Monday, December 17, 2007

Videotape shows Sharpton cutting a deal | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/15/2007

Videotape shows Sharpton cutting a deal | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/15/2007: "With a hidden FBI camera rolling inside a New York hotel suite in 2003, an unsuspecting Rev. Al Sharpton, Democratic candidate for president, spoke candidly.

Sharpton offered to help Philadelphia fund-raiser Ronald A. White win a multimillion-dollar business deal, if White helped him raise $50,000 for politics.

White offered $25,000. 'If you bring my guys up on this hedge fund, and I have the right conversation,' White said, 'I'll give you what you need.'

'Cool,' Sharpton said."

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Is Megan Williams case in trouble?

In West Virginia a power struggle over who will actually prosecute the case and what charges will actually be filed seem to be bringing some uncertainty to the case of Megan Williams. Megan Williams was brutally raped and tortured by six whites earlier this year in a case that seemed to be open and shut. Now we find out that the State Attorney General Darrell McGraw and the Logan County Prosecutor are having a pissing contest to see who actually gets to try the case with the Attorney General going as far as saying that the county prosecute was in over his head. Read more on this story by clicking the link below:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Black cop a victim of racial profiling in Chicago?

In Chicago were police brutality towards African Americans is becoming an almost regular occurrence a black police officer has now been pulled over and harassed by police. He says the harassment continued even after he identified himself as a police officer. He says he had done nothing wrong and can think of only reason he was stopped. RACE. Click the link below to learn more about this story:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

Friday, December 14, 2007

Media Matters - O'Reilly to caller: "I don't think your assessment" that Oprah's "voting for [Obama] because he's black" "is wrong"

Media Matters - O'Reilly to caller: "I don't think your assessment" that Oprah's "voting for [Obama] because he's black" "is wrong": "Summary: On his radio show, Bill O'Reilly took a call from a listener who said, 'It sounds like [Oprah Winfrey is] voting for [Sen. Barack Obama] because he's black.' O'Reilly responded: 'I don't think your assessment is wrong.' In a recent speech, after naming several specific actions Obama has taken, Winfrey said: 'We need a president with clarity and conviction, who knows how to consult his own conscience and proceed with moral authority. We need Barack Obama.'"

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Al Sharpton responds to FBI & IRS investigation

The FBI and IRS have started an investigation into Al Sharpton's finances with regard to his 2004 Presidential campaign. Now I don't know whether Al Sharpton is guilty of anything or not but if I believed in C-O-N spiracy theories I would find it odd that about a month after a march against the U.S. Justice Department that same Justice Department begins an investigation into one of the march's organizers. Click the link below to watch Al Sharpton's response to these charges.

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

Meghan Williams Update

Thanks Ann for keeping her alive in our hearts and minds. She needs all the help we can get.

American musician Ike Turner passes away at 76 - Wikinews, the free news source

American musician Ike Turner passes away at 76 - Wikinews, the free news source: "United States musician and songwriter, Ike Turner passed away Wednesday at his home in San Marcos, California. His wife did not give a cause of death, but mentioned that he suffered from emphysema. Ike Turner was perhaps best known for his work with his former wife, Tina Turner, as one half of the Ike & Tina Turner duo. During a career that lasted half a century, Ike's repertoire included blues, soul, rock, and funk. Alongside his former wife, he was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 and in 2001 was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame."

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