BET Wire: Hillary Clinton Is Rebuilding Bonds With Black Voters

RNC says Rosa Parks misstatement was a "typo."

In Case You Missed It - Republicans leave President Obama scratching his head; Ben Carson kind of blames the spread of measles on immigrants; one lawmaker thinks it's OK if your food service worker doesn't wash his hands after a bathroom break — and more. — Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick)

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In Case You Missed It - In Case You Missed It: The Affordable Care Act is showing signs of being on the mend; the Republican National Committee doesn't know the difference between a misstatement and a misspelling; Republican Sen. John Cornyn accuses the White House of taking "lying to a new level" and more. — Joyce Jones(Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Hindsight - Hillary Clinton isn't yet ready to declare a 2016 White House bid, but she's definitely laying the groundwork. According to a New York Times report, the former secretary of state isn't taking for granted African-American support and is rebuilding bonds with Black leaders and voters.(Photo: AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Hindsight - Hillary Clinton isn't yet ready to declare a 2016 White House bid, but she's definitely laying the groundwork. According to a New York Times report, the former secretary of state isn't taking for granted African-American support and is rebuilding bonds with Black leaders and voters.(Photo: AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Getting There - Following a month of intensive care to fix technical glitches, healthcare.gov is on the mend. In the first two days of December, about 29,000 people signed up, compared to approximately 26,000 for the entire month of October.(Photo: BRIAN SNYDER/LANDOV)

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Getting There - Following a month of intensive care to fix technical glitches, healthcare.gov is on the mend. In the first two days of December, about 29,000 people signed up, compared to approximately 26,000 for the entire month of October.(Photo: BRIAN SNYDER/LANDOV)

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Clueless - Healthy young adults are key to keeping Obamacare affordable, yet they're the least informed about the law. According to a Gallup survey released on Dec. 2, 37 percent of people aged 18-29 said they're unfamiliar with the health-care law. (Photo: Gary S Chapman/Getty Images)

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Congress Bans Plastic Guns - In a rare show of bipartisanship, the House passed a bill to extend a ban on plastic guns that cannot be detected by metal detectors and X-rays. Some lawmakers believe the legislation should also outlaw the use of 3-D printers to manufacture the weapons.  (Photo: Robert MacPherson/AFP/Getty Images)

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A New Level - Republican Sen. John Cornyn has accused the Obama administration of taking "lying to a new level." According to the Texas lawmaker, the White House has skirted the truth on a variety of issues from Benghazi to the Affordable Care Act.(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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A New Level - Republican Sen. John Cornyn has accused the Obama administration of taking "lying to a new level." According to the Texas lawmaker, the White House has skirted the truth on a variety of issues from Benghazi to the Affordable Care Act.(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Double Standard - When House Speaker John Boehner was the chamber's minority leader, he had plenty to say about Rep. Charles Rangel's alleged ethics violations, and even sponsored a resolution to censure him. But Speaker Boehner's taking the opposite tactic with Republican Rep. Trey Radel, who plead guilty on Nov. 20 to cocaine possession. "If the leadership can find any way to explain this besides politics, I certainly would like to hear it," Rep. Rangel told The Hill. (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Let's Do It Again - Veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel will reportedly run for a 23rd term in Congress. "You can’t keep the old war horse down,” said Manhattan Democratic Chairman and Harlem Assemblyman Keith Wright. “I’m with him all the way.”(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Will They Stay or Will They Go? - The Obamas still have three years left in the White House, but according to President Obama, younger daughter Sasha "will have a big vote in where we are" post-presidency. Tearing her away from friends, he suggested in an ABC News interview, might be too much of a sacrifice. (Photo: Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

The Past Is the Past - D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, whose first campaign is still the target of a federal corruption investigation, has announced plans to seek re-election. And he doesn't want to talk about his 2010 campaign, either. “I want to talk about the future of this city,” he said at a press conference on the day of his announcement.(Photo: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

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The Past Is the Past - D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, whose first campaign is still the target of a federal corruption investigation, has announced plans to seek re-election. And he doesn't want to talk about his 2010 campaign, either. “I want to talk about the future of this city,” he said at a press conference on the day of his announcement.(Photo: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Signing Off - MSNBC host Martin Bashir is calling it quits after making an incendiary suggestion that former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin should get a nasty taste of the cruel treatment slaves experienced. His remarks were in response to a statement Palin made comparing the nation's debt to slavery.(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Signing Off - MSNBC host Martin Bashir is calling it quits after making an incendiary suggestion that former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin should get a nasty taste of the cruel treatment slaves experienced. His remarks were in response to a statement Palin made comparing the nation's debt to slavery.(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Oops! - There's no doubt the Republican National Committee meant well in its effort to celebrate civil rights icon Rosa Parks' role in "ending racism." The problem is, racism still exists and the tweet was widely mocked on Twitter with posts like "#RacismEndedWhen confederates flew confederate flags at the white house containing a black family." The RNC later amended the tweet to praise Parks' role in "fighting to end racism."  (Photo: GOP via Twitter)

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Oops! - There's no doubt the Republican National Committee meant well in its effort to celebrate civil rights icon Rosa Parks' role in "ending racism." The problem is, racism still exists and the tweet was widely mocked on Twitter with posts like "#RacismEndedWhen confederates flew confederate flags at the white house containing a black family." The RNC later amended the tweet to praise Parks' role in "fighting to end racism."  (Photo: GOP via Twitter)

Learn When to Fold 'Em - Orlando Watson, the Republican National Committee's communications director for Black media, defended the original Rosa Parks tweet in an appearance on MSNBC during which he called the misstatement a "typo" and urged the media to move on. "Fighting to end racism" and "ending racism" are, however, two different phrases, while a typo is a misspelling. (Photo: Courtesy of MSNBC)

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Learn When to Fold 'Em - Orlando Watson, the Republican National Committee's communications director for Black media, defended the original Rosa Parks tweet in an appearance on MSNBC during which he called the misstatement a "typo" and urged the media to move on. "Fighting to end racism" and "ending racism" are, however, two different phrases, while a typo is a misspelling. (Photo: Courtesy of MSNBC)