tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78715620204909493732024-02-07T20:42:35.122-05:00TafarajiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-42107738909572236582010-01-01T15:35:00.000-05:002010-01-01T15:35:35.712-05:002010Every year in New York city, on Dec. 31 I am told, event organizers include John Lennon's "Imagine. This morning on the SCI-FI channel I watched as a average American family was invaded by aliens. The aliens were on a mission to destroy the earth's people in order to use the land for their own growing population; justifiable they believed, because earthlings were lacking love, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-41552772330696980702009-10-22T12:49:00.000-04:002009-10-22T12:49:16.117-04:00Inmate 210717- Bernie Kerik
Every now and again in Amerikan jurisprudence a dog does have its day. Such is the day for the former Police Commissioner Bernard B. Kerik.
The former New York city Mayor Rudy Giuliani appointed Kerik to his prior top cop position. Kerik also became a hero after 9/11. The former Commissioner was also considered for Homeland Security Officer before scandal of corruption thwarted Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-48449831275657641842009-10-22T07:33:00.003-04:002009-10-22T09:01:58.846-04:00I Would Be Angry Too: Music Stars Make Freedom of Information Demand
Sidebar: As fate would have it I caught the C-Span broadcast of the "Keeper of The Flame Award Ceremony."
The awards are presented by the Neo-Con cabal founded by Frank Gaffney, Jr. This years recipients of the awards was Dick Cheney! Also, practically Cheney's entire former staff received lesser awards described by Gaffney as the "flamettes." Considering the groups interest in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-82443823617463111292009-10-13T08:37:00.003-04:002009-10-13T22:15:27.242-04:00The Daily Show : Nobody Leaves it There More Than CNN!
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-51988813253357908402009-10-09T05:39:00.010-04:002009-10-09T11:37:15.913-04:00Mr. Obama Goes to Oslo, Norway: Recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize!
As you know, the Nobel Peace Prize is on of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."
The Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-72457969156963052642009-10-07T03:25:00.008-04:002009-10-09T07:16:36.606-04:00Excuse me, Copenhagen who?
See that seal over my right shoulder? That's the seal of one of the most powerful democracies in modern history. That "U," above my left is the first letter of the name of one of the most prosperous democracies in the world; the United States of America. See that portal from which I've cast my gaze and my stride? That's the Presidential Air Craft, Air Force One. I'm Mrs. Barack Obama,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-27755940148931304142009-09-25T09:16:00.006-04:002009-09-25T09:35:54.249-04:00Heule a Esperanza: It smells like Hope
The Devil is right at home. The Devil, the Devil himself, is right in the house. And the Devil came here yesterday. Yesterday the Devil came here. Right here. [crosses himself] And it smells of sulphur still today.
Thanks to the BBC for this excerpt above which I've linked in the title:
As fiery as his rhetoric was during that appearance in 2006, and even though he chided him, he expressed Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-86513077672789187642009-09-20T15:17:00.003-04:002009-09-20T15:23:15.451-04:00Big Pharma Doesn't Care About Black People or White People EitherThis is quite pathetic. All the while opponents of health reform are busy trying to block President Obama's effort to change the incentives into curing illnesses, rather then getting wealthy from the misery of people.var VideoID = "7422"; var Width = 585; var Height = 370;Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-73678013974225067062009-09-17T05:32:00.010-04:002009-09-19T05:34:24.315-04:00Gilded DisillusionToday, I opened an email from a list of correspondents with whom I share a contact list. I do not know many of the folks on the list personally; as I have never met them off-line: they are all mostly, friends or relatives, of friends or relatives. Most of the time, I do not know even what color these people are, unless they say something that indentifies their race, or signals what race they may Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-7292149300021063862009-09-11T23:27:00.007-04:002009-09-12T01:46:43.869-04:009/11:Dixie Chicks and Cognitive DissonanceBefore 9/11, a dissonance so shrill rang from the Bush/Cheney administration bell-ringers that it caused an increase in racial and political hostility; as a result, even the internet was buzzing with strife and polarization; those of us, with an ounce of cognition saw through all of it.Ultimately, after 9/11 and the aftermath of our invasion of Iraq, even the 9/11 families became a vilified groupUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-37534600523376716942009-09-10T01:31:00.003-04:002009-09-10T01:44:32.050-04:00Mr. President You Lie ???Mr. Obama delivered tonight! Just as I expected he would, he drew the line in the sand. Despite all the nuts and those who support President Obama, going nuts, I am hanging in there. Unfortunately, there is one in every crowd and the exception no longer applies to congressional settings, I mean wtf is up with South Carolinian Representative Joe Wilson? What happened to the civility of congress?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-21805243622285333302009-09-07T16:52:00.007-04:002009-09-07T22:51:21.840-04:00My Political Ranuculus:Why I continue to Support Our PresidentOne thing remains true: We are all frustrated with our bureaucracy; whether it is the former administration, or the current one; we all divide onto the side of the isle that walls our worldview; we each rely on what we believe in and trust only, on how we feel, our democracy should govern.While, in the midst of a plurality of reasons to be cynical, of our current political theater, I chose to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-90562372212554377522009-09-03T04:05:00.003-04:002009-09-03T04:24:35.094-04:00Why Does Environmental Justice Offend Fox NewsBuild your own custom video playlist at embedr.comVan Jones in his own words, explains his interest in conservation, the environment, the disparities and the role government policies can play. Why does this former employee of the Ella Baker Center for Environmental Justice incense right-wingers at Faux so much?Video 4 is a complete interview, video 2 is unfortunately, a rant by Glen Beck. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-64299716613382920902009-09-02T13:47:00.007-04:002009-09-02T14:28:34.974-04:00Pfizer:Repeat OffenderFILE - In this April 8, 2005 file photo, a bottle of Bextra is photographed at a drugstore in New York. People familiar with a record legal settlement to be announced Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009, say that Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drugmaker, will pay $2.3 billion in connection with illegal drug promotions.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)At a press conference that began with a lengthy expose of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-76318212609444958372009-08-30T08:07:00.008-04:002009-08-30T09:25:31.096-04:00Melissa St. Vil AKA Watch Your GrillHat-tip to Shay Riley and Sandra Rose. They both posted a video last week of a young man getting a beat down. You can check it out by clicking Sandra Rose's name.The video was violent and offensive. It simply showed someone getting their head pounded by someone much larger than themselves. The accusations of the assailant wasn't verified and he called his victim the N-word probably 20 times in 5 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-27954292064026337452009-08-30T07:32:00.013-04:002009-09-01T03:56:11.183-04:00Tennessee Coal Ash Mined in Poor Black Alabama CommunityDon't want to Smell it, Don't Want to inhale it!The skinny, as reported in the New York Times, (linked into the title), is poor decisions by elected officials (mostly black) in an Alabama community have forced folks with fewer financial resources, to live in fear for their health.The New York Times reports, that in:UNIONTOWN, Ala.- Almost every day, a train pulls into a rail yard in rural AlabamaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-8069322011628173182009-08-30T05:40:00.007-04:002009-08-30T06:22:01.258-04:00I feel You Bro No, Not My America, You Mean Our AmericaThis post is written by a writer called 2morrowknight"One of the most incendiary and obvious attacks on the President has come from some recent town hall participants across the country: "I want my America back," they shout. My America? Wow. This statement is utterly disgusting. No need to expound on it because it's become very clear what it allUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-38292347176485965092009-08-26T07:06:00.004-04:002009-08-26T07:39:28.030-04:00Gospel Musical Tribute To Senator Ted Kennedy!My patriarchal grandparents were both Pentecostal heads of a small church and both their Funerals were rocking with the sounds of gospel music. I've got Gospel Music in my veins ya'll! So in that veinShirley Caesar sings: You may not believe it!You may not believe it, but it's true anyhow I got peace of mind, I've got joy divineI don't worry when my friends don't believe, I don't worry when love Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-3023977671594320002009-08-26T04:33:00.003-04:002009-08-26T04:41:32.361-04:00Indeed Sir Edward Kennedy The Dream WILL Never Die!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-72317918351305694602009-08-25T01:24:00.015-04:002009-08-25T21:59:48.359-04:00McDonald's - 365Black and Fox NationWHAT IS 365BLACK?At McDonald's®, we believe that African-American culture and achievement should be celebrated 365 days a year — not just during Black History Month. That's the idea behind 365Black.com. It's a place where you can learn more about education, employment, career advancement and entrepreneurship opportunities, and meet real people whose lives have been touched by McDonald's. Plus, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-73821870046974602322009-08-22T19:51:00.005-04:002009-08-22T23:54:48.600-04:00"Found A Cure" : For All Your Health Care Reform WoesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-26114637855271608092009-08-22T15:24:00.010-04:002009-08-22T23:39:34.237-04:00The Nine Lives Of Marion BarryI personally despise corrupt politicians, but I get no pleasure seeing a brother fall, especially one who has good intentions, as I believe the former mayor now council member does. Yet, Marion Barry’s flaws in this HBO video are fascinating to watch. He obviously participated willingly in this film’s production; as misguided his participation may have been. I will assume he saw this merely as a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-30937511056134747062009-08-22T08:43:00.005-04:002009-08-22T09:50:03.288-04:00The More Things Change, The More Things Remain The SameAfter a failed attempt to defend her position on health care reform, on the John Stewart Show, the matte and tactical Betsy McCaughey has resigned her post on the board of directors of Cantel Medical Corporation "to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest during the national debate over health care reform". To which I say; "good luck with that", considering that she was the lead Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-35047254322408639682009-08-21T20:48:00.005-04:002009-08-21T21:02:09.310-04:00Godspeed Senator Ted KennedyWell wishes and good vibes to the Kennedy family and Godspeed, especially, to Senator Ted Kennedy as he embarks into the future: whatever it may hold for him.Whatever that may be; that we all should remember that we are all transit passengers in life: Imperfect heirs of redemption and capable of great deeds of kindness.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871562020490949373.post-28106368214368531202009-08-16T06:31:00.025-04:002009-08-19T04:39:36.233-04:00Health Care Reform Debate: Or I See Black People!Last week one of the posts I made received quite a bit of attention: along with several different interpretations, many of which missed my point, entirely. However, I am not going to be nit-picky. I will continue to provide information that is thorough, factually based and I will let you, the reader, sort it all out.I will, restate, that I feel Maxine Johnson was treated badly and that my goal isUnknownnoreply@blogger.com26