Written by: Beck
I had to read this twice to make sure I'd gotten it right. From the
Hill News, I bring you...
The Future!
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) will be arrested today in front of the Sudanese Embassy as part of an ongoing protest against what members of the Congressional Black Ccaucus say is genocide in the country's Darfur region, Rush's spokesperson confirmed yesterday.
This post isn't about the Sudan, it isn't about the Congressional Black Caucus, and it isn't about the NAACP, though I may have plenty to say on that later. No, this is about the latest innovation in reporting: news on things which are yet to happen. It turns out, in fact, that they have things down so effectively that they can see a full week in advance:
Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said he will submit himself for arrest sometime after July 25.
(Hat tip:
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