Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 560

TJMS: Deborah Mathis Sets The Record Straight About Her Daughter, Allison And The Miami Heats Chris Bosh Child Custody Case

Deborah Mathis joined Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Mathis attempted to set the record straight about the custody battle between the Miami Heat's Chris Bosh and her daughter Allison Mathis.

Justice Department Says Recess Appointments Are Constitutional

Richard Cordray Source: Ed O'Keefe / The Washington Post President Obama's decision to issue recent recess appointments is constitutional, the Justice Department said in a legal memo released Thursday that the White House sought as a way to bolster the move. Obama issued recess appointments last week for Richard Cordray to lead the new Consumer [...]

ROLAND S. MARTIN: Newt "Chuckie" Gingrich's Current Goal Is To Destroy Romney (VIDEO)

Roland Martin and Will Cain join Kyra Phillips in the CNN Newsroom to discuss Newt Gingrich's new ad attacking Mitt Romney.

Can Romney Be Stopped? Are Conservatives Ready To Back Mitt For President? (VIDEO)

John King, Erick Erickson, Dana Loesch, James Carville and Roland Martin discuss if conservatives are ready to rally behind Mitt Romney.

WATCH: Anti-Romney Video Attacks Bain Capital (VIDEO)

Source: Peter J. Boyer / The Daily Beast The effort to derail Mitt Romney's presidential quest heightened dramatically on Friday when a super PAC associated with Newt Gingrich outbid all comers for the rights to a scathing 30-minute attack video depicting Romney as a greedy, job-killing corporate raider "more ruthless than Wall Street." To read [...]

Marines Investigate Video Of Soldiers Urinating On Taliban Corpses

Source: Eric Randall / The Atlantic Wire  The U.S. Marine Corps said it's investigating a horrible video that shows Marines urinating on dead bodies. The video was uploaded anonymously to Liveleak.com (and, for now, can be found here on YouTube), reports the Daily Mail, with the caption "Scout sniper team 4 with 3rd battalion 2nd marines out of camp lejeune peeing [...]

WATCH: Why Isn't Obama Taking The Jobs Fight To The Poorest States, Plus Has POTUS Really Started Fundraising?

Roland Martin joined Brooke Baldwin in the CNN Newsroom to discuss if President Obama has begun fundraising for the 2012 presidential campaign. Plus Roland questions why POTUS is not taking the jobs fight to the poorest states in the country.

ROLAND S. MARTIN: Bain Ad Is Powerful, Repubs Defending Capitalism Reinforce The Idea That The GOP Is For The Rich (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Ari Fleisher, Dana Loesch, James Carville and Anderson Cooper discuss some of the polling trends and the next battleground, South Carolina. Plus what kind of impact will the Bain Capital ad have on this years presidential race.

Twinkies Will Keep Coming Despite Bankruptcy

Source: CNN Money NEW YORK – Rest easy, Twinkie lovers: Hostess Brands, the storied American manufacturer of snack cakes, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday, but said it will continue to churn out Ho Hos, Ding Dongs and other iconic products. "Throughout the proceeding, we're going to operate business as normal," said Hostess spokesman Erik [...]

TJMS: Consumer Debt Saw Its Biggest Growth In A Decade, But Michelle Singletary Says America Must Be Weaned Off Our Addiction To It

Roland Martin talks with Michelle Singletary financial columnist for The Washington Post about a new report which states American consumer debt saw its biggest growth in a decade. Don't miss Michelle Singletary in ABC's new show, The Revolution! Michelle Singletary is also the author of The Power To Prosper Washington Watch Special: How Your Credit [...]