The White House Social Secretary,Desiree Rogers, Is Resigning

Desiree Rogers is the graceful 50 yr. old beauty who currently holds the position of White House Social Secretary.According to Lynn Sweet,of the Chicago-Sun Times,she will be resigning in March.

After that fame-seeking couple crashed President Barack Obama’s first state dinner,there were a lot of calls for her to step down.I'm sure that all of those folks are delighted today.Especially Washington Post's Sally Quinn,who publicly called for her resignation.

Here's more from WSJ:

"White House social secretary Desiree Rogers, who has been under fire ever since Michaele and Tareq Salahi crashed President Barack Obama’s first state dinner, will resign in March, she told Chicago Sun-Times columnist Lynn Sweet.

“As we turn the corner on the first year,” Rogers told Sweet, “this is a good time for me to explore opportunities in the corporate world.”

Rogers has been a glamorous and somewhat controversial figure in the White House from the beginning, posing for fashion shots and bringing eye-catching style to her post but sometimes being accused of neglecting the nitty gritty of the job. When the Salahi security came to light, Secret Service leaders took the fall, saying they had neglected to keep a watchful eye on the guests coming into the dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

But critics said Rogers and her crew were equally responsible for matching the guests to the guest list."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Sea World's Killer Whale Kills His Female Trainer In Front Of A Mortified Audience!

Dawn Brancheau is the 40 yr. old female trainer whose life ended when she was attacked by the killer whale she had trained at SeaWorld.Her unfortunate demise was witnessed by mortified spectators at the Shamu Stadium in Orlando,Florida.And since this isn't the first time the massive killer whale named Tilikum has killed,there is a debate raging over the safety of these theme park shows.

I do not believe that they are safe.This is the third time that this particular whale has killed a person.I say that enough is enough.Leave the killer whales alone & let them continue to reside in their natural habitat.Obviously,they are not show ponies.

My condolences go out to the friends & family of Dawn Brancheau.Her death was both horrific & unnecessary.Here's more from The Palm Beach Post:

"Three years ago, Russ Rector, a Fort Lauderdale dolphin trainer turned marine mammal activist, said he wrote SeaWorld a letter warning it was pushing its show mammals too hard to wow audiences, thereby inviting attacks on trainers.

On Wednesday, a killer whale named Tilikum implicated in two previous fatalities attacked a trainer during a show at the Orlando theme park, dragging her around like a toy and drowning her in front of horrified visitors.

``I warned them this was going to happen,' Rector said. ``Happy animals don't kill their trainers.''

There were conflicting reports of the circumstances that led to the death of Dawn Brancheau, but the accident seemed certain to rekindle debate over turning marine mammals, considered deeply intelligent and highly social by many scientists, into captive circus performers.

The attack on Brancheau, one of the park's most experienced trainers, was the latest in a string of violent incidents -- at least a handful of them fatal -- involving killer whales at SeaWorld and other marine theme parks around the world.

Tilikum, a 23-foot, 6-ton male that ranks among the largest orcas in captivity, had been linked to two of those deaths.

In 1991, the killer whale grabbed and drowned part-time trainer Keltie Byrne, who fell into its pool during a show at Sealand of the Pacific in British Columbia, Canada. It was later shipped to SeaWorld in Orlando where, in July 1999, security guards found a naked dead man draped across the orca's back one morning. The man had apparently slipped into the tank after hours, and though an autopsy showed he died of hypothermia, his body was also scratched and bruised.

Witnesses gave differing accounts to Orlando reporters about what happened during the noon show on Wednesday. Eldon Skaggs, 72, of Michigan told The Associated Press that Brancheau, 40, was on a platform with the killer whale and was massaging it when the creature suddenly ``pulled her under and started swimming around with her.'

``We were just a little bit stunned,' said Skaggs' wife, Sue Nichols, 67.

Another person in the audience told a local TV station that the orca jetted across the tank and shot into the air to grab Brancheau, thrashing so violently that the trainer's shoe shot off. But, according to the AP, Jim Solomons of the Orange County Sheriff's Office said Brancheau slipped or fell into the tank.

In a brief statement posted on the company website, Jim Atchison, president of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, said the company was investigating the incident and would review its operating standards.

``Nothing is more important than the safety of our employees, guests and the animals entrusted to our care,' he said."(END OF EXCERPT)Read more here.

My Take On The Controversial Racist South African Video!

Not everyone has heard about the case of four South African white university students who demeaned black school employees on video.This racist video sparked outrage when it first surfaced two years ago.

It basically is nothing more than a visual depiction of whites debasing blacks.There is nothing humorous about elderly black South Africans who were victims of apartheid getting victimized by the descendants of the people who caused their pain & suffering.

What was the purpose of this evil video? Here's more on that from Time:

"The riots that broke out in South Africa in protest of racial abuse on Wednesday, almost 16 years to the day that Nelson Mandela walked free from prison, have revealed just how distant the former president's dream of a Rainbow Nation remains from reality. The protests came in response to a video distributed on the Internet showing four white university students abusing black campus service staff by forcing them to perform a series of degrading acts, including eating food mixed with urine.

The video itself appears to have been posted as a twisted protest by racist students against plans to integrate university dorms. It opens with a voiceover in Afrikaans that says: "Once upon a time the Boers lived happily here on Reitz island, until the day the less advantaged discovered the word 'integration' in the dictionary."

The 10-minute film then moves on to a series of scenes in which black cleaners — four women and a man — are shown drinking bottles of beer in a race that the commentary describes as "down-downs," then taking part in a running race. In a final scene, what appears to be pet food is shown being mixed with garlic in a bowl. One of the four students then takes the bowl to a toilet, and is filmed urinating in it. The bowl is then heated in a microwave, divided into five plastic cups and handed to the cleaners, who are kneeling on the floor. The students shout at the cleaners to eat it. Two immediately spit it out; the three that eat it are then presented with a bottle of whisky. The video ends with an on screen message, also in Afrikaans, which translates as: "That, in the end, is what we think of integration."

The University of the Free State, where the scenes were filmed, said two of those shown in the video are still enrolled at the university, while two others had completed their studies. A spokesman said the university authorities were preparing to file a criminal complaint with the police.

Tensions have been simmering on campus over an integration policy introduced this year that aims to make black and white students mix more in university hostels. At present, according to a university policy document, "on the main campus, in effect we have 'two campuses — one white and one black — separated in the classrooms and the residences." Riots erupted over the issue last week, and on Wednesday police used a stun grenade to disperse a mixed crowd of black and white students and staff who held a combined protest against racism on the campus."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

So,I am glad to report that these pompous asses will face trial for their malicious & inhuman deeds.Here's more on that from BBC:

"During Wednesday's brief appearance, the state announced that the mediation process between the students and the cleaners had failed and that the court needed to resolve the matter.

The court had previously suggested that the parties go through a process of "restorative justice" - where people are encouraged to reconcile rather than seeking punishment for their aggressors.

No reasons were given for the failure but a report was handed to the court.

Fifteen years after apartheid ended, racism remains a problem in some areas.

The BBC's Pumza Fihlani in Johannesburg says student residences in the University of Free State in Bloemfontein are still divided along racial lines - reminiscent of South Africa's apartheid past

The video is believed to have been recorded in protest against the university's plans to racially integrate students' residences.

'Play-acting'

When it surfaced, it caused a national outcry and sparked numerous anti-racism protests.

The final extract of the film was the final nail in the coffin of the university's image.

It shows a white male urinating on food, and then shouting "Take! Take!" in Afrikaans - apparently forcing the campus employees to eat the dirty food, and causing them to vomit.

The lawyers for two of the students down-played the incident last year, saying the video was "no more than play-acting".

The trial is to begin on 27 July."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the whole article here.

That ain't "play-acting." It's real racism.Plain & simple.