Doing The Deeds
Every poll showed that Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Creigh Deeds is set to get blown out the water in the race for Virginia Governor by GOP candidate Bob McDonnell. All political spinsters can talk about is how this defeat is a reflection of the Obama administration. The cloud of idealist partisan politics blinds so many from writing presenting objectionable analysis. The entire Virginia election was lost during a small 60 day window starting of August until October 21st when the Washington Post ran its article showing a thesis written by McDonnell in 1989 for a master of arts in public policy and juris doctorate in law from Regent University in my home town of Virginia Beach. The Deeds campaign put a huge thrust in advertising around this essay and it seems to their own demise. This factor became to defining factor of the entire Deeds campaign though to the amazement of them. Their amazement is based on data from TNS Media Intelligence, an independent company tracking campaign advertising, show that in the Washington market for that 60-day period, Deeds aired 1,783 ads mentioning McDonnell. Now in contrast McDonnell and the RGA aired 2,177 ads focused on Deeds. To McDonnell's credits many of the statements were usually made in defense of the Deeds ads.
Game Over: The Rise and Fall of Black Shows on Television
Monday May 25, 2009 – By Sky Obercam
The cancellation of CW’s The Game, represents the final nail in the coffin for African American shows on network TV. Over the past decade, there were a handful of black shows, sitcoms to be particular, that saw the light of day. Once upon a time, there was a minor league network called The WB that gained it’s primary audience by airing these programs – The Jamie Foxx Show, The Wayan’s Brothers, The Parent ‘Hood, The Steve Harvey Show and Sister, Sister, (after being dropped from ABC) being prime examples.
DISNEY TO ACQUIRE MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT
August 31, 2009
Worldwide leader in family entertainment agrees to acquire Marvel and its portfolio of over 5,000 characters
Acquisition highlights Disney's strategic focus on quality branded content, technological innovation and international expansion to build long-term shareholder value
Burbank, CA and New York, NY, August 31, 2009 —Building on its strategy of delivering quality branded content to people around the world, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:MVL) in a stock and cash transaction, the companies announced today.
Rapper behind ‘Roxanne’s Revenge’ gets Warner Music to pay for Ph.D
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated Sunday, August 23rd 2009, 1:07 PM
Watts/NewsRoxanne Shante was a young rap star. When the music stopped, she didn't miss a beat.Roxanne's revenge was sweet indeed.
Twenty-five years after the first queen of hip-hop was stiffed on her royalty checks, Dr. Roxanne Shante boasts an Ivy League Ph.D. - financed by a forgotten clause in her first record deal.
"This is a story that needs to be told," Shante said. "I'm an example that you can be a teenage mom, come from the projects, and be raised by a single parent, and you can still come out of it a doctor."
Football & The Failure of American Prison System
Dogfighting Laws
Federal, state and local laws against animal fighting have toughened over 30 years, a result of society's heightened sensitivity to animal cruelty:Federal Law
In 1976, Congress outlawed interstate promotion of animal fights and the transportation of animals across state lines for fighting, with penalties of up to a year in prison and a $5,000 fine. The fine was later increased to $100,000.In May, the punishment rose to three years and a $250,000 fine. Vick is charged under the older law because the accusations cover a period ending in April.
He also is accused of violating a federal law against interstate travel in aid of certain criminal activities. That law, with penalties of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, does not list dogfighting but does include gambling.
Vick has agreed to plead guilty, his attorneys said. Sources said federal guidelines in his case call for a prison term in the 12-to-18-month range.
State Laws
Dogfighting is a felony in 48 states and the District and a misdemeanor in Idaho and Wyoming. Possessing a fighting dog is legal in Georgia, Idaho and Nevada, a misdemeanor in New York, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming, and a felony everywhere else.Being a spectator at a dogfight is legal in Georgia and Idaho, a felony in 22 states and a misdemeanor in 26 states and the District.
Washington Area Laws
Participating in a dogfight:
Maryland: Felony, up to three years, $5,000 fine.
Virginia: Felony, up to five years, $2,500 fine.
District: Felony, up to five years, $25,000 fine.Possessing a fighting dog:
Maryland: Felony, up to three years, $5,000 fine.
Virginia: Felony, up to five years, $2,500 fine.
District: Felony, up to five years, $25,000 fine.Being a spectator at a dogfight:
Maryland: Misdemeanor, up to 90 days, $1,000 fine.
Virginia: Misdemeanor, up to a year, $2,500 fine.
District: Misdemeanor, up to 180 days, $1,000 fine.SOURCE: Humane Society of the United States; Maryland, Virginia and D.C. criminal codes
I wanted to preface my comments with listing what the actual laws are for dog fighting. Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months. 23 months is more than 18 using the math I learned in public schools.
Lil’ Wayne, “Whip It Like A Slave,” and the Crisis of Coonery
By Tolu Olorunda From ALLHIPHOP.COM
“Music is said to soothe the savage beast, but it may also powerfully excite it. … At an emotional level, there is something ‘deeper’ about hearing than seeing; and sometimes about hearing other people which fosters human relationships even more than seeing them.”
—Storr, Anthony. Music and the Mind. New York: Free Press, 1992, p. 26.
That Lil’ Wayne is an embarrassment to the rich legacies of musical excellence which paved the road for his rise to prominence is not a breakthrough. It’s a given. An irrefutable fact. But that he would stoop so low to the level of making a song titled, “Whip It Like A Slave,” boggles the mind of even this writer.
Play Your Passion – Lil Black Boy to a Man
In high school I proved I could accomplish anything I wanted to. I was a student leader (I served as the student rep to the mayor), I was an accomplished academic (AP Courses & the Gifted Program) and I was an athlete. I want to talk about the the athlete portion of it.
As a little black boy they put a football and basketball in your hands and say go become a millionaire. To tell a little about me my first sport was baseball. I went the entire first season without a single hit. I honestly was scared of the ball. Something must have happened the next school year. I came back in the spring with a vengeance. I think it had a little to do with my kid brother coming to my league. I became a beast. I was #2 in the league in stolen bases and even hit for the cycle. I loved sports. Then I moved on to the more traditional negro sports. I spent an entire summer in basketball camp. The fact that I was now 5'7 1/2 going into the 7th grade didn't hurt. I played with passion. My role model was Dennis Rodman as a young player. I wanted to play defense & get rebounds. I was a scrapper.
Damn
Let me….
Sing a song of sweet serenades sublimely soothing the soul of you sisters in search of something so small as to satisfy your secrets and smelt the sun’s shine seven times over and strictly swell your secretions to the magnitude to make cities safely come together and say…….
DAMN
Let me………
Wash away the wishes of want wavering wildly within you woman’s wombs waiting for one’s will with what one would wait for in its wickedness and with wolf like wails of……
DAMN
4 Letter Words
Mother always looked out for my best interest. She said stay away from those 4 letter words. As clear as she was I couldn’t stay away. I said SHIT & DAMN instead of SHOOT & DOG. They had 5 & 3 respectfully. If they didn’t have 4, they didn’t entice me. As my life continued I learned to use these words. In time of great degree would these quad literary glories. Today I face the truth. I wish I had I listened to what she had said. I’m a 24 year old man who just met one hell of a group of 4 letter words. Those 2 are PAIN & LOVE. They come in a pair because that is the way of emotions. It’s forever one or another. If PAIN is here then LOVE just departed. And PAIN gets to moving when LOVE shows up on the doorstep. I wish I had just heeded my mother’s words. Now I see all that it is, is another 4 letter word…
LIFE