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Isiah 1:17- Learn to do well. Seek justice, Relieve the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, Plead for the widow."Video Episodes:
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04:45:01 05/07/12
Washington Journal: Cost of higher education
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[ VIDEO ] Not a regular watcher of C-Span's Washington Journal but on May 3rd I caught most of this segment with Peter Morici an economics professor who talks about student loan debt and the state of higher education. Here's a description:
> Peter Morici talked about his Des Moines Register article on the value of a college degree in comparison to tuition costs, accrued debt, and salaries earned after graduation. He said that employers require college degrees for jobs that do not pay enough to justify college costs, in part due to high schools' failure to adequately prepare students for the work force. He urged incoming college students to major in science fields, which pay higher salaries and provide specific job skills. Professor Morici also responded to telephone calls, electronic communications, and questions from students at Asheville-Buncombe (NC) Technical Community College, who participated via Skype. What Morici says seems a bit dour, but it should make people think about what they hope to get out of college. Is it about an education or about a future career? If only this information had been available when I was in high school hopefully our young people will understand what this "investment" can represent.
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05:01:38 04/25/12
Shouldn't Gingrich have done this a long time ago?
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[ VIDEO ] Tonight the big news is that in all the primaries held tonight in such states as Delaware, Connecticut, and New York Romney has won these primaries. Santorum had dropped out weeks ago but it looks like Gingrich is standing firm as you see in this video but even he noticed his campaign isn't going anywhere fast now. He talks about taking a "realistic" look at his campaign during the next week!
It appears Romney is on his way to the Republican nomination for President of the United States to face Democratic President Barack Obama in November:
> Mitt Romney has now won all five Republican presidential primaries Tuesday, effectively ending the GOP nomination battle.
The Associated Press called New York for the former Massachusetts governor not long after polls closed at 9 p.m. EDT. Earlier, Romney was declared the winner in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Tuesday marked the biggest day of voting in the Republican primaries since Super Tuesday on March 6, but there was little suspense. With former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum out of the race, Romney faced only Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul, both of whom were well behind Romney in polls.
A total of 231 delegates were up for grabs on Tuesday, though not all of them will be awarded based on the vote because state party officials also serve as delegates who cast their votes at the party's national convention.
Analysts said Romney still stood a strong chance of collecting 200 delegates or more as he closes in on the 1,144 delegates needed to claim the nomination. The latest Associated Press tally showed Romney came into Tuesday with 698 delegates, well ahead of Santorum's 260. Gingrich had 137 and Paul had 75. Ya know, where is a video of Romney's "victory speech". That's worth posting here tonight because I heard the term optimism as a description of this!
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04:53:38 04/25/12
Romney's victory speech...
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[ VIDEO ] Here's Romney's victory speech from tonight courtesy of ABC news all 15 minutes of footage. From Boston.com some of the major points of this address:
> Over 15 minutes, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee purposefully hit all the touchstones aimed for in such a pivot.
-He sought to connect with angst-ridden voters, mentioning single mothers, grandparents, moms and dads, and small-business owners.
“I have a simple message: Hold on a little longer. A better America begins tonight,” he said.
Amplifying his message, Romney added: “The last few years have been the best that Barack Obama can do, but it’s not the best America can do!”
He sought to move beyond the image of him as a Gordon Gekko corporate raider, talking about his father’s own hardscrabble life and taking head-on the criticism of a venture capital career that made him a near quarter-billionaire.
“I’d tell you that not every business made it, and there were good days and bad days, but every day was a lesson. And after 25 years, I know how to lead us out of this stagnant Obama economy and into a job-creating recovery,” he told an audience of several hundred at the Radisson Hotel Armory.
-He sought to recapture Ronald Reagan’s penetrating 1980 question - “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” - by asking, “Is it easier to make ends meet?”
A chorus of “No” rang out as Romney continued to ask about pocketbook issues: “Is it easier to sell your home or buy a new one? Have you saved what you needed for retirement? Are you making more in your job?”
-He sought to outline the contrast he hopes will dominate the remainder of the campaign, his support for what he terms a free-enterprise society versus what he says is Obama’s belief in a government-centered one.
“This president is putting us on a path where our lives will be ruled by bureaucrats and boards, commissions, and czars. He’s asking us to accept that Washington knows best – and can provide all,” said Romney. “Those who promise to spread the wealth around only ever succeed in spreading poverty.”
Romney said with his vision, “because there are so many enterprises that are succeeding, the competition for hard-working, educated and skilled employees is intense, and so wages and salaries rise.”
-He sought to undercut the prime mantra of the political party rivaling that which he now leads, challenging the Democrats’ argument that they are the guardians of fairness.
“We will stop the unfairness of urban children being denied access to the good schools of their choice,” he said, alluding to his support for charter schools.
“We will stop the unfairness of politicians giving taxpayer money to their friends’ businesses,” Romney said, smoothly delivering a more pointed shot he usually takes at Obama’s support for Solyndra, a failed renewable energy company.
-And, finally, Romney sought to provide the inspiration that people expect not just from the nation’s chief executive officer, but its leader.
“There was a time – not so long ago – when each of us could walk a little taller and stand a little straighter because we had a gift that no one else in the world shared. We were Americans. That meant something different to each of us but it meant something special to all of us. We knew it without question. And so did the world,” he said. “Those days are coming back. That’s our destiny.” If you're a Republican and even if you're not, are you happy with Romney's speech? Do you think he's the man to lead the Republican Party to victory of President Obama in November?
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18:49:21 04/06/12
Obama can't be a movement leader and President
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[ VIDEO ] Via Newsalert , I got wind of this interview between Joe Scarborough and Van Jones from the MSNBC program Morning Joe . Jones was once an advisor to President Obama on "green jobs". He speaks of the confusion over whether or not Obama is trying to be a movement leader or the President. For example, should Dr. Martin Luther King have been President or would the Civil Rights movement have greater success with President Lyndon Johnson who is able to navigate the political process?
That is the question, the idea that Jones sought to explain.
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19:51:39 02/15/12
The President announces African-Americans for Obama...
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[VIDEO] I recieved this video via Newsalert that asks, "Could you imagine Romney launching a website titled whites for Romney?". All I can say to that is if someone wanted to organize such a group it could be considered a lame answer to this. Not sure what I would say if this was formed before Obama unveiled this campaign organization.
Also there's probably someone out there who will answer that question by saying that white people already run this country so why should there be a whites for Romney. A comment made by the extremist amongst us, whoever they may be.
Anyway, Obama is probably just attempting to organize a potent constituency. It's safe to say they're not going anywhere else in this election. We'll see if this makes a huge difference for Obama in 2012.
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16:41:10 02/14/12
Happy Valentine's Day...
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[ VIDEO ] So, from last night's episode of Conan , propmaster Bill Tull gives us some budget Valentine's Day tips. Some of them could work, I know it! :P
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05:43:34 02/06/12
Lumière and Company - Spike Lee
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[ VIDEO ] Back in 1995, Spike Lee took part in a project entitled Lumière and Company where filmmakers such as Lee were to use the cinematograph camera - invented by the Lumière brothers - with these three rules in mind:
* A short may be no longer than 52 seconds
* No synchronized sound
* No more than three takes I just found out that Lee will be in The Sixth Ward for an event at Chicago State University . Thinking about going but just haven't decided yet!
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17:30:00 02/05/12
Stuff Spelmanites Say Part 2
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[ VIDEO ]Basically I presented part 1 to you , so here's part two. A satire of the adventures of the women of Spelman College . Hopefully this will give you a good laugh, the theme is basically leading up to graduation!
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19:11:59 02/03/12
Hey Super Bowl Sunday is this weekend!!!
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[ VIDEO ] So here are some tips from the Conan O'Brien propmaster for ideas on your Super Bowl party that you can do on a budget. LMAO!!!
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04:39:40 01/31/12
Dr. Franklin to step down as President of Morehouse College...
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A press release I found via Yahoo! Finance today: > After an accomplished five-year term as president of Morehouse College, Robert M. Franklin '75 has decided to step down at the end of his term at the close of the 2012 academic year on June 30.
Following his departure as president, Franklin plans to spend his sabbatical as a Scholar in Residence at Stanford University's Martin Luther King Jr. Institute and plans to return to Morehouse in the role of Distinguished Professor of Social Ethics.
In recognition of Franklin's exemplary service to the College, the Board of Trustees has voted to recognize him with the College's highest and most prestigious rank: President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor.
"Dr. Franklin has served an integral role leading the renaissance of Morehouse, and his dedication is greatly appreciated," said Robert Davidson, chairman of the Morehouse College Board of Trustees. "In addition to his years of service, Robert has led by example, dedicating a substantial portion of his time to community service, which is one of the core values that Morehouse seeks to instill in each and every one of its students. We will miss him as the Board endeavors to find a successor who will help to usher the college into a new era." I liked Dr. Franklin. He seemed to have a solid vision as to where he was going to take Morehouse College. It seems he may have accomplished some of them and hopefully Morehouse will appoint someone who will also have a solid vision for the college. Perhaps the 5 wells will continue in someway in the future.
Dr. Franklin took over as President of Morehouse from Dr. Walter Massey by the summer of 2007. He was officially inaugurated into office in February 2008. This was his address but there are also links below the embed to other aspects of his inaguration as the Morehouse College President.
[VIDEO: Inaugural Anthem , Investiture , Inaugural Address ]
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05:30:00 01/28/12
Validation...
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[ VIDEO ] This video is hilarious. About a man with an upbeat personality working a job that really doesn't require such a personality. Then he finds a girl he can't turn around and gets himself depressed but the ending is priceless as he regains his smile. A love story told in only 16 minutes. Enjoy!
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21:30:00 01/26/12
Brewer's exchange with the President...
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[ VIDEO ] A lot of people are taking issue with this exchange. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer shouldn't have placed her finger in the President's face, that I will agree on. On the other hand I understand that there are two sides to every story. Besides amongst players in our politcal & governmental systems there will be disagreements as there are between Republican Brewer and the Democrat President.
According to the Washington Post this is what it was about:
> Obama descended the stairs of Air Force One and was greeted by Brewer, who was waiting for him along with other politicians in a traditional receiving line. Brewer offered Obama a letter, which she later said was an invitation to sit down with her to discuss Arizona’s economic “comeback” and to join her for a tour of the U.S.-Mexican border.
The president told Brewer he would be happy to meet with her, a White House aide said, but also informed the governor that he thought she had been inaccurate in describing their earlier session in the Oval Office.
Brewer’s book, “Scorpions for Breakfast: My Fight Against Special Interests, Liberal Media, and Cynical Politicos to Secure the Border,’’ details her conservative approach to dealing with the state’s illegal immigration challenges. A review published in the Arizona Republic said that Brewer casts Obama as “condescending” and skewers him repeatedly. Although she originally described their Oval Office meeting as cordial, the newspaper said, “in the book she calls the president ‘patronizing’ and said ‘he lectured me.’ ”
“He didn’t feel that I had treated him cordially” in the book, Brewer told reporters Wednesday. “I said to him that I have all the respect in the world for the office of the president. The book is what the book is. I asked him if he read the book. He said he read the excerpt.”
In an excerpt available on Amazon, Brewer defends Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070 immigration law that she signed into law in 2010, but whose toughest provisions were overturned by a federal judge.
Brewer writes that Obama “has repeatedly made fun of those of us who want to see the law enforced, saying we want a ‘moat’ with ‘alligators’ in it around our country. The reason he has resorted to these failed attempts at humor, I think, is that he supports a policy that is fundamentally undemocratic, and he knows it.”
She and Obama appeared to be talking over each other on the tarmac, as other Arizona officials looked on. The exchange ended when Obama abruptly walked away, as Brewer appeared to still be speaking. Now that you guys know the other side of the story other than perhaps what was seen on video, who would you point the finger at? Governor Brewer, President Obama, or both? I would point my finger at both.
Gov. Brewer shouldn't have pointed a finger at Obama, literally sure. Then again if it's true that Obama just walked off while the Governor was speaking, I'm not so sure that makes the President looks any better himself. Gov. Brewer is a citizen and he should listen to what she has to say and with the present discussion the book should've have even come up, especially if he never read it.
BTW, I wanted to find some better video of this exchange but I have been unable to find any. The finger is portrayed in a photograph. And there's no way for me to see if she was still talking when he walked off on her. Check out the vile comments on the YouTube page as well, MAN!
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06:37:51 01/21/12
Stuff Spelmanites say...
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[ VIDEO ] For those of you who've attended an HBCU (such as Spelman College ) you may very well enjoy this and know what they are referring to. For those of you who haven't had this experience it's still good for a laugh. I've decided it's worth sharing to anyone who reads this blog. Enjoy!
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02:51:30 01/18/12
Feds should bailout states, cities, and counties...
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[ VIDEO ] Says Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Below is the description of the video via rebelpundit :
> Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) addresses Occupy the Dream at The People's Church in Chicago. 1/15/2012. Jackson proposes trillions of new spending, the federal government hiring 15 million people directly at $40,000 for infrastructure. Jackson remarks "for a mere $900 billion" we can get our country working again. Hat-tip Gateway Pundit !
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18:42:00 01/16/12
Vodkapundit: Required viewing on MLK Day...
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[ VIDEO ] Vodkapundit pays homage to MLK with this video of about 17 Minutes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream speech" at the August 28, 1963 March on Washington. It's hard to believe that next year it will be only 50 years ago. Probably still fresh in the memory of those who were there however. Even now we have a long way to go to live up to that vision.
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07:33:31 01/16/12
Red Tails...
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[ VIDEO ] In the mid-1990s, HBO aired a TV movie named The Tuskegee Airmen . Of course the movie starred Cuba Gooding who is also starring in the coming film also about the "Tuskegee Airmen" entitled Red Tails .
The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name of a group of WW2 US Army Air Force (precedes the US Air Force) pilots that are well known for their exploits escorting American bombers in the skies of Europe. It started with the 99th Pursuit Squadron and the pilots of that squadron began their training at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University). That unit actually still exist in the US Air Force as the 99th Flying Training Squadron .
Eventually the Tuskegee Airmen would be assigned to the 332d Fighter Group. As members of this Army Air Force unit, the tail of the planes would be painted crimson, and thus they acquired another nickname alluded to in the coming coming new film "red tails" or "red-tailed angels".
I read a story recently about how this film got to be made. It was produced by George Lucas who largely put up his own funds because Hollywood was unwilling to produce this project. I'm sure Hollywood was skittish about a project advertised as an action-flick with a mostly Black cast because they were unsure about whether or not money could be made. Even he tried to look at the big picture :
> But still, Lucas claims he foot the bill himself for the budget, because that’s how important getting the film out there was to him. Lucas also pointed out that he wanted to make the film for teenage boys (young, black teenage boys in particular), to show them real heroes and real role models (outside of the Jay-Zs and Michael Jordans as he said). However, while talking to the folks over at USA Today, he said the pressure of having it do well at the box office has him worried about what impact Red Tail‘s success could have on the success of future films with all black casts.
“I realize that by accident I’ve now put the black film community at risk,” Lucas said. “I’m saying, if this doesn’t work, there’s a good chance you’ll stay where you are for quite a while. It’ll be harder for you guys to break out of that (lower-budget) mold. But if I can break through with this movie, then hopefully there will be someone else out there saying let’s make a prequel and sequel, and soon you have more Tyler Perrys out there.” It wasn't just about the money but to help advance Black filmmakers. Perhaps even change the range of films they will be able to make. It also about giving the young boys the real heros and the real role models. Very laudable goals because the men the boys look up to will need some form of diversity. Who says you must only look up to entertainers and be entertainers?
You know I saw somewhere, some attribute his interest in doing this to the fact that he's dating a Black woman . This may be a true reason although certainly it's good thing what he seeks to do in this endeavor. It's still very important to be able to bring to the public the story of WW2's Tuskegee Airmen!
BTW George Lucas if you don't know owns Lucasfilm . His company has produced both the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. They've made lots of money over the years so don't assume Red Tails will be a slouch on the silver screen!
02/06/12