Getting Fired For Sending Racist Emails, Now That’s Funny

March 9th, 2010

In the email sent by Walt Baker comparing First Lady Michelle Obama to a chimp, it starts off stating that “Quoting Larry the Cable Guy…I don’t care who you are, this is funny…”.
Wonder if Mr. Baker is laughing now. It is widely reported that he has been let go as CEO of Tennessee Hospitality [...]

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Tennessee Hospitality Association CEO Compares Michelle Obama to Chimpanzee

March 8th, 2010

Tennessee Republicans up to the same old racism they’ve been displaying since Barack Obama became the Democratic nominee for president in 2008.
Tennessee Hospitality Association CEO Walt Baker sent out an email last week to 12 prominent Nashvillians in which Michelle Obama is compared to a Chimpanzee.
Tennessee Hospitality Association was instrumental in the development of the [...]

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Latest News On The Jena 6: What They’re Up To

March 5th, 2010

I posted this on the Jena 6 Blog back in August of 2009, and meant to post it here; but never did. So, here it is.
Quick Where are they now list of the Jena Six, per Friends of Justice:
Jena Six “” Where are they now?
¢ Robert Bailey Jr. is enrolled at Grambling State University and [...]

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