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Disco Diva Donna Summer Dies at 63 After Battling Lung Cancer

May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Disco Diva Donna Summer Dies at 63 After Battling Cancer (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Disco diva Donna Summer dies at 63 after battling lung cancer. TMZ is reporting that Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, was in Florida, at the time of her death.  Summer, a five-time Grammy Award winner, changed the music world in the 1970s and 80s with hits like “Bad Girl,” “On the Radio,” “Last Dance,” “She Works Hard for the Money” and many others.

TMZ:  Donna died from lung cancer.  Several sources are telling us Donna believed she contracted it by inhaling toxic particles after the 9/11 attack in New York City.

Donna Summer, whose real name is LaDonna Gaines, is survived by her three children and her husband, singer Bruce Sudano.

Wow, we have lost some great singers in the last year — Vesta Williams, Teena Maria, Whitney Houston, Chuck Brown and now Donna Summer. RIP Donna Summer!

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AUTOPSY REPORT: Trayvon Martin Killed by Single Gunshot to the Chest at “Intermediate Range”

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

AUTOPSY REPORT:  Trayvon Martin was shot at “intermediate range,” calling into question, in my opinion, George Zimmerman’s claim of self-defense. If it had truly been a case of self-defense, the teen should have been shot at “close range.” It should be noted that the autopsy report doesn’t define what “intermediate range” is.

The official report, prepared by the medical examiner in Volusia County, Fla., also found that the 17-year-old Martin had one other fresh injury – a small abrasion, no more than a quarter-inch  in size –  on his left ring finger below the knuckle.

Separately, a medical report on Martin’s alleged killer, 28-year-old George Zimmerman, prepared by his personal physician the day after Martin’s shooting in Sanford, Fla., on Feb. 26, found that the Neighborhood Watch volunteer suffered a likely broken nose, swelling, two black eyes and cuts to the scalp. That report, first reported Tuesday by ABC News, also was reviewed by NBC News. Source: MSNBC

What is an intermediate range gunshot? It can range from just beyond the 12-inch range out to 24 to 36 inches, which depends greatly upon the caliber, barrel length and powder type used in the ammunition.

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Mary Richardson Kennedy, Estranged Wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Found Dead in Apparent Suicide in Barn

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Mary Richardson Kennedy, Estranged Wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Found Dead in Apparent Suicide in Barn (Getty Images)

Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., hanged herself in a barn behind her Westchester home Wednesday. Kennedy, the mother of four children, was the second wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. Mary Richardson Kennedy was an architect and a designer. She fought alcohol and drugs.  She had two high-profile arrests around the time her husband filed for divorce in 2010. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.

 

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Miguel Fuentes, Three Other Guardian Angels, Stabbed Trying to Stop Red Line Robbery on Chicago’s Near North Side

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Miguel Fuentes, Three Other Guardian Angels, Stabbed Trying to Stop Red Line Robbery on Chicago's Near North Side (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

SHAME:  Four Guardian Angels were stabbed in Chicago trying to stop a robbery Tuesday night after seeing a man pistol-whip a rider on a Red Line train on the Near North Side, the Chicago Tribune reports. Thankfully, the four members of the volunteer patrol, , including local chapter leader Miguel Fuentes, suffered minor cuts during the confrontation, but it speaks to a bigger problem of crime in the city.

The Guardian Angels were on the platform, waiting to get on a train, when they spotted a man hitting a passenger and taking his iPhone 4S, police said. They intervened and a second man pulled a knife and cut three of the Guardian Angels on their arms and the fourth on the head, authorities said. The robbers ran off and grabbed a cab, police said.

Miguel Fuentes, the head of the local Guardian Angels chapter, said he had spotted one of the robbers standing suspiciously close behind the passenger on the northbound train.

“As the train’s pulling up, I noticed (the robber) hovering around (the victim) from behind. So the passenger had no clue,” Fuentes said hours after the attack left him with 17 stitches in his right arm.

As the train pulled to the stop, Fuentes said he saw the robber pull a handgun and hit the passenger from behind. “People get up, they start running. . .They’re screaming. The train still hadn’t made a complete stop,” Fuentes said.

Fuentes said he grabbed the robber’s arm as he was fleeing the train and tucking the pistol into his waistband. The robber managed pulled away and ran toward the turnstile, where the three other Guardian Angels were waiting. Source

Jesus take the wheel. These stories are neither popular or being covered by the mainstream media with any sense of urgency, but we will continue to shed light on the crime wave that is consuming this country in certain pockets.  The Guardian Angels volunteer security organization was founded by Curtis Sliwa.

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Four Members of Guardian Angels, Founded by Curtis Sliwa, Stabbed in on Chicago's Near North Side (Wikipedia)

Background on the Guardian Angels:

In May 1977, Sliwa created the “Magnificent 13,” a group dedicated to combating violence and crime on the New York City subways. At the time, the city was experiencing a crime wave. The Magnificent 13 grew and was renamed the Guardian Angels. The group’s actions drew strong reactions, both positive and negative,[1]from the police, public officials, residents and the media. Throughout the early 1980s the group’s distinctive uniform, a military type red beret and white insignia t-shirt, became recognizable as the group grew and courted media attention.

In the early 1980s, he became active in Buffalo, New York and was often critical of local police policies and practices.[2] Sliwa continues to act as the President of the organization and oversees its worldwide operations. His wife, Mary, is Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer. He frequently visits chapters throughout the world and graduates new chapters. As of 2011, Sliwa states that the Guardian Angels operate in nine countries and 82 cities around the world, with approximately 5,000 members. Sliwa went on to become a populist conservative radio talk show host. Source

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Fire Captain Brian Beckmann Demoted Over Facebook Post Blaming Shitbag Parents for Trayvon Martin Shooting

May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Fire Captain Brian Beckmann Demoted Over Facebook Post Blaming Shitbag Parents for Trayvon Martin Shooting

SHAME:  Brian Beckmann, a fire captain with the Miami-Dade Rescue Department, was demoted two rungs after posting racially-charged comments about Trayvon Martin on Facebook writing that “failed shitbag, ignorant, pathetic’ parents are to blame for cases like the teen’s shooting. Beckmann was demoted to the lowest rank Monday during an administrative hearing. He will not only suffer a substantial loss of salary, but will be forced to undergo a psychological evaluation and diversity training. Who’s the shitbag now?

‘I and my coworkers could rewrite the book on whether our urban youths are victims of racist profiling or products of their failed, s***bag, ignorant, pathetic, welfare-dependent excuses for parents, but like Mrs Corey, we speak only the truth.

‘They’re just misunderstood little church going angels and the ghetto hoodie look doesn’t have anything to do with why people wonder if they’re about to get jacked by a thug.’ Source

Um, just so Brian Beckmann knows, shitbags comes in all races, creed and sexual orientation. I am a black parent and no, I have never taken a penny from the government in welfare benefits and my kids aren’t thugs. Brian Beckmann doesn’t have the right to denigrate Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin over the murder of their son at the hands of George Zimmerman just because he harbors racist views.  Trayvon Martin’s mother,  is a “well-respected” program coordinator at the Miami-Dade County Housing Authority, where she has worked for 23 years, the Miami  Herald reports, while his father  is a truck driver.

Here’s the Facebook rant:

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Miami-Dade Fire Captain Brian Beckmann Demoted Over Racially-Charged Facebook Post about Trayvon Martin

 

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VIDEO: U.S. Soldier Brutally Beaten by Four Men in South Tampa Neighborhood

May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

SOLDIER BRUTALLY BEATEN:  Tampa police need your help finding four men who beat a young U.S. Army soldier earl Sunday morning at the intersection of Iowa Street and Renellie Drive as he walked home after his car broke down. The violent beating was caught on camera. The soldier is assigned to MacDill Air Force Base and lives near Dale Mabry Highway and Interbay Boulevard.

The soldier’s beating was caught on a neighbor’s motion-activated security camera. A group of three men attacked him after asking him to borrow a dollar. When he reached into his wallet, he was punched. The victim said three of the men were black, one possibly Hispanic, and were in their late teens or early twenties. If you have any information, please contact the Tampa Police Department at 813-354-6600.

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Rasmussen Poll Shows Obama Trailing Mitt Romney by 7 Points, Backlash from Supporting Gay Marriage?

May 11, 2012 By 10 Comments

BACKLASH? A new Rasmussen poll finds President Obama trailing Mitt Romney by 7 percentage points. Could this be the beginning of a backlash against his endorsement of gay marriage? Of course, the Drudge Report is running with this. Not surprised. It’s safe to say that most blacks don’t support the president on this endorsement. While I believe marriage is between one man and one woman, I don’t have a bone in this dogfight, so it’s not my place to tell a gay man that he can’t love another gay man unconditionally and get married. He has a right to happiness as I am.

What I find most displeasing is the fact that President Obama continues to take the black community for granted. If he had done half as much for the black community as he has done for the gay community then I wouldn’t be willing to throw him under a bus for endorsing gay marriage. It seems to me that he did because he was cornered by the right wing after Joe Biden, either misspoke or was sent on “Meet the Press” to lay the groundwork for his endorsement during ABC News interview. Obama just slapped the black community in its face once again using “calculated courage” to the benefit of the gay community. Are you willing to stand with him? I suspect many will because they have been trained to do so.

Well, let me publicly state today, I won’t be one of those people supporting him in November, unless the president devotes some attention to the needs of the black and Latino communities.  To all my black readers, are you going to just roll over and let the Obama Administration and the Democratic Party continue to ignore you or are you going to fight like the gay community does for its rights? Hey Mr. President, since Sasha and Malia Obama are so up on what’s going on in the gay community where same-sex marriage is concerned, what have they been telling you about helping the black community?

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Rasmussen Poll Shows Obama Trailing Mitt Romney by 7 Points, Backlash from Supporting Gay Marriage?

This poll comes as Bill Clinton reportedly called President Obama an “amateur.” Um, well, that’s according to Edward Klein’s new biography of President Obama, entitled “The Amateur” (title taken from Bill Clinton’s comment). He claims Bill Clinton thought so little of  Obama, mocking him as an amateur, that he last summer, he pressed his wife to quit her job as secretary of state and challenge him in the primaries. Er, didn’t Bill Clinton campaign with Obama recently?

Here’s the reaction on Twitter about Rasmussen poll:


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Kidnap-Slaying Suspect Adam Mayes Commits Suicide After Being Cornered Near New Albany MS

May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Kidnap-slaying suspect Adam Mayes committed suicide after being cornered by law enforcment agents near New Albany, Miss., Thursday evening. The two missing sisters, Alexandria Bain and Kyliyah Bain, were found safe. Mayes had been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Jo Ann Bain, 31, and her daughter, Adrienne, 14 on April 27. Their bodies were found buried in shallow graves outside the Mayes’ home a week after they were reported missing by Jo Ann Bain’s husband. Adam Mayes’ wife and his mother are behind bars for their roles in these heinous acts.

 CNN is reporting that the two sisters are suffering from dehydration and exhaustion, but are otherwise okay. Kidnap Slaying Suspect Adam Mayes Commits Suicide After Being Cornered Near New Albany MS
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BREAKING NEWS: President Barack Obama Endorses Same-Sex Marriages

May 9, 2012 By 11 Comments

BREAKING NEWS:  President Barack Obama endorses same-sex marriages, ending speculation as to what his position on the subject was. President Obama told ABC News’ Robin Roberts , “I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.” Well, that may satisfy the gay and lesbian community, but will undoubtedly tick off many. He becomes the first sitting American president to publicly support same-sex marriages. This comes as no surprise to me, since Vice President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Arne Duncan publicly endorsed gay marriage, essentially forcing his hand, particularly in the case of Joe Biden. Obama’s “evolution” also comes one day after voters in North Carolina approved a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

Will President Obama’s support for gay marriages cause a BLACKLASH?

Obama acknowledged Wednesday that he delayed taking the final step of supporting same-sex marriage because he knew it would upset some supporters, saying, “I’ve stood on the side of broader equality for the LGBT community. I hesitated on gay marriage in part because I thought civil unions would be sufficient. I was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, the word ‘marriage’ evokes very powerful traditions, religious beliefs.”

Um, I wonder how the 52% in the black community who believe marriage should be between a man and a woman, feel about Obama’s position? Did he hold this position back in 2008 or it is the politically correct position to take at this juncture, since his hand was forced by VP Joe Biden, Arne Duncan and his critics on the right? Either President Obama made an astute move to back same sex marriage because it will bring him gay donors or he is risking a second term by standing on principle. It remains to be seen what the implications will be to his “evolution.” Will black voters punish Obama come November because of his acceptance of gay marriage and run to the Mormon candidate, whose relationship embraced polygamy at one point? I scarcely believe blacks will abandon President Obama. They stuck with him during the tough economic climate that saw black unemployment rates skyrocket relative to whites and Hispanics. This isn’t the straw they will break the camel’s back for many blacks. They will still vote for him in the general election.

I also find it pretty ironic that the White House chose the make this statement during an interview with a black on-air personality — Robin Roberts, who I have heard is a friend of Michelle Obama and it’s an open secret that she’s a lesbian. Nothing the Obama campaign does it by chance. That’s evident in the fact that the campaign raised $1 million 90 minutes after the announcement aired.

Clip of President Obama endorsing gay marriages:

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Here is the reaction from the right wing on Twitter:

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Texas Inmate Keith Judd, No. 11593-051, Gets 40% of Votes in WV Primary Against Obama

May 9, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Texas Inmate Keith Judd, No. 11593-051, Gets 40% of Votes in WV Primary Against Obama

I guess President Obama is more unpopular than I thought since Keith Judd, 53, a Texas inmate serving 17 years for extortion, received 40% of the votes in West Virginia’s Democratic presidential primary. SMH is all I can do. Judd, inmate number 11593-051, was sentenced in 1999 for making threats against the University of New Mexico and is set to be released on June 24, 2013. Obama will still win the primary, but 40% were willing to vote for an unknown who happens to be an inmate. The Drudge Report is running with this story for obvious reasons — Obama is unpopular. I’m not surprised this hot mess unfolded in West Virginia. Why? President Obama has never been received in West Virginia. He lost the 2008 primary there to Hillary Clinton by 41 points, so nothing new here. I hear the guffaws loud and clear, but the votes don’t signal trouble for the president.

Judd was able to get on the state ballot by paying a $2,500 fee and filing a form known as a notarized certification of announcement, said Jake Glance, a spokesman for the Secretary of State’s office.

According to the Charleston Gazette, Judd circulated his political standpoints to local media. These include opposing national health care reform on the grounds that it violates the 10th Amendment. He also cites the U.S. Constitution, saying that incarcerated felons should not be disqualified from voting.

Judd is housed at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Texarkana, a low-security facility for male prisoners. It is located in northeast Texas near the Arkansas border, 175 miles east of Dallas. Attracting at least 15 per cent of the vote would normally qualify a candidate for a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Source

President Obama isn’t the only unpopular politician in America. So is the entire U.S. Congress. Add the Supreme Court justices to the mix as well. It’s troubling that any fool can get on a ballot in this country. There are a lot of hill-billy jokes about West Virginia, all with good reason. If these wingnuts can vote for an inmate to slight the other opponent, then they are as dumb as people say West Virginians are.

Just as a note of interest, Keith Judd has run for president in every election since 1996. He finished third in the 2008 Idaho Democratic primary with 1.7 percent of the votes 9734 votes) and he lists his religion as Rastafarian-Christian, according to Politico

Here is a sampling the reaction to this hot mess on Twitter:

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