Page 38 - Tim Wise News Today

Okay. so lets talk now. dr. laura issued an apology the next day acknowledging she was wrong. she said, "im wrong." i think she said, i articulated the n-word all the way out and i should not have done that. we have john ridley of that minority thing.com and tim wise, the author of "color blind." thanks for joining me tonight. some people are saying, oh, do we have to talk about this? yeah, i think we need to talk about it, but we should talk about it more. obviously its an issue now. tim, your ...

Okay. so lets talk now. dr. laura issued an apology the next day acknowledging she was wrong. she said, "im wrong." i think she said, i articulated the n-word all the way out and i should not have done that. i want to bring in our panel to discuss this now. jill is here. we have john ridley of that minority thing.com and tim wise, the author of "color blind." thanks for joining me tonight. lets do it. some people are saying, oh, do we have to talk about this? yeah, i think we need to talk about ...

Have just decided that there is a bigger problem here at hand. whats going on with the n-word, we have been working over the last four years, speaking about abolishing the n-word. but there is something else thats pushing through. we need to talk about this. thats why it keeps coming up. we need to sit at the table and discuss racism. there is racism in america. we need to stop trying to sweep it under the rug and act like it doesnt exist. >> john? >> well, you know, look. when i heard it, i hav...

And it still supports me. tempur-pedic. the most highly recommended bed in america. take the first step! call today for your free information kit with dvd. call the number on your screen or visit tempurpedic.com/cloud. okay. back to the conversation now. john ridley, tim wise and jill merritt joining me to talk about dr. laura schlessingers use of the n-word. in my personal life, i talk to you guys about this as a journalist because it is part of the national conversation. i dont care what som...

Wrong, i shouldnt have used -- i articulated the n word all the way out and i shouldnt have done that. ill bring in our panel. jill merit thanks for joining us. john riddly and tim wise, the author of "color blind." thanks for joining me. some people are saying, do we have to talk about this? yeah, i think we need to talk about it. but we should talk about it more. obvious lynn its an issue. tim starting with you, your initial reaction to dr. laura? >> well, i mean, my initial reaction is that u...

Back with our conversation now. were talking the john riddly, tim wise and jill merit to talk about dr. laws use of the "n" word. heres my thing. in my personal life i do this, i talk to you guys this as a journalist because its part of the national conversation. i dont care what someone calls me. if someone calls me that its really more of a reflection on them if they call me the "n" word. someone upon twitter agree. someone says, im a black person and i dont care what a white person calls me. ...

The "n" word? thats what rappers say. they take the word back to take some of the sting out of it but there are people who are also bothered by rappers using it as well, tim. >> right. well i think whether or not black folks use the word, thats a debate for black folks to have. i dont think anyone that isnt black ought to be in on that. ill give you an analogy. im from the south and i dont like the word "red neck" because i know its a slur. but when jeff fox worthy does 20 minutes of red neck jo...

Jenny is talking about her movement not being racist that is not the topic this evening. the topic is do we are we perceive mostly white folks anger over the topic what the issue is differently than if it was people to comer? i think answer to that question is obvious. >> tim and jenny beth, i will let john get in here. what do you say, you were chomping at the bit to get in here. >> i do think there are two issues here, one we talk about whether or not the tea party is racist and the other is a...

Author tim wise, who has just written a piece entitled, "imagine if the tea party were black" tim asked to be on the phone tonight because of the 100-year flood that has nashville, tennessee, and the surrounding areas in a state of emergency. boy, just look at that tim, glad you are safe. but first question to you, you heard what bill maher had to say. he is echoing, in some ways a point that you make in an article thats been circulating and getting a whole lot of attention. explain your premise...

Obamas white slavery, you see people saying that the taxpayers are obamas jews, you have to understand that those messages are extremely strong. and it is not enough to say, hey we dont agree with these, you really have to take a stand and make sure these individuals are not involved in your rights. because you are going to be judged by the most extreme end. >> very quickly here, jenny beth, i have a short time go ahead. >> tea party patriots that is what we do. if we see those things we tell th...