10 – 20 Dead as Israeli Defense Forces Storm Aid Ships

This one makes no sense. These activists are being treated worse than Somali Pirates. Israel is going to spin the hell out of this – but the simple fact is, a bunch of folks armed with clubs is no match for Israeli Special Forces armed to the teeth. What the heck ever happened to firing [...]

Bill Maher – I Want a Real Black President

Bill is channeling what a lot of us have come to believe about President Obama… He is waaaaaay too Milquetoast. You keep waiting for that “inner Negro” to come out… And he keeps waffling. BTW – the title on the video is not mine. I got it from a conservative racism chaser!

Tavis Smiley and Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Tavis interviews conservative darling and former member of the Dutch Parliament Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Needless to say, Tavis questions and some of his statements have lit up the conservative and Tea Bagger world, who like their forbears in the American West views of Native Americans – “The only good Muslim is a dead Muslim”. The [...]

Pot Workers Unionize!

First off, an actor whose roles I enjoyed – Dennis Hopper passed away today. His role in the fil m Easy Rider made him an Icon of the Boomer Generation. RIP Dennis! And don’t Bogart that joint! San Jose union begins organizing pot workers A major California labor union is organizing medical cannabis workers in [...]

Top Kill…No Kill at All

WRAPUP 4-BP fails to plug oil well with ‘top kill’ VENICE, La./HOUSTON, May 29 (Reuters) – BP Plc (BP.L) said on Saturday the complex “top kill” maneuver to plug its Gulf of Mexico oil well has failed, crushing hopes for a quick end to the largest oil spill in U.S. history already in its 40th [...]

Louisiana Rep Breaks Down Discussing Oil Disaster

This spill hurts real people – Things got emotional in the House today, when Louisiana Rep. Charlie Melancon broke down during his testimony about the Louisiana oil spill. He began by rattling off a string of disasters that has befallen his state, like Hurricanes Katrina, Gustav, and Ike. “It’s not been fun,” he said. Then, [...]

Glenn Beck Goes ‘Over the Line’ by Mocking Malia – He mimics her question on his radio show today

Glenn Beck Goes ‘Over the Line’ by Mocking Malia – He mimics her question on his radio show today. Glenn Beck spent a good amount of time on his radio show today mimicking and mocking Malia Obama over her “Daddy, did you plug the hole yet” question, reports Media Matters. (President Obama relayed her question [...]

Walter Mosley – “Who Am I?”

Saw this cruising CNN. I have been  following their series on race in America. Felt it was well worth sharing… This piece is part of a special series on CNN.com in which people describe how they see their own identity. Walter Mosley is a prominent American novelist, most known for his crime fiction. He has [...]

Yardies, Street Corner “Dans” – 74 Dead in Kingston, Jamaica

To Americans, what is happening in Jamaica may be incomprehensible. I mean – it seems pretty rational that the Police would act to shut down gangs. But this is Jamaica – and what may seem to be one thing on the surface is quite another underneath. Since the 70′s street gangs have operated closely with [...]

“Fiddy” Down to a Dime and a Half

50 Cent Down to a Dime and a Half Whoa! 50 Cent (real name: Curtis Jackson) made a hell of a sacrifice for his upcoming movie. Usually the MC looks like an NFL linebacker. But for his starring role in the Mario Van Peebles-directed Things Fall Apart, a movie he wrote, 50 dropped 54 pounds [...]

O’Reilly to Dr. Marc Lamont Hill – “You Look Like a Cocaine Dealer”…

‘Nuf said…

iPod…iPhone…iPad… iKill…

10th Suicide Strikes Apple Plant On the same day that Apple, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard promised to look into working conditions at China’s Foxconn plant, a 10th worker committed suicide, PC World reports. The death of the 19-year-old male worker also came just after the company’s billionaire founder took the media on a tour of the sprawling [...]

Republican Antics – Clowning With the “I” Word

Back during the Clinton Administration Republicans hounded Clinton and eventually Impeached him in the House… For a Blow Job. They wasted 4 years of the Congresses’ time, ignoring looming threats which directly led to terrorist success on 911 to do damage to a legitimately elected President. They are trying to do it again. Seven Republicans Call for Special [...]

Real Euro-trash At the Beach!

Hey Gulf Folks – You got your oil spill… We, on the Atlantic Coast have our Eurotrash! Literally! UPDATE-Space Debris on Hilton Head Island may be part of European Rocket Initially, it was thought the debris may be part of a jet engine or possibly a satellite or booster rocket. By Sunday, authorities confirmed it [...]

Growth in Number of Interracial Marriages Slows

Until 1967, when a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Loving v. Virginia struck down the last of the anti-miscegenation laws in this country, interracial marriage had been illegal in 16 states and was widely considered a social taboo. The folowing diagram is from a PEW Research Study done in 2002/3 illustrating the attitudes of different [...]