Forget about Raymond, everyone loves marijuana, or MJ, weed, cheeba, etc…
Even teh cops are trying to get it. At least in CA, with the right paperwork, its legal and good for what ails you
Especially actors, or people on TV with very little talent…
But, at least the dude is looking out for others…radaronline.com points out his generosity.
Andy Milonakis looked like he had had the munchies, as he entered Katsuya, a Los Angeles, California restaurant on Tuesday night.
As the 33-year-old MTV star entered, he brandished a bag containing a mysterious green substance, handing some of it to a beggar nearby.
Better yet, let’s just let Milonakis say it himself: “I just gave weed to a homeless man in front of paparazzi,” Andy Tweeted. “What was I thinking?”
ESPN.com tells the story of Tim Lincecum’s love of the weed…
SEATTLE — San Francisco Giants star pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state.
Washington State Patrol spokesman Steve Schatzel said Thursday that the 2008 Cy Young Award winner and former star at the University of Washington was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 5 in the town of Hazel Dell, about four miles north of the Oregon border, on Oct. 30.
At least he reps other Bay Area sports teams...plus with the hat, he looks like Shaggy from Scooby Doo
An officer approached Lincecum’s 2006 Mercedes and smelled marijuana as the pitcher rolled down his window. Schatzel said Lincecum immediately complied with a request to hand over the drug and a marijuana pipe from the car’s center console.
The amount measured was 3.3 grams. Schatzel said police consider that a small amount for personal use, well below the maximum of 40 grams before possession is classified differently and carries a more severe penalty.
The incident was first reported by The Columbian in Vancouver, Wash.
“It’s not really out of the ordinary. It happens every day,” Schatzel said of the volume of marijuana Lincecum handed over. “It was about the size of a thumb, the whole thumb.”
Lincecum could face potential fines totaling $622 for the misdemeanor possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia counts plus the citation for driving 74 mph in a 60 mph zone, Schatzel said.
The 25-year-old All-Star starter entered a plea of not guilty through his attorney on Monday, according to records in Clark County District Court. A hearing that had been scheduled for Friday morning was canceled, pending a pretrial conference between Lincecum’s attorney and a county prosecutor on Nov. 23.
Lincecum is currently scheduled to appear before a judge on Dec. 22.
The Giants said they were aware of the situation but did not immediately have a comment.
The native of the Seattle suburb of Bellevue went 15-7 with a 2.48 ERA in 32 starts and 225 1/3 innings in 2009, his third season in the major leagues. He is 40-17 with a 2.90 ERA in his career and could be getting a huge, multimillion-dollar raise from salary arbitration this offseason.
Teammates consider the smallish right-hander a quirky perfectionist. They also consider him the “Franchise,” the nickname they gave him when he broke into the big leagues only a year out of college. Others see his boyish face, shaggy dark hair, diminutive frame — and his dominance — and call him “The Freak.”
San Francisco chose him 10th overall in the 2006 draft out of Washington, and he instantly became the organization’s top pitching prospect since Hall of Famer Juan Marichal signed with the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1957.
Just like I felt with Michael Phelps, this is not a story. The story is really more ammunition that we just need to legalize it and quit trying to demonize people who are smoking it.
Now, she can smoke legally and not have to hide behind the haze of the smoke to conceal her identity
This is going to be great news for people who actually smoke marijuana legally. The guidelines will also stop the arrests of suppliers to medical marijuana clubs.
Feds to issue new medical marijuana policyBy DEVLIN BARRETT (AP) – 7 hours ago
WASHINGTON — Federal drug agents won’t pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under new legal guidelines to be issued Monday by the Obama administration.
Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state law.
The guidelines to be issued by the department do, however, make it clear that agents will go after people whose marijuana distribution goes beyond what is permitted under state law or use medical marijuana as a cover for other crimes, the officials said.
The new policy is a significant departure from the Bush administration, which insisted it would continue to enforce federal anti-pot laws regardless of state codes.
Fourteen states allow some use of marijuana for medical purposes: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
California is unique among those for the widespread presence of dispensaries — businesses that sell marijuana and even advertise their services. Colorado also has several dispensaries, and Rhode Island and New Mexico are in the process of licensing providers, according to the Marijuana Policy Project, a group that promotes the decriminalization of marijuana use.
This is great news for people who want to provide relief for others. Think of the possibilities. Now opening up a club doesn’t seem so far fetched.
Drive thru ordering would be nice....
Attorney General Eric Holder said in March that he wanted federal law enforcement officials to pursue those who violate both federal and state law, but it has not been clear how that goal would be put into practice.
A three-page memo spelling out the policy is expected to be sent Monday to federal prosecutors in the 14 states, and also to top officials at the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration.
The memo, the officials said, emphasizes that prosecutors have wide discretion in choosing which cases to pursue, and says it is not a good use of federal manpower to prosecute those who are without a doubt in compliance with state law.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the legal guidance before it is issued.
“This is a major step forward,” said Bruce Mirken, communications director for the Marijuana Policy Project. “This change in policy moves the federal government dramatically toward respecting scientific and practical reality.”
At the same time, the officials said, the government will still prosecute those who use medical marijuana as a cover for other illegal activity. The memo particularly warns that some suspects may hide old-fashioned drug dealing or other crimes behind a medical marijuana business.
In particular, the memo urges prosecutors to pursue marijuana cases which involve violence, the illegal use of firearms, selling pot to minors, money laundering or involvement in other crimes.
And while the policy memo describes a change in priorities away from prosecuting medical marijuana cases, it does not rule out the possibility that the federal government could still prosecute someone whose activities are allowed under state law.
The memo, officials said, is designed to give a sense of prosecutorial priorities to U.S. attorneys in the states that allow medical marijuana. It notes that pot sales in the United States are the largest source of money for violent Mexican drug cartels, but adds that federal law enforcement agencies have limited resources.
Medical marijuana advocates have been anxious to see exactly how the administration would implement candidate Barack Obama’s repeated promises to change the policy in situations in which state laws allow the use of medical marijuana.
Soon after Obama took office, DEA agents raided four dispensaries in Los Angeles, prompting confusion about the government’s plans.
On the Net:
- Drug Enforcement Administration: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
- Marijuana Policy Project: http://www.mpp.org/
Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Some things don't forget.....
and he has the ability to couch “Because I’ve been ballin on these bitches and they can’t stand the rain…” to sound polite and kind as well….
While much of America had its eyes skyward, tracking what was thought to be a boy in a run-away balloon, President Obama was dealing with another boy very much on the ground.
“Why do people hate you?” asked 4th-grader Terence Scott, posing the final question at the president’s Town Hall Meeting this afternoon at the University of New Orleans.
The youngster seemed earnest and genuinely distressed about harsh words he’s heard people direct at the 44th President.
“They supposed to love you,” said the youngster, “and God is love.”
Son, the reason people hate President Obama is that their candidate didnt win, or that they just hate black people. The guy has been in office less than nine months, but everyone thinks that they can do his job better than he can. It’s like backseat driving. Everyone wants to tell someone else how to do their jobs. Just because you work at Burger King and you have to make it my way, doesn’t mean that you can come to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and tell me how to do my job. You make the burgers, and I will make the policies. See, that is what he wanted to say, but he kept it politically safe, which was the right, and smart thing to do.
“That’s what I’m talking about,” said the president, grateful for words of kindness and support. He was on a trip to explain why it took him nine months to make his first visit as president to a city still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Mr. Obama tried to reassure the kid that it’s not as bad as he thinks.
“First of all, I did get elected president, so not everybody hates me now,” he told the 4th grader. But he conceded that “if you’re watching TV lately, it seems like everybody’s just getting mad all the time.”
“You’ve got to take it with a grain of salt,” the president explained. “Some of it is just what’s called politics.”
(CBS)How do you explain hardball politics to a 4th grader?
“Once one party wins,” said the president, struggling to find the right words, “then the other party kind of gets – feels like it needs to poke you a little bit to keep you on your toes.”
Poke you a little bit? Is that what his political critics and opponents are doing?
“You shouldn’t take it too seriously,” was Mr. Obama’s bottom line advice to the youngster.
Haters hate kid. It’s a fact of life. Here is how the hated on me during the election.
What bitches!??!?!?!? Bow down to the Great Allah Barack Hussein Obama!
But that couldn’t stop me, they have done far worse. Remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? This is what he and others had to go through.
and the end result was still a minor victory for blacks in the south.
He said a lot of people are losing their jobs or health care or homes to foreclosure. “They’re feeling frustrated,” he said, sounding as though he could forgive them for their bitter words and criticism.
They can’t get over the fact that the oppression is eroding and the control that was once tight as a noose has been gradually reduced. I just rose above the haters.
HAHAHA Pumas! This is you right here....How did that whole campaign thing work out for you?
And as president, he conceded he gets some credit when things go well and some of the blame when they don’t. “That part of the job,” he explained.
“So you’ve just got to keep on going even when folks are criticizing you,” he said.
And after all, said the president, “I’m a pretty tough guy.”
“Are you a tough guy?” he asked his 4th grade questioner. The kid seemed to accept the explanation as he got another hug from the president.
If nothing else, the youngster got a great story to write about in his next composition.
And bloggers have something else to write about too…
Take a drink haters, Obama is here to stay
This is another reason why you should hate Twitter. People say s*&t that you really can’t come back from. Then, they feel the need to send out more tweets to clarify what they said in the first 140 words.
If they hate on Al Gore and his warning about global warming, then you know that they are going to hate on Obama
Why does everyone feel as though their job is to kritik the winners of the Nobel Peace prize? Who ever wins it, just congratulate and move on. you don’t see people politicking for the award, the people in Norway come to a conclusion and then they announce it. But, everyone is a critic. At least some people take the time to do their homework. Crooked I of the rap collection Slaughterhouse voices one reason to award it to Obama.
way to big up the president....
Some in the hip-hop industry agree with the choice, including Slaughterhouse’s Crooked I. Once he heard the news, he sent a big shoutout to Obama for the honor, via his Twitter profile (@TheRealCrookedI).
Then, followed up, asking people to do some research before judging our current president.
“Why are people h8′n on my guy for this prize?” Crooked I asked. “Obama travels around THE ENTIRE WORLD PROMOTING PEACE.. Do sum research before u judge his worthiness.”
Agreed and agreed. Being the President of the U.S. comes with some perks. People are looking up to the new leader, especially compared to the last guy.
Asher, how do you make a hit record? "I dunno...sound like Eminem?"
Asher Roth voices dissent to the awarding the prize to President Obama.
Others, though, don’t agree with it at all. Rapper Asher Roth — known mostly for his hit single “I Love College” — wasn’t feeling the decision, asking how could a man win “the peace prize by just talking sh**.”
Now, Asher, while you love college, maybe you should have gone to class and studied a little bit harder. Once people got onto your haterade, you sent out another one, to try and protect your limited fan base. Spend more time making your point, then you wouldn’t need to make further clarifications.
He followed up with a tweet (@AsherRoth) clarifying his statements, explaining that the disagreement is about the actual prize more than Obama being chosen for it.
“Has nothing to do with ‘Obama’ and everything to do with the ‘Peace Prize’ — change starts with us, the people — who’s gon wake up first?” Asher said. “Seek truth.”
Asher also added: “I’m all for ‘hope’ and ‘progress,’ but people have been dedicating their lives for peace — actions speak louder than words — my opinion only.”
According to the rapper, change doesn’t come from the upper levels of the hierarchy, but from the people.
“I think change starts at the basement level — change starts with us, the people — we’re being manipulated,” Asher said in response to one follower.
Why didn’t you start with the comment, this is not about Obama? Because IT was about Obama and you don’t have the stones to back up your comment. When people put your feet to the fire, you backed off. You can’t take back what you tweeted, since the internet saves everything….focus less on trying to make a statement and more time on your music….
But it doesn’t stop with rappers….athletes have to get in on the foolishness.
Rashad McCants: Im next to win the nobel peace prize!! Twitter.com
Why don’t you be next to become an all star? or have a job? or how about keeping your girl?
keep the picture, since Lamar is beating up the box now, doing what you could not do... Nice Kobe face with the chin and all...
You currently suck at basketball, and your girl is with Lamar now, having married him after seeing what you are working with. You are not going to win a damn thing, now get a job and get back into the NBA and leave Twitter alone, unless you are tweeting about getting a job and not being broke.
Waste of space and I am sure that she didn't write it....
Who wants to read what she wrote? Plus, I want to know who bought the coat? I bet it’s leftover from her spending the Republicans hard earned money out of the war chest.
Sarah Palin book part of conservative boomBy HILLEL ITALIE (AP) – 3 hours ago
NEW YORK — These are boom times for conservative authors.
Michelle Malkin’s “Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks and Cronies” spent weeks at No. 1 on The New York Times nonfiction list. Sales have been strong for Dick Morris’ anti-Obama “Catastrophe” and the reissue of “The Five Thousand Year Leap,” by W. Cleon Skousen.
And Sarah Palin may top them all.
In a feat usually reserved for the likes of J.K. Rowling and Dan Brown, Palin’s book was No. 1 on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com just two days after Harper announced it had moved up the release date from the spring to Nov. 17 and that the memoir’s title was “Going Rogue.”
Staying power is what it is all about. This book was on the NY Times best sellers list.
See? people will buy anything....
The fact that people are lining up to buy it doesn’t really mean much. It might mean people are stupid, but we here have been saying that for a long time.
Palin’s 432-page memoir, still No. 1 on Friday, has been given a first printing of 1.5 million copies and booksellers have begun fighting for sales. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. cut the $28.99 list price by more than half, to $13.50, and Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com are offering “Going Rogue” for $15.65, a 45 percent discount.
I haven’t seen J.K. Rowling hawking Harry Potter for a big discount. That is because people actually think that she can write and they are patiently (and in some cases not so patiently) waiting for the book.
Call me a skeptic, but I don't think that they will be waiting in line like this for Sarah Palin's book
I doubt that Sarah can string a couple of sentences without throwing one of her trademark “You knows” in.
nor do I think that they will be dressing up like her...
Plus, have you seen them discounting the book BEFORE IT IS EVEN OUT? That just reeks of desperation and trying to stay in the limelight.
Although she resigned abruptly last summer as governor, and the Republican ticket of Sen. John McCain and Palin was decisively beaten in the 2008 election, “Going Rogue” will surely outsell the memoir of her Democratic counterpart, Vice President Joe Biden, and likely approach the million-selling heights of President Barack Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope.”
Yep, just like people bought Billy Beer back in the 70’s. People like keepsakes, especially if they are memorable. If nothing else, she is memorable for a lot of things, even if it is not being good.
That beer actually was okay for a cheap beer...
Yes, Sarah, I am calling you the equivalent of Billy Beer, without the cheap price or good taste….
“I know a lot of people who are surprised by this,” says Adrian Zackheim, president and publisher of Sentinel, a conservative imprint of Penguin Group (USA). “There was some question as to whether her popularity was still intact after she resigned as governor and some question as to whether the original following was still with her. The answer to these questions is pretty unequivocal.”
“Movement conservatives are voting with their dollars to endorse the values they believe Sarah Palin represents,” says Twelve publisher Jonathan Karp, who has published books by McCain and by a liberal favorite, the late Ted Kennedy, whose “True Compass” came out last month.
“In a similar way, Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin and Mark Levin provide an opportunity for ideologically motivated consumers to see their views validated. It’s the political equivalent of attending a Grateful Dead concert. Pure and simple, it’s market democracy.”
Wow, Jerry must be rolling over in grave. Really? Sarah is the same as the Grateful Dead?
Tonight, one last band will shake off its cobwebs in an attempt to Barack voters all night long. The Grateful Dead announced plans over the weekend to reunite for one show, and one show only, in support of the candidate. Tickets to the live performance sold out almost instantly, but Deadheads far and wide can watch the performance from the comfort of their dwellings at IClips.net at 7:30p.m. PST. What a long strange trip it's been for Obama since his campaign began back in 2006, but he's kept on truckin', and come tomorrow, the future of his presidential hopes will be determined for the people, by the people.
The Dead(at least the living….if you believe the ACORN scandal, then really the DEAD too) are for Obama
Here is a Dead Show..
These dirty rocked out hippies are not voting for Palin...
and here is a typical Palin fan…
I shudder to think how much that airbrushing cost. Especially since she won't win anything again....
and her conducting politics….will the book talk in depth about that? That might be the best part of the book…
I wonder does she even know who she is talking to?
Karp calls the title “brilliant” and says it “suggests she’ll let it all hang out,” a likely attraction for customers on Amazon, which lists purchasers of Palin’s book as also buying “Glenn Beck’s Common Sense” and Levin’s “Liberty and Tyranny.”
Palin herself has said that “Going Rogue” will give her a chance to express herself “unfiltered,” a bold brand for a public figure who has likened herself to a pit bull with lipstick and once alleged that Obama was “palling around with terrorists.” Palin’s collaborator, Lynn Vincent, has her own history of attacking the left. She is the co-author of “Donkey Cons: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party.”
“That sounds pretty lively,” says Marji Ross, president of Regnery Publishing, which released Malkin’s book. “Palin is certainly well positioned to take on the bureaucrats and government establishment, but she also may be positioning herself for a run at the (2012) nomination and that might have its own discipline.”
A lot of people have disciples, but do we really want them running the country?
This guy had a lot of disciples and what happened? For those of you not in the know, this is Jim Jones, and no, he doesn't rap
“Palin is going to appeal to anyone interested in American culture right now,” says Harper publisher Jonathan Burnham, who declined to offer specifics on the book, whether content or tone.
“Although she has a very strong conservative following, who are with her through thick and thin, she has this large cultural presence that exerts a great deal of fascination. And what we’re seeing here are two vectors coming together.”
The very existence of a Democratic administration means material for conservatives. In the 1990s, Ann Coulter and Barbara Olson were among those who wrote best-selling attacks against President Bill Clinton. Al Franken, Michael Moore and other liberals were popular authors during the Bush administration. Now, says Ross, as Democrats reign in Washington, “conservatives have been energized.”
“They have really come out of the lethargy they were stuck in last year,” she says.
Burnham declined comment on how or whether Palin’s memoir would be fact-checked. (Publishers traditionally rely on authors to tell their story straight.) Liberals are ready to step in. The Progressive Book Club and Media Matters, a progressive media watchdog group, will soon start a joint project to fact-check upcoming conservative releases. “Going Rogue” is high on the list.
“These books are often riddled with sloppy and demonstrably false claims,” says Media Matters senior fellow Karl Frisch. “We feel we have good reason to keep our eye on Sarah Palin.”
Burnham declined comment on Frisch’s remarks. He said the manuscript, much of it written over the summer, was “extremely strong” and covers everything from her family to Alaska to her vice presidential run.
“It’s Palin, up close and personal,” he says.
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I just do not get her or the people that think that she is the one to lead the country. You have a right to support her, and fortunately, I have a right to make fun of you for doing it.
Black Rushmore: Why I am down with Gilbert “Agent Zero” Arenas
September 18, 2009
Agent Zero has made news before for the crazy antics he has pulled. The USA Today blogs about some of his idiosyncratic behaviors.
Washington Wizards superstar Gilbert Arenas wants you to hear him but prefers if you didn’t actually listen.
Arenas, one of the most talented players in the NBA, has become so famous for saying outrageous things that many now chalk it up to Gilbert being Gilbert.
So it shouldn’t surprise the Wizard front office that their star guard with the $111 million contract is blaming them for paying attention to him.
Arenas has been hobbled for the past few seasons with a knee problem. To his credit he has played in pain. But some of the blame belongs to Arenas who went against the wishes of the Wizards with some of his rehab techniques. (Photo by Evan Vucci, AP)
Last year he browbeat the organization into letting him return and now blames the Wizards for accommodating him.
He tells Mike Jones of The Washington Times:
“If you have a kid that loves basketball, that eats, sleeps, drinks and thinks basketball and all he knows is basketball and he gets hurt and he’s your franchise player, you need to hold him back from himself. If I’m saying I feel good and you know it’s supposed to take six months, instead of letting me at four months run … they should have held me back. Rather than saying, ‘Let’s let this guy do what he wants and use him to sell tickets’ – sometimes you have to protect players from themselves. I don’t feel like I got that type of protection. But, I don’t judge them for that. Some things just happen. I told them I felt OK because I wanted to play, and they did what they did.”
The all-star has spent the offseason working with trainer Tim Grover in Chicago and says he’s finally back.
“Nobody could guard me before, and can’t nobody guard me now. If I hadn’t come up here, I’d be starting off the season with a 95 percent chance that I’d be sitting out more games. … (Grover) saved my career.”
I don’t blame either side. Gilbert and his ego wanted to get back on the court, where he is Agent Zero, the man who knows no fear. He is the guy that everyone can count on. I can’t blame the team either because they are listening to their best player and his wishes.
But, he is making the news today for his tattoos, that are premised on this idea…
Black Rushmore in effect....four people that everyone should know...
Slick...not usually a big tattoo guy, but that one has some meaning to it
The Wizards star guard has the faces of Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama and Malcolm X tattooed across his leg which forms what he has dubbed “Black Rushmore.”
The Washington Post points out the tats…
Now if he can channel the power of the big four into his hoopgame, we are in for a treat…
Vince Young steps up for Steve McNair’s kids….this is why I rep BLACK QB’s!
September 17, 2009
Vince celebrating....and the way we should celebrate hom now, even if you are a Trojan fan...
Vince,
All people want to hear about is your failures. I want to big up you for your actions…It’s easy to get caught up in the day to day matters in your own personal life. Vince, your personal life has been in the news too much.
Shirtless, sweaty with a bunch of dudes throwing back the bottle of Patron is not a good look Vince...
Lord knows you have problems. Remember when people thought that you were suicidal?
Don't let the stress of life and work get to you....
It was just work….and you were eating wings. Just because you don’t have your phone, people got spooked. This became another story that people fed on. You might even state that it is the curse of this…
At least you got paid for this.....I have it for the 360 too...
But, like any normal black man, you persevered. You are still getting paid and the racist formerly known as Kerry Collins will either say something that we get him mangled, or will just get old. You will be a starting QB in the league again, if not for the Titans, then another team.
People are not talking about Steve McNair anymore. (except us) We use this tragic loss of life to get advice to others, including President Obama. They should talk about him more….he did a ton to help the communities that where he lived. Once the story died and people moved on, there was still his family to think about. They lost a father and a provider.
Vince, if only for a day, good job stepping in…
ESPN.com: NFL [Print without images] Thursday, September 17, 2009 Young surprises McNair’s sons
ESPN.com news services For one day at least, Vince Young stepped up to try to fill the void for the late Steve McNair’s two young sons, the Tennessean reported Thursday. Young surprised 11-year-old Trenton and 5-year-old Tyler on Wednesday by showing up at their house and taking them to their school’s “Dear Dads Breakfast” at a local restaurant.“
Those are my boys. I wouldn’t say it was to pay anyone back; it was just out of love. Steve would do it for me. He pretty much did it for me when I was growing up. I have a history with the boys and I want to do anything I can. I am their big brother. ” – Vince Young
“Those are my boys,” Young told the Tennessean. “I wouldn’t say it was to pay anyone back; it was just out of love. Steve would do it for me. He pretty much did it for me when I was growing up. I have a history with the boys and I want to do anything I can. I am their big brother.” Julie Dilworth, admissions director at St. Paul Christian Academy, lauded Young’s actions. “It was a great, great gesture,” Dilworth told the Tennessean. “All the kids had been talking about the dads’ breakfast and [Trenton and Tyler] were wondering what was going to happen with them. “They were thrilled … the boys came to school with huge smiles on their faces.” Young had a close relationship with Steve McNair, even before the latter was drafted by the Titans four years ago. He attended McNair’s football camps when he was young. McNair was shot and killed July 4. Besides being there for McNair’s sons, Young gave other kids at the school jerseys and autographs. “It was a surprise, and just to see the excitement on their faces, it’s a great feeling,” Young told the Tennessean. “We had a good time eating pancakes. I had an omelet. “Overall they are doing cool, doing good. Just talking to their mom, I think they are going to be all right. I am always going to be here for them, always.” McNair also had two older teenage sons.
I see you Vince and I know it was out of love. The same love he showed you coming into the league.
Just like black actors, black QB’s have to stick together. Who will be the one to reach out to Nate Davis?
Tongue in, you are not Jordan...
Why I am down with former President Jimmy Carter…He publicly rebukes Congressman Joe Wilson’s comments and calls out a racist…
September 16, 2009
See....that IS THE POINT! It's the caricature that is the problem...why do they have to use Obama to sell your pancakes? If nothing else, have some respect for the man who is the pres...This is not all about race either. But, ask yourself...DO they have McCain cakes, or something else?
Race matters and President Carter realizes it.
We see that you care President Carter....Your hard work will be remembered long after we all are gone.
This is a story that is being hidden in the press, not really getting coverage after Kayne and other topics. Heck, we didn’t blog about it under now. But, with Carter coming out with a strongly worded statement, it inspired us to make a statement.
Jimmy Carter: Wilson Comments ‘Based on Racism’
Former President Carter: Congressman’s outburst to Obama ‘based on racism,’ ‘dastardly’
By GREG BLUESTEIN
The Associated Press
ATLANTA
At least someone was not afraid to say it….
Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst to President Barack Obama during a speech to Congress last week was an act “based on racism” and rooted in fears of a black president.
“I think it’s based on racism,” Carter said in response to an audience question at a town hall held at his presidential center in Atlanta. “There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president.”
We all remember this crap that was happening during the election. Remember this shirt? If people can equate a candidate with a chimp, then you know they are still thinking those things now that he is the president.
The Georgia Democrat said the outburst was a part of a disturbing trend directed at the president that has included demonstrators equating Obama to Nazi leaders.
“Those kind of things are not just casual outcomes of a sincere debate on whether we should have a national program on health care,” he said. “It’s deeper than that.”
Of course it is deeper than just the president, as he is only one man. This pattern of racism is .
Wilson, a South Carolina Republican, was formally rebuked Tuesday in a House vote for shouting “You lie!” during Obama’s speech to Congress last Wednesday.
The shout came after the president commented that illegal aliens would be ineligible for federal subsidies to buy health insurance. Republicans expressed their disbelief with sounds of disapproval, punctuated by Wilson’s outburst.
You are going to have to pay to get your foot out, since your coverage doesn't pay for footinmouth disease...
Tuesday’s rebuke was a rare resolution of disapproval pushed through by Democrats who insisted that Wilson had violated basic rules of decorum and civility. Republicans characterized the measure as a witch hunt and Wilson, who had already apologized to Obama, insisted he owed the House no apology.
You disregarded the rules of your office. You need to apologize for your outlandish behavior.
Wilson’s spokesman was not immediately available for comment, but his eldest son defended his father.
“There is not a racist bone in my dad’s body,” said Alan Wilson, an Iraq veteran who is running for state attorney general. “He doesn’t even laugh at distasteful jokes. I won’t comment on former President Carter, because I don’t know President Carter. But I know my dad, and it’s just not in him.”
“It’s unfortunate people make that jump. People can disagree — and appropriately disagree — on issues of substance, but when they make the jump to race it’s absolutely ludicrous. My brothers and I were raised by our parents to respect everyone regardless of background or race.”
What more can you say? The kid handled it as well as possible, since we really can’t expect him to jump up and say, “My dad is a racist!” It would have been novel, but we couldn’t expect it.
South Carolina’s former Democratic Party chairman said that he doesn’t believe Wilson was motivated by racism, but said the outburst encouraged racist views.
“I think Joe’s conduct was asinine, but I think it would be asinine no matter what the color of the president,” said Dick Harpootlian, who has known Wilson for decades. “I don’t think Joe’s outburst was caused by President Obama being African-American. I think it was caused by no filter being between his brain and his mouth.”
Harpootlian said he received scores of racial e-mails from outside South Carolina after he talked about the vote on Fox News.
“You have a bunch of folks out there looking for some comfort in their racial issues. They have a problem with an African-American president,” he said. “But was he motivated by that? I don’t think so. I respectfully disagree with President Carter, though it gives validity to racism.”
Carter called Wilson’s comment “dastardly” and an aftershock of racist views that have permeated American politics for decades.
“The president is not only the head of government, he is the head of state,” he said. “And no matter who he is or how much we disagree with his policies, the president should be treated with respect.”
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Associated Press Writer Seanna Adcox in Columbia, S.C., contributed to this report.
Other people make the racist connection as well.
Laugh now, hang em later is this gentlemans motto
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd wrote in her column Sunday that Wilson’s outburst convinced her that racial angst is the underlying motive among Obama critics like Wilson.
“I’ve been loath to admit that the shrieking lunacy of the summer … had much to do with race,” she wrote. “But Wilson’s shocking disrespect for the office of the president — no Democrat ever shouted ‘liar’ at W. when he was hawking a fake case for war in Iraq — convinced me: Some people just can’t believe a black man is president and will never accept it.”
Dowd wrote that Wilson “clearly did not like being lectured and even rebuked by the brainy black president presiding over the majestic chamber.”
The shuffling and jiving days are over! Unfortunately, the racism is still here...
This MF needs to lose his job! Right Now!!!
September 15, 2009
This goofy SOB is Terry Moran. He co-anchors Nightline on ABC. But it’s b/c of his big mouth or rather busy hands that I’m calling for his removal from Nightline as well as ABC. Steve posted earlier he was the person that told the world President Obama called Kanye an “asshole”. Well, turns out not only was the comment off the record and retracted immediately by ABC but Obama wasn’t even talking to this BOZO, he wasn’t even in the same room and it was tape from another Network. In this case NBC. Moran just heard some audio/video from an interview earlier in the day. Clearly not doing his job. Instead, in the editing room trying to find a way to make a Jack-A-S out of himself, Obama, CNBC and ABC.
From ABC…
“In the process of reporting on remarks by President Obama that were made during a CNBC interview, ABC News employees prematurely tweeted a portion of those remarks that turned out to be from an off-the-record portion of the interview. This was done before our editorial process had been completed. That was wrong. We apologize to the White House and CNBC and are taking steps to ensure that it will not happen again.”
The only thing missing from this comment from ABC is; ” And we have fired his A-s!!!” And what new “steps” are you taking ABC? There are none. For the last at least 300 years “off the record” means just that. Plus Moran stole. He is a thief! The only step you can take is to ensure that your network still has a little integrity by giving Moran das Boot!
How did this Loser get a pass? It’s been at least a day. Fire him. He knew what he was doing. HELL he’s in the media. Twitter is public. He took content that wasn’t his and distributed it without the owner’s consent. Terry Moran, You’re Fired! You also added your own little commentary to the Tweet that told the world your true feeling about the President as well as your intent to tarnish his name with “Now That’s Presidential”. This is not your job and the fact that you used your media access to advance your political views by reporting stolen content are reasons for termination and monetary damages. Maybe the Secret Service wants to have a word with you also.
