Colo. Gov Blasted Over Tina Peters. FedEx Targeted Over Voting Rights. Jan. 6 Cops Sue Trump.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis commuted the 9-year prison sentence of Tina Peters, a former county clerk convicted of election crimes, to 4.5 years. This decision ignited severe backlash from Colorado Democrats, including State Representative Dr. Georgina Ellis, who view it as a troubling message that accountability for undermining democracy is not a priority. Polis cited the appeals court's view that the judge 'incorrectly considered her bizarre viewpoints' in sentencing, arguing that expressing incorrect opinions is not a crime, despite Peters' felony convictions for breaching electoral systems.

Colorado's Democratic Governor Jared Polis is catching a lot of hell over his decision to commute the sentence, the 9-year prison sentence of election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters. [00:00:35] Polis explaining why he granted her clemency: 'To be clear, she deserved to go to jail. She committed a crime. What's an issue here is how long the sentence is. And I agree with the appeals court that in the sentencing hearing, the judge incorrectly uh looked at and considered her bizarre uh viewpoints, her speech, and held her speech against her.' [00:03:44] Dr. Georgina Ellis: 'The decision that Governor Polus made to commute Tina Peter's sentence, it sends a troubling message that accountability for actions undermining our democracy is not a priority in Colorado.' [00:07:55]

Activists launched the 'Fix It, FedEx' campaign to pressure FedEx, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, to take a stand against the dilution of Black voting power. This initiative arose after Tennessee became the first state to pass a new congressional map following a Supreme Court ruling, which carved Memphis (a 62.7% Black city) into three districts, eliminating its only majority-minority congressional seat. The campaign highlights that FedEx's PAC donated $1.9 million to the same state lawmakers who voted for this map, yet the company has remained silent.

In Tennessee, they're gearing up for fix it, their fix it FedEx campaign. Voting activists say corporations like FedEx have been too quiet about the loss of voting rights. [00:01:04] 'Our great state of Tennessee became the first state to pass this new congressional map responding to that ruling that carved Memphis, a city that is 62.7% black, into three congressional districts.' [00:30:20] 'FedEx's pack has given approximately $1.9 million to Tennessee state lawmakers. Some of those same lawmakers just voted to dilute the black vote and FedEx's home city. And FedEx has not said one single mumbling word.' [00:31:12]

A House Judiciary Committee hearing investigating the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) quickly exposed a partisan divide, particularly regarding the definition of hate groups and the proposed compensation for January 6 rioters. Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett pressed Republican witnesses to unequivocally label Proud Boys and Neo-Nazis as white supremacist organizations, highlighting their evasiveness. Crockett criticized the proposed $2 billion 'slush fund' to compensate January 6 participants, arguing it rewards white supremacists while reparations for Black Americans are denied.

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing to investigate the Southern Poverty Law C Center's alleged misconduct. [01:02:34] Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett: 'Are the Proud Boys a white supremacist organization? Yes or no?' [01:03:26] 'This slush fund that they keep talking about is specifically to give them money. So, how dare this majority sit here and try to lecture this organization about money?' [01:05:50]

The host meticulously debunks claims made by Brandon Tatum and Stephen A. Smith regarding Ice Cube's alleged 'deal' with Donald Trump for the Black community and criticisms of Kamala Harris's qualifications and record. The host clarifies that Ice Cube met with Jared Kushner, not Trump, and that Trump's 'Platinum Plan' was a 'tinfoil plan' of unfulfilled promises and contradictory actions. He also corrects the narrative about Harris's prosecutorial record, noting her creation of the first-in-the-nation marijuana diversion program, and refutes the misleading statistics on Black male voting patterns for Trump.

Tatum says that Ice Cube cut a deal with Trump. He didn't meet with Trump. He met at a hotel with Jared Kushner and others two months before the election. [01:47:27] 'The lie that he funded H.B.CU permanently, yo, that was a bill from Congresswoman Alma Adams.' [01:47:52] 'She actually created the diversion programs.' [01:49:22] Mandel Robinson: 'Donald Trump has got less raw number of black men voting for him every election since he came down that escalator the first time. what they talking about and what they're what they're mis what they're misapproprian is percentages.' [02:01:31] 'She created the first diversion program in the nation.' [02:03:20]

The host and panelists strongly criticize mainstream media outlets for their systemic failure to confront 'white fear' and address racism and bigotry, particularly in the context of Donald Trump's rhetoric. They argue that this reluctance stems from the media's own racial biases and a lack of Black executives in decision-making roles, leading to a perpetuation of the status quo and avoidance of direct conversations about racial truths. The host shares personal experiences of being excluded from mainstream shows for challenging power or having a book title ('White Fear') deemed too controversial by white producers.

Roland Martin: 'Mainstream media wants to ignore it. Uh, when you turn on these networks... they do not want to confront white fear. They don't want to call it what it is.' [01:24:36] 'A black host on a network told me, 'I would love to have you on my show, but my white producers don't like the title of your book.' [01:25:18] Mandel Robinson: 'White media wants to play a role in maintaining the status quo because they feel like when you're what you're talking about and the way you challenge Chris Christie... it's America's confronting its race problem honestly and they don't want to do that because it requires them to do work.' [01:33:13]