WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney says he has accepted an apology from an MSNBC host who joked about a Christmas picture that included the 2012 Republican presidential candidate’s adopted, African-American grandson. Romney told “Fox News Sunday” that he sees Melissa Harris-Perry‘s apology as sincere and is ready to move on. He says everyone — himself […]
CNN anchor Don Lemon publicly criticized Melissa Harris-Perry and a panel on her self-titled show for making jokes about former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney at…
Melissa Harris-Perry, who apologized for a provocative segment on her MSNBC show about Mitt Romney’s adopted grandson, who is black, does not deserve to be fired as some critics have suggested. Just let it go. And here’s another thought: I question whether Harris-Perry actually needed to apologize in the first place. After noting that both […]
For iPad/iPhone users: The Melissa Harris Perry story and eventual apology got me thinking about all of the apologies we heard in 2013. And there were a lot. Alec Baldwin apologized to gay people after using a derogatory slur saying, “Words are important. I understand that, and will choose mine with great care going forward.” […]
NEW YORK (AP) — An MSNBC host apologized to Mitt Romney‘s family Tuesday after she and guests on her show joked about a Christmas picture that showed the 2012 Republican presidential candidate’s adopted, African-American grandson. Melissa Harris-Perry said her intention was to celebrate diversity, but the segment took an unexpected and offensive turn when she […]
Robert Sylvester Kelly, better known to the world as R. Kelly, may have dodged prosecution on 14 child pornography charges after “allegedly” filming himself having…
Is anyone black enough for Cornel West? Not only is West criticizing President Barack Obama at every turn, but now, for reasons that are unclear, West has taken aim at MSNBC, calling it a “Rent-A-Negro” network and then criticizing Rev. Al Sharpton for being on the “Obama plantation.” “I think that it’s been decrepit though, […]
Give President Barack Obama a break. He deserves time to complete his Cabinet appointments. The president was forced to defend his record on diversity Monday after Democrats started lining up to criticize Obama for appointing too many white men to his Cabinet and not selecting enough women and people of color to his inner circle. […]
