America, Tiger Woods is like your friend who is a stiff, but is still your friend. Please forgive him like your would your buddy

Hands and knees is a start....Kobe style might be a huge ring.

This weekend was a long weekend for me.  Obligations kept me busy the whole weekend, from a basketball game, to a debate tournament.  The crew was at the tournament and as he does, Ronin was chatting up the ladies.  Our buddy, Wes, who is a mess, salted Ronin’s game.  When I sat down and broke it to Wes about what he did, I began to realize it wasn’t his fault.  Wes was just a horrible wingman, thus counting on him for wingman game would not be wise.

Wes, learn the creed, follow the creed

I can’t be mad at someone for not doing something that I should know that they are bad at.  If you know you have a shoot first point guard, why get upset if he isn’t passing as much as you would like?

This is what America fails to realize about Tiger Woods.  We can’t be mad AT Tiger, because Tiger is a stiff.  You can condemn his actions, but it’s bigger than him.  To fully understand, what is going on, a definition is in order.

stiff (plural stiffs)

1. An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff.

   A Working Stiff’s Manifesto: A Memoir of Thirty Jobs I Quit, Nine That Fired Me, and Three I Can’t Remember was published in 2003.

2. A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.

   She convinced the stiff to go to her hotel room, where her henchman was waiting to rob him.

3. (slang) A cadaver, a dead person.
4. (US) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.

In understanding women, Tiger meets definition one and two.  When Tiger was working on his game growing up, he never got a chance to work out the kinks in his mating/macking/sexual game.  The reason why is is great at golf is that he had to ignore other urges and needs.  His sexual game is simple, rote. This is not to say that Tiger never got laid, but never got to enjoy the rockstar experience.  It is not his fault that he has been handled most of his life.  His handlers did a great job (that would include his parents, who by definition are handlers, but this refers to outside that family tree handling) almost too great in crafting the image.  People love to tear other people down, but one thing that is great about the human spirit is that we allow people to make mistakes.  Marion Barry did this and STILL got re-elected to public office.

Yes, this is the Mayor of Washington D.C. smoking crack...

He didn’t have this movie to guide him (How to Be a Player) The mistakes that he made in the whole scenario was very reminiscent of High School game. The silly voice mails are the first clue about his underdeveloped game.

Dre, if he only had you as a wingman, all would be good

The fact that he was texted is just a modern day note writing that any guy would not get caught up in, since that is the smoking gun.  (Guys and gals, remember, that text messages do not disappear in the great beyond.  They are easily accessible.  At least if you are cheating, cover your tracks.  Get rid of text messages and don’t send anything in them, since they can be read and saved by the other side. One rookie manuever is that people forget to clear the sent emails in their side, they only remember to get rid of the ones that they receive.)

But, there is a ray of light during this moment of darkness.  There is a manual for  getting through this and continuing to make the money.  Going on Oprah to win back the women.  A lot of guys were never mad at you in the first place.  they may have questioned you cheating on your smoking hot wife, but they were not mad, in the classic sense.  In fact, some men immediately put themselves in your situation and re-created your mistakes, in order to play out the scenario and figure out how not to make the mistakes you made.

She is that powerful...do not cross her...

But, going on Oprah is the key to winning back women who hate you right now.  The Mayo Clinic defines forgiveness.

What is forgiveness?

Generally, forgiveness is a decision to let go of resentment and thoughts of revenge. The act that hurt or offended you may always remain a part of your life, but forgiveness can lessen its grip on you and help you focus on other, positive parts of your life. Forgiveness can even lead to feelings of understanding, empathy and compassion for the one who hurt you.

Forgiveness doesn’t mean that you deny the other person’s responsibility for hurting you, and it doesn’t minimize or justify the wrong. You can forgive the person without excusing the act. Forgiveness brings a kind of peace that helps you go on with life.

The demographics of the Oprah show are the groups you need to win back. You need to find a way that they can forgive you, without minimizing the act.  We all make terrible life decisions. The black women vote is key.  Right now, you are polling low with them because of the affair (some of them are not mad at you for this.  They are the ones making excuses for you like, Elin wasn’t taking care of business at home and Tiger, I would make it work for you)  Memo to Tiger…be careful.  These are the types of women that you are sleeping with now. Back to the point at hand, the women you are polling poorly with.  One thing to remember is that Black women can be really racist, with the emphasis on really racist. There are women who are not mad that you had an affair, but are mad only because it was with a white women.  Oprah can help with that, because Oprah is a healer.  This is the time to say, “Whoops, I got caught up!” You will need to show your emotional side on the show, and you might even need to cry a little bit, to show contrition.  But, don’t worry, because most guys will never hear about it, much less see it.  So, don’t be self conscious.  At worst, we will say, “Wait til you get to the car to cry…”

(Don’t let Deebo see you slipping….you won’t have to go to the car to cry)

Oprah as the Great Emancipator can bring together white women as well.  They read Oprah, and value her input and opinion.  It’s the reason stars agree to do her show after bad press, like Tom Cruise.

Do not jump up and down professing your love for your wife. If you overdo it, people will not believe you. But, look at Oprah selling it and showing all the teeth and gums, pretending to be amused. This is the press you need.

Tiger, you can do it.  Let Oprah help…Harpo, reach out to a man who needs a helping hand…

E’s song of the day

Happy Hanukkah to all of my Jewish peeps out there (that started today, right?  Maybe last night?).  I’m officially jumping head first into the holiday flow of things, so you’ll be getting a special taste of my vast collection of Holiday (frankly, mostly Christmas) tunes over the next few weeks.  I’m down in Santa Clara right now some debate people helping run a tournament, so I’ll be using some free time here and there to drop some hot, wet tunes on your thirsty ears.  Today will kick things off with track number one on “E’s Christmas Mix Vol. 2″ which just felt like a decent way to kick things off.  This year’s mix does feature African American artists fairly heavily, so perhaps it is with a hint of irony that track one comes from a dude who made his loot off the backs of some more talented black musicians.  Great song though…today’s jam: Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas.  p.s. Ive gone all multicultural on your ass by including this video with the lyrics in Spanish across the screen.  Enjoy….

What comes around, goes around….Valley Swim Club files for Bankruptcy on the heels of denying entry to Blacks

and keeping out blacks even earlier!

Karma is a straight up B!%#h, isn’t it?

A suburban swim club accused of discrimination last summer after revoking the memberships of mostly black and Hispanic children plans to declare bankruptcy, a newspaper reported Saturday.

Valley Swim Club president John Duesler sent an e-mail to club “friends and families” Friday saying the board of directors had voted to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy this week, The Philadelphia Daily News reported.

Duesler wrote in the e-mail that many would blame the

Why should I be surprised?

It was more than 70 years ago my grandparents packed their bags and got the hell out of Louisianaa. So why would I be surprised that there is still blatant racism in the Bayou? I wouldn’t. Just read this story.

Has anyone told this Judge about our President? Maybe word hasn’t gotten out down there that Obama is the product of an interracial marriage. Then again Obama’s parents did split-up so maybe we shouldn’t be so hard on the racist Judge. Then again most marriages do end in divorce.

Read the  San Francisco Chronicle spin on this racial story and tell me if my grandparents trek was in vain.

“From another point-of-view, the case is clearly no different from the discrimination gay couples suffer when government refuses to grant them right to marry.”

“Clearly” no different. WTF

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.

Black NFL players won’t play for Rush

So basically almost all of the NFL is against this dude.  I, personally, cannot stand Rush Limbaugh and don’t want him anywhere near a sport which I love.  His political views are so absurd, that no intelligent person I know could possibly agree with them.  Free speech is great, but the city of St. Louis, already dealing with the fact that their football team may be the worst in the NFL, should do well to steer clear of this man who chooses to exercise that speech a little too freely.  My guess is that as NFL players continue to step forward voicing their concerns with Rush and his BLATANTLY RACIST views towards black people, and more specifically athletes (he hates black QB’s, for example) we may be able to avoid having to deal with him as an NFL owner.  Here is an article I read today about the matter.

It’s not hard to find proof of exactly how big of a stupid bigot Limbaugh is.  here are some quotes to demonstrate:

1. I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in the country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing.  Quite the opposite: slavery built the South.  I’m not saying we should bring it back, I’m just saying it had its merits.  For one thing, the streets were safer after dark.

2. You know who deserves a posthumous medal of honor?  James Earl Ray [the confessed assassin of MLK].  We miss you, James.  Godspeed.

3. Have you ever noticed how all composite pictures of wanted criminals resemble Jesse Jackson?

4. Look, let me put it this way: the NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons.  There, I said it.

5. The NAACP should have riot rehearsal.  They should get a liquor store and practice robberies.

6. Why should blacks be heard? They’re 12 percent of the population.  Who the hell cares?

7. Take that bone out of your nose and call me back.

8. I think the media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well.  They’re very interested in black coaches and black quarterbacks doing well.  I think there’s a little hope invested in McNabb and he got a lot of credit for the performance of his team that he really didn’t deserve.

9. They oughta change Black History Month to Black Progress Month and start measuring it.

10. The poorest people in America are better off than the mainstream families of Europe.

Rush: you’re predictable.  We get it.  Only rich, male, God-fearing,  descendants of former slave-owners are worthy of making political decisions, or even being heard.  And drugs are bad, unless they are prescription pain meds taken for recreational purposes because your life as messiah to the moronic masses is SO difficult.  Please stay the hell out of the NFL.  Thank you.

Lamar Odom is getting neutered and emasculated for the wedding: HOW NOT to be a player…Where is Bill Bellemy when you need him? (once again AVOID SIDE PIECES! They are bad for you health…)

Damn that Henny got ni$@@as making bad decisions, like Kayne

R.I.P. Steve McNair, but this is bigger than the loss of a good man and a better QB. You are getting played bro, and you only have a few more days to come to your senses.  We tried to warn you earlier, but you didn’t listen, so we will try this again.

Kim and Khloe at Australian Fashion show. Look at Khloe's face. That is the one that you will be waking up to every day....(except when you are on the road and you have your other jumpoffs, or by yourself, which you will come to enjoy....

I really don’t care that you are marrying Chyna. That is your business. But, I want you to remember that she has a thing for Black athletes. Maybe she wants to outdo Kim and have a man that actually can win something as a pro. You qualify.

Look at the Donald. He went broke, got rich again and didn't have to give out his stacks....

Not to have a prenuptial for a woman that you have only recently starting dating is a recipe for disaster. Do not forget that you are in CA, which means your sh!t is now her sh!t now too. E! Magazine tells the story of how Lamar Odom got emasculated.

Remember, you are not too far from this EVERYDAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

Khloé Kardashian has nothing to worry about.

Even at his bachelor party last night, Laker Lamar Odom was on his best behavior with his best bros.

While he decided to cancel the big bash at Les Deux that was originally planned, he opted for a small dinner party at STK with Joe Francis, Rob Kardashian, Scott Disick (aka Kourtney Kardashian’s baby daddy), fellow Lakers Ron Artest, Sasha Vujacic, Josh Powell and D.J. Mbenga.

Kobe stood you up? It’s because he knows you are making a mistake. For all that everyone says about Kobe, at least he has a family and his wife seems to be in charge of the family while Kobe is ballin outta control.

Say what you want about Vanessa, but the marriage is lasting hopefully NOT because of the fact that he is still playing and she has hella free time...Plus, look how cute she is. Marrying Chyna is not a good look for a Laker player in LA. That's not what a player would do

Lamar’s crew was even joined by some Clippers, including Baron Davis, Marcus Camby and rookie Blake Griffin, who just happened to be having their own party at the club.

Of course they came to the party, because they want to hang out with winners.  You had the B team at your celebration.

Joe, Scott and Rob held court at a table in the main dining room, while Lamar mostly mingled with his basketball boys in the bar area.

Despite one pretty partyer who approached him, Lamar showed little interest in any ladies. Girls were even banned from their booths at Guys & Dolls later in the night. Way to regulate!

See? This is what I mean. You had Joe F. ready to throw you a huge blowout with strippers, hookers and…well what else do you want? Kobe and more of the Lakers might have shown up for the party if it was this type of party.

They like cars and I bet they like basketball

Or since he is Joe Francis of “Girls GOne Wild” maybe a party like this…

now that is the type of party I'm talking about

The only complaint guests might have?

Lamar was tardy to his own party! Teammate Derek Fisher showed at STK at 9 p.m. and waited for Lamar for an hour before ditching to head home to his wife and kids.

Before he left, though, Fisher said he planned to get Odom a whopper of a wedding present: “How about another [NBA championship] ring!”

After dinner, Lamar, Rob, Scott and some Lakers who stayed headed over to Guys & Dolls, where Ron made a toast to his teammate. The guys drank magnums of Ace of Spades champagne.

Lamar was in great spirits, dancing and taking photos with fans. Before calling it a night, he requested Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s “Bonnie and Clyde,” perhaps as a tribute to himself and the bride-to-be.

Another reason why I dislike what you are doing Lamar. Really? At least play the damn original with Tupac. The damn song is about gun love and Jay f’ed up the whole song. Listen to the REAL song.

Although there was a fight that broke out while the boys were inside partying, a source says they weren’t involved.

Remember that other fight that went down at Guys, between Jayde Nicole and Joe Francis?

Speaking of that lawsuit-inducing spat, Jayde’s boyfriend and defender, Brody Jenner, happens to be Khloé’s stepbrother, who wasn’t spotted at the bachelor party last night.

Since Joe threw the party last night, we’re assuming he’s invited to the wedding. And we know Brody’s attending.

The people making the seating chart should have their work cut out for them.

—Additional reporting by Amy Paffrath

Then you got put on blast by your jump-off. I have Bossip to thank for the letter and funny picture.

Really? LO, you can do much better

IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING A CIRCUS UNFOLD. NOW THAT KHLOE KARDASHIAN HAS ANNOUNCED THE WEDDING, I CAN NO LONGER BE QUIET.
I HAVE BEEN WITH LAMAR FOR YEARS. YES WE F*CK. YES HE PAYS MY BILLS. YES…… I HAVE AN APARTMENT. YES HE HAS BOUGHT ME A CAR. YES I WAS WITH HIM EVEN WHEN HE WAS WITH HIS BABY MAMA. SOME PEOPLE CALL ME A JUMP OFF. I KNOW WE HAVE A CONNECTION. I HAVE NOT TALKED TO HIM IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT HE WILL BE BACK. HE ALWAYS COMES BACK.

Yes, you are a jump-off. You give him the freedom to roam like a free safety on Sunday.

I SEE THAT THE KARDASHIANS HAVE MANIPULATED THIS SITUATION, MADE THIS A FAIRYTALE.

LET ME TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

LAMAR ODOM IS A DOG. HE CANNOT BE FAITHFUL TO ONE WOMAN. PERIOD. HE WILL WAKE UP IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND WILL REALIZE HE HAS F*CKED HIMSELF. LAMAR IS UNSTABLE. LAMAR IS BIPOLAR. LAMAR HAS GIRLS IN EVERY CITY. KHLOE AND HER FAMILY MAY THINK THEY HAVE STRUCK GOLD – BUT WHEN HE TRAVELS DURING THE SEASON, HE WILL F*CK AROUND. HE HAS F*CKED HER FRIENDS BEFORE THEY EVEN MET. I KNOW MY SITUATION AND I DEAL WITH IT, BUT I AM NOT OKAY WITH THE KARDASHIANS PRETENDING HE IS SOMETHING HE IS NOT.

I DO NOT LIKE HIS BABY MAMA, LIZA. BUT I KNOW HE DID HER DIRTY. WHEN HIS SON PASSED AWAY, HE WASN’T WITH HER. HE WAS WITH ME. HE DOESN’T SPEND TIME WITH THE KIDS. DOES NOT PAY CHILD SUPPORT. OBVIOUSLY, HE HAS LOST HIS MIND BECAUSE HE DOES NOT CARE THAT THE KIDS ARE IN SHOCK. WILL NOT ATTEND THEIR OWN DAD’S WEDDING. HE IS RUINING HIS FAMILY AND HIS CHILDREN’S LIVES FOR THIS TRICK NAMED KHLOE. NBA AND NFL D*CK HAS RAN THROUGH THAT. SIX DEGREES OF KHLOE KARDASHIAN. LOOK AT THEIR GOLD DIGGING MOTHER. SHE WHORES OUT HER OWN CHILDREN. I HEAR FROM HIS PEOPLE THAT THERE IS NO PRENUP. WHAT AN IDIOT. I HOPE HE IS BROKE FROM THIS. BETTER BELIEVE I WILL MAKE SURE I CASH OUT BEFORE ALL OF IT IS GONE. HE DID SIGN A HUGE CONTRACT, AFTER ALL.

Damn, Lamar, I didn't know you were this naive...

HIS FAMILY WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM. HE IS TURNING HIS BACK ON HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. PUT IT LIKE THIS, IF YOU ARE BROKE AND BLACK – YOU ARE NO LONGER IN HIS LIFE. TRUE LOVE MY @SS. TAKE NOTE HOW NO BLACK PEOPLE WILL BE THERE. MAYBE A SPRINKLE OF THE ACCEPTABLE ONES THAT KRIS APPROVES OF.

LO, how are you just going to get your business out in the street? Even if the “wedding” is just a stunt for the failing ratings of the show, you are put on front street as a clown. STEP YOUR GAME UP! You are better than this!

Just remember this…not in order, although he was the last one soaking up your fiancees panties….

Khloe, and Derek Ward, RB

that was this year…

This was in MAY OF not 08, but yes of 2009

Then there was Rashad McCants, who more than likely beat the brakes off the box.  But, that might have started her desire for basketball players.  He is kinda scrubby, so you won’t have to worry about him talking about her on the court.

He was killing it for awhile...

I am not saying that you have to throw on a chastity belt and quit dating, but you should not have the next man’s seed in your shorts going to the next date, like you are Katelyn Faber…

Don’t take it from me, go here to see the merry-go-round.

Reason# 2,345 of Why I Hate Facebook: Using Facebook can get you FIRED! Meet Lee Landor, HATER of the WEEK!

Nah, bro, I don't facebook...

Even though in this situation, I am glad that they person resigned from their job.  Anyone who reads the blog knows how I feel about Facebook.  It is becoming like the Borg of our society.

By joining Facebook, you join us....

Sometimes, I do feel powerless, as everyone I know is on Facebook, except for Ronin and myself.  I mean, I do see the benefits of Facebook, but for the benefits, you have to take the detriments as well, and they are too extreme for me.  For instance, using facebook can get you fired, just ask Lee Landor.

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer’s deputy press secretary has abruptly resigned after spending time at the office railing against Barack Obama and defending racial profiling on her Facebook account, following the controversial arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates last week.

Lee Landor, who joined Stringer’s staff several months ago, first posted a link to a news report on President Obama’s remark that the Cambridge police had “acted stupidly” in arresting Gates. She commented on the incident, writing that “the situation got ‘out of hand’ because Gates is a racist, not because the officer was DOING HIS JOB!”

Well, Ms. Landor, had you been doing your job, you wouldn’t have to resign, and become a story yourself on the news.  IF I had a facebook account, I would post this story to my wall. (Of course, I would wait until I got home to do it…)

The comments were posted at 11:43 a.m. on Friday, July 24, while Landor was apparently working in the borough president’s office. That same day, she posted to Stringer’s official government blog about a plan the borough president had proposed for reviving mayoral control of the city’s public schools.

Landor defended her initial remark in subsequent comments on the page posted at 12:32 p.m. the same day, adding that “racial profiling does exist, but for good reason. Take a look at this country’s jails: who makes up the majority of inmates? Exactly.”

I am waiting for you to make the next argument about look who is on welfare…exactly. (For those of us not in the know, it’s whites who make up the largest population of people on welfare)

Now, if you just look at some stats, it might prove Ms. Landor’s point.  From the Bureau of Justice

Highlights include the following:

• On June 30, 2006, an estimated 4.8% of black men were in prison or jail, compared to 1.9% of Hispanic men and 0.7% of white men.
• For the 12 months ending June 30, 2006, State systems reported a larger increase than the Federal system in the number of inmates housed in private prisons.
• Between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006, the number of persons held in local jails increased 2.5% to reach 766,010 inmates, the lowest growth since the 1.6% increase in mid-year 2001

But, what she fails to realize is that even though Black Men (the target group she hates) represent almost 5 percent of the total population of men who identity as black, we only make up less than 7 percent of the TOTAL population.  Whites in America make up 80 percent of the overall population in America.  Let’s do some simple math.  The population of the U.S. is about 307 million people.  For conveinence sake, let’s make it 300 million.  Also, let’s assume an even gender split as well.  So, 120 million Americans are White Males.  From that population, 0.7 percent find themselves behind bars.  840,000 white males are behind bars.

6.5 percent of the population of America would identify themselves as Black. So, roughly 19.5 million men in America are black.  4.7% of the population are behind bars, which is roughly 900,000 black males are behind bars.  So, the total numbers are pretty equal.  So, what are we to take from Ms. Landors statements?  Draw your own conclusions, but, I am going to go with she is a certified racist, whether she self identifies as on or not…

this is where reperations should start....

The comments were made in Facebook posts traded with two other people, neither of whom are government employees, and one of whom is apparently related to Landor.

Landor also referred to the president as “O-dumb-a,” and said that “Black people, Hispanic people, Indian people, Asian people, whoever, are being over-the-top racists in recent weeks, as highlighted in the media since the Sotomayor-New Haven issue.” She was apparently referring to the case in which Sonia Sotomayor ruled that the New Haven Fire Department had the right to cancel a test determining promotions within the department because no black firefighters passed.

So, basically everyone but whites are racists.  Yup, I got it.  You want to preserve white privilege…why wouldn’t you? I like privilege as much as the next person…it was a broad sweeping brush that this racist used to paint her picture of woe…

It's just easier to say this...At least then her racism wouldn't be cloaked in a false air of academia and polite society. Just get gritty and grimey and say what is really on your mind. I can respect that approach...

In a statement issued late Monday evening, Dick Riley, Stringer’s communications director, said the borough president had accepted Landor’s resignation, effective immediately.

“Ms. Landor’s comments were totally inappropriate and in direct contradiction to the views of the borough president and his office,” Riley said in the statement.

Landor did not return messages left on her cell phone seeking comment.

Landor’s Facebook profile, which could be viewed by people beyond her selected “friends” network (including others in government) through Monday afternoon, was apparently deleted after Riley was reached out of the office on Monday evening for comment. Screen shots of the comments had already been obtained by City Hall.

This is what I don’t get.  If you are not ashamed of the things that you write on the wall or in comments (or however it works, since I don’t have it) then why would you delete them later?  I only get rid of the things that I am ashamed of, or know that the subject matter is inappropiate.

Michael Hardy, an attorney for the National Action Network, had called for Lander to be fired immediately.

“If this statement is accurate, then this person should be terminated from the office if [Lander] made the statement during [her] government service,” he said in a phone interview after reviewing the comments. “And if [she] didn’t make this statement during [her] government time, then the public should be advised—and we certainly will advise them—that this should be taken into consideration when voting for Scott Stringer as your Manhattan borough president.”

He added: “It would be very sad if this statement represents the position of the Manhattan borough president’s office.”

A funny comment that I read later was, “What does a borough president actually do?”  I have no idea, but I am assuming that it is rolling around in the layers of fat surrounding any made up political office…

Dick Dadey, the executive director of Citizens Union, a good-government group, said Landor’s comments were inappropriate because they were made on government time and with government resources.

“The use of social networking sites during the work day by government employees is not something that should be permitted, unless it is specifically a part of a communication effort of the elected official or department for which they work,” Dadey said. “Commenting on a political matter not germane to the performance of their job during work hours is questionable.”

Dadey added that allowing government employees, especially those involved in representing elected officials to the public, to comment on political issues on personal websites made it difficult to discern official policy from private opinion.

“It’s easy to draw conclusions that they’re blending the personal with the political in questionable ways,” Dadey said. “The line becomes blurry as to whether they’re representing themselves or the elected official.”

Regardless, Facebook at work is wrong, and when you are stupid enough to name call the president at work, then you get whats coming to you.  BTW, where did you go to college, becuase they did a terrible job of preparing you for the real world.  It;s not all about Facebook and hopefully this will teach someone a thing or two…

Bye-Bye Lee, don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya...

Move over NYPD, This is the face of a RACIST COP

See, this is why N.W.A. can make the classic song Fuck the Police and have it still remain in the lexicon and rotation of most hip hop fans, since they can relate to the hatred some have for the cops.  We talked about the NYPD during the Sean Bell murder and look what they did after the  Sean Bell Case.  They earned their spot as most hated.  But, with the Professor Gates incident, it looks like they have some serious competition.

Just putting another racist on blast....

He even has that racist look in his eye, like “Nigger, I see you and you better be flying straight, or I will lock your ass up!”  But, I wouldn’t put him on blast for nothing….The Daily News explains…

Suspended cop Justin Barrett who called Prof. Gates a ‘jungle monkey’ was turned in by fellow cops

Boston police officer Justin Barrett was suspended Wednesday, July 29, 2009, for using a racial slur to describe black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.

The Boston cop suspended for calling Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates a “banana-eating jungle monkey” in a mass e-mail was turned in by fellow cops.

This is the one time where Keeping it Real would be justified.  He really went there, didn’t he?  Plus, doesn’t he know that emails leave a trace behind?  The words on emails stick with you.  Remember when we had to deal with this and President Obama?

The revelation that Officer Justin Barrett’s brothers in blue were also revolted by his hateful words came as the police commissioner tried to repair to reputation of Beantown’s police department.

“This type of venomous rhetoric is severely damaging,” Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis declared Thursday. “We will not allow the unacceptable actions of one member to define who we are.”

Davis said he has apologized to Gates on behalf of the department and they are now checking whether Barrett had any run-ins with blacks while on the job.

The only apology that I want is this guy never having the power of the badge again.  Words are cheap in this scenario, since the power of the words are not backed by action/power.

Barrett is also not getting any love from the local police union, which has denounced his remarks as “offensive and hurtful.”

“He’s gone,” Boston Mayor Tom Menino said of Barrett, who has already been suspended. “G-o-n-e. I don’t care, it’s like cancer. You don’t keep those cancers around.”

Barrett, 36, a cop for two years, has also been suspended by the National Guard, where he holds the rank of captain.
Earlier, Barrett insisted he was not a racist and “did not mean to offend anyone.”

“The words were being used to characterize behavior, not describe anyone,” Barrett told WCVB-TV.

Barrett conceded it was a “poor choice of words.”

“I didn’t mean it in a racist way,” he added. “I treat everyone with dignity and respect.”

Really?  Why wouldn’t we think that you are racist?  Jungle Bunny?  That is not a racist term is it?  This is the first image that comes up when you type in Jungle Bunny into Google…

there is clearly no racial connotation in this term....

But, I just slipped when I used the term cracker…

cracker ass cracker...but I meant that in a good way....

Barrett said he was “just venting” about the July 16 arrest of Gates by a white Cambridge cop that became a national discussion about race when President Obama said the officers acted “stupidly.”

“People are making it about race,” said Barrett, who vowed to fight any attempt to fire him. “It is not about race.”
But it may be about whether Barrett has any sense.

Barrett got into hot water after he fired off the note to his buddies on the force, in the Guard – and, inexplicably, The Boston Globe.

In the email, Barrett called the Globe story “jungle monkey gibberish” and wrote that Gates’ “first priority should be to get off the phone and comply with police.”

“For if I was the officer he verbally assaulted like a … jungle monkey, I would have sprayed him in the face with OC deserving of his belligerent non-compliance,” Barrett wrote.

OC is pepper spray.

just some 1963 pepper spray curtesy of Bull Connor, Chief Racist

You N@##$RS stink, let me wash the black off you....

Yeah…I bet that you would use only pepper spray.  That excuse hopefully doesn’t work and is not believed.  Here is a guy trying to work a similar rouse. Hopefully, for Oscar Grant, his family and friends, excuses like that will not work.

Barrett went on to question Gates’ credentials, called him a “God damned fool,” and twice challenged the paper to “ax” him what he thinks.

“I am not a racist, but I am prejudice [sic] towards people who are stupid and pretend to stand up and preach for something they claim is freedom,” Barrett wrote.

People think this about Boston, since this is not the first time racial incidents have happened recently.  We blogged about the student who was expelled from Harvard, because a killer was the same color as her. No, she didn’t commit the murders or help.

Remember the Ryan Moats fiasco? His mother in law was in the hospital dying on her last leg.  He ran a red light to get the hospital.  He waited, looked both wyas and ran it after seeing that there was no traffic.  But, once he got to the hospital, the cop wanted to sweat him and drew his gun.

Race still and always will matter.  Recognize that there is racism and you become part of the solution instead of part of the problem…there are still people who refuse to rent to blacks…

Even things that might be racist so some and not to others causes issues.  Look at the cartoon from the Post about the stimulus bill that Obama was pushing. Even if you don’t think that it (being the comic) is racist, look at the comment from the first poster.  How does my complaint mean that I should move to Africa?  That is why this is and should be an issue that we talk about, because when we allow it to bubble jsut below the source is when we have the most trouble when it erupts and it will…

So, please forgive me when I say I just don’t believe you when you say that you are not a racist….

The Warning: When Keeping it real goes horribly wrong….Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey: THIS IS WHY YOU LEAVE EMINEM ALONE!

Just like Nas ethered Jay-Z, you have nothing to say about this.

One thing that I learned is that some things, even if they are false, you don’t want to dignify it with an answer.  This was one of those moments.  What people fail to realize is that THIS IS THE ESSENCE OF HIP HOP!  Mariah is R&B, which is part of the movement, but she is no rapper.  Nick Cannon is not a rapper either, contrary to what he thinks.

Now, here is where the beef started…BBC.com notes the fued

Eminem has hit out at Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon in his new song The Warning.

It’s the latest in a long feud between the pair who first came to blows when Eminem said he had a fling with Mariah back in 2001 and she denied it.

MTV.com has Nick Cannon’s statement that started the feud. (Or at least got the feud from smoldering to out in the open on fire…) This is also why I think that Nick was at the forefront of the Em like character in the Mariah video of Obsessed…

It looks like the obsession works both ways...She is crazy but attractive. The good looking ones usually are...

“Maybe I’m going too far, but I thought we got past the days where white men could spew vulgar obscenities at our beautiful queens and get away with it,” Cannon continued. “What’s next? Are we going to let this trash say something horrible about our lovely first lady, Mrs. Michelle Obama? Or would Marshall have talked sideways out of his neck like this about Oprah Winfrey? This act of racist bigotry cannot go unnoticed. Calling my wife a ‘c—’ and a ‘whore’ is way worse than anything Don Imus could have ever said. So trust, repercussions will be served. Anybody got Al Sharpton’s number?! LOL Let’s not forget about Eminem’s amateur mixtape rants of calling African Americans ‘ni—-’ and how he hates ‘black bi—es.’ “

See, this is the problem with using racism.  When it gets trivialized like Nick did, then it waters down the rhetorical force of other/future claims.  This is not an argument to say that what was said was okay.  Nick had a TON of ground to jump on the Em is SEXIST bandwagon, but he chose race.  We are not afraid to get into a race discussion here, but couldn’t you have chosen a better spokesperson than Mariah on the difficulties of being a black woman?  I am going to say on the scales of oppression, she wasn’t feeling the majority of the heat.

All that other noise of bringing Oprah and Obama into the discussion was subterfuge for a dude who knew that he really couldn’t defend himself.  Also, it begins with a call for ONLY BLACKS DUDES TO GET MAD!  Ironic that he is upset with racism, but then uses a reverse racist call to get a call to action! Who are OUR beautiful queens?  and is it OK to only get mad at white dudes who disrespect our queens?  Anger mixed with ignorance is not a good look…

The actor basically vowed revenge on Slim Shady, joking that he would begin rapping again and threatening comedic retribution.

“So, Miss Marshall, I’m going to make you wish you never spoke my name and regret the ungodly things you said about my wife,” Cannon continued. “This is going to be fun! It’s however you want it! Just remember, you did this to yourself! Your legacy has now been tainted from this day forth! You will now be known as the rapper who lost to corny-ass Nick Cannon!”

Nick, you got what you wanted.  The spotlight is squarely on you now.  Another ironic thing about what Nick is saying is that when you read the last part of the statement, he calls him Miss Marshall.  Now, why would he do that? Oh yeah, to attempt to feminize him, as in to make him look or appear weak.  Maybe that is why Nick had to do the statement instead of Mariah, who is perfectly able to speak for herself.

Maybe she can't speak for herlsef, because that is how the relationship works the best...

I don’t really get it from Mariah’s standpoint.  Mariah, why deny it?  Especially if it is true?  Even if it isn’t, so what?  It would only HELP your credibility, not hurt it.  You are married NOW, so what you did BEFORE you were married should be water under the bridge.  But, when you are so ego obsessed, it never can be.

It’s been claimed recently that Mariah mocked the rapper in the video for her latest single Obsession.

Now, why in the hell would you do this?  I think that Nick must of been pumping your head up to get you to think that this was a good idea.  Didn’t you learn from Rick Ross?  There is no future in fronting to borrow from my man MC Breed

You didn't think that there would be a reaction from this?

This is where you went wrong.  The defense should have stopped with your husband’s tweet about being obsessed with you and the challenge to fight.  That is how real men settle things.  This would have been great for celebrity fight night or something…

It comes after Eminem mentioned Mariah in his song Bagpipes From Baghdad, which also talked about her husband Nick.

In May, Nick leapt to his wife’s defence and retorted by blogging: “homeboy is still obsessed with my wife”.

You probably think since it’s been so long if I had something on you I woulda did it by now

Eminem, from The Warning

Eminem raps in his new record: “I got the exact same tattoo that’s on Nick’s back, I’m obsessed now, oh gee, is that supposed to be me in the video with the goatee?”

He goes a step further and comments that Mariah was “was wild ‘n’ out before Nick” and says he gave her “somethin’ to smile about”.

He adds: “You probably think since it’s been so long if I had something on you I woulda did it by now, on the contrary, Mary Poppins…

“Mariah, it ever occur to you that I still have pictures?”

“But if I’m embarrassing me, I’m embarrassing you and don’t you dare say it isn’t true.”

Now, rap is about hyperbole and extravagant claims that are rarely true.  But, stop and think about it for a moment.  What if Em DID have pictures of Mariah?  They wouldn’t have to be of the Kim K variety, but just pictures of them together, or her posing in bed, or somewhere that can be identified as Em’s place?  Then nothing she said could be taken at face value, and everything Em said would have to be considered as gospel.  That is why there is no winning this game.

In previous weeks, the trio have denied any rift between them.

Mariah and Nick both say that the character in the Obsessed video is not Eminem, while the rapper says that his lyrics in Bagpipes From Baghdad were “misinterpreted”.

Mariah married actor and singer Nick in the Bahamas in April 2008, after they met on a music video.

Eminem has been married twice to childhood sweetheart Kimberley Anne Scott and they have a daughter called Hailie.

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon married after a two month romance

Now, you have to answer questions about THE WARNING

I am a big fan of til death do you part, but this might be taking it too far.  You are about to meet your maker and no rapper alive is going to be able to help you.