| Council of Conservative Citizens replaces the White Citizens Council. Author sits in on a national meeting in Sheffield AL where he takes notes without consequence. And the words he takes down! African-Americans, Mexicans, Southern Poverty Law Center, California's same-sex marriage law, and Barack Obama--among others.There's Haley Barbour and a few other Southern gentlemen too. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
