Abortion survivor Gianna Jesson questions Barack Obama for his active opposition as state senator to Illinois' Born Alive Infants Protection Act.
Born Alive was introduced to stop Illinois hospitals from leaving babies who survived their abortions in soiled utility rooms to die.
Gianna was aborted 31 years ago by a saline abortion procedure and left for dead, but she survived. [Link]
Solange Knowles performed yesterday at the Rock The Vote 08 road Trip with Talib Kweli. We love LOVE those wedge heel sandal boots she's wearing! Does anyone know who makes them? By the way, there's a hoax email going around alerting Obama supporters to wear blue on September 30th for Obama Blue Day. But Obama's camp tells me they know nothing about it. Photo: INF DAILY
Bystanders could do nothing but stop and stare as singer Rihanna left a Paris airport yesterday. Her beauty and swagger is evident even after a grueling trans-atlantic flight to Paris, France. Photo: Splash News Online
Singer Brandy looks hawt in this new promo pic. Her album Human is due out on November 11. I can't wait to add her CD to my Emergency Survival Kit! (Photo source)
Singers Chris Brown and Keri Hilson on the set of the video for his new single "Superhuman". Keri is a talented producer, but she is just another unremarkable singer in an industry that's saturated with unremarkable singers. We really need to focus more on talent and less on image. (Photo source)
Those of you who guessed that the air head with the ill-fitting butt pads was socialite Kim Kardashian - you were right! Congratulate yourselves on having sharp eyes. 
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Those of you who guessed that the conceited bastid who stepped in the dog shat was Sean "Puff" Combs - you were correct! Give yourselves a round of applause.
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Why is Janet Jackson wearing padded suits on her Rock With U Tour? Is there any particular reason for the extra padding or is she seriously trying to front like she's gaining weight again?
We know she can't sing, but doesn't Janet have any faith in her talent or dancing skills? Why resort to these silly stunts for attention?
An airport camera captures the tragic crash of Spanair JK 5022 while trying to take off in Madrid, Spain last month. The camera captures the plane hurtling down the runway at take off speed (250+ mph).
The airliner lifts off, but barely gains altitude as smoke begins to pour from a wing before the doomed plane crashes back to earth in a ball of flames and thick black smoke.
154 souls were lost in the crash. Don't watch if you're planning on flying any time soon.
Thanks to loyal reader Cherish for sending this pic of T.I. and Tiny's adorable son, 4-year-old King Harris, on the set of Mike Jones' video shoot for the song "Cutty Buddy".
By the way, I'm still reading through yesterday's Say Something Nice post to determine the winner of the two passes to T.I.'s private, star-studded birthday party at a private location - AND the dinner for two next week.
There were a few nice, genuine comments - key word being 'genuine' - and it's going to be difficult for me to choose a winner who will get the opportunity to meet the King and his Queen, Tiny.
T.I. and Grand Hustle are doing it up big for T.I.'s upcoming 3-day weekend. The winner will be announced tomorrow and you will be notified by email!
Paper Trail is in stores September 30!
Loyal reader Tanya points out that Solange Knowles may have had another nose job. We know that Solo had a nose job last year to take about 3/4 of an inch off her beak. But according to Tanya, Solo had an additional 1/8 inch removed recently.
I included a ruler so you could see the difference. Not that it matters, because a nose job won't keep me from enjoying Solo's music!
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Sean Jean unveiled its new Nelly underwear ad - which looks more like a Sean Jean jeans ad.
I've never seen a underwear ad where the most you see of the underwear is the waist band! Wtf?
Ashanti must be embarrassed for her little man. If Nelly doesn't measure up, Sean Jean should hire Miley's man Justin Gaston instead.
As some of you who have money invested in the stock market right now already know, the market has collapsed.
Lat week, the government took extraordinary measures to help bail out a private financial company called AIG by sinking $85 billion of our money into the company. The feds are now running the former insurance giant.
On Sept. 7, the government seized mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to keep them from going under. And you already know about the failed banks that were seized by the government a couple of months ago.
These companies are being taken over by the federal government - which is sinking hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars into them - because the government says the failure of companies like AIG would further disrupt the markets and send other firms into a "financial death spiral."
I heard that Wachovia bank, where my money is invested, is a major player in this mess. So I called my investment broker at Wachovia today to ask him to explain in layman's terms what's going on.
He said Wachovia is in talks to merge with Morgan Stanley - with the smaller bank (Wachovia) planning to buy the larger investment bank. My Wachovia broker is confident that the deal will be done by this weekend, if not by tomorrow.
He said this is the best time for me (a small investor) to invest more of my money because he thinks the market will rally by next week.
Morgan Stanley's shares plunged as much as 44% yesterday which makes me wonder how this merger benefits Wachovia?
No doubt, Wall Street is in a major crisis right now. This whole mess can be traced back to the Enron debacle involving Bush and his good ol' boys. Financial decisions made by Bush and his cronies in private back rooms in the White house are now coming home to roost.
This morning, president Bush was forced to cancel a trip so he could address the crisis.
Just a few minutes ago, the feds announced a 180-billion-dollar cash line to fight the racing fires of global financial crisis - with foreign banks stepping in to help.
People, keep watching the news - even if you don't have any money invested in the markets. The economy is in a steep nose dive and it's always the little people like us who suffer the most. 
Let's switch it up a little this morning. Today's Morning Wood is 19-year-old Justin Gaston who happens to be 16-year-old Miley Cyrus' new man.
Mr. Gaston is all the rage on the Internets right now because, in addition to being Miley's man, he's also an accomplished underwear model.
Justin has modeled underwear for Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss and Diesel, among a few of the male magnet merchants.
Please don't click the link if you're easily offended...
CONCENTRATION CAMP CHIC
Jada Pinkett-Smith is surely battling with Keisha Whitaker for the title of Hollywood's Hottest Crackhead. In an earlier post I pointed out how Jada Pinkett looked terrible, like she was losing it - literally. But as usual, you guys dismissed me for the hater that I am. Pic spotted at Drew Reports.
How's it hanging, Lola? That B*tch points out how video "model" Angel Lola Luv recently inspired some young boys to stay in school at a Back To School Jam in Albany, NY. The nurse in me can't help but notice how Lola's azz resembles a tumor growing out of her thigh that needs to be surgically extracted. I can't believe men find this look sexy, but whatever.
According to Brown Sista, Keyshia Cole was interviewed by Cathy Hughes’ in a TV One on One interview set to air Sunday, Sept. 21st at 10pm. The 26-year-old singer, songwriter and record producer talks with Ms. Hughes about her childhood, her future aspirations, her faith and what inspires her music in the revealing interview.
This message goes out to Keyshia's peoples who reached out to me a few days ago: I'm still waiting for that info you promised me.
Janet thrills a fan in 2008
Janet thrilled the same fan in 2001
Janet Jackson performed to a sell out crowd at the Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA last week. The audience lost it when she pulled a man out of the crowd and simulated sex with him on the stage. But according to That B*tch, this is the same guy Janet pulled out of the crowd in 2001.
What are the odds? There are none. This is standard operating procedure at major concerts. For the star's safety, they rarely ever pull some noob out of the audience because no one likes surprises. I remember a few years ago when I was asked to shoot the last B2K concert in Atlanta.
Several scantily dressed girls were brought backstage at the Atlanta Civic Center for the boys to familiarize themselves with before the show started.
There were no hysterics from the girls, they just stood there calmly as the road manager explained what was expected of them. Later on in the show, I watched as B2K pulled those same girls from the front row and simulated sex with them onstage.
Just when I was wondering where is Michelle Obama when Barack needs her the most, a controversial bust designed in the likeness of Michelle Obama was unveiled yesterday in NYC.
On his website, the artist, Daniel Edwards, described his artwork as
an accessorized mannequin bust of Obama that foregoes the conventional pearl necklace, and provides for her a "signature look" to take to Washington. "The goal is to create a look for Michelle Obama that eliminates excessive comparisons to Jackie Kennedy."
Am I the only one who missed the "excessive comparisons" to Jackie Kennedy? The Afro pick sitting fashionably askew in the Nefertiti style body wave perm adds a nice touch. And I can overlook the tattoos, but where are her nipples?
T.I.'s much-anticipated CD Paper Trail is in stores September 30th. But the set leaked online today. Hopefully the leak won't affect T.I.'s sales.
Tracklisting
01. 56 Bars (Intro)
02. I'm Illy
03. Ready for Whatever
04. On Top of the World ft B.o.B. & Ludacris
05. Live Your Life ft. Rihanna
06. Whatever You Like
07. No Matter What
08. My Life, Your Entertainment ft Usher
09. Porn Star
10. Swing Ya Rag ft Swizz Beatz
11. What Up, What's Haapnin'
12. Every Chance I Get
13. Swagga Like Us ft Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne
14. Slide Show ft John Legend
15. You Ain't Missin' Nothin
16. Dead and Gone
Photo: Wireimage/Getty
Not that it matters, but Donald Trump just officially endorsed Sen. John McCain during the Larry King Live show on CNN. Trump criticized Sen. Barack Obama for not selecting Hillary Clinton as his running mate.
Meanwhile, Sen. Hillary Clinton, who has no interest in helping Obama win the election, canceled an attendance at a rally in New York next week. Clinton's aides claim she was "blindsided" when rally organizers also invited Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin to the same rally.
So what? Is Clinton seriously intimidated by a soccer mom from Alaska? Lol, these politicians are so predictable.
As I told you earlier, Ciara (or her camp) attempted to put out a false rumor that she was suing VIBE magazine for airbrushing her drawls off of her for the cover of VIBE.
But her own people within her camp told me that the Ciara wasn't suing anybody.
VIBE's editor in chief, Danyel Smith, says not only did Ciara pose nude, but it was Ciara's idea to do so:
"It's just dramatic. I'm actually really sad. Almost any photo you see on the cover of Vibe or any magazine is airbrushed [to some degree]. What I was thinking of doing, actually, was releasing the unretouched photos [on Vibe's] website, so people can see what the hullabaloo is all about."
"I have so much respect for Ciara and Ciara was so happy when she pitched this idea to us, and the photos are actually striking and beautiful."
Smith clarifies that the magazine has not been sued by the singer. "Vibe would never put anybody out there - man, woman or child - in some way that they did not agree to be. We have no history of doing that."
So there you have it. Ciara is on a slow spiral downward and she's picking up speed with every dumb decision she makes regarding her career. The dumbest decision, of course, was dumping her manager who never would have allowed the VIBE cover fiasco to happen in the first place.
This holiday season, It's Cool To Be Smart will introduce their new book series, called "Saving Our Daughters" From a Man's Point of View and will feature 6 leading African American Men in Film, Television, Sports and Music.
One of these men will be T.I., the organization's sponsor and spokesperson for the past 5 years. It was a very special September 13th weekend at this years' For Sisters Only event because of the support from V-103's Producer of The Porsche Foxx Show, Tequilla Whitfield (pictured below center).
Tequilla and V-103 blessed these two remarkable women with tickets to attend the event this past weekend along with arranging an up/close conversation with T.I., who personally thanked the mother, co-author and writer Karen Watts, for the opportunity to participate in the book to inspire single parent mothers and their daughters.
T.I. has always been in support of single parent mothers and their children with past scholarships and sponsorships for these families to attend recreation centers during the summer and help in college aid.
For more information on Saving Our Daughters and purchasing a copy of the book, please go to www.amanspointofview.org Source: Kim Ellis
In the spirit of giving, SR.com will give one lucky reader TWO PASSES to T.I.'s upcoming Private Birthday Party at an undisclosed location. In addition, Grand Hustle will treat the lucky SR.com winner to DINNER FOR TWO at an upscale restaurant!
To qualify for the passes and dinner for two, you must be an Atlanta resident who is available to attend the event next weekend!
Check the next post I put up to see how you can win!
You'll be seeing a lot more of Filipino singing sensation Charice Pempengco. Billionaire talk show diva Oprah Winfrey has agreed to manage the career of the 16-year-old singer in the US.
Charice will remain under her local management in the Philippines, according to Nixon Sy, head of the Star Records which signed Pempengco to a recording contract.
Charice recently blew the roof off of Madison Square Garden when she performed a duet with Celine Dion singing Dion's hit "Because You Loved Me".
Charice has performed twice on Oprah's show, including last week when Oprah surprised her by introducing her to Celine Dion via video conference. Celine then invited the youngster to perform with her at her MSG show.
Charice became an instant celebrity when her performances featuring her powerful voice were uploaded on YouTube.
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What appropriate timing for a show like this to come along. Buppies is a straight to web TV show which exposes the seedy underworld of undercover fags and the clueless women who love (and fight over) them.
Buppies stars Tatyana Ali (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, who still can't act) and was filmed on locations in Malibu and Los Angeles.
Kim Kardashian, who is a celebrity for unknown reasons, has a video blog. Kim is acutely aware that some girls are murdered at the hands of their own fathers for dating outside of their race.
So wise and worldly Kim Kardashian says, "As long as it's not harmful to yourself, you need to really follow your heart."
Translated, Kim means, 'as long as sleeping with a black man doesn't get you killed, follow your heart.' That's great advice for the times we're living in, I think.
This video, which was made especially for SR.com readers, brought a smile to my face last night. Chivalry isn't dead as long as artists and gentleman like Ne-Yo are around to keep it alive.
I remember when I was in college, I had a male friend who had a car (at the time I didn't have one). When we went anywhere, he would park and tell me to wait as he got out and ran around to the passenger side of the car to open the door for me.
I asked him why he did that and he said he was taught to always be a gentleman and open doors for ladies. Nowadays I'll be lucky if a brotha holds the door open for me at a bank or a store. Isn't it sad that we as a community have lost our values?
Ne-Yo's third studio album Year of the Gentleman is in stores now!
As most of you know, Hip Hop artist Nate Dogg (left) suffered a second stroke which left him paralyzed and on a ventilator.
According to TMZ.com, Dogg, real name Nathaniel Dwayne Hale is responding well to medical treatment and is only using a ventilator to make breathing easier.
A cardiovascular accident, or stroke, means a lack of blood flow to a part of the brain usually caused by a blood clot, an aneurysm that burst or trauma to the brain, causing brain cells to die.
In most cases, the symptoms affect one side of the body depending on what side of the brain the stroke occurred.
Symptoms include:
If you experience any of the above symptoms, see your personal care physician or go to an emergency room immediately!
I have a female friend who, in her late twenties, began experiencing TIAs (transient ischemic attacks) which are sometimes referred to as mini strokes. She's now in her early 40s and walks with a cane.
TIAs differ from strokes because the symptoms resolve on their own in less than 24 hours and TIAs don't result in death of brain cells. But multiple TIAs can cause neurological problems such as difficulty walking.
Some people, like my friend, are prone to strokes because they have a history of high blood pressure or any other risk factor which includes: cigarette smoking, weed smoking, Diabetes, previous strokes or cardiac problems.
Patients who have a history of cardiac problems or high blood pressure are sometimes prescribed baby Aspirin daily to keep their blood thin to reduce the risk of clot formation.
This has been your Medical Minute.
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Bey and Jay dined at Cipriani's in NY last night. We don't know if Bey actually ate anything. I'm told she kept sending the food back to the kitchen saying, "less is more," or some sh*t.
Word is that Jay Z hired a private detective to find Beyonce's missing ass which is in the wind, as they say. If Bey Z loses any more weight she'll be able to play the role of a crackhead very convincingly. She already looks like a well-dressed scarecrow!
And those sandals are awful, but they do set the plain frock off a little.
It looks like Alicia Keys' carefully constructed wall of lies has come tumbling down. In a desperate bid to squash the talk of infidelity and home-wrecking, AK and her camp begged producer Swizz Beatz to come to her rescue - again.
In a prepared statement to US Magazine, Beatz made a not-so-convincing plea asking the media and the public to respect his privacy in dealing with his impending divorce from aspiring singer Mashonda and his rumored relationship with Keys.
Click here to read his statement.
Alicia Keys is no stranger to rumors or controversy. She simply has good people in her camp who work tirelessly to cover up her missteps. AK is far from perfect y'all.
I once wrote about a rep who talked me out of exposing AK's down low lifestyle: One of her reps at her record label once pleaded with me to leave Alicia alone. The rep’s reasoning was, "she’s so nice. She’s the sweetest person I know." But aren’t they all nice and sweet? Isn’t that how they get your man?
After denying rampant rumors of a lesbian affair with a well-known female celeb, AK's camp fabricated a relationship between AK and her business partner Kerry Brothers Jr.
For years Brothers fronted for Keys while she creeped with chicks and other women's men on the down low.
Alicia Keys is a desperate, determined woman who has never met a married man (or woman) she couldn't have. It will be interesting to see how this plays itself out.
Radio rip off the album Evolver due out October 28. By the way, John's single featuring Dre 3K was the biz too!
[EDITED, 9:48 PM]
A College Park man, who police say may have been despondent over the recent death of his mother, shot his girlfriend Monday at their home and then drove to a Jonesboro cemetery where he shot himself at his mother's grave site.
According to the AJC, David Wayne Price, 30, was found dead of a single self-inflicted gun shot wound at a Jonesboro cemetery where his mother is buried and he also has a plot.
When police went to his home to notify his next of kin, they found his girlfriend, 25-year-old Shawnte Wells, suffering from a gun shot wound to the head.
Wells is reportedly in very critical condition at Grady hospital and may not make it, according to friends.
Friends say Wells was a close friend of rapper Lil' Wayne's ex-wife and baby mama, Antonia "Toya" Carter. The friends pose together in numerous photos on Wells' private Myspace page.
More details as they develop.
Photos: INF DAILY (top) and Wireimage/Getty
I spotted these photos of actress/singer Jada Pinkett-Smith at the NY Premiere of the movie Lakeview Terrace last night. My Gawd, she looks terrible! It's obvious she's dropped some weight. She looks like a 60-year-old grandma.
I'm hearing that her marriage to Mega actor Will Smith is on the rocks, so maybe that's it. Hopefully she will get it together for the sake of the kids.
Wednesday nights in Atlanta belong to the Investment Club! Yes, the Investment Club is the title of the hottest industry party every Wednesday night at Luckie Food Lounge.
Everybody in the industry knows the IC is poppin' on Wednesday nights.
It's the destination of choice on Wednesday nights for celebs like Michael Jordan, T.I., Monica, Yung Joc, Lil' Wayne, and so many more. And it's actually a nice place to take a date for dinner. The kitchen is always open 'til 2am!
With all the ballers holding it down every week, ladies you can get your rent paid if you're luckie!
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