The President is asking you to share your thoughts and submit questions on health care reform. He will answer some of the most popular questions in a town hall meeting on Wednesday at 1:15 pm EST.
Watch the video on YouTube and learn how to submit your 20-30 second video asking your question. Maybe your question will be one of the lucky submissions he chooses to address.
Vibe Magazine, that focused on hip hop and R&B music was founded in the 90’s by Quincy Jones and quickly began to enjoy significant success. Early this afternoon Daily Finance broke the news of it’s immediate closure.
It was said that the magazine on the eve of it’s sixteenth anniversary was scheduled to work on a Michael Jackson Tribute. Sadly, it doesn’t seem that will happen now.
TMZ has received word that Michael Jackson’s body is set to go home to Neverland Ranch late Thursday morning.
Law enforcement sources say a motorcade of 30 cars or more will travel from Los Angeles to Neverland at 10 AM on Thursday.
They are meeting to discuss security and traffic control. Their sources also say that plans are in the works for a public viewing on either Friday or Saturday.
According to biographer Ian Halperin, Michael Jackson recorded more than 100 songs, but refused to release any of them. Not even to pull himself out of debt.
They were left by Jackson for his children, a very personal legacy to them to be heard only after he died. There is a chance, depending on who is left control of Michael’s estate, that we may get to hear them after all.
Halperin has an upcoming book “Unmasked, The Michael Jackson Story” which at the moment has no official release date.
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Credit Card companies are using your purchases against you. They are pulling your purchasing data and using that information to determine your whether or not your are a credit risk.
What you are purchasing or where you are using your card has played a part in the possibility of lowering your credit limit or increasing your interest rate. Both affect your credit score.
The new credit card reform law that the President signed in May 2009 requires federal regulators to investigate this bias practice. This investigation is to be completed in a year.
Source: Wallet Pop
The Swedish parents of a 2 1/2 year old child are refusing to reveal the child’s sex. They refer to the child only as “Pop” and only a very select few know Pop’s true gender.
The 24 year old parents feel that a gender is like putting a blue or pink stamp on the child’s forehead and do not want their child to be constrained by a specific mold that a gender would give.
Pop wears everything from pants to dresses, so there is no wardrobe indication of a sway towards one gender.
There are different opinions on whether or not the parents are doing the right thing. I think that by not allowing your child to be who they are is not a way to teach them that no matter who you are, what sex, what race, you can do whatever you want. I think that we as a society have proved that already. What do you think?
Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine granted temporary guardianship of his kids. Katherine & Joe Jackson also petitioned the court to prove Michael had a will.
The papers say Michael died intestate, which means, without a will. It’s obvious the parents do not know if a will does in fact exist. The petition asks for Michael’s mother to be named as administrator of the will.
However, it’s been reported that Michael’s lawyer for many years, John Branca, has a signed will that he intends to file within 30 days.
After filing guardianship papers, Katherine has been granted temporary guardianship of Michael’s three kids, Prince Michael, Paris and Prince Michael II (also known as Blanket). Debbie Rowe is the biological mother of Prince Michael and Paris, but Prince Michael II was born via a surrogate who’s name was never revealed.
A hearing is set for next Monday.
Joe and Janet Jackson made appearances at the 2009 BET Awards Show Sunday, watching as the celebrities paid tribute to Michael. Janet made a heartfelt speech regarding her brother. She thanked everyone for their love and support and expressed the family’s grief over losing their loved one.
Also accompanying Joe was the family attorney L. Londell McMillan who is the only person to speak on behalf of the Jackson family.
News was released about a second autopsy being conducted at the request of the family. There were no other details regarding a second autopsy except that the family would have more to say later.
On Monday June 29, 2009 Bernard Madoff was given the maximum sentence of 150 years in prison. That’s a far cry from the 12 years his lawyer was requesting. Under current federal court rules he must serve at least 80% of the sentence, which would keep him behind bars for 120 years before he’s eligible for parole.
Madoff bowed his head and said nothing as he was sentenced to pretty much life in prison for his part in the largest Ponzi scheme in history. I bet his victims are happy, but considering most of them were financially ruined by Madoff I doubt there is much celebrating going on.
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of white firefighters from New Haven, CT. It reverses a decision Sonia Sotomayor endorsed when she was an appeals court judge and these men were unfairly denied promotions because of their race.
He is notorious for his killing spree in the 1970’s, David Berkowitz better known as the “Son of Sam,” got that name because of his claims a dog that belonged to his neighbor, Sam Carr, commanded him to kill.
He taunted New York City from 1976-1977 but now refers to those days as a terrible nightmare. He has written letters expressing remorse to Andy Kahan, crime victim advocate for the city of Houston. Berkowitz seems content with spending the rest of his life in prison as a way to make amends for what he did.
For the past few years Berkowitz has been trying to help Kahan stop the profiting of murderabilia, the sellingof personal items or correspondence, etc. Anything that once belonged to a serial killer.
He even goes so far as to credit Berkowitz with helping him convince eBay to prohibit the sale of murderabilia. That’s why his words seem sincere to Kahan, especially since, he is the reason for the “Son of Sam law” which forbids criminals from profiting off their crimes. That law was created as a result of rumors Berkowitz was planning to write a book.
It’s interesting to point out that due to references by Berkowitz of a satanic cult and a few too many unanswered questions the case was reopened in 1996 and is still considered open.
It’s looks like Bernie Madoff will be forced to forfeit $171 billion in possessions. Though his lawyer is trying for a lighter sentence prosecutors are looking to make a 150 year prison sentence stick.
The called him the Infomercial King, because he pitched everything from Oxiclean (which made him famous) to Orange Glo cleaner, but his name was Billy Mays and he has sadly passed away at age 50.
He was found unresponsive this morning by his wife at his home in Tampa, FL. Mays was known to have a larger-than-life personality and he will be missed.
The controversial Calvin Klein billboard that I wrote about a week ago has been replaced with a swimwear ad.
The new Calvin Klein billboard some say is just as provocative but less controversial. No one will know if the company took the other billboard (that some referred to as borderline pornography) down because of the public outcry over it or because of the arrival of summer. The new ad features a model emerging from the surf.
Oh well, as long as it’s gone.
The Center For Environmental Health has filed a lawsuit against 16 popular retailers (including Target, Forever 21 and Kohls).
They accuse at least 26 brands of manufacturing products containing a high level of lead. High enough the group claims that it can pose a health risk when touched or handled.
Everyone is aware that lead is not safe for children, it is also unsafe for pregnant women. Check the site to see if you have purchased handbags from any retailer on the list.
Jerri Gray from South Carolina is out of jail on $50,000.00 bond after being charged with neglecting her obese son.
Gray allowed her son Alexander Draper to reach 555 lbs. by the age of 14 and that’s when law enforcement finally stepped in. Alexander’s mother claims she cannot afford to get her son treatment and blames a hectic work schedule on his weight gain. She says she was forced to buy fast food in between shifts.
There are too many working, single mother’s out there for this excuse to fly. If you need to work you make prior arrangements for your child, whether it be babysitters or food. How could you let your son gain that much weight, nevermind not seek help?
On a day when we are mourning the passing of two icons, Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, comes Internet rumors of the death of actor Jeff Goldblum. There are sites now claiming it is a hoax.
There were reports that Goldblum fell to his death on a movie set in New Zealand. According to New Zealand Police those reports were false. As far as they know he’s not even in New Zealand. Still the actors reps have yet to make an official statement.
It was confirmed by the L.A. Coroner and by now every news station around the world, Michael Jackson has died at the age of 50. The singer was rushed to the hospital after going into cardiac arrest. There were claims that he was unconscious when the ambulance arrived and some say he had already passed away by that time.
His fans have camped out in front of his home where police have been called and UCLA Hospital has blocked the entrance to the emergency room. News stations, such as CNN, have been playing clips of his best hits including the best selling album of all-time Thriller.
Today with the death of both Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson networks are scramming to rearrange their prime time lineups and make room for special coverage on their passing. I will post more as news comes in. As a fan of Michael Jackson I am shocked and sad. He was the best entertainer of my generation. You will be hearing more from me on his passing.
Michael Jackson has suffered from cardiac arrest. He was not concious when the ambulance arrived.
CNN reports he is in a coma but The LA Times has reported that Michael Jackson has died.
It is a sad day for the music world. I will post when new information comes in.
It seems that even though the election is over and her team didn’t win, Gov. Sarah Palin is still a target. From Tina Fey to David Letterman and from her own state.
The Alaska governor’s office said there has been 15 ethics complaints against Palin or her staff which have been dismissed, but others are pending.
The ones filing the grievances are obviously trying to force Palin out of office by turning the public against her. Also, ruining her chances of running a successful campaign as the next president, should she choose to do so. They are using the legal system to hold Palin accountable for what they see as abuses of power.
Anchorage Republican Rep. Bob Lynn is going to introduce a bill to stop ethics complaints from being publicly discussed unless the state finds they have merit. He states an ethics complaint filed against a legislator is confidential until it’s determined to have merit. The bill would provide the same rule for complaints against the governor and her staff, if you talk about the complaint it’s dismissed.
The bill will go through much scrutiny by opposers to see if it’s not a violation of constitutional rights. In the meantime Palin claims that lawsuits resulting from such complaints have put her more than $500,000.00 in debt. She has also reimbursed the state $8,143.62 for nine trips taken between January 2007 and February of this year by her family.
Why haven’t other heads of state been forced to pay back money used for their own pleasure? I think they all should.
Actress Farrah Fawcett has died at age 62. The iconic star of Charlie’s Angels battled anal cancer for 3 years after being diagnosed in 2006. There were reports this week of bedside vigils when she was hospitalized again.
Fawcett’s longtime partner Ryan O’Neal was by her side when she passed away. He hoped to marry her before she passed away. They share a son Redmond.
Our prayers are with O’Neal and Redmond.
Well, it took him a few days but blogger Perez Hilton has issued an apology. He states it wasn’t forced and it’s not an apology to GLAAD, but he is apologizing to the Gay community.
Perez acknowledged he used a word that is hurtful and has been used against him in the past. The same gay slur Isaiah Washington used against a co-star and was branded a gay-hater by Perez himself.
I see the apology as nothing but damage control. Especially since, he also states he is filing a lawsuit against Polo Molina, road manager for The Black Eyed Peas. In a gesture of good faith he will donate any money collected from that lawsuit to the Matthew Shepard Foundation.
Nine out of 11 victims claim they responded to an ad posted on the free classifieds website Craigslist. He allegedly used the site to post ads looking for women to cast in acting roles.
The Oscar he won for the 1977 Best Original Song ’You Light Up My Life’ was used as bait to get them back to his apartment on the Upper East Side. Two of the victims claim they were given date-rape drugs.
I guess Mr. Brooks thinks he’s back in the era of Hollywood where “casting couches” were used but never spoken about.
By the way Craigslist has been in the news a lot lately and not for good reasons. It seems it’s being used as a new form of kidnapping, where you actually get your victims to come to you.
When I think of someone who honestly believes they are too smart and too important I think of Bernard Madoff. I honestly believe that he believed he would get off. Then again I don’t think he ever thought he’d get caught.
Madoff’s lawyer told the judge who will sentence the con artist next week that 12 years in prison would be sufficient punishment.
This guy robbed people of their life savings leaving many in financial ruins. Now he thinks he can tell the judge how much time he should serve. He should get the max sentence allowable by law.
In federal jail for the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995, Terry Nichols asked for a court-appointed attorney to file a lawsuit complaining about the food in prison.
The lawsuit claims that the Supermax prison in Colorado is causing him to sin, apparently he feels he doesn’t get enough nutritious meals.
Nichols was given a life sentence for conspiring with Timothy McVeigh to blow up a federal building and involuntary manslaughter for the 168 people that were killed in the bombing. Timothy McVeigh was convicted of murder and the world watched as he was executed.
Not only should he never have been allowed a lawyer to waste tax payers money and file such a frivolous lawsuit, but he should be happy he wasn’t executed and live the rest of his life quietly in prison.
What was the U.S. Attorney General thinking when this was allowed to go through? It should have been denied with a big fat red stamp!
I don’t watch Reality TV. Not interested, never was. All it does is give people who are obsessed with themselves a place where they can try and get famous quick.
They are sometimes called media whores and rightfully so. They crave attention and will do whatever it takes to get it. Anything that will put them in the headlines and keep them there.
Let’s take a look at some of the most recent so-called headliners:
Jon & Kate + 8 – I will not say anything that bad, because children dominate that show and they are the real reason why people watch it. However, if you were really focused on taking care of your children do you think a reality show is the way to go? Just wondering.
Heidi & Spencer Pratt (Speidi) – They are the two most self-involved people I have ever seen. They really think that people are interested in them. Let’s see if I can get this straight, they faked a wedding, then he wanted to fake a divorce and then they got married for real? All to steal the spotlight from Lauren Conrad on The Hills, which is a scripted reality show. Uh Huh OK!
The Real Housewives (pick a county) – This is what people want to see women throwing tantrums, spending money like they’re princesses and well, acting like total bitches? Where is the class they’re supposed to have?
I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Outta Here – Do these people really think they are that famous?
That is just to name a few. I’m really just trying to make a point here, but I may write a part 2 to this post because I know I will have more to say.
Thanks to Reality TV anyone can be a celebrity and that word doesn’t mean much anymore because of it. It basically is used in regards to anyone using or in some cases trying to hold on to their 15 minutes of fame. They really all need to get a life!
Perez Hilton uses the Internet as his personal tool for pushing his own agenda. He picks fights on his blog and constant hunger for media attention, but then has a hissy fit when he gets attacked. Let me state violence is never the answer, but come on Perez don’t you think you are over-reacting?
You claim to be an activist for gay rights, but then turn around and use a gay slur to insult someone. Isn’t that kind of hypercritical? GLAAD thinks so.
It’s not enough that Hilton, who’s real name is Mario Lavandeira, used Twitter to have all his followers call the Toronto police because he felt they were not responding to him quick enough. He has to rant and rave on TV. Perez the police have actual emergencies that they need to address, before coming to you. Contrary to what you may think, you are not the center of the world.
Will.I.Am gave his account of what happened and hhmm I don’t know for some reason I believe him.
Chris Brown pleaded guilty to assault charges on Monday, but he will not go to jail. The charges stemmed from a fight Brown and singer Rihanna had on February 8th, 2009, which left her battered and bruised.
A plea agreement was reached giving him five years probation, six months of community service cleaning up graffiti and roadside trash and attending domestic violence counseling.
The judge also imposed a stay away order which requires that Brown and Rihanna stay at least 50 yards from each. However, the judge did make an exception at industry events when the distance is reduced to 10 yards.
Rihanna stated to the judge that after Brown is formally sentenced in August she may request the order be loosened. Rihanna sweetie that would be a mistake.
I can’t say if this is Chris Brown’s first time ever hitting her or any woman for that matter, but it usually doesn’t happen only once. If a man thinks that it is O.K. to hit a woman once, then who’s to say he won’t do it again. Especially, when he doesn’t go to jail and have Big Bubba teach him a lesson.
The TV Legend best known for his hosting duties on Star Search and as Johnny Carson’s sidekick for all those years on The Tonight Show died shortly after midnight at age 86.
A cause of death was not given. His publicist Howard Bragman said Ed had a “multitude of health problems the last few months.”
McMahon will be fondly remembered for all his years on television and as a longtime co-hosting Jerry Lewis’ annual Labor Day telethon benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He will be missed.
NFL player Donte Stallworth has been suspended indefinitely by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Well, finally someone with sense.
Stallworth, driving his Bentley while intoxicated struck a man resulting in his death. He pled gulity to DUI manslaughter and after reaching an undisclosed monetary settlement with the victim’s family they no longer wished to press charges and just want to move on with their lives, I bet. So a judge sentenced him to only 30 days in jail and 10 years of probation, which is unfreakinbelievable.
Too many of these athletes are commiting crimes and not getting punished accordingly. So what he loses his job for the foreseeable future. A man lost his life. I don’t think the decision to press charges should’ve been made by the family, especially not based on a settlement, and the judge should’ve used the sense God gave him, but that would be fair.
Manhattanites are raising concern over a billboard from Calvin Klein Jeans Spring/Summer 2009 campaign, on the corner of Lafayette and Houston. Many are calling it a form of pornography.
This certainly isn’t the first time the CK company has been the center of debate, remember a young Brooke Shields telling us, “Nothing comes between me and my Calvin’s.”
However, many might agree that this time the company has gone too far. The company’s television commercial has been banned in the United States. The suggestive commercial spot in my opinion is every bit what the company intended it to be. You be the judge, watch the video and view the photo campaign, then tell me what you think.
They have received lots of attention recently, from World News Tonight to Ashton Kutcher, and rightfully so. These kids from P.S. 22 are simply amazing. They are hardworking and talented. They have recorded on an album for Columbia Records, ben interviewed for News shows and Hollywood 411. It has been a wild and crazy year. One they will never forget.
If you haven’t seen the videos yet here you go: P.S. 22 Chorus Does Lady Gaga also don’t forget to check out their blog that is written by their wonderful chours teacher Mr. B who is on a mission to prove the importance of arts programs in schools.
After a week of back and forth bickering about a joke David Letterman made on The Late Show the host issues an apology. The uproar was because the joke was about a young woman, Sarah Palin’s daughter to be exact, not only which one was in question but also why he would use the girl for laughs. The joke, that a Palin daughter was knocked up by Yankee Alex Rodriguez.
Letterman tried to explain that he was not referring to the younger daughter Willow 14, but rather Bristol 18, who recently had a baby. It didn’t really matter the damage was done and his attempts at explaining the joke away didn’t stop people from campaigning for his removal as host, such as the online petition to CBS (FireDaveLetterman.com). So he did what he had to do, I’m sure it’s not what he wanted, but he had to save face.
This is not the first time he has made jokes about Sarah Palin using her gender for laughs. Hopefully though he learned a lesson. Try being a little more considerate when making jokes about women in general. If you want to attack Sarah Palin or any other public figure, stick with her, leave the children out of it. Also, do not make sexual references or jokes about young women. Hear that Dave!!
Last night my sister and I went to our third New Kids On The Block concert since they reunited. The concert was different than the last two and it was at the PNC Bank Arts Center in NJ. That venue is small so the concert felt more intimate and plus we had great seats, twelve rows from the stage.
I have to say that the five guys from Boston still put on an exciting and energetic show. They know what their fans want and understand why. In an effort to show their appreciation they deliver the goods. I was so happy to hear Joe sing Popsicle (which was on their very first album) and at the end of the song ask jokingly, “Are you happy now?”
He also performed a new song he wrote for the fans. I’m not quite sure of the name, it’s either “Thank You” or “Five Brothers and a Million Sisters.” I wish he wrote it in time for their CD The Block, but I guess he’ll just have to make it a single. Do you hear that Joe? RECORD THE SONG AS A SINGLE.
The guys, Joe McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight and Danny Wood, are all well into their thirties, but they still have the same energy and stamina they had twenty years ago. I am one fan that is so happy they decided to get back together, even if it’s for one last go around. I hope they decide it was so much fun that they make a few more CD’s. Hey, we can dream can’t we.
Great show guys! This may sound cheesy, but I don’t care, you still got The Right Stuff!!!!
If you want to live in an equal society, or preach about one, where the color of your skin is no longer a factor, then stop bringing race into every unfortunate situation.
This goes for Al Sharpton and Mr. Charlie Rangel(D-NY) who can’t help but take cheap shots in reference to Obama’s NY visit and the accidental shooting of off-duty police officer, Omar Edwards, by another officer, Andrew Stanton.
Where were they when those poor high school students were shot execution style in NJ? What, it’s not worth their time because it’s not white vs. black but black vs black?
Rangel commented to The NY Daily News about how Obama wouldn’t walk in Harlem unidentified and that no matter who you are, if you are of color you are in jeopardy while running for a bus in this community.
That was hardly the case in the tragic shooting of Edwards and an uncalled for statement, all they are doing is adding fuel to an already burning fire. They are not preaching unity, they are crying injustice and making a bad situation worse.
Edwards was off-duty in Harlem when he found someone trying to steal his car. He chased that person with his gun drawn. Another officer, Andrew Dunton, came upon the scene, Edwards with gun in hand did not identify himself as a cop when told to drop his weapon and was shot when he failed to do so.
All Rangel and Sharpton are doing (and all Sharpton ever does) is create a world filled with hatred, so much so that it is also turning us into a society of reverse racism, where decisions are being based on race in the fear of being criticized or in some eyes trying to right a wrong. If they really want to make this world a better place they would eliminate the color of our skin from situations and make decisions and come to conclusions based on the individual.
