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Richard Blais: For Racist, Change-Averse Southerners, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 “Not as Crazy as Bacon Ice Cream”

Oh dear, possums. We hasten to add that, aside from his annoying overuse of the phrase and concept of things being “a play on” other things, we like and admire Richard Blais and his creativity and maturity. This makes it all the more wince-inducing to come across this passage in an interview he did with the Phoenix, Az., East Valley Tribune : [I]s Atlanta the right city for you? Would your style be...

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Civil Rights Roundup: 07/25/08

Your daily dose of civil rights and related news Congress is questioning the use of expedited trial procedures against suspected illegal immigrants picked up in an Iowa raid on a meat processing plant. E.J. Dionne asks: Is this the year the youth vote finally arrives? Rep. Mark Souder wants to control DC’s gun laws . Mark Souder is from Indiana, which, thanks to the District’s disenfranchisement,...

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Executive Order 9981

60 years ago President Truman signed Executive Order 9981, officially ending segregation in the Armed Forces of the United States, well before civil society was pushed into facing the realities of Jim Crow with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, coming as it did only through the efforts of Civil Rights Movement, symbolized by Martin Luther King and the sacrifice of Medgar Evers and many others - an effort...

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Barack on the 18th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Today marks the 18th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act , a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits, discrimination based on disability. The ADA opened doors and increased opportunities for millions of Americans, but there is still work to be done. To mark today's anniversary, Senator Obama released the following statement: On this anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities...

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Judge Tosses Radio Host's Lawsuit Against Islamic Group

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage against an Islamic civil rights group over its use of a portion of his show in which he called the Koran a 'book of hate.'

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We're the Only Ones in Hot Water Enough

A Florida prison guard has been charged with violating the civil rights of an inmate by pouring hot water on him, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday. Things are heating up for a bad egg " Only One ." I'd heard prisons turned out hard boiled criminals, but never understood the complete process. [Via John G ]

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Judge tosses Savage's suit against Islamic group

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage against an Islamic civil rights group over its use of a portion of his show in which he called the Quran a "book of hate."

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Where's The White Voices? Open Your Eyes

Filed under: BlackSpin , Race and Civil Rights Black Voices Blogs : I don't live in a different world from any other American. But I experience that world as an individual, through the prism of my identity which consists of many elements including "race" as the concept has manifested in this country. As a black... Read more

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Videos for the Day: "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus, the song was first recorded (in 1964) by the pianist / chanteuse (and civil-rights movement heroine) Nina Simone: The song became a hit when its moroseness was given a kickin' R&B beat by The Animals: Santa Esmerelda released a 16 minute-long Latinized disco version of the song in 1977. Quentin Tarantino...

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The '60s Won't Go Away

By Victor Davis Hanson What more can anyone say about the 1960s and all its legacies? Those who protested some 40 years ago often still congratulate themselves that their loud zeal alone brought needed "change" to America in civil rights, the environment, women's liberation and world peace. Maybe. But critics counter that the larger culture that followed was the most self-absorbed in memory. Everyone...

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Groups want to end vehicle raids by cops

Civil rights groups asked the governor of Illinois to disallow police raids on cars during traffic stops -- they say the practice results in racial profiling.Civil rights activists wrote a letter to Gov. Rod Blagojevich, claiming state-backed studies found black and Hispanic drivers are unjustly targeted by the state's law enforcement officials, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday.The letter asked...

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ACLU Calls for Senate to Back Strong Media Shield Law

Washington, DC – As negotiations continue on media shield legislation in the Senate, the American Civil Liberties Union once again voiced its support for a law that fiercely protects the public’s right to know. Last year, the House passed the Free Flow of Information Act – a bill that has real protections for journalists and their sources.

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Andrew Clavan makes the case that George W. Bush is Batman . "Like W, Batman is vilified and despised for confronting terrorists in the only terms they understand. Like W, Batman sometimes has to push the boundaries of civil rights to deal with an emergency, certain that he will re-establish those boundaries when the emergency is past. "And like W, Batman understands that there is no moral equivalence...

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Three States Accused of Illegally Purging Voter Lists

Election officials in a handful of states appear to be ignoring the federal law dictating the way registered voters may be purged from voter rolls, civil rights attorneys say. National voting rights groups have contacted officials in Kansas, Michigan and Louisiana in recent weeks because those states appear to be purging registered voters after election officials found duplicate names and birthdays...

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Wal-Mart faces yet another lawsuit for discrimination

El Paso civil rights group says Wal-Mart is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck Becomes Emotional Over Racial Slur On "The View"

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Becomes Emotional Over Racial Slur On  The View  - icelebz

Drama erupted again on ABC's "The View as resident republican host Elisa beth Hasselbeck breaks down in tears during a heated discussion about a racial slur. During the show's Thursday episode, the hosts were originally discussing civil rights leader Jesse Jackson's apparent use of the N word referring to Senator Barack Obama. The topic then turned to under what circumstances the word can be used inoffensively.

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Amazing Worldwide Support for Alex Barton

"On Wednesday, the Dr. Phil show called looking for Barton to appear as a future guest. The state Attorney General’s Office of Civil Rights also has contacted Barton about the incident. An online petition drive calling for Portillo’s termination has more than 2,200 signatures. But the call she was most excited about getting came locally. The mother of Alex’s friend from school — the one friend he

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SOCIALIST BLASPHEMY

SOCIALIST BLASPHEMY - raimondo

ITALY-BOSELLI POLITICAL LEADER USES JESUS FOR THE SOCIALIST PARTY PROPAGANDA. The Boselli's Socialist Party promotes anti-christian laws; gay's civil rights, abortion, pornography, and other immorality's laws.So by Socialist Party Jesus Christ promotes all the Socialist immorality's laws-IT IS A BIG BLASPHEMY!