Jack & Jill Politics

EVENING OPEN THREAD IS UP!!!

Has anyone else seen the footage of MJ last rehearsal before his death:
Michael Jackson's Final Video: WATCH Rehearsal Footage

It was good. Mike didn't move like he was 25, at least on the clips that were released. But, he also did not look frail and sick. He moved like a 50 year old man with vintage MJ moves. The singing was great, no indication that the nose/plastic surgeries affected that ability.

that's what i thought too. some folks are saying that it's really slow, and he looked frail, but he's looked frail for about 10 years now (and he's certainly looking better than he did around the trial when he was basically shuffling around) and pretty much all rehearsals are slow. you never go full speed when you're trying to work on hitting your spots, with lighting crews etc. it looked much like a lot of his old rehearsals used to, except he looked like the 50 year old that he was. he certainly looked much better than i would have expected, given how he's looked in recent years.

John Pilger Calls UK National Health Service a Treasure, Blasts US Healthcare Democracy Now 7/2/09

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E07ZHWxT834

I saw a bit of this last night; they ran like a preview of his speaking. Will be tuning into tonight after work.

/blushing/ oh yeah - that's what I saw.... /hee, hee/

And I might ADD: Even here it takes awhile to "see a specialist" sometimes months.

Yesterday, MSNBC was critical of him. They posed the question was it correct behavior for the a reverend to have been bumping and grinding in this manner. Keep in mind, this is a still photo. The video is quiet different. Sharpton's movement were much quicker in motion than what the still photo image captured. Nor does the still photo capture the face of his dancing partner. The commentator on MSNBC made it seem as though Sharpton was dancing with a young sweet thing. But once you saw his partner face, it was clear that she was his age if not older.

Where's the vid link?

thanks for sharing the any super-colony link. that's interesting stuff http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsi...

and thanks for the twitter love and support in my bid to be the Official Quark Antarctica Blogger. http://www.blogyourwaytoantarctica.com/blogs/vi...

thanks for sharing the any super-colony link. that's interesting stuff http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsi... and thanks for the twitter love and support in my bid to be the Official Quark Antarctica Blogger. http://www.blogyourwaytoantarctica.com/blogs/vi...

has anyone read that idiot howard kurtz's new piece about how it's curious that there are all these black women reporting on the first lady? of course he wonders if they can possibly be objective...because there's has to be some explanation for the positive press the FLOTUS has been getting! duh.
i'm sure howie spends plenty of time wondering if all the white men who report on other white men, can possibly set aside their common gender and race to practice balanced journalism...yeah.

We discussed in the Thursday Open Thread, but your feelings are pretty much how most folks felt.

Exactly how I felt.

Amazing that man has a job to go to everyday. He has got to be the worst media critic I have ever seen.

speaking of dancing......Michelle with Ellen.....she was great as usual

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y74NGlVOcIc

July 4th is Malia Obama's birthday (11 yrs).

Tweens take over Camp David; Obama quakes
1 hour ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Finally, something that intimidates President Barack Obama: a bunch of tween girls.

The president talked about his family's plans for the July Fourth holiday during an AP interview Thursday, and revealed that Camp David had been invaded by about 20 girls there to celebrate daughter Malia's 11th birthday on Saturday.

"There are 24 double-X chromosomes up in Camp David as we speak," Obama said. "It's a little intimidating."

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
"There are 24 double-X chromosomes up in Camp David as we speak," Obama said. "It's a little intimidating."


I pity the poor boy who's got to get past PBO to date Malia or Sasha!!! He's so funny!!

He's setting the bar pretty high for them with how he treats them and their mother. He is so respectful, loving and protective towards them.

isn't it just wonderful!

Oh my eyes...MY EYES!!! Argh!!! Goes to throw up...okay I'm good now.

I can't wait for Saturday's Wimbledon game, how about ya'll?

Today's Conversation It's An All Williams Wimbledon Final Again - Spare Us The Haterade! http://tinyurl.com/l8lgcw

Biden and Iraq

Vice President Joe Biden's official portfolio is expanding. NEWSWEEK has learned that President Obama has asked Biden to take the lead role on Iraq as the U.S. begins its scheduled drawdown of combat troops, a move that comes as administration officials are expressing concerns about the uptick in violence and political instability in the region.

Biden's role will be something of an unofficial envoy to Iraq, though he won't handle day-to-day dealings with officials on the ground. The goal is to "raise the level" in hopes that Biden's stature encourages Iraqi officials to bridge their political differences, says a senior administration official who didn't want to be named talking about high-level personnel decisions. "He knows the players," White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel tells NEWSWEEK. "He brings a lot of experience and expertise on this issue to the table, and the president trusts him."

http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archiv...

Biden is a knowledgeable man, especially when it comes to Int'l Affairs.

My eyes! My eyes!

Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Robert Gibbs, Helen Thomas, and Chip Reid

At Wednesday's press briefing, Robert Gibbs tried to laugh off the fact that the press is calling out the Obama White House for exerting a disturbing control over the questions being asked by the public at town hall meetings and scheduled events.

Excerpt:

REID: Even if there's a tough question, it's a question coming from somebody who was invited or was screened, or the question was screened.

THOMAS: It's shocking. It's really shocking.

GIBBS: Chip, let's have this discussion at the conclusion of the town hall meeting. How about that?

REID: Okay.

GIBBS: I think --

THOMAS: No, no, no, we're having it now --

GIBBS: Well, I'd be happy to have it now.

THOMAS: It's a pattern.

GIBBS: Which question did you object to at the town hall meeting, Helen?

THOMAS: It's a pattern. It isn't the question --

GIBBS: What's a pattern?

THOMAS: It's a pattern of controlling the press.

GIBBS: How so? Is there any evidence currently going on that I'm controlling the press -- poorly, I might add. (Laughter.)

THOMAS: Your formal engagements are pre-packaged.

(Video)

http://freedomeden.blogspot.com/2009/07/robert-...

i don't get the drama here, the pitney thing is just the same old villager nonsense, but the townhall thing is truly bizarre. they had people submit questions on twitter, facebook, etc. how the hell do they think those questions get included? someone obviously has to read them and decide which ones to use. it just sounds like a bunch of manufactured outrage to me. and following the nonsense about not having sufficient access to sasha & mailia, it seems it's time for a whole lot of people to get slapped.

Isn't Pitney a blogger, or at least an internet writer? They are probably jealous that someone outside the press corps got to ask a question.

You are right there a large amount of questions and some one had to go through them for time and coherence sake. I wonder what would happen if Obama decided to answer every single question. The same people complain would say he is spending too much time in the public eye.

Eh, those WATBs are always whining about something.

We haven't been discussing our VP Biden lately
VP Biden visits Iraq on new US pullout role

US Vice President Joe Biden flew in to Baghdad on Thursday on a surprise visit just two days after a long-planned pullback of American troops from conflict-hit Iraq's towns and cities.

Biden was greeted at Baghdad airport by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, who said the vice president would hold talks with Iraqi political leaders, expected to focus on military issues and efforts to reconcile the country's sects.

"This visit comes at a very important time after the withdrawal of US forces," Zebari told AFP.

Biden's trip came just after President Barack Obama asked his vice president to take on a new role overseeing the US departure from Iraq and Washington's effort to promote internal political reconciliation in Baghdad.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/vp-b...

PRESS BRIEFING
ON THE PRESIDENT’S TRIP TO RUSSIA, ITALY, AND AFRICA
BY DENIS McDONOUGH, DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, MICHAEL FROMAN, DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, MICHELLE GAVIN, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS, AND MICHAEL McFAUL, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR RUSSIAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS

Via Conference Call
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Pres...

OKAY - WE GOT IT!!!!

What is it that I can't read CAPS. Is it age?

lol. hey Don't blame me. - I did a copy and paste. lol

Behind the Scenes: President Obama and Disney's Hall of Presidents
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Behind-the-Scene...

That was very interesting. Thanks Val

I sat through that because it was like, 100 degrees, humidity - 90% in Orlando, and that place had seats and ice cold air-conditioning for an hour...LOL

It's sort of surreal watching it, going

this is from 1950's textbooks.

Is that the one where the set rotates? I think I sat through it too b/c it was hot as hell and my feet were hurting.

On top of that, had an 18 year old cynic with me, raised by my Afro-Centric sister...so, you know he was commenting during the entire thing...LOL

Obama Administration to Involve NSA in Defending Civilian Agency Networks

By Ellen Nakashima
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 2, 2009; 4:15 PM

The Obama administration will proceed with a Bush-era plan to use National Security Agency assistance in screening government computer traffic on private-sector networks, with AT&T as the likely test site, according to three current and former government officials.

President Obama said in May that government efforts to protect computer systems from attack would not involve "monitoring private sector networks or Internet traffic" and Department of Homeland Security officials say that the new program will only scrutinize data going to or from government systems.

But the program has provoked debate within DHS, the current and former officials said, because of uncertainty over whether private data can be shielded from unauthorized scrutiny, how much of a role NSA should play and whether the agency's involvement in warrantless wiretapping under the Bush administration would draw controversy.

"We absolutely intend to use the technical resources, the substantial ones, that NSA has. But . . . they will be guided, led, and in a sense directed by the people we have at the Department of Homeland Security," the department's secretary, Janet Napolitano, told reporters in a discussion of cybersecurity efforts.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...

OK...anyone who's kept up with the story of the woman who claim she was kidnapped and driven to TN to a cabin and raped...and then got "rescued" becaused the pizza man thought she was being held against her will (because she mouthed to him that she was)....and after every conceivable hole there could be was found in her story, after the accused passed a lie detector test, witnesses who saw her beforehand with the guy and thought she was fine, finding out she's been convicted of filing false reports before, her own mother coming out and saying..."ummm, my daughter lies...A LOT"..well, they finally dropped the charges...they're only dropping the charges because the D.A. doesnt believe he can win...duh! YA THINK?!?!

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/...

Andrew Sullivan is up to his 30th Strange Lie of Sarah Palin.

This series has been hysterical.

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily...

Palin, she LIES like a rug.

raotflmao. I thought I was the only one that says that lolol (lies like a rug).

LOL! :-)) i think it's East coast

This falls under, ' Ain't this about a bitch'...

From Ta-Nehisi Coates:

WaPo Salons Sell Access to Lobbyists
02 Jul 2009 11:28 am

[Gautham Nagesh]

I'm rarely shocked by the news these days, but this story in Politico today did the trick:


For $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post is offering lobbyists and association executives off-the-record, nonconfrontational access to "those powerful few" -- Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and the paper's own reporters and editors.


The astonishing offer is detailed in a flier circulated Wednesday to a health care lobbyist, who provided it to a reporter because the lobbyist said he feels it's a conflict for the paper to charge for access to, as the flier says, its "health care reporting and editorial staff."


The offer -- which essentially turns a news organization into a facilitator for private lobbyist-official encounters -- is a new sign of the lengths to which news organizations will go to find revenue at a time when most newspapers are struggling for survival.

Unsurprisingly the WaPo had no comment, though sources told Politico that the marketing flier "may be getting ahead of what the newsroom is prepared to deliver". According to this email sent to the newsroom staff today, that seems accurate:

Colleagues,


A flyer was distributed this week offering an "underwriting opportunity" for a dinner on health-care reform, in which the news department had been asked to participate.

The language in the flyer and the description of the event preclude our participation.


We will not participate in events where promises are made that in exchange for money The Post will offer access to newsroom personnel or will refrain from confrontational questioning. Our independence from advertisers or sponsors is inviolable.


There is a long tradition of news organizations hosting conferences and events, and we believe The Post, including the newsroom, can do these things in ways that are consistent with our values.

I genuinely believe that the newsroom staff could not have known that the marketing department was out promising lobbyists access to them in exchange for cash. I also have no idea why any White House officials would allow themselves to be used for such a purpose. If there aren't already laws forbidding high-ranking officials from taking part in something like this, there should be.

The attempt to pass this off as a conference is disingenuous. It is true that news organizations have had to turn to hosting events and creating other revenue streams as advertising dollars have dried up. But those events are generally open to the public, on the record and relatively transparent. Most events charge an entrance fee, but there is vast difference between charging someone $150 to attend a public event as opposed to $25,000 for a private, off-the-record chat over cocktails in Katherine Weymouth's sitting room. The very fact the event is off the record is telling. What kind of news organization would stage an off-the-record event and require its editorial staff to attend? The concept is completely at odds with our mission as journalists.

I'm sure in the coming days we will find out that this was the brainchild of Weymouth or one of the other suits that have little if anything to do with the daily news operation. But that's what makes it so reckless and irresponsible. With one poorly-worded flier they have left their editorial staff vulnerable to questioning as to whether sponsors will have an influence on their reporting, questions that no reporter who is simply doing their job should ever have to face. I have a great deal of sympathy for the Post's editorial department and I applaud their response. But someone upstairs should have to answer for this, preferably before the first Washington Post Salon on July 21st.

Update: That was quick. The Post has canceled plans for the Salons:

"Absolutely, I'm disappointed," Weymouth, the chief executive of Washington Post Media, said in an interview. "This should never have happened. The fliers got out and weren't vetted. They didn't represent at all what we were attempting to do. We're not going to do any dinners that would impugn the integrity of the newsroom."

Moments earlier, Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli said in a separate interview that he was "appalled" by the plan, and he insisted before the cancellation that the newsroom would not participate.

"It suggests that access to Washington Post journalists was available for purchase," Brauchli said. The proposal "promises we would suspend our usual skeptical questioning because it appears to offer, in exchange for sponsorships, the good name of The Washington Post."

Brauchli was the author of the email I posted above. This is good new but my sense is the damage from this incident will be more directed towards the business side of the Post rather than editorial. It just reeks of desperation, which is not exactly the best message for a newspaper to be sending at a time like this.


http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives...

I'm not shocked. I believe WaPo is far desparate financial straits than they will acknowledge or other outlets will expose.

WTF?!?!??! OK...the editor in chief of WaPo better be releasing a statement in 5 minutes saying its all a lie..short of that, these mofos should not ever be allowed to use "freedom of the press" as any kind of defense for ANYTHING...dont care what it is.

Wapo, or Wapimp?

I believe its the latter....damn.

I no longer respect Jenny Sanford. Now she's saying that she's going to forgive Mark. SMH.

she's not a dummy, and she's "forgiven" him for his nonsense ages ago; this newest humiliation is really just icing on that shit cake. she's getting something out of this for sure; i'm sure both their people met over the past week and worked themselves something out.
he's trying to save his career, and a lot of his idiot GOP friends have been saying he can keep his job if he works things out with jenny; she skipped the press conference humiliation and threw a couple of jabs to make sure he knew she was playing hardball. 20 bucks says they split up quietly not too long after the remainder of his term is up, or she's' arranged for a serious upgrade in her lifestyle from here on out (not necessarily in monetary terms, she's rich anyway). i have a hard time believing this is really about "saving" their "marriage."
one thing they've certainly managed to do well, is obscure the fact that this really shouldn't even be about who he did or did not sleep with; he pulled stupid crap and gave the people of SC the shaft because he was trying to get some, that's what matters.

oh and shame on her for quoting desmond tutu in her "stand by my man" mess of a statement.

I feel you on that. I can't imagine wanting to still be with a man after he has so publicly humiliated me. I can understand wanting to preserve her family, but after he's cheated on her multiple times (its way more than he confessed to I'm sure) and called the other woman his "soul-mate", he's basically told the world he doesn't find her attractive or sexy anymore. I'd prefer to be single than to be in that position.

I think they probably had some kind of arrangement but the Argentinian affair was too much because he got emotionally involved. Marriages go through ups and downs but I believe wives know when husbands are having affairs. They could miss one-night stands but that kind of emotional involvement like Sanford had with that woman must send up red flags in a relationship.

Does forgiving Mark means she's going to take him back?

Because you can forgive someone but not have anything to do with them on a personal level anymore.

Here's the full statement

First lady Jenny Sanford issued this statement on Wednesday:

"The last week has been very painful for me, my family and for the people of South Carolina. However, throughout this terrible ordeal, the incredible outpouring of kindness, support, and prayer I've received from countless friends and folks I have never even met has been truly uplifting. I appreciate that more than I can say. Please know that my sons and I are doing fine, given the circumstances. We are surrounded by friends and family, and we will make it through this. I believe it is how we respond to the challenges we face in life, and what we learn from them, that is most telling about who we truly are.

There is no question that Mark's behavior is inexcusable. Actions have consequences and he will be dealing with those consequences for a long while. Trust has been broken and will need to be rebuilt. Mark will need to earn back that trust, first and foremost with his family, and also with the people of South Carolina.

The real issue now is one of forgiveness. I am willing to forgive Mark for his actions. We have been deeply disappointed in and even angry at Mark. The Bible says, "In your anger do not sin." (Psalm 4:4) In this situation, this speaks to the essence of forgiveness and the critical need to channel one's energy into positive steps that uphold the dignity of marriage and the family, and lead to reconciliation over time. My forgiveness is essential for us both to move on with our lives, with peace, in whatever direction that may take us.

Desmond Tutu said "forgiveness is the grace by which you enable the other person to get up, and get up with dignity, to begin anew." Forgiveness opens the door for Mark to begin to work privately, humbly and respectfully toward reconciliation with me. However, to achieve true reconciliation will take time, involve repentance, and will not be easy.

Mark showed a lack of judgment in his recent actions as governor. However, his far more egregious offenses were committed against God, the institutions of marriage and family, our boys and me. Mark has stated that his intent and determination is to save our marriage, and to make amends to the people of South Carolina. I hope he can make good on those intentions, and for the sake of our boys I leave the door open to it. In that spirit of forgiveness, it is up to the people and elected officials of South Carolina to decide whether they will give Mark another chance as well.'

THIS would be why boys grow up disrespecting women.

No - she has plenty of money; it's not the money. it their "Christian beliefs." They actually believe that shit.

LMBAO @ her silly ass. When dude asked her if he could still go see his mistress, she shoulda kicked his monkey-ass to the curb then. Fuck she stay around for?

NAW...she got FOUR sons...she needs to whip out the

hot grits

boiling water

or

crazy glue

He needs to be neutered.

Then she should take him back as her repentance.

The dignity of marriage huh?...

Sanford is wooing his mistress via the media. Sending her little love notes... telling her she's his soulmate. Making it clear that he isn't currently in love with his wife... "In your anger, do not sin"..she says the bible says.. Ha! They're BOTH scam artists!

Serves anyone right who believed in either of them.

Actions have consequences and he will be dealing with those consequences for a long while.

Just call me Miss Cleo, 'cuz I see an ass whooping in Mark Sanford's future.

I think if she is committed to her Christian faith, it compels her to forgive her husband and give him a second chance for herself and the boys.

BUT-- Jenny Sanford ain't no dummy.

She wants it on the record that she's willing to accept him back with open arms.

He's made it clear he don't want her.

The conservative family values crowd is disgusted by his behavior.

His presidential aspirations are over.

Eye for an eye.

He killed her hopes for a happy marriage and family life.

She killed his presidential ambitions.

She looks like the long suffering, martyred unappreciated wife, while he looks like ASS. And it's all on the record, and especially so the boys will know who the asshole is in the situation: not her for throwing him out, that's for sure.

Jenny Sanford is SHREWD.

Very.
I just think it is so fitting that she is the heiress of Skilsaw.

I hope that's her agenda. I really do...because if not, she really needs an intervention right damn now. This mofo has said he will TRY TO FALL BACK IN LOVE WITH YOU....oh hell to the NAW. I aint no experiment muthaphucker! She better be playing the press to destroy him, I hope that's the case.

Mark and Jenny Sanford are making a MOCKERY out of marriage.

I'm sure the Gay rights groups are taking serious notes on the GOP and the Democatic Party's married men who share their weenies with other women or men.

And their wives who accept their cheating philandering behaviors.

None of these folks have a right to say Gay folks don't have the right to marry.

Hell, Mark & Jenny are the poster children for who's really destroying marriage in this country...it damn sure ain't gay folks!

I think you're giving that statement a very generous read, I'm a bit more cynical. I feel like any man that will tell the AP that he doesn't love you, his mistress is his soul-mate, and he's basically going to try to make himself love you like I used to try to make myself eat liver, is not worth the effort. Sure he can see the kids, but he needs to stay the hell away from me.

And is it really that damn hard for Sanford to stay in S.C.? I guess at least this time they know where he's going.

Ummmmm Jenny...sit down....listen.

He dont love you no mo.

Exactly, if that man wants to leave you, let his pathetic ass go. how much you wanna bet that he wouldn't even give a damn if they found a way to kick him out of office?

Once he said he wanted to "try" to fall back in love with her, that was a verbal slap...wait...no...a verbal gut punch. In other words, that mofo was telling her, "you're actually Plan B".

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's first lady says Gov. Mark Sanford's actions are "inexcusable" but she is willing to forgive him.

Jenny Sanford on Thursday made her first public statement since her husband revealed in Associated Press interviews that he believes his Argentine mistress is his soul mate but he is trying to fall back in love with his wife.

In her statement, Jenny Sanford says it is up to her husband to save their 20-year marriage. She says she is still angry with him and he will deal with the consequences of his actions for a long while.

The first lady says Mark Sanford must regain the trust of his family and the people of South Carolina, but she makes no guarantee he will be able to do it.

The governor plans to leave Friday morning to spend the holiday weekend with his wife and four sons in Florida.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/02/sanfor...

She's going to keep him if he deigns to stick around. And to think, this time last week he was with his paramour in Argentina.

Rick Sanchez read her entire statement, I have to see if I can find a copy of it.

JJP on Twitter:

Jill Tubman.................................. @ch3ryl on twitter

Jack Turner/Baratunde is..................... @baratunde

@Myth00
@ToureX
@RevAl
@carloswatson
@donlemoncnn
@DrNancyMSNBC
@BET
@Serenajwilliams

Tell em what you think about that Golddigger! Mike's video! MJ & Neverland! The funeral! I know JJP will tell em anything else on your minds.

Don't forget @BETAwards. I let them know what I was thinking.

Caption anybody?

"Who's yo daddy, huh, who's yo daddy?

"Don't you know no good gurl!"

"Yeah, I remember how to do The Bump"

"You Know I'm Smooth, I'm Bad, You Know It."

Gotta admit. The Rev's got some moves!

I don't see nothin' wrong with a little bump and grind.

He's gonna be looking for an MJ-MD to get some pain pills

So now Debbie Rowe wants Michael's kids (all 3 of them) when she hasn't had anything to do with them the last few years? Are you f-in' kidding me?

Cash Rules Everything Around Me!
C.R.E.A.M. Get The Money
Dolla, Dolla Bill Ya'l!

Now I aint sayin she a golddigger...but......she wudnt messin wit no broke....

Debbie Rowe wants money! She has no love at all for those kids, money is the motivating factor!

signed away her parental rights twice

what is she going to tell the Judge?

" see what had happened was"?

" see what had happened was"?

That line cracks me up everytime! LMAO!

But sho you're right.

She sold those kids off like 2 loaves of bread. Wants to get paid a 3rd time.

How does she have any claim to the last one?

All the "Michael Jackson Family Trust" needs to do is break her off some dough and she'll leave those kids alone.

I would take her to court and make her prove her interest over the last 12 years. Show me, prove to me that you care.

Do I detect a little "I don't want "THOSE" people raising my white kids. Maybe that's a conclusion that I just can't jump to readily. Maybe its about Katherine's age. One thing for show, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE KIDS.

She's saying she's willing to take the third one so the kids aren't split up.

Or she could leave them with Katherine Jackson where all three will be together.

We C her.

Nah, Tito just needs to break his toe off in her ass and she'll leave 'em alone.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Right, it's been an entire WEEK and this heffa is just now saying she wants the kids.

That's because the will cut her out. If Michael Jackson had left her some dough she would have left the kids alone.

i just might use that as my new gravatar...hmm.

OH GOD that picture is SO wrong! brain bleach...please.

Pass somma that bleach my way, please.

Daaaannnnng... Rev Al gettin' all blue lights in the basement...

... in the daytime. With photos.

Daaaannnnng...

LOL!

Go, Rev! It's yo' birfday! Go, Rev!

... in the daytime. With photos.

BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA

BWA HA HA HA!!

Get it , AL

http://vodpod.com/watch/438474-roberta-flack-th...

Check out Spike getting his kodak moment on. Priceless

From Boyce Watkins:

BET brainwashing our kids
By Dr. Boyce Watkins

9:03 AM on 07/02/2009

I write this article at the risk of offending my daughters, who are all in the "We think Lil Wayne and Chris Brown were sent by God" age group. It doesn't matter if you've admitted to beating your girlfriend, or if you use every word other than "woman" to describe females. If you are rich and famous, you're suddenly sexy, cool and dateable. That's just the way things work for some teenagers (and some grown folks too).

As I rode in the car for 16 hours listening to the radio with my daughters, I noticed that Lil Wayne seemed to feature in every song. I think I upset the girls when I said, "Yeah, Lil Wayne's song about wanting to have sex with every girl in the world reminds me of Eazy-E...Oh by the way, he eventually died of AIDS."

Yes, I had just puked on my daughters' parade, but I had to say it. Kids don't want to hear that kind of stuff, it disrupts their celebrity buzz. So, the same way my daughters grimaced when I compared Lil Wayne to Eazy-E, some execs at BET might grimace when they read this article. I hope they will take comfort in the fact that I am not into blanket indictments. But that never seems to matter in a dichotomous world, where you are either a critic or a supporter. I'm just a man with a brain and two eyeballs, and I try to use them both.

I've done a great deal of work with BET, and I've always loved it. The staff is courteous, respectful and professional. Many of their specials have been informative, progressive and provocative. I do not, however, consider the most recent BET Awards to be one of these shows.

The great challenge for BET is that there is a genuine concern from the African American community that BET has slipped away from acknowledging any kind of double bottom line that merges necessary profitability with equally critical social responsibility. For every million dollars earned in revenue, there is at least another 20 million dollars in lost productivity created by a generation that was raised to shake their butts in the club all night while holding a bottle of Cristal. Now, every black boy wants to be a rapper, and millions of little girls think that the word "bitch" or "hoe" in a song means that the rapper is talking about somebody else. Sorry sweetie, but Soulja Boy wants to "super soak" you too, and you're dancing while he says it.

For the sake of full disclosure, I am a huge fan of some hip hop and R&B music. But we would be insane to not be disturbed by the trends that have been created by BET, arguably the most influential network in the black community, especially among young people. R. Kelly's situation might be a good example. Right after the allegations of child molestation (among other things) against Kelly, BET proceeded to honor him at the BET Awards, in addition to giving him one of the longest performances of the evening.

While I can certainly understand allowing him to be a part of the show (after all, he was found not guilty - cough cough), I cannot agree with the message being sent to our young girls, that a videotaped urination on a little girl can be written off simply as eccentric celebrity behavior. But again, we all know that R. Kelly was found not guilty (cough cough). In spite of all that, I would argue that some degree of conscious prudence might have been called for in that situation. The tragedy of the corporate model is that it trains us to ignore blatant sexism, racism and everything else, all for the sake of maximizing our revenue stream. Morals and values just don't pay the bills.

This year's BET Awards show was also interesting. I can't help but wonder why there were what appeared to be really young girls dancing on the stage with Lil Wayne as he and others repeatedly stated that they wish they could "bleep every girl in the world." What's scary is that I truly believe they were serious in their objective. What's even scarier in a community plagued with alarming rates of HIV is that there are young men and women who emulate the behavior of Lil Wayne in their everyday lives.

I'm not "hatin" on Lil Wayne, and I'm certainly not out to attack BET. But there must be a point where enough is enough. Whatever poison exists within the organizational structure of this network that breeds such disturbing and socially destructive programming needs to be challenged. As a business school professor, I know how organizations work. So, the problem is that the same social sickness that impedes the progress of many of our greatest HBCUs is probably keeping BET from doing the right thing.

My greatest hope is that the intelligent minds that run BET will take a second and realize their personal power to gain the courage to critically assess what the network has become. I firmly believe that if the leadership is presented with a model that is both profitable and responsible, they will gladly use it.

The truth is that the public trust has been betrayed and the power of media has been underestimated. When our kids are literally being brainwashed with images that ultimately affect their physical and mental health, it's time for all of us to step up to the plate.


http://www.thegrio.com/2009/07/i-write-this-art...

I was just about to post this...when he took it from what Lil Wayne was saying on stage to HOW Eazy died...that was it...no words needed after that one.

You all know I couldn't resist these pictures when I saw them, right?

BWA HA HA HA HA HA

You wrong for this Rikyrah. Dead ass wrong. LMAO!

Has Sheryl Underwood commented on these photos? you know she has a crush on Rev. Al, right? LOL

Heck, are we sure that's NOT Sheryl?? LOL

I recognize that dance step, we used to call it the freaky deeky. Pplz died when they danced it with a woman who had a jealous boyfriend.

Don't wan't to see Rev doing nothing freaky
look at him he think he raising hell LOL

Is that Keysha Cole's mom on stage with him?

Anyway, MJ will be buried on Monday at the Staples center. Say want you want about him, but he knew what he was doing when he bought the Beatles catalog:
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/michael-jac...

that picture is wrong in so many ways
i don't need to see the rev like that LOL

BWA HA HA HA HA HA

Ya know - this is ANOTHER disconcerting FO-TO of the Rev. Al ... Good grief.