This Kind Of Crap Is Becoming Too Commonplace News: Our state could be on the verge of gaining the dubious distinction of executing a person based on the color of his skin. On Thursday, Texas is poised to execute Duane Buck unless the courts or state officials, including Gov. Rick Perry, intervene. “The race factor, black … increases the future dangerousness for various complicated reasons.” That is what a psychologist told a jury of 12 Texans at the capital murder trial of Buck. Such blatant racial prejudice may read like a relic of the past – but Buck faces execution in a matter of days, despite the racism that infected his case. Read more here.
Jesus, Please Take The Wheel News: A new report says nearly one-third of Somalia’s people are now displaced from their homes because of drought, famine, and years of war. The U.N. humanitarian affairs office puts the number of displaced Somalis at 2.3 million – 1.4 million within the country, and 920,000 living as refugees in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Yemen. Read more here.
Not That I’m Happy To See Anyone’s Marriage Fail, But…. Serves These Two Grifters Right News: The husband of “Real Housewives of D.C.” cast member Michaele Salahi is relieved that she’s OK but devastated that she’s apparently left, his attorney says. Tareq Salahi’s attorney, David Silek, told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Thursday that it’s premature to say whether the couple would get a divorce. Silek’s statements came amid reports that Michaele Salahi was with a member of the band Journey. Read more here.
Going Rogue? News: Well, look who just got interesting! According to Joe McGinniss, author of the soon-to-be-released The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, the former Alaskan governor, pit-bull hockey mom, vice-presidential candidate and tea-party darling was a wild thing back in the day. In book excerpts printed yesterday by the National Enquirer, McGinniss reveals details of Palin’s past that some will find salacious but I find run-of-the-mill. Or, rather, would find run-of-the-mill if Palin weren’t such a morals-crusading conservative who shakes a finger at any behavior that doesn’t harken back to a Norman Rockwell past that even she didn’t live. Read more here. See the response from Glen Rice here.Happy Thursday Obot family! Check out the links and come back to discuss. Today’s Thursday Throwback was inspired by Sepia’s version in yesterday’s link sweep thread. Enjoy….
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