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African-American leaders and intellectuals express dissatisfaction with President Obama. Read full story

Wright criticizes those who think Obama is Muslim

Glenn Beck regrets calling Obama a ‘racist’

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In the last few weeks much discussion regarding a unique matter involving race has surfaced within the African-American community. Such is the case, as President Barack Obama’s appearance on the daytime talk show, “The View”, in which he classified African Americans as a “mongrel people” has provoked feelings of displeasure among some members of the group.

Obama’s characterization of Americans of African descent as “mongrels”, germinated in response to a question spawning from the show’s executive producer and co-host Barbara Walters, in which the Head of State was asked to expound upon an issue regarding his ethnicity.READ MORE

On August 28th, I will stand with Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a just, diverse and equal society. I do not stand with Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin and their attempt to destroy and distort King’s vision. http://glennbeckisnotmartinlutherkingjr.com/

Supporters of same-sex marriage have a new and unexpected advocate: Ken Mehlman, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee and manager of President George W. Bush’s 2004 reelection campaign. Mehlman, now a private citizen and businessman, disclosed that he is gay in an article published online Wednesday in the Atlantic. He said he plans to participate in a fundraiser next month for the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which supports legalizing same-sex marriage.

“It’s something I wish I had come to terms with earlier,” Mehlman said by phone Thursday. “It has made me a happier and better person. But I wish I had had the courage to have spoken out earlier.” Mehlman, who enjoyed a remarkable rise in Republican politics, is among the most prominent officials in the party to say that he is gay. His is an announcement of the most personal nature and yet one with potential political implications – and one that is drawing charges of hypocrisy from his critics. Mehlman said he only recently accepted that he is gay. Asked whether he would have been able to accomplish what he did in the party had he come out then, he demurred. “I’m not going to speculate on that,” he said. “I don’t know the answer to that.”

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Paradise the Arkitech of X-Clan and Jasiri X go on location to New York and Chicago to show the world who the Real Gangstas are, you know the ones who collapsed the economy and were rewarded with billions of dollars. Produced my GM3 “Real Gangstas” is not meant to be a diss song, but a defense of young Blacks and Latinos who are made out to be scapegoats for our country’s ills, while the super wealthy continue to add to their tremendous fortunes at the expense of the poor and middle class. Special thanks to Edward 6X for directing the Chicago shoot.

SAVANNAH, Ga. – A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Georgia death row inmate whose case attracted international support failed to prove his innocence after the U.S. Supreme Court gave him a rare chance to clear his name. Troy Anthony Davis has spent nearly 20 years on Georgia’s death row for the 1989 slaying of an off-duty Savannah police officer. Davis has long claimed new evidence would clear his name, if only a court would hear it.

The NAACP, Amnesty International and dignitaries such as former President Jimmy Carter and Pope Benedict XVI have rallied behind Davis. A year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Davis a federal hearing to put his innocence claim to the test — a chance afforded no other American in at least 50 years. U.S. District Judge William T. Moore Jr. said the evidence presented by Davis’ attorneys at a June hearing wasn’t nearly strong enough to prove he’s innocent. Continue Reading »

ATLANTA – Federal agents are seeking to hire Ebonics translators to help interpret wiretapped conversations involving targets of undercover drug investigations. The Drug Enforcement Agency recently sent memos asking companies that provide translation services to help it find nine translators in the Southeast who are fluent in Ebonics, Special Agent Michael Sanders said Monday. Ebonics, which is also known as African American Vernacular English, has been described by the psychologist who coined the term as the combination of English vocabulary with African language structure.

Some DEA agents already help translate Ebonics, Sanders said. But he said wasn’t sure if the agency has ever hired outside Ebonics experts as contractors. “They saw a need for this in a couple of their investigations,” he said. “And when you see a need — it may not be needed now — but we want the contractors to provide us with nine people just in case.” Continue Reading »

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If Almost Half of All Americans Not Sure If President Obama is a Muslim or Christian, then who and where are they polling must be seriously asked.

The Only Way President Obama Can Prove That He Is NOT A MUSLIM

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Romance and Adaptation
Running Time: 1hr 52min.
Release Date: August 13th, 2010
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for stylized violence, sexual content, language, drug references
Distributors: Universal Pictures
Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Ellen Wong, Anna
Directed by: Edgar Wright
Produced by: Ronaldo Vasconcellos, J. Miles Dale, Jared LeBoff
Synopsis: Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It’s getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart’s ass — and now is back in town — to the teenage distraction he’s trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world, love hasn’t been easy. He soon discovers, however, his new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes controls her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor. As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues’ gallery from her past — from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsome identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is game over.

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Military dog comes home from Iraq traumatized
By DAN ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer Dan Elliott, Associated Press Writer – Tue Aug 3, 11:58 am ET
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Gina was a playful 2-year-old German shepherd when she went to Iraq as a highly trained bomb-sniffing dog with the military, conducting door-to-door searches and witnessing all sorts of noisy explosions.
She returned home to Colorado cowering and fearful. When her handlers tried to take her into a building, she would stiffen her legs and resist. Once inside, she would tuck her tail beneath her body and slink along the floor. She would hide under furniture or in a corner to avoid people.READ MORE

Bow recently visited Lil Wayne is prison. He said Weezy told him to stay out of trouble because guys like them aren’t built for jail.

“It was a humbling experience and one thing he told me when I went to visit him was ‘Bow, This aint for us, this aint it.. This aint built for cats like us. They don’t understand us we don’t understand them.. don’t do it man, just stay out of trouble you and Drizzy yall stay clean yall stay doing what yall do yall can do this forever. all of this, it aint worth it . I knew he meant it, cause Tune never lectures me like that but he was serious.’ His spirits are high. When he gets out we definitely planning on this Young Money Cash Money Tour, myself, Nicki, Drizzy Wayne and the whole entire family.”

Montana Fishurne stopped by The All Out Show with Rude Jude and Lord Sear today on Eminem’s radio station, Shade 45 (heard nationwide on Sirius XM Radio.Montana Fishburne Regrets Doing Tape With B. Pumper! “Hes Bullsh*t” + Her Reasons On Pursing Adult Film Career! “Some People Want To Be Doctors. I Want To Help People Get They’re Nut Off” & Says She Never Has Been Arrested For Prostitution [Audio]

Laura Schlessinger big hypocrite by Ooh Papi
Schlessinger is not actually a Doctor but in fairness she has tried to stop the usage of Dr. Laura a long time ago. Use of the title “Doctor” is a misrepresentation to some. Her claim to be a “licensed psychotherapist”, and her use of the “Dr. Laura” name while giving advice have engendered controversy. Critics contend that these titles lead her listeners to assume that she holds a doctorate in psychology, or that she is a psychiatrist and that state law in California limits the use of the “psychotherapist” term to those holding a psychotherapist license. However, she does hold a California license as a family and marriage counselor which she obtained after completing classes and training from the University of Southern California (USC), and her Ph.D in physiology qualifies her for the title of Doctor. In regard to her 2000-2001 television show, she stated in an appearance on CNN’s Larry King Live that she had requested that it be called “Schlessinger,” in the tradition of Phil Donahue’s successful talk show that was titled with his last name. Producers refused this request and television show was given the title Dr. Laura. Schlessinger has characterized her radio show as a “moral health program” rather than an “advice program” which has allowed her to avoid continued criticism for giving psychological advice. Although critics have called her approach to callers shrewish and scolding, others see it as frank and blunt.
Her background is very dysfunctional even by her own admitting, which has always led people to say she is unfit to give advice based on family values. She explained that she had not mourned the deaths of either of her parents because she had no emotional bond to them. She described her father as “petty, insensitive, mean, thoughtless, demeaning and downright unloving”. Her mother, she said, had “pathological pride”, “was never grateful and would always find something to criticize,” and “constantly expressed disdain for men, sex and love”. She credited her father with being charming, with giving her the drive to succeed.
However her life has been full of controversy her whole career before falling in love with the N word she was falling in love with married men and her own ideas. Continue Reading »

Sarah Palin’s back. This time she’s coming to the aid of conservative talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger, who’s N-word ladden rant last week led to Tuesday’s announcement that she’s stepping down from her popular talk show to “gain her first amendment rights.” Palin’s message to Schlessinger, via Twitter, “Don’t retreat…reload!”

Yes, we’ve heard it before. The former Vice Presidential candidate tweeted the same message back in the spring after health care reform became law.

The full defense: “Dr.Laura: don’t retreat…reload! (Steps aside bc her 1st Amend.rights ceased 2exist thx 2activists trying 2silence”isn’t American,not fair”).” And then, more: “”Dr.Laura=even more powerful & effective w/out the shackles, so watch out Constitutional obstructionists. And b thankful 4 her voice, America!”

If Fox News wants to play a game of guilt by association with Imam Rauf, Jon can find Rupert Murdoch’s questionable ties to terrorism.

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Mixed Martial Arts Legislation in NY Would Spur New Economic Activity

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With the New York state deficit hitting $8 billion, steps need to be taken in order to right the ship that is the state’s budget. Recently New York Gov. David Paterson stated that the projected deficit for the upcoming fiscal year has grown by an additional $750 million. There’s no doubting that the Empire State is in dire straits trying to fix their deficit.  It is extremely difficult trying to balance a state budget at a time when the country as a whole is going through some of its most difficult economic hurdles in recent history. This forces us to take a fresh look at which programs will continue to receive funding. As a result, the state has been forced to cut, reject, and outright shut down many state programs and projects in order to make some type of movement out of the red and back into the black. Many of these budget cuts (like closing down state parks and cutting funding to public schools) were rampant and have cast an unfavorable light on politicians in Albany in the eyes of many New Yorkers. However, something must be done in order to fight the ailing state economy. As coincidence has it, a good fight might just be the answer to the budget problems.

On June 16^th, the New York State Senate passed a bill to legalize MMA in the state in an effort to help amend the state’s financial problems. Opening the floodgates for MMA in New York would be more of a benefit to the state than it would to the MMA Industry. For years, promoters have happily held venues in nearby New Jersey. Mixed martial arts competitions like UFC, among others, have been banned in the state because many lawmakers felt it was too brutal of a sport (even though other legal sports like football and hockey can be just as- if not more- brutal). With the passing of this new bill, fans will finally be able to support their home state and local venues. Continue Reading »

Do you ever see those kids on the trains playing their music so loud that you can hear it all? Do you wonder if they will be deaf soon? Well new research is out supporting the idea that these kids are killing their audio health.
CHICAGO — A stunning one in five teens has lost a little bit of hearing, and the problem has increased substantially in recent years, a new national study has found.

Some experts are urging teenagers to turn down the volume on their digital music players, suggesting loud music through earbuds may be to blame – although hard evidence is lacking. They warn that slight hearing loss can cause problems in school and set the stage for hearing aids in later life.

“Our hope is we can encourage people to be careful,” said the study’s senior author, Dr. Gary Curhan of Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

The researchers analyzed data on 12- to 19-year-olds from a nationwide health survey. They compared hearing loss in nearly 3,000 kids tested from 1988-94 to nearly 1,800 kids tested over 2005-06. Continue Reading »

She insists, however, that the decision to leave radio was her choice and not forced upon her by her syndicator.
“Were you gonna have a new contract?” King asked.
“Yeah,” Dr. Laura responded. “We’ve added five stations this week and added sponsors. This is not an issue of I’m losing anything.”
Schlessinger said the outrage over her use of the N-word led her to feel as though her First Amendment rights were being infringed upon.
“Living with the constant fear of affiliates and sponsors being attacked is very distracting,” she said. “I never called anybody a bad word. I was trying to bring — and obviously it has become a national discussion now — I was trying to make a philosophical point. And I made it wrong, but I wasn’t dissing anybody. I was trying to make a point, and for that to say that I should be silenced is the reason why I’m saying to you that I’m obviously losing First Amendment rights.”Dr. Laura emphasized that she is “not retiring” but rather just ending her radio show.”I’m not retiring, I’m not quitting, I feel energized actually,” she said. “Stronger and freer to say the things that I believe need to be said for people in this country.”

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It was something in the title that first struck me, the blatant, definitive, all-inclusive sound of “black people” in the title of SLATE magazine’s “How Black People Use Twitter.” Apparently it was time, the editors decided, not only to focus SLATE’s penetrating eye on the specific ways in which African Americans—we “black people”—utilize the popular social networking site which allows individuals to communicate in 140-character chunks of verbiage, but also how we bend the site to our own (apparently) racialized ways. Finish reading by clicking here

NBC’s David Gregory just interviewed Petraeus on Meet the Press, and he failed to challenge the general when he claimed we were “making progress.” We’ve got to push the other journalists on Petraeus’ schedule to expose his true agenda: extending this disastrous war.

General Petraeus is on a media tour to sell the idea that the U.S. military is “making progress” in Afghanistan, a well-worn message aimed at convincing elites to extend this brutal, futile war. If the media fail to ask hard questions, there’s a chance he could get what he wants: the freedom to extend an extremely unpopular war that’s not making us safer.

CBS’ Katie Couric is next in line to talk to Petraeus during his high-profile spin campaign, so we’ll start with her. Sign this petition to Couric and push her to ask tough questions about Petraeus’ claims of “progress” and his attempt to extend the Afghanistan War.

Sign our act.ly petition to fight back against General Petraeus’ pro-war spin: http://act.ly/2as

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Poster’s Note: I have mixed feelings about even covering this and in some sense promoting such ignorance, but it’s so ignorant and such a “coonish” thing to do I didn’t know if it could be ignored. Give a Sambo money and I swear he’ll give it back to you the next day!

Southern rapper Birdman is showing off the kind of toy a few million dollars can buy: the Bugatti Veyron. The European sports car is not only one of the most expensive things you can buy on four wheels, but it’s also the fastest street car on the planet.

Birdman, who goes by his real name, Bryan Williams, when he’s doing business as the CEO of Cash Money Records, is making sure everyone knows about his $2.1 million mode of transportation, too. The Dirty South rapper and his crew snapped some shots of the all-red sports car while holding a business card that reads “I am expensive,” a statement which would be pretty hard to argue with, given the car’s estimated $300,000 annual upkeep costs.