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When Silly Boys Get the Limelight

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
 

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  So if you didn't know, a week ago Asher Roth, the latest rapper to be e-crammed down the people's throats, decided to post the above tweet on his twitter account. Then he apologized. Then he deleted said apology along with the original slur as if nothing happened (yes, it was a racial slur… Read More

Lil Wayne is More Influential than Barack Obama

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
That headline is not a typo. TIME 100 Influential People of 2009 poll results has Lil Wayne currently listed at #12 and Barack Obama at #37. Maybe a few people actually agreed with Weezy when he said he was a gangsta journalist that won't ask questions.   Clearly this list is not finalized (I hope it's not finalized!), the editors make the final decision, but it does speak volumes about… Read More

States Want Immigrants Not Entering

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

  States Want Immigrants Not Entering: that's the new acronym for the Swine flu according to my Mexican coworker who is preparing for a backlash from conservative hacks and fear mongers who are using this 'epidemic" to support their anti-immigration stance - as if a virus gives a damn about a fence.    Supposedly the preferred… Read More

Switchin Sides.

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
So Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter just announced he's leaving the Republican party and will run for reelection as a Democrat in 2010. This makes my day.  
In a statement issued about noon as the Capitol was digesting the stunning turn of events, Mr. Specter said he had concluded that his party had moved too far to the right, a fact demonstrated by the migration of 200,000 Pennsylvania Republicans to the Democratic Party. [NYT]
  Obama already called Specter and welcomed him to the gang. Specter… Read More

Autotuned MLK: 60% Outta Line, 40% Pure Genius…

Monday, April 27th, 2009
..Give or take a little bit.   Some bright mind sprinkled a little T-Pain on MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech. For what purpose, we'll never know. Depending on your personal affinity for ridiculousness, the above ratio might come out a little different. I personally wanted to hate it, but found myself getting into it nevertheless.   Now an autotuned Malcolm? That might be crossing the line.   Read More

Swine Flu Swindle?

Monday, April 27th, 2009

                                                                   ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP / GETTY

 

Something about this swine flu "scare" smells like a great big pile of pig shit. My mama didn't raise no fool so I have turned into a mini Monk, washing my hands all the time, but I still think the media is contributing to mass hysteria that's not necessary. Twitter was a… Read More