NABJ
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is dismayed by the profound failure of media organizations in their rush to report on the allegedly racist remarks of former U.S. Department of Agriculture staffer Shirley Sherrod.
Because of the activist propaganda of conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart and the subsequent lack of due diligence on the part of pundits on the FOX News Channel and others to verify the authenticity of a tape with Sherrod’s remarks on race, this veteran public servant was unjustly castigated and convicted as an unrepentant racist in the court of public opinion.
Just to clarify:- Shirley Sherrod’s March speech was filled with racist remarks
- FOX News did not lead the charge against Sherrod
- Sherrod’s recent comments make clear she has not worked through her race issues
- Sherrod’s attacks on conservatives and tea partiers are disgusting
- Sherrod’s accusations against Breitbart are shameful and inaccurate
- Sherrod and the NAACP should be the ones to apologize for their offensive remarks
The White Journalist Association has not yet released a statement on the controversy.
KN: I wonder how many white members the NABJ has?
Fox News did NOT air this until AFTER she was fired.
Sen. John Kerry skips town on sails tax
By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa
Friday, July 23, 2010 -
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ShareSen. John Kerry, who has repeatedly voted to raise taxes while in Congress, dodged a whopping six-figure state tax bill on his new multimillion-dollar yacht by mooring her in Newport, R.I.
Isabel - Kerry’s luxe, 76-foot New Zealand-built Friendship sloop with an Edwardian-style, glossy varnished teak interior, two VIP main cabins and a pilothouse fitted with a wet bar and cold wine storage - was designed by Rhode Island boat designer Ted Fontaine.
But instead of berthing the vessel in Nantucket, where the senator summers with the missus, Teresa Heinz, Isabel’s hailing port is listed as “Newport” on her stern.
Sen. John Kerry’s new multimillion-dollar yacht, Isabel, was in Portsmouth, R.I., yesterday.
Could the reason be that the Ocean State repealed its Boat Sales and Use Tax back in 1993, making the tiny state to the south a haven - like the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Nassau - for tax-skirting luxury yacht owners?
Cash-strapped Massachusetts still collects a 6.25 percent sales tax and an annual excise tax on yachts. Sources say Isabel sold for something in the neighborhood of $7 million, meaning Kerry saved approximately $437,500 in sales tax and an annual excise tax of about $70,000.
KN: Can you say, Hypocrite?
Why are US Senators worth millions.
Has any of them ever had a real job?
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