Jack & Jill Politics

rikyrah: While there were “mixed reviews” on the “belt” – - – I'm sayin' – - –

FIrst LADY – - -U JUST B U!! :>)

+Mrs. O Rewears, Remixes Her J.Crew :>)

First Lady Mrs. O is hosting a women's health care event at the White House today, and for the occasion, is rewearing the famed J.Crew ensemble she first debuted on the Tonight Show in October 2008.

The November 2009 rendition of the ensemble includes a cut-out statement belt – definitely a hot item in Mrs. O's wardrobe as of late – and a sleek updo. Though we assume it's a coincidence, we cannot help but observe the remarkable color coordination with the golden yellow curtains in the background.

Click here to read the first lady's remarks from the event (it seems Mrs. O has a cold!). And apologies to those who commented earlier. We somehow deleted our first version of this post!

ENJOY!! :>)

My PLEASURE!! :>)

angelar: MEGA CO-SIGN!! :>)

Annnnnnnnnnd, I believe that the “GOP wives” & other ladies, R NOT gonna give her another chance 2 “wiggle her “MOOSE TAIL” in front of THEIR men – - – NOT 1 MO' 'GAIN!! :>)

rikyrah: It's NOT over-analyzin'!

It's SEE-IN' the TA-RUTH!!

WE HAVE NOT YET OVERCOME!!

rikyrah: MEDIA ALERT:

Cory Booker, Wade Henderson and Michael Eric Dyson to Join Tom Brokaw at National Town Hall

USA Network and Tom Brokaw announced today the first-ever Characters Unite National Town Hall, a ground-breaking high-level discussion on how America’s increasingly diverse and divided population can find common ground on today’s complex social issues. Inspired by USA Network’s community affairs campaign – Characters Unite — this event will bring together a diverse panel of distinguished leaders to generate fresh ideas for actions by individuals, communities and government to overcome social injustices and bridge cultural divides. Tom Brokaw, NBC News Special Correspondent, will moderate the panel at the Newseum in Washington, DC, on December 2.

Confirmed Town Hall participants include:
• Mike Allen, Chief White House Correspondent, Politico
• The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Representative, California
• The Honorable Cory Booker, Mayor, Newark, NJ
• The Honorable Max Cleland, Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission
• Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Professor of Sociology, Georgetown University
• Wade Henderson, President and CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
• Jon Bon Jovi, Singer, Songwriter, Philanthropist
• David Mixner, Writer and Civil Rights Activist
• Kathleen Parker, Syndicated Columnist
• Chancellor Michelle Rhee, DC Public Schools
• Dr. Christine Sierra, Professor of Political Science, University of New Mexico

Actor Dulé Hill, co-star of USA Network’s “Psych” will also be a special guest in attendance.

“It’s time to get past the labeling. We’re all different, and we all bring something unique to the table,” said Bonnie Hammer, president, NBCU Cable Entertainment and Universal Cable Productions. “We need our differences to unite us, not drive us apart.”

“People across the country are making tough decisions every day and working to maintain their own unique American character. Too often, instead of coming together to address conflicts, groups demonize each other because of their different beliefs and opinions,” said Tom Brokaw, NBC News Special Correspondent.

During the Characters Unite Town Hall, Brokaw will preview his new documentary, American Character Along Highway 50, produced by Peacock Productions, set to premiere on USA Network on Martin Luther King Day, January 18, 2010. The film follows Brokaw’s journey at a pivotal point in our country’s history as he travels across legendary US Highway 50 discovering how Americans are fairing during these extraordinary times, immersing himself in the lives of ordinary and extraordinary people to reveal uniquely American stories of hardship, survival and hope.

“Tom Brokaw’s upcoming documentary makes him the ideal moderator for this conversation,” said Hammer. “We’re confident that he will steer the Town Hall toward fresh ideas for individual and collective actions aimed at bringing all of us, with the combined strength of our diversity, together.”

In conjunction with the Town Hall, USA Network will announce the results of a new Characters Unite national opinion poll, the United or Divided Survey, which will provide an in-depth profile of American attitudes on prejudice, discrimination and intolerance. The nationally representative poll is being conducted by two of America’s leading public opinion research firms representing both sides of the political aisle — Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). The survey will examine how Americans view the social trends that are transforming the nation, and will look across generations, race, ethnicity and gender at how change is affecting our country’s social fabric.

In partnership with Charter and Comcast, high schools across the country will have the opportunity to submit questions for the panel and five students will win a trip to Washington, DC, to attend the Town Hall event.

Cisco Webex Solutions will serve as the technology partner for the Characters Unite National Town Hall. The event will be webcast live for free, and viewers may register in advance at http://www.passtheball.com.

Following the Town Hall, the first Characters Unite Award will be presented to an individual who has made a significant and lasting difference in efforts to fight discrimination, champion civil rights and promote respect. The honoree will be profiled on charactersunite.com and receive a $10,000 grant to support his/her project or nonprofit organization. Nominations for the award are being made by the Characters Unite campaign’s 20 non-governmental partners, which include the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the American Association of People with Disabilities, the National Parent Teacher Association, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, the National Council of La Raza, GLAAD, National Council of Women’s Organizations, American Federation of Teachers, Anti-Defamation League, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Asian American Justice Center, Children’s Defense Fund, General Board of Church & Society of The United Methodist Church, Human Rights Campaign, Human Rights First, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Association of Counties, National Congress of American Indians, National Education Association and Southern Poverty Law Center.

WOW!! There will B a WHOLE lotta TALKIN' goin' on – - – in VERY DIVERSE artistic & philosophical LANGUAGES! :>)

the pics from today – she looks absolutely great.

rikyrah: AB-SO-LUTE-LY!! :>)

White collar crimes like Pfizer adversely impacts millions each and every day.

“[R]esearchers have authored a paper titled “Death by Medicine” that presents compelling evidence that today’s system frequently causes more harm than good … The most stunning statistic, however, is that the total number of deaths caused by conventional medicine is an astounding 783,936 per year. It is now evident that the American medical system is the leading cause of death and injury in the US. (By contrast, the number of deaths attributable to heart disease in 2001 was 699,697, while the number of deaths attributable to cancer was 553,251).”

The above statistics should cause one to pause and generate outrage, but its unlikely because “we”, via the media, have all of this pent up rage directed at recently executed John Allen Muhammad and now Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.

OK, I haven't read the book from what I've heard from people who have, yeah, Precious is color-struck and thinks light skin is better. Evidently in the book, the character that Paula Patton plays is brown skinned with locs and helps Precious re-think the color thing but I guess it would have have been too hard to cast Vanessa L. Williams for that role. I'd like to heard what Lee Daniels has to say about his casting.

you know, vulcan_girl……… why *not* have that conversation?

it is interesting that a woman can be excited by it, after thinking someone was pulling her leg — instead of being ashamed by it or wishing it would go away or completely denying it. i guess that only goes for folks who are close to the situation and knew EXACTLY why these relationships/rapes happened (ie strom thurmond and his contemporaries, who actually perpetrated the acts, it wasn't a history lesson to them, or the long ago past, it was life). Ms. Shields — and her son, who is even further from the madness — won't have the same discomfort. It's a bad thing and a hopeful thing at the same time. Mostly frustrating, actually. But you can't know what you haven't been taught… that's not Ms. Shields and her son's fault.

I wonder if the rape part will be compartmentalized or acknowledged after the 'PCH Prize Patrol Van' feeling dies down?

I do like the boy's comment about the significance of going from slavery to the white house in 4 generations. That is a long way from a certain southern sheriff calling Dr. King a 'coon' and laughing about it for the television cameras.

i also find it funny, now, how the ancestry.com lady is getting requests from shields all over trying to find out if they're related to Michelle, WANTING to be related to Michelle but the ancestry.com lady can't find the proof…….. meaning nobody knows whether Shields is the father of Melvinia's babies, or if it was one of his four sons, or a cousin or an overseer or some other white man who took advantage of a little girl because the law said he could. (Personally, I think it was one of the sons, don't ask me why; wondered what happened to make her stay after slavery initially, then leave years late) But Shields is just there by proximity and name. The buck stops with him, kind of like the Hemings situation.

Speaking of Hemings, did the black descendents of Jefferson's sons and the white descendents of Jefferson's daughters ever come together in peace, or is there still denial and rejection on the parts of the daughters' progeny?

I don't think the Jeffersons have decided to do right by the Hemings clan YET.

I don't think the Jeffersons have decided to do right by the Hemings clan YET.