Nicki Minaj and the refusal to be 'polite'

In two separate incidents, Obama renames a mountain and Nicki Minaj is accused of being angry. President Obama is restoring the name of the nation's highest mountain from Mt. McKinley to Denali, and it's making a lot of people mad. Nicki Minaj refused to be polite at the VMAs, and in so doing made a necessary political statement. And in two separate interviews, Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) managed to blame multiculturalism for gun violence and anti-discrimination laws for ruining the Boy Scouts. Read all about it, in our top stories of the day: To Honor Native Americans, Obama Renamed The Nation's Highest Mountain. These People Are Upset. On Sunday, President Obama announced that he would restore the name of the nation's tallest mountain, currently called Mount McKinley, to Denali. The move, which comes in advance of the President's trip to Alaska, was described as a show of respect to Native Americans and the original name they gave to the peak. ...(read more) Congressman Blames Gun Violence On 'Diversity In America' No Congressman, Anti-Discrimination Laws Were Not 'Designed' To Take Down The Boy Scouts Why Nicki Minaj's Refusal To Be 'Polite' Is A Necessary Political Statement Bowing To Demands Of Wall Street, Walmart Cuts Hours To Trim Costs After raising the minimum wage for its lowest compensated workers, Walmart is now cutting some workers' hours to try to trim costs. ...(read more) ThinkProgress | Center for American Progress Action Fund 1333 H ST NW | Washington, DC 20005 Contributions to Center for American Progress Action Fund are not tax deductible Donate | Manage Email Options | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe This email was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us.