Category: Controversy

Attorney General, Controversy

Eric Holder’s Resignation questionable?

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Eric Holder

Why would the Nation’s first black attorney general resign at the height of so many racially motivated killings being investigated in so many states? Why was Holder successful at resending excessive sentencing for blacks that were unjust in some states yet unsuccessful at thoroughly investigating the unjust laws in the Trayvon Martin case?

On September 25, 2014, Holder announced his resignation after a tumultuous tenure marked by civil rights advances, national security threats, reforms to the criminal justice system and 5 1/2 years of fights with Republicans in Congress.

Two sources familiar with the decision tell NPR that Holder, 63, intends to leave the Justice Department as soon as his successor is confirmed, a process that could run through 2014 and even into next year. A former U.S. government official says Holder has been increasingly “adamant” about his desire to leave soon for fear that he otherwise could be locked in to stay for much of the rest of President Obama’s second term.

I find it odd that Holder would resign now, fresh off the heels from his visit to Ferguson, Missouri, where eighteen year old unarmed black teenager Mike Brown was gunned down by a white police officer.

With this country at the height of racial injustices throughout the land, I find it hard to believe that Holder would resign with still so much left to be done.   

Chris Christie, Controversy, Political scandal, Politics, Town Hall

How come Gov. Christie won’t have a ‘town hall’ in the hood?

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie held his first town hall meeting since he’s faced intense national scrutiny over what Democrats say were politically motivated lane closures on the George Washington Bridge.

The famous governor held his first town hall since the bridge gate scandal in Middletown, New Jersey where 95 percent of his audience were Caucasian.

But my question is this, why won’t Chris Christie hold a town hall meeting in the hoods of Camden county, Newark New Jersey or any other urban areas throughout the state? He always seem to frequent these areas where he won’t be challenged.

Case and point, one woman sitting at the front of the bleachers came with a message for Christie, typed in capital letters on a piece of white computer paper: “Resign Christie.”

Isabel Newson, 48, (pictured below) of Keansburg, NJ said members of Christie’s staff told her twice that if she “didn’t remove the sign,” she’d “have to leave.” Both times, Newson said, she refused, and the staffers took the sign out of her hands.

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While no one at the town hall asked Gov. Christie about the bridge gate scandal, I’m sure they were told what questions would be permissible. In the meantime the Republican governor mostly field questions and dialogue about the state’s recovery from Sandy.

I think Christie knows if he came to the hood he would not only be heckled the way he was in Times Square but the great citizens of the state of New Jersey would not ignore the scandal currently rocking his administration.  

Controversy, Michelle Obama, Obesity, Prejudice, Racist, Racist images

GOP Haters going after Michelle Obama

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No I don’t want to talk about the Grammy’s which aired last night because I didn’t watch! Some of the young artist of today lack talent, class and a sense of decorum and I’d rather not waste my time.

I do however; want to address the Facebook page that was created for the sole purpose of rejecting Subways partnership with Michelle Obama. The image above was listed on their page and is an indication of the racist intent to insult the first lady behind the guise of their gripe.

The creator or creators of this page have twisted the message and the meaning as dictatorship and a deplorable way of insulting the first lady’s efforts. Yet obesity has been cited as a contributing factor to approximately 100,000–400,000 deaths in the United States each year.

With high blood pressure, diabetes and other weight and health related diseases on the rise, how can Michelle Obama’s initiative be so misconstrued?

The bigotry of these individuals are bold  and their ignorance heralds the sadness of their misguided reasoning to reject the positive results of the first lady’s initiative’s in the first place.

How sad!!

Controversy, Fox news, Is Jesus black, Religion, Religious art

Fox News Anchor believes Santa is white and Jesus is too!

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While I’m not into the world’s factious beliefs that Santa Claus is the reason for Christmas and don’t buy into the pagan role that he supposedly plays in society. I also know that Santa Claus is a fictional character who can pretty much be depicted in any way imaginable. Jesus on the other hand, has been portrayed as a white figure with blue eyes and long hair since the creation of art however, I know better and that is…Jesus surely isn’t white.

Fox news anchor, Megyn Kelly, apparently believes otherwise which is why she so boldly declared that both Santa Claus and Jesus were/are white. The misinformed anchorwoman is both ignorant and oblivious; she is certainly lacking knowledge and truth concerning the Biblical scriptures when it comes to the description of my Savior.

And while many people have these fixed mental images of Jesus pushed on them, drawn from different artistic depictions, these images often conform to stereotypes which are not grounded in any serious research on the historical Jesus, but are based instead on second and third hand interpretations of spurious sources.

For the record… in the book of Revelation 1:14-16 it states:

His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

I guess it should have also dawned on Miss Kelly that race is still an incredibly volatile issue in this country and she made herself and the “powerful” channel that employs her, the victim.

On Friday, Kelly defended herself at length, saying that she had fallen victim to a bunch of “race-baiting” Fox News haters who couldn’t take a joke. Yeah right! They always want to hide behind the “it was a joke” defense, when they want to incite what some racist would like us to believe otherwise.

Fox news always want to recant their statements when they are bombarded with the backlash of their ignorant, one-sided and insensitive comments on the air.

Bishop Clarence McClendon, Bishop Noel Jones, Controversy, Reality Television, Religion

Meet the preachers of LA!

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And they’re coming to a reality T.V. near you!

The new docu-series Preachers of L.A. on Oxygen Network is bringing a different approach to evangelism by using social media and broadcast media to deliver their messages of salvation and prosperity. However many are questioning these preachers and Bishops intent and labeling them greedy in the name of the Lord! Making a profit from reality television on what they do for a living?

Bishop Clarence McClendon even quoting Jay Z in his message above to defend their stance and sell his point.

The preachers, Bishop Noel Jones, minister Deitrick Haddon, Bishop Clarence McClendon, Pastor Jay Haizlip, Pastor Wayne Chaney and Bishop Ron Gibson’s reality show will air next Wednesday, Oct. 9 and will give you a glimpse into the lives of six mega-pastors from Los Angeles.

Preachers of L.A. will explore the human side of these ambitious and very powerful men of faith.

Check your local broadcast channels for time and listings.