Back to Back Cy Young Awards for Tim Lincecum!

Who gots the weed? I feel like I am coming down...

Isn’t that the grin of a guy who just got high?  Especially the small, beady eyes.  But, I am not going to hold that against him.  With the stress of playing for the Giants and not having good run support can really weigh on your mind.

But, this isn’t about the fact that Lincecum likes the ganja, it is about the fact that he repeated.  Puff, puff, pass….

Sorry for the distraction.  The repeating thing is the Cy Young Award.  If they were willing to give it to his AL counterpart who only won 16 games, then it started to look good for Lincecum, and the results are now in.

NEW YORK — Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002.

Lincecum led the NL with 261 strikeouts and tied for the league lead with four complete games and two shutouts.

Only 10 points separated the top three in one of the closest ballots in the award’s history.

Lincecum received 11 first-place votes, 12 seconds and nine thirds for 100 points in balloting released Thursday by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter was next with 94 points and teammate Adam Wainwright finished third with 90 despite getting the most first-place votes with 12.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press

Captain Thierry Henry cheats to push France into World Cup 2010

France is able to avoid not qualifying to participate in the World Cup, but they had to cheat to get there. ABC Grandstand Sport has details of the match.  Now, I am not one to get all up in arms about soccer.  I think that it is a great sport for little kids to get some exercise and play.  I don’t particularly care about soccer, but I will be the first to proclaim their amazing physical condition and their undeniable athleticism. But, the sport does not sing out to me, unless it;s a championship match, or they are playing for the pride of the country.  Being a U.S. citizen, from the inner-city makes this less important, but I root for the hometown Americans, even though worldwide, we are kinda trashy.

Contentious victory

Giovanni Trapattoni’s visitors, beaten 1-0 in Dublin last Saturday in the first leg of their play-off, had taken a shock lead in the 32nd minute through Robbie Keane and the Irish were unlucky not to score more before forcing the match to extra-time.

In the first additional 15-minute spell France had an appeal for a penalty turned down after striker Nicolas Anelka tumbled to the turf under pressure in the eighth minute.

The French are floppers. Here is video from 2006.

Five minutes later France skipper Thierry Henry, who had moments earlier been denied a free kick after falling to the ground 25 yards out, won the match for the hosts when his angled pass amid a goalmouth scramble was met by the head of William Gallas.

This is another reason why I hate soccer, because too many people are diving around on the floor like they have been shot, when in reality, no one has touched them.

Henry’s pass, however, came after the ball came off his hand prompting a rash of immediate protests by the Irish players to the match referee, Martin Hansson.

Hansson waved away appeals allowing France to qualify and avoid a repeat of its humiliating failure, at the hands of Bulgaria, to qualify for the 1994 World Cup finals.

Ireland, especially captain Robbie Keane, had the lion’s share of the chances in regulation time, and it will be kicking itself having last qualified for the 2002 World Cup where it made it to the second round.

Ireland might have had other opportunities, but that was a crime….

Another sign that the Cleveland Browns are desperate: Eric Man-GENIUS is looking towards LeBron James again

Even he can't save you from getting fired Mangini

Another sign that the 1-8 Browns are desperate is that the LBJ talk is happening again.  Even you you mean this tongue in cheek, it comes off looking like you are pitful, which you are.

With my draft this year we, as we always do, rented a house where all of us met for the draft.  The people that we rented the house from were desperate to get us in the house and gave us a huge discount.  They opened with the fact that there could be a discount in it for us, which meant we KNEW that we were getting a discount.  We knew they were desperate and we took advantage of it.

The Browns are desperate and this story from ESPN proves it.

BEREA, Ohio — If LeBron James truly believes he can help the Cleveland Browns, coach Eric Mangini has an orange helmet waiting for him.

“I think he should come on down,” Mangini said.

"If I could clone LBJ and have him play all 11 positions, we can be really good..." Mangenious, shouldn't you be working on something that is actually feasible, instead of wishful thinking?

The NBA superstar, who was an All-State wide receiver in high school, said Tuesday night that if he put the time and commitment into it, he could be a good football player.

“If I put all my time and commitment into it, if I dedicated myself to the game of football, I could be really good,” he said Tuesday night, “no matter what team I was on.”

Like the look, but c'mon...keep dreaming. Try getting a QB who could get him the ball

Mangini agreed, calling James “a freak athletically” and said the 6-foot-8, 260-pounder could be dangerous at tight end, wide receiver or even outside linebacker.

For the Browns to be good, they would need to clone him and he would have to play all three positions on the field.  Even then, they would need a QB and another RB, since it looks like the tank is empty with Jamal Lewis.  Shouldn’t Mangenius be worried about how they are going to fix their totally anemic offense?

Quarterback Brady Quinn also heard about James’ football fetish. He would love to have a target to throw to like James in the red zone.

“That’d be great,” Quinn said. “Tell him to suit up and let us know, we’ll get him working. Obviously he’s an incredibly talented athlete. If he wants to try to play a little bit now, we’d be more than willing to pick him up.”

Brady, your Norte Dame education is really shining through now.  Too bad your cheating ways are getting in the way of actual wins.  Even JaMarcus Russell is ahead of you and he hasn’t been hitting the books or the WR’s.  There are 36 other QB’s rated higher than you.

Browns nose tackle Shaun Rogers isn’t convinced James, as great as he is, could step into the NFL and be able to handle the pounding.

“I heard that comment,” Rogers said. “I have mixed emotions about that. A great athlete? Yes. A football player? No.”

Rogers then looked into TV cameras.

Damn Biz Markie, I didn't know that you branched off into football....

“Yeah LeBron, I said it,” he said. “It’s a punishing game. I just don’t think you can step off the basketball court after not going through this year in and year out and just play football. From that standpoint, I just don’t think it’s possible. You have to weather and condition your body to take this punishment.”

So what if James had a year to train? Could he do it then?

“Yeah, he might make a heckuva tight end,” Rogers said. “I’d like to see him out there running down the seam.”

James was an All-Ohio wide receiver at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School before quitting football after his junior year to focus on basketball. But he still follows the game closely and believes he could have been a hybrid tight end/receiver in the mold of San Diego’s Antonio Gates or Atlanta’s Tony Gonzalez.

Gates, who played basketball in college and not football, is listed at 6-foot-4 and 260 pounds. James is listed at 6-8 and 250 pounds.

“They’re not always lined up next to the tackle,” James said. “Sometimes they go against strong safeties and linebackers. It’s tough to match up with those guys because they’re so athletic.”

James filmed a commercial last year for an insurance company that depicted him in a No. 23 Browns jersey with “LeBron” stitched across the back.

He has no serious plans of returning to football, but said playing the two sports takes entirely different types of stamina.

“I’d be in football shape during football season, then I’d go to basketball and feel like I was out of shape,” he said. “It’s totally different. And another thing you have to get used to is getting hit again.”

Plus, it’s enough LeBron that you are carrying the city of Akron and Cleveland on your back for basketball.  You shouldn’t have to carry the football team as well.

Mangini, don’t worry, you are about to be collecting a paycheck to NOT coach.

damn, New York can be a cold and cruel place...

Carrie Prejean is a total hypocrite: Sex tape and photos at the heart of Lawsuit settlement

You mean Chicken of the Sea is actually Tuna? Really?

 

Now, we are not ones for pageants here at Too Old, but this controversy was too sweet to pass up.

Now, you apologized for the one sex tape that was leaked.  Now, there are news of others.  The Daily News reports…

It looks like Carrie Prejean spoke too soon when she called her recent sex tape the “biggest mistake” of her life.

Either the seven other sex tapes that have just surfaced aren’t actually salacious, or else the former Miss California has a little more to atone for.

That is a tape I wouldn't mind downloading...but not paying for

RadarOnline.com has just learned that the dethroned beauty queen has no less than eight sex tapes and 30 naked photos to her name. As in her previous sex tape, she performs solo on each video.

Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.  I am not judging.  I am just glad to see that you are prodigious in the amount of porn that you are willing to star in.  After your book flops, I bet Vivid, or Larry Flynt will pay you big bucks to become a movie star lingerie model video vixen/porn star.

And you do things to yourself? High Five!

Some of the new sexy photographs that have been unearthed Prejean allegedly took herself, of own reflection in a mirror, alternately topless and completely naked.

Which gets me thinking about a joke….

Todays Specials:
Draft Beer $2.50
Cheese Sandwich $3.50
Handjob $10.00

Ali was very excited. He quickly counted all of the money in his wallet and made sure he had enough. He then walked up to the bartender. She was really hot and looked like she was the only one working at the bar that day. Ali asked “Hey Yaar, Are you being the one who is giving the $10 handjobs?”. She smiled seductively and said “Yes, I’m the one who takes care of EVERYTHING“. Ali quickly pulled out his money and said “Baby, wash your hands… because I want a cheese sandwich!”

I don’t know why, but that one just stuck with me.  Carrie might be doing that in a few years and I am going to that show with a twenty and she can keep the change…

Prejean created a national controversy earlier this year when she spoke out against gay marriage during the Miss USA pageant. Her stance put her at odds with the pageant committee, which she later sued for libel, claiming she had been discriminated against for her religious views.

Prejean settled out of court on November 3 after her first sex tape surfaced. On Wednesday she threatened to walk off Larry King Live when the host questioned her about the deal.

Perhaps she can chalk up the moment as another error to add to her growing list.

 

 

Lou Dobbs leaving CNN…GREAT! Go join FOX News where you belong…

Don’t let the door hit you in the a$$, Lou.  I used to enjoy listening to you, but somewhere, you went off the deep end.  You continued the birther movements going with your continued questioning of President Obama’s birth certificate, even though that was an issue already decided.  Your boss even sent you a memo, telling you the story is dead.

In part, Klein writes, “It seems this story is dead- because anyone who still is not convinced doesn’t really have a legitimate beef.” Klein asked CNN researchers to dig into the question of why Obama couldn’t produce the original birth certificate. The researchers contacted the Hawaii Health Dept. and confirmed that paper documents were discarded in 2001 when the department went paperless. That reportedly includes Pres. Obama’s original birth certificate.

Then, your rants on illegal immigration bordered on outright racism.  Your time has come, you have been surpassed like the remnants of  Jim Crow laws. Whatever your thinking on illegal immigration,  you are not going to stop it with your racist rhetoric.  I can’t wait to see your brand of advocacy.

New York (CNN) — CNN’s Lou Dobbs stepped down from his controversial role as an advocacy anchor at the network at the end of his show Wednesday night, saying he plans to seek a more activist role.

“Over the past six months, it has become increasingly clear that strong winds of change have begun buffeting this country and affecting all of us, and some leaders in media, politics and business have been urging me to go beyond the role here at CNN and to engage in constructive problem-solving as well as to contribute positively to a better understanding of the great issues of our day and to continue to do so in the most honest and direct language possible,” Dobbs said during his 7 p.m. broadcast.

Dobbs, 64, said he had discussed the issue with CNN President Jonathan Klein, who had agreed to a release from his contract “that will enable me to pursue new opportunities.”

I worry about what those other opportunies are Lou. Are you going to be riding with the rengeade groups that hound illegals and give them a taste of Lou Dobbs Justice? Or, are you going to conintue the meme of the President is not legimatate because of his birthplace?  You and Orly would make a cute couple… Media Matters sent out a release questioning you, and the network for your views back in July.

Washington, DC — Today, Media Matters for America called further attention to Lou Dobbs’ continued use of his CNN show and his radio show to legitimize conspiracy theories about President Obama’s birth certificate. Dobbs’ mainstreaming of such claims comes even as other CNN figures — including his stand-in, Kitty Pilgrim — have repeatedly and resoundingly debunked them, calling them “nutty” and “ludicrous.”

“CNN has a very serious Lou Dobbs problem on its hands,” said Eric Burns, President of Media Matters. “All eyes are on CNN to see how the network will handle a host who has clearly become a stain on its journalistic credibility.”

Media Matters released the following web video today on Dobbs’ undermining the network’s credibility: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXmqTmRPAng

The network was happy to see him go.  I think that they just got tired of having to defend his nonsensical rants on immigration and his tireless slandering of Latinos and Hispanics.  Glenn Beck is keeping a seat warm for you.

If you had only known, you could have saved everyone a lot of trouble...

“With characteristic forthrightness, Lou has now decided to carry the banner of advocacy journalism elsewhere. We respect his decision and wish him, Debi [Dobbs' wife], and his family the very best.”

Herein lies the rub.  Lou was good, but went off the deep end.  I remember watching a lot of his financial stories with interest.  He clearly has some down home spun charm that he can use positively, or negatively, and he has gone to the dark side for me.  It’s okay to have different beliefs than what I have, and for you to espouse them, just have facts and evidence to back it up.

Dobbs, who is the last of the 29-year-old network’s original anchors, said he was considering “a number of options and directions.”

He cited the growth of the middle class, the creation of jobs, health care, immigration policy, the environment, climate change and the U.S. military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan as “the major issues of our time.”

But, he said, “Each of those issues is, in my opinion, informed by our capacity to demonstrate strong resilience of our now weakened capitalist economy and demonstrate the political will to overcome the lack of true representation in Washington, D.C. I believe these to be profoundly, critically important issues and I will continue to strive to deal honestly and straightforwardly with those issues in the future.” Read Dobbs’ full statement about his departure from CNN

Those issues, he added, are defined in the public arena “by partisanship and ideology rather than by rigorous, empirical forethought, analysis and discussion,” and he vowed to work to change that.

During his second stint at CNN, Dobbs positioned himself as “tough, relentless, independent,” lashing out at what he described as the deficiencies and “partisan nonsense” of both major political parties, and injecting advocacy journalism into his coverage of topics ranging from free trade to immigration.

His no-holds-barred, sometimes acerbic style brought him a loyal following, but also attracted controversy both to him and to the network, especially over the subject of illegal immigrants.

Dobbs will continue as anchor of The Lou Dobbs Show, a daily radio show that began in March 2008 and is distributed to more than 160 stations nationwide by United Stations Radio Networks Inc.

I will help you load up the U-Haul Lou...

Lou, you win a diabolical hater T-shirt as a parting gift….John King will be brought in to replace you. NPR sheads some light on John King.

While Dobbs will continue on his nationally syndicated radio show, he did not specify his new role. CNN announced Thursday that his 7 p.m. weekday time slot will be filled in 2010 by a new show built around longtime CNN political reporter and anchor John King. The selection of King, who strives never to reflect personal ideological positions on the air, is more consistent with CNN’s intended brand as a source of objective reporting.

Remember when you used to do that Lou?  The NPR story sheds more light on why it was really your time to go.  You didn’t fit in the pattern of fair and unbiased reporting.  You seemingly forgot what a reporters job is.  You RESEARCH the story and have concrete facts, not just freestyle off the top of your dome.

By his own account, Dobbs was radicalized by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. He evolved on the air into an economic populist and a hard-liner on illegal immigration who often sparked the ire of Latinos.

Dobbs’ ratings rose for many years, but he drew much fire from critics drawn from disparate business, liberal and Latino circles.

In one instance, Dobbs was forced to apologize for his characterization of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce — a mainstream business group — which he said was “effectively an organization that is interested in Mexico’s export of drugs and illegal aliens to the United States.”

Dobbs sometimes overstated or misrepresented the facts as he sought to connect illegal immigrants to crime or other societal ills, a frequent theme. In one instance, Dobbs and a CNN reporter seemed to attribute a startling rise in leprosy cases to illegal immigrants from Latin America. There was no such startling rise — and what cases there were would have been more likely to have had Asian origins.

His radio show took on an even more severe edge.

So, Lou, it was your time to be put out to pasture, or sent to the glue factory.

See Lou, the birther story is over....just like your career at CNN

FINALLY!! President Obama to issue new guidelines regarding Medical Marijuana

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 policy

By 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/

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Feeling the Hate: President Obama has to explain haterade to a 4th grader

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…

Why is everyone talking slick about President Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize?

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.

Research shows that spanking your children will LOWER their IQ!

This will hurt me more than it will hurt you....no, I am just lying...it's going to hurt you more...a lot more.

Then Ronin and I should be challenging Stephen Hawking or Nobel winners, because we used to get the holy hell beat outta us.  Now, most of the time, we had to do something really horrible to deserve more than the usual grounding or sensory deprivation (taking TV, phone, sports away) but that didn’t take the pain out of the beatdown on the backside.  Normally, this would be the part that I would rail about kids today being soft and parents not taking control.  The studies would say otherwise. MSNBC.com provides the evidence to the claim

Children who are spanked have lower IQs

Physical punishment slows kids’ intellectual growth, researcher says

By Jeanna Bryner

Senior writer

updated 1 hour, 31 minutes ago// <![CDATA[//

Spanking can get kids to behave in a hurry, but new research suggests it can do more harm than good to their noggins. The study, involving hundreds of U.S. children, showed the more a child was spanked, the lower his or her IQ compared with others.

"All parents want smart children," said study researcher Murray Straus of the University of New Hampshire. "This research shows that avoiding spanking and correcting misbehavior in other ways can help that happen."

but you would call the police on me for this too, right? I can't win...

The problem with this is CAN….not will.  The methodology of any study like this I always call into question because the methods that they are talking about to quell dissent don’t work in the hood.  Timeout is not really going to control some unruly kids. (Just watch the first 1.40 or so to get the point)

One might ask, however, whether children who are spanked tend to come from backgrounds in which education opportunities are less or inherited intelligence lower.

But while the results only show an association between spanking and intelligence, Straus says his methodology and the fact that he took into account other factors that could be at play (such as parents’ socioeconomic status) make a good case for a causal link.

“You can’t say it proves it, but I think it rules out so many other alternatives; I am convinced that spanking does cause a slowdown in a child’s development of mental abilities,” Straus told LiveScience.

You have been a VERY bad girl...

EXACTLY! I don’t care if you are convinced, I care about what you can prove.  So, this proves nothing to me.  Spanking your kid MIGHT BE NECESSARY, and I can’t prove it, but I an convinced that spanking controls your child and gives them muscle memory to remember NOT to do the behavior that got them the beatdown in the first place.  Spanking shouldn’t be the first thing that you default to, nor the only thing….but it needs to be in your toolbelt of solutions…

Walkouts and Protests happening at UC Berkeley over budget cuts….Those who fail to learn history…

At least they are not here to stop Memorial Stadium from getting a facelift

Budget cuts in CA are no joke right now.  Friends that I have that are working at public institutions have mandatory time off right now.  People are being forced to work four day workweeks, in order to make the budget balance.

I thought that education was the key to a good life, but if you are a student and you can get the classes that you need to graduate, it become a catch-22.  The classes that are the prereqs for other classes are filled and the ones that you need are not available because you don’t have the first one in the sequence.

(09-24) 15:47 PDT BERKELEY — Thousands of UC students marched through downtown Berkeley and the area around campus this afternoon, staging a sit-down protest and blocking traffic as part of a demonstration against cuts to the university budget and proposed fee increases.

The unscheduled march started at the end of a two-hour rally on