U-2 - Stuck in the Moment
Ode to Rev. Jesse (Messy) Jackson and Al Sharpton….
July 1st, 2009Where are the Brown People? Bloggers?
June 30th, 2009If you really want to talk about exclusion in the press room, I have a whole other conversation I could have with the both of you homogeneous boys (and girl who gets one point in at the very end). Should HuffPost blogger Nico have been called beforehand and given a heads-up by the White House? Ofcourse not.
But mainstream reporters can’t cry foul because bloggers have been excluded and looked down upon by mainstream reporters for quite some time. My question now is, what of the brown and beige bloggers???? Looks a lot like groupthink to me…. Either way, enjoy the fight between these two. Quite funny! Dana Milbank is the biggest stuffed shirt in the world ….
Your Daily Sniggle
June 30th, 2009
Politics is my thing! But Lawd above knows I love me some good ‘ol fool mess from time to time. And that’s exactly why I watched the BET Awards. You should take the time and treat yourself to this “critique” of the awards show—->>>>>AWESOMELY LUUVIE SPEAKS
Lost Group of Black People
June 25th, 2009The plight of black people in Louisiana post Hurricane Katrina is somber and dehumanizing at best. So, tell me what the Louisiana state legislature is up to….? Honoring “Hurricane Chris”!.{FULL VIDEO BELOW}….you know lil Chris,,,of “Halle Berry, Halle Berry” fame. This ceremony is just another testimony to the confused priorities of cities run by African Americans. First Kwame Kilpatrick and now this.
I have abosolutely no problem honoring hip hop artists but the criteria for such an honor should begin with a multitude of hit ALBUMS, not just SINGLES. Secondly, the artist should make a contribution to music and society as a whole through their craft. Here are some of “Hurricane Chris’” Lyrics:
Verse 1: Superstar]
gon’ bob ya head, gon’ work ya shoulder (yea)
now what i juss said gurl dew it on da dick (dew it)
age ain’t shit, i done got a lil older (huh)
me or your man baby gurl take a pick (which one?)
she so classy (yea) she so jazzy (yea) GYEA
yea lil mama blowed like a ref
dew it on da dick, she don’t need no help (nah)
she said she got it, she dew it all by herself (gon’ dew it)
dew it dew it stick it (stick it)
bitch so fine like a god damm ticket (ticket)
gave her a hickey (yea)
and knowed her for a nigga like me ta spend cash (yea)
you got a bounce like shocks in ya ass (uh huh)
you (you) bad (bad) ass (ass) work (work)
start (start) slow (slow) fast (fast) ster (ster)
show a lil cash (cash) get anotha bitch (bitch)
take her from tha club ta da car ta da dick, Superstar bitch
Some of You May be Wandering…
June 25th, 2009
……why I haven’t had anything to say about the whole SC Governor affair debacle. What can I say? I’m stunned. What a man won’t risk for a piece of that good ‘ol fruity tootie, hoochie coochie!
America Can’t Be This Stupid
June 25th, 2009
U.S. Senate hearings held yesterday revealed that insurers INTENTIONALLY make their documents confusing to consumers AND dump unhealthy patients by looking for loopholes in their policies.You can read the full article posted at Washington Post.com by clicking HERE. So America, the real question now is are you stupid enough to let Republicans scare you away from real health care by yelling “SOCIALISM” ?!
Yeah, you’re scared of Obama because you don’t want to lose your current health care. Well, guess what shit-brains?! Your health care ain’t worth a sack of turds anyway! The insurance companies are beholden to their Wall Street investors, not your sick azz! Get a clue!
Now, do I think President Obama’s plan is crap? Sure! But not for the same reasons you do. I think it’s crap because I think we should join the rest of the world and go all the way. You (middle-America) think it’s crap because you don’t understand it and you’re too lazy to learn.
Lost Black Man
June 23rd, 2009
Remember when hip-hop was the voice of an oppressed people? It was real, in your face, political, and conscious. It was THE TRUTH!!! And to be fair, real artists still exist and against all odds, still make great records. Shout out to J-Live, Mos-Defs, Jurassic 5, Lil Brother etc. Shame these artists can’t get any traction because mainstream hip-hop is saturated with lost brothers like this one………….
Must See Letter to GWU from Francis L. Holland
June 23rd, 2009Francis L. Holland saw an ad for the GWU school of political management and was understandably pissed off!. Please CLICK HERE to see the letter he wrote to George Washington University…….couldn’t have said it better myself.
Apology Accepted? Yeah Right!
June 19th, 2009
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate issued an official resolution apologizing for slavery. So what. In 1988, Congress issued an apology to Japanese Americans for their internment during World War II. OH, and please don”t let me forget to mention the $1.6 billion in reparations paid to surviving heirs of the internees.
What should African-Americans feel at this moment? Outrage. There have been only two racially precipitated atrocities in this country and they involved African Americans and Native Americans. The Native American population was viciously annihilated while the African-American population, for the most part, survived.
But what do we have to show for our suffering? An apology from the Senate which includes language explicity stating the resolution cannot be used as a foundation for reparations? So , really, the only thing you’re giving me is a sentiment. Your resolution is not infused with any real meaning? Please excuse me when I tell you to go straight to hell……………
Dogs vs. Humans
June 17th, 2009
I was reading Afrospear this morning and, as usual, found a great editorial. This one about the whole Donte Stallworth hub-bub. Unfortunately, the editorial is one with which I disagree wholeheartedly. lol. The basic premise of the article was that, because Donte Stallworth received 30 days for killing a human and Michael Vick lost his career for dog-fighting, people care more about dogs than humans. Here’s my response:
I agree, Dante Stallworth got away with MURDER, literally. The circumstances that lead to his plea agreement and the parties who approved it should definitely be investigated. I’m sensing a little pay to play here. Rapper T.I. is about to serve a one year sentence for purchasing weapons. And although I agree that he too should be punished, T.I., unlike Stallworth, never killed anyone. Where’s the justice for the family of Mario Reyes?
I disagree though, with your defense of Vick. Dogs should not be bread to viciously attack and kill one another. Especially not by a man who has enough time and money to make a much larger contribution to society or at least, find a humane hobby.
And not only did Vick do the wrong thing, he did it with the assholishness that has come to embody African American male athletes. As a public figure, it’s usually not what you do but how you spin it that determines your survival. Vick ran around Atlanta lying, and giving everyone the finger (literally).
So, understandably, he lost many of his most staunch supporters ( I know because as an Atlanta resident, I was a huge Vick fan). If he had been contrite and apologized when the shit hit the fan, I doubt he would be broke and working construction right now.
There are a hell of a lot of people that get a slap on the wrists (unfortunately) for abusing animals. There are also thousands of people serving life terms for killing other human beings. The Vick and Stallworth situations are exceptions, not the rule. They don’t speak to any larger truth about how we treat value human life vs. animal life. They speak to stupid black men with money behaving irresponsibly…
