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Leonard Pitts' double standard
Columnist Leonard Pitts champions Rep. Maxine Waters of California for saying the tea party can "go straight to hell" ("Sometimes, you just have to stand up to a bully," Aug. 28). The tea party is predominantly white, and Representative Waters and Mr....Tags: Government, Public Officials
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Criticism of tea party is more than justified
Columnist Leonard Pitts recently applauded Rep. Maxine Waters for her comment about where the tea party should go ("Sometimes, you just have to stand up to a bully," Aug. 28). He admitted that her remark had been intemperate, and I believe Ms. Waters...Tags: Parties and Movements, Tea Party Movement, Republican Party
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Get your story straight, Mr. Pitts
After reading Leonard Pitts' column applauding Rep. Maxine Waters for telling the tea party to go to hell, I could only shake my head in wonder at how he ever got a job with a newspaper ("Sometimes, you just have to stand up to a bully," Aug. 28). I...Tags: Republican Party
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Cheap shots at the tea party
I am offended by columnist Leonard Pitts' applause for Rep. Maxine Waters' telling the tea party to "go straight to hell," as well as by letter writer Thad Paulhamus' remark that "the tea party, and by extension, the entire Republican Party with which...Tags: Republican Party
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Maxine Waters and the tea party: Sometimes, you have to stand up to a bully
I am pleased to report the sighting of an artifact so rarely seen among Democrats that it has become the stuff of legend and conjecture, like Bigfoot or theLoch Ness monster. It is called a spine.
Said spine was briefly glimpsed a little over a week...Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Bill Cosby, The Washington Post
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The (tea) party that's en vogue to hate
The Tea Party — however you define it — is a favorite punching bag of the left. But recently the verbal attacks haven’t just been about policy, or even personalities. They’ve been downright craaazy.
Democrats have begun calling...Tags: Terrorism, Democratic Party, Tea Party Movement, Andre Carson, Racism
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Can't vote for Obama, scared by the Republicans
I agree with Dovey Kahn and Fred Pasek that some will have to hold their nose when voting in the election for president ("Why I'm stuck with Obama," Sept. 4, and "Voting for the Republican, by default," Sept. 6). I certainly can't vote for President Obama...Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Pikesville
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No apologies from Upshaw
Sun reporterNFL Players Association chief Gene Upshaw offered no apologies yesterday for his combative comments about retired players who have criticized him. But, in a rare interview on the subject, Upshaw said he was committed to resolving some of their issues with...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Oakland Raiders, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Legal Services, Wages and Pensions
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Ex-NFL players address Congress
Sun reporterIt was a day of tears -- but also relief - for retired NFL players who hope their accounts of debilitating football injuries will move Congress to demand reform of a "broken" disability benefits system. "Thank God for Congress. Maybe they're going to...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Mike Webster, Hank Johnson, Miami Dolphins, Johnny Unitas
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NAACP stability restored, Mfume moves on
Sun StaffKweisi Mfume announced his resignation as president of the NAACP yesterday, calling it "the most rewarding and most fulfilling position of my life" while leaving a hole at the top of the organization he saved from scandal and the brink of bankruptcy....Tags: African Americans, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Heads of State, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Group urges ethics probe
WASHINGTON // A watchdog group, naming what it calls "the 13 most corrupt members of Congress," is calling for ethics investigations of some of the most prominent political leaders on Capitol Hill in a report to be released tomorrow. Citizens for...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Marilyn Musgrave, Trials, Lobbying, William J Jefferson
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NAACP continues culture of male leaders
Sun StaffWhen the vacancy opened this winter for president of the nation's oldest civil rights organization, many within and outside the NAACP said it was time a woman held the job. After all, men have overseen the group's day-to-day leadership since 1916. But...Tags: Lawyers, Civil Rights, Activism, Sexual Misconduct, Louis Farrakhan
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