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Spotlight: Don Cheadle Set to Play Captain James Rhodes AKA War Machine in “Iron Man 3″

February 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Spotlight: Don Cheadle Set to Play Captain James Rhodes AKA War Machine in “Iron Man 3″ (Photo credit: Marvel)

Don Cheadle will be playing a very prominent role in the highly anticipated sure-to-be summer blockbuster “Iron Man 3.” Don Cheadle will reprise his role as Captain James Rhodes AKA War Machine, which he took over from Terrence Howard in “Iron Man 2.” Robert Downey Jr. will star alongside Ben Kingsley and Guy Peace, who play the villains.

Here’s the poster from Marvel:

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Don Cheadle reprises role of James Rhodes AKA War Machine in Iron Man 3 (Photo: Marvel)

 

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Jeremiah MacKay ID’d as San Bernardino Sheriff’s Detective Killed in Firefight With Christopher Dorner

February 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Jeremiah MacKay ID’d as San Bernardino Sheriff’s Detective Killed in Firefight With Christopher Dorner (Inland Empire Emerald Society)

FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER:  Jeremiah MacKay was identified as the San Bernardino sheriff’s detective killed in firefight with Christopher #Dorner. Detective Jeremiah MacKay was  a Redlands resident and graduated from Rim of the World in 1995. He was a sergeant-at-arms at the Inland Empire Emerald Society, according to their Facebook page.

Detective Jeremiah MacKay joined the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was interviewed on Saturday and addressed the manhunt for Christopher Dorner, saying: “This one you just never know if the guy’s going to pop out, or where he’s going to pop out. We’re hoping this comes to a close without more casualties. The best thing would be for him to give up.”

Detective Jeremiah MacKay, 35, is a father of two, a seven year old and a four month old, San Bernardino County Sheriff said.

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Rapper Lil Wayne Under Fire for Using Emmett Till’s Name in “Karate Chop” Remix in Disrespectful Manner

February 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Rapper Lil Wayne Under Fire for Using Emmett Till’s Name in “Karate Chop” Remix in Disrespectful Manner (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

SMH:  Lil Wayne has ticked off many with his reference to Emmett Till, the Chicago teen who was savagely beaten and shot in the head in 1995 in Mississippi days after reportedly whistling at a white woman. Lil Wayne, who guested on Atlanta rapper Future’s “Karate Chop” single, contributed to the third verse of the remix:

Pop a lot of pain pills
‘Bout to put rims on my skateboard wheels
Beat that p—y up like Emmett Till
Yeah …

Wow, how incredibly disrespectful! Emmett Till’s body was dumped in a river. His mother made the decision to have an open casket at his funeral for the world to see his beaten and misshapen face, that helped to ignite the Civil Rights movement. Lil Wayne should have some class and decency. Some things are just off-limits.

Rapper Lil Wayne Under Fire for Using Emmett Tills Name in Karate Chop Remix in Disrespectful Manner
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Sen. Marco Rubio, Who Tried to Paint Himself as a Working Class American, Selling FL Home for $675K

February 13, 2013 by 1 Comment
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Sen. Marco Rubio, Who Tried to Paint Himself as a Working Class American, Selling FL Home for $675K (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey)

POLITICAL HYPOCRITE:  How many working class Americans own a home valued at $675,000? Um, that would be Sen. Marco Rubio, who tried to paint himself as one of us, during the Republican Party’s response to President Obama’s State of the Union address. Marco Rubio said, “I still live in the same working-class neighborhood I grew up in.” Um, another problem — the Miami New Times reports that Rubio “has been trying to sell that house for an un-working-class-like $675,000 so he can up and move his family to godless elite D.C.” Another political hypocrite trying to pass an ordinary working class American.

Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with Marco Rubio’s accomplishments, but he’s trying to paint himself like a working-class American and he isn’t. He’s a mouthpiece for the Republican Party that now realizes it’s in deep sh*t demographically speaking. They tried to come across as embracing diversity when Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was a hot mess when he rebutted President Obama’s SOTU a few years ago and now Sen. Marco Rubio will join that club. He said a whole lot of nothing last night and echoed the same tired GOP sentiments that didn’t resonate for Mitt Romney in the presidential election. Trotting Marco Rubio out with his tired story about being a working class American won’t resonate.

Paul Krugman slammed Sen. Marco Rubio for basically learning nothing and placing blame at the wrong doorstep:  ”This strikes me as a bigger deal than whether Rubio slurped his water; he and his party are now committed to the belief that their pre-crisis doctrine was perfect, that there are no lessons from the worst financial crisis in three generations except that we should have even less regulation. And given another shot at power, they’ll test that thesis by giving the bankers a chance to do it all over again.”

Marco Rubio was, essentially, rebutting the wrong speech. President Obama didn’t really point fingers at the Republicans. So, I guess Marco Rubio didn’t get that speech. His performance was akin to Paul Ryan’s performance during the vice presidential debate where he kept sipping water. Nerves? Um, these guys aren’t ready for prime time.

Sen. Marco Rubio, Who Tried to Paint Himself as a Working Class American, Selling FL Home for $675K
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APD Officer Kelvin Allen, Nine Other Metro Atlanta Officers, Charged with Helping Drug Dealers

February 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

ATLANTA LAW ENFORCEMENT DISGRACE:  Ten police officers were charged with assisting drug dealers in metro Atlanta. The ten officers, who worked with police departments from all over metro Atlanta, including DeKalb County Police Department, Stone Mountain Police Department, the Atlanta Police Department, MARTA Police Department, Forest Park Police Department and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. The officers were arrested after a year-long undercover investigation of gang-related activities.

The 10 officers have been identified as:

Atlanta Police Department (APD) Officer Kelvin Allen, 42, of Atlanta; DeKalb County Police Department (DCPD) Officers Dennis Duren, 32, of Atlanta and Dorian Williams, 25, of Stone Mountain, Georgia; Forest Park Police Department (FPPD) Sergeant Victor Middlebrook, 44, of Jonesboro, Georgia and Andrew Monroe, 57, of Riverdale, Georgia; MARTA Police Department (MARTA) Officer Marquez Holmes, 45, of Jonesboro, Georgia; Stone Mountain Police Department (SMPD) Officer Denoris Carter, 42, of Lithonia, Georgia, and contract Federal Protective Services Officer Sharon Peters, 43, of Lithonia, Georgia. Agents also arrested two former law enforcement officers: former DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) jail officers Monyette McLaurin, 37, of Atlanta, and Chase Valentine, 44, of Covington, Georgia.

These officers, like all law enforcement officers, are charged with upholding the law and protecting the public, but the rogue officers allowed avarice to cloud their better judgement. The undercover investigation arose out of an Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms investigation of an Atlanta-area street gang in August 2011. The police officers were involved in protecting the gang’s criminal activities, 11 Alive reports. It is shameful to learn that the arrested officers wore their uniforms, drove police vehicles and even displayed their badges while providing security to gang members during drug deals.

 

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Jack Waldrop, Federal Public Defender, Commits Suicide in State Bar of GA Parking Garage

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ATLANTA SUICIDE:  Jack Waldrop, a federal public defender in Atlanta, was found dead Tuesday afternoon in an apparent suicide, the Atlanta Police said. Jack Waldrop committed suicide on the 10th floor of the State Bar of Georgia’s parking garage, where he is said to park regularly. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. He left a handwritten note. The police said there were “no signs of a struggle or foul play and the scene appeared to be consistent with that of a suicide.”

 

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