Friday, October 7, 2011

Rick Perry hunting lodge named ‘Niggerhead’ stirs racism row

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=the-associated-press-2011-10-04

Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry. AP photo

Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry. AP photo

Rick Perry took criticism over the weekend for a rock outside the Texas hunting camp his family once leased that had the name "Niggerhead" painted on it.

Perry's campaign says the governor's father painted over the rock to cover the name soon after he began leasing the site in the early 1980s and that the Perry family never controlled, owned or managed the property.

But rival Herman Cain, the only black Republican in the race, says the rock symbolizes Perry's insensitivity to race.

For Perry, now Texas governor for 11 years and in the top tier of Republican presidential candidates, a racial issue is already dogging him.

The Washington Post reported that the word was painted on a flat rock standing upright at the gated entrance of the secluded Perry family hunting refuge in Texas.

The 1,070 acre parcel, used for hunting and fishing retreats, was the venue of getaways hosted for decades by Perry, who entertained fellow lawmakers, friends and supporters there, the report said. The Post said that the getaway was given its objectionable name long before being acquired by Perry, but that the Texas governor did not change it for years after obtaining the lease on the property.

The report said Perry had called it "an offensive name that has no place in the modern world," but that questions remained over his handling of the issue.

"Nigger," one of the most reviled words in the American lexicon, is a pejorative word used to denigrate African-Americans.

Defended Confederacy symbols

Eleven years ago, when a leading civil rights group stepped up a campaign to remove the Confederate battle flag from statehouses and other government buildings across the South, it found an opponent in Rick Perry.

Texas had a pair of bronze plaques with symbols of the secessionist Confederacy displayed in its state Supreme Court building. Perry, then lieutenant governor, said they should stay put, arguing that Texans "should never forget our history."

It's a position Perry has taken consistently when the legacy of the Civil War has been raised, as have officials in many of the other former Confederate states, whose secession from the U.S. in 1861 triggered the American Civil War.

*Compiled from AP and AFP by the Daily News Staff

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

This is what happens when you let half-rate celebrities teach you science.

Mayo Clinic physician: Mistaken fear of measles shot has 'devastating' effect

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/mc-mcp083011.php


God and earthquakes

A little late on this one, but might as well document it.

I don't know what is worse: being that delusional to make a comment like that or to have your publicist say it was only in jest..... to make a point.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/under-god/post/michele-bachmann-jokes-that-god-sent-hurricane-earthquake/2011/08/29/gIQAUN6QnJ_blog.html

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Garage Sell only for God's chosen people

http://gawker.com/5822241/the-racist-and-homophobic-yard-sale-posting-you-wont-believe

hello,

i have been a bit overwhelmed by the response, so have devised an easier way to disseminate information and pix of the items for sale for all of you who have contacted me. i've set up a publicly accessible facebook photo album for items for sale. please post any questions you have on the facebook page, this way you will also know if someone else has already expressed interest in an item and at what price or if the item is sold, as i will mark it so.

additionally, there will be a garage sale this sunday, 17 july 2011 from 11am - 7pm,
for the items already pictured in the album and more. photos will continue to be added via the mobile pix facebook album, so please also check there as internet access has already been disconnected in the home and it's the only way to upload quickly and easily. all are welcome to the moving sale / garage sale except for LGBT people, illegal immigrants, and muslims, anyone else is warmly welcomed! no drama, terrorism, or illegal transactions with non-US citizens / illegal immigrants / people taking jobs away from people who belong and are legal in this country is desired. thanks.

email me on facebook to receive the address of this house which is located in the woodlea manor sub-division in leesburg, virginia - located conveniently off of route 15 south and less than 5 minutes from downtown leesburg.

the comments section on the photos is open to everyone on facebook, so please do not reply here and ONLY reply on facebook, i will only respond via the facebook site.

here is the moving sale photo album link containing several pix of items for sale:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2009654274530.2109347.1038917034&l=8f52fb8f1e

mobile uploads folder, where i can easily upload any requested pix of additional items for sale:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2009880200178.2109366.1038917034&l=576337c023

if there are any real estate investors among you, please be advised the house is also for sale and i will be adding additional photos to this album:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2009756197078.2109357.1038917034&l=5b754e07cc

-the minimum bid for this house starts at 440K plus an additional 5% which goes to the commissioner of sale. if the house does not sell in the next couple of weeks, it will be auctioned on the court house steps with the same minimum bid as the starting point. interested parties who would like to arrange a viewing of the house, etc. should contact the commissioner of sale, [redacted] at 703.777.[redacted] to set up an appointment. this is not a distressed sale, the house is not in foreclosure or anything like that, it is a contentious sale due to a happy divorce and the judge finally ordered the house be sold this way! :)

thank you for your interest!