FACEBOOK proves Rodney Bradford is INNOCENT…I guess FACEBOOK isn’t totally worthless…
November 12, 2009
Most of you already know how I feel about Facebook. It is a colossal waste of time and leads to some of the worst conversation in history. I don’t really care about what peoples status is, and if I did, I would call and ask them. I know people who have broken down and gotten it, but don’t count me in that group….until now. (not really)
Now, I am still not going to get it, but I can see why Rodney Bradford is hecka happy he has it….
Hit me up at Facebook and Twitter and friend me and follow me! I might need you as an alibi!
New York teen proven innocent by Facebook(AFP) – 2 hours ago
NEW YORK — A New York teenager narrowly avoided a 25-year jail term for armed robbery thanks to a Facebook status update he posted about pancakes, his lawyer told AFP Thursday.
I just hope he wasn’t eating these pancakes….
Plus, I am a Cowboy fan....
Rodney Bradford was held by police for 13 days, accused of breaking into a Brooklyn residence, but was able to corroborate his alibi thanks a posting to his Facebook page that showed what he was doing at the time of the crime.
As an addendum, the Post talks about the time spent.
“They had me on Rikers Island for 12 days. It was really miserable,” Bradford told The Post last night.
“If it wasn’t for Facebook I’d still be on Rikers Island.”
Rikers Island....This would be the wrong place to ask for syrup
His joyful stepmom, Ernestine Bradford, agreed, saying. “Facebook saved my son,” she said. “Normally, we yell at our kids, ‘Oh, you’re on the computer!” It’s completely different. If it wasn’t for Facebook, my son wouldn’t be here.”
Bradford’s comment, teasing his girlfriend about not having joined him to eat pancakes and accompanied by a time-stamp, “was probably instrumental in the District Attorney’s decision to drop the charges,” his lawyer Robert Reuland said.
Bradford was accused of breaking into a sprawling 1,390-apartment complex in Brooklyn, New York with a gun, when in fact he was eight miles (13 kilometers) away at his father’s Manhattan home.
Jonah Bruno, a spokesperson for the Kings County District Attorney’s office confirmed “the case was dismissed.”
If charged and convicted, Bradford could have spent 25 years behind bars.
Reuland, who is also a celebrated crime-fiction author, said it was the first time he had come across a case in which Internet evidence had been used to disprove charges.
The popularity of social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter have propelled them into the legal cases in recent years, but usually as evidence of a transgression.
Copyright © 2009 AFP. All rights reserved.
Who knew that vanity could get you out of a 25 year sentence? For once, I have to give Facebook dap on saving a black man’s life and preventing for his condemnation to the Prison Industrial Complex, where far too many reside currently.
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…
Is Kate Beckinsale “the Sexiest Woman Alive…?”
October 12, 2009
Black and White photos can show a lot of the hard edges of life, which she doesn't have....or does she? Could someone turn down the AC in there? (Or up....please?)
according to Esquire she is… I am still taking my girl Halle….
Of course, we have the video too…
I think that they seriously forgot about Halle. I mean Kate here is looking lovely, but how soon they forget….
I know you are waiting...drop the zero and get the heroes on the blog...actually forget them too, just get with me.
All I have to say is “Remember Monster’s Ball?” Enough said….
I know you are thinking about me Halle....
My final argument is that she has a dance and song named after her. Don’t get use to us talking about Ellen, but here is the clip of Halle Berry on Ellen doing her dance to the song.
and the video, if you cant stand Ellen
I mean they are both smoking, but its Halle in a close race….
Walkouts and Protests happening at UC Berkeley over budget cuts….Those who fail to learn history…
September 24, 2009
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 Read the rest of this entry »
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...
Richard Seymour says, “I’ll be the guy on top of the quarterback,” AND HE IS RIGHT!!!
September 14, 2009
I pity the fool....please block me one on one...
First Quarter…Seymour is making the defense look positively beastly…it’s nice to promie something and get it early in the game. We go to ESPN.com, who covered the Seymour press conference.
Seymour said he wasn’t worried about playing in a game two days after reporting to his new team, saying he worked out in his backyard.
“I wasn’t just sitting around,” Seymour said. “I always pride myself in being in condition, being a well-conditioned athlete. I’ve got a couple of oak trees in the back, and I was hitting a couple of oak trees in the back, doing some rip moves.”
Seymour has been a stalwart in New England since being drafted sixth overall in 2001. He played on three Super Bowl winners with the Patriots, recording 39 career sacks and being selected to the Pro Bowl for five straight seasons beginning in 2002.
The Raiders were looking to upgrade a run defense that was the worst in the league during the exhibition season and has been the worst over the past six seasons. Since going to the Super Bowl following the 2002 season, Oakland has had the worst run defense in the NFL, allowing 141.7 yards per game on the ground and 122 touchdowns rushing.
Despite his late arrival, Seymour said he plans to be on the field for Oakland’s opener Monday night against San Diego.
“I’ll be the guy on top of the quarterback,” he said.
Defensive end Greg Ellis said he expected Seymour to contribute in the opener even though he won’t even have a full practice with his new team.
“That’s not far-fetched,” Ellis said. “You think about it. He’s been a pro now nine years. It’s not like he wasn’t practicing with the Patriots. It’s not like he was just sitting there doing nothing. So he’s in football shape, I’m pretty sure, with the program he’s coming from. So I don’t think that’ll be an issue at all.”
I love it when a player says something, then backs it up in the field….
Child please...you best believe I am going to get mine...
Micheal Vick and Irony: The fans love him in his return to football and a leading hater KILLS HER DOG!
August 28, 2009
It’s really true. What comes around goes around. That is why we here try not to do anyone dirty, unless they really, really deserve it. We could have hated on a number of people, but we held our tongue out of respect for others, or the scene it would have caused. The reason is simple….when you act out of pocket, you have that come back on you at the worst possible time.
Michael Vick had it all. he had a 100 million dollar contract, plus money coming in from endorsements. He was living as large as possible. But, as we know from his dog fighting, he got caught up and lost it all. Now, his finances are in shambles and he is broke, having filed for bankruptcy protection.
But, there this a brighter day ahead. The creditors have approved his plan to repay some of his debts.
Michael Vick’s plan to repay more than $20 million he owes to creditors was approved Thursday, just before the quarterback hopped on a plane to Philadelphia to play in his first NFL game since 2006.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank J. Santoro, who rejected a plan brought several months ago by Vick’s attorneys, endorsed a new proposal that was smoothed over by Vick’s return to football.
“Mr. Vick went from the height of wealth and celebrity to imprisonment, and back again … and he is to be commended for that,” Santoro said.
After the hearing, Vick signed an autograph, heard a man yelling “Welcome back, Mike,” and jumped into a waiting SUV. Then he was to catch a flight from Newport News to Philadelphia, where his new team, the Eagles, would play in a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars [team stats].
Even the Judge noticed. He had it all, then had nothing. But, in America, failure is accepted. He can rebuild his life one step at a time. The haters are rooting for failure. But, most people understand about making mistakes. We are not perfect. Some guy (a fan) even welcomed him back. People wanted his autograph and are buying his jersey.
Don't you have anything better to do? Like take care of your kids, or enjoy life? A life of hate will consume you...
But, it didn’t work. You went out and your voices were not heard. The Philadelphia Eagles went out and signed Vick to provide more spark to the Offense.
So much for the protest....I think you wasted your time PETA...The NFL took him back, the Eagles are paying him, and we are ignoring you the best way we can. The game is on, can you turn it up?
These people spent so much time consumed in their hatred of Mike Vick, that they rarely took the time to examine their own life. Maybe they needed to find some things to improve on. But that type of self reflection is outweighed by their desire to be holier than thou. Why look at my wrongs, when I can point out the flaws of someone else?
Now, you might say that is ironic, since we do a lot of hating here at the blog. We don’t hate, we send out messages and warnings and words to live by. we hate, but it is all couched in love.
Now lets get to another ironic twist in the Mick Vick story.
Meet Robin Starr.
HYPOCRITE
She is the head of the SPCA in Richmond, Virginia. She also was an outspoken critic of Michael Vick. Now the shoe is on the other foot…
The Richmond Times Dispatch explains the hypocrisy…
KILLER! Why are there not protests happening at your office or place of work? You are a killer....
Published: August 26, 2009
A dog belonging to Robin Starr, chief executive officer of the Richmond SPCA, died last week after being left alone for about four hours in her car.
This morning, Starr and her husband, Ed, cried while recounting the story of what happened last Wednesday morning in an interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch at the SPCA’s offices.
Ed Starr said that last Wednesday, as his wife prepared for work, he put the couple’s 16-year-old dog into her Volvo station wagon. She often took the dog — a deaf and blind mutt named Louie — to work with her, according to the couple. He was her favorite dog, she said.
Robin Starr arrived at work about 8 a.m. without realizing that the dog was in the car, they said. Ed Starr said he forgot to tell her Louie was in her car.
“I just forgot . . . and didn’t think about it until I got this frantic phone call from Robin. I knew immediately what I had done,” he said today.
About noon, Robin Starr went to her car to go get lunch, and that’s when she noticed Louie in the car. She took the dog inside to the SPCA clinic, then to an emergency veterinary clinic in Carytown. The dog died about midnight of kidney failure, the Starrs said.
“At 16, he just laid down where you put him and didn’t make a peep,” she said. “He never made a peep in the car; he’d just lay there in the back.”
According to the National Weather Service, last Wednesday’s temperature in Richmond was 79 degrees at 8 a.m. and had reached 91 by noon.
Tamsen Kingry, the SPCA’s chief operating officer, said this morning that “the SPCA board of directors does not waver in its support” of Robin Starr. She has been CEO of the Richmond SPCA since 1997. Starr said she does not plan to resign.
Robin Starr has been an outspoken critic of Michael Vick and his role in a Virginia dogfighting operation, and of several local residents who were charged with animal neglect that led to animal deaths.
For more on this story, see tomorrow’s Richmond Times-Dispatch.
– Jeremy Slayton
So, shouldn’t someone have to pay, whether it was intentional or not? A dog still died and it was due to the negligence of somebody, either her or her husband. Also, I don’t know why, but what if he is covering up for his wife? he knows that it looks bad, so the story is one to lessen the blow? Either way, someone should be doing some time, or at least shouldn’t she resign from her post?
But, it will eventually come back on her. Look at Mike. He did his time and now is attempting to make a comeback. Haters, look at the welcome he got at the game.
The people have spoken. You do wrong and do your time, we will welcome you back. Karma….it is a bitch that will find you when you least expect it…
Maybe we are getting closer to the Esquire age if this dude is on the cover...This must be his I am about to get shit done suit and tie combo...
They call him the big dog, but I thought that was in reference to all the skirts this dude chased in office. Now, on the serious note, this is how you throw around presidential clout. See how he did it after the jump… Read the rest of this entry »
E’s song of the day
July 14, 2009
This song popped onto my i-pod last night while cruising back home from dinner with the fam and I made a quick note to share it with you today. It also happily coincides with my need to do some big upping (which, I’ve been informed, is lacking on the blog). A perfect big-upping song of the day, just for you. Guilty Simpson – Kinda Live. (no video, sorry darlin’)
WTF!
That is the first thing that went through our mind here at Too Old. The Grim Reaper is like one of the few people working during the recession and they are busy. Farrah Fawcett, The King of Pop and now Billy Mays have succumbed to the long goodnight.
Television pitchman Billy Mays — who built his fame by appearing on commercials and infomercials promoting household products and gadgets — died Sunday.
Mays, 50, was found unresponsive by his wife inside his Tampa, Fla., home at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Tampa Police Department.
Police said there were no signs of forced entry to Mays’ residence and foul play is not suspected. Authorities said an autopsy should be complete by Monday afternoon.
Billy Mays had that hardworking, “I’m on my grind” feel to him, and he was a born Hustler, which makes him one of us here.
Mays was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Sto-Rox High School in 1977, he began his career as a salesman on the Atlantic City boardwalk, selling the Washmatik portable washing device to passersby. Working alongside other pitchmen, he developed his style of salesmanship.[4]
Mays later traveled to home shows, auto shows, and state fairs across the United States for a period of twelve years, selling various maintenance products and tools, including cleaning products and food choppers.[4]
Fox explains the reasons for why Billy Mays is in our lexicon…
Guys who are selling you things you don't need, but you almost can't help yourself. That's why you know these guys are good...
Mays was well known for his numerous television promotions of such products as Orange Glo and OxiClean. He was also featured on the reality TV show “Pitchmen” on the Discovery Channel, which followed Mays and Anthony Sullivan in their marketing jobs.
Billy Mays was a hardworking and seemingly likeable dude. Plus, we love the ESPN commercials
We all now that ESPN at work is better than work at work
It’s definitely a lot less soul crushing at work with ESPN…thanks for showing us the internet.
