White nationalist leader blasts Charlotte critics - CharlotteObserver.com

White nationalist leader blasts Charlotte critics - CharlotteObserver.com: "A white nationalist leader said today he hasn’t given up on holding a weekend conference in Charlotte despite what he called “contemptible” efforts to dissuade local hotels from hosting it."

White Reference: Defending The West: American Renaissance Announces Their 2011 Conference To Be Held February 4-6 In Charlotte, North Carolina

White Reference: Defending The West: American Renaissance Announces Their 2011 Conference To Be Held February 4-6 In Charlotte, North Carolina: "On November 16th, 2010, American Renaissance editor Jared Taylor announced that there will be an AR Conference in 2011. Normally, the AR Conference is held every two years, but the 2010 Conference was undermined by anti-racist activism, although a rump version was finally held. So they're going back to the well again in 2011 just to show that they cannot be intimidated. The theme for the 2011 Conference is 'Defending The West'; Taylor provides background information"

Jared Taylor Announces 2011 AmRen Conference for Feb. 4-6 in Charlotte, NC

Jared Taylor Announces 2011 AmRen Conference for Feb. 4-6 in Charlotte, NC: "Mr. Jared Taylor has announced that he will be holding a surprise off-year American Renaissance Conference from February 4th to 6th, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

This is great news! Folks reading this thread know that the February 2010 regularly-scheduled AmRen was disrupted and only partially conducted. I was there and this 2010 event was quite a success, all things considered."

AIM’s Kincaid Insists American Renaissance Isn’t Racist | Media Matters for America

AIM’s Kincaid Insists American Renaissance Isn’t Racist Media Matters for America: "AIM’s Kincaid Insists American Renaissance Isn’t Racist
January 10, 2011 2:33 pm ET by Terry Krepel
Accuracy in Media’s Cliff Kincaid devoted his January 9 column to defending the publication American Renaissance from accusations made about it in a law enforcement memo cited by Fox News regarding Arizona shooting suspect Jared Loughner. According to Kincaid, American Renaissance is merely a “conservative” group that is “politically incorrect because of its criticism of racial preference and ‘diversity’ programs and immigration policies that weaken the strength of a country.” Kincaid added that “there is no evidence that American Renaissance by any objective standard is a racist organization. It does deal with racial issues. But so does the Congressional Black Caucus.”"

Controversial pro-white group coming to Charlotte | WCNC.com | Charlotte News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | WCNC.com | News for Charlotte, NC

Controversial pro-white group coming to Charlotte WCNC.com Charlotte News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports WCNC.com News for Charlotte, NC: "Controversial pro-white group coming to Charlotte"

Weigel : Poll: Americans Don't Blame "Political Tone" for Tucson Killings

Weigel : Poll: Americans Don't Blame "Political Tone" for Tucson Killings

CBS News polls 673 adults and asks whether our current political tone and rhetoric were to blame for the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The answer: Largely "nope."

Overall, 57 percent of respondents said the harsh political tone had nothing to do with the shooting, compared to 32 percent who felt it did. Republicans were more likely to feel the two were unrelated - 69 percent said rhetoric was not to blame; 19 percent said it played a part. Democrats were more split on the issue - 49 percent saw no connection; 42 percent said there was.

House GOP kills voting rights for D.C., Puerto Rico, other delegates - TheHill.com

House GOP kills voting rights for D.C., Puerto Rico, other delegates - TheHill.com

The surprise vote — the first of the new Congress — surrounded a provision of the Republicans’ proposed rules package that would prevent the six House delegates from presiding over, or voting as part of, the Committee of the Whole — a mechanism used to expedite legislation by effectively turning the entire chamber into a committee.

Under the rules of the last Congress, the six delegates — representing the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands — were allowed to cast votes and preside over the Committee of the Whole. The Republican rules proposal would strip that power.

Delegates may not vote when the House is in regular order.