. >>> wisconsin state senator glenn grothman sunder fire tonit for his very blunt attack on kwanzaa,iday that millions of people around the world hold dear. in a press release titled "why must we still hear about kwanza" the republican lawmaker slammed the holiday's creator maulena karenga saying "karenga was a racist and didn't like the idea that christ died for all of our sins, so he felt blacks should have their own holiday, hengs kwanzaa." but he went on to say this, "of course almost no black people today care about kwanzaa, just white left-wingers who try to shove this down black people's throats in an effort to divide americans." "mainstream americans must be more outspoken on this issue," he continues, and said "it's time it's slapped down once and for all." the quote continues, "be on the lookout if a k through 12 or college teacher tries to tell your children or grandchildren it's a real holiday." end quote. well, as you can imagine, senator grothman's message is pretty clear and his remarks have offended a whole lot of people, and he's kind enough to join me now live. sena

and the very very ugly it's constant state senator glenn grothman rothman is waging war i'm. at a press release one argues that kwanzaa is a fake holiday that was invented for the purpose of dividing and destroying america in the press release growth and rights that the founders of kwanzaa doric america and seek to destroy it by pretending that it's values as expressed in the declaration of independence and our constitution don't apply to everyone. in reality kwanzaa was established nine hundred sixty six to celebrate ideals like unity collective responsibility and self-determination and to celebrate african-american heritage and culture with this guy to be attempts to discredit kwanzaa is the latest development the war on religious freedom that is taking place in the earth and it's very very. after the break while big oil continues to destroy our environment residents of the midwest are feeling the disastrous effects of climate change why is america's heartland looking more and more like a scene from the one nine hundred thirty s. what can be done to save our agriculture ind

republican state senator glenn grothman released a statement titled, "why must we still care about kwanzaa the comments drew outrage from local democratic leader meg moen who called them dog dropping and said -- in a victory for civil rights advocates, north carolina governor bev perdue has issued pardons of innocence for the wilmington 10. the group of mostly african- american activists were falsely convicted and imprisoned for the firebombing of a white-owned store in the 1970's. their pardons in the waning days of perdue's administration follow a campaign to unequivocally vindicate the wilmington 10 after their convictions were overturned by a federal court decades ago. newly service documents show the prosecutor in the case made racially based notes next to potential jurors, writing comments like "kkk good" and "and uncle tom type." in a statement about the wilmington 10, the governor said -- wilmington 10 member benjamin chavis appeared on "democracy now!" the street to talk about what a pardon of innocence would mean. >> the pardon of innocence would mean that the state of north caro

. >>> wisconsin state senator glenn grothman is not backing down from his stance that kwanzaa should a quick death. in a press release called why must we still hear about kwanzaa. he claims kwanzaa is a part of a leftest plot to separate america, and that the founder, karenga, thought they should have their own holiday. >> i think the underlying problem here is not enough tv types, when they talk about kwanzaa talk about the horrible racist violent past of its founder. if they knew the past, i think kwanzaa would die a quick death. you got to remember, ron karenga, the founder of kwanzaa, who just founded it in 1966, was a black separatist who felt the black panthers didn't dislike white people enough. >> grotman said kwanzaa is a holiday that "almost no black people today care about." >> pakistani intelligence officials say an important taliban commander was among 15 people killed in two suspected u.s. drone attacks in a volatile region of pakistan. that commander was set to be at odds with the pakistani taliban over a peace agreement he signed in 2007. as part of the deal, he refus