faults? and a new book tainting the legacy of walter payton. we talk to the author, right here, right now on cnn. hello, i m don lemon. you know near the cnn newsroom. we ll start with a word that you may find uncomfortable. it is a controversy that s putting a hopeful into an uncomfortable position. governor rick perry has to respond to his association with the most poisonous word in the english language. perry and his family it is reported that they leased a hunting camp that went by the head nigerhead. it was painted on a huge rock by the entrance. the name has been changed and the rock painted over and obscured, but when it was painted over is a matter of dispute between perry s people and the washington post, which published its lengthy article just today. the word niggerhead sounds backward today. and herman cain, the only african-american among the hopefuls didn t care for the connotation in any form. here s what he told fox news. my reaction is that s just ver
humans that we idolized had shortcomings and faults? a new biography with the potential of tainting the legacy of football great walter payton, and we talk to the author coming up right here on cnn. i m don lemon and you are in the cnn newsroom and we will start with a word that many of you may find uncomfortable, and it is a controversy putting a presidential hopeful in a compromising situation, because tonight, rick perry has to try to dissociate himself from the word in the diction their is the most tainted named niggerhead where his family went camping. his campaign says that he has not been there since 2006 and the name has been change and the rock painted over and obscured, but when it was painted over is a dispute between perry s people and the washington post which published the lengthy article today. the word sounds outrageously backwards in today s world, but in the past, it was used for hills and rocks and even thouobo products. and herman cane didn t care
conviction, to be quashed by the court. she got a sentence of 26 years and she s been serving in a jail just outside of this city. we understand from her parents she has been thinking what she will say for the past several months obviously she will be pleading for her innocence and we understand because she learned to speak italian so fluently in jalt she will make the address in the local language which could endear her to the jury. the verdict or the ruling and decision of the court will come, we expect at this time tomorrow night. i have to ask, we know her family is there. they have been there. any sign of them today? it is sunday today of course so the court hasn t been in session. they have been keeping to themselves. they are normally there giving statements and interviews to the huge amounts of international media gathered here in peru. they didn t pay a visit to amanda knox in her prison today. i was at the prison. there was no sign of them. obviously, they are l