i would be happy they appear with someone who defends kwanzaa. you're distorting the comments we had earlier in the day. earlier in the day i said if we're going to have a discussion how many black people care about kwanzaa -- >> if we made a mistake. i have roland martin ready to go. will you appear with roland martin opinion he's dying to get a question in. is that okay, sir? >> i would be happy to take a question. >> fire away roland. you got your time. way to go. >> sure. i would ask the senator you look at easter that was derived from a pagan holiday and so do you defend that? you talk about a made up holiday. please tell me which of the holidays we celebrate in america that have descended from on high and granted to us when we were born. aren't all holidays created made up by someone? >> well, the question first of all they are not created and made up by somebody but even say a holiday like thanksgiving. >> they aren't. >> which was created by the u.s. congress. thanksgiving is something that i think we all can appreciate. as not created by

if they knew the past, i think kwanzaa would die a quick death.'ve got to remember t ron kerenga, the founder of kwanzaa, who just founded it in 166, was a black separatist, who felt the black panthers didn't dislike white people enough. the group he founded wound up shooting a couple black panthers, he himself for committing physical violence against women, had to spend time in prison. the idea that our country would celebrate a special holiday created by this guy before he committed these acts of violence, and now we're going to say we must talk about this to the kindergarten children and how wonderful this holiday is, is ridiculous. >> you've got to admit the holidays itself didn't celebrate the founder, but the holiday itself. if the look at the aspirin else. principles. that sounds pretty nice. >> if you go through ramblings of some people, you can say -- but when you have a horrible person who founded this new holiday solely to promote or in part to promote his goofy ideology, i think we all would have to agree that most americans wouldn't c

i'd be happy to appear with someone who'd defend kwanzaa.ou're completely distorting the comments that we had earlier in the day. earlier in the day i said if we were going to have a discussion as to how many black people cared about kwanzaa -- >> okay, you know, before we even go on -- if we've made a mistake -- >> you're completely distorting -- >> i've got roland martin ready to go. so if i've made a mistake, will you appear with roland martin right now? because he is dying to get a question in. is that okay, sir? >> well, i would be happy to take a question from -- >> okay, fire away, roland. you've got your time. >> sure. i would ask the senator you look at easter. that was derived from a pagan holiday. and so do you defend that? you talk about a made-up holiday. please tell me which of the holidays we celebrate in america that have descended from on high and were granted to us when we were born? aren't all holidays actually created and made up by someone? >> well, the question -- first of all, they are not created and made up by somebo

in a press release called why must we still hear about kwanzaa.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 refused to attack pakistani military or government targets but he is believed to be behi

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 industry from complete disaster. stories. are like. a list. of. what's. i think. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so for langley you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you

if they knew the past, i think kwanzaa would die a quick death. you've got to remember ron -- >> go ahead. >> 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. >> grothman claims kwanzaa is a holiday and again, quoting here, that, quote, almost no black people today care about. and with that we roll on. >> with that we roll on. >>> we've got a story that a lot of people are talking about. disturbing video surfaces of a teenager joking about the rape of a 16-year-old girl. we're going to talk to the blogger who helped break the story that's rocked an ohio community and its football team. it's crazy. >> it's a crazy, crazy story. lots of details coming out. >>> also coming up this morning, al gore has sold current tv here. wait until you hear who the buyer is. >> al gorezeera. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistan

wisconsin state senator is getting heat over his criticism of the celebration of kwanzaa.

a wisconsin state senator is drawing ire for his comments against the holiday of kwanzaa.epublican 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 abou

i think the underlying problem here is not enough tv types when they talk about kwanzaa talk about thest violent past of its founder and if they knew the past i think kwanza would die a quick death. you got to remember, the founder kwanza, who just founded it in 1966, was a black separatist who felt the black panthers didn't dislike white people enough. the group that he founded wound. shooting a couple of black panthers. he himself for committing physical violence against women had to spend time in prison. now i think the idea that our country would celebrate a special holiday created by this guy before he committed these acts of violence and now we're going to say oh, we must talk about this to the kindergarten children and how wonderful this holiday is ridiculous. >> you have to admit that the holiday itself doesn't celebrate the founder. the holiday itself is actually kind of nice. if you look at its principals, unity, self-determination, collective work, responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. that sounds pretty nice. >> well, i'm sure if you go throu

kwanzaa in the season to celebrate, it is coming out this year and it is a move in the right direction. but i think a lot of depth is required in the approach of african african-americans and the only way to do it is to seize the opportunity. visiting africa, not the french africa or the air of africa or the british africa. but part of the african continent when they say yes, i can smell and feel and taste africa. to go there and sit with the cultural and spiritual leaders, to expose themselves as almost like a kind of process of osmosis in which you actually understand the totality and the comprehensive nature of the culture underneath such a society. from which the architects draw their strength. not the opportunistic slogans like all that kind of thing which is caustic rhetoric. no, but if you find in there, spread the word. you convey the essence. you show that it can be done. and if you have no feeling for, you have no feeling for it. looking for african roots, it can be a total disaster. one ambassador looked at the negative side of africa and he abandoned hope and ended up being

> community groups celebrated both the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation and the kwanzaage project and the san francisco arts commission staged today's celebration at that time bayview opera house. people there saying -- sang traditional music and read aloud the emancipation proclamation which is the document that freed slaves in the united states. they also paid tribute to pioneering african americans. >> harriet tubman. nat turner. >> one organizer said today's event was meant to bring the community together at a time when violence has plagued their neighborhoods. >>> ringing in the new year by tieing the knot. the first same-sex couples to legally get married in 2013. >>> and it's a private club for marijuana smokers. questions about just how legal this new nightspot is. [ male announcer ] the career landscape of america is changing. new jobs are here, and by 2025, we could have millions more that demand qualified college graduates. many in the bay area. at devry university, our market-responsive bachelor's and master's degree programs can give you what you need to suc

because the holiday season just ended, and i'm not talking about kwanzaa, folks.he taxes on wage earners is going up, and this is it. for whatever else got protected payroll holiday did not, and for most wage earners, it is going to be a slight uptick. >> if you are making $50,000 a year and paying $100 more, you have to plan ahead for that, because it is a big jump, especially for the lower income folks who are not low income enough to not pay more in tax, and you to pay attention to that, but it was a temporary patch there, and not something permanent so eventually that would have to go back and come back. >> and in some ways, thank goodness. it is going to hurt if you are the family, but on the other hand, it is going to hurt us in a big way if we are not paying into social security and medicare. >> absolutely, and this is almost like a little gift from the government, but went on for so long that it was a gift that we got used to, and now the gift is going away and we have to pay up. it is like the first day back at work after new year's. >> and you were sayin