Obama, One Step Closer To Legalizing Marijuana
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Barack Obama issued a new marijuana policy that will go into effect today in 14 states. The new policy means federal agents won’t lock up pot smoking patients or their sanctioned medical weed suppliers.
Medical marijuana is so named because it relieves the chronic pain and other symptoms of terminal illnesses such as cancer.
Of course that means most drug spots in the hood, such as car washes and strip clubs, will now be converted to sanctioned medical marijuana suppliers. This is just the first step to legalizing marijuana in every state.
How is that Hope & Change working out for you now?
Posted by Sandra in Controversy, Health & medicine, Law and order, Miscellaneous, Politics | 35 Comments |
TLC Work It Out
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Are TLC members Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, left, and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas auditioning for celebrity fit club? They sure look like it as they sucked in their tummies while performing in Las Vegas over the weekend.
The ladies joined Justin Timberlake and Ciara for “Justin Timberlake and Friends” charity concert in Vegas. Chilli has her own reality TV dating show airing soon on VH1. Hopefully, TLC fans will support their girl in her endeavor.
Posted by Sandra in Celeb Candids, Celeb Toys, Charity Events, Photos of the Day, TV/radio, Throwback/ Old School, reality tv | 25 Comments |
Sean Garrett Says Usher’s New Track is Not About Tameka (yeah, right)
Monday, October 19th, 2009
In an interview with People magazine, singer/songwriter Sean “The Pen” Garrett said Usher’s new track “Papers” is not about Usher’s old ball and chain Tameka Foster.
“Some of it is true, and some of it isn’t,” Garrett says. “That’s what makes this record so intriguing and explosive. Some of it is about his life and some of it is not.”
Garrett said he penned the line about Usher “damn near” losing his mama, not Usher.
“That was more from the perspective of when Usher and his mom [and sometime manager] weren’t working together that much. And, in every relationship, it’s important for the man to get his mother’s approval. That’s the perspective I was coming from,” said Garrett.
Gareett said he wrote the tune 8 months ago, way before Usher’s divorce filing. But everyone knows that Usher and Tameka were a foregone conclusion around that time. He admits that Usher “inspired” his words in the song.
“He definitely had a lot on his mind,” Garrett says. “We talked about this record coming out quite a few times. ‘Should it come out? Should it not come out?’ We had questions about how it would be taken.”
There is also word out of Usher’s camp that Usher was “urged” to make that recent call to 911 himself to publicly humiliate his estranged wife Tameka Foster. Normally, calls of that nature are handled by Usher’s assistant or manager — that would be his mom.
Garrett said the ultimate decision to release the track came from Usher’s label. “We knew it was a smash,” says Garrett.
What exactly constitutes as a smash? “Papers” debuted on the Billboard Top 100 chart at #17 and tumbled all the way to #60 after only 2 weeks on the chart. I would hardly call that a “smash.” But then again, I didn’t write it.
Posted by Sandra in Books/magazines, Celeb news, Louis Vuitton, Music news, New music | 23 Comments |
DMX Incites Riot in Colorado
Monday, October 19th, 2009This is what happens when rappers set their clocks to CP time. DMX strolls into a Colorado venue an hour and a half late. Then he expected to saunter onstage and rock the mic. Except that the mall police shut him down. Of course a riot ensues when the concert goers who paid for their tickets were told the show was over.
Posted by Sandra in Celeb news, Celeb screw ups, Law and order, Music news | 18 Comments |
Mike Tyson Comments On Youth Violence in Chicago
Monday, October 19th, 2009After chewing the fat with former boxing champ Evander Holyfield on Oprah last week, boxing legend Mike Tyson, in his own unique, inimitable language, speaks on the youth violence that plagues Chicago.
As you know, Barack Obama cut his political teeth in Chicago. We’re wondering why Obama hasn’t been back home yet to speak on the violence himself?
But he can run to Denmark to make a failed pitch for the Olympics. And he can rush to Oslo, Norway to accept up a Nobel peace prize that he knows he didn’t earn. I guess those trips are way more important than addressing a city with the highest youth murder rate in the country.
Posted by Sandra in Art and Culture, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and order, OBAMA FAIL, Politics, Sports, TV/radio, video | 15 Comments |
Ma$e Bum Rushes Sean Combs On Ryan Cameron Show
Monday, October 19th, 2009
In what is obviously a staged publicity stunt (yawn), newly signed Bad Boy artist (lol) Ma$e bum rushes rap mogul Sean Combs during the Ryan Cameron Show on V-103. I don’t believe for a minute that Sean Combs didn’t know Ma$e was in the building. Does anybody care that rapper-turned-pastor-turned-rapper again, Ma$e has a new record deal? I thought so.
Posted by Sandra in Art and Culture, Celeb news, Comedy, Music news, Nobody Cares, Publicity Stunt, Ryan Cameron, TV/radio, video | 32 Comments |
Behind the Scenes: 50 Cent & Chris Brown
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Convicted felon and woman beater Chris Brown shot a new video over the weekend with Sean Combs’ wifey Cassie. And in other video news that nobody cares about: rapper 50 Cent shot his new video with singer Kelly Rowland in the lead.
Posted by Sandra in Celeb Candids, Celeb news, Music Video, Music news, Photos of the Day | 11 Comments |
This is why we need forced abortions in the hood
Monday, October 19th, 2009
LOOK AT MY LIL NIGGA BEAT UP HIS LIL NIGGA
” NIGGA I AINT DEAD YET ” A_LOC | MySpace Video
Hoodrats who live in public housing should agree to some form of birth control or get off public assistance. If the birth control methods fail, then forced abortions should be the rule. If you can’t support your children without public assistance then you don’t need to be giving birth period!
Having said that, this video made me sick to my stomach. It shows a couple of hoodrats ordering their 2-year-olds to assault each other. CPS should step in and evaluate these families right away. You can imagine what goes on when the camera is off.
Thanks to loyal reader Princess for the tip!
Posted by Sandra in Fan Mail | 23 Comments |
Obama ‘Hope’ Poster Artist Admits He Lied
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Why am I not surprised that yet another Barack Obama associate turns out to be a liar and a cheat?
According to online reports, Shephard Fairey, the artist who created the iconic Obama ‘Hope’ posters, has now admitted to lying about the original image he used to recreate the artwork.
The Associated Press, which owns the rights to the photo that Fairey used to create the artwork, sued Fairey for violating its copyrights by marketing an exact replica of a close up headshot of Obama.
The headshot was snapped by AP photographer Mannie Garcia in 2006 at the National Press Club in Washington when Obama was still an Illinois Senator.
Fairey sued the AP earlier this year, arguing that he used a different image of Obama, taken by the same AP photographer at the same event. He claimed that his use of the copyrighted work was protected under the “Fair Use” doctrine, which states that a portion of a copyrighted work can be reproduced for the purposes of news reporting or criticism, etc.
Posted by Sandra in Art and Culture, Barack Obama, Business, Law suits/litigation, Money & Finances, Politics, Scams | 3 Comments |
Morehouse Under Fire For Asking Black Men to Be Men
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Morehouse College has come under fire for instituting a no dress and pumps code for its all-male student body.
It’s a shame that a no dress code should even have to be revised to call for black men to put away their skirts, pumps and purses — or to pull their saggy jeans up. But unfortunately, Hip Hop influences can be seen everywhere on campus.
And some of this new crop of Morehouse men come from single parent homes headed by domineering black women, resulting in more feminine black men who are confused about their identity now than ever before.
The dress code also bans wearing hats inside buildings, sunglasses indoors, do-rags, going barefoot on campus, and wearing feminine attire such as dresses, tunics, skirts, leggings, high heeled shoes and purses.
The new dress code is part of its “Appropriate Attire Policy” according to Dr. William Bynum, vice president for Morehouse Student Services.
“We are talking about five students who are living a gay lifestyle that is leading them to dress a way we do not expect in Morehouse men,” said Bynum.
Before instituting the policy, Bynum met with Morehouse Safe Space, the campus’ gay organization.
“We talked about it and then they took a vote,” he said. “Of the 27 people in the room, only three were against it.”
In an interview with the AJC, Senior Cameron Titus said he applauded the change.
“The policy is just saying that you have to show more respect in how you dress and there are things that are just not acceptable at Morehouse,” Titus said. “We have a legacy that we are trying to uphold.”
My 2c: I totally agree with Bynum and Titus. Morehouse College has a rich tradition of educating and training black men to be leaders. A man can’t lead other men wearing a dress.
Posted by Sandra in Art and Culture, Controversy, Education/schools, Gay Pride, Local news, Miscellaneous | 31 Comments |
