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		<title>By: MsKitty</title>
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		<dc:creator>MsKitty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>90210 - but only until they graduated college.  Show jumped the shark after that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever - his solo to &quot;You Should be Dancing&quot; is one of the best movie dance scenes ever.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Omarosa - the gold standard of reality show villains&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kanye West - tool, but I will give him props for calling out GWB after Hurricane Katrina&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Worst Attention Whore - I don&#039;t know who either of these guys are, so they&#039;re not working the corner hard enough (LOL)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Worst Toy Craze: Cabbage Patch Kids - I&#039;m sorry they&#039;re just ugly&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Best 80&#039;s Teen Queen:  Debbie Gibson - &quot;Only in my Dreams&quot; was my jam back in the day (LOL)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Star Search - have never seen American Idol</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>90210 &#8211; but only until they graduated college.  Show jumped the shark after that.</p>
<p>John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever &#8211; his solo to &#8220;You Should be Dancing&#8221; is one of the best movie dance scenes ever.</p>
<p>Omarosa &#8211; the gold standard of reality show villains</p>
<p>Kanye West &#8211; tool, but I will give him props for calling out GWB after Hurricane Katrina</p>
<p>Worst Attention Whore &#8211; I don&#39;t know who either of these guys are, so they&#39;re not working the corner hard enough (LOL)</p>
<p>Worst Toy Craze: Cabbage Patch Kids &#8211; I&#39;m sorry they&#39;re just ugly</p>
<p>Best 80&#39;s Teen Queen:  Debbie Gibson &#8211; &#8220;Only in my Dreams&#8221; was my jam back in the day (LOL)</p>
<p>Star Search &#8211; have never seen American Idol</p>
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		<title>By: TAG60</title>
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		<dc:creator>TAG60</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>has this show started? lol. i remember seeing the previews and thinking..i have to watch this.&lt;br&gt;90210&lt;br&gt;Grease&lt;br&gt;Genius&lt;br&gt;David Blaine&lt;br&gt;Tickle me Elmo&lt;br&gt;was a new born during the last 2 so i cant say.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>has this show started? lol. i remember seeing the previews and thinking..i have to watch this.<br />90210<br />Grease<br />Genius<br />David Blaine<br />Tickle me Elmo<br />was a new born during the last 2 so i cant say.</p>
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		<title>By: MsKitty</title>
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		<dc:creator>MsKitty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>90210 - but only until they graduated college.  Show jumped the shark after that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever - his solo to &quot;You Should be Dancing&quot; is one of the best movie dance scenes ever.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Omarosa - the gold standard of reality show villains&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kanye West - tool, but I will give him props for calling out GWB after Hurricane Katrina&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Worst Attention Whore - I don&#039;t know who either of these guys are, so they&#039;re not working the corner hard enough (LOL)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Worst Toy Craze: Cabbage Patch Kids - I&#039;m sorry they&#039;re just ugly&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Best 80&#039;s Teen Queen:  Debbie Gibson - &quot;Only in my Dreams&quot; was my jam back in the day (LOL)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Star Search - have never seen American Idol</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>90210 &#8211; but only until they graduated college.  Show jumped the shark after that.</p>
<p>John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever &#8211; his solo to &#8220;You Should be Dancing&#8221; is one of the best movie dance scenes ever.</p>
<p>Omarosa &#8211; the gold standard of reality show villains</p>
<p>Kanye West &#8211; tool, but I will give him props for calling out GWB after Hurricane Katrina</p>
<p>Worst Attention Whore &#8211; I don&#39;t know who either of these guys are, so they&#39;re not working the corner hard enough (LOL)</p>
<p>Worst Toy Craze: Cabbage Patch Kids &#8211; I&#39;m sorry they&#39;re just ugly</p>
<p>Best 80&#39;s Teen Queen:  Debbie Gibson &#8211; &#8220;Only in my Dreams&#8221; was my jam back in the day (LOL)</p>
<p>Star Search &#8211; have never seen American Idol</p>
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		<title>By: TAG60</title>
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		<dc:creator>TAG60</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>has this show started? lol. i remember seeing the previews and thinking..i have to watch this.&lt;br&gt;90210&lt;br&gt;Grease&lt;br&gt;Genius&lt;br&gt;David Blaine&lt;br&gt;Tickle me Elmo&lt;br&gt;was a new born during the last 2 so i cant say.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>has this show started? lol. i remember seeing the previews and thinking..i have to watch this.<br />90210<br />Grease<br />Genius<br />David Blaine<br />Tickle me Elmo<br />was a new born during the last 2 so i cant say.</p>
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		<title>By: ruthdfw</title>
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		<dc:creator>ruthdfw</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>TV One is going to provide coverage. don&#039;t know about BET</description>
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		<title>By: ruthdfw</title>
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		<dc:creator>ruthdfw</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bless his heart, you know those ears anywhere don&#039;t you.  LOL</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bless his heart, you know those ears anywhere don&#39;t you.  LOL</p>
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		<title>By: moja31</title>
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		<dc:creator>moja31</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>-90210&lt;br&gt;-Grease (only because i&#039;ve somehow never seen Saturday Night Fever)&lt;br&gt;-Omorosa (i don&#039;t watch that hills crap, but spencer&#039;s annoying as hell just from his other attention whoring activities, plus he comes with heidi who sucks beyond belief)&lt;br&gt;-both (although genius is too strong of a word)&lt;br&gt;-Chris Angel&lt;br&gt;-Cabbage Patch Kids (those things are ridiculous)&lt;br&gt;-Tiffany&lt;br&gt;-Star Search</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>-90210<br />-Grease (only because i&#39;ve somehow never seen Saturday Night Fever)<br />-Omorosa (i don&#39;t watch that hills crap, but spencer&#39;s annoying as hell just from his other attention whoring activities, plus he comes with heidi who sucks beyond belief)<br />-both (although genius is too strong of a word)<br />-Chris Angel<br />-Cabbage Patch Kids (those things are ridiculous)<br />-Tiffany<br />-Star Search</p>
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		<title>By: heartsandflowers</title>
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		<dc:creator>heartsandflowers</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kal Penn starts his White House job and I want one too!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today&#039;s Conversation Kal Penn&#039;s Got A White House Gig. I Want One Too!! &lt;a href=&quot;http://tinyurl.com/mcgll5&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://tinyurl.com/mcgll5&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kal Penn starts his White House job and I want one too!</p>
<p>Today&#39;s Conversation Kal Penn&#39;s Got A White House Gig. I Want One Too!! <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mcgll5" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/mcgll5</a></p>
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		<title>By: pjamma</title>
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		<dc:creator>pjamma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you for posting this!!! I&#039;m so excited, I just set my DVR.  I love these shows.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My opinion on the list above:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;90210&lt;br&gt;Grease&lt;br&gt;Spencer&lt;br&gt;Tool&lt;br&gt;Blaine&lt;br&gt;Elmo&lt;br&gt;Debbie G&lt;br&gt;Star Search</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for posting this!!! I&#39;m so excited, I just set my DVR.  I love these shows.</p>
<p>My opinion on the list above:</p>
<p>90210<br />Grease<br />Spencer<br />Tool<br />Blaine<br />Elmo<br />Debbie G<br />Star Search</p>
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		<title>By: lamh32</title>
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		<dc:creator>lamh32</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So it looks like MTV and TVONE will be showing live coverage of the MJ memorial.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;MTV @ 12noon (ET)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;TVONE@ 1pm (ET)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So it looks like MTV and TVONE will be showing live coverage of the MJ memorial.</p>
<p>MTV @ 12noon (ET)</p>
<p>TVONE@ 1pm (ET)</p>
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		<title>By: pjamma</title>
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		<dc:creator>pjamma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>rikyrah posted this from a hat tip from Val in the afternoon thread about the woman seeking the chairmanship of the young republicans and her racists Facebook remarls:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-07-06/new-gop-racist-headache/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lenny McAllister, young, black and republican posted the following response on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://hiphoprepublican.com/general/2009/07/06/lenny-mcallister-speaks-out-on-young-republican-national-federation-controversy/ rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Hip Hop Republican&lt;/a&gt; website.  If only Michael Steele had the balls to deliver the same message to the party he &quot;leads&quot;....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;“I am appalled that Audra Shay, a candidate seeking the highest office available for grassroots Young Republicans nationally, could support and encourage antiquated, racist language and behavior that has aided in ripping apart the Republican Party and America for decades.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; “The next leader of the Young Republican National Federation must be media-savvy, culturally-sensitive, and constitutionally intact. To be so glib with offering support of a sentiment displayed in a public forum (such as Facebook) that vilely uses hateful and racist language either shows inexcusable lack of insight to the impact of the sentiment or a shared valued system with the implied message therein. Either way, if the Republican Party is going to be built from its youth, its youth cannot be poisoned in any way by the toxicity of America’s troubled racist past. This is particularly so for the YRNF’s next chairman. &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;“Sadly, it seems as though one of the two major candidates for the highest post within the YRNF has failed this test miserably and publicly, especially as one belonging to a generation that understands the power and speed of new media.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;“What is more tragic is that by failing to comprehend our new reality as Americans and as Young Republicans, the connectivity that we all share risks being corrupted as well. For example, Governor Bobby Jindal provided an endorsement for Ms. Shay, but I now question whether this endorsement would have been granted to her knowing that the candidate encourages “… (taking) this country back from all these mad coons…”&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;“Somehow, I doubt it. Further, I doubt that this sentiment could help to bridge the gaps between the Republican Party and young voters, urban voters, and minority voters. &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;“Leadership is an ongoing exercise that prepares for opportunities to exhibit its value during key situations. Audra Shay had an opportunity to show what Republicans truly stand for when facing a disgusting and hurtful sentiment. Instead, she merely continued the poor trend of what a minority of Republicans embarrassingly enact. This is not the mark of leadership.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;“Rest assured, the Republican Party and its principles of equality, justice, freedom, and strength in unity will triumph. This will occur even as the Party continues to go through a purge due to exposures of hypocrisy of some elected officials and race-based verbal snafus by some party activists.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;“Although I have not actively campaigned for a candidate in this race, it is clear that I do not advocate, support, or condone the failure of leadership recently exhibited.  It is my ardent belief that the Party of Lincoln will return to its proud history of being avant garde regarding freedom, equality, and prosperity. I personally will not rest until the battle of conscience for what’s just within the Republican Party and throughout America has been won by the side of equality sans bigotry. I believe that there are plenty of Republicans and Americans throughout our nation that share this sentiment with me, one that strongly contrasts the one supported by Ms. Shay, especially as we approach our national birthday.&lt;/i&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>rikyrah posted this from a hat tip from Val in the afternoon thread about the woman seeking the chairmanship of the young republicans and her racists Facebook remarls:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-07-06/new-gop-racist-headache/" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/.." rel="nofollow">http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/..</a>.</p>
<p>Lenny McAllister, young, black and republican posted the following response on the <a href="http://hiphoprepublican.com/general/2009/07/06/lenny-mcallister-speaks-out-on-young-republican-national-federation-controversy/ rel="nofollow">The Hip Hop Republican</a> website.  If only Michael Steele had the balls to deliver the same message to the party he &#8220;leads&#8221;&#8230;.</p>
<p><i>“I am appalled that Audra Shay, a candidate seeking the highest office available for grassroots Young Republicans nationally, could support and encourage antiquated, racist language and behavior that has aided in ripping apart the Republican Party and America for decades.</p>
<p> “The next leader of the Young Republican National Federation must be media-savvy, culturally-sensitive, and constitutionally intact. To be so glib with offering support of a sentiment displayed in a public forum (such as Facebook) that vilely uses hateful and racist language either shows inexcusable lack of insight to the impact of the sentiment or a shared valued system with the implied message therein. Either way, if the Republican Party is going to be built from its youth, its youth cannot be poisoned in any way by the toxicity of America’s troubled racist past. This is particularly so for the YRNF’s next chairman. </p>
<p>“Sadly, it seems as though one of the two major candidates for the highest post within the YRNF has failed this test miserably and publicly, especially as one belonging to a generation that understands the power and speed of new media.</p>
<p>“What is more tragic is that by failing to comprehend our new reality as Americans and as Young Republicans, the connectivity that we all share risks being corrupted as well. For example, Governor Bobby Jindal provided an endorsement for Ms. Shay, but I now question whether this endorsement would have been granted to her knowing that the candidate encourages “… (taking) this country back from all these mad coons…”</p>
<p>“Somehow, I doubt it. Further, I doubt that this sentiment could help to bridge the gaps between the Republican Party and young voters, urban voters, and minority voters. </p>
<p>“Leadership is an ongoing exercise that prepares for opportunities to exhibit its value during key situations. Audra Shay had an opportunity to show what Republicans truly stand for when facing a disgusting and hurtful sentiment. Instead, she merely continued the poor trend of what a minority of Republicans embarrassingly enact. This is not the mark of leadership.</p>
<p>“Rest assured, the Republican Party and its principles of equality, justice, freedom, and strength in unity will triumph. This will occur even as the Party continues to go through a purge due to exposures of hypocrisy of some elected officials and race-based verbal snafus by some party activists.</p>
<p>“Although I have not actively campaigned for a candidate in this race, it is clear that I do not advocate, support, or condone the failure of leadership recently exhibited.  It is my ardent belief that the Party of Lincoln will return to its proud history of being avant garde regarding freedom, equality, and prosperity. I personally will not rest until the battle of conscience for what’s just within the Republican Party and throughout America has been won by the side of equality sans bigotry. I believe that there are plenty of Republicans and Americans throughout our nation that share this sentiment with me, one that strongly contrasts the one supported by Ms. Shay, especially as we approach our national birthday.</i></p>
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		<title>By: rikyrah</title>
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		<dc:creator>rikyrah</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t know...how about MTV?</description>
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		<title>By: lamh32</title>
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		<dc:creator>lamh32</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Another great show for us VH1 fanatics: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_great_debate/series.jhtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Great Debate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;OC vs 90210</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another great show for us VH1 fanatics: </p>
<p><a href="http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_great_debate/series.jhtml" rel="nofollow"><br />The Great Debate</a></p>
<p>OC vs 90210</p>
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		<title>By: spirit_55z</title>
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		<dc:creator>spirit_55z</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t know lamh32.</description>
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		<title>By: lamh32</title>
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		<dc:creator>lamh32</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Has anyone else seen this:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX53fN_DYx8&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;GMA: Exclusive Video of Michael Jackson with his children&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Has anyone else seen this:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX53fN_DYx8" rel="nofollow">GMA: Exclusive Video of Michael Jackson with his children</a></p>
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		<title>By: spirit_55z</title>
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		<dc:creator>spirit_55z</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MONDAY, JULY 6TH, 2009 AT 6:22 PM&lt;br&gt;Valerie Jarrett Addresses the Islamic Society of North America&lt;br&gt;Posted by Hammad Hammad&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Continuing President Obama’s outreach to Muslims, Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett spoke at the Islamic Society of North America&#039;s 46th Annual Convention. The Convention, themed &quot;Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness,&quot; brought together thousands of Muslim Americans to our nation’s capital over the July 4th weekend. &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) maintains that it is the largest Muslim American organization in the United States.  It was founded more than forty years ago and aims to serve as a meeting place for people and ideas, while building bridges of understanding and cooperation.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;In her remarks, Jarrett spoke of the importance of President Obama’s Cairo speech, where he emphasized that the United States and Muslim communities share fundamental values, such as justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of human beings.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;She quoted the President in emphasizing the many contributions of Muslim Americans to the United States:&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States. They have fought in our wars, served in government, stood for civil rights, started businesses, taught at our universities, excelled in our sports arenas, won Nobel prizes, built our tallest building, and lit the Olympic torch.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;She continued by emphasizing that:&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;I will tell you, it is not always easy to identify American &quot;Muslim&quot; business leaders, scientists, artists, athletes, and so on. Not because there aren’t any, but because there are too many, and they are known for their talents and character – not simply their religion.  This is a great thing. It is a reflection of the American dream, which is ultimately rooted in these values that we all share – values that are common to all of humanity.  And just as we share common values, we also share common dreams – for security, progress, and opportunity.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;After acknowledging the diligent work and great contribution of Muslim Americans to American society, Jarrett encouraged Muslim Americans to respond to President Obama’s call to service. She asked that they participate in United We Serve this summer, and utilize &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.serve.gov&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.serve.gov&lt;/a&gt; to post service projects and find other opportunities.  &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;MONDAY, JULY 6TH, 2009 AT 6:22 PM&lt;br&gt;Valerie Jarrett Addresses the Islamic Society of North America&lt;br&gt;Posted by Hammad Hammad&lt;br&gt;Continuing President Obama’s outreach to Muslims, Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett spoke at the Islamic Society of North America&#039;s 46th Annual Convention. The Convention, themed &quot;Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness,&quot; brought together thousands of Muslim Americans to our nation’s capital over the July 4th weekend. &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) maintains that it is the largest Muslim American organization in the United States.  It was founded more than forty years ago and aims to serve as a meeting place for people and ideas, while building bridges of understanding and cooperation.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;In her remarks, Jarrett spoke of the importance of President Obama’s Cairo speech, where he emphasized that the United States and Muslim communities share fundamental values, such as justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of human beings.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;She quoted the President in emphasizing the many contributions of Muslim Americans to the United States:&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States. They have fought in our wars, served in government, stood for civil rights, started businesses, taught at our universities, excelled in our sports arenas, won Nobel prizes, built our tallest building, and lit the Olympic torch.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;She continued by emphasizing that:&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;I will tell you, it is not always easy to identify American &quot;Muslim&quot; business leaders, scientists, artists, athletes, and so on. Not because there aren’t any, but because there are too many, and they are known for their talents and character – not simply their religion.  This is a great thing. It is a reflection of the American dream, which is ultimately rooted in these values that we all share – values that are common to all of humanity.  And just as we share common values, we also share common dreams – for security, progress, and opportunity.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;After acknowledging the diligent work and great contribution of Muslim Americans to American society, Jarrett encouraged Muslim Americans to respond to President Obama’s call to service. She asked that they participate in United We Serve this summer, and utilize &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.serve.gov&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.serve.gov&lt;/a&gt; to post service projects and find other opportunities.  &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Valerie-Jarrett-Addresses-the-Islamic-Society-of-North-America/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Valerie-Jarrett-...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MONDAY, JULY 6TH, 2009 AT 6:22 PM<br />Valerie Jarrett Addresses the Islamic Society of North America<br />Posted by Hammad Hammad</p>
<p>Continuing President Obama’s outreach to Muslims, Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett spoke at the Islamic Society of North America&#39;s 46th Annual Convention. The Convention, themed &#8220;Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness,&#8221; brought together thousands of Muslim Americans to our nation’s capital over the July 4th weekend. </p>
<p>The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) maintains that it is the largest Muslim American organization in the United States.  It was founded more than forty years ago and aims to serve as a meeting place for people and ideas, while building bridges of understanding and cooperation.</p>
<p>In her remarks, Jarrett spoke of the importance of President Obama’s Cairo speech, where he emphasized that the United States and Muslim communities share fundamental values, such as justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of human beings.</p>
<p>She quoted the President in emphasizing the many contributions of Muslim Americans to the United States:</p>
<p>Since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States. They have fought in our wars, served in government, stood for civil rights, started businesses, taught at our universities, excelled in our sports arenas, won Nobel prizes, built our tallest building, and lit the Olympic torch.</p>
<p>She continued by emphasizing that:</p>
<p>I will tell you, it is not always easy to identify American &#8220;Muslim&#8221; business leaders, scientists, artists, athletes, and so on. Not because there aren’t any, but because there are too many, and they are known for their talents and character – not simply their religion.  This is a great thing. It is a reflection of the American dream, which is ultimately rooted in these values that we all share – values that are common to all of humanity.  And just as we share common values, we also share common dreams – for security, progress, and opportunity.</p>
<p>After acknowledging the diligent work and great contribution of Muslim Americans to American society, Jarrett encouraged Muslim Americans to respond to President Obama’s call to service. She asked that they participate in United We Serve this summer, and utilize <a href="http://www.serve.gov" rel="nofollow">http://www.serve.gov</a> to post service projects and find other opportunities.  </p>
<p>MONDAY, JULY 6TH, 2009 AT 6:22 PM<br />Valerie Jarrett Addresses the Islamic Society of North America<br />Posted by Hammad Hammad<br />Continuing President Obama’s outreach to Muslims, Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett spoke at the Islamic Society of North America&#39;s 46th Annual Convention. The Convention, themed &#8220;Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness,&#8221; brought together thousands of Muslim Americans to our nation’s capital over the July 4th weekend. </p>
<p>The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) maintains that it is the largest Muslim American organization in the United States.  It was founded more than forty years ago and aims to serve as a meeting place for people and ideas, while building bridges of understanding and cooperation.</p>
<p>In her remarks, Jarrett spoke of the importance of President Obama’s Cairo speech, where he emphasized that the United States and Muslim communities share fundamental values, such as justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of human beings.</p>
<p>She quoted the President in emphasizing the many contributions of Muslim Americans to the United States:</p>
<p>Since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States. They have fought in our wars, served in government, stood for civil rights, started businesses, taught at our universities, excelled in our sports arenas, won Nobel prizes, built our tallest building, and lit the Olympic torch.</p>
<p>She continued by emphasizing that:</p>
<p>I will tell you, it is not always easy to identify American &#8220;Muslim&#8221; business leaders, scientists, artists, athletes, and so on. Not because there aren’t any, but because there are too many, and they are known for their talents and character – not simply their religion.  This is a great thing. It is a reflection of the American dream, which is ultimately rooted in these values that we all share – values that are common to all of humanity.  And just as we share common values, we also share common dreams – for security, progress, and opportunity.</p>
<p>After acknowledging the diligent work and great contribution of Muslim Americans to American society, Jarrett encouraged Muslim Americans to respond to President Obama’s call to service. She asked that they participate in United We Serve this summer, and utilize <a href="http://www.serve.gov" rel="nofollow">http://www.serve.gov</a> to post service projects and find other opportunities.  </p>
<p><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Valerie-Jarrett-Addresses-the-Islamic-Society-of-North-America/" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Valerie-Jarrett-.." rel="nofollow">http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Valerie-Jarrett-..</a>.</p>
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		<title>By: lamh32</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/391017/Michael-Jacksons-video-nasty.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Video of Michael Jackson defending himself as he is quizzed over child abuse allegations has been uncovered by the News of the World. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;...shows the King of Pop NERVOUSLY LAUGHING, COVERING HIS FACE with his hands in dismay and GROANING IRRITABLY as a team of lawyers grilled him in 1996 as part of a lawsuit brought against him by Neverland staff...Thriller star Jackson-who died last week-SQUIRMS at times as he is questioned about allegations surrounding Jordy Chandler, Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin and Brett Barnes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But at one point in the frank and revealing footage, the star launches into a spirited defence of himself in which he: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;INSISTS he is NOT GAY. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;DENIES bleaching his skin and says he is PROUD to be black &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;SLAMS his child abuse accusers as LIARS...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;...as the lawyers battle on, the Bad star becomes increasingly agitated and produces a series of his own handwritten documents. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jackson admits it is a list he made, saying: &quot;When I get angry enough I write down what I want to say and what I want to talk about, to set the record straight. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Cos you get to a point where you get tired of people lying. I get tired of situations like this, where people completely lie on me, and I&#039;m sick of it . . . I want to set the record straight.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jackson first denies bleaching his skin. &quot;I&#039;m a black American and I&#039;m proud of it. And I&#039;m honoured of it,&quot; he says. &quot;The bleached skin rumour, which is a rumour. I don&#039;t bleach my skin. He adds: &quot;They say-they once said-I wanted a white kid to play me as a child, which was a rumour.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he blurts out: &quot;I&#039;m not gay.&quot; And he adds in faltering, disjointed speech: &quot;Don&#039;t judge a person unless you have spoken to them one-on-one, which, which is true. &#039;Cos what you hear is a lie.&quot; &lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/391017/Michael-Jacksons-video-nasty.html" rel="nofollow">Video of Michael Jackson defending himself as he is quizzed over child abuse allegations has been uncovered by the News of the World. <br /></a></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8230;shows the King of Pop NERVOUSLY LAUGHING, COVERING HIS FACE with his hands in dismay and GROANING IRRITABLY as a team of lawyers grilled him in 1996 as part of a lawsuit brought against him by Neverland staff&#8230;Thriller star Jackson-who died last week-SQUIRMS at times as he is questioned about allegations surrounding Jordy Chandler, Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin and Brett Barnes.</p>
<p>But at one point in the frank and revealing footage, the star launches into a spirited defence of himself in which he: </p>
<p>INSISTS he is NOT GAY. </p>
<p>DENIES bleaching his skin and says he is PROUD to be black </p>
<p>SLAMS his child abuse accusers as LIARS&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;as the lawyers battle on, the Bad star becomes increasingly agitated and produces a series of his own handwritten documents. </p>
<p>Jackson admits it is a list he made, saying: &#8220;When I get angry enough I write down what I want to say and what I want to talk about, to set the record straight. </p>
<p>&#8220;Cos you get to a point where you get tired of people lying. I get tired of situations like this, where people completely lie on me, and I&#39;m sick of it . . . I want to set the record straight.&#8221; </p>
<p>Jackson first denies bleaching his skin. &#8220;I&#39;m a black American and I&#39;m proud of it. And I&#39;m honoured of it,&#8221; he says. &#8220;The bleached skin rumour, which is a rumour. I don&#39;t bleach my skin. He adds: &#8220;They say-they once said-I wanted a white kid to play me as a child, which was a rumour.&#8221; </p>
<p>Then he blurts out: &#8220;I&#39;m not gay.&#8221; And he adds in faltering, disjointed speech: &#8220;Don&#39;t judge a person unless you have spoken to them one-on-one, which, which is true. &#39;Cos what you hear is a lie.&#8221; </p></blockquote>
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