Brett Favre, felled by his fatal flaw | ESPN
January 26, 2010
sports.espn.go.com – Perhaps you are thinking, “It was just a dumb mistake, and the whole thing happened in a couple of seconds.” No. Two years of Favre’s life built up to that moment. For two years, Favre has insisted that entire NFL franchises, the Jets and the Vikings, become thralls to his celebrity. He has used his stature to demand, demand, demand — the crux of the demands are always attention and publicity for himself. Now he is brought low. In two of the past three seasons, Favre has lost in the NFC Championship Game. Each time, his team seemed poised to win at the end; each time, Favre’s final play of the game was a disastrous interception.
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PhotoBuzz (above): NEW ORLEANS – JANUARY 24: Brett Favre #4 of the Minnesota Vikings sits on the turf after getting knocked down on a play against the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Championship Game at the Louisana Superdome on January 24, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) | Content © 2010 Getty Images All rights reserved.
Dancing Inmates – Michael Jackson’s This Is It
January 25, 2010
This Is It! — Filipino, Philippines “Dancing Inmates” from Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), a maximum security prison, were treated to a visit by Michael Jacksons long-time choreographer Travis Payne and dancers Daniel Celebre and Dres Reid to learn performances from THIS IS IT – youtube.com
VideoBuzz: PSA to Support Victims of Earthquake in Haiti | American Red Cross
January 25, 2010
Celebrities encourage support of relief efforts for the Haitian citizens impacted by the earthquake by donating to the American Red Cross. Viewers are directed to visit http://www.redcross.org/, call 1-800-HELP-NOW or text “HAITI” to 9-0-9-9-9 and $10 will be given automatically to the American Red Cross.
Congratulations to the 2010 SuperBowl Bound Indianapolis Colts | PhotoBuzz
January 25, 2010
PhotoBuzz: INDIANAPOLIS – JANUARY 24: Head coach Jim Caldwell hands quarterback Peyton Manning #18 of the Indianapolis Colts the Lamar Hunt trophy after the Colts defeated the New York Jets 30-17 to win the AFC Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium on January 24, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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Twitter Me This: “It is not the job of a detergent company to raise black America’s self-esteem. ” Much a do about a cleaner?
January 25, 2010
Agree or disagree…
industry.bnet.com — according to Pepper Miller of the Hunter-Miller Group, an African American market research consultancy. Miller believes the spot (video below), which shows Pine Sol Lady Diane Amos driving to her fantastically extravagant mansion in a vintage Mercedes to find — lucky her! — a shirtless dude mopping her floor and showing off his abs, swaps one stereotype for another…
This is Miller’s mistake. It is not the job of a detergent company to raise black America’s self-esteem. It is simply to sell products that leave clean floors smelling like a Norwegian forest. Clorox uses black people in its Pine Sol ads because a lot of black people buy Pine Sol, and Clorox wants its ads to look like its customers.
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Shovel Ready: Remarks by the President and Vice President at Middle Class Task Force Meeting | WhiteHouse.gov
January 25, 2010
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hey, folks. A year ago when President Obama established the Middle Class Task Force and asked me to chair it — and I might add, we were only in office I think two days, Melody, when he set up this Middle Class Task Force — because as we campaigned around the country, he made it clear that we were going to be sure that as we grew this economy, the middle class was not left behind as they had been the previous 10 to 12 years. And as we move from recession to recovery, our focus is the middle class.
Today — today, living a quality middle class life starts, as it always has, with a good-paying job. And by job, we’re not talking about merely a paycheck; it’s more than a paycheck. And we’re talking about dignity, we’re talking about security. We’re talking about knowing your pension is safe, your health insurance is reliable, your elderly parents and your children are going to be cared for, your neighborhood is safe, there’s decent schools, and that your kids are going to be able to grow up and if they desire and you desire, be able to attend college. It’s the old-fashioned notion of American Dream. I mean, it sounds corny, but that’s literally what it is. Read More
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, Joe. Hey, guys, everybody have a seat — have a seat.
Well, I wanted to stop by to comment on all the great work that the Middle Class Task Force is doing. And you’ve just seen why Joe is the right person to do it. No one brings to the table the same combination of personal experience and substantive expertise. He’s come a long way, and achieved incredible things along the ride, but he’s never forgotten where he came from and his roots as a working-class kid from Scranton. He’s devoted his life to making the American Dream a reality for everyone –- because he’s lived it.
Now, we all know what that American Dream is. It’s the idea that in America we can make of our lives what we will. It’s the idea that if you work hard and live up to your responsibilities, you can get ahead -– and enjoy some of the basic guarantees in life: A good job that pays a good wage, health care that’ll be there when you get sick, a secure retirement even if you’re not rich, an education that will give our kids a better life than we had. They’re very simple ideas. But they’re the ideas that are at the heart of our middle class –- the middle class that made the 20th century the American Century. Read More
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson Calls on RNC Chair Michael Steele to Resign
January 25, 2010
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President of BOND Action, released the following statement today calling on Michael Steele, Chairman of the RNC, to resign. The following is Rev. Peterson’s statement:
“Despite the hope that many Republicans see in a Scott Brown victory, the Republican Party has a serious problem — namely Michael Steele. In the short time since Steele was elected — he’s acted less like a friend and more of a foe to conservatives.
“On election eve, anticipating a Brown victory in Massachusetts, Steele claimed that the RNC ‘has been working very diligently behind the scenes’ (prematurely taking credit for the victory).
News Hounds: Sean Hannity Wonders Why He’s Not Popular With African Americans
January 25, 2010
Unfortunately, Smith either did not know just how dismal Hannity’s record is or just chose not to confront him over it. Perhaps the fact that Smith works at a sister company had something to do with it.
Hannity’s record on race rivals that of Glenn Beck except that Hannity has been slick enough not to say anything as overtly as Beck has. But the bias is just as unmistakable.
Hannity gets a wake up call from Stephen A Smith or at the least an interesting segment. Click link to read more buzz.
Nationwide Executive among Top 75 Most Powerful African American Business Women in America | Business Wire | Sistributions Buzz
January 25, 2010
Nationwide Insurance announced today that Carol Baldwin Moody, senior vice president and chief compliance officer for Nationwide was named to the Black Enterprise Who’s Who List of Most Powerful Business Women. Baldwin Moody will be featured in the February issue of Black Enterprise.
The New Republic: Retiring “African American” : NPR
January 25, 2010
The figures from the American Community Survey just in are more than crunched numbers. They suggest that this might be a good year for a certain term now familiar in American parlance to be, if not consigned to history, reassigned.
Namely, as of now, almost 1 in 10 black people are foreign-born. About 1 in 30 are from Africa. Which means that they are — you see where I’m going — African American in the true sense. Certainly a truer sense — true as in making sense — than Tracy Morgan, Donna Brazile, Jesse Jackson, or Mo’Nique.
Back in the day — 1970, to be exact – -there were only about 10,000 African-born people in the United States.
