Filed under: Barry 4 Prez, Judge Joe Brown Says : "WELL DONE", Web Junk
Months ago, after Barry locked up the Democratic nomination, I gave him some unsolicited advice to sharpen up his game for the Fall election season. Among my many nuggets of wisdom was the suggestion that Barry tighten up his rhetoric by attending one of Rebb’n Al Sharpton’s patented weekend Soundbyte Seminars™.
Seriously, for all the inspirational quality of his major speeches, on the stump, Barry is plain vanilla more times than not. With the polls tightening, and folks beginning to finally focus on the issues, one way to guarantee that your message resonates on the streets (aka: the 6 o’clock news) is to come up with snappy retorts that will get you continuous 15 second loops.
Sharpton’s dismal 04′ campaign never amounted to much in terms of votes, but at least the guy was memorable. You may not personally like him.[1] You can call him lots of things: an opportunist, a rabble rouser, a huckster, a shakedown artist. But you can’t call him late for dinner dull.
So, Barry finally paid the $599 late registration fee, bought Al an extra large order of rib tips, and picked his brain sometime quietly in late August. I’d call it money well spent, because he’s clearly putting the lessons to work.
Not bad. Snappy and authentic, but not too sarcastic. I’m sure McCain and Co. will start crying about ageism or some such nonsense. I already see the ad being edited in Pinnacle Studio now.
Whiners.
Question: Do you think Obama’s investment in Rebb’n Al’s Soundbyte Seminar[2] is paying dividends?
[1] And just in case you’re wondering, I like the guy. Pause.
[2] Not a real thing. That’s satire. Don’t go startin’ no rumors.
Filed under: Judge Joe Brown Says : "WELL DONE", Web Junk, White Men Gone Wild
An apology? Uhh, prolly not. But I’ll admit, she absolutely reams McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds in this clip.
Too bad she either can’t, or won’t do this level of cross examination more often. Maybe I’d have some level of respect for her then.
Oddly enough, the McCain campaign was so angry at Campbell Brown for merely doing her job (for once) that they pulled McCain out of a CNN interview Tuesday night. Apparently, they felt Brown went “too far” in her line of questioning, and are offended.
So, now the McCain campaign is scared of Campbell Brown? Seriously? Is that what’s hot in the streets right now?
Question: Do you like Campbell Brown? Do you think she was too hard on Tucker Bounds? What do you think about McCain refusing to go on CNN as a result of this exchange?
McCain Throws Tantrum Over CNN Interview [DailyKos]
Filed under: Barry 4 Prez, C.Y.I.N., Judge Joe Brown Says : "WELL DONE", MLK is Crying Inside, PoliTricks as Usual, Raise Your Own Damn Kids
We Watch, So You Don’t Have To. But We Hope You Watched. Seriously, What Else Were You Watching?
Well it’s about doggone time.
If you’ve followed my site the past few months, you know I’ve seriously questioned Barack Obama’s testicular fortitude or lack thereof, repeatedly. I have had a huge problem with his “turn the other cheek” approach to confronting the underhanded tactics of his foes from Day One. Why keep bringing a butterknife to a gunfight? I was pretty convinced that unless dude switched up his game and started talkin’ greasy, he was gonna find his beige behind back in Hyde Park come January.
Apparently he discovered AB.com just in time for his big speech in Denver, because last night, we finally saw Barack’s Inner Nigga, and if you ask me, we also just saw the 44th President of the US.
Barry’s acceptance speech was a virtuoso performance that showed me he knows how to check a mofo without stooping to his level in the process. We all wondered if Obama had “it” in him. He does, but his “it” just looks a bit different than the “it” that’s in most of us. And that’s why he’s about to be the leader of the free world, and we’re merely reading a blog about it.
The speech was more tactical than visionary. More specific than grand. More substance than style. More steak than sizzle. It will probably not go down as one of his “best” speeches, but history will probably remember it as his most important.
[Whimsical And Largely Pointless Editor's Note: On Fox News, Greta Von Sustern introduced Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee as Stephanie Tubbs Jones before embarrassingly correcting herself. Don't blush, Greta. They all look alike to me too. Dead or alive.]
The thing I loved most is how he addressed the lies attacks of the GOP (and Hillary for that matter) so adroitly, one by one. He clapped back on McCain’s questioning of his patriotism, elitism, lack of experience, lack of substance, lack of career accomplishments, and lack of vision. He very clearly articulated the areas where he differs from his opponent on policy, laying out the clear contrast between his “new” ideas, and the flimsy bullcrap that McCain calls his platform. He made certain people understood that the government cannot do everything, but can help people where it makes sense and get out of their way where it doesn’t. He wrapped the whole thing up by smoothing it over with a think 5 minute veneer of all that usual hope, dreams, and change mumbojumbo.
Anyone who walks away from this calling the guy an “empty suit” should probably have their head examined. Empty brains, anyone?
[Whimsical And Largely Relevant Editor's Note: Did anyone watching the unfiltered coverage on CSPAN peep the video montage that proceeded Barry's appearance onstage? I hate calling someone's biographical vignette blatant propaganda, but dang. Dude's bio was whitewashed than a mug. Who knew so many of the folks in the community he organized on the South Side of Chicago were white? I haven't seen a black dude surrounded by that many Caucasians since my company's last managerial retreat. Check it out.]
Of course the haters had to throw in their two cents of salt, because, well, hatin’ is how they pay the bills.
I expect this sorta treatment from Fox News, but Tavis Smiley’s guests really took the cake.
The phrase “I feel sorry for your mother” has been on the tip of my tongue very often this week. How apropos.
Outside of the obvious historical significance, I guess what made me happiest about last night was the feeling that my candidate of choice has finally seen the light and realized he’s got the change the game if he wants to win. This doesn’t mean changing who you are, but rather how you do things. Convoluted and simple as that may sound, it sure makes sense to me, and it seems to have finally made sense to him.
Last night was the Barack Obama I’ve been waiting for. And last night was the President America’s waiting for. Well done, Barry.
MLK is crying inside. Tears of joy.
Question: What did you think of the speech? Did Barry finally C.Y.I.N.? Did the Democratic convention accomplish what Barry needed it to? What will the GOP do to upstage this next week? Do they all look alike to you too, dead or alive?
Filed under: Barry 4 Prez, Drive-By Activism, Go Sit Down, Judge Joe Brown Says : "WELL DONE", Knee-Grow Please, Nigga Nonsense, PoliTricks as Usual
We Watch, So You Don’t Have To.
Okay, I’ll keep it 100 with ya’ll. My fantasy football draft was last night, so I ain’t really catch much other than Hillary’s speech. And BTW, if you drafted Kevin Curtis too early, yes, you should have buyer’s remorse right now. Darn outdated cheat sheets.
Anyways, Hillary more or less did what she was posed’ to. She seemed somewhat genuine, she didn’t mince words about McCain, and she more or less effectively told her followers to get with Barack or Go Sit Down!
“Get Down, Or Lay Down!” [1]
Skeptical Negro that I am, I still can’t help but watch things like this with my 3rd eye, or as I like to call it, my Negro Spidey Sense. And something was telling me that while she seemed to be on board, there was a little bit of “see you in 2012″ sentiment tossed in for good measure. And BTW, what the heck was that whole Harriet Tubbman thing about? Sheesh.
Anyways, she did what she had to, can’t knock her for that.
On a separate, but related note, I’m really starting to enjoy TVOne’s DNC After Party coverage. Last night was even better, as they wisely pared down the number of in-studio guests, and kept things moving with interviews and pretaped vignettes. Any “news” program that features Huggy Lowdown and Sheryl Underwood can’t be taken too seriously, but I’ll give them credit for starting somewhere. Their coverage is entertaining enough, and I like it. I still haven’t peeped BET’s offering, and probably won’t.
I did, for some odd reason, happen to flip over to CNN during a commercial break, and I caught what was probably the most disturbing image of a Black woman aired on TV in this millennium, this side of “Tip Drill”. No, seriously. If you peeped this sista, you know what I’m talking about.
Dang, this chick makes me long for Harriett Christian.
Fanie Lou Hamer is crying inside.
Question: Was Hillary Clinton genuine in her support of Obama? Do Clinton refugees have any legitimate reason to hold onto their grudges any longer? Have you peeped TVOne’s coverage? What the ham sammich was wrong with that sista that CNN wisely planted put on the camera?
[1] Name that movie.
Filed under: Barry 4 Prez, Drive-By Activism, Go Sit Down, Judge Joe Brown Says : "WELL DONE", Knee-Grow Please, Nigga Nonsense, PoliTricks as Usual
We Watch, So You Don’t Have To.
Okay, I’ll keep it 100 with ya’ll. My fantasy football draft was last night, so I ain’t really catch much other than Hillary’s speech. And BTW, if you drafted Kevin Curtis too early, yes, you should have buyer’s remorse right now. Darn outdated cheat sheets.
Anyways, Hillary more or less did what she was posed’ to. She seemed somewhat genuine, she didn’t mince words about McCain, and she more or less effectively told her followers to get with Barack or Go Sit Down!
“Get Down, Or Lay Down!” [1]
Skeptical Negro that I am, I still can’t help but watch things like this with my 3rd eye, or as I like to call it, my Negro Spidey Sense. And something was telling me that while she seemed to be on board, there was a little bit of “see you in 2012″ sentiment tossed in for good measure. And BTW, what the heck was that whole Harriet Tubbman thing about? Sheesh.
Anyways, she did what she had to, can’t knock her for that.
On a separate, but related note, I’m really starting to enjoy TVOne’s DNC After Party coverage. Last night was even better, as they wisely pared down the number of in-studio guests, and kept things moving with interviews and pretaped vignettes. Any “news” program that features Huggy Lowdown and Sheryl Underwood can’t be taken too seriously, but I’ll give them credit for starting somewhere. Their coverage is entertaining enough, and I like it. I still haven’t peeped BET’s offering, and probably won’t.
I did, for some odd reason, happen to flip over to CNN during a commercial break, and I caught what was probably the most disturbing image of a Black woman aired on TV in this millennium, this side of “Tip Drill”. No, seriously. If you peeped this sista, you know what I’m talking about.
Dang, this chick makes me long for Harriett Christian.
Fanie Lou Hamer is crying inside.
Question: Was Hillary Clinton genuine in her support of Obama? Do Clinton refugees have any legitimate reason to hold onto their grudges any longer? Have you peeped TVOne’s coverage? What the ham sammich was wrong with that sista that CNN wisely planted put on the camera?
[1] Name that movie.
Filed under: Judge Joe Brown Says : "WELL DONE", NBA = Nuthin' But Africans
It wasn’t exactly a blowout, but they did it!
All the way, we were waiting for somebody to give the United States basketball team a game. Nobody had. Greece, the last team to beat the U.S. in international play, got ripped by 33. Spain, the world champion, lost by 37. Argentina, the defending Olympic champion, was battered by just 20.Of all of them, only Spain got a second chance, in the gold medal match. And boy, did they give the Americans – and the world – a game.
But only one of these teams had Kobe Bryant. And that was the team that won.
With a young and talented team on the floor – Kobe, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, and Toronto Raptor Chris Bosh – Kobe was the alpha dog. He drove for a pull-up jumper in the lane. He fed Deron Williams for a three-pointer. He drove and fed Dwight Howard for a basket. He hit a three of his own, and the lead was back to 101-92.
Spain never stopped; they are a marvelous team. But Kobe hit a three-pointer, plus the foul that disqualified scorer Rudy Fernandez, to make it 107-99. With the score 108-104, Wade hit a three off a LeBron drive to push the lead back to seven. And in the final 90 seconds, Kobe scored again for a 113-105 lead. That was the end. USA 118, Spain 107, and Born in the USA played in the arena.
Say what you will about The Original Dream Team, but I’m much more impressed with this squad and the way they’ve handled themselves, given the level of competition. No, they’re not the 92′ squad, and never will be, but who is?
If nothing else, this team proved that despite what all the critics say, the modern day athlete has just as much pride, patriotism, and will to win as the old-schoolers. You might argue that this team represented the country even better than the 92′ team, given their constant appearances in support of other Olympians. MJ never did that. Oh yeah, and MJ also pulled that stunt with the flag. Lebron, say what you will about him, would never have the balls to pull that stunt.
So let’s all agree that the 92 Dream Team would have dusted these guys off the court. No complaint here, I’m with you. But when you consider the level of competition, the fact that we didn’t send our best team, and the end result (bling!), it’s hard not to be proud of these guys.
Well done, fellas. Well done.
Question: Did you manage to see any of the games this year, or did the time difference throw you off?
U.S. all-stars get their golden redemption [National Post]
Filed under: Judge Joe Brown Says : "WELL DONE"
I said some very, very, un-nice things about Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones during this year’s Democratic nomination. I didn’t agree with her rationale for supporting Hillary Clinton, as well as her constant, and unnecessary jabs at Barack Obama. But of course, she is entitled to her opinion and as my mom told me, Hillary is her friend above all else. So, I guess this eventually made her tactics more understandable if not more palatable.
That said, it’s always sad to hear about someone passing unexpectedly, and it puts comparatively simple things like politics in their proper perspective.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress and a strong critic of the Iraq war, died Wednesday after a brain hemorrhage, a hospital spokeswoman said.Tubbs Jones, 58, died Wednesday evening of a brain hemorrhage caused by an aneurysm that burst and left her with limited brain function. The liberal Democrat, first elected in 1998, suffered the hemorrhage while driving her car in Cleveland Heights Tuesday night, said Dr. Gus Kious, president of Huron Hospital. The car went out of control and crossed lanes of traffic before coming to a stop, police said. An officer found the ailing lawmaker.
Tubbs Jones represented the heavily Democratic 11th District and chaired the ethics committee in the House. She was the first black woman to serve on the powerful Ways and Means Committee, where she opposed President Bush’s tax cuts and his efforts to create personal accounts within Social Security.
Tubbs Jones was a passionate opponent of the Iraq war, voting in 2002 against authorizing the use of military force.
Just as the war was starting in March 2003, she was one of only 11 House members to oppose a resolution supporting U.S. troops in Iraq. She said she did so because the resolution connected Iraq to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and said Iraq poses a continued threat to the United States.
Neither of those claims had been proved, she said, adding that was why the United States couldn’t persuade the United Nations to support an attack.
In 2005, Tubbs Jones opposed certifying President Bush’s re-election because of questionable electoral results in her home state.
Tubbs Jones had served as a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge and prosecutor before running for political office.
Addressing the Democratic National Convention in 2004, Tubbs Jones recalled her parents, who “punched a clock day in and day out — one as a skycap, the other as a factory worker,” until the day they saw their daughter representing their hometown as a congresswoman.
If there’s one downside to blogging, it’s the virtual papertrail that exists with every post you write that casts a person in a negative light. One such example would be my 13 Debits To The Black Race piece, where I included Tubbs Jones alongside the likes of Robert Kelly and Pastor David Manning. This was stupid, and I’ve since modified the post, so don’t go there gawking. Lord knows I feel like enough of a d-bag already.
My prayers are with the Jones family.
US Rep. Tubbs Jones of Ohio dies after hemorrhage [AP]
Unnnggghhhh!!!
I hate it when I (seemingly) get something wrong. But never let it be said that AB can’t publicly admit when he screws up. Heck, I’m married to a black woman. Admitting wrongdoing is a survival mechanism.
Apparently, while I was busy writing Master P’s career obituary the other day, he was busy starting a BET-alternative apparently already airing on DirecTV.
Percy Miller (formerly Master P) announces the launch of Better Black Television (BBTV) a family friendly network that will provide positive content for a black and brown culture that will appeal to all races with a goal to bring people of color a choice when turning on their television.The content on the channel will contain a wide arrangement from health and fitness, animation, financial planning, reality TV, sitcoms, dramas, movies, responsible hip-hop music and videos, politics, sports and entertainment news, educational children’s shows as well as teen and family programming. Production has begun and will be based out of California, New York, Louisiana and Florida. In addition, BBTV is in the process of purchasing local cable channel affiliates across the country.
I don’t know much about BetterBlackTV, and would have never heard of it if a reader hadn’t sent me a note about it. But apparently, for those with DirecTV, the station is available for purchase, and airs on channel 578. If you turn to the channel, it tells you to call for purchasing info. No idea how much this costs, but I figured I’d throw it out there if ya’ll are interested.
The programming seemed like a mix between the bourgeois sensibilities of TVOne, and the teen-oriented fare of BET. In fact, if I didn’t know any better, I’d swear this was some revamped version of Willie E. Gary’s great idea with poor execution, the belated Black Family Television, originally known as MBC.
I’m not sure how much this station costs monthly, and my TV time is pretty limited with everything on my plate now, but I guess I should give Master P, oops, P. Miller, props for actually trying to provide an alternative.
Well done, Percy.
Question: Have you heard anything about this station? Does the programming sound interesting?
Better Black Television (BBTV) Set to Launch Worldwide in 2009 [MSNBC]
BetterBlack TV Official Website
