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REPUBLICANS LAUNCH MOST DANGEROUS ATTACK YET: Against Obama

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The GOP has leveled a stunning array of attacks against the current President of the United States. Some of these attacks have bordered on racist. There was at first, the birther conspiracy; the idea that President Obama wasn’t born in the United States. Then there was the idea that the President was a secret Muslim. Despite all of the acrimony caused by these attacks, none of these arguments are as dangerous as a recent attack from the RNC-(Republican National Committee)- Chairman.

The RNC-Chairman Reince Priebus recently declared that Mitt Romney must be elected in order to “Save America”.”Our Way Of Life” is at stake, said the RNC Chairman. Now many may wonder why this attack is worse then the racially charged attacks of Rush Limbaugh or the unhinged accusations of Michelle Bachman. The answer is simple. Buried within this attack is an implicit call to violence. Priebus is not the first Republican to claim that America will not survive if Barack Obama is re-elected. The claim has become common place among republicans. Consider the implications of this charge, especially in the minds of voters that may not be entirely grounded (so to speak). If America is not going to survive if Obama is elected again, then what should be done-if he is re-elected?

The GOP has lost touch with a fundamental tenant of Democracy and life in America. As a rule, Your Political Party Must Lose-at times. And You Must Be Willing To Accept That Loss. You cannot or should not whip your supporters into such a frenzy that your followers cannot accept the loss. By suggesting that the entire American experiment will come to an end if Obama wins, he is raising the stakes on the election to such a degree, in the minds of his supporters, that-should they fail, his supporters will be unable to accept their defeat. When we consider the considerable GOP efforts to portray Obama as foreign and intrinsically un-American, we can see that they have dehumanized and delegitimized the President; making the prospect of violence even more probable. When these disturbing seeds finally bare fruit, we will see that the GOP’s most dangerous attack on the President, will have disturbing consequences for our nation.

NEW PHOTOS OF BABY BLUE

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Baby Blue Ivy hasn’t truly been seen since her birth photos were released. Most of the paparazzi have been greeted by a variety of full length blankets, draping the child when ever Baby Blue has been seen in public. But now photos have surfaced that are purported to be the young toddler. If you haven’t seen the growing Baby Blue, enjoy!

MITT ROMNEY DECLARES OBAMA: “Foreign To Us”

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Mitt Romney’s candidacy for President has suffered significant blows this week as the Obama administration continued to press the Romney camp for disclosures of the candidates Taxes. The requests have dogged the Romney campaign, leading some to conclude that he was hiding his taxes out of fear that they might reveal unflattering information concerning his substantial wealth. Some have suggested that, in light of Romney’s current astonishingly low, 15% tax rate, that there may have been years in which Romney paid, absolutely no taxes.  Yesterday his campaign lashed out with a series of race based attacks on his opponent, President Obama. Early in the day, John Sununu, one of Mitt Romney’s surrogates, blasted the President for his past drug use. He even declared that he wished the President, “Would learn how to be an American”. The attacks were based on a line of attack developed by Rush Limbaugh. Romney himself, got in on the action by suggesting that the President’s administration bore a striking resemblance to the governments of foreign nations. Romney declared, “The course we’re on right now is foreign to us. It changes America”. 

The attacks build upon a steady theme of birtherism in the Republican Party and a basic mistrust of the President. Romney has shown no desire to distance himself from the King Of Birtherism, Donald Trump. He has recently held fund raisers with “The Donald” and effectively wrapped himself in the full embrace of those that are advocates of the theory. Obama, as a foreigner- or Obama-at minimum foreign in his mindset and approach to governance- has been the basis of many republican attacks. It is unlikely that there will be a Sista Soulja moment for Mitt Romney, in which he chastises his own supporters for these attacks. Mitt Romney has effectively sanctioned these attacks, by participating in them.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: And Receives Awful Reviews

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Are you looking forward to seeing the Dark Knight Rises? Critics would like to throw cold water on your enthusiasm. The Dark Knight, they uniformly declare, is awful! They are doing all they can to halt the tide of movie goers lining up to see the film. The Dark Knight Rises, they argue, is an over worked piece of campy trash!

The Chicago Tribune warns fans of the previous, Heath Ledger driven film, “nothing in the new film, , meets or exceeds the crises of  The Dark Knight“. “What worked beautifully in “The Dark Knight” seems overworked and almost ridiculously grim in “The Dark Knight Rises”. Ultimately, they conclude that “The Dark Knight Rises,” makes “The Dark Knight” look like “Dora the Explorer” and is more of a 164-minute anxiety disorder than a movie”.

What we have noticed about the reviews of the Dark Knight is that they all uniformly confess that the movie is not dull. Their objections seem to center on the notion that the film is ham handed; that the Dark Knight Rises is tasteless in it’s use of exciting elements like explosions and violence. They seem to be arguing that the movie is simply overdone!

These are the kinds of reviews that one might want to ignore. Sometime’s reviewers are a bit snooty. They have a need to pan, perfectly enjoyable films to prove that they have selective visual palettes. We have all had the experience of going to see a film that the critics have panned. You are left in a total state of confusion, as you find yourself thoroughly enjoying a film that “the authorities” have dissed. You might even start asking yourself if there is something wrong with your taste level. It is fair to say that there is a big difference between the  attributes that critics look for in the films that they like and the traits that average movie goers look for in evaluating films.

The Dark Knight Rises may not be great cinema. It may not be an enduring work of epic- art but-from the reviews we’ve read-it should be exciting and appeal to the tastes of most viewers!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO NELSON MANDELA

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Today is Nelson Mandela’s Birthday. The great African leader is celebrating 94 years of life and 67 years of service to the world and specifically to his battered continent. In fact, today is also MANDELA DAY-which is a project spearheaded by the Nelson Mandela Foundation. On Mandela Day, we are encouraged to celebrate the great leader’s birthday by dedicating 67 minutes to community service. The 67 minutes are in honor of Mandela’s 67 years of service.

In honor of MANDELA DAY-Worthy Readers-commit to some form of community service!

THE NAACP BOOS MITT ROMNEY: Why They Were Wrong!

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Yesterday, Mitt Romney spoke to the NAACP. Unfortunately, there were a few uncomfortable moments when Mitt Romney, a Presidential Candidate was booed! While I am personally averse to virtually everything Mr. Romney stands for, I also believe that our community is better than that. We are more civil then that. It would reflect well on the NAACP if they were to apologize for those brief moments of rudeness, in an otherwise respectful reception.

But the booing was more then rude, it was a strategic blunder. What the NAACP members missed is that they were playing right into Mitt Romney’s hands. If one listens to his speech, it becomes obvious that Romney didn’t come to the NAACP to win voters over, or even make the most persuasive speech he could.  He did everything he could to court the response he received. WHY?

Mitt Romney has bowed, so many times, to public pressure that his own party considers him to be an unprincipled, panderer. So what was Mitt Romney to do?

Political observers will remember Newt Gingrich’s, promise to right wing voters that he would go to the black community and tell us to stop demanding food stamps and tell us to start demanding jobs. Mitt Romney, has just made good on Newt Gingrich’s promise. In the world of right wing politics, this was an act of boldness. He went before an all black audience and essentially told them off. He faced them down, told them how badly their community was doing (btw: using entirely true facts. I’m not opposed to the truth) and then stood in the torrential winds of their wrath. By booing, the NAACP gave Mitt Romney extra war wounds to brag about. And the right is loving him, as they have never loved Mitt Romney before.

During the primary, Mitt Romney’s other opponent, Rick Santorum, boasted that he didn’t want to make “black people’s lives better by giving them other people’s money”. He was echoing a common GOP refrain; the notion that black people want handouts and in particular we maliciously want those handouts given to us, on the backs of white laborers. Mitt Romney has now embraced both of these arguments. By booing him, the NAACP gave him a strategic weapon, with which to court his base of voters. Romney jogged straight from the NAACP convention to a room full of donors, where he regaled them with his recent display of heroism (staring down that room full of black voters) and when speaking of those that booed him, he said: “if they want more stuff from government, tell them to go vote for the other guy — more free stuff. But don’t forget, nothing is really free”. ——-“HE IS SUCH A BADASS!”—-

The lesson here is that when the Republican comes to the NAACP, DON’T BOO. It only fuels negative perceptions about the black community. It proves the false claims that we are politically intolerant, uncivil and rude. But even worse, it plays right into the hands of those that hate us most.

TARGET BANS FRANK OCEAN ALBUM: & Early iTunes Sales Numbers

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While Target sells music from numerous gay artists, it won’t be selling Frank Ocean’s new Channel Orange. But the move has little to do with Frank’s recent revelations about his sexuality and more to do with the sales impact of his decision to release the album early on ITUNES. Target has decided that it won’t carry the album because debuting Channel Orange on ITUNES conflicts with their emphasis on the sale of physical CD’S. Frank Ocean’s representatives however, were livid. Ocean’s manager, Christian Clancy tweeted: “Target has refused to carry Frank’s album because of iTunes exclusive. Interesting since they also donate to non-equal rights organizations”. He was correct. Target indeed has a history of donating to far right wing causes and politicians. However, Target also carries the work of a number of gay musicians, sells gay pride t-shirts and very likely made it’s decision based on potential sales as opposed to prejudice. After considering the evidence, Ocean’s manager, tweeted: ” Note to self: Take your own advice. Emotional knee-jerk reacting isn’t the move”.

The album will still be on sale at Best Buy and of course, ITUNES! Before the confessions of Mr. Ocean, his album was projected to sell approximately 40-50,000 copies. The increase in publicity however, now has Channel Orange, projected to sell between 100-120,000 copies, which will put him on pace to challenge Chris Brown for the top spot. This is a feat no one would have predicted for Mr. Ocean or his Odd Future comrades prior to the his recent announcement.

K MICHELLE RELEASES MIX TAPE: Love and Hip Hop Star

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K Michelle has the honor of being the first Love and Hip Hop star to drop a mix-tape. The recently released, 0 F***S Given, boasts 24 tracks and covers more familiar samples from Meek Mill’s and Frank Ocean. Fans of the show might be interested to know that K Michelle goes in on Joseline Hernandez and Karlie Redd. K Michelle isn’t holding anything back. She even sports her naked torso on the cover, for her fan’s enjoyment (of course).

Fans can download the Mixtape at www.datpiff.com

 

SOFIA VERGARA ENGAGED

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The stunningly gorgeous, Sofia Vergara, star of Modern Family is officially engaged to her off and on again, boyfriend Nick Loeb. Nick is the son of a former Reagan administration ambassador. The pair became engaged while visiting the Ruins of Chichen Itza, in Mexico. At 40, Sofia Vergara is still considered to be one of Hollywoods most attractive and recognizable figures.

We wish Mrs. Vergara-soon to be-Loeb a wonderful future with her husband to be.