‘Niggerhead’: Washington Post Publishes Racially Charged Front Page Hit Piece on Rick Perry
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In 2006, the Washington Post lead a racially charged smear campaign against former Senator George Allen (R-Va.) involving the previously unknown word “macaca.” On Sunday, the Post prominently featured a 3000-word, racially charged, front page hit piece involving Texas governor Rick Perry and a decades old bit of graffiti reading “Niggerhead”: In the early years of his political career, Rick Perry began hosting fellow lawmakers, friends and supporters at his family’s secluded West Texas hunting camp, a place known by the name painted in block letters across a large, flat rock standing upright at its gated entrance. “Niggerhead,” it read. Ranchers who once grazed cattle on the 1,070-acre parcel on the Clear Fork of the Brazos River called it by that name well before Perry and his father, Ray, began hunting there in the early 1980s. There is no definitive account of when the rock first appeared on the property. In an earlier time, the name on the rock was often given to mountains and creeks and rock outcroppings across the country. Over the years, civil rights groups and government agencies have had some success changing those and other racially offensive names that dotted the nation’s maps. But the name of this particular parcel did not change for years after it became associated with Rick Perry, first as a private citizen, then as a state official and finally as Texas governor. Some locals still call it that. As recently as this summer, the slablike rock — lying flat, the name still faintly visible beneath a coat of white paint — remained by the gated entrance to the camp. “There is no definitive account of when the rock first appeared on the property.” Which means the Perrys were not responsible for placing it there. Quite the contrary, as author Stephanie McCrummen relays over 3000 words, Perry and his family routinely painted over the offensive graffiti and eventually turned the rock it was painted on over so that it was completely hidden from view. So why would the Post give so much print space to such an article? He grew up in a segregated era whose history has defined and complicated the careers of many Southern politicians. Perry has spoken often about how his upbringing in this sparsely populated farming community influenced his conservatism. He has rarely, if ever, discussed what it was like growing up amid segregation in an area where blacks were a tiny fraction of the population.
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October 2, 2011 No CommentIn 2006, the Washington Post lead a racially charged smear campaign against former Senator George Allen (R-Va.) involving the previously unknown word “macaca.” On Sunday, the Post prominently featured a 3000-word, racially charged, front page hit piece involving Texas governor Rick Perry and a decades old bit of graffiti reading “Niggerhead”: In the early years of his political career, Rick Perry began hosting fellow lawmakers, friends and supporters at his family’s secluded West Texas hunting camp, a place known by the name painted in block letters across a large, flat rock standing upright at its gated entrance. “Niggerhead,” it read. Ranchers who once grazed cattle on the 1,070-acre parcel on the Clear Fork of the Brazos River called it by that name well before Perry and his father, Ray, began hunting there in the early 1980s. There is no definitive account of when the rock first appeared on the property. In an earlier time, the name on the rock was often given to mountains and creeks and rock outcroppings across the country. Over the years, civil rights groups and government agencies have had some success changing those and other racially offensive names that dotted the nation’s maps. But the name of this particular parcel did not change for years after it became associated with Rick Perry, first as a private citizen, then as a state official and finally as Texas governor. Some locals still call it that. As recently as this summer, the slablike rock — lying flat, the name still faintly visible beneath a coat of white paint — remained by the gated entrance to the camp. “There is no definitive account of when the rock first appeared on the property.” Which means the Perrys were not responsible for placing it there. Quite the contrary, as author Stephanie McCrummen relays over 3000 words, Perry and his family routinely painted over the offensive graffiti and eventually turned the rock it was painted on over so that it was completely hidden from view. So why would the Post give so much print space to such an article? He grew up in a segregated era whose history has defined and complicated the careers of many Southern politicians. Perry has spoken often about how his upbringing in this sparsely populated farming community influenced his conservatism. He has rarely, if ever, discussed what it was like growing up amid segregation in an area where blacks were a tiny fraction of the population.
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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging to get updated. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don’t escape without notice, we’ve gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery from the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy! Official Android updates The top story this week revolves around the HTC Thunderbolt’s long-awaited Gingerbread OTA update. It was finally rolling out, which was exciting news for owners of the device — until it had to be pulled because of some rather significant bugs. The largest of them all was that voicemail notifications no longer worked properly; video chatting through Google Talk was also slightly messed up as well. No word on when we can expect to see it come back with those bugs fixed. [ Droid-Life ] Unfortunately, the Thunderbolt isn’t the only phone falling victim to pulled revamps; the LG Optimus S on Sprint had its Gingerbread update kiboshed, though users have had two weeks to get it — plenty of time for anyone to experience some of the bugs, which included the phone not charging, the SD card not being recognized when the phone’s connected to the computer, no access to data services, and predictive text on the virtual keyboard stopped working. It’s disappointing to see this happen so soon after the Kyocera Echo update went through a similar debacle. [ SprintFeed ] LG Optimus 3D: V10K firmware update, enables phone to convert OpenGL-capable 2D games into stereoscopic 3D. Note: this still runs Android 2.2.2, so we’re still waiting for Gingerbread. [ AndroidCentral ] Motorola Xoom WiFi: Android 3.2.1 is beginning to roll out. [ AndroidCentral ] Dell Streak 7: Honeycomb update rolling out now to unspecified regions [ AndroidCentral ] Asus Eee Pad Transformer: Revamped to Android 3.2.1, adds other bug fixes [ AndroidCommunity ] Casio G’Zone Commando: Gingerbread rolling out now [ Droid-Life ] Motorola Droid 3: Minor maintenance refresh; enhances Google Talk with video chat support, several other fixes. [ PhoneDog ] T-Mobile Samsung Nexus S: OTA install (with option to manually install) to Android 2.3.6; doesn’t appear to break tethering. [ AndroidCentral ] Unofficial Android updates, custom ROMs and misc. hackery The Android 2.3.5 ROM for the global Samsung Galaxy S II leaked early this week. [ Pocketnow , SamFirmware ] You can now download the Android 2.3.4 SBF for the Motorola Droid X2, courtesy of XDA . [ Droid-Life ] If you have a Sony Ericsson Xperia-branded device from 2010 or 2011, CyanogenMod7 support will most likely come included as part of an upcoming update. Ten Xperia devices will be added, though a timeframe for release wasn’t announced. Check here to see if your device made the list. [ XperiaBlog ] Other platforms Check here to see if your phone is ready to receive Windows Phone Mango. The ultra-rare AT&T HP Pre 3 just received an OTA update to 2.2.3.2207, right after a new webOS Doctor became available for the same refresh. [ PreCentral ] Refreshes we covered this week Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update now rolling out How to force Mango to your phone right away Samsung Taylor receiving Mango? Refresh Roundup: week of September 26, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The Holy Scriptures – Letters from Home – Ardeth G. Kapp – October 1985 General Conference Ten Gifts from the Lord – Gordon B. Hinckley – October 1985 General Conference Draw Near unto Me through Obedience – Barbara W. Winder – October 1985 General Conference LDSFamily says: The Family: A Proclamation to the World (PDF Document) http://t.co/poyMk0p6 # lds #mormon #faith #Jesus #Christ #God #family #love #home
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We’re Not Gonna Take It ‘Twisted Mix’ Kings of Leon Knocked Up Knocked Up nurulizyaneee says: RT @ DanialZulhimi : #TheyNeedToBringBack “true love”. Today’s relationships are rushed, short-term stuff. Y’all f*ck, the condom busts. She’s knocked up . #poem
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• Press F5 or hit the auto-update for the latest • Email simon.burnton@guardian.co.uk with your thoughts • Click here for all today’s latest scores • Follow Simon on Twitter, if that’s your thing 3.58pm: The players are running out, and that can only mean one thing – an ad break. 3.57pm: “I think he runs to the touchline and hugs Wenger à la Balotelli-Mancini last weekend,” suggests Ryan Wakefield. I would love to see Adebayor running down the touchline attempting to embrace Wenger, while Wenger runs down the touchline attempting to evade him. 3.54pm: Interesting if not-that-surprising-when-you-think-about-it stat from Sky: this is the first time in the history of the world Premier League that Tottenham have gone into a North London derby as favourites. 3.50pm: “Hello, Simon!” Hello, Ryan Dunne! “Is it fair to say that most neutrals, like me, are hoping for an Adebayor hat-trick and some ‘get it right up ye!’ fist-pumping aimed at the Arsenal fans? I admired Barry Glendenning for stating last year, in the midst of much Old Firm sixth-form moralistic hand-wringing, that the on-pitch fiery hi-jinks make it more, not less, of a compelling spectacle, and Adebayor’s past triumphant wind-up surely falls within the same category. And, based on past form, he’ll probably stop playing well in a couple of months anyways, so Arsenal fans will surely get the last laugh.” Well I’m all for hi-jinks on principle, and as public as possible, but do feel that there could be public order issues if Adebayor doesn’t control himself today (and heaven knows Tottenham – the area rather than the club – have had enough of those recently). 3.49pm: So, readers, how will Emmanuel Adebayor celebrate when he inevitably scores? 3.42pm: Meanwhile, elsewhere in London: Fulham 3 (Andrew Johnson 38) QPR 0. 3.35pm: Elsewhere, right now, Fulham are 2-0 up on QPR and Swansea are a Scott Sinclair penalty to the good against Stoke. 3.33pm: One change each for our rival combatants, then – Arsenal bring in Francis Coquelin for the injured Laurent Koscielny (Theo Walcott and Gervinho both having passed fitness tests), and jugular-seeking Tottenham replacing Sandro with Jermain Defoe. 3.32pm: Enough of yesteryear, though – here are today’s teams! Tottenham: Friedel, Walker, Kaboul, King, Assou-Ekotto, Van der Vaart, Parker, Modric, Bale, Adebayor, Defoe. Subs: Cudicini, Pavlyuchenko, Giovani, Bassong, Corluka, Livermore, Sandro. Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Song, Gibbs, Ramsey, Arteta, Coquelin, Walcott, van Persie, Gervinho. Subs: Fabianski, Park, Andre Santos, Arshavin, Jenkinson, Frimpong, Benayoun. Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral). 3.30pm: Hello world! So, the north London derby then. A fixture that has produced all sorts of breathless excitement in the past. So you want examples, do you? Well, here’s a list I made earlier (not exactly by myself, as you’ll notice). The Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal match kicks off at 4pm BST and Simon will be here with commentary from 3.30pm BST. If you get here before him, read Kevin McCarra’s preview: It is far too early to declare that there has been a shift in power in north London, but a win for Tottenham at White Hart Lane would have an impact. Harry Redknapp’s side would then lead Arsenal by five points, with a game in hand. visitors did not impress in the narrow Champions League win over Olympiakos and the quality of the squad is open to debate. Nonetheless, three wins in a row for Arsène Wenger’s team must have come as a relief, even if those matches were at the Emirates, with Shrewsbury among the defeated teams. Match pointers • Tottenham have kept only one clean sheet in 31 matches in all competitions against their north London rivals • Arsenal have won only two of their last 16 games away from the Emirates Stadium in all competitions • Emmanuel Adebayor scored eight goals in nine games for Arsenal against Spurs • Robin van Persie has scored four times in his last four starts against the hosts • These sides have drawn 17 times in the Premier League, the most ties of any fixture in the competition’s history Premier League 2011-12 Tottenham Hotspur Arsenal Simon Burnton guardian.co.uk
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Fashion insiders have been buzzing about who will replace John Galliano as creative director at Christian Dior for the past several months, since the designer was fired for his anti-Semitic outburst earlier this year. But today’s Paris show, presented by Dior’s interim designer (and longtime Galliano apprentice) Bill Gaytten, offered attendees another topic of discussion. Karlie Kloss closed the show, wearing a sheer pink skirt that left little to the imagination, giving guests a prime view of her derriere. (The 19-year-old model also showed some skin recently in an Allure spread shot by Mario Testino). What do you think of her runway look? Getty
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“A refrigerator has never been hacked. An on-line virus has attacked a cork board.” — from United States Postal Service TV commercial urging people to use mail.
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From the descriptions of the people who were there, it sounds as though Mayor Bloomberg’s strategy is to thin the ranks of protesters with set-ups like this. The Powers That Be don’t understand how many more people are waiting in line to support the Occupy Wall Street actions: Police reopened the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening after more than 500 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested for blocking traffic lanes and attempting an unauthorized march across the span. The arrests took place when a large group of marchers, participating in a second week of protests by the Occupy Wall Street movement, broke off from others on the bridge’s pedestrian walkway and headed across the Brooklyn-bound lanes. “More than 500 were arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge late this afternoon after multiple warnings by police were given to protesters to stay on the pedestrian walkway, ” a police spokesman said. “Some complied and took the walkway without being arrested. Others locked arms and proceeded on the Brooklyn-bound vehicular roadway and were arrested,” he added. The bridge was reopened at 8:05 p.m. EDT after being closed for hours. Witnesses described a chaotic scene on the famous suspension bridge as a sea of police officers surrounded the protesters using orange mesh netting. Some protesters tried to get away as officers started handcuffing members of the group. Dozens of protesters were seen handcuffed and sitting on the span as three buses were called in to take them away, witnesses and organizers said. The NY Times interviewed protesters who said, despite NYPD claims, the police never warned them they couldn’t walk in the roadway: “The cops watched and did nothing, indeed, seemed to guide us onto the roadway,” said Jesse A. Myerson, a media coordinator for Occupy Wall Street who was in the march but was not arrested. Etan Ben-Ami, 56, a psychotherapist from Brooklyn who was up on the walkway, said that the police seemed to make a conscious decision to allow the protesters to claim the road. “They weren’t pushed back,” he said. “It seemed that they moved at the same time.” Mr. Ben-Ami said he left the walkway and joined the crowd on the road. “It seemed completely permitted,” he said. “There wasn’t a single policeman saying ‘don’t do this’.” He added: “We thought they were escorting us because they wanted us to be safe.” He left the bridge when he saw officers unrolling the nets as they prepared to make arrests. Many others who had been on the roadway were allowed to walk back down to Manhattan. And from a personal email: Just got back from march on bridge. Watched everyone get arrested from above (half the march went over the walkway above the road, other half went on road below). Everyone says there were clear indications from police that marchers could go on the road. Some say cops were even blocking traffic to escort marchers onto the bridge, where they were later trapped. In perhaps unrelated news: JPMorgan Chase recently donated an unprecedented $4.6 million to the New York City Police Foundation. The gift was the largest in the history of the foundation and will enable the New York City Police Department to strengthen security in the Big Apple. The money will pay for 1,000 new patrol car laptops, as well as security monitoring software in the NYPD’s main data center. New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly sent CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon a note expressing “profound gratitude” for the company’s donation. “These officers put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe,” Dimon said. “We’re incredibly proud to help them build this program and let them know how much we value their hard work.” enlarge
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