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What Junior Stands to Lose
There is a lot of head shaking over Jesse Jackson Jr.’s murky involvement in the swirl of muck engulfing Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. While Jackson is clearly not a target of the federal investigation that has ensnared Blagojevich, he may the one taking the biggest political hit so far. Jackson’s chances for the Senate seat,…
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Invading MySpace
I got nothing against Facebook. Me and my 450 “friends” are there. If I’m trying to finagle work, or, say, hip myself to the gay scene here in L.A., I check in on that particular social-networking site. But I’m from Sandusky, Ohio, and my roots are on MySpace. I was the first in my family to go to…
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Is Okayplayer Played Out?
What’s your favorite “black-out” verse in hip-hop? When did Black Thought cut off his dreads? Anyone notice white women growing ass? The discussions range from the whimsical to the trivial on okayplayer, the pioneering digital home of artists such as The Roots, Common, Erykah Badu, Mos Def and Talib Kweli. For nearly a decade now,…
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Sen. Jesse "No. 5" Jackson, Jr.?
The Illinois Governor was arrested for attempting to bribe aspirants for the vancant senate seat that President-elect Obama has left. With this episode, it is clear that the old ways of politics are not over. But, who would ever expect that Lil Jesse to be involved? I mean, we all knew his father was conniving,…
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The Ultimate Black Santa Gift Guide
Dec. 10, 2008—Santa might be a little strapped for cash this year, but if your kids are anything like mine, they won’t be trying to hear that on Christmas morning. It’s true; it’s the thought that counts, and many Americans just might be on the verge of busting out the depression glass this year. But…
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The Irony of American Idolatry
A former contestant on American Idol, Paula Godspeed, commtted suicide near the home of Paula Abdul. According to Abdul, Godspeed had been stalking her for the past 18 years, a fact that encouraged the producers to allow her on the show. If she had been stalking Paula Abdul for 18 years, obviously something wasn’t right.…
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American Mandela
It’s become something of a parlor game for the chattering class to compare President-elect Barack Obama to the pantheon of presidents. Is Obama the second coming of Abraham Lincoln? A recent Newsweek magazine cover cast Honest Abe’s long shadow behind the incoming president’s silhouette. Inside, writers Evan Thomas and Richard Wolffe found the parallels between the…
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Trouble on the Left
This week Barack Obama will choose his environmental team, the group of people responsible for dealing with everything from climate change to energy policy, and concern is building in some Democratic circles about whether this is the point at which he will finally appoint a prominent liberal to his Cabinet. After a swift set of…
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Bill Ayers Must Be Behind This
Fran Drescher may want to make discretion the key word in her bid for Hillary Clinton’s New York Senate seat. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday morning on corruption charges stemming from his selection of Barack Obama’s Senate successor. A federal investigation alleges that Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, sought campaign…
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Big Ups to God
We may want Big Brother to leave God alone, but that doesn’t stop a few hundred million of us from hittin the big guy up for favors on a regular basis. A recent study shows that 90 percent of Americans pray every day. About three quarters pray for themselves and loved ones, and the other…