Ben Tilman News Today

New laws in GOP-controlled states have added new barriers to the ballot box for Black voters. But we've been here before.

About how african-americans criticize booker t. washington over this. >> they did, many of them did because they were scared. they knew there would be tremendous consequences for what he had done. and there were. >> there was a threat made about we have to kill 1000 of them so they know their place? >> this particular quote came from a u.s. senator. >> a u.s. senator said we have to kill 1000 blacks. >> he didnt say blacks, he used the n-word. before they will know their place again. his name wa...

for president play up that experience. its their main qualification for the job. but romney is playing it down. in fact, one article calls his four years at governor the lost years of mitt romney. and when romney does bring it up on the campaign trail, its often as a punch line. >> that skill, learning the private sector, and practiced for four years in massachusetts -- >> di not spend my life in government, only four years, i didnt inhale. >> i spent four years as governor, i didnt in...