Journalist Karen Hunter belittled Pastor Stephen Broden over his provocative pro-life billboard on MSNBC's “Jansing & Co.” Thursday, calling the ad “racial,” “sexist,” and “completely offensive.” Host Chris Jansing didn't do much moderating over the segment, essentially giving Hunter a pass for her statements and further pressing Broden on the billboard. Pastor Broden is a board member of pro-life group Life Always that sponsored a billboard in New York City claiming that “The Most Dangerous Place for an African-American Is In the Womb.” From the start of the interview, Jansing pressed Broden to admit that the ad may be offensive to minority communities. “Can you understand why some people say this ad offends communities of color?” Jansing asked. She later turned to Hunter, who is a journalist and has co-authored multiple best-selling books with African-American celebrities. Jansing threw her a softball, simply asking her if she thought it racist, sexist, and/or offensive.
Continue reading …Toyota has recalled more than two million vehicles in the US to address accelerator pedals that could become entrapped in floor mats or jammed in driver’s side carpeting. (feb. 24)
Continue reading …As Tweets were coming indicating that there was some violence in Misurata today, we get a video via the Sharek platform, showing an 8-year-old girl named Fatima who says she was shot near her home – she’s in a hospital in Misurata:
Continue reading …Conference USA officials said Thursday they are reviewing an outburst by first-year UTEP coach Tim Floyd that got him tossed out of his team’s loss at East Carolina, including being escorted off the court by a police officer. (Feb. 24)
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Continue reading …Fan-Made Music Video of the Day: Kermit the Frog reprises his role as James Murphy in Javier Douglas’s unofficial video for LCD Soundsystem’s “Dance Yrself Clean” off the band’s final outing, This Is Happening . [ thanks garrett! ] Related: Why save PBS ? Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 24/02/2011 21:44 Number of articles : 7
Continue reading …Just as the US and global economies are finally strengthening, they face a new danger: Rocketing oil prices. (Feb. 24)
Continue reading …Here’s a video showing several wounded men in what the person who posted the video claims to be Az Zawiyah on February 24, when the army reportedly fired at protesters for up to 5 hours. Eyewitnesses say that as many as 100 were killed and 400 were injured.
Continue reading …AP pro football writer Howard Fendrich reports the NFL and the players’ union have mave some progress over seven straight days of face-to-face meetings, but the federal mediator oversseing the talks says “very strong dfferences remain.” (Feb. 24)
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