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August 7, 2008, 12:40 pm
Title: Kanye West Brings Out Jay Z to Perform New Blue Print III Track “Jocking Jay Z” at MSG!
From: Love Lies And Music So Jay Z is back working on another album…The Blue Print III. I like it! Good preview Jay Z! That’s the way to do it! Ugh….Kanye sporting a full beard. I loves me a man with some facial hair that just doesn’t work for Kanye. Sorry babe. Watch. Enjoy. Leave comments. Read More...
August 7, 2008, 12:29 pm
Title: Negotiating With Terrorists (aka: Favre Wins, We All Lose)
From: AverageBro.com
So imagine this. After 30 years at a company, you decide to finally retire. You've been an exemplary worker the entire time, setting new records for employee of the month and whatnot. After waffling about retiring year after year, you finally accept your gold watch, and endure a tear-filled going away lunch at Carrabba's. Everyone wishes you well in your second life. You'll volunteer more. You'll see your grandkids every weekend. You might even figure out how to use a Nintendo Wii.And finally, after 2 months of sitting at home in your draws watching Judge Mathis all day, it hits you: you wanna work again.So, you go back to your old employer and demand your old job back. And they tell you, nicely might I add, that your job has already been given to a younger person and they're moving on. You're thanked again for your years of service and asked, nicely might I add, to leave.Then you pull out an AK-47, shoot a few security guards, and yell out "If I ain't workin' in this mofo, ain't nobod Read More...
August 7, 2008, 12:29 pm
Title: Kwame's Goin' To Jail.
From: AverageBro.com
With all the attention shifted to another notable Black politician, AB.com's Favorite Bastion Of Negro Ineptitude, Detroit Mayor Clay Davis Kwame Kilpatrick, has been awful quiet in recent weeks. Heck, I've heard more lately about Councilwoman Monica Conyers, who is a piece of work herself.Sure, there were murmurs that his mother would end up losing her seat in Congress because of "Yaw's Boy", but Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick won her re-election the other night by the skin of her teeth. So, rejoice citizens of Michigan! "Yaw's Boy's" mama will live another two years to provide us with such fodder as this.Please watch this entire clip, or you'll miss it, beginning around the 40 second mark.Man, that idd'ish was classic. Classic I tell ya'.And not to be outdone her opponent, Mary Waters, capitalized on this, but couldn't close the deal. So, ya'll stay losin' Detroit.Now you're stuck with two Kilpatricks. Uhhh, make that one. Judge Ronald Giles just sent Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick t Read More...
August 7, 2008, 12:27 pm
Title: Honey now is not a good time
From: Playahata.com Latest News Lawyer: Morgan Freeman and wife are divorcing All indicators suggest that the individual who was with Freeman in the car during the accident was not an “approved friend” .Morgan Freeman’s lawyer says the actor and his wife of 24 years are getting a divorce. Freeman’s lawyer, Bill Luckett, told the Memphis Commercial-Appeal newspaper that the [...] Read More...
August 7, 2008, 12:17 pm
Title: What a difference a district makes
From: Shouldn't Life Be More Than This? Day two of new teacher activities at the new district having a fabulous strawberry poppyseed salad and some soup from the Bread Co.It is really amazing what a different world it is out here. I am feeling really good about my decision to leave the last place. Really good. The people here are great. They actually say that they love working here. They talk about how helpful everyone is here. About how great a place it is to work in.I don't think I have hear people at the last place say that. Take that back -- they may say that, but there is always an exception, or it is preceded by something horrible, or all the extra stuff you have to do there, or how crazy the admin is.Here there are no exceptions, no nonsense.And imagine that I get three hours all 6 days of pre-school activities to ACTUALLY WORK IN MY CLASSROOM. I don't think I ever got more than 30 minutes of actual time allotted for actual work related to my teaching at the other place.There are so many little things that alr Read More...
August 7, 2008, 12:11 pm
Title: New Music From Omarion and Cassie!
From: Love Lies And Music
So while this new joint from Omarion isn’t what I thought it would be…it’s ok. It sounds like same ol’ Omarion. I was expecting a Timbaland BANGA! That it is not. Hope it does well.
Omarion - “Vroom”
Here’s a new joint by Diddy’s homieloverfriend Cassie. I’m not a fan of Cassie at all but there’s something about this song. It’s sexy. I like. I be feeling like this sometimes. Listen. Enjoy. Comment.
Cassie - “My House”
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August 7, 2008, 11:53 am
Title: Detroit Mayor Ordered to Jail
From: Jack & Jill Politics Kwame Kilpatrick’s mess gets worse and worse. Two days after his mama barely wins re-election to her seat, her son is found to have violated the terms of his bail and is being ordered to jail - RIGHT NOW. Sayin you’re sorry is not going to cut it this time. And if Mama Kilpatrick decides to interfere, maybe a challenge to those election results should persuade her to stay out of this. She only got a strong challenge because, maybe the Detroit voters are starting to think “Like Mother, Like Son.” Mayor Kwame - DON’T DROP THE SOAP…. ShareThis Read More...
August 7, 2008, 11:42 am
Title: Aunt Nikki
From: Jack & Jill Politics My friend, Skeptical Brotha, expanded on my post “The Corporate Mammy” over on his blog. It is a comprehensive, factual argument why Nikki Tinker is unfit to represent Memphis in Congress, and a strong argument to return Steve Cohen back to Congress to do his job. Best part of the post: Longtime readers of this blog know of the animosity I have for Harold Ford Jr and his demagogic brand of corporate prostitution that masquerades as political centrism. Everything he touches turns to shit and the same could be said of his protégé. I didn’t think it was possible to be more repellent than Ford, but Aunt Nikki is the willing overseer on Pinnacle Airlines corporate plantation as Vice President for Labor Relations and General Counsel. Aunt Nikki is representative of the lowest form of human life and is the worst kind of counterfeit Negress imaginable. As an employment lawyer, she specializes in destroying employee rights to collectively bargain and be free from workplace r Read More...
August 7, 2008, 11:32 am
Title: National Organization for Marriage puts out 'Armegeddon' email
From: Pam's House Blend - Front Page
It's down to the last 90 days, screeches Brian S. Brown of the National Organization for Marriage (in New Jersey); he has a red alert flooding the inboxes of fundies around the country. The hysteria in this missive is so over-the-top you'd think that a nuclear missile had been launched pointed at California, Arizona and Florida, where marriage amendments are on the ballot in November.Take a deep breath before you click to read what is below the fold. Over the next two days, I have much to share, but the basic message I need to convey this week is simple: The next 90 days will determine the future of marriage in our nation.With now less than 90 days remaining before the November 4 elections, the future of marriage hangs in the balance, not only in California, but in the rest of the nation as well. "[T]he Armageddon of the culture war," is how Chuck Colson referred to the Prop 8 campaign in California. Or as Don Wildmon of the American Family Association explained, if we lose i Read More...
August 7, 2008, 11:26 am
Title: T.I. New Video - “Whatever You Like”
From: Love Lies And Music Here’s my baby TI’s new video “Whatever You Like”… cool video. I wonder what Reagan’s been up to. Anyway…Watch. Enjoy. Leave Comments. Read More...
August 7, 2008, 11:07 am
Title: Sudanese Refugee to Bear U.S. Flag at Olympics
From: Jack & Jill Politics Quietly nestled into news of activist protests in China (good for them), I noticed this random paragraph in the Washington Post: Meanwhile, a day after Beijing revoked a visa for Darfur activist and former Olympian Joey Cheek, the U.S. Olympic team selected a Sudanese refugee to be the American delegation’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremonies, a move that will further highlight China’s role in the war-scarred region. It makes me proud of the U.S. delegation and our athletes because the choice of a Sudanese immigrant to the U.S. (an African American) to bear our flag before the world highlights traditional American values of freedom and justice: Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door. America has long served as a sanctuary and a beacon of hope for those fleeing troubled nations. I’m glad that someone m Read More...
August 7, 2008, 11:00 am
Title: Circumstantial Evidence
From: The Black Factor According to the EEOC, the most common method of proving that retaliation was the reason for an adverse action is through circumstantial evidence. A violation is established if there is circumstantial evidence:1) raising an inference of retaliation - Because you don't have direct evidence you have to show the implications of your evidence by building a thorough case against your employer and its arguments/positions;2) if your employer fails to produce evidence of a legitimate, non-retaliatory reason for the challenged action (firing, demotions, suspension, transfer to a hard to reach location, being stripped of assignments, harassment, retaliation, etc.) - Are your employer's reasons for its actions against you plausible/believable? You have to focus on exposing their lies and destroying their cover story; or3) if the reason advanced by the employer is a pretext to hide the retaliatory motive - You can show pretext by demonstrating that your employer treated you differently than simila Read More...
August 7, 2008, 10:27 am
Title: Celebrity Death Match - Oprah vs Chuck Norris
From: Jack & Jill Politics
I’ve been warning y’all not to sleep on Oprah. I’ve said for a long time now that Oprah’s endorsement of Obama would have significant impact. Her public influence goes beyond celebrity endorsement to something closer to force of nature. And McCain should worry. Once Obama unleashes the ultimate weapon once more — The Oprah Effect — watch out. But now you don’t have to take my word for it. Someone has actually run the numbers. Courtesy of FiveThirtyEight:
Perhaps the most interesting work I’ve seen in this election is this study (PDF) by University of Maryland economists Craig Garthwaite and Tim Moore, who studied subscriptions to O! (Oprah’s Magazine) and purchasing patterns in books recommended by Oprah’s Book Club to conclude that Oprah Winfrey had a major — and possibly even decisive — impact on the Democratic primaries, netting Barack Obama more than one million votes.
I took a look at the study out of sheer cu Read More...
August 7, 2008, 10:24 am
Title: Go Korto!
From: afrobella
Are any of you watching Project Runway? It’s my main reality television fix. Despite the fact that Bravo has all but buried the show in light of its defection to Lifetime, this season has emerged as popular. And good! Although Tim Gunn was right — there are no Christian Sirianos or Santino Rices or Jay McCarrolls this season. But the designers are talented and interesting, and I already have a favorite. You probably already guessed if you’ve been watching — Korto Momolu for the win!
To which my husband responds, “you are so predictable.” OK, maybe I’m a little biased. I can’t help that whenever there’s a natural haired woman on TV, my attention immediately turns to her. This season of ProjRun, I love Kelli’s and Terri’s styles, and I agree — Keith is hot. But Korto’s stuff makes me want to go out shopping. Her clothes are right up my alley. And yes, I love her hair. And her eyeshadow is fire. You already kno Read More...
August 7, 2008, 10:00 am
Title: Happy birthday C-Money!
From: AngryBlackBitch
Today is my sister C-Money’s birthday, y’all. Yay!I have been blessed since birth to have the most amazing slightly older (wink) sister to take on the world with……and I know it.You are the definition of fantabulous, C-Money.Happiest birthday wishes to you... Read More...
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RSS Title: The Latest ‘Moving the Bar’ for Obama From: Jack & Jill Politics Well, covering for Senator Straight Talk at every turn on his gaffe’s and missteps, hasn’t exactly helped him in the polling. Helping push the ‘Obama is an Uppity N$*%er’ memo hasn’t done it either. I wear the tinfoil hat, and am not ashamed of it. The MSM has been covering for McCain at every turn, and has tried to find every fault they could with Barack Obama. Because, as others have said, and I agree, it’s in their best interest to make this a horserace, and whatever they have to do in order to get it is what they’ll do. So, after spending the last month covering for McCain and hounding Obama, they wanted the results to fit the narrative they’ve been trying to shape. But, when the latest polls come out, and Obama is still in the same position that he was in a month ago - IN THE LEAD - well, that just won’t do. So, of course, they have to ‘ move the bar’. Anyone Black understands what ‘move the bar’ me Read More... |
Title: Dear Senator Obama From: Jack & Jill Politics Dear Senator Obama, I would like to write you an open letter here of ‘constructive criticism’ from the folks here at JJP. We here at JJP span the range of hardcore supporters to ‘constructive critics’, but never ‘ haters’. The following have been floated around here. 1. Your communications team is LACKING. The response time, let alone the forcefulness of the counterattacks are lukewarm to awful. When someone like Paris Hilton can do an effective slapdown of John McCain and your ads make people go ‘ eh’, something’s not going as well for you as possible. John McCain is a walking ad. Just commercials on his flip-flops and ‘gaffes’, would be enough to take up a sizeable budget. 2. You’re losing the surrogate battle. You are indeed your own best surrogate, but you can’t be everywhere, and you shouldn’t be. You need effective surrogates who will do the verbal smackdown for you. Best ones: McCaskill, Sus Read More... | Afronary.Net |
Title: Usher Re-Hires Mommy As Manager! From: Love Lies And Music 
We all knew this was coming. Usher and Benny Medina recently parted ways and Usher has rehired his former manager Jonetta Patton. As I stated in an earlier post Usher was upset with his album sales and blamed it on his management. To be honest the album really isn’t that hot. And that’s management fault? Here’s what Medina had to say:
“With an artist like Usher, the bar is set really high. Whether it was management, marketing or the music, we achieved a number one single and a number one album. It is a completely new day and time in music now. In four years, his audience, demographic, and musical direction has changed. Records like Lil Wayne’s ‘Lollipop’ are the type of phenomena that ‘Yeah’ was in 2004. I had a great time and we parted ways amicably.”
I would love to see Mrs. Raymond and Ms. Patton on the set of an Usher video shoot! Usher * shaking my head * it’ll be ok.
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Title: Kanye West Brings Out Jay Z to Perform New Blue Print III Track “Jocking Jay Z” at MSG!
From: Love Lies And Music So Jay Z is back working on another album…The Blue Print III. I like it! Good preview Jay Z! That’s the way to do it! Ugh….Kanye sporting a full beard. I loves me a man with some facial hair that just doesn’t work for Kanye. Sorry babe. Watch. Enjoy. Leave comments. Read More...
Title: Negotiating With Terrorists (aka: Favre Wins, We All Lose)
From: AverageBro.com
So imagine this. After 30 years at a company, you decide to finally retire. You've been an exemplary worker the entire time, setting new records for employee of the month and whatnot. After waffling about retiring year after year, you finally accept your gold watch, and endure a tear-filled going away lunch at Carrabba's. Everyone wishes you well in your second life. You'll volunteer more. You'll see your grandkids every weekend. You might even figure out how to use a Nintendo Wii.And finally, after 2 months of sitting at home in your draws watching Judge Mathis all day, it hits you: you wanna work again.So, you go back to your old employer and demand your old job back. And they tell you, nicely might I add, that your job has already been given to a younger person and they're moving on. You're thanked again for your years of service and asked, nicely might I add, to leave.Then you pull out an AK-47, shoot a few security guards, and yell out "If I ain't workin' in this mofo, ain't nobod Read More...
Title: Kwame's Goin' To Jail.
From: AverageBro.com
With all the attention shifted to another notable Black politician, AB.com's Favorite Bastion Of Negro Ineptitude, Detroit Mayor Clay Davis Kwame Kilpatrick, has been awful quiet in recent weeks. Heck, I've heard more lately about Councilwoman Monica Conyers, who is a piece of work herself.Sure, there were murmurs that his mother would end up losing her seat in Congress because of "Yaw's Boy", but Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick won her re-election the other night by the skin of her teeth. So, rejoice citizens of Michigan! "Yaw's Boy's" mama will live another two years to provide us with such fodder as this.Please watch this entire clip, or you'll miss it, beginning around the 40 second mark.Man, that idd'ish was classic. Classic I tell ya'.And not to be outdone her opponent, Mary Waters, capitalized on this, but couldn't close the deal. So, ya'll stay losin' Detroit.Now you're stuck with two Kilpatricks. Uhhh, make that one. Judge Ronald Giles just sent Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick t Read More...
Title: Honey now is not a good time
From: Playahata.com Latest News Lawyer: Morgan Freeman and wife are divorcing All indicators suggest that the individual who was with Freeman in the car during the accident was not an “approved friend” .Morgan Freeman’s lawyer says the actor and his wife of 24 years are getting a divorce. Freeman’s lawyer, Bill Luckett, told the Memphis Commercial-Appeal newspaper that the [...] Read More...
August 7, 2008, 12:17 pmTitle: What a difference a district makes
From: Shouldn't Life Be More Than This? Day two of new teacher activities at the new district having a fabulous strawberry poppyseed salad and some soup from the Bread Co.It is really amazing what a different world it is out here. I am feeling really good about my decision to leave the last place. Really good. The people here are great. They actually say that they love working here. They talk about how helpful everyone is here. About how great a place it is to work in.I don't think I have hear people at the last place say that. Take that back -- they may say that, but there is always an exception, or it is preceded by something horrible, or all the extra stuff you have to do there, or how crazy the admin is.Here there are no exceptions, no nonsense.And imagine that I get three hours all 6 days of pre-school activities to ACTUALLY WORK IN MY CLASSROOM. I don't think I ever got more than 30 minutes of actual time allotted for actual work related to my teaching at the other place.There are so many little things that alr Read More...
Title: New Music From Omarion and Cassie!
From: Love Lies And Music
So while this new joint from Omarion isn’t what I thought it would be…it’s ok. It sounds like same ol’ Omarion. I was expecting a Timbaland BANGA! That it is not. Hope it does well.
Omarion - “Vroom”
Here’s a new joint by Diddy’s homieloverfriend Cassie. I’m not a fan of Cassie at all but there’s something about this song. It’s sexy. I like. I be feeling like this sometimes. Listen. Enjoy. Comment.
Cassie - “My House”
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Title: Detroit Mayor Ordered to Jail
From: Jack & Jill Politics Kwame Kilpatrick’s mess gets worse and worse. Two days after his mama barely wins re-election to her seat, her son is found to have violated the terms of his bail and is being ordered to jail - RIGHT NOW. Sayin you’re sorry is not going to cut it this time. And if Mama Kilpatrick decides to interfere, maybe a challenge to those election results should persuade her to stay out of this. She only got a strong challenge because, maybe the Detroit voters are starting to think “Like Mother, Like Son.” Mayor Kwame - DON’T DROP THE SOAP…. ShareThis Read More...
Title: Aunt Nikki
From: Jack & Jill Politics My friend, Skeptical Brotha, expanded on my post “The Corporate Mammy” over on his blog. It is a comprehensive, factual argument why Nikki Tinker is unfit to represent Memphis in Congress, and a strong argument to return Steve Cohen back to Congress to do his job. Best part of the post: Longtime readers of this blog know of the animosity I have for Harold Ford Jr and his demagogic brand of corporate prostitution that masquerades as political centrism. Everything he touches turns to shit and the same could be said of his protégé. I didn’t think it was possible to be more repellent than Ford, but Aunt Nikki is the willing overseer on Pinnacle Airlines corporate plantation as Vice President for Labor Relations and General Counsel. Aunt Nikki is representative of the lowest form of human life and is the worst kind of counterfeit Negress imaginable. As an employment lawyer, she specializes in destroying employee rights to collectively bargain and be free from workplace r Read More...
Title: National Organization for Marriage puts out 'Armegeddon' email
From: Pam's House Blend - Front Page
It's down to the last 90 days, screeches Brian S. Brown of the National Organization for Marriage (in New Jersey); he has a red alert flooding the inboxes of fundies around the country. The hysteria in this missive is so over-the-top you'd think that a nuclear missile had been launched pointed at California, Arizona and Florida, where marriage amendments are on the ballot in November.Take a deep breath before you click to read what is below the fold. Over the next two days, I have much to share, but the basic message I need to convey this week is simple: The next 90 days will determine the future of marriage in our nation.With now less than 90 days remaining before the November 4 elections, the future of marriage hangs in the balance, not only in California, but in the rest of the nation as well. "[T]he Armageddon of the culture war," is how Chuck Colson referred to the Prop 8 campaign in California. Or as Don Wildmon of the American Family Association explained, if we lose i Read More...
Title: T.I. New Video - “Whatever You Like”
From: Love Lies And Music Here’s my baby TI’s new video “Whatever You Like”… cool video. I wonder what Reagan’s been up to. Anyway…Watch. Enjoy. Leave Comments. Read More...
Title: Sudanese Refugee to Bear U.S. Flag at Olympics
From: Jack & Jill Politics Quietly nestled into news of activist protests in China (good for them), I noticed this random paragraph in the Washington Post: Meanwhile, a day after Beijing revoked a visa for Darfur activist and former Olympian Joey Cheek, the U.S. Olympic team selected a Sudanese refugee to be the American delegation’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremonies, a move that will further highlight China’s role in the war-scarred region. It makes me proud of the U.S. delegation and our athletes because the choice of a Sudanese immigrant to the U.S. (an African American) to bear our flag before the world highlights traditional American values of freedom and justice: Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door. America has long served as a sanctuary and a beacon of hope for those fleeing troubled nations. I’m glad that someone m Read More...
August 7, 2008, 11:00 amTitle: Circumstantial Evidence
From: The Black Factor According to the EEOC, the most common method of proving that retaliation was the reason for an adverse action is through circumstantial evidence. A violation is established if there is circumstantial evidence:1) raising an inference of retaliation - Because you don't have direct evidence you have to show the implications of your evidence by building a thorough case against your employer and its arguments/positions;2) if your employer fails to produce evidence of a legitimate, non-retaliatory reason for the challenged action (firing, demotions, suspension, transfer to a hard to reach location, being stripped of assignments, harassment, retaliation, etc.) - Are your employer's reasons for its actions against you plausible/believable? You have to focus on exposing their lies and destroying their cover story; or3) if the reason advanced by the employer is a pretext to hide the retaliatory motive - You can show pretext by demonstrating that your employer treated you differently than simila Read More...
Title: Celebrity Death Match - Oprah vs Chuck Norris
From: Jack & Jill Politics
I’ve been warning y’all not to sleep on Oprah. I’ve said for a long time now that Oprah’s endorsement of Obama would have significant impact. Her public influence goes beyond celebrity endorsement to something closer to force of nature. And McCain should worry. Once Obama unleashes the ultimate weapon once more — The Oprah Effect — watch out. But now you don’t have to take my word for it. Someone has actually run the numbers. Courtesy of FiveThirtyEight:
Perhaps the most interesting work I’ve seen in this election is this study (PDF) by University of Maryland economists Craig Garthwaite and Tim Moore, who studied subscriptions to O! (Oprah’s Magazine) and purchasing patterns in books recommended by Oprah’s Book Club to conclude that Oprah Winfrey had a major — and possibly even decisive — impact on the Democratic primaries, netting Barack Obama more than one million votes.
I took a look at the study out of sheer cu Read More...
Title: Go Korto!
From: afrobella
Are any of you watching Project Runway? It’s my main reality television fix. Despite the fact that Bravo has all but buried the show in light of its defection to Lifetime, this season has emerged as popular. And good! Although Tim Gunn was right — there are no Christian Sirianos or Santino Rices or Jay McCarrolls this season. But the designers are talented and interesting, and I already have a favorite. You probably already guessed if you’ve been watching — Korto Momolu for the win!
To which my husband responds, “you are so predictable.” OK, maybe I’m a little biased. I can’t help that whenever there’s a natural haired woman on TV, my attention immediately turns to her. This season of ProjRun, I love Kelli’s and Terri’s styles, and I agree — Keith is hot. But Korto’s stuff makes me want to go out shopping. Her clothes are right up my alley. And yes, I love her hair. And her eyeshadow is fire. You already kno Read More...
August 7, 2008, 10:00 amTitle: Happy birthday C-Money!
From: AngryBlackBitch
Today is my sister C-Money’s birthday, y’all. Yay!I have been blessed since birth to have the most amazing slightly older (wink) sister to take on the world with……and I know it.You are the definition of fantabulous, C-Money.Happiest birthday wishes to you... Read More...
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