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...and the Oscar winner for best BET quote goes to...Donald Trump!

For the second consecutive year, there's been a lot of talk about the lack of minority nominees at the Oscars. On a recent episode of Fox & Friends , Clueless  actress and Fox News contributor, Stacey Dash, had this to say about the controversy and calls for boycott: "I think it's ludicrous, because we have to make up our minds. Either we want to have segregation or integration. If we don't want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like BET and the BET Awards and the Image Awards, where you're only awarded if you're black. If it were the otherw ay around, we would be up in arms. It's a double standard." Donald Trump later appeared on the show and had this to say about the matter: "I saw somebody on your show today say, 'Well, what do we do with BET? The whites don't get any nominations, and I thought it was an amazing interview, actually I've never even thought of it from that standpoint. I mean, I've watched ...

Victoria Jackson calls for White History Month

It's February and you know what that means - it's Black History Month. It also means that I'll read at least one story like the following, where former Saturday Night Live "star" (not really) Victoria Jackson suggests we should have a White History Month. Jackson wrote: "Now that the white race is becoming a minority in America, perhaps we need to make ... say, January, White History Month." She continued with: "Find a white, middle-aged Christian man today and hug him. And then, encourage him and your white Christian sons to stand up, be leaders again, and save our country from the God-hating communists like Alec Baldwin and Obama." Whites make up approximately 65% of this country's population. If Ms. Jackson truly believes her statement, perhaps she doesn't realize that the whole equals 100%, and instead believes it to equal 200%. This would mean that 135% of the country isn't white and whites could be considered a minority....