Remember the Time

I’m sure each of you remembers where you were on June 25, 2009. I was shopping with friends in the Little Five Points section of Atlanta when I received a disturbing message on Twitter. Someone stated that Michael Jackson was rushed to the hospital because of a heart attack. They said he wasn’t breathing. Since I am a skeptic, I immediately dismissed the message as idle gossip. Within minutes, my phone began receiving message after message stating that the King of Pop had died. I still didn’t believe it because I hadn’t heard it from a credible source. TMZ was one of the first to report it, but given their shady track record, I didn’t feel they could be trusted.

When we got in the car, the radio confirmed it. Michael Joseph Jackson was confirmed dead at 2:45 p.m. PT at the UCLA Medical Center. We all sat in the car for a moment, each visibly stunned. Michael Jackson was really dead.

While many have come out from under their rocks to criticize MJ and capitalize on his death, I choose to celebrate his life. Since Michael was performing long before I was born, my first memory of him was his video for “Thriller”. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was only seven and the video was spooky, yet entertaining. My little brother and I tried to mimic the dance moves. I begged my mother for a red, zippered jacket and a sequined glove, but my mom wasn’t having it. We just settled for some mini-buttons with Michael Jackson’s face on them and some stickers to put on our composition books.

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You Really Wanted to Help??

Doesn't she resemble Bubbles?

While the world is busy mourning the death of iconic Michael Jackson, losers are busy coming from up under their rocks to try to get their 15 minutes of fame.  You cannot turn on the TV without someone saying they knew Michael in some way, shape or form.  There are those speaking all manners of evil against this man.

The most annoying one is this so-called nurse, Cherilyn Lee.  She was his nutritionist for about four months from January until April, and she is claiming that MJ begged her for strong sedatives.  She has been on almost every news network and news show talking about how she tried to warn Michael of the ills of the strong medicine.

What I believe is that she is a pitiful opportunist that is trying to take advantage of a man’s death.  If she was as concerned as she portrays, she would have alerted someone that could have helped Jackson before it was too late.

Someone please send this horrible woman back into obscurity where she belongs!

No matter what critics say about his life, Michael Jackson was one of the most talented people that ever lived.  Instead of speculating about what caused his death and trying to demonize him, let’s celebrate his music and his humanitarianism.  Let’s remember that he broke down barriers and opened doors for many people. Let’s remember that he sang songs about social change, love and peace.  Before you judge him, take the time to think.  When you die, will you be remembered?

Rest in Peace, Michael Joseph Jackson.

Obsessed

Mariah Carey fires back at Eminem with her her latest single, “Obsessed”, which hit airwaves today.  The beef started a few years back when drama whore Eminem began spreading rumors about them sleeping together.  To further keep the mess circulating, the drug addicted, fake rapper decided to release another song attempting to blast Carey and her husband Nick.

Mariah sets the record straight with this song. “Obsessed”, the first single from her upcoming MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL, talks about how delusional and obsessed Eminem really is.  She further berates him by singing, “You a mom and pop; I’m a corporation.  I’m the press conference; you a conversation.”  Ouch.

Photo Courtesy of MariahCarey.com

Don’t take my word for it.  Listen to it for yourself  at www.mariahcarey.com. MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL is scheduled to drop on August 25.

A Special Shoutout to the Haters

Normally, I just ignore foolishness and just do what I do without regard for haters.  Today, however, I feel compelled to give them a special mention.  Haters are those who constantly try to throw a monkey-wrench into anything that you are working on.  Haters are those who always have something negative to say about you, although they have nothing going on for themselves.  Haters dedicate time and energy to try to stop you from doing what you are called to do.

Some people make the mistake by saying people that simply don’t like what they are doing or disagree with their opinions are haters.  I don’t believe that.  Everyone is not going to like what you have to say, or believe in your cause.  A hater, however, takes it to the next level.  With every fiber of their being, they are determined to try to make a mockery of you.

I am here today to say to my haters, thank you.  Hating on me does not hurt me.  It motivates me!  My mother always told me that no one hates on a failure.  Your hate encourages me to do even more.  You are living in darkness, and you are afraid because my light is shining so brightly that it is blinding you.

I would like to say a special thank you to my #1 hater of the month.  To the racist guy from the midwest who also “claims” to be a blogger, thank you.  I’m not going to mention your name, because I don’t believe that devils should get too much airtime.   You must truly be an undercover admirer, because almost daily, you take the time out of your worthless existence to view my blog and to make idiotic comments.  I appreciate you because instead of focusing on your morbid obesity, you are thinking about me.  Instead of finding a way out of your trailer, you are concerned with making sure that you make some type of contact with me every day.  You always have something negative to say about black people, but I’m sure you sit out on the steps of your double-wide trying to emulate my golden hue.  You claim you have goals of being confirmed as a Catholic.  How about I go ahead and confirm what you really are?  Miserable.  Anyone that takes the time to be as stupid and as racist as you are is simply miserable.

To anyone else that is considering becoming a hater, I’d like to say thank you in advance.

No, Really?

Adam and his brother?

Rumor has it that 2009 American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert is set to “come out of the closet” in the latest issue of Rolling Stone.  Say it ain’t so!  It is hard to believe that the eyeliner wearing singer is really gay?  I mean sure, he is more feminine than Miley Cyrus and wears more makeup than one of HBO’s “Hooker’s at the Point”, but gay? No way.

I am just as shocked about this as I was about finding out that Clay Aiken was gay!  He sang show tunes, talked like a southern belle and was as dainty as a school girl, but who knew?

Courtesy of Clayaiken.com

I definitely knew Clay was straight when he artificially inseminated that mummy, oops I meant mommy, Jaymes Foster.  I just knew it had to be a lie when news broke that Clay came “out of the closet”.

Seriously though, who did these chicks, I mean dudes think  they were fooling in the first place?  They were never in anyone’s closet unless they were looking for makeup.  This is just as stupid as line-backer Rosie O’Donnell coming forward with the fact that she’s a lesbian. DUH!

I believe that everyone is entitled to live his/her life in any way that makes them happy. We all have free will and the freedom of choice.  But seriously, if you are going to be breaking news, give us just that. Something new!  Don’t tell us something that we already know.

Pro-Life?

Abortion has been a divisive issue in this country for several years.  Even before the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, people have chosen sides: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life.  Politicians have won and lost elections based on their stance on this issue.

Many Pro-Lifers say that: the fetus is a live human from the moment of conception; regular people (wtf) have the right to live;  and even if their lives are endangered, women have the responsibilty not to kill their unborn children.

On the flip side, many Pro-Choicers say that: people have the right to choose what they do with their own bodies; women do not have the duty to be pregnant against their will; and women have the right to end pregnancies.

Honestly, I cannot in good conscience say that I fully agree with either side.  I am not a woman, and I don’t have the right to tell a woman what she can do with her body.  I also can’t say that I don’t believe abortion is murder.  In the end it’s not up to me to decide.  Whatever these women choose, they will be judged for it in the end.

What baffles me, however is the hypocrisy of many of these so-called Pro-Lifers.  They claim to be moral, Christian and lovers of life, yet they murder people that have opposing viewpoints.  This morning, in Witchita, Kansas, Dr. George Tiller was brutally murdered in church.  Dr. Tiller was an abortion doctor that had been targeted in many prior Pro-Life attacks.

There have been numerous other cases that are similar to the murder that occured today.  In 2003, former Presbyterian minister Paul Hill was executed after he was convicted for murdering an abortion provider and an assistant.  In the past we have heard of plenty bombings and burnings of clinics that performed abortions.

Hey, I hate banks, and believe they steal our money.  If I turned around and robbed them, would that make anything right? Nope.  It would make me a thief as well.  So for all you so-called Pro-Lifers out there, get a grip.  Murder is not the answer.  Do not become the thing you claim to oppose.

Whether you claim to be Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, or like me, uncategorized, do the world a favor and just agree to disagree.  In the end, we will all have to answer to a Higher Power and not to each other.

Black, Male and Accused

Mug Shot for Liar, Bonnie Sweeten

Why is it that every time someone wants to commit a crime, the ones they choose to point the fingers at are black men?  Think about it.  When that animal, Susan Smith, viciously drowned her two children while they were strapped in seat belts, she claimed she was carjacked by a black man.  Many other false reports have been filed because someone playing the victim has falsely accused a black man of a crime.

Now we have Bonnie Sweeten.  This woman, for lack of a better word, frantically called 911 claiming that she was carjacked by two black men and forced into the trunk of the car.  After an amber alert was placed and a frantic search ensued, it was discovered that Sweeten had faked the whole ordeal.

In actuality, Sweet was under investigation for the alleged theft of about $300,000 from a former employer.  She then stole a license from a co-worker and bought plane tickets to Orlando, Florida.  Yes, this idiot went to Disney World.

Yes, it is horrible that money and resources were used trying to find this woman that wasn’t even missing.  What is even worse is that she accused 2 black men of kidnapping her.

Why is it that it is so easy for these liars to blame black men and why is it even easier for many to believe the accusations?  Something has got to give.  Luckily, this fool will be behind bars for her lies.  But how many black men have been falsely imprisoned in similar cases?

This is something that we all need to think about and something that has to change.

Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Singing Sensation Kim: The Next Faith Hill?

Kim Zolziac is determined to become the next Faith Hill.  The Atlanta resident was taped in a Karaoke bar in New York, butchering a song, as onlookers cringed in horror.

As many of you remember, Kim is the wig-clad, chain smoking housewife (who really isn’t a housewife, but sleeps with married men).  During the first season of the show, she humiliated herself by claiming she had a record deal and was attempting to record a song with Dallas Austin.  Since her recording of “Tight Rope” sounded more like nails scratching a chalkboard, her so-called album has yet to be released.

Some aspiring singers simply need vocal training, but Kim is beyond help.  In order to sing, you have to be able to hear.  I really think Kim is hiding two big hearing aids under her wig.  Kim, do us a favor and CHANGE THE BATTERIES!

Hopefully her album will never see the light of day.  If it does, it will be proof that the music industry has gone directly to hell.

Sonia Sotomayor: Next Supreme Court Justice?

Photo Courtesy of Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times

Today, President Barack Obama announced that Sonia Sotomayor is his nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter.  If Sotomayor is confirmed, she will be the first Hispanic person to sit on the bench of the nation’s highest court and only the third woman ever appointed.

Sonia Sotomayor is proof that through hard work and determination, you can create your own reality.  This Puerto Rican woman who grew up in the projects in the Bronx is about to make history.  In addition to the obvious reasons, she is also being acclaimed as the most qualified nominee in over 100 years.

The face of American government and the judicial system is rapidly changing.  Pretty soon, old, white rich men controlling the direction of this country will be a thing of the past.  This country is multi-cultural and the government is becoming a reflection of this.  Of course, racism will always exist, but by leaps and bounds our country is making moves to ensure that these racists will not be wielding the power they once held.

Welcome

Dear fans, followers, viewers and friends,

Those of you who personally know me know that I am a very opinionated person.  In the days, weeks and years to come, I will share some of my thoughts on things going on in our world today.  Some of my posts will be fun, while some of them may be serious.  Some of my posts may offend some, but oh well.  If you don’t like what I have to say, leave a comment!  If you do like what I have to say, leave a comment!

My main purpose is to create dialogue about many issues.  True change cannot come until we start talking about things openly and honestly.  So what are you waiting for?

PS: Thanks Gabe for coming up with the title!