Controversy, Politics, President Obama, What he said

President Obama gets heat for saying Kamala Harris is ‘best looking attorney general’

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The media is all abuzz because President Barack Obama said California Attorney General Kamala Harris was the “best looking attorney general in the country”.

The unexpected comment ruffled the feathers of some observers and caused a  commotion on social media such as Twitter. Obama set up the remark with a heap of more conventional praise for Harris, 48,  who campaigned for him last year. “She is brilliant and she is dedicated and she is tough,” Obama said.

What came next was a compliment, but what was heard around the world was taken as and considered an uncharacteristic slip by the smooth-talking President Obama. The President’s critics immediately took it to Twitter where some Twitter users blasted his quip as “awkward” and even “sexist.”

I guess just about any and every thing that comes out of President Barack Obama’s mouth is easily misconstrued and twisted, by his “haters and constituents”.

President Obama is a politician is all and he’s learned how to play the game well and that includes schmoozing when he has too.

Do you think the President’s compliments about the attractive CA Attorney General were awkward and inappropriate? Sound off!

Celebrity Parents, Jill Scott, Magazines, Single Parent

Jill Scott Says: It’s Hard Being a Single Mom

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In the new issue of Ebony Magazine Jill Scott says raising a child alone is
nearly impossible…a man child especially.

“That I-can-do-it-by-myself mentality is a lie. I’m sorry if I hurt anybody’s feelings, but you cannot do it all by yourself. You need a village: some aunties, grandmoms, friends. I couldn’t do this by myself and would be a fool to think I could.”

And on raising a boy

“It’s challenging being a single mom … No matter what I do, I’ll never be a man. Ever. I can show Jett how to be a thinker, how to enjoy music or how to feel, and to conquer. But I cannot show him how to be a man.”

Physical Abuse, Rutgers Video, School Violence, Sports

Rutgers Fires Abusive Coach Amid Public Outcry (Video)

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Rutgers University has fired men’s basketball coach Mike Rice less than 24 hours after ESPN’s Outside the Lines aired shocking video footage of Rice verbally and physically abusing his players.

The video footage shows an unhinged Rice physically attacking his players and throwing basketballs at their heads during practice.

The video sparked anger and outrage on Wednesday. NBA star LeBron James vented his anger on Twitter.com Tuesday, and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was “deeply disturbed” by the video.

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The saddest aspect of the video was the players, seeing their spirits broken, absorbing the abuse heaped on them by their coach as if they had no other choice but to accept the abuse. 3 basketball players transferred to other schools as a result of Rice’s abuse.

The video was turned over to the school last Summer by former director of player development Eric Murdock, whose contract was not renewed after he came forward with the allegations. Murdock has since filed a lawsuit against Rutgers.

Murdock, who is black, sat for an interview with Outside The Lines.

Blog talk radio, CEO's Blog, Conversations Of A Sistah, Tracy L. Bell, What she said

Modestly Dressed? -or- Looking a Hot Mess?! Tonite on “Conversations Of A Sisah”

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What is considered modestly dressed in today’s society? What is going on with some of the outrageous outfits we see men and woman wearing today in what is being called fashion?

I made a trip to the mall for the first time in a long time on last Friday and was shocked by some of the bold outfits I saw women dressed in…I saw way too much skin! Skin tight mini-skirts, low-cut dresses, cut out t-shirts, painted on jeans, plunging necklines, low-rise pants, see-through clothing, skimpy tops, tacky formal wear and the list goes on.

You have men dressing like women with their jeans worn down and hanging off of their buttocks, sleeveless tees, unlaced sneakers and tight jeans. And for the record anything tight on a man is never a good look and this includes white shoes or a white coat.

It seems as though some individuals both men and women are attempting to live out their fantasies by dressing like those examples seen through some of these famous entertainers, while not being creative with modest and decent styles of their own. If sex sales for attention, they’re all for it and I think it’s a disgrace!

Join me tonight at 8:00 PM on “Conversations Of A Sistah” on “Conversations Live” as I discuss such issues. In the meantime email your questions to the show at conversations@optonline.net

Follow the link here to access the show!

Celebrity Kids, Gay Pride, Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson’s son goes public with his boyfriend

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Magic Johnson’s youngest son Earvin Johnson III, aka EJ, is out, gay and proud. The 20-year-old college student was seen stepping down Sunset Strip in full drag gear excluding lipstick and lakefront wig — hand-in-hand with his college boyfriend, according to gossip website TMZ.com.

“We’re very proud of him,” Magic told TMZ. Magic has another son, Andre, from a previous relationship, and the Johnsons have an adopted daughter, Elisa, 18.

Johnson, 53, was diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, in 1991. He retired from the NBA in 1996.