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NAACP Sees 'Soft Bigotry Of Low
Expectations' in FL Race-Based
Education Goals

Breitbart's Big Government, by Wynton Hall Original Article

Posted By: Bubbasuncle- 10/13/2012 10:03:05 PM Post Reply

The Florida State Board of Education recently announced that its K-12 academic achievement goals for math and reading will vary depending on a student's race. By 2018, the Florida BOE hopes to see the following reading outcomes: (Snip) But Washington Bureau director of the NAACP Hilary Shelton sees it differently. Mr. Shelton says the lower standards for minorities reflect what President George W. Bush once dubbed the "soft bigotry of low expectations": "It's, what do they say? 'Soft bigotry of low expectations," said Shelton. "They're really letting the educators off the hook

And the war came.
And the president demurred.

Washington Post Writers Group, by Michael Gerson Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/13/2012 9:57:37 PM Post Reply

The beginning of congressional hearings on the Benghazi debacle revealed an administration with much to explain and perhaps something to hide. At a minimum, the State Department did not take adequate precautions in reaction to mounting threats after urgent requests by officials on the ground. This was a failure of judgment. It was followed by a failure of candor.(Snip) It is impossible for me to imagine U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice or Secretary of State Hillary Clinton freelancing the false claim that the Benghazi attack was the spontaneous response to a YouTube video instead of being a terrorist attack.

Morgan Freeman Narrates Obama Ad:
'Every President Inherits Challenges -
Few Have Faced So Many'

NewsBusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/13/2012 9:52:26 PM Post Reply

The Obama campaign released a new ad Saturday, this one narrated by Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman. It began, "Every president inherits challenges. Few have faced so many" (video follows with transcript and commentary): Every president inherits challenges. Few have faced so many. Four years later, our enemies have been brought to justice. Our heroes are coming home. Assembly lines are humming again. There are still challenges to meet, children to educate, a middle class to rebuild, but the last thing we should do is turn back now. Few have faced so many? George W. Bush faced less

Obama: If people read
transcript, they’ll
think I won last debate

Washington Examiner, by Joel Gehrke Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/13/2012 9:32:02 PM Post Reply

President Obama told a Miami radio host yesterday that he never thought, during last week’s presidential debate, that Mitt Romney got the better of him. “That’s not actually how I thought about it,” Obama said on the Michael YO! Show when asked if there was a moment when he knew he was losing last week. “I do think that on television it was clear that I was being too restrained when Mr. Romney was telling his tall tales. But the truth is, when you read the transcript, everything I said was true and a

Barack Obama's presidency 'has not
helped cause of black people in US'

The Observer [UK], by Paul Harris Original Article

Posted By: Bubbasuncle- 10/13/2012 9:09:41 PM Post Reply

New York - Barack Obama's election win in 2008 was hailed by some as ushering in a post-racial age in the US. However, recent books and surveys have shown that black American progress has often either halted or declined. From increasing segregation in the workplace, to hundreds of thousands of young black men in prison, to stuttering levels of black voting and a black middle class sent into reverse by the recession, the election of America's first black president – and his fight to win a second term – seem to have had little impact on any of this. Some of the most shocking revelations

Navy cruiser, submarine collide off
East Coast; no injuries reported

NBC News, by Jim Miklaszewski & Courtney Kube Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/13/2012 8:03:57 PM Post Reply

A U.S. Navy submarine and an Aegis cruiser collided during routine training off the U.S. East Coast about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, NBC News has learned. No personnel aboard either the USS Montpelier or USS San Jacinto were injured, Pentagon officials told NBC News. Both ships continued to operate under their own power. The incident remained under investigation Saturday evening.

Fox News Wins Big in
VP Debate Ratings

Breitbart Big Journalism, by Warner Todd Huston Original Article

Posted By: whiskey- 10/13/2012 7:20:01 PM Post Reply

Fox News Channel won the race during the vice presidential debate this week -- the ratings race. Fox brought in more than twice as many viewers as MSNBC and CNN separately, therefore beating the two networks combined. Not only that, but Fox even drew more viewers than each of the big three networks individually.

Staff has corrected headline.

Romney promises jobs
to struggling region

Columbus Dispatch [OH], by Joe Hallett Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/13/2012 7:17:05 PM Post Reply

PORTSMOUTH — His voice slightly hoarse after three days of Ohio oration, Mitt Romney pledged today to provide jobs to a portion of the state still struggling to recover from the Great Recession. The Republican presidential nominee, on the tail end of an Ohio-focused week, spoke of promises that resonate in culturally-conservative southern Ohio, pledging to develop coal and nuclear energy, cut taxes, and maintain a strong military. Romney delighted a crowd of several thousand gathered under a warm autumn sun on the banks of the Ohio River

Obama, Romney face
a truly crucial week

Washington Post, by Dan Balz Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/13/2012 7:05:59 PM Post Reply

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Every week after Labor Day is touted as a critical week in presidential politics. The coming week may actually live up to that characterization. During the next eight days, President Obama and Mitt Romney will meet for their final two debates — Tuesday night at Hofstra University on Long Island and the following Monday in Florida. At that point, it should be clear whether the momentum that Romney picked up from the first debate in Denver has stalled or whether he continues to gain ground against the president. In the meantime

'This is a flip of the coin you guys':
How President Obama told top
security advisers that raid that
killed bin Laden was a gamble

Daily Mail [UK], by Helen Pow Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/13/2012 6:53:24 PM Post Reply

President Barack Obama has admitted that giving the green light to the raid that killed Osama bin Laden was 'a flip of the coin' decision. The president revealed he was only 50 per cent confident that the man spotted by the C.I.A. living in an Abbottabad compound was the world's most wanted terrorist, according to a new book that weaves together accounts from Obama and top decision-makers on the events leading up to the daring operation and it's aftermath. 'This is 50–50,' Obama said, silencing the small group of senior officials gathered in the situation room.

What Happened In Benghazi

Power Line, by John Hinderaker Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/13/2012 6:43:35 PM Post Reply

The State Department has released a transcript of a briefing that two high-ranking department officials gave to a number of reporters via conference call on October 9 (Tuesday). I am not certain about this, but I believe the transcript was only made public today. You should read it in its entirety; it is the most detailed description I have seen of the events in Benghazi on September 11. While this is by no means clear, it appears that the State Department may have released the transcript as part of the escalating

'We're ready to walk out on Europe':
Prime Minister's closest ally Michael
Gove sparks EU furore
with dramatic admission

Daily Mail [UK], by Simon Walters Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/13/2012 6:39:46 PM Post Reply

The chances of Britain leaving the EU rose dramatically last night after it emerged that one of David Cameron’s closest Cabinet allies believes it is time to tell Brussels bluntly: ‘We are ready to quit.’ Education Secretary Michael Gove has told friends that, if there was a referendum today on whether the UK should cut its ties with Brussels, he would vote to leave. He wants Britain to give other EU nations an ultimatum: ‘Give us back our sovereignty or we will walk out.’ Mr Gove insists the UK could thrive as a free trading nation on its own, like other non-EU nations in Europe such as Norway and Switzerland.

Do black people support
Obama because he's black?

Associated Press, by Jesse Washington Original Article

Posted By: STLstudent- 10/13/2012 6:10:44 PM Post Reply

Surviving slavery, segregation and discrimination has forged a special pride in African-Americans. Now some are saying this hard-earned pride has become prejudice in the form of blind loyalty to President Barack Obama. Are black people supporting Obama mainly because he's black? If race is just one factor in blacks' support of Obama, does that make them racist? Can blacks' support for Obama be compared with white voters who may favor his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, because he's white? These questions have long animated conservatives who are frustrated by claims that white

Announcing the Winners of the
Inaugural Walter Duranty Prize

PJ Media, by Roger L Simon Original Article

Posted By: PLPointer67- 10/13/2012 6:00:15 PM Post Reply

Why a Duranty Prize? What are we doing here? A couple of years ago Roger Kimball and I came up with the idea that The New Criterion and PJ Media should join forces to give an annual prize in honor — or dishonor, as the case may be — of the somewhat notorious Moscow bureau chief of the New York Times between 1922 and 1936, Walter Duranty. I say “somewhat notorious” because not too many people outside the insular media world know who he was — but they should. (snip) for some fourteen years Walter Duranty, then the

Romney scoffs at Biden's
scrappy debate performance

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/13/2012 5:41:28 PM Post Reply

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is dismissing Democrat Joe Biden's performance during Thursday night's debate between the two running mates in Danville, Ky., suggesting he was combative without offering anything of substance. (Snip) And Romney seemed to suggest he didn't think much of Biden's reaction to many of Ryan's answers, with the vice president responding on television's split screens with dismissive chuckles and eye rolls when his rival was speaking. "There was one person on stage last night who was thoughtful and respectful and steady and poised, the kind of person you'd want to turn to in a crisis," Romney

Mali Islamists tell France
they will open doors of hell

Reuters, by Tiemoko Diallo Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/13/2012 5:31:43 PM Post Reply

Bamako - Al Qaeda-linked Islamists in Mali threatened on Saturday to "open the doors of hell" for French citizens if France kept pushing for armed intervention to retake the rebel-held north. The renewed threats against French hostages and expatriates came as French-speaking nations met in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where French President Francois Hollande was expected to urge the rapid deployment of an African-led force to rout the Islamists. Hollande said the threat would not deter France's determination to quash the Islamists in Mali.

Ryan hits administration's China
policy in Ohio campaign stop

NBC News, by Alex Moe Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/13/2012 5:19:38 PM Post Reply

Youngstown, Ohio - Speaking in a heavily Democratic area of Ohio Saturday morning, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan attacked how President Barack Obama’s administration’s is dealing with China. “The administration had their eighth chance to label China a currency manipulator – it's due in two days – they say they are going to push this deadline off until after the election. That’s eight opportunities to say, ‘you know what, play fair with us, trade with us fairly,’” Ryan told the crowd at Youngstown State University, implying the decision to delay release was political. On Friday, the U.S. Treasury announced

MasterCard for Muslims
points way to Mecca

NBC News, by Jonathan Berr Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/13/2012 5:08:43 PM Post Reply

A Gulf state-owned bank has rolled out a new MasterCard that not only complies with Islamic laws banning loans with interest but also includes an embedded compass pointing the way to Mecca. (Snip) Shariah forbids “riba” or the charging of interest on loans because it could enable the rich to exploit the poor, encourages risk, and creates social and economic disharmony, according to Abed Awad, an expert on Islamic law who teaches at Rutgers and Pace universities. Scholars say Muslims can pay interest when there are no other options to get the funds they need. Credit card operators get around

Really Watch For Over
The Next 72 Hrs…

The Ulsterman Report, by Ulsterman Original Article

Posted By: Bubbasuncle- 10/13/2012 5:04:33 PM Post Reply

A little heads up for all of you. The Benghazi Massacre scandal is really taking root within even the Mainstream Media now – due in great part to Vice President Joe Biden’s oddly phrased throw-the-State Department-under-the-bus remarks during Thursday’s debate. It is my understanding some Senate DEMOCRATS pushed for more timely hearings on the issue (as in BEFORE the November election) but Reid has, for now, pushed any chance of that happening until after the election. His doing so may cost him the Majority position even if the Dems maintain control of the Senate.

Judge brands his sentencing
powers 'pathetic' as he jails
thug for less than three years
for paralysing aerospace engineer

Daily Mail [UK], by Martin Robinson Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/13/2012 4:50:45 PM Post Reply

A judge lamented his 'pathetic' sentencing powers as he jailed a drunken yob who left an aerospace engineer paralysed from the neck down for less than three years. Matthew Edmonds, 33, was left with only some limited movement in his arms after he was punched in the street by Samuel Evans. Thug Evans was already subject to a suspended jail term for a previous assault when he lashed out at Mr Edmonds, causing him to fall and hit his head on a concrete floor, Gloucester Crown Court heard. Evans was sentenced to a total of 34 months in jail after admitting inflicting grievous bodily harm

Gary Collins, actor and
TV host, dies at 74

Los Angeles Times, by Claire Noland Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/13/2012 4:47:07 PM Post Reply

Gary Collins, an actor who was the longtime host of the syndicated TV show “Hour Magazine” and a former master of ceremonies for the Miss America Pageant, died early Saturday in Biloxi, Miss. He was 74. Collins died of natural causes soon after arriving at Biloxi Regional Medical Center, Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove told the Associated Press. In 2011 Collins moved to Mississippi, the home state of his wife, Mary Ann Mobley, an actress and Miss America 1959. He had been arrested and fined last year for leaving a Biloxi restaurant without paying his dinner tab;

SpaceX satellite burns up
on re-entry after Falcon FAIL

Register [London, UK], by Iain Thomson Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/13/2012 4:45:56 PM Post Reply

San Francisco - The satellite that made up the secondary cargo of SpaceX's latest orbital mission has burnt up in the Earth's atmosphere after failing to make it into the correct orbit. (Snip) The Falcon was then due to make a second burn to get the OG2 satellite up to its required orbit, but safety regulations forced NASA to call a halt to any further orbital maneuvers. Orbcomm investigated using the satellite's own propulsion systems to get it into the right orbit, but instead opted to use the lower orbit for four days of testing, which the company proclaimed was

California Grants Tesla $10 Million
To Build The Model X Electric SUV

Forbes, by Todd Woody Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/13/2012 4:42:41 PM Post Reply

California regulators on Wednesday approved a $10 million grant to Tesla Motors to help manufacture its next electric car, the Model X sport utility vehicle. Tesla will pony up $50 million to match the California Energy Commission grant, which will be used to expand manufacturing capacity at its factory in Fremont, Calif., and to purchase equipment to make components for the Model X. (Snip) “Tesla’s Gen 3 vehicle could ultimately be a game changer for electric vehicles and air quality and public health in California,” added McCarthy, referring to Tesla’s plans to build an electric car in the $30,000 range.

Libya police colonel targeted
in assassination attempt

Reuters, by Ghaith Shennib & Hadeel al-Shalchi Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/13/2012 4:40:45 PM Post Reply

Benghazi, Libya - A police car exploded on Saturday during a failed assassination attempt on a police colonel in the eastern city of Benghazi, a Libyan police official said. The attack was the latest in a series of assassination attempts in Benghazi, the cradle of last year's uprising which ousted Muammar Gaddafi, and where U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens was killed in a September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate. (Snip) On August 10, gunmen shot dead Libyan army general Mohammed al-Fitori in Benghazi when he was leaving Friday prayers. The bullets were fired from a passing car.Fitori had defected from

Antique U.S. cars are Cuba’s
new vehicles for change

Toronto Star, by Oakland Ross Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/13/2012 4:38:02 PM Post Reply

Antique, 1950s-era American cars have been a quintessentially Cuban sight on the meandering streets of Havana for decades, but nowadays these ancient machines seem to be taking over the island’s road system because, in fact, they are. Almost every second vehicle you now see in Cuba seems to be a Plymouth Belvedere, an Oldsmobile Rocket, a Pontiac Star Chief, or some other mechanical emissary from the pre-revolutionary past, all grumbling and lurching through the leaden heat and humid Antillean air — further proof, if more proof were needed, that this island’s automotive mechanics belong to a rare breed of genius.

NPR Contributor: ‘My 14-
Year-Old Daughter Can
Rattle Off the Entire
MSNBC Line-Up’

Newsbusters, by Brent Baker Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/13/2012 4:37:27 PM Post Reply

Bill Maher likes to deride conservatives for living “inside a bubble” where they consume news from only those with whom they agree and so are unaware of the “facts,” but he could just as well be describing the insular world of himself or others in the liberal media. Case in point: An NPR and Washington Post contributor who spends her days reading left-wing magazines and watching MSNBC, to the exclusion of any conservative news sources, so much so that she conceded: “My 14-year-old daughter can rattle off the entire MSNBC line-up, so that should tell you something about our

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