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Wisconsin Supreme court race jolted by 7500 uncounted Ballots

Wisconsin Supreme court race jolted by 7500 uncounted Ballots

Officials in Waukesha County on Thursday said a final review of paperwork and other records from this week’s closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court election had uncovered thousands of uncounted votes, a potentially stunning development that could upend the contest.Unofficial returns on Wednesday had given the union-backed challenger in the race, JoAnne Kloppenburg, a narrow 204-vote statewide lead over Republican David Prosser.But late Thursday, the county clerk in Waukesha, a Republican stronghold, said workers had found 7,582 votes uncounted votes for Prosser.Clerk Kathy Nickolaus said she would hold a press conference at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the discovery.Reporting by Jeff Mayers; writing by James B. Kelleher; editing by Tim Gaynor via  Politisite. Related [...]

American Thinker: The Nexus between Liberals and Racists

American Thinker: The Nexus between Liberals and Racists

Until the second half of the last century, one of the reasons that institutional racism persisted was because throughout our society, racists were protected from ridicule by an accommodating press and popular culture. Racists did not have to justify their discrimination against minorities; they were granted the assumption of superiority. Racists never had to debate fair-minded people, and they could always count on the press not to hold them accountable. The media considered racism a part of American culture, like baseball and apple pie. They were perfectly comfortable relegating blacks to second-class citizenship. Prior to the civil rights movement, the press did not challenge Jim Crow; it did not demean organizations that were clearly discriminating on the basis of [...]

Ground Zero Mosque Is Dealt a Setback in New York

Ground Zero Mosque Is Dealt a Setback in New York

In a reversal, an influential Jewish organization announced its opposition to a proposed mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan. The surprising decision by the Anti-Defamation League , reported by the New York Times Saturday, is likely to inflame a months-long dispute that's become a national debate on freedom of religion and the impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The turn-around by the ADL, a mainstream group that had earlier denounced attacks on the proposed mosque as bigoted, may change the course of the battle over the planned $100-million, 15-story Islamic center and mosque which is to include a house of prayer, a theater, a pool and a restaurant. Up until now, New York City government officials, led by Mayor Michael R. [...]

Tea Party Racism? – Blacks respond video

Tea Party Racism? – Blacks respond video

Frank Rich was quoted in the New York Times Op-Ed section The Tea Party movement is virtually all white. Is this true? He then closed Tax Day Teaparty Columbia, SC On March 27, 2010 writer Frank Rich was quoted in the New York Times Op-Ed section The Tea Party movement is virtually all white. Is this true? He then closed his article with Are these politicians so frightened of offending anyone in the Tea Party-Glenn Beck base that they would rather fall silent than call out its extremist elements and their enablers? Many media outlets, including MSNBC, the Washington Post, CNN, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Huffington Post among others are insinuating that there is racism in the Tea Party movement. Take a look for yourself. Filmed on April 15, [...]

DRUGS ARE AWESOME!! Socialized Healthcare Sucks. By Steven Crowder LOL Funny!

DRUGS ARE AWESOME!! Socialized Healthcare Sucks.