he s lost all credibility. after the supreme court 6-3 decision striking down the use of racial preferences in college admissions biden was sent out by whoever winds him up to lie. affirmative action is so misunderstood. many people wrongly believe that affirmative action allows unqualified students, unqualified students to be admitted ahead of qualified students. this is not, this is not how college admissions work. laura: the white house people aren t that ignorant. they know the truth, that the entire point of racial preferences is to give minority candidates an edge. regardless of their test scores or their transcripts or their resume, it s classic discrimination and it s based on race. colleges set out standards for admission and every student, every student has to meet those standards. then and only then, after first meeting the qualifications required by the school, do colleges look at other factors in addition to their grades such as race. laura: okay. what s
the year was 1990, republican incumbent of north carolina senator jesse helms was polling behind his black democratic challenger, a man named harvey gantt. it was a surprisingly competitive election, so home called in the political consultants who, in turn, helped the helms campaign figure out a way to fight back, and this is what they came up with, this ad. you needed that job, but they had to give it to a minority because of the racial quota. is that really fair? harvey gantt says it is. he supports the racial quota law, making the color of your skin more important in your qualifications. you will vote on this issue next tuesday, harvey gantt . that ad, with the white hands holding the rejection letter as the narrator intones you are a better candidate than the minority guy that they went with, can you steal the injustice of it all? that ad was exactly what senator jesse helms needed, he. term in the senate, 54 to 46%. that strategy worked. it worked well. making ga
damming assessment of the police response to the uvalde school shooting, what a newly released report reveals about cascading failures of leadership and decision making as 21 students and teachers were murdered. breaking news in donald trump s georgia election case. the hearing just scheduled on the misconduct allegations involving fulton county d.a. fani willis, and the special prosecutor she hired. also breaking news on the crisis in the red sea, we have just learned that the u.s. has launched a fifth round of strikes on the houthis as tensions rise in the region. and ready for launch, we are live at kennedy space center as four astronauts prepare to blast off. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, but we begin on the ground in uvalde with nbc justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian. i want to get into this extensive report from the justice department about the failures inside the walls of robb elementary. what more can you tel
the at the brookings think tank. us is really rolling ou carpet the us is really rolling out the red carpet here pulling out all the stops. looking at this, you mostly did this at the same leader is denied a visa over human rights concerns and there is a change in tenor in this relationship. why has india become such a strategic partner for the india become such a strategic partnerfor the us? india become such a strategic partner for the us? india become such a strategic partner for the us? you re right that the administration - partner for the us? you re right that the administration is - partner for the us? you re right| that the administration is rolling out the red carpet. and it is along the lines of the last few american administrations of done and strategically important as a rising power that will play an influential role, notjust on the world stage but specifically in the asian pacific and there s also this steep convergence strategically on the question of china.
and a great show, as always, an awesome audience. i am laura ingraham. this is ingraham angle from washington tonight. thanks for joining us. biden surrenders. that s the focus of tonight s angle. now, this month, americans cannot turn around without seeing a very colorful flag. it s you see it in stores, at hotels and clothing. of course, it s being pushed by celebrities. it s even hanging prominently at the white house. but there s a flag that far better represents where we re heading as a country right now, although it s a lot less flashy. you see it there. and given biden s groveling approach, china, our single greatest adversary, the white house, might as well raise it this point. now, there are so many obvious reasons why america needs to begin decoupling from. it is insane when you think about it, that we allowed manufacturing and the production of things, prescription drugs, medical devices, critical electronics and other critical parts to be controlled by, a co