The debut episode of "The Giant Word," a new video series from Jay Smooth that analyzes the buzzwords that buzz around in the media, and figure out where they come from and what they really mean. This week we take a look at what politicans are really trying to say, when they tell us to be more "sensitive" to Tea Partiers, Islamophobes and other people who act like they've got no damn sense.
A 15-year-old Mexican youth stands on the corner talking to two friends. A 17-year-old black teen spots the trio and quickly approaches. He pulls out a knife, demanding the Mexican youth’s iPod while shouting anti-Latino slurs. The 17-year-old flees with the stolen items. The victim’s two companions, who are African-American, are unharmed.
In the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina, an order circulated among New Orleans police authorizing officers to shoot looters, according to present and former members of the department.
FROM CBSNews.com: Mel Gibson’s ex-girlfriend told authorities probing the actor for alleged domestic abuse that he said to her at one point, “I want Jew blood on my hands.”
From TheRoot.com: They were armed to the teeth. They were mad. They gathered at public buildings, guns tucked into their waistlines, demanding limited governmental authority and the right to self-determination.
