Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Happiness

The latest in an effort to take away our most precious right….the right to choose who governs us.

2011-09-29T18:20:00.006-04:00

Imagine that it's November 5th, 2012. You walk into the voting booth and see this beautiful, new, computerized voting system. It's easy to understand, touch screen, and much more advanced than those other, antiquated voting machines. You select your candidates based on your own heart felt, personal convictions, and leave the voting precinct with a sense of pride and hope that the individuals who represent your views will win. However, unbeknownst to you, a computer virus placed in the voting machine has changed all of your selections to those of some other party. A party that opposes the things you care about and represent and registers these false selections as your vote! This isn't a science fiction movie people, this is the reality of the days that we live in. Voter suppression has been rampant since and right before the election of President Obama and could be a deciding factor in next year's election. From address change stipulations in Florida that could prevent you from voting to a bill in Wisconsin requiring the use of a particular state ID thus alienating thousands of young, and potentially liberal voters, Republicans are stopping at nothing to defeat President Obama and the Democrats. And now we have this. Please watch the video above to see how this is being carried out. Don't get scared, get angry.

Right on Point....

2011-07-26T17:35:00.003-04:00

Not sure, who this person is, but they left comments on Crooks and Liars in regard to a certain link(click the picture) and the comments were right on point. Please click the picture to read the article. The comments are at the bottom of the article. Hers are titled TODAY'S TERRORISTS REPUBLICANS ARE AMERICA'S ENEMY WITHIN posted 7/26 at 12:03pm.

Just listen to this.....what else is he supposed to be doing?

2011-07-25T15:07:00.002-04:00

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Just listen to the President. How can you work with someone who just says no? Even when you give them MORE than what they ask for. Get on the right side and stay on it, folks.

Don't be fooled....Classic Mis-direction......

2011-07-22T13:37:00.004-04:00

Don't be fooled people. This is how they get the heat off of them. Stay steadfast and hold them accountable. Don't get caught up in this attempt to make you turn your head. Hold these crooks accountable! The harder they try to get you to look away, the more crimes they have to cover up! Click the picture to see the story.

He's doing what you asked him to do........

2011-07-18T14:24:00.005-04:00

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Another press conference....Just what all the Obama haters have been asking for. Pay attention to what he says in this recap in the first 3 minutes. Pay attention to how smart this guy is and how he is essentially telling you to not vote for these thugs because they are using you to blackmail the country to get the things they want for rich America. All the things people have been screaming for him to say, just in a much smarter and focused manner. Yet, still no one or group is stepping up to support him. Nobody.

Again. Just common sense.....

2011-07-18T11:14:00.002-04:00

Folks, click on the picture above to hear some good old fashioned common sense, regardless of what your religion is. This is really the bottom line summed up in 2 minutes.

For those waiting to see fire out of our President....

2011-07-14T16:12:00.002-04:00

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/14/7081699-first-thoughts-always-darkest-before-the-deal

The section Cantor vs. Obama is of particular interest. These are the things we don't see behind closed doors. The things we are asking from our President. The things that the Republicans and mainstream media don't want us to see, but leaked it this time because they thought it would be viewed more as a negative than a positive. Take a read for yourself and let me know what you think.

Wow...

2011-07-12T13:35:00.004-04:00

http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/al-sharpton-knocks-down-rep-tom-graves-tea

Say what you want about Al Sharpton, but he does not mix matters when it comes to speaking up on issues he believes in. The above interview is no exception. This is the kind of dialogue we SHOULD have been seeing from so-called Democrats. Exposing the hypocrisy and lies t0 the Republican's faces and in front of a national audience. I hope MSNBC doesn't shut him down as this goes against their own interest and the line they walk of trying to make the common person think they are speaking to/for them and their own corporate stronghold. Good for you, Reverend.

Any Teachers Out there...you may want to watch this.

2011-07-11T16:06:00.004-04:00

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/stand-children-founder-brags-about-wh

Rare that we get to see the master plan without any adulteration. Check this gem out, especially if you work in Education or with unions.

The New Jim Crow......

2011-07-11T14:00:00.004-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgM5NAq6cGI

Michelle Alexander has a new book out called The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of ColorBlindness and judging from the above video it looks dead on. Check out her overview and Q and A on the new book. The link to the book is below:

http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=1595581030

Evisceration of the Middle Class...especially the Black Middle Class...

2011-07-11T11:48:00.002-04:00

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43645168/ns/business-eye_on_the_economy/

This is very , very interesting. I didn't realize the divide between the black middle class and white middle class was so great. Good information here that's worth a few minutes of sit down time.

Live Press Conference with President Obama on the economy....

2011-07-11T11:37:00.004-04:00

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43712490#43712490

UPDATED: The press conference is over. Here is the full video:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43713816#43713816

Compton B-Ball Player Wins $40K, Gives It Away To Other Contestants

2011-07-08T16:09:00.003-04:00

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/compton-b-ball-player-wins-40k-gives-

Money isn't everything......just ask this young man. This article speaks for itself. Anybody seen this anywhere? I bet you haven't because our news doesn't show acts of Compassion unless it's two dogs licking each others' paws or some other cheesy, insignificant example.

Do you love GOOD House Music?

2011-07-08T10:52:00.005-04:00

http://www.livestream.com/jollirocka/video?clipId=pla_f2b2e4ed-fc0f-4789-85a8-a887515b6e27

Do you like good House Music? Check my man, Da JolliRocka, out. One of the best House DJs in the NY area. The link above is his 4th of July run down, but he does a live stream on Thursdays from 8-10pm and Saturdays 6-10pm at www.soulfulhousemusiccollage.com. You can also check out some of his stuff at www.jollirocka.com. Check him out. I guarantee you will be hooked!

What's it going to take?

2011-07-08T10:18:00.004-04:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/richard-nixon-and-roger-ailes-1970s-plan-to-put-the-gop-on-tv/2011/07/01/AG1W7XtH_blog.html

This is further proof that there is indeed a Matrix and that indeed 95% of us are plugged into it. How do you know this and still fall victim to it? How do you see the train coming toward you on the track, only to push the gas pedal down harder and let it take you head on? The fact that this has been in the public sphere for this long without any uproar is in itself proof of the mass hypnosis being performed on society. Let's wake up folks and wake the person next to us up! if we don't, we and our descendants will be in a nighmare that we won't be able to wake up from.

Just the facts, GOPers.....

2011-07-07T12:23:00.004-04:00

http://crooksandliars.com/jon-perr/republicans-fail-reagan-litmus-test

The link above gives 10 reasons why Ronald Reagan, the poster child for the Republican party, would not be elected today and would probably be kicked out of the Republican party. All based on facts and not speculations. All based on the very critiques and criticisms being levied against the current President. This is very interesting and definitely worth a read or comment.

Gov. Christie is a Republican, Democrats. Why do you keep falling for the same garbage?

2011-07-06T19:12:00.004-04:00

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Talk about scum. Check out the tactics republicans, namely Gov. Christie of New Jersey, are resorting to in efforts to get their legislation passed and impose their warped view of reality on us all.

Where do you think this is heading.....?

2011-07-06T17:29:00.003-04:00

http://www.thegrio.com/news/is-forced-labor-coming-back-to-georgia.php

Misjudgement? Miscalculation? Devious plot? You be the judge. Georgia's new immigration bill essentially ran all of the illegal immigrants out of the state with fields overflowing with crops to be harvested. Now they want to replace that labor with ex-cons and parolees to pick the cotton, fruit, and other crops. Check this article out and tell me what you think....

We're Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-07-06T14:25:00.003-04:00

Time to fire the bloggin' machine back up after a long departure. Let's get the dialog going, people. Let's open each other's minds and hearts. Let's make life better for ourselves and those around us! More content to come........

60 Seconds of Meditation...Quotes to Contemplate and/or Incorporate

2007-07-11T15:15:00.000-04:00

"You don't always need that which you want, but you should always want that which you need." - W. Rinpochet

How far is too far?

2007-07-11T13:52:00.000-04:00

Logo for Hot Ghetto Mess

BET is set to release one of many new "hip series" this summer. The most controversial of these is called Hot Ghetto Mess, based on a website which displays pictures that are considered "ghetto", distasteful, or a "hot mess", as is commonly used in ebonical jargon. Is the show doing this in order to help dispel negative stereotypes about Black people or is it simply jumping on the latest bandwagon of Bafoonery Profiteering? We all watched as Dave Chappelle walked the tightrope of bafoonery and social awakening only to be knocked off by his own inner turmoil and slip on the racial residue perpetuated by those not looking for meaning, but ammunition for hate. I don't think there are many feelings worse than pursuing what you see as a noble cause only to have critics and others turn it into something completely different and opposite, despite your best efforts. What's your take on the show and it's intentions? The following link is to an article on Yahoo where Reginald Hudlin, president of entertainment for BET and director of such hits as House Party, Boomerang, and the Great White Hype, and "Jam Donaldson", creator of the Hot Ghetto Mess website, give an alternate, yet optimistic, point of view in regard to the show (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070710/tv_nm/mess_dc). The article also notes that two sponsors, Home Depot and State Farm, have already pulled their advertisements from the program. Can a show like this actually get a net positive result in the Black community and beyond? Are we as Black people now at a point where we must talk to our kids through comedy and silliness in order to convey substantive ideals? Are the president of BET and the founder of the site setting themselves up for a fate similar to that of Chappelle's or worse? I welcome your thoughts.

July's CD of the Month

2007-07-02T13:26:00.001-04:00

This month's spotlight shines on my all-time favorite Jazz cd. It is the soundtrack from George Gershwin's esteemed play, Porgy and Bess. This CD is perfect for those new to Jazz or for the seasoned listener. It's waves of melodies and seemingly unending harmony will carry you through the entire spectrum of emotions and will deliver you back safely to your own piece of mind. New to Jazz or want to hear what true Jazz should sound like? This is definitely the cd for you.

July's Book of the Month

2007-07-02T12:23:00.000-04:00

The Art of Happiness, by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, is an introspective journey into what makes us go as human beings. We find ourselves asking what it is that truly really makes us happy and what if anything can be done to achieve that happiness. The book transcends any particular religious doctrine and will definitely find a place to reside inside of you. For those looking to understand themselves and others better and more compassionately this is definitely the book for you.

If I find this offensive, am I being a hypocrite?

2007-06-29T16:05:00.000-04:00

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/df8207a6e7

In today's society, a fuzziness has developed between what is purely comical and what is considered purely offensive. It is my belief that actions and words within themselves are neutral, empowered only by the motivations of the agent of said actions or words. Where do we draw the line? When does something stop being funny and start being offensive? Is the above link simply comedy with a racial overtone or does it convey a negative image of an entire group of people using comedy as a camoflauge? If I laugh at a joke about Asian people am I wrong to be offended by this? Please visit the link below and let me know what your comments are below.

The state of relationships in the US....

2007-06-12T10:43:00.001-04:00

Current statistics show that there is a 50% chance that marriages in the United States will end in divorce. High divorce rates are not uncommon to our society, but have and still pose an interesting question as to the reasons so many marriages fail and how such an ugly statistic can be lowered. Are the high divorce rates a reflection of the difficulties so many people face in regard to dating and relationships or are the diificulties faced by many in relationships due to the fear of marriages ending in divorce, which may sub-consciously cause individuals to shy away from fully committing themselves to their mates? All comments are welcome....