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Freedom Calendar 09/13/08 - 09/20/08
2008-09-14 03:06:00 September 13, 1988, President Ronald Reagan proclaims first National Hispanic Heritage Week.September 14, 1874, Democrat white supremacists seize Louisiana statehouse in attempt to overthrow racially-integrated administration of Republican Governor William Kellogg; 27 killed.September 15, 1981, President Ronald Reagan establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, to increase African-American participation in federal education programs.September 16, 1949, Death of African-American Republican and women?s rights activist Hallie Quinn Brown, instrumental in rallying women of all races to support Republican candidates.September 17, 1971, Former Ku Klux Klan member and Democrat U.S. Senator Hugo Black (D-AL) retires from U.S. Supreme Court; appointed by FDR in 1937, he had defended Klansmen for racial murders.September 18, 1895, Republican civil rights activist Booker T. Washington tells white audience in Atlanta: ?There is no defense or security ...
Freedom Calendar 08/30/08 - 09/06/08
2008-09-07 00:58:00 August 30, 1890, Republican President Benjamin Harrison signs legislation by U.S. Senator Justin Morrill (R-VT) making African-Americans eligible for land-grant colleges in the South.August 31, 1823, Birth of Speaker of the House Galusha Grow (R-PA); secured passage of Homestead Act, providing free land to settlers and ending plans of Democrats to open western lands to slave plantations.September 1, 1975, Gen. Daniel James receives fourth star from Republican President Gerald Ford; first African-American to hold that rank in U.S. Air Force.September 2, 1910, Administration of Republican George Alexander, Mayor of Los Angeles, makes Alice Wells first woman police officer in America.September 3, 1868, 25 African-Americans in Georgia legislature, all Republicans, expelled by Democrat majority; later reinstated by Republican Congress.September 4, 2001, Republican U.S. Senate selects Alfonso Lenhardt as first African-American Sergeant at Arms.September 5, 1883, After reforms implemented ...
Freedom Calendar 08/30/08 - 09/06/08
2008-08-31 03:58:00 August 30, 1890, Republican President Benjamin Harrison signs legislation by U.S. Senator Justin Morrill (R-VT) making African-Americans eligible for land-grant colleges in the South.August 31, 1823, Birth of Speaker of the House Galusha Grow (R-PA); secured passage of Homestead Act, providing free land to settlers and ending plans of Democrats to open western lands to slave plantations.September 1, 1975, Gen. Daniel James receives fourth star from Republican President Gerald Ford; first African-American to hold that rank in U.S. Air Force.September 2, 1910, Administration of Republican George Alexander, Mayor of Los Angeles, makes Alice Wells first woman police officer in America.September 3, 1868, 25 African-Americans in Georgia legislature, all Republicans, expelled by Democrat majority; later reinstated by Republican Congress.September 4, 2001, Republican U.S. Senate selects Alfonso Lenhardt as first African-American Sergeant at Arms.September 5, 1883, After reforms implemented ...
Freedom Calendar 08/09/08 - 08/16/08
2008-08-10 04:33:00 August 9, 1988, Lauro Cavazos, first Hispanic to serve in Cabinet, nominated by President Ronald Reagan to be Secretary of Education.August 10, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signs Civil Liberties Act of 1988, compensating Japanese-Americans for deprivation of civil rights and property during World War II internment ordered by FDR.August 11, 1868, Death of U.S. Rep. Thaddeus Stevens (R-PA), who introduced 14th Amendment; requested burial in a racially-integrated cemetery, with epitaph 'Equality of Man before his Creator'.August 12, 1982,Hispanic Republican Faith Evans, first woman in nation to serve as U.S. Marshal, sworn in following appointment by President Ronald Reagan.August 13, 1818, Birth of Lucy Stone, Republican anti-slavery and women?s rights activist; founder of American Woman Suffrage Association in 1869.August 14, 1996, Pacific Research Institute President Sally Pipes, addressing Republican National Convention on future of civil rights movement, calls for government wh...
Freedom Calendar 08/02/08 - 08/09/08
2008-08-03 01:49:00 August 2, 1810, Birth of anti-slavery activist and New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Amos Tuck, co-founder of the Republican Party.August 3, 1990 President George, H. W. Bush declares first National American Indian Heritage Month.August 4, 1965, Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen (R-IL) overcomes Democrat attempts to block 1965 Voting Rights Act; 94% of Senate Republicans vote for landmark civil right legislation, while 27% of Democrats oppose.August 5, 1964, Hispanic-American Republican Lt. Everett Alvarez, USN, is shot down in Vietnam; becomes first U.S. prisoner of North Vietnamese and longest-serving POW in U.S. history.August 6, 1965, Voting Rights Act of 1965, abolishing literacy tests and other measures devised by Democrats to prevent African-Americans from voting, signed into law; higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats vote in favor.August 7, 1917, Birth of African-American Republican Melvin Evans, first elected Governor of Virgin Islands; also served as Delegate to Con...
Freedom Calendar 07/26/08 - 08/02/08
2008-07-27 02:22:00 July 26, 1990, President George H. W. Bush signs Americans with Disabilities Act, world?s first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities.July 27, 1960, At Republican National Convention, Vice President and eventual presidential nominee Richard Nixon insists on strong civil rights plank in platform.July 28, 1866, Republican Congress authorizes formation of the Buffalo Soldiers, two regiments of African-American cavalrymen.July 29, 1932, Birth of Nancy Kassebaum, U.S. Senator (R-KS) and daughter of 1936 Republican presidential nominee.July 30, 1866, Democrat-controlled City of New Orleans orders police to storm racially-integrated Republican meeting; raid kills 40 and wounds more than 150.July 31, 2000, African-American U.S. Rep. J. C. Watts (R-OK) presides over Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.August 1, 1916, Republican presidential candidate Charles Evans Hughes, former New York Governor and U.S. Supreme Court Justice, endorses women?s suffrage const...
Freedom Calendar 07/19/08 - 07/26/08
2008-07-19 19:27:00 July 19, 1867, Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Andrew Johnson?s veto of legislation protecting voting rights of African-Americans.July 20, 1854, Anti-slavery activists in Worcester, MA found Massachusetts Republican Party.July 21, 1896 African-American Republican activist Mary Terrell elected first president of the National Association of Colored Women.July 22, 1993, Death of Roscoe Robinson, first African-American four-star general in the U.S. Army; promoted in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan.July 23, 1840, Birth of African-American Republican John Hyman; sold eight times as a slave, became U.S. Rep. from North Carolina (1875-77).July 24, 1867, Republican Party established in South Carolina; at convention, 76 of 124 delegates were African-American.July 25, 2001, California Republican Gaddi Vasquez nominated by President George W. Bush as first Hispanic to be Director of the Peace Corps.July 26, 1990, President George H. W. Bush signs Americans with Disabilities Act...
Freedom Calendar 07/12/08 - 07/19/08
2008-07-12 20:54:00 July 12, 1974, Republican National Chairman George H. W. Bush establishes Republican National Hispanic Assembly.July 13, 1868, Louisiana Republican Oscar Dunn, a former slave, becomes nation?s first African-American Lt. Governor.July 14, 1884, Republicans criticize Democratic Party?s nomination of racist U.S. Senator Thomas Hendricks (D-IN) for vice president; he had voted against the 13th Amendment banning slavery.July 15, 1980, NAACP President Benjamin Hooks addresses Republican National Convention; previously appointed by President Richard Nixon in 1972 as first African-American member of U.S. Civil Rights CommissionJuly 16, 1866, Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Andrew Johnson?s veto of Freedman's Bureau Act, which protected former slaves from ?black codes? denying their rights.July 17, 1862, Over unanimous Democrat opposition, Republican Congress passes Confiscation Act stating that slaves of the Confederacy 'shall be forever free'.July 18, 1906, Birth of Asi...
Freedom Calendar 07/05/08 - 07/12/08
2008-07-05 20:18:00 July 5, 1801, Birth of David Farragut, Tennessee-born Hispanic appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as first U.S. Navy Admiral.July 6, 1854, First state Republican Party officially organized in Jackson, Michigan, to oppose Democrats? pro-slavery policies.July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan appoints first woman to U.S. Supreme Court, former Arizona Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O?Connor; as Republican legislator in Arizona, she was first woman to serve as Majority Leader in any state.July 8, 1970, In special message to Congress, President Richard Nixon calls for reversal of policy of forced termination of Native American rights and benefits.July 9, 1955, Republican attorney E. Frederic Morrow becomes first African-American executive in White House; served as advisor to President Dwight Eisenhower.July 10, 1805, Birth of U.S. Senator Jacob Howard (R-MI), co-author of the 14th Amendment; wrote first state Republican Party platform, condemning Democrats? pro-slavery policies.July...
Freedom Calendar 06/21/08 - 06/28/08
2008-06-21 18:35:00 June 21, 1832, Birth of U.S. Rep. Joseph Rainey (R-SC), former slave who in 1870 became first African-American member of U.S. House.June 22, 1870, Republican Congress creates U.S. Department of Justice, to safeguard the civil rights of African-Americans against Democrats in the South.June 23, 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower meets with Martin Luther King and other African-American leaders to discuss plans to advance civil rights.June 24, 1940, Republican Party platform calls for integration of the armed forces; for the balance of his terms in office, FDR fails to order itJune 25, 1996, Death of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Elbert Tuttle, appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower; eulogized for ensuring that Brown v. Board of Education became ?a broad mandate for racial justice?.June 26, 1857, Abraham Lincoln declares Republican position that slavery is ?cruelly wrong,? while Democrats ?cultivate and excite hatred? for blacks.June 27, 1940, Charles Anderson (R-KY), first African-Ameri...
Freedom Calendar 06/14/08 - 06/21/08
2008-06-14 20:06:00 June 14, 1877, Nominated by U.S. Rep. James Freeman (R-GA), Henry O. Flipper becomes first African-American to graduate from West Point.June 15, 1864 Republican Congress votes equal pay for African-American troops serving in U.S. Army during Civil War.June 16, 1854, Newspaper editor Horace Greeley calls on opponents of slavery to unite in the Republican Party.June 17, 1856, Republican National Convention makes John C. Fremont its first Republican presidential nominee, with slogan 'Free soil, free labor, free speech, and Fremont'.June 18, 1912, African-American Robert Church, founder of Lincoln Leagues to register black voters in Tennessee, attends 1912 Republican National Convention as delegate; eventually serves as delegate at 8 conventions.June 19, 1865, On ?Juneteenth,? U.S. troops land in Galveston, TX to enforce ban on slavery that had been declared more than two years before by the Emancipation Proclamation.June 20, 1964, The Chicago Defender, renowned African-American newsp...
Obama: Lead for Change, for Good!
2008-06-03 16:16:00 Barack Hussein Obama, you have a chance to be elected president of America, the world’s most powerful nation. Many people think you’re ready to LEAD, especially when you demonstrate -in your speeches, interviews and comments- how you really grasp the path America took to have an Arab-American actually campaigning to be a candidate for election ...
By: I Call BS!
Obama: Not Your Typical White Persons?
2008-06-02 12:54:00 Dear Hussein Obama, Reading the printed text of some of your speeches and off-the-cuff responses, it occurred to me that you may not be informed of the Causes of the American Civil War. This is understandable, as not many American teachers can really help their students to understand the simple principles of the oneness of humankind, ...
By: I Call BS!
Net Neutrality in Canada
2008-05-30 02:23:00 A new bill put before the House of Commons in Canada will mean forcing the very few ISPs to stop throttling the speed at which people can use the internet. At the moment Bell and Rogers are the two largest carriers in Canada with a few smaller companies trying to compete - the main problem ...
Gay Marriage in NY and CA on June 17th
2008-05-29 17:07:00 If your gay and want to get married you will soon have that right if you live in California or New York. I'm sure you have already heard the good news out west, but what you may not know is New Yorker's will also get wedding bells and full marriage benefits on June 17th, 2008. Hours after California issued a directive Wednesday authorizing that date, word came that New York Gov. David Paterson instructed state agencies - including those governing insurance and health care - to immediately change policies and regulations to recognize gay marriages preformed in California. New York already recognizes marriages from Canada, Spain, and other counties where it's legal. Massachusetts is currently the only U.S. state that recognizes same-sex marriage, but its residency requirements currently bar New Yorkers from marrying there. Now they don't have to leave the country to get hitched. The move by Paterson's administration does not legalize same-sex marriage in New York. The state'...
Freedom Calendar 05/24/08 - 05/31/08
2008-05-25 03:08:00 May 24, 1900, Republicans vote no in referendum for constitutional convention in Virginia, designed to create a new state constitution disenfranchising African-Americans.May 25, 1928, Republican Genevieve Cline becomes first woman in nation to serve as federal judge; appointed to U.S. Customs Court by President Calvin Coolidge.May 26, 2001, African-American Claude Allen, nominated by President George W. Bush, is confirmed as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.May 27, 1987, Vietnamese-American cadet Hoang Nhu Tran, former boat person, graduates as valedictorian from U.S. Air Force Academy; nominated by U.S. Senator Bill Armstrong (R-CO).May 28, 1930, Birth of U.S. Rep. Patricia Saiki (R-HI), first Asian-American to lead a federal agency; appointed head of U.S. Small Business Administration by President George H. W. Bush.May 29, 1902, Virginia Democrats implement new state constitution, condemned by Republicans as illegal, reducing African-American voter registration b...
Civil rights school on list of 11 endangered sites
2008-05-22 07:53:00 National Trust for Historic Preservation releases list of 11 endangered sites List includes urban neighborhoods threatened by development, gentrification School at center of Brown v. Board of Education makes list The National Trust hopes the list will
By: Get rich
Civil rights school on list of 11 endangered sites
2008-05-22 07:53:00 National Trust for Historic Preservation releases list of 11 endangered sites List includes urban neighborhoods threatened by development, gentrification School at center of Brown v. Board of Education makes list The National Trust hopes the list will
By: Get rich
Xenophobia in S.A.
2008-05-19 18:57:00 The poverty caused by Mugabe in Zimbabwe is pushing people further south into South Africa where they are being attacked, at least 22 have died in the vigilante raids. What is surprising is that these attacks have been called xenophobic in nature. This in a country that only recently emerged from apartheid. Are these refugees the ...
Gay marriage now legal in California!
2008-05-15 19:46:00 The California Supreme Court has overturned a ban on gay marriage, paving the way for California to become the second state where gay and lesbian residents can marry. The justices released the 4-3 decision Thursday, saying that domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage in an opinion written by Chief Justice Ron George. "Under these circumstances, we cannot find that retention of the traditional definition of marriage constitutes a compelling state interest," the court said in a majority decision. "Accordingly, we conclude that to the extent the current California statutory provisions limit marriage to opposite-sex couples, these statutes are unconstitutional." More on this story from NBC News...
Calif. Court rules on Gay Marriage Thursday!
2008-05-14 23:34:00 The California Supreme Court said it plans to issue its long-awaited decision on whether to legalize same-sex marriage on Thursday. The high court announced the pending opinion on its Web site Wednesday morning. Justices heard oral arguments in a series of cases brought by gay and lesbian couples, the city of San Francisco and two gay rights advocacy groups in early March. The court has been asked to decide whether the state's one man-one woman marriage laws violate the civil rights of same-sex couples. If it rules in favor of the plaintiffs, California could become the second state after Massachusetts where gays and lesbians can legally wed. Gay-rights organizations sent mass e-mails to people Wednesday telling them to get ready for a historical decision and, according to Equality California: "win or lose, we must stand united and proud to accept the Court's decision. The world will be watching us. Our response needs to match this moment." Which way do you expect the court to r...
Freedom Calendar 05/10/08 - 05/17/08
2008-05-11 04:19:00 May 10, 1866, U.S. House passes Republicans? 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the laws to all citizens; 100% of Democrats vote no.May 11, 1949, Birth of African-American Republican and sharecropper?s daughter Janice Rogers Brown, nominated by President George W. Bush as Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals.May 12, 1850, Birth of U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA), whose 1890 Federal Elections Bill enforcing African-American voting rights passed House on party-line vote but was defeated in Senate by a Democrat filibuster.May 13, 1983, President Ronald Reagan designates first national observance of American Indian Day.May 14, 1971, Republican Senators Jacob Javits (NY) and Charles Percy (IL) appoint the first female pages in U.S. Senate.May 15, 1999, Death of Judge John Minor Wisdom of U.S. Court of Appeals, renowned author of landmark civil rights decisions; appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower to key Fifth Circuit covering Southern states.May 16, ...
Freedom Calendar 05/10/08 - 05/17/08
2008-05-11 04:19:00 May 10, 1866, U.S. House passes Republicans? 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the laws to all citizens; 100% of Democrats vote no.May 11, 1949, Birth of African-American Republican and sharecropper?s daughter Janice Rogers Brown, nominated by President George W. Bush as Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals.May 12, 1850, Birth of U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA), whose 1890 Federal Elections Bill enforcing African-American voting rights passed House on party-line vote but was defeated in Senate by a Democrat filibuster.May 13, 1983, President Ronald Reagan designates first national observance of American Indian Day.May 14, 1971, Republican Senators Jacob Javits (NY) and Charles Percy (IL) appoint the first female pages in U.S. Senate.May 15, 1999, Death of Judge John Minor Wisdom of U.S. Court of Appeals, renowned author of landmark civil rights decisions; appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower to key Fifth Circuit covering Southern states.May 16, ...
Freedom Calendar 05/03/08 - 05/10/08
2008-05-04 03:48:00 May 3, 1876, Birth of Isaac Leevy, South Carolina African-American Republican who established Lincoln Emancipation Clubs in 1940s to enable African-Americans to vote.May 4, 1961 - American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) CORE was co-founded in Chicago in 1942 by James L. Farmer, Jr. In 1968 Farmer ran for U.S. Congress as a Republican and lost to Democrat Shirley Chisholm. However his defeat was not total; the recently elected Republican President, Richard Nixon, offered him the position of Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.May 5, 1983, Hispanic Republican Patricia Diaz Dennis appointed by President Ronald Reagan as first Hispanic woman on National Labor Relations Board; later served as FCC Commissioner under Reagan and as Regent of Texas State University under Gov. George W. Bush.May 6, 1960, President Dwight Eisenhower signs Republicans? Civil Rights Act of 1960,...
Freedom Calendar 05/03/08 - 05/10/08
2008-05-04 03:41:00 May 3, 1876, Birth of Isaac Leevy, South Carolina African-American Republican who established Lincoln Emancipation Clubs in 1940s to enable African-Americans to vote.May 4, 1961 - American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) CORE was co-founded in Chicago in 1942 by James L. Farmer, Jr. In 1968 Farmer ran for U.S. Congress as a Republican and lost to Democrat Shirley Chisholm. However his defeat was not total; the recently elected Republican President, Richard Nixon, offered him the position of Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.May 5, 1983, Hispanic Republican Patricia Diaz Dennis appointed by President Ronald Reagan as first Hispanic woman on National Labor Relations Board; later served as FCC Commissioner under Reagan and as Regent of Texas State University under Gov. George W. Bush.May 6, 1960, President Dwight Eisenhower signs Republicans? Civil Rights Act of 1960,...
American Bigots for the Military
2008-05-02 10:33:00 Well the bigots are out in force and at it again. A conservative lobby group is urging Congress to reject legislation that would repeal "Don't Ask, Don' Tell", the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military. The Military Readiness Enhancement Act which would repeal the decade old DADT has bipartisan support and hearings are expected to be held this year. Americans For The Military, part of the conservative Center for Military Readiness, is circulating a petition online to pressure members of Congress to maintain the ban. Below is their new video which has been posted on YouTube. Don't bother trying to leave a comment on their video as they have comments blocked. Gee, I wonder why that is?
Domestic Elder Abuse in Louisiana: The Case of August Baxter
2008-05-01 13:30:00 Ray,Could I post something about my late father's abuse? -Eric C. BaxterMy late father, August Baxter, was an elderly and disabled man when, as his wife lay dying, his home was invaded by interlopers who appointed themselves to be his "caregivers". He was coerced into signing legal instruments he could not read and which were artfully designed to imprison him and rob him of his assets. His body was ultimately found in the lake behind his home, just days before a legal resolution seemed at hand. The manner of his death was classified as "undetermined", but his apparent drowning in two feet of water resulted from negligence, violence or the application of psychological abuse.Throughout his long ordeal, family members reporting his exploitation, urgently warning of his endangerment and attempting to arrange the legal assistance he requested were subjected to acts of official reprisal and intimidation. State law defines elder abuse and criminalizes any failure to report it; it does not...
By: Elder Abuse
Catholic dissenters?call the Episcopalians!
2008-04-30 18:26:00 By Hugh McNichol April 30, 2008 - Rudy Giuliani, Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry, Ted Kennedy and a host of other high profile politicians, actors, and social advocates need to clearly understand that the practice of Catholicism is a committed lifestyle of faithful and loving adherence to the Church?s regulations and teachings. It is indeed the right time ...
Some common sense from the Supreme Court
2008-04-29 01:50:00 The Supreme Court ruled today that states can require voters to produce photo identification without violating their constitutional rights, validating Republican-inspired voter ID laws. In a splintered 6-3 ruling, the court upheld Indiana’s strict photo ID requirement, which Democrats and civil rights groups said would deter poor, older and minority voters from casting ballots. Its backers ...
By: I Call BS!
Freedom Calendar 04/26/08 - 05/03/08
2008-04-27 03:33:00 April 26, 1999, Legislation authored by U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI) awarding Congressional Gold Medal to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks is transmitted to President.April 27, 1822, Birth of Republican President Ulysses Grant; championed and enforced Republican legislation to safeguard civil rights of African-Americans.April 28, 1971, Rear Admiral Samuel Lee Gravely becomes first African-American to achieve Flag Rank in U.S. Navy, promoted by President Richard Nixon.April 29, 1877, Death of Republican Gov. William Brownlow, who led fight for Tennessee?s ratification of 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the laws.April 30, 1862, African-American Republicans in New Orleans establish L?Union, first African-American newspaper in South.May 1, 1981, President Ronald Reagan proclaims first Jewish Heritage Week.May 2, 1963, Republicans condemn Democrat sheriff of Birmingham, AL for arresting over 2,000 African-American schoolchildren marching for their ci...
North Highlands principal touches racial nerve at test-gap meeting
2008-04-22 20:37:00 By Laurel Rosenhall Principal Jana Fields thought she was doing a good thing for her school when she pulled African American students into a meeting last week to discuss upcoming standardized tests. The school’s African American parents, on the other hand, thought Fields was being racist when she told the children their past scores were lower than ...
By: I Call BS!
Freedom Calendar 04/19/08 - 04/26/08
2008-04-20 02:51:00 April 19, 1866, Thousands assemble in Washington, DC to celebrate Republican Party?s abolition of slavery.April 20, 1871, Republican Congress enacts the Ku Klux Klan Act, outlawing Democratic Party-affiliated terrorist groups which oppressed African-Americans.April 21, 1926, Death of George Murray, former slave who served as U.S. Rep. (R-SC) from 1893-97.April 22, 1981, President Ronald Reagan establishes first annual Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust.April 23, 1971, Republican appointee Herbert Choy becomes first Asian-American federal judge, named by President Richard Nixon to U.S. Court of Appeals.April 24, 1974, James M. Rogers, Jr. is first African-American selected National Teacher of the Year, by President Richard Nixon.April 25, 1975, Appointed by President Gerald Ford, Dick Yin Wong becomes first Asian-American to serve as judge on a U.S. District Court.April 26, 1999, Legislation authored by U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI) awarding Congressional Gold Meda...
friggebod and civil rights
2008-04-17 18:00:00 From Scott Hedges (and quite funny, too): http://www.novoline.se/ This is a site selling the “Linne” which is a prefab shed, with modernist intentions. I think you’ll have to agree that this site deserves an award for all out Nordic chutzpah. Make sure you have your speakers turned up when you open this site. Never before have the ...
By: materialicious
Kuwait Female Civil Rights An Issue
2008-04-14 09:08:00 Kuwait University Professor Dr. Khalifa Alhamida told a reporter, “Sometimes discrimination is needed in society.” He justified qotas aHt Kuwait Unversity which require hgher GPAs for women than men since women now constitute two-thirds of university enrollment. It is common for many Kuwait men to travel abroad in search of education while few women take advantage of that opportunity. Some advocates of female quotas argue their society needs more male leadership so imposing higher standards for women essentially helps the entire nation. The Kuwait legislature has been debating, but not taking action on, a Woman’s lw which would grant extensive rights to women such as allowing them to pass on Kuwait citizenship to children, and monetary support for those remaining home caring for children
Waterboarding the ultimate motivational tool
2008-04-13 04:59:00 Okay, how about this, you coming to work every day, you work hard every day, but your sales just aren’t the same as everyone else’s. It maybe you have a terrible client list. It may be that you do on the job. It may be that you’re selling a terrible product. ...
Freedom Calendar 04/05/08 - 04/12/08
2008-04-06 00:28:00 April 5, 1839, Birth of African-American U.S. Rep. Robert Smalls (R-SC), who escaped slavery by commandeering a Confederate gunboat.April 6, 1869, Republican Ebenezer Bassett is first African-American presidential appointment, as President Ulysses Grant?s Minister to Haiti.April 7, 1862, President Lincoln concludes treaty with Britain for suppression of slave trade.April 8, 1865, 13th Amendment banning slavery passed by U.S. Senate with 100% Republican support, 63% Democrat opposition.April 9, 1866, Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Johnson?s veto; Civil Rights Act of 1866, conferring rights of citizenship on African-Americans, becomes law.April 10, 1953, Oveta Culp Hobby, appointed by President Eisenhower, confirmed as first woman to be U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.April 11, 1908, Birth of Republican Jane Bolin, first African-American woman in nation to serve as judge, appointed by New York Mayor LaGuardia in 1939.April 12, 1824, Birth of African-A...
WPPM-World Peace And Prosperity Mandate, To Fight Human And Civil Rights Ab
2008-04-05 18:16:00 WPPM-World Peace And Prosperity Mandate was created to help stop rampant human, civil rights, women and animal abuse, as well as environmental pollution problems around the world and by so doing make it a better place for all human beings. http://www.wppm.org Impacting America And The World Through Pragmatic Human And Civil Rights Advocacy, For Responsible And Better Humanity. THE ISSUES THAT WPPM.ORG WISHES TO ADDRESS: Our world is filled with evil, wars, poverty, social, economic and political as well as sexual problems, suffering and misery today because we are divided and we let these divisions force us to fight among ourselves and destroy one another. This is foolish because all of us are the children of God and the universe and have cosmic roles to play to maintain order in the Cosmos. If people all over the world can forget the color of their skins, religions, politics, genders, races, ethnicities, countries, states, professions, classes, and personal biases and join hands wi...
Chicago civil rights attorney dies at 82
(AP)
2008-04-03 23:17:00 AP - R. Eugene Pincham, a longtime civil rights attorney who helped win a multimillion-dollar settlement after two young boys were falsely accused of killing an 11-year-old girl, has died. He was 82.
Gays More Dangerous Than Terrorists
2008-04-03 03:09:00 An Oklahoma lawmaker named Sally Kern is warning her constituents that gays are taking over and have become more dangerous to the American way of life than terrorists. This video was recorded and released by a group called Victory Fund, an American political action committee, dedicated to increasing the number of openly LGBT public officials in US political life. For more inforamtion or to donate please visit their Web Site.
40 years ago this week MLK was killed
2008-04-02 04:55:00 It is kind of amazing. 40 years ago. I was 7 years old. I was old enough to understand the feeling that hung over my house that day. The feeling that something terrible had happened. There have been a lot of comparisons of Barack Obama and Martin Luther King. Although they ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "40 years ago this week MLK was killed", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.n-et/wordpress/2008/04/01/40-year-s-ago-this-week-mlk-was-killed/-" });
A New Cuba for a New Castro?
2008-04-01 08:34:00 Yesterday (3/31/08) one dream of many Cubans came true when Raul Castro did away with the laws that forbade Cuban citizens from staying in, or even entering, the island’s luxury hotels and resorts. Today more dreams are coming true! Starting on April 1st Cubans can now purchase things like computers, plasma TVs, electric powered bicycles ...
China Claims evidence Dalai Lama Inspired Riots
2008-03-31 08:38:00 We can agree China is at present a totalitarian state, but that should not be the issue, I would argue it is also a culture slowly in transition to a free market representative republic, but the crises at hand is Tibet and the Olympic games. The Dalai Lama and those who support him demand restoration of ...
Civil Rights Game is a King?s cause (Yahoo! Sports)
2008-03-30 03:53:00 MLB event honors 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, but it might move from Memphis. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Mets close out weekened of Civil Rights festivities with 3-2 win over White
2008-03-30 03:01:00 Chicago White Sox general manager Ken Williams views the annual Civil Rights game as more than a spring-ending exhibition with a reflection on historical significance. He see it as an opportunity to mark the struggles of the past and continue efforts to strive for equality. “Anytime you can bring attention to a part of our ...
By: MLB News Blog
MLK III, Hank Aaron join panel on baseball and civil rights (AP)
2008-03-29 02:06:00 Major League Baseball needs to find ways to address the declining interest among young blacks, panelists on a round-table discussion associated with this weekend’s Civil Rights Game said Friday. Speakers, such as Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, said one reason for the declining interest is the expense of the sport, with college athletic scholarships in ...
By: MLB News Blog
Pakistan?s Judicial Crisis: How Radical Is The Talk Of The Restoration Of J
2008-03-15 02:18:00 Only recently the US Ambassador to Pakistan was quoted by the national press, pressing Shahbaz Sharif to give up his radical position on the restoration of judges. This report, regardless of its veracity, sums up the essence of the US attitude towards the problem. Unfortunately, things do not end here. Apparently ...
The Wright Stuff
2008-03-14 12:37:00 "Hillary ain't never been called a n-----" Wack job Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama's "spiritual adviser." NYP Obama's gonna have to 'spain hissef. NewsBusters vid But not to Anderson Cooper.Charles Krauthammer has an intriguing piece in today's Wash Post on the self-immolation of the Democratic party. "The optimist will say that when this is over, we will look back on the Clinton-Obama contest, and its looming ugly endgame, as the low point of identity politics and the beginning of a turning away. The pessimist will just vote Republican."The NYT runs a profile of Obama's dead white mother.
By: Chickaboomer
Equality Quotes
2008-03-11 00:00:00 Sometimes I have to remind myself that we are not alone in this struggle for Equal rights. History has shown us that there have been many brave men and women who have helped pave the way for equality. Below are just a few quotes that lift my spirits and remind me that mankind does have the capacity to understand equality for EVERYONE, even if it is taking longer than we had hoped. Yet, there
Civil Rights
2008-03-05 09:01:00 Civil Rights You’ll Sure Miss Those When They’re Gone SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Civil Rights", url: "http://leftwingconspiracy.com/-2008/03/05/civil-rights/" });
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
2008-03-01 13:25:00 I don’t ever want to see this again. Pictured above in the Sun-Sentinel is Denise King, the mother of Simmie Williams, who was killed in Ft. Lauderdale last week, probably because he was gay (at the time, the media said he may have been hooking, but that’s nothing but pure-dee bullshit, in this old ho’s ... |
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