Fox News Snubbed By Obama At First News Conference

From Huffington Post:

President-Elect Barack Obama held his first press conference yesterday, one that focused mainly on the current economic crisis. One detail that flew under the radar, however, was which networks and newpapers [sic] got to ask questions, or, rather, which one didn't get to ask a question. As Media Bistro notes, one network who was not called upon sticks out: Fox News.

It will be interesting to see how the conservative network adjusts to a political reality in which the Democratic Party holds the White House and substantial majorities in both houses of Congress. Michael Wolff, a Vanity Fair columnist who is writing an authorized biography on Rupert Murdoch's career and family, claims that even Murdoch is embarrassed by Fox News

Damn that's got to hurt, every news network crave for access to the White House. Fox News - The Bush News Network - is now the odd man out. I would like to see the Democratic party boycott the entire network, don't go their show, don't do interviews with that dishonest racist network. Since Fox News decided to cast their lot with the Republican party, the Democrats should treat them like the opposition that they are. They employ the most hated and vile right wingers, people such as Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Carl Rove and they're also a haven for vicious smear merchants like Ann Coulters and Michelle Malkin. Why would any democrat take 'Sly' Fox News serious?

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Palin Blamed For Increased Death Threats To Obama

From Telegraph.co.uk:

Sarah Palin's attacks on Barack Obama's patriotism provoked a spike in death threats against the future president, Secret Service agents revealed during the final weeks of the campaign.

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The Republican vice presidential candidate attracted criticism for accusing Mr Obama of "palling around with terrorists", citing his association with the sixties radical William Ayers.

The attacks provoked a near lynch mob atmosphere at her rallies, with supporters yelling "terrorist" and "kill him" until the McCain campaign ordered her to tone down the rhetoric.

But it has now emerged that her demagogic tone may have unintentionally encouraged white supremacists to go even further.

The Secret Service warned the Obama family in mid October that they had seen a dramatic increase in the number of threats against the Democratic candidate, coinciding with Mrs Palin's attacks.

Michelle Obama, the future First Lady, was so upset that she turned to her friend and campaign adviser Valerie Jarrett and said: "Why would they try to make people hate us?"

The revelations, contained in a Newsweek history of the campaign, are likely to further damage Mrs Palin's credentials as a future presidential candidate. She is already a frontrunner, with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, to take on Mr Obama in four years time.

Sarah Palin went over the line with her attacks on Obama and she's probably too damn stupid to realize it. In the article they say she's already a front runner to take on Obama in four years, my question is based on what, her looks. She doesn't offer anything else. She is just a dumb as right wing extremist, she need to take her ass back to Alaska where they love her. We need intellegent people to run for president, no more George Bush and Sarah Palin types.

Democratic Takeover Of Government Leads To Boom In Gun Sales

It seems gun enthusiasts, I like to refer to them as gun nuts, are worried that Obama will make it harder for them to buys guns in the future so they are rushing out to buy guns and ammunition before Obama and the democrats take over in January. This from the Associated Press:

When 10-year-old Austin Smith heard Barack Obama had been elected president, he had one question: Does this mean I won't get a new gun for Christmas?

That brought his mother, the camouflage-clad Rachel Smith, to Bob Moates Sports Shop on Thursday, where she was picking out that special 20-gauge shotgun — one of at least five weapons she plans to buy before Obama takes office in January.

Like Smith, gun enthusiasts nationwide are stocking up on firearms out of fears that the combination of an Obama administration and a Democrat-dominated Congress will result in tough new gun laws.

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No data was available for gun purchases this week, but gun shops from suburban Virginia to the Rockies report record sales since Tuesday's election.

"They're scared to death of losing their rights," said David Hancock, manager of Bob Moates, where sales have nearly doubled in the past week and are up 15 percent for the year. On Election Day, salespeople were called in on their day off because of the crowd.

Why the fuck do these gun nuts feel the need to own so many damn guns, are they that terrified of their fellow citizens, are they planning on going to war with the government or what? I just don't get it, one or two guns in the house is not enough, these fools feel they need an arsenal to feel safe. And what is up with buying guns for a 10 year old kid, shouldn't there be laws against that?

America's Overflowing Prisons Are A National Embarassment

From Citizen-time.com:

After decades of directing the world from atop its throne of moral authority, the United States has finally lost its perch. No one else has yet ascended to that exalted seat, so for the moment the international righteousness championship and the financial competence championship both remain vacant.

America forsook those titles by succumbing to the lures of unprovoked war, shameless torture, unsustainable greed, mistreatment of the poor, and vast overuse of prisons. As even hermits know by now, we suffer the highest incarceration rate in the world. Indeed, one author has deemed us the rogue state of imprisonment.

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Can you believe that 1 in every 100 U.S. adults is physically in jail, and that 1 in 32 is under some kind of state control? Too bad we can’t see all those jumpsuits and electronic anklets at the same time. It might jolt us into some policy changes.

Worse yet, 1 in 9 young black men are in the klink. No diploma in sociology is required to grasp how that number is a natural product of our society. Bad schools, bad housing, bad diet, bad health care, and biased law enforcement are not designed to breed productive citizens.

America's Prison Industrial Complex is something I'm hoping the Obama administration deal with. For this nation to lead the world in incarcerations means there is a societal problem here. I know there are individuals that should be removed from society but there are a lot of people in prison that could be rehabilitated, some just need a better chance in life.

Election Cartoon

Just a few toons for your enjoyment. I guess I'm still celebrating Obama's victory, I hope you enjoy:

Black and Latino Voters Crucial In Banning Gay Marriage

It seems African Americans played a huge part in passing Proposition 8, A California ballot amendment banning gay marriage. So blacks lined up with social conservatives to discriminate against the LGBT community. I am a straight black man OK, but based on the racism and discrimination black people had to go through in this country, personally I don't believe in discriminating against any group of people. I would never align myself with social conservatives - the same people that gave us so much hell in the past and still do - to discriminate against LGBT community today.

From Mercury News:

Even as African-American and Latino voters were a powerful force in boosting America's first black president to victory, in California they also were crucial to passing Proposition 8, a ballot measure labeled, "Eliminates right of same-sex couples to marry."

Exit polls showed that 70 percent of black voters, and a majority of Latino voters, voted yes on Proposition 8, one likely reason why the measure won a slim majority in Los Angeles County, where pre-election polls had suggested it would lose, even though it lost by a huge margin in the Bay Area.

New Song By Dead Prez - Politrikkks Feat. Malcolm X

Well it doesn't seem like all black artist are excited about Barack Obama winning the presedency, the political Hip-hop rap group Dead Prez think Barack Obama is nothing more than a tool for corporate America. I've been a fan of Dead Prez since they first came out even though I may not agree with everything they say, they do make some thought provoking music. So check it out and take it for what it's worth:

Palin's Shopping Sprees More Extensive Than Reported

I know this is like 'water under the bridge' or 'kicking a dead horse' but there is more to the Sarah "Real American Hockey Mom" Palin's $150,000 shopping sprees. Some folks may be saying Fraze2000 just give it a rest she lost, don't rub it in. But fuck that, Sarah is a wicked broad so I don't mind kicking her while she's down. Newsweek is running a story about her shopping sprees which are even more extravagant than first revealed. Check it out:

NEWSWEEK has also learned that Palin's shopping spree at high-end department stores was more extensive than previously reported. While publicly supporting Palin, McCain's top advisers privately fumed at what they regarded as her outrageous profligacy. One senior aide said that Nicolle Wallace had told Palin to buy three suits for the convention and hire a stylist. But instead, the vice presidential nominee began buying for herself and her family—clothes and accessories from top stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.

According to two knowledgeable sources, a vast majority of the clothes were bought by a wealthy donor, who was shocked when he got the bill. Palin also used low-level staffers to buy some of the clothes on their credit cards. The McCain campaign found out last week when the aides sought reimbursement. One aide estimated that she spent "tens of thousands" more than the reported $150,000, and that $20,000 to $40,000 went to buy clothes for her husband. Some articles of clothing have apparently been lost. An angry aide characterized the shopping spree as "Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast," and said the truth will eventually come out when the Republican Party audits its books.

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McCain himself rarely spoke to Palin during the campaign, and aides kept him in the dark about the details of her spending on clothes because they were sure he would be offended. Palin asked to speak along with McCain at his Arizona concession speech Tuesday night, but campaign strategist Steve Schmidt vetoed the request.

Eddie Murphy / Richard Pryor - First Black President Skits

Some of you young motherfuckers may be too young to remember this, but this is a video from Delirious by Eddie Murphy. This was in the mid 80's when Eddie Murphy was the shit. In his stand up routine he did this skit about the first black president and at the time Jessie Jackson was running for president. Since we now have actually chosen a black president, I think this skit is relevant today. Check it out:



Below is a skit from The Richard Pryor Show which aired back in the 70's. It has Richard playing the 1st Black President. It's kind of funney also.



Back in the 70's, 80's and even 90's I would say, a black president was just a fantasy created in Hollywood. But today it's a reality.

Ralph Nader: Obama Will Be Uncle Sam Or Uncle Tom

Ralph Nader says Obama must choose if he's going to be Uncle Sam or an Uncle Tom. All I can say Ralph has pretty much lost it in his old age, he was unsuccessful at being a spoiler this time around so he seems to be lashing out in any direction. check out video below:



OK Ralph we appreciate your accomplishments in the past but your time is up, you can leave now.

IT'S OFFICIAL: Barack Obama is the 44th President Of The U.S.

He did it, President Elect Barack Obama has made history. This was a very emotional moment for me.

The Fat Lady Is Warming Up

Election Predictions




I know the election hasn't been officially called yet but it is shaping up to be a big night for Obama and the Democrats. First thing first, give Sarah Palin a one way ticket back to Alaska. THE GIMMICK DIDN'T WORK BITCHES!!!!!!!!

EDIT: Barack Obama declared the winner by all news outlets at 11:00 PM EST.
YES WE CAN

Obama Says "No" To His Celebrity Supporters

From Chicago Sun Time:

It's probably not surprising that a lot of Barack Obama's biggest celebrity supporters -- both from Hollywood and the music world -- were clamoring for VIP invites to tonight's big rally in Grant Park.

While the Democratic nominee and his staff are thankful for both the big checks and outspoken expressions of support from all those famous faces, I've learned from a key Obama insider that a number of big-time boosters have been told politely -- but very firmly -- to stay away tonight.

Reportedly, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Sean ''Diddy'' Combs, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins and Ben Affleck are among those advised to skip the Chicago festivities and focus on attending the expected Obama inauguration in January.

''There really only needs to be one star in Grant Park, and that's Barack,'' said the source, a high-profile elected official who spoke on the condition of anonymity, since he's not authorized to speak for the campaign on this issue.

''There will be plenty of time for a new President Obama to be surrounded by famous fans, all hopeful about a new administration.''

• That said, one of Obama's biggest star supporters -- Oprah Winfrey -- has confirmed that she will be on hand in Grant Park tonight, and it's assumed she will join the candidate and his family and true inner circle in his suite at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Wacker.

As we know -- no one says ''No'' to Oprah!

I'm sure Obama's celebrity supporters will understand, this should be a night for the ordinary folks. I'm sure they will have front row seats at the inauguration. I was kind of hesitant to post this article because the votes are currently being counted and Barack hasn't been declared a winner yet. I hope this pre-planning for a victory party doesn't jinx Obama.

Five Stupidest Campaign Moments

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This election has been as historic as its candidates and their surrogates have been retarded. The number of milestones crossed is rivaled only by the number of times someone said or did something jaw-droppingly stupid. Herewith is a quick rundown of the five stupidest campaign trail blunders, according to our own dumbass opinions.

1. Levi agreed to marry Bristol

Knocking up the Governor's daughter is one notch on the belt that any cocksman as skilled as Levi Johnston would be a fool to pass up. When a young man as sexually and sensually alive as Levi manages something like that at the young age of 17, it's clearly the beginning of his career as a playboy, and he's not looking for a chance to settle down.

For the sake of the campaign, though, he was asked to make an honorable woman out of our Bris-Bris, and he was surely bribed with promises of the White House helping him out with his hockey career or his country music novelty song career or whatever the hell a redneck dropout playboy like Levi would want to do with his life. Now that the White House dream is receding though, Mama Palin will surely not let Levi back out of the deal. 2012 is right around the corner, and she's going to make sure he doesn't walk out on her little girl. The future of the far right depends on it.

2. Those two weeks of Democratic pants-shitting after Sarah Palin joined McCain's ticket

Holy crap! Remember when we all thought it was over? Just because someone's Mom got onstage and started shitting on community organizers for 40 minutes? This was more evidence than ever that the Democratic Party has the self-esteem of a battered woman. We know we're going to get our asses kicked, and we just assume that's the way it's supposed to be. Hopefully Obama will win big enough to give the party a little boost in the confidence department.

3. Biden delivered a speech titled, "The End of the World Will Occur Exactly Six Months From January 20th, 2009"

Yes, we all love making fun of Mr. Foot in the Mouth, but what the hell was he even trying to say there? If you just wandered in in the middle you'd assume you were at a book club discussion of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road." It's not gaffes or "rhetorical flourishes." In Biden's case, it has to be pain pills. That's the only way to explain it.

4. Obama revealed his closely guarded communist agenda to an unlicensed plumber he happened to bump into in the street

Everyone knows that Democrats are the party of Karl Marx and medical marijuana. But you're not supposed to say it out loud! And to a guy like Joe the Plumber no less? If we saw Joe The Plumber in the street we'd assume he's coming to beat us with a tire iron because we dress queer. We certainly wouldn't stop and tell him that we plan to end capitalism. Smarten up Barack!

5. Ashley Todd scratched a backwards B in her face when a backwards O would have been much more convincing

Of all the stupid things that are wrong with that Ashley Todd scam, this is the one that we just can't get our heads around. Why not an O? It's immediate. It's easy to carve. And you can't do it effing backwards! If it had been an O, we predict that story would have stayed alive through the whole weekend. Instead, they picked it apart within 18 hours. Crazy is one thing, but crazy and stupid? That's just bad politics.

Other stupid moments:

Bill Clinton's entire primary season performance - Dennis Kucinich admitting that he'd seen a UFO during one of the debates - Rudy 9-11's decision to bypass all the early primaries and focus on Florida - Hillary ignoring all the caucus states - McCain's economy strong/economy in crisis, suspending campaign/but not really, cancelling debate/debating anyway week of absurdity - and really the STUPIDIST MOMENT EVER: Choosing Sarah Palin in the first place.

The Evils Of Social Conservatism

When I run across someone who claims that they are a social conservative my antenna go up because I know what social conservatives have represented through out the history of America. They are the backwards thinking, intolerant and most racist element of American society. I don't even try to socialize with that group and they are the ones who are having such a difficult time accepting a Barack Obama presidency but, those backwards assholes love George Bush and Dick Cheney, two criminals who damn near bankrupt America.

I read a post over at Daily Kos that basically sums up my feeling towards those Neanderthals, so I desided to share it with you here:

The history of social conservatism in America is, in large part, a shameful and disgraceful one. It was social conservatives that demanded the protection of slavery in the new Constitution. It was social conservatives who helped tear America apart prior to the Civil War by their fanatical opposition to anything that would restrict slavery’s expansion. Social conservatives were the core of the viciously anti-immigrant Know Nothings in the 1850s. It was social conservatives who flocked to the Confederate cause during the war, and it was social conservatives who maintained the monstrous Jim Crow system of neo-slavery in the Deep South (and elsewhere).

Social conservatives formed the post-Civil War southern church movement, based on the sentiment that the wrong side had won the Civil War. Social conservatives have, at various times, opposed votes for women, votes for African-Americans, the abolition of child labor, the end of segregation, tolerance of Jews, equality for gays, equal pay for women, biracial marriage, unions, minimum wage laws, workplace safety standards, health care for the poor, reproductive rights (including the right to birth control), the teaching of science in science classes, and environmental protection. Social conservatives were the core of the Klan revival in the 1920s. They were the howling supporters of the lynch mobs from the 1890s to the 1960s. They were Joe McCarthy’s worshippers. They were the George Wallace fans and the core of the White Backlash. They loved Jesse Helms.

In short, on almost every issue, they have taken the most morally bankrupt stance. They are the enemies of rational thought, the enemies of science, and believers in a religiosity that borders on irrational fanaticism. Many are hoping for the literal end of the world and the physical destruction of the vast majority of the human race. The modern Republican Party has cynically used these people, but it has not let them actually govern.

Until now. The nomination of Sarah Palin, pushed by the most brutally radical sections of the Republican Party, represents the triumph of the Kristol-Coulter-Limbaugh-Hannity branch of the Republican Party, what I like to call the Timothy McVeigh wing of the Republicans. Palin is the final product of the long and vile history of American social conservatism. She represents the final insult to the rest of the American people, and as such, it is her malign influence that has the Republicans on the brink of a well-deserved defeat. Everything about the way Palin has been marketed is a slap in the face to every rational man or woman in America.

If Obama win tomorrow the social conservatives will be one angry group but fuck them, let them be angry for a while. We had to put up with their incompetent president for eight long years. Now it's their time to feel our pain for a while.