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Molotov Cocktail Thrown Into Black Congressman’s Office

 

According to reports,  a Molotov cocktail was thrown through the office window of Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s (D-Mo.) Thursday morning. The Hill has the story:

The Kansas City Police and Kansas City Bomb and Arson Squad responded to the scene and completed an initial survey. No one was in the office when the object or objects were thrown. The cocktail did not explode, according to local reports.

Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Marcia Fudge (Ohio) asked for a speedy investigation and said the people responsible need to be punished to the “fullest extent of the law.”
“The Congressional Black Caucus strongly condemns this type of vandalism targeted at Congressman Cleaver, and denounces any act of violence towards Members of Congress,” she said in a statement. “This type of abhorrent behavior is the most ineffective means of voicing discontent or disagreement.”

Cleaver is currently in Washington and all of his offices are…
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Obama draws flak over immigration reform delay

Insisting that factors beyond his control had created an untenable political situation, President Obama said Saturday that he would postpone his promised executive action to make drastic changes to the immigration system — a delay that leaves tens of thousands of immigrants open to deportation and millions more in limbo.

Source: www.latimes.com

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Republicans attempt to connect with Latino, Chinese, and Vietnamese Americans – but leave out Black, Native American, Indian Americans, and more

 

Republicans are attempting to reach out to people of color on their YouTube channel called “House Republicans”.

Look at the sentiment that people have for the video about respect for Chinese verses the video about respect for Hispanics, highlighted at the bottom right of each screen shot. (Screen shots taken on 8/24/2014)

To be fair, we can’t be sure if people are voting for the production quality of each video, the words chosen for each video, the people in the video, or the people that the video is about.

However, I was shocked by how many thumbs down are on the video about Hispanic Heritage month.

 

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Source: communityvillageus.blogspot.com

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Cornel West on Missouri: “Obama reeks of political calculation not moral conviction” [VIDEO]

 

“American philosopher Cornel West talks to Newsnight about the alienation of black youth in the US following the continued unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. ”

 

Source: www.youtube.com

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Hillary Clinton backs refugee screening abroad for Central American kids

 

Hillary Clinton thinks the U.S. should create a refugee screening process for Central American children in their home countries to help prevent more young people from undertaking a dangerous trek north.

 

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Source: fusion.net

 

Does Hillary Clinton know that Central American governments are likely to recruit to a drug gang or murder any child who asks for asylum?

 

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Obama to ask for more than $2 billion in emergency funds to stem immigration influx

 

The Obama administration, in a dramatic escalation of its border-control strategy, will seek
more than $2 billion in emergency funds to help stem an influx of Central American women and children entering the country illegally, as well as new measures to more quickly deport those already here, the White House confirmed Saturday.
President Obama intends to notify Congress of his request on Monday, and the administration will ask lawmakers to modify existing statutes to make it easier to return unaccompanied children to their home countries, an administration official said. The administration’s plans were first reported Saturday by the New York Times.
More than 52,000 unaccompanied children and 39,000 women with children have been apprehended on the border this year, officials said, a large increase over previous years. The surge, mostly from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, has caught the administration off guard and spurred Obama to order a multi-agency response to the crisis.

 

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

 

These children are fleeing for their life and now the U.S. is not going to give them asylum but instead send them back into harms way?

 

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GOP base includes racist ‘elements,’ congressman charges

 

“(CNN) – Over 50 years after Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, the issue of race is back in the political headlines, after comments from Attorney General Eric Holder and events marking the anniversary of the law’s passage renewed the dialogue over race relations in the 21st century.”

 

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

No surprise over this ‘news’.

See on politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com

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Watch 15 Magically Awkward Seconds Roll By While A Man Panics After Accidentally Insulting America

An anti-Obamacare guy tries to explain “third-world health care” and accidentally describes America.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

If you don’t have your health, aren’t you unequal?

 

Not providing universal health care is – unequal.

 

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