Here He Comes...

I'm so geeked right now! All my favorite childhood cartoons are turning into live action films! You have all the super-hero movies like Batman begins, X-men and soon Iron Man. Michael Bay did a nice job in his treatment of Transformers. I wasn't disappointed. Now, i've learned that the Wachowski brothers (Matrix trilogy) are writing the the script for a Speed Racer movie. Racer X is the Man! i cant wait to see his black and yellow number 9 car!

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"These are people who are trying to make a living. I understand they broke the law. But let me tell you something: if the minimum wage in Canada was $100 an hour ..."
-Barack Obama on Illegal Immigrants



The Democratic race seems to be heating up considerably. Sen. Barack Obama has taken a lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton and John Edwards in a recent Iowa poll leading up to the Iowa Caucuses, which will be held on January 3rd. Polls have Obama 30%; Clinton 26%. Hillary seems to be feeling the pressure. This week she attacked his experience, saying the presidency is not a job where we can afford on the job training. The voters in Iowa seem to be thinking differently. They seem to want fresh leadership instead of the same ol' Washington experience. Another twist that may be worrying Hillary is the just revealed fact that Oprah Winfrey will be campaigning in Iowa for Obama. This is big because Oprah may sway the minds of some of her fans that may have previously supported Clinton, the female vote in particular.
The Iowa Primary is so important for Obama because he still trails Clinton in national polls. History has shown that a win in the Iowa primary can totally change your fortunes. Many of the following states may follow suit and vote similarly. Voters tend to not want to vote for a candidate that they don't see as having a chance to win.
Lets face it... America loves a winner!

photo courtesy of Callie Shell

My Favorite picture. I was lucky enough to get this shot a few years ago during Pope John Paul II's last days. I'm not Catholic but i really dug this guy.

Hip Hop is the cause for all that is wrong in America, including Dick Cheney, Columbine, illegal immigration..etc.

What is really burning me up today is this whole "Dog the Bounty Hunter" debacle. If you haven't heard, here is a snippet of what he said...

"I'm not going to take a chance ever in life of losing everything I've worked for 30 years because some (expletive) n--- heard us say 'n---' and turned us in to the Enquirer magazine."

Ironically, it was his son who recorded the tirade and sold it to the National Enquirer...And this is the tame stuff.

He was urging his son to break up with his black girlfriend. He later apologized and said he didn't like her "character" and not that she was black...
You know what?..whatever man.

I don't care about Dog or whatever he says to his son. I know there are and always will be racist in this country and if we stop every time they spew, we would make no progress.

What IS bothering me, is how whenever someone famous or well known says something racist or demeaning to Black women in particular, The focus turns to Hip Hop music as a way of justifying their behavior. Well, to quote my grandma, "two wrongs don't make a right".

Today, I'm hearing white people (no offense to my white family and friends) complain about a double standard. Are you kidding me? In this world there are double standards that we as people (be it racial, gender, sexual orientation, etc) have to live with as a part of life. And you know what? That's life!
In no way am i saying that rappers are without blame, but they are not a reason for bigots to have a "say N*gger for free pass". That goes for Imus, Dog and Kramer from Seinfeld.

Note: Even though i may be taking a somewhat light or humorous approach to this. It still pisses me off.