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Links for 2008-07-18 [Digg]

2008-07-19T00:00:00-05:00

Nelson Mandela is 90, and America still doesn't care
Back in the far reaches of time there was a prisoner that no one knew. Well at least in America. Back in 1962 a Black man was thrown in a jail (with the help of the CIA) because he wanted freedom. He wanted a say in his government, he wanted to be equal to those around him. He wanted an end to the poverty that was focused on every other Black ...

Nelson Mandela is 90, and America still doesn't care

2008-07-18T17:00:00.001-04:00

Excerpt from VASS Back in the far reaches of time there was a prisoner that no one knew. Well at least in America. Back in 1962 a Black man was thrown in a jail (with the help of the CIA) because he wanted freedom. He wanted a say in his government, he wanted to be equal to those around him. He wanted an end to the poverty that was focused on ever other Black in the nation. He was a visionary,

Potential football stars that already shine

2008-07-18T14:32:00.003-04:00

Football is an America standard. Its fans are at least as passionate as any baseball fan, devoted more than in basketball, and the most intense game for players from the earliest grades. Fathers rarely stand prouder than when their son throws the winning touchdown pass, or catches it – even though if after that moment a television camera is on hand and the player calls out to mom. Such is the

Movie Review: Doomsday

2008-07-17T22:31:00.000-04:00

A while back I mentioned that a film called Doomsday would be out this year. I believe I described the preview as “Could I be wrong? Sure, but the odds of this being good are about the same as television suddenly realizing the world is made up of more than just White people. I’d sooner bet on Britney Spears making a comeback and/or being named mother of the year than this movie being a hit. The

Movie Review: Hellboy 2

2008-07-17T21:56:00.001-04:00

For those wondering if my preview of Hellboy 2 was any good, here is my review of the movie. But I must note that the film I saw was not the film you will see. Because I’ve been so crazy with several work projects, a potential interview with an elected politician, ad offers, and a new house I had to rely on a website that provides films for free. The trade-off is these bootleg films often lack

Megan Fox must eat cake!

2008-07-17T20:56:00.005-04:00

Megan Fox (no relation to Michael as far as I know) is a stick. She has a couple of curves, but overall a stick if you ask me. Seriously there are 14-year olds that have more of a body. If you don’t believe me ask director Michael Bay. It seems that Bay feels women should have curves and look like a person as opposed to the near-anorexic looks usually found in actresses these days. In fact he is

Television gets old and new

2008-07-17T20:21:00.003-04:00

So there is a bunch of news in the world of television. There is an old friend returning and a current favorite departing. The first item I noticed deals with the loss of a current favorite. I really enjoy CSI, the original. The character of William Petersen is that something extra you don’t often see on any program. He’s unabashedly intelligent, loyal, dedicated, and relatively issue free. In

Links for 2008-07-15 [Digg]

2008-07-16T00:00:00-05:00

Omar Khadr: Beyond media, bias is it fair? - Vass - Politics
There is an international shit storm about to hit the U.S., and the American media is eating it up. The storm comes in the form of a video released to the Canadian government of detainee Omar Khadr....The following video is the longest version of the video released to Canada, that I have been able to find so far. It is 5 minutes of 10 that exists.

Links for 2008-07-14 [Digg]

2008-07-15T00:00:00-05:00

Movie review: War, Inc
...I had high hopes for this film. It’s obvious play on Grosse Point Blank gave me hope it would rise above the polispeak that was a given it would be encompassed in. But like a ship in the Sargasso Sea it was held fast and rotted away....
Sunday thinking of Dad
...That one night my father taught me life lessons. I’ve never forgotten them. I try to live by all of them, and sometimes I fail but I do try....
Treat her Black, pay $10 million
...So why is this a big deal? Because the media is outraged when a White person is treated as if they were Black or in this case Muslim. How dare this be allowed to happen. But what happens when the media reports on a situation that is similar to this one when Blacks are involved?...
Movie preview: Swing Vote
...Besides the blatant and consistent bludgeoning of liberal is good, there is another thing this film makes very clear. African Americans don’t exist, Hispanics are virtually all illegal aliens, and Asians are only in China....

Movie review: War, Inc

2008-07-14T13:17:00.006-04:00

How might I describe the film War, Inc.? Well considering the film is a mash of liberals are great, big business is bad, America is all the evil in the world clichés I’ll try to describe it in that vain. In terms of a green film (I’m sure someone will coin that phrase any day now) it fails miserably. From the abundance of HUMVEE vehicles used and blown up, to jets the film wastes more energy and

Sunday thinking of Dad

2008-07-13T20:44:00.002-04:00

I’ve had an odd day this Sunday. The early part was spent cleaning my house, seeing what else is going onto my growing list of little things to fix. I took a break to watch some of the news about Tony Snow. It’s a shame he died so young. My condolences to his family. I then saw Walk The Line, and then most of Deep Impact. The combination of all these events had me looking at my photo of my

Treat her Black, pay $10 million

2008-07-11T19:16:00.003-04:00

The police are insane. The TSA has lost control over its employees. The only way to reign in these blatant abuses of our rights is to sue. And the spin goes on and on. You might have heard of this news story. If you haven’t here it is This event takes place at Regan National Airport. It happened in February 2007. Now I’ve seen a couple of versions of this story. The AP story is not the

Teen pregnancy: the Hollywood connection

2008-07-11T14:58:00.005-04:00

I recently noticed a couple of things about various celebrities and entertainers that are either giving birth, pregnant, or otherwise in an issue with their children. It’s been hard to not notice this of course, just scanning cable channels will give you all the facts you could care less about (or at least I do) in 15 seconds or less. But there is a bit of other news that factors directly with

Excerpt - Rev. Jesse Jackson vs. Senator Barack Obama - Old Black Power disses New

2008-07-10T16:15:00.002-04:00

From my political blog VASS Oh he’s gone and done it now. Rev. Jesse Jackson is scrambling to retract comments he made Sunday, his son is blasting him for those same comments and Senator Obama – campaign and all – are quiet. What is the issue here? What was said? Well it’s hard to be sure. What is known is that Rev. Jackson took offense at the speech made by Senator Obama. In a moment where

Movie preview: Swing Vote

2008-07-09T03:41:00.003-04:00

So I was bored today. Having finished a bunch of work on my latest project for a client I looked around cable to see what is on the television. And of course I ran across the teaser for the film Swing Vote. Be still my heart. Yes, Hollywood is investing even more money, celebrity entertainers and time to highlight what they think is important for average Joe American to vote for. It doesn’t hurt

Links for 2008-07-08 [Digg]

2008-07-09T00:00:00-05:00

WANTED - the movie review
...This film is another in the select few these days that I would see again. I will buy it on DVD and look for a few more of the key signs and details that are all over the film if you take the time to notice them. I can also just watch it and enjoy it....
Harvey: Oh so pleasant
Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, "In this world, Elwood, you must be" - she always called me Elwood - "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.
My New House pt 2 - the developing interior
While that's not every room or every detail I think you get the idea of the insides. I hope you have enjoyed peeking at this moment in my life. I'm glad to have shown it to you all and hope you go out and get the same or far better for yourself.
Don Imus - the offense is unending
...Now if you just read the words, it’s hard to tell what is actually meant. The comment could go either way. So I found a copy of his actual words....
Snoop Dogg in Country Music: a bad experiment
Oh my… I have seen everything now. Snoop Dogg has made a country music song, and a video to go with it.Now as your shock subsides I will present the video to you...
Movie Review: Incredible Hulk
...The ultimate question though is whether it is worth the $32 dollars I spent in transportation and $9 for the ticket. In terms of the ticket, yes. The movie is definitely worthy of seeing on the big screen....
Vass - Politics Current events from an African American view
...Of course this all leads to the Iraq war. As already set up, Professor Tremblay has a skewed view on this issue. To further that view he then directly misquotes Senator McCain, with a quote that has been misused and explained for over a month now. But why let good rhetoric go unused even if it is false?...
Senator Barack Obama: the movie brought to you by Democrats
...If Al Gore can be transformed into a media darling and political top cat, imagine what will happen to the already popular Senator Obama. You can almost see Democrats and Hollywood drooling....
President Obama: Andy Ostroy at Huffington Post must give a
...His main reasons why Senator Obama should win can be summed up in these 3 things:He is BlackHe is not President BushIt's a good thing for the Democratic powerbase...

Jim comments on Don Imus and racial remarks

2008-07-07T18:20:00.004-04:00

I just wanted to share a comment and my response to a post I made on one of the blogs I write to. Sometimes I get comments of interest in other blogs and I think that you my readers deserve to hear those thoughts too. This is in response to my post Don Imus - the offense is unending jim Says: Don Imus didn’t say anything racial no more than anyone else has said.Why don’t the people that are

Rene Marie: An anthem by any other name

2008-07-07T03:12:00.004-04:00

Ok, I admit that I had no clue that there was a Black national anthem. Never heard of it, never heard anyone speak about it. IF I had $1 million dollars on the line I would have guessed it’d be a song by James Brown, probably Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud Of course I would be wrong. But at least I have an idea of a pro-Black song it could have been. All of this comes from a news story

WANTED - the movie review

2008-07-07T01:54:00.002-04:00

So I went to see WANTED this weekend. I know that everyone was out to see Will Smith in Hancock, and that Wanted is a week old – but I wanted to see it. And regardless of how good Hancock may be I was not disappointed. By now most have seen the very Matrix-esque scene of a guy jumping out of a window. Some might think that the film is trying to rip off the Matrix like Equilibrium did. Thankfully

Links for 2008-07-02 [Digg]

2008-07-03T00:00:00-05:00

Advertising With M V Consulting, Inc.
Author Michael Vass, once an unknown voice, is now a highly searchable and respected blogger covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest. Mr. Vass can now be found via the Google engine (in web and image searches), Yahoo, MSN, frequently on the African American Opinion, African American Political Opinion, B.I.G. Magazine online as a guest writer
Black Entertainment Television loses Procter
As most would agree, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that Rap City and 106&Park promoted videos to kids just out of school that focused on sex, violence and profane language. But for those, like the advertising executives at GM and Procter & Gamble, that obviously never actually watch the program an April Parent Television Council stu

Community gardens and prisons create fresh food

2008-07-02T21:01:00.002-04:00

Crude Oil hits newer and newer highs, gasoline is creeping forward in a slower but no less steep rise, and heating oil is the tiger in the next room. With these costs going up money gets tight quickly for even well-to-do families. Add to that the big gotcha that ethanol production is driving up food prices (or more sneakily shrinking serving sizes) and you have a situation where families cannot

Black Entertainment Television loses Procter & Gamble, but is it enough?

2008-07-02T12:27:00.005-04:00

Viacom must be proud. I really have to believe that they are in a great mood today. If they aren’t all the better because I feel better. Why? Because Procter & Gamble and GM have pulled their ads from the network – specifically those found on Rap City and 106 & Park. Both of these cable network programs are found on the infamous Black Entertainment Television (BET) [No relation], created by Bob

Advertising With M V Consulting, Inc.

2008-07-01T14:35:00.004-04:00

As the various blogs and sites of M V Consulting, Inc. have grown opportunities for advertising have increased as well. This of course matches the growth of the blogs and general internet use. Back in 2005, when Black Entertainment USA was created, roughly 60% of homes had at least 1 computer and 5% of internet users visited a blog regularly. Today while first time computer purchases are

Motorcycles of movies fame and dreams

2008-06-30T03:21:00.002-04:00

Sometimes you just need to name drop. Most of the time someone does this it’s because they are trying to show off or impress someone. And just as often the person(s) listening to the name dropping are annoyed rather than impressed. But every once in a while the names are just a backdrop to the real excitement and meat of the conversation. In this case the question is what do the following

Harvey: Oh so pleasant

2008-06-30T02:22:00.004-04:00

After watching the Euro 2008 match I was sitting in my new home and decided to check what else was on. Much to my joy and surprise was the fact that Harvey would be on at 8pm. All my other plans were rescheduled and at 8pm I watched this classic film. Now some of my younger readers might think I’m speaking about this Harvey [If you never saw Farscape and you have never seen Harvey then the

Euro 2008 - Spain are the kings of Europe again

2008-06-30T00:54:00.004-04:00

The Euro 2008 futbol finals were played today with Germany and Spain each viying for the title of European champion. Both nations played hard in a match that was physical and at times intense. The final score of 1-0 details not only the difficulty of the game, but also the more lackluster performance of one of the teams. The first half of the game was not as impressive to me as the second half

Backyard or Bust!

2008-06-29T17:34:00.004-04:00

The following are a few vacation ideas written by guest blogger Francine Vasquez. To learn more about Ms. Vasquez check the bottom of the post As we approach the beginning of the summer vacation season, it’s a good time to consider the oil prices that are still on the rise and the impact on travel this year. Now, more than ever, saving a buck or two has become the deciding factor on where,

My New House pt 2 - the developing interior

2008-06-26T17:35:00.003-04:00

As I mentioned a day or two ago (I've kind of lost track) I purchased a new home. Since I have shared my experiences on getting approved for the mortgage, as well as my thoughts on most every other subject, I thought you might want to know more about the house (or at least see inside). The house is 2005 sq ft (which I plan to expand to 3500 sq ft due to the attic and basement). It's a 1910 brick

My new house

2008-06-24T19:03:00.003-04:00

I've mentioned that I was working towards buying a new house. Well as of today I have done it. I may be off for a day or too, but do let me know what you think of it.

Don Imus - the offense is unending

2008-06-24T10:53:00.004-04:00

Oh the humanity of it! Shock struck me yesterday as I learned of news that I could not believe. A radio personality made a comment that was racist, or so I was told by a friend of mine. The radio celebrity was Don Imus and the above comment was sarcasm, if you missed it. Notice the race of my friend is irrelevant for my sarcasm to be used, and it does not change the impact of what I was trying

Links for 2008-06-12 [Digg]

2008-06-13T00:00:00-05:00

NASCAR, Mauricia Grant, and my opinion
...I don’t find NASCAR interesting. Because it is a symbol of the Old South and what that factually represents. But fans should wonder about what NASCAR represents today, because the allegations leveled speak to an attitude that is more backward and brain-adled than virtually any stereotype or mockery of the South.