious work would have anything to do with the Nation of Islam. It was too racist and too much of an intellectual embarrassment.
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Racial complaint has become too lucrative a hustle, and a hustler must always remain true to the game. Principles never sell as well as slogans.
Recent reports from the L.A. Times show that since 2007, nearly $4.8 million in welfare funds have been withdrawn from ATMs in California casinos. And a new report shows that more than $12,000 from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program was withdrawn from ATMs in California strip clubs. It’s high time California looked at ways to reduce “waste, fraud, and abuse” in the welfare program (although AEI’s Andrew Biggs would point out that Governor Schwarzenegger’s use of this cliché suggests he’s not taking this problem seriously). If those receiving the welfare benefits can afford to spend the money at casinos and strip clubs, they probably shouldn’t be receiving it.
A familiar sight in parts of the Middle East, and still sometimes seen in France and Italy, the toilets require users to squat above them, rather than sitting.
With one in ten of Rochdale’s population of Pakistani or Bangladeshi origin, centre managers say they have been told some members of the local Asian community prefer them for cultural reasons.
Are you kidding me? I thought we had moved on past the 1st century.
The town hit the headlines during this year’s General Election campaign when pensioner Gillian Duffy was dismissed by Gordon Brown as a ‘bigoted woman’ when she voiced concern about immigration.
News of the introduction of squat toilets was met by disbelief, however.
‘This strikes me as a classic case of excessive pandering to a politically correct minority,’ said Philip Davies, Conservative MP for Shipley.
‘We in Britain are rightly proud of our toilets, and the onus is on people who come to this country to appreciate them for what they are.
‘It’s absolutely ludicrous – Thomas Crapper would be turning in his grave!’
What’s next? Rocks, leaves, sticks instead of toilet paper?
The Unpopular Truth: “Racist” — A Word Invented by USSR’s Leon Trotsky. I thought this was a very interesting post because it certainly explains quite a bit about who uses the word and why. Next time you hear Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan, or the Rev. Wright use this word, you will understand the mission in the use of this word.
What surprisingly remains almost totally undiscussed, even on the hard core traditionalist Right, is the word’s origin. Did it come from a liberal sociologist? A 60′s Marxist college professor? Perhaps a politician in the Democratic Party? No. It turns out that the word was invented by none other than one of the principal architects of the 74-year Soviet nightmare, the founder and first leader of the infamous Red Army, Leon Trotsky.
A clear and present danger today. Let’s go back in time.
Leon Trotsky, after helping Lenin to create the Soviet murder machine in which he and Trotsky killed 1 to 4 million[2] people, was removed from power and expelled from the Soviet Union in the year 1929 after losing a power struggle to become Lenin’s successor to Josef Stalin. However, before fading into the pages of history, Leon Trotsky would do one last thing in 1930 that would arguably cause more damage to the West than Stalin and his successors’ entire Soviet nuclear arsenal could ever have done. He would invent a word that would empower literally the most rotten, traitorous weasels within the West to redefine those loyal to their people, their cultural traditions and way of life as the worst evil, and to send the government, the education system, and the mass media on an absolute royal crusade until they themselves and virtually everyone else around them actually believe it. And this unholy creation would be repeated over and over again, bolstered by revisionist history fabricated by more of the same rotten weasels falsely portraying the white man as the sole perpetrator of slavery and genocide in the world, and this would go on and on until the West would submit via demoralization to the entire Trotskyist internationalist agenda without a single shot being fired. We can see the final stages of this playing out right now, with racial double standards having been created here in America (at the expense of American whites, of course), with the creation of “racism” and “hate speech” offenses in Europe (only targeting the indigineous population, of course), with the Canadian and Australian governments having implemented “multiculturalism” as official state policy (at the expense of the pre-existing Canadian and Australian cultures), and most of all, with the huge wave of third-world immigration into the West, supported by all Western governments (otherwise it wouldn’t be happening), which is radically changing the makeup and culture of those countries, and is threatening their original populations with becoming a minority in their own countries within just a few decades.
Is it beginning to make sense now? Louis Farrakhan 10 yrs ago at an NAACP Unity Summit.
Ready to play. Breitbart tells the NAACP chief to go to hell. Video is down, but it might come up again here. Apparently, he has some might nasty info that he will be releasing.
Andrew Breitbart was on Scott Hennen’s show this morning and had some choice words for the NAACP. He also claims to have video evidence of racism at NAACP events.
He also suggests that the NAACP has veered so far to the left with this resolution that Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have actually stayed away from it.
Breitbart: “Let me say something a tad newsworthy to the president of the NAACP. You can go to hell. You are manufacturing this in a summer in which the economy is the number one issue effecting blacks and whites in this country. This country can ill-afford the schism of race to be exploited the way you are based on the false premise of the tea party being racist. I have tapes…tape of racism and it’s an NAACP dinner. You want to play with fire? I have evidence of racism and it’s coming from the NAACP. This is absolutely manufactured for political gain…
Scott Hennen: By the way, good point. The Washington Times today talks about direct ties between the NAACP and the Black Panthers. Where are they on the “cracker” “kill the white baby” talk? Where are they on what happened in Philly?
Breitbart: Where is the resolution to condemn the racism coming from the black panthers and killing cracker babies? Why is the mainstream media ignoring that story while playing up the non-existent story of the n-word being hurled at Congressmen Lewis and Carson?
