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Film accuses Koch brothers of resegregating Wake County schools

A new video from a liberal group is accusing the conservative Koch brothers of having bought the Wake County school board elections in 2009 in an attempt to resegregate the school system.

The 11-minute video, released today by Brave New Films founded by Robert Greenwald, is part of a series of films attacking the Koch brothers. For this film, a variety of local supporters of the old diversity policy go on to blame the Koch brothers for the 2009 election results and ignore the notion that there was any large grassroots support for the changes.

"In 2009, the Koch brothers tried the destroy the Wake County Public School system," says a blurb flashed on the screen.

SEE UPDATE AT END OF POST FOR RESPONSE FROM DALLAS WOODHOUSE AND FOR A LINK FOR AN INTERVIEW ROBERT GREENWALD GAVE TO MSNBC ON MONDAY ABOUT THE FILM

What to Watch on Thursday: George Wallace helps Omarosa find a mate

100 Questions (8:30pm, NBC) - Charlotte and Wayne compete to see who can be the first to have a one-night-stand. Jill and Leslie help Charlotte score a firefighter, and Mike helps Wayne with an Israeli model (wait - Wayne needs help?). I'm going to miss this little sitcom when NBC cancels it.

Rookie Blue (9pm, ABC) - If this show were a beer, it'd be called "Southland Ultra Lite." Tonight, Andy and her training officer look for an informant whose cover has been blown, while the other rookies are involved in a manhunt for a violent escaped convict.

So You Think You Can Dance (9pm, Fox) - Ne-Yo sings "Beautiful Monster" and there's a performance of "Return to Sender" from Cirque du Soleil's ELVIS.

Ultimate Merger (10pm, TV One) - The remaining men courting Omarosa (left, with Al B. Sure) face a debate challenge, with comedian George Wallace as judge. TV One is channel 330 on Time Warner Cable.

Boston Med (10pm, Fox) - In the second installment of this compelling docu-series, a soldier is reunited with his family for the first time since the birth of his son, who is born with a heart defect requiring surgery. Also, a nurse copes with unruly behavior in the ER.

Bethenny Getting Married? (10pm, Bravo) - The wedding draws closer and Bethenny is still extremely stressed out. Jason doesn't want to help with the planning, Alex McCord from "Real Housewives" throws Bethenny a shower, and Bethenny attends her rehearsal brunch.

Tim Tyson mocks John Tedesco, Art Pope and Bob Luddy

Historian and author Tim Tyson lit into Wake County school board member John Tedesco and conservative businessmen Art Pope and Bob Luddy at Monday night's NAACP rally.

Tyson argued throughout his talk that the move toward neighborhood schools in Wake can be traced to efforts to resist school integration. He repeatedly belittled Tedesco in his comments.

"How did I get on there," Tyson said about first mentioning Tedesco. "I was thinking of idiotic bureaucrats. God bless him. He doesn’t know what he thinks until they give them his talking points."

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