Day: March 18, 2015

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Michelle Obama Politics

Raven-Symonè On Michelle Obama: “Some People Look Like Animals” – Video

The Cosby Show actress was defending the Univision  employee who was recently fired for comparing the First Lady to a cast member from the movie, The Planet Of The Apes. Symone made a guest appearance on The View and said, rather convincingly that, “Some people look like animals. I look like a bird. So can I be mad if somebody calls me a Toucan Sam?”

Last week, an ex Univision host named Rodner Figueroa compared the first lady to an ape, saying, “Mind you, you know that Michelle Obama looks like she’s part of the cast of “Planet of the Apes,” the film.” That comment, according to Rosie Perez, a Latin member of The View, was infact… “racist.”

“There is a secret in the Latin community, specifically the Caribbean, South American, Central American Latin community. They are very racist,” Perez said. “They never want to be in the same group as black people. And it’s very, very sad. And he did say Michelle Obama looked like a cast member of the ‘Planet of the Apes.’”

Parez continued;

“I am the Latin person here on this table and I would like to tell you that it was racist, period. And the thing is this is a problem in the Latin community that we do not talk about. That we do not address. And it is real and it was revealed by this man’s statement. And you do not disrespect the first lady of our country.”

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Racism

Racist Father Kept his 10 Year Old Daughter Away From Her Black Friend’s Birthday

Of course we have a black president and yes, it is 2015. But there are those who are intent on keeping racism alive and they are doing their best to pass their horrid thinking on to the next generation.

Parents of a young girl have spoken of their shock after their daughter received a letter from her classmate telling her she might not be allowed to attend her birthday sleepover because she is black.

A ten-year-old girl wrote the note for her friend Harmony Jones at a school in Memphis, Tennessee, after she was invited to her birthday celebrations, WREG reports.

The letter read: “Maybe I will not be able to go to your birthday sleepover because my dad will not let me go because you are black. Not trying to be races [sic], but my mom let me no [sic] Happy birthday!’

Local civil rights activist Lasimba Gray described the note as “regrettable” but said he hoped it could be used as a learning curve.

“Fifty-two years since the Dr. King ‘I have a dream speech,’ you would think that the basis for racism would disappear, but evidently it is being perpetuated by those who teach it,” he added.

Harmony’s father Christopher Jones said he was shocked that his daughter received a letter of this nature. “It angered me a little bit,” he told the network. “It hurt me that my 10-year-old girl had to deal with this, and I myself never thought I would have to deal with this.”

“I guess as parents we have to be more aware and more conscious of what we teach our children.”

The girl’s family has not commented on the letter.

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Illinois Politics

Another Republican Resigns – Got Caught Milking The Government

I know both sides do it, but it seems like Republicans have almost perfected the art of ripping off the government.

Aaron Schock, a Republican Representatives from Illinois is the latest Republican to realize that his version of milking the government was not foolproof, and thanks to those pesky reporters from Politico, Schock’s days of drinking from the never-ending bosom of the United States government, abruptly came to an end when the Republican realized that the gig was up and resigned.

Here’s an example of the craziness of this Schock character from Illinois. The Republican charged the government for mileage on his personal vehicle, from 2010 to 2014. No crime here, charging for mileage is common, everyone does it. But Schock was either extremely greedy or a Republican,  and in today’s world of politics, greed and Republican apparently go hand in hand.

The congressman’s vehicle history was pieced together from dozens of pages of Illinois vehicle records.

When Schock transferred the SUV to an Illinois dealership in 2014, it had 81,860 miles on the odometer, documents show. However, from January 2010 to the end of July 2014, he billed the federal government for 123,131 miles on his personal vehicle. During the same period, the Republican billed his “Schock for Congress” campaign account and GOP Generation Y Fund, his leadership political action committee, for an additional 49,388 miles.

Altogether, Schock sought reimbursement for 172,520 miles on his car, despite the fact that he signed documents that certified the vehicle traveled less than half that distance.

That, in addition to other inappropriate use of campaign funds detailed by Politico, forced Schock to come to terms with the flaws in his extortion game. It couldn’t go on any longer and the Republican issued this brief statement on Tuesday.

“[T]he constant questions over the last six weeks have proven a great distraction that has made it too difficult for me to serve the people of the 18th District with the high standards that they deserve and which I have set for myself. I have always sought to do what’s best for my constituents, and I thank them for the opportunity to serve.”

Later Tuesday, a spokesman for Schock added, “In an effort to remove any questions and out of an abundance of caution, Congressman Schock has reimbursed all monies received for official mileage since his election to Congress.”

Schock will “serve” the people of his district until the end of March.

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