Alex talks with libertarian political commentator, activist, proponent of the Austrian School of economics, and chairman of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Lew Rockwell. www.lewrockwell.com prisonplanet.tv
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Obama Hangs Racial Painting In White House
President Obama recently hung the Norman Rockwell painting “The Problem We All Live With” in the White House. The painting shows a young African-American girl receiving an escort from US marshals into a New Orleans elementary school in 1960 as part of court-ordered integration, something many whites angrily objected to. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down with Michael Shure, political comedian Jimmy Dore and Jayar Jackson. Read more: www.politico.com www.jimmydorecomedy.com The Largest Online News Show in the World. Google+: www.gplus.to Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com Support TYT for FREE: bit.ly
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Ruby Bridges visited the White House to see how a painting commemorating her personal and historic milestone looks hanging on the wall outside of the Oval Office. American Artist Norman Rockwell was criticized by some when this painting first appeared on the cover of Look magazine on January 14,1964; now the iconic portrait will be on display throughout the summer of 2011 in one of the most exalted locations in the country.
Daley Says White House Needs Certainty [NBC 7-26-2011]
Visit: MeTee.com Support this Youtube channel and Design & Publish a T-Shirt using the link above. This channel is brought to you by MeTee T-Shirts: The place for on-demand t-shirts. T-shirt design in seconds & always free shipping. – Thursday July 28 2011 1:18 pm www.msnbc.msn.com The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, DC , the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical style. It has been the residence of every US President since John Adams. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the house in 1801, he (with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe) expanded the building outward, creating two colonnades that were meant to conceal stables and storage. In 1814, during the War of 1812, the mansion was set ablaze by the British Army in the Burning of Washington, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior. Reconstruction began almost immediately, and President James Monroe moved into the partially reconstructed house in October 1817. Construction continued with the addition of the South Portico in 1824 and the North in 1829. Because of crowding within the executive mansion itself, President Theodore Roosevelt had all work offices relocated to the newly constructed West Wing in 1901. Eight years later, President William Howard Taft expanded the West Wing and created the …
Ed Show panel dukes it out over President Obama caving to the Republicans [NBC 7-19-2011]
Visit: MeTee.com Support this Youtube channel and Design & Publish a T-Shirt using the link above. This channel is brought to you by MeTee T-Shirts: The place for on-demand t-shirts. T-shirt design in seconds & always free shipping. – Saturday July 30 2011 11:14 am www.msnbc.msn.com The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) is an organization of journalists who cover the White House and the President of the United States. The WHCA was founded in 1914 by journalists in response to an unfounded rumor that a Congressional committee would select which journalists could attend press conferences of President Woodrow Wilson. Among the issues handled by the WHCA are press access to the President and physical conditions in White House press briefing rooms. The WHCA elects four officers and five board members from within its ranks once a year. – Like/Dislike, Comment, Favorite and share on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ to get the word out on this video. Signup for the Daily News Email Subscription: tinyurl.com If you are interested in becoming a channel sponsor for $1/day for 30 days send a Youtube Private Message letting me know.