Angelina Jolie’s dad blasts Obama

Actor Jon Voight has nothing nice to say about Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Voight – who is best known as Angelina Jolie’s estranged father – accused Obama of “sowing socialist seeds in young people.”

I had no idea what he meant by that. But rather than dismiss the old geezer, I read on because I figured I might learn something.

In an op-ed piece for the Washington Times, Voight wrote:

Sen. Barack Obama has grown up with the teaching of very angry, militant white and black people: the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Louis Farrakhan, William Ayers and Rev. Michael Pfleger. We cannot say we are not affected by teachers who are militant and angry. We know too well that we become like them, and Mr. Obama will run this country in their mindset.

The Democratic Party, in its quest for power, has managed a propaganda campaign with subliminal messages, creating a God-like figure in a man who falls short in every way. It seems to me that if Mr. Obama wins the presidential election, then Messrs. Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers and Pfleger will gain power for their need to demoralize this country and help create a socialist America.

Sounds to me like the Republicans are panicking now that John McCain’s mental condition is public knowledge.

The only other thing I took away from that rambling rhetoric was this: the democratic party is a propaganda machine that’s brainwashing us blacks into worshiping a God-like figure in Obama.

Lol, I’m trying to picture Obama as a God-like figure, but I can’t do it without laughing.

Video: LL Cool J – Workout (MTV promo)

LL Cool J is MTV’s “52 Bands/52 Weeks” featured artist for the week of July 28. Eleven hours of LL Cool J video clips will be integrated into MTV programming the entire week. LL Cool J on-air promotions can be seen on MTV all throughout the week of July 28.

Thanks to Allie Wester at Fanscape for the video!

LL will be one of my featured Morning Woods tomorrow. So check back in the AM!

[EDIT]I edited this because the artist decided not to release the diss track. I urged her to strike while the iron is hot, but she felt it would not be a good career move at this time.[/EDIT]

Jordin Sparks is Jealous of Rihanna!

American Idol winner Jordin Sparks let it slip that she has a major crush on singer Chris Brown. Jordin said she was sweating CB hard on the set of “No Air” — until Rihanna showed up and shut her down. Now Jordin is waiting for Rihanna to dump Chris so she can have Rihanna’s leftovers.

But little does she know that Rihanna doesn’t have him on lock either. Chris is Tina’s man!

“Chris is so hot. I had a crush on him for a couple of years and, well, I still do. Rihanna came to the video shoot. I didn’t know they were dating – they were doing the ‘just good friends’ thing in the media – and I thought ‘Oooh, maybe I have a chance’. But it’s not to be. They are a sweet couple. I wish them all the best”. (Source)

Open Call: Lil’ Wayne Wants YOU!

Lil’ Wayne’s peeps reached out to Sandrarose.com today to request extras for a music video featuring Wayne, Baby and G Malone currently being shot at Dreamz nightclub in Decatur. The shoot started at 12 noon and is expected to continue through the day. So you have plenty of time to get there.

Weezy is already in the building, but don’t expect him to have a Styrofoam cup in his hand. According to label sources, Weezy has been “clean” for three weeks now. Supposedly, his doctor told him that his liver is hanging on by a thread and he would likely suffer the same fate as Pimp C if he kept sipping the syrup.

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Alicia Keys apologizes for tobacco ads – after she takes the money and runs

According to online reports, singer Alicia Keys issued an apology for tobacco ads that appeared on posters advertising her concert which is only two days away.

The 28-year-old singer apologized after discovering that her gig, which kicks off on July 31, was sponsored by tobacco firm Philip Morris.

In a statement, Keys said she asked for “corrective actions” as soon as she came to know about the advertisements. The company has withdrawn their sponsorship and the billboard posters have also been removed.

“I apologize for any misleading advertising initially associated with the show,” BBC quoted Keys, as saying in a statement. “I”m an unyielding advocate for the well-being and health of children around the world and do not condone or endorse smoking. (Source)

Don’t you love it when celebrities feign ignorance about a promotion that’s using their name? I guess she missed that big ass Philip Morris logo on everything associated with her concerts, ie tickets, posters, etc? Who or what did she think was sponsoring her shows?

A celebrity is a fool if he or she doesn’t know about a promotion that’s tied to their name. They can’t blame the business manager if they’re ignorant about business.

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Celeb Style: LeBron James

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What happened to the dress code that the NBA instituted a while back? I have never seen LeBron James cleaned up nicely except in that Vitamin Water commercial. Anyway, thanks to Greg for this shot of LeBron arriving in China for the Summer Olympic games.

About the only thing stylish in this photo is the Louis Vuitton Monogram Keepall LeBron is wearing. So he gets a pass for the rest of his getup.

Greg pointed out the $350 Beats By Dre headphones that LeBron has — and that all the Olympic basketball players received for free from Apple. LeBron is wearing his with the red accessory wire for his iPOD. The Beats By Dre headphones use the same noise canceling technology as the BOSE QuietComfort Noise Reduction headphones which, coincidentally, also retails for $350.

Celeb Style is sponsored by P.Valentine Boutique. Owned by 2 of Atlanta’s fashionistas. Sherlita Patton (wife of Antwan “Big Boi” Patton) and Tracy Valentine, P.Valentine remains the true celebrity secret. For more information visit www.pvalentine.com

New music: Ludacris unveils new Obama track

Rapper Ludacris unveils a new track in support of Sen. Barack Obama for president. In the track, titled “Politics: Obama is Here”, Luda calls Hillary Clinton the B-word and challenges black voters to “get off your ass and vote!”

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