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The 2011 Billboard Music Awards are Sunday, May 22nd. Beyonce will be honored with the Millennium Award for her career achievements.
Singer Lauryn Hill is currently on tour, and she has been hinting that she has a big secret. What’s the secret? Hill is expecting her sixth child.
Rapper/Actor T.I. is expected to be released from prison in late September.
It’s been almost a year since the death of Gary Coleman, and he has yet to be buried. Legal issues between Coleman’s ex-wife Shannon Price and his parents are keeping him from being buried. The former child star died last year at the age of 42 after a fall in his home.
It was an amazing movie weekend for Jumping The Broom. To date, the movie has taken in almost $16 million. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, go see it. It’s excellent. Laz Alonso, Paula Patton, Loretta Devine, Angela Bassett, Mike Epps, Romeo Miller, Tasha Smith and Meagan Goode star.
In essence, Republicans succeeded in playing on fears (some real and some imagin*ed) which scared substantial segments of the voting population away from the president’s economic policies and liberal agenda.
Those most affected by the scare tactics were older voters, wealthy voters and independent white voters who “surged to the polls” on November 2 to help return control of the U.S. House of Representatives to the Republicans and reduce the size of the Democratic Party majority in the U.S. Senate.
The report was released by Project Vote, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group, which also found that turnout by pro-Democratic blocs such as African-Americans, young people and Latinos dropped sharply from 2008 levels, leaving what it labeled “a lopsided pro-Republican electorate to dominate the national landscape.”
Compared with 2008, voting dropped off this year particularly among pro-Democratic groups:
o Young voters were down by 55 percent.
o African-Americans were down by 43 percent.
o Hispanics were down by 40 percent.
Of those voters who did show up this year, 4 out of 5 were white, 1 in 10 was African-American and 1 in 13 was Latino. The analysis is based primarily on exit poll data and preliminary estimates from the U.S. Elections Project.
The results strongly suggest that if Obama wants a second term as president, he will have to rely heavily on getting young whites, Blacks and Hispanics to the polls. Currently, however, the president and his advisors appear to be spending more time trying to work out deals with Republicans and appease their conservative base.
The Stand Up To Cancer TV event airs Friday, September 10th at 8pm. The special will air on all the broadcast networks, and will feature Will Smith, Denzel Washington, George Clooney, Gwyneth Paltrow, just to name a few. The show will be hosted by the network news anchors: Brian Williams, Katie Couric and Diana Sawyer.
Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of listening to a variety of radio shows on the air. I must say these are my observations and comments.
1. Hannity – Bigot, egotistical, likes to be the limelight. Goes by half truths, not good at investigating
the whole truth. Nor do you apologize for misquotes, and misinformation.
2. Bill O’Riley – Bigot, mental issues of unfair commentaries. Acts like a cartoon, does not like to be challenge when he is wrong, or accept responsibility for misstatements. Thinks he knows it all. Talk about a curtain, even Ray Charles could see that bullshyt.
3. Michael Savage – Egotistical blow hard. Rude, rants, not good as a radio host. Another one thinks he knows it all, and his word is always right – give me a break. At one point he was being sued and had on air folks calling with money to help with his lawyers and court fees. (the name Savage suits you!)
4. Michael Medved – Get a life outside of radio. You sir are a educated fool at best. Folks pacify you because they feel sorry for you, not because you are that good. Why do you think a lot of Authors will not discussed there books on air with you, because you are such a irritation. So your Jewish and……………..so am I now what? Learn to be honest in your critiques, and not add your flavor of injustice. Some folks are dealing with holocaust everyday of there lives call “survival”. Get a grip you inept fool.
5. Rush- Yes please rush to the nearest door and never come back. You sir are a bigot, racist, uniformed,
don’t care to know the truth commentator. You represent who? The Republicans want you to shut the hell up. The Democrats simply ignore your ignorance, after all ignorance is bliss as it concerns you. Again, money talks and bullshyt walks. You are one of the greatest on air bullshyter there is. You are most famous for throwing a rock and hiding both of your hands. Yet the truth always has a way of rearing his head when it comes to you and your character. Get off the train love, you have went waaaaay past your stop.
6. Laura Ingram – Somebody get me a bag, I’m throwing up in my own mouth.
and that is my commentary on rants for today, thxs.
Speaking of The Mighty O, her two-part farewell at The United Center featured more stars alongside with her long time girlfriends Gayle and Maria. Oprah broke her own rule and allowed herself to be surprised by her producers. Tom Hanks hosted the first hour, and Will and Jada Smith saluted her in the second. Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Madonna, Maya Angelou, Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah, Michael Jordan, Diane Sawyer and Halle Berry all took to the stage in tribute. There were surprise musical performances by Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Usher, The Morehouse College Choir, Beyonce and Patti LaBelle. The biggest secret surprise of all was Oprah’s longtime boyfriend Stedman Graham introducing Aretha Franklin’s performance of Amazing Grace. The two-parter will air May 23rd and 24th.