It was a weekend of nuptials! Chelsea Clinton got married. T.I. & Tiny tied the knot.And Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz made it official on Saturday in the Mediterranean.
I hope theirhome stays intact. Because a lot of folks feel that Alicia Keys is a home-wrecker. They also think that Swizz Beats is an opportunist & a serial cheater.If that's the case, karma may be waiting in the wings for both of them.
Here's more on their weekend nuptials from DimeWars:
"Pop diva Alicia Keys and her new hubby, producer Swizz Beatz, recently exchanged nuptials this weekend, at a glamorous star-studded wedding in Corsica, France. Following in the footsteps of Chelsea Clinton's marriage to Mark Mezvinsky, Alicia Keys also wore a beautiful Vera Wang dress that fashion critics say topped off the wedding ceremony. Deepak Chopra officiated the ceremony and celebrity guests included the likes of Bono and Queen Latifah. What seems most out of place is Swizz Beatz tweeting during the night of his wedding:
"Wowwwwwwwwww" the night of the wedding, followed by: "It's a brand new day :) I feel like Nas and Diddy song :) love y'all and blessing!"
Really? The night of the luckiest day of your life, you feel like Nas and Diddy?? We're not even gonna touch that one." (END OF EXCERPT) Read the rest here.
What the hell is going on at the White House? How about the NAACP? Are they letting Fox News dictate their every action? It would seem so! First,Fox News got rid of Van Jones. And now Shirley Sherrod is the innocent victim of character assassination by none other than Fox News. Does anyone see a pattern here? While Glenn Beck,Sean Hannity & others at Fox claim that the Obama administration is engaged in reverse racism,they are demonstrating what overt racism is on a daily basis.
After they presented edited clips of Sherrod's speech(in order to prove their point that powerful blacks are currently practicing reverse racism),they jumped on Shirley Sherrod's side against the White House the following day. On July19, Fox News presented Sherrod as a black racist. Today, Fox News says that she is a innocent victim & the White House was wrong in terminating her.Watch the above video which contains Rachel Maddow's coverage on Shirley Sherrod.
And for the NAACP & Roland Martin to chime in before they knew all of the facts about this "controversy" is extremely disconcerting to me. Every observant intellectual being in America should know by now that Fox News has an agenda. It appears that they want the country to be divided instead of united. That's why the man who put this edited video of her on his site is a frequent guest on Fox News. They love Andrew Brietbart because he has the same motives that they do. Keeping racism alive in America seems to be the main goal here.
Shame on Obama for forgiving Robert Byrd's racist KKK past in his eulogy to the dead senator & throwing this black woman who is committed to civil rights for all under the bus! What?!!!Shirley Sherrod should never have been fired based on the fake "reporting" that Glenn Beck & other Fox clowns did on July 19! What about the whites at the USDA who discriminated against blacks for years? Will the White House demand that they all be fired?
Here's more on this disturbing story from The Washington Monthly:
"You can probably tell there's a "but" coming. In this case, the conservative Big Government site showed the part of the speech it wanted people to see, and Fox News to air.
Jay Bookman notes today that there's relevant information and context Breitbart's project didn't offer.
...Sherrod said what online viewers weren't told in reports posted throughout the day Monday was that the tale she told at the banquet happened 24 years ago -- before she got the USDA job -- when she worked with the Georgia field office for the Federation of Southern Cooperative/Land Assistance Fund.
Sherrod said the short video clip excluded the breadth of the story about how she eventually worked with the man over a two-year period to help ward off foreclosure of his farm, and how she eventually became friends with the farmer and his wife.
"And I went on to work with many more white farmers," she said. "The story helped me realize that race is not the issue, it's about the people who have and the people who don't. When I speak to groups, I try to speak about getting beyond the issue of race."
In fact, as it turns out, Sherrod worked so hard to help that white farmer and his family they consider her a "friend for life."
Somehow, this didn't make the cut in the Big Government clip. The far-right site has the entire video, but only released the part that served the right's purposes.
And in this case, the right's purposes are trying to spur racial animosity, taking the remarks of an African-American American official to the NAACP and removing the context, all in the hopes of generating white resentment.
The anti-ACORN crusade -- and its creative editing -- should have been the first clue that right-wing video clips released by Breitbart and Big Government may not be what they seem to be. Shirley Sherrod offers another painful reminder.
* Update: Today, the NAACP walked back yesterday's criticism, and is reportedly investigating the matter."(END OF EXCERPT) Read the article in its entirety here.
As a former employee of a Walnut Creek business,I have encountered people who have a less than favorable view towards blacks, to put it mildly. So,it comes as no surprise to me that a rally for Johannes Mehserle would be held in that city. Some residents of Contra Costa County don't think that this rally is a good idea. Their reasoning was quite different than mine.
The main fear that was expressed about this rally is that it might not remain "peaceful" if Oscar Grant supporters show up. I think this rally is absolutely despicable. For one,I'm not buying that this was just an "accident." And for another,how is this rally helping the victim's family?Do the organizers of this pro-Mehserle rally feel sorry for Oscar Grant? No!
It's all about showing support for cops. And that's fine if the cop in this case were an innocent man who committed no wrongdoing. But,we all know that Johannes Mehserle is not an innocent man.He killed an unarmed black man who had his hands behind his back! Mehserle did not need a taser or a gun to subdue Oscar Grant. This is just as bad as showing support for a cop killer.
Here's more from The Oakland Tribune:
"On the rally's Facebook page, 95 guests say they will attend. Some who sought justice for Grant said they plan to show as well, to hear what Mehserle supporters have to say.
When news of the rally broke Tuesday, comments on community blogs and ContraCostaTimes.com exploded. Posters, nearly all of them anonymous, expressed feelings ranging from support to rage. Many said a show of support for Mehserle was long overdue; some said they wanted to speak up for Mehserle sooner but were too scared.
Others vented their distrust of police, one calling the rally "in support of police brutality." Other commentators said the media, including this newspaper, is blowing the rally out of proportion to make it a circus.
Groups around Oakland, including one that met Thursday evening in West Oakland, are looking at ways to move forward, including disarming BART police and pushing for the indictment of former BART officers Tony Pirone and Marysol Domenici, as well as ending what they see as police brutality.
One man attending Thursday's gathering said participants planned to organize committees to address those concerns.
Walnut Creek police have reached out to the Coalition for Justice for Oscar Grant, some of whose members plan to attend Monday's rally.
Gary Pokorny, Walnut Creek's city manager, said the demonstration will be kept within the courthouse parking lot. But he recommended that drivers avoid Ygnacio Valley Road on Monday afternoon, and consider alternative routes such as Treat Boulevard.
Bryden's suggestion for those attending: Show respect.
"First of all, they need to respect other people's opinions regardless if they agree with them or not," he said. "We don't want any violent acts."
But some Walnut Creek residents are worried. Kerry Martinez said her feelings about the BART shooting case are secondary to her concern about public safety and traffic.
"An event of this magnitude can't go down with this little information," she said. "And what about the people who don't know this is happening ... and things go terrible?"
Bryden said Walnut Creek police are planning for the worst, but he does not expect anywhere near the level of the sometimes violent protest and looting that occurred in Oakland.
Some say Walnut Creek's well-heeled majority white demographic create a friendly environment for a pro-Mehserle protest.
Mayor Sue Rainey said she is not worried about how Walnut Creek is perceived. The city has encouraged more diversity. She doesn't know why Walnut Creek was chosen over other cities.
"We have had a lot of rallies held here on different topics," she said. "People should be respectful and peaceful. We didn't organize it. But they have a right to have a rally."(END OF EXCERPT) Read the article in its entirety here.
It was a weekend of nuptials! Chelsea Clinton got married. T.I. & Tiny tied the knot.And Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz made it official on Saturday in the Mediterranean.
