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September 23, 2004 -- IN case Democrats didn't have enough jitters, John Kerry is kerplunking like a stone in the Iowa Political Futures Market — a novel but remarkably accurate predictor that yesterday put the odds of President Bush's re-election at more than 60 percent. The market late yesterday was predicting a Bush win with 52.7 percent of the popular vote to 47 percent for Kerry. In all, 64.8 percent of traders were betting on a Bush win — a dramatic switch from just a month ago when the odds were even on Bush and Kerry. "Bush has broken out...

JACQUE REID, ANCHOR: History is being made in Illinois as, for the first time ever, two black candidates go head-to-head for the U.S. Senate. The Democratic Party's so-called golden boy, Barack Obama, says he welcomes two-time Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes to the race, which is already heating up. BET's Andre Showell reports. CLIP OF ALAN KEYES: "I was absolutely convinced that SOMEBODY had to run against Barack Obama." ANDRE SHOWELL, REPORTER: Now that Illinois U.S. Senate hopeful has answered the GOP's call, he has just under three months to gain steam in what promises to be an uphill race...

I get asked regularly about black outreach by conservatives in general and the GOP in particular.One of the points that I insist on is covered by Jason Riley's piece for Opinion Journal("Dems Score With Blacks as GOP Forfeits the Game") last Friday.We, as conservatives, allow liberals to dominate black media and by default, to define who and what we are to black America.In most of the major radio markets, black radio dominates the dial. And among black radio, Tom Joyner rules the roost. His ABC-distributed program is amon the top draws not only in black radio, but in urban and...

BOSTON - Is Sen. John Kerry having problems with African-American voters? Sen. Hillary Clinton pointedly didn't disagree yesterday at CNBC "Topic [A]" host Tina Brown's high-powered lunch in honor of Clinton when BET President Debra Lee complained that Kerry "isn't connecting" with blacks and that his campaign operatives aren't paying attention. "They simply say, 'Get over it! We'll never have another President like Bill Clinton,'" Lee told the senator and an exclusive group of 100 that included Clinton admirers, celebrities, NBC honchos and a few working journalists. "We just can't come to the candidates and expect them to do everything...

A Penny Saved Isn't Always a Penny Earned LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man is trying to get rid of his pennies — all 1 million of them. Ron England bet his brother 30 years ago that he could save a million pennies in exchange for a dinner in Paris. And he did, eventually stacking up 20,000 rolls that fill 13 boxes in his garage. Now that he's moving, England wants to cash in the $10,000 in coppers, which weigh 3.6 tons, but is having a tough time finding someone who will take them without a price. "I've been working...

New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- Music fans should be outraged by a remix of a song off the latest hit album from R&B singer Usher. The remix, featuring hardcore rapper Joe Budden, advocates abortion and violence against pregnancy women, a representative of an African-American group says. Usher's latest album, Confessions, has topped the sales charts for nine weeks, selling more than four million copies in only 11 weeks after its release. Three of the first singles from the album have hit number one, and the latest, "Burn," remains at number one for the seventh straight week. However a remix of...

National Coalition Launches www.STOPMTV.org 2/13/04 1:42:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk, Religion Reporter Contact: Maryam Kubasek of the National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families, 513-521-6227, ext. 111; web: http://www.nationalcoalition.org CINCINNATI, Feb. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families has launched a new educational initiative regarding MTV and its negative impact on teens. The organization has launched a web site, http://www.stopmtv.org , which gives parents some startling facts about the music channel and encourages them to make some tough choices regarding viewing it. MTV's latest production, the halftime show at...

Please help me settle a bet. My friend and I are in disagreement over the fat content in bacon. I think that the longer you cook it, the crispier it gets, and the more fat is cooked out of it. My friend thinks that it doesn't matter, and limp, half-cooked bacon has the same fat content as crispy bacon. A six pack of beer is riding on this.

Network will also help kick off million dollar drive campaign.Re. Al Sharpton(Sep. 30, 2003) *After a private meeting with the Chairman and CEO of Black Entertainment Television (BET), Mr. Robert Johnson, Democratic Presidential Candidate Reverend Al Sharpton announced that BET, in conjunction with the National Action Network (NAN), will launch a major drive to help register a million new voters by the Spring of 2004.The drive will be non-partisan and not geared toward any particular candidate, but to encourage people to participate in the electoral process, especially in light of the debacle of the last national election in 2000 in...

The Shin Bet security service and the Ministry for Internal Security recently rejected a request by imprisoned Tanzim leader Marwan Barghouti to meet with family members due to the fear that he would utilize the visits to pass instructions to associates involved in terror activities. In his closing argument at the trial for his alleged role in terror attacks that killed 26 Israelis, Barghouti declared it is "better to die than live under [Israeli] occupation." The Shin Bet's decision came in response to a petition lodged by Barghouti and his Israeli attorney, Shamai Leibowitz, demanding that he be allowed to...

AS marketing schemes go, the hip-hop music star Nelly risks sending a lot of mixed signals with the name of the new energy drink he's marketing. It's called "Pimp Juice." I could be wrong, but "Pimp Juice" does not sound to me like something that you want to put in your mouth. Either way, you won't get a chance to find out, if certain leaders of black community organizations have their way. In Los Angeles, three organizations called Project Islamic HOPE, the National Alliance for Positive Action, and the National Black Anti-Defamation League staged a press conference last Tuesday (Sept....

He's on TV on BET right now for those who care.

Rev. Al was interviewed on the Black Entertainment News Program 'Lead Story' about his new book 'Al on America' where he said that black Americans should seek a divorce from the Democratic Party after agreeing with President Bush in the 2002 elections. (and not providing an opposition party) He commented that his candidacy would be in part to prevent minority voters from becoming a 'scarlett mistress' of the Democratic Party who ask for black votes and give little in return.

Whole Lott-a Trouble by Jennifer King, Managing Editor December 19, 2002 "The Heretical Housewife" “Mississippians were proud to have voted for Strom in 1948 and if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn’t have had all these problems over all these years”. Senator “Trent” (real name “Chester”) Lott has gotten himself into a real pickle with these ill-conceived remarks at Senator Strom Thurmond’s 100th birthday party. It is genuinely difficult to understand how Lott’s straightforward remarks could be misinterpreted or pawned off as misbegotten praise for an aging centenarian, but it is truly horrifying to think...

SOMEONE PLEASE STOP HIM. The damage from Trent Lott's offensive comments 12 days ago could hardly be clearer. His support among Senate Republicans is crumbling. Even fellow GOP leaders, his strongest backers, have begun to consider ways to oust the majority leader and allow him to save face. But judging from his remarks on Black Entertainment Television Monday night, the first stop of his Repent with Trent tour, Lott is as clueless as ever. Lott mostly reprised his utterly unconvincing answers about the nature of his comments at Strom Thurmond's birthday party, as if the mere fact of doing so...

StopDemocrats.com is asking for Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) to Step Aside. The petition reads: Recent comments by Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) involving Senator Strom Thurmond's 1948 presidential candidacy supporting segregation have created a controversy that may force the Senator to step aside as leader of the Senate Republicans. This petition asks that the same standards be applied to Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) ,who is the current President pro tempore of the US Senate, and demands that he resign from any leadership post in the 108th Congress for saying the following racist comments on National television 21 months ago. "My old...

Poised to make his case tonight in a Special Prime Time Interview with Ed Gordon on Black Entertainment Cable Television [8PM EST]..Trent Lott (R-MS) is now facing more calls to replace him as Senate Majority Leaderfrom top republicans

Over the weekend, it was determined by Senate Republicans that the best way to approach a Lott removal was by calling for a new round of elections for leadership positions. Lott had made a point of calling for early caucus elections after the November general elections, in part to avoid a challenge from the likes of Don Nickels and Mitch McConnell. 'Lott is trying to avoid a caucus meeting a caucus vote at all costs,' says a senior leadership staffer.'He knows that if the caucus gets together, all that is required is a motion and several seconds from the floor...

<p>Lott, 61 announced [during the speech] that he was in talks with Black Entertainment Television to deliever and hour long speech next week to talk about 'his hopes and dreams for people' regardless of their race.</p> <p>Lott, who was greeted with hearty cheers from supporters at the start of the news conference, vowed not to step down from his leadership post, rejecting the suggestion by some that he is bigoted against minorities.</p>

"Somebody Blew Up America" By Amiri Baraka Somebody Blew Up America They say its some terrorist, some barbaric A Rab, in Afghanistan It wasn't our American terrorists It wasn't the Klan or the Skin heads Or the them that blows up nigger Churches, or reincarnates us on Death Row It wasn't Trent Lott Or David Duke or Giuliani Or Schundler, Helms retiring It wasn't The gonorrhea in costume The white sheet diseases That have murdered black people Terrorized reason and sanity Most of humanity, as they pleases They say (who say?) Who do the saying Who is them paying Who...