So I’m not really known for political commentary. I try to stay away from it as some topics get too convoluted and upset me to be honest.  However, sometimes you have to overcome one’s own apprehension in order to get a point across.  I’ve monitored this “uproar” about Pres. Obama’s speech to school children and quite frankly I’m disgusted. I can understand parents (especially those who reside on the red side of the aisle) opposition to a politically charged message to impressionable children.  However, they made a federal case out of it, even after the text of the speech was released, showing only malcontent for educational mediocrity from our youths. No political messages were embedded, subliminally or directly, in his speech.

Some parents even took exception to the White House asking students to write letters to themselves discussing “what they can do to help the president.” Pressure from conservatives forced the Obama Administration to modify this statement, but I don’t understand the uproar. I did similar exercises in school for the President. In fact, these outraged Republicans and parents act like the President addressing our youth on education is something new…

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Anderson Cooper of CNN makes the funniest joke so far regarding this whole Tea Party protest that went on yesterday!

Spotted @ FLISTED

Well.. not quite, lol. However I found out via The Phoenix Blog about the Audiobook version of Obama’s book “Dreams From My Father” In it he quotes his dude Ray, who sounds a lot like dudes I know from my hood! Its hilarious to hear Barack talk hood! Listen to some of his quotes:

That guy aint sh*t!

Ignorant Muthafcukas!

You aint my b*tch nikka! buy your own damn fries!

Beezy baggin #s

He definitely sounds like he was reading these lines. I can see him blackin out with Ray like “I feel you my DUDE!” Now I see a value in Audiobooks! lol. Happy Friday!

“I’ma tell you like George Bush told me – Fcuk yall N*ggas I’m OUTTA Here!” – Kanye West

I couldn’t make this up if I tried. We’re having trouble building the MLK monument, but dudes can build SHOE Statues in a matter of days?!! Check the link to read on

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – An Iraqi town has unveiled a giant monument of a shoe in honor of the journalist who threw his footwear at former U.S. President George W. Bush.

The two-meter (six-foot) high statue, unveiled on Thursday in former dictator Saddam Hussein’s home town of Tikrit, depicts a bronze-colored shoe, filled with a plastic shrub. “Muntazer: fasting until the sword breaks its fast with blood; silent until our mouths speak the truth,” reads an inscription, in honor of journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who hurled his shoes at Bush and called him a “dog” at a news conference during the former president’s final visit to Iraq.

Zaidi has been held in jail in Baghdad since the incident, facing charges of assaulting a visiting head of state.

Fatin Abdul Qader, head of an orphanage and children’s organization in the town, said the one-and-a-half-tonne monument by artist Laith al-Amiri was titled “statue of glory and generosity.”

“This statue is the least expression of our appreciation for Muntazer al-Zaidi, because Iraqi hearts were comforted by his throw,” she said.

Good Lookin Reuters

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Props to Vlad TV

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Let me first say that DC was in NO way, shape, or form ready for the millions of people who arrived this weekend. The Metro train system was beyond packed (think a normal delayed train experience in NY *2) and it was clear that it caught them off guard. Their whole checkpoint system was bugged too. We were frustrated from waiting online in 10 degree weather from 5am – 8am to get on the National Mall, only to find out that Secret Service changed plans and essentially we were on the wrong line. 2 hours, 2 checkpoints, and 2 frozen nigh frostbitten legs later, we finally arrived on the mall to witness history. I won’t front, I came close to leaving that line (I HATE the cold and it was getting the best of me) but perseverance…along with older brothers and friends telling me to stop bitchin’, motivated me to stay online, lol.

Let me also say that Barack  is a human Stimulus package. This man generated tourist income for DC like no other. I know the Metro made at least 6 months worth of profit off of one DAY of business. The hustlemen were also out there HEAVY, selling everything from buttons to shirts,. Hand and feet warmers, hats, posters, etc. I respect the hustle because it was FREEZING out there! We have a Celebrity President, an icon, whose presence creates wealth along with public interest.

I didn’t have front seat tickets to the inauguration, but trust me I didn’t need them. Standing on that National Mall, with 1.2 million other people proved to make the moment remain still in time. You witnessed the power of hope, and the will to succeed, through the turnout yesterday. People of all races, creeds, and nations united to show support for a man whose life story and journey to the Presidency, which anyone would speak of as only a dream, embodies a vision. This vision is a vision of change, inspiration, and hope that our country  can overcome the hardships of the last 8 years. That the aspirations we have for better wages, education, and health care convert from ideas to reality. A vision that Nations will reclaim that respect for our country and regain confidence that the US can lead the free world responsibly, confidently, and successfully.

Barack Obama embodies all these visions because he is the American dream. The dream of whites and blacks. The dream of pilgrims who founded this country on a vision of freedom, and slaves who built this country from the ground up, hopeful of freedom in their own right. The dream of Martin Luther King Jr and Lyndon b Johnson. The dream of sovereign nations who look towards the United States for help. The dream of young children, boys  and girls, that any glass ceiling can shatter at the feet of determination and the conviction of Change.  This is the defining factor that makes President Obama a galvanizing figure in the world. We all have a vested interest in his success, if for no other reason, because his victory reinforces our hopes of similar achievements.

Some people say he isn’t a true agent of change. I say change is more than appointments to his cabinet and policy reform. Its bigger than the static definition of the word. Its a paradigm shift in the status quo towards achieving goals in the face of any prejudice and preconceived notion. Its overcoming are world cynicism to foster a country wide reform. It represents embedding an inspiration and confidence in our Nation, especially the youth, that there are no more excuses and the time for change is now! I look to exude the same confidence and humility as My president, when he stepped out of his private vehicle to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue with his wife. No fear in his heart or sense of arrogance. He walks with kings yet still keeps the common touch.

I look to hold Barack accountable for his time in office, irrespective of how much I support him. My frostbitten legs wanted me to especially write that “he better not suck” for all the BS we had to endure. However, standing in DC, on this most pivotal achievement in US history, made any moment or suffering into a lifetime of happiness. I salute you President Obama, and have faith that Change will come to fruition when its all said and done.

Let’s remember and achieve this goal.

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