For all those who love their daily dose of Hardball with Chris Matthews, let’s hope you didn’t miss this BEAUTIFUL SMACKDOWN he gave Kevin James (a conservative radio talk show host). Gotta love you some Chris!!!!
Hornets fans, in attempt to taunt their opponent, Tony Parker at a recent game, brought in a life-size picture of his wife, Eva Longoria Parker, and waved it during his free throws. Did they go too far?
By Natonia Trammell
Feel free to answer the questions or add your own!
Is it just me or…
Is it just me or…do you sometimes wonder who the heck voted Kwame Kilpatrick for mayor…and by the way, doesn’t he look like he’s swallowing Michigan money…literally?
Is it just me or…do Obama haters need to just take a long walk, around the park, after dark, find a spot, to spark conversation–as well as sit their @$$es down?
Is it just me or…does Obama’s apparent winner status, coupled with the audacity of a Clinton V.P. suggestion, not remind you of the time when that black guy, Randall Pinkett won "The Apprentice," and Donald was trying to "split" his win with his white female runner-up contestant?
Is it just me or…are Lil Wayne’s "Lollipop," "Shooter," and "Pop Bottles," songs not just a tad bit catchy?
Is it just me or…does the notion of being "down low" not sound kind of messed up, when you really think about it?
Is it just me or…does the Internet make magazines seem like unnecessary clutter? (just saying)
Is it just me or…is EVERYBODY and they mama getting married?…Deeeamn!
Is it just me or…did Serena step up her hair and makeup game? And has her beau, Common, not been fine for a minute now? (just saying)
Is it just me or…does Jay-Z’s "99 Problems" song just summarize every bit of wackness you’ve ever had to go through with, not a "bitch" in the sense of having a ___, but a ___ having no gosh-darn sense???
After being arguably the best player in the league and on the planet for the past few years, Kobe Bean Bryant finally got his first regular season NBA MVP award in his 12th year and it’s about time. He can finally be removed from the list of great players that never won this award. As good as Kobe is I wonder if he will come anywhere close to the 5 regular season MVP awards garnered by Michael Jordan or the all-time leader in regular season MVP awards, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who earned 6 total, 3 each with Milwaukee and the Lakers. I guess only time will tell.
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Obamamania sweeps the Hill
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Rep. Robert A. Brady (D-Pa.) was driving toward Washington on Thursday morning when he got a call from Barack Obama. Brady asked Obama where he was, and the man fast approaching ‘presumptive nominee’ status told him he was in the Senate. Brady had an idea: Obama should pop on over to the House chamber and say hello. And that’s just what the Illinois senator did. When he walked onto the floor, said Brady, Obama made straight for the Pennsylvania corner. “See, Bob,” he said. “I listen to you sometimes.” “You got to listen to me all the time,” Brady, an uncommitted superdelegate, said he joked in response. Brady’s casual suggestion turned into quite a scene, as Obamamania — fueled by Tuesday night’s results in Indiana and North Carolina — descended onto the floor of the House in full force.
As Obama made his way slowly through the House mob, reporters piled up outside the nearest door to the House floor, craning their necks to get a look. Security guards pressed through the media crowd, repeatedly asking the Fourth Estate to keep a lane open for lawmakers. Supporters and opponents alike maneuvered to get face time, whether it was 73-year-old Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.) patiently waiting his turn or Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (D-Fla.), a Clinton supporter, giving Obama a big hug. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) had the man autograph today’s copy of the NY Daily News. (Cover: "It’s his Party.") Reps. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.), a Clinton backer, and Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) gave him bear hugs on the floor, as well. Even Republicans were star-struck. Rep. Illeana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) said she was escorting a group of elementary school students onto the House floor when Obama made his entrance. Ros-Lehtinen said the children noticed the presidential hopeful and screamed, “It’s Barack Obama!” in unison. The congresswoman then led the students across the aisle and over to Obama, who chatted briefly with the three students. “The kids were very excited,” said Ros-Lehtinen. “Like rock star excited.” Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), an Obama supporter, said that a number of Republicans crossed the aisle to congratulate him. “One told me that if he wins, he looks forward to working with him,” said Conyers, who would not give the member’s name. “I’ve worked with [the congressman] before on some things, but that still surprised me.” Conyers suggested that Obama’s primary opponent needs to repeat the cross-chamber journey. “Hillary’s got to come now,” he said. Twice, it looked like Obama was about to leave the chamber, but he got pulled back in by superdelegates — both committed and uncommitted. Obama himself, apparently mindful of his shadow, bowed before House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.). Obama’s core constituency — young voters — was fully represented, too, though most of the pages in the chamber won’t be voting until 2012. But they made their opinion clear. Obama posed for photos with giddy pages on the staircase leading up to the House gallery. The normally staid and deferential pages, who walk the halls quietly on their best behavior, returned the favor, giving Obama a rousing ovation. Security guards reprimanded reporters and tourists for snapping photos with their phones — something that is strictly forbidden in many parts of the chamber unless you are a credentialed photographer — but to little avail. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) arrived after Obama and said she was not sure who had invited him. "I don’t know if he was invited by members," Pelosi said. The visit to the speaker’s chamber, however, didn’t sway her from her officially uncommitted position, she said. "Me, I like combat," Pelosi said. "The best training for campaigning is campaigning." Not all Republicans, though, were thrilled to see him. Asked if he crossed the aisle to meet Obama, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), shook his head. “Lord no,” he said. “Lord no.” And Obamamania can have consequences for one’s day job. The Senate voted a few minutes after Obama’s victory lap through the House, but Obama was nowhere to be found. He skipped a Senate roll call vote on a budget point of order on a flood insurance bill. John Bresnahan, Martin Kady II, Patrick O’Connor, Amie Parnes and Daniel W. Reilly contributed to this story. This story has been corrected. |
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Reverend Al Sharpton (L) and Nicole Paultre Bell (C), Sean Bell’s fiancee, are led through a crowd of police officers after being arrested for leading a demonstration to protest the acquittal of three city police officers in the 2006 shooting death of Sean Bell in New York, May 6, 2008. Bell was shot and killed by the officers on his wedding day after leaving his bachelor party.
Even as a young buck, I have consistently met and formed relationships with people who are either in, or attracted to, the media. Eventually, I figured I’d add journalism to my repertoire…one thing kinda led to another, and I now pay my dues working for television. I have to say that the more I learn about this industry, meeting all sorts of characters, the more I learn about life.
TV is teaching me that those about whom we form sketchy impressions on screen can, in reality, be the most wonderful people we’ll ever know. (For example, I ran into a Republican strategist yesterday, who I observed briefly, and realized he was kind…and kind of awesome). I also met a Dem supporter who I felt lukewarm about, until his defense of Obama one night…and what do you know? Instant wonderfulness.
Coversely, those who we may know in the real world, can get on television or in smaller realms, projecting images of themselves that they HOPE others will believe is true, and we discover later they are not at all what they seem. For these folks, we dedicate one of the most underrated songs in the history of womankind. The song is called "Golden Boys," by Res…but try to understand the "golden" part of the song in the most ironic of senses.
Lyrics
WHY are you selling dreams of who you wish you could be?
A prince in all of the magazines?
They’d have no words for the man I’ve seen
Talk real fast ‘fore they see your face
And would they love you if they knew all the things we know?
We’ve got these images
We need them to be true
Not ready to believe we’re no more insecure than you
But then there’re girls like me who sit appalled by what we’ve seen
We know the truth about you
Now you’re the prince of all the magazines
That is a dangerous thing
But would they love you if they knew all the things that we know?
Those Golden Boys
All a fraud don’t believe their show
Would they love you if they knew all the things that we know?
Golden Boy, life ain’t a video
Place you in these robes and tell you you’re the greatest man
And you believe and play your cards
Got dealt a winning hand
Don’t you get tired of the show?????????????
The kissin’ ass of all the people that you wanna know
When I was young I thought you had it won
I saw you on T.V. you made life look fun
But then years go by and people grow
I realize it’s all a freak show
Girls like me don’t need no bubblin’ mindstate thrown in my face
The way you goin’ ain’t gonna be no stroll in the sunshine
Can’t turn it back now baby you gone and past that line
So give it on up now
What you gonna do
Dear Mocha Readers,
A number of emails have been sent regarding the influx of blog pieces, and we thank you for your "holleration" ;-). There are some slight structural changes underway, and we promise to unveil an onslaught of new blog material beginning this evening, so you can have plenty of material to read at work in the weeks to come. Thanks!
What’s with this new trend of marrying someone old enough to be your father or mother at a secret location somewhere? Folks, try not to think of Texas.
CONGRATS TO THE HAPPY COUPLE.
