Dems ‘forgot one small detail’ while remembering the Little Rock Nine

http://twitter.com/#!/JohnBermont/status/515274536321683456 TheDemocrats tweeted an Obama quote to commemorate the “Little Rock Nine”—nine black students who enrolled in a public high school in defiance of then Governor Orval Faubus. They forgot to mention one little detail though. Celebrating the nine brave African-American teenagers who walked into a Little Rock high school 57 years ago today. pic.twitter.com/oGX9TSsmBU…

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Chris Hayes speculates what could turn #ShawShooting into ‘massive scandal’

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http://twitter.com/#!/STLAbuBadu/status/520067712333000704 South St. Louis residents took to the streets last night after an 18-year-old black male was shot and killed by an off-duty St. Louis police officer who was working security for a private firm at the time. Some claimed the man who was shot was holding a sandwich which was mistaken for a gun.…

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Shannon R. Watts lashes out at CNN anchor for not politicizing killing spree

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http://twitter.com/#!/DLoesch/status/470711710358450176 This past weekend, CNN reporter Deborah Feyerick led a panel discussion about Elliot Rodger’s killing spree: Here’s what Feyerick said: “It’s got to be about mental health, and not firearms.” Seems reasonable enough. After all, Rodger suffered from major mental health problems, and three of his six murder victims were stabbed, not shot. But…