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thomas jefferson talks about the black woman that he sees outside of his monticello window as being willing to mate with orangutans, a kind of theory he has about who black women are. so that's one death, or stereotactic the second one i look at is that of the mandy. and the mandy, she is on the when a myth about slavery but she doesn't agree show up in slavery. she shows up in jim crow as a romantic remember to slavery. so after we're in a period of freedom and emancipation along with black man trying to find a place of citizenship as americans we're going to go back and recall and remember that actually the thing that most likely do is take all the talents and give them skills and energies and serve white domestic house with. that, in fact, that is where they be most happy. i point out that this is such an embedded critical way to understand black women. that it is just impossible. it is just impossible to escape the mammy. she is the most unexpected places. i was -- i was in new york on the night that the first "sex and the city" movie open, not the second one which was, you know, horrib

thomas jefferson talks about the black woman that he sees outside of his monticello window as being willing to meet with the rantings. the kind of theory that he has about two black women are, so that is one myth or stereotyped. the second when i look at is that of the many. and, you know, on the one and a method of slavery but does not show up. shows up in jim-crow as a kind of romantic remembrances of slavery who after all we are in a time of freedom and emancipation. black man trying to find a place of citizenship as americans regard to go back and recall and rubber that actually the thing go most like to do is to take all the talents and get some skills and energies and serve with domestic households. in fact, that was where there would be most happy. i . out that this is such an embedded critical way that we understand black women in it is impossible. it is just impossible to escape. she is everywhere. in the most unexpected places. i was in new york on the night that the first section the city moved opened, not the second one which was horribly imperialists and problematic. but the fi

monticello raceway. they're off. except for dr. chaser. his teeth are stuck in the starting gate.t hurt. our moves of the month. this was in georgia. what you do is you go over the xylophone through the hedges to grandma's house. nicely done. riley nelson scoring a touchdown and you high five the referee. but the best moves, the texas rangers groundskeeper. this was between innings during the world series. yeah. wipeout. it's kyle delmyer for ohio state. >> oh, wow! are you okay, kyle? kyle, can you give us a wave if you're okay? ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for kyle! >> let's hear it. he's okay. there was boxing galore and the referee, look at. in finland, you guys want to fight? let's go. drop the puck and go. and as usual, you know, once again the women in the lingerie football league. come on, ladies. can't we get along? okay. it's time for the halftime show. in the czech republic he makes a tremendous entry. one problem. he wasn't part of the scheduled entertainment. they have no sense of humor so they whisk him away. so let's go back to the action. in iran, after the

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diana in monticello, minnesota. morning. >> caller: good morning, and merry christmas to you and c-span. i would say that they are, yea to the republicans. they're doing something. they're trying to do something. and, yes, i agree with the man from new york that why would you put a bill up for who months? doesn't that sound kind of democrat? let's get the work done, let's pass it for a year, and let's, you know, give some kudos to the republicans for trying. and as far as obama being in there, the republicans trying to get obama out of the white house after only four years, isn't that what republicans are supposed to do? it doesn't matter who's in the as a democrat, you don't want another democrat in. isn't that the idea? republicans want a republican in. >> host: diane, let me go back to the payroll tax cut debate and get your reaction to this from "the washington post." as the house drama unfolded, a small but influential band of senate republicans broke ranks with speaker boehner, castigating his leadership team