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I can already hear the cries of some pinheads apologizing for public relations executive Walt Baker, who lost his job for forwarding a racist e-mail about First Lady Michelle Obama: Don't we have free speech in America? Should a guy lose his job for a little harmless joke? His e-mail didn't hurt anyone, so why all the fuss? Why are black people so thin-skinned?

To those who would make those paper-thin arguments, understand one thing:

Baker didn't lose his job because of his beliefs on race. In his off hours, he could prance around his home in a Klansman's robe for all anyone cares.

Racism alone didn't bring Baker down. Stupidity did. And not just your everyday brand of stupidity. I'm talking STUPIDITY.

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Jennifer Hudson to Sing at NCAA Championship Game

Jennifer Hudson to Sing at NCAA Championship Game

Singing sensation Jennifer Hudson has been chosen to sing "One Shining Moment," after the NCAA basketball championship game. Teddy Pendergrass and Luther Vandross previously sang the song. Hudson will be the first woman to sing for the event. [NY Times]

Soldiers Kill 2, Wound 5 After Shooting in to Unruly Crowd
With authorities and residents paranoid, after the massacre that killed more than 200 Christians on Sunday in the area of Jos, Nigeria, soldiers opened fire on a crowd and a truck that was out after the government-issued curfew late Tuesday. The group was trying to stop the truck from entering their village, but after refusing to leave the area against authorities' wishes, some were shot by soldiers. Unfortunately, two villagers were killed, five were wounded and the suspicious truck ended up containing only cattle and baskets. [Yahoo News]

Americans Give Solid Marks for Obama and Dismal Ones for Congress
According to an Associated Press-GfK poll, while many Americans are fed up with Congress and wish to fire them in November, more than half, 53 percent, still support President Barack Obama and believe he is doing a decent job with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and health care and the economy. [AP]

Former John Edwards Aide Almost Goes to Jail

Andrew Young, an ex-aide to Senator John Edwards, almost went to jail over sex tapes of Edwards and his mistress. Initially, Young said the tapes were sealed in a safety deposit box, but then later, he admitted to showing the tape to a limited number of people, including ABC News. The judge handling the case has ordered Young to turn over all materials by Friday. [MSNBC]


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Former New Orleans detective Jeffrey Lehrmann has been charged with taking part in a conspiracy to cover up a lethal police shooting of unarmed residents just after Hurricaine Katrina. Lehrmann, who is now a special agent at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Phoenix, is expected to plead guilty, according to a person familiar with the Danziger Bridge case.

A federal court filing Tuesday charges former detective Jeffrey Lehrmann with misprision of a felony, which meant he had knowledge of a crime and didn't report it. It said he "knew of a conspiracy among police officers to obstruct justice," helped conceal the conspiracy, helped create false reports and provided false information to federal investigators.

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Ohio State ShootingHow many shooting deaths does it take before a nation does something about its gun policies?

If we are talking about the United States, our threshold seems to be limitless. Today, another upset individual has gone on a shooting spree.

This time, it was an Ohio State University custodial employee who received a bad evaluation. He came to work dressed in dark clothes and carrying two guns in a backpack. The man, whom police have identified as Nathaniel Brown, 51, shot two people, killing one, before fatally shooting himself.

This could have easily been another Virginia Tech situation where Brown went outside to start killing students. Thirty-two students and faculty were killed by one psychologically disturbed student. Or it could have been another Fort Hood shooting, where Nidal Malik Hasan, an upset army psychiatrist, shot and killed 12 people and wounded 30 others.

How about the recent shooting at the University of Alabama-Huntsville where professor Amy Bishop shot and killed three of her colleagues after being denied tenure.

The easy availability and the sheer quantity of guns in this country makes all of this violence and mayhem possible. It's not just two drug dealers shooting it out on urban streets anymore. Students, doctors, professors or anyone who is upset is grabbing a gun and settling the score.

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Daniel Angerer

Toast-of-the-town, New York City Chef Daniel Angerer is giving diners at Klee Brasserie in downtown Chelsea a taste of what his wife pumps out every day for their newborn.

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Dan Rather WatermelonI can't wait for the excuse distinguished newsman Dan Rather will give to explain why he even dreamed of putting the words "President Obama" "articulate" and "watermelons" in the same sentence during an interview this week.

He might fall back on the old "I was under the affects of medication routine" or he could just say he was tired from travel and was talking off the top of his head.

One excuse Rather can't use, though, is the old "I was misquoted" line, because his comment about Obama is there on the Internet for the whole world to read. Appearing on the Chris Matthews show this week, the veteran CBS reporter said of the President:

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David Paterson


There is always something a little sad at the end of a sporting event, when a team that is hopelessly behind its opponent has the ball and absolutely no chance of victory.

They go through the motion of playing the game for a win, but everyone in the stands knows they are just running out the clock until the contest is officially over.

That is the unfortunate position New York's first black governor David Paterson finds himself in these days. He has already announced that he won't seek election to his own full term as governor, but he won't allow himself to suffer the shame of walking out on his term before it is complete.

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