Controversy

I reviewed A Guitar and a Pen back on April 28 and I well remember the short story that is causing author Robert Hicks a few problems this week. It was one called "He Always Knew Who He Was" and featured a real life visit that Bluegrass music originator Bill Monroe made to the White House. The story was attributed to country music journalist Hazel Smith who has now come forward to say

The dalits in the state are now very sensitive. They are taking every little thing said or written about Ambedkar, both intended and unintended, very seriously.A recent example is the comments made by Rajamundry MP Undavalli Arun kumar recently. He made some innocent off the cuff remarks about the constitution written by Bhimrao Ambedkar. But some Dalit members were enraged over his comments and w

Yash Raj Films has once again got embroiled in a controversy over the title of its forthcoming movie "Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Magic," which has Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji in lead roles. The film is co-produced and directed by Kunal Kohli.

Jerusalem Bridge Incites ControversyOpponents said the cost was too much for Israel's poorest city, but Santiago Calatrava's suspension bridge is expected to be complete by the end of May Link - Fri, 09 May 2008 08:42:00 GMT - Feed (1 subs) Sent using SendMeRss.com. Visit here to unsubscribe from "2-business" via X2 in Google. Recommended Feeds/Actions Subscribe DealMeRSS.com - Great Deals Delivered Every Day

Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Yash Raj Films has once again got embroiled in a controversy over the title of its forthcoming movie 'Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Magic,' which has Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji in lead roles.

Source: ZomgAChicken123/(AP) CNN reporter John Roberts took a bold step and decided in his interview with Sen. Barack Obama that he would not beat the dead horse issue of Rev. Jeremiah Wright.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Check out the Fox News front page today, where "Crescent Outrage" alternates top billing with "Six-Legged Soldiers!" Finally, more than a handful of Americans will at least know that there is a controversy over the Flight 93 memorial. They won't...

The picture in question. My daughter loves Miley Cyrus and I'm happy she does: Cyrus and her Disney Channel (and station) mates make the best quality, most decent comedy television and pop music today. Cyrus is also a gust of fresh air compared to the destructive Spears, Lohan, et. al. She makes a point of being a Christian in what must be a very faith-challenging business. About the Vanity Fair picture controversy: I'm glad that Cyrus is concerned about her image. She could have downplayed her responsibility to my daughter, but didn't. When I first heard about the picture controversy, I didn't think that it was too much of a big deal. Yes, she's under age and, as a high school teacher, I know the last message girls need is: "be sexier," but the pictures weren't in the nude; How mu

Check out the Fox News front page today, where “Crescent Outrage” alternates top billing with “Six-Legged Soldiers!” Finally, more than a handful of Americans will at least know that there is a controversy over the Flight 93 memorial. Check out the Fox News front page today, where “Crescent Outrage” alternates top billing with “Six-Legged Soldiers!” Finally, [...]

Sally Field visited 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' on Friday night, where the veteran actress was asked about whether she had heard about the Miley Cyrus controversial pictures in Vanity Fair magazine. "I did. I didn't look for them. They just - yo

picture with Wright, where is it? ← Previous revision Revision as of 04:50, 2 May 2008 Line 510: Line 510: :::::If you find a piece where Coulter is praising the media's behavior over the past eleven days, feel free to add it. [[User:Ewenss|Ewenss]] ([[User talk:Ewenss|talk]]) 15:25, 1 May 2008 (UTC) :::::If you find a piece where Coulter is praising the media's behavior over the past eleven days, feel free to add it. [[User:Ewenss|Ewenss]] ([[User talk:Ewenss|talk]]) 15:25, 1 May 2008 (UTC) -   - == picture with Wright, where is it? ==   -   - Where is the picture with him and Obama? While I've debated pics with Johnson and Clinton, being that his relationship with Wr

The controversy surrounding Meera Jasmine's non appearance in ‘Twenty Twenty’ the movie produced by AMMA, has reached a new stage with the persons involved starting to debate on another issue. According to Meera, actor Dileep, the executive producer of the movie has asked her to allot 22 days for the movie, this month. Meera cites that allotting around a month for the film was that which prevented her to make a try to appear in the movie. Since she has already given much of the month's dates to another south Indian movie, she thought acting in parts for lesser days will spoil the entire schedule of the AMMA movie. “That’s why I chose to refrain from acting in the movie,'' says Meera. But according to Dileep, he has just asked Meera for eight days, to do the character in the film.

Miley Cyrus made the list of most discussed celebrity personalities after posing for provocative pictures by famed Vanity Fair photographer Annie Leibovitz. While Cyrus's defenders suggest that the pictures – now available on the Vanity Fair Web site – may ultimately help the 15-year-old graduate into a more mature artist, others are criticizing her for disappointing her 'tween and teen fan base, which looks up to her as a role model.

Newer versions of Pidgin have the text input area resize to fit the text typed in, similar to Google Talk. This made a bunch of people all pissy, and now they want to fork Pidgin. The new project, funpidgin, intends to be just like Pidgin, only with a development team that cares about the users [...]

You can thanks such mainstream outlets as Fox News and CBS for the controversy stirred over the widely praised game. Whether it be the aspect of gun violence (which this old boondocks comic just happens to explain), or their legitimate argument of “It desensitizes children to violence…”. Which is true, but just like that comic [...]

I read the Foundry every day, and find the strongly conservative view to be educational and even challenging. In most cases I grab those articles or quotes and post to my Porter County Politics site or Hoosiers for McCain site ... sometimes even my International Affairs site ... this would be the first time that the strongly conserevative writings hit home in something related to Northwest Indiana Real Estate. From the Foundry:"CATO’s Timothy Lee makes a great connection between the absence of school choice in our current education system and the recent housing bubble burst. First he quotes economist Robert Frank in Sunday’s Washington Post:In a well-intentioned but ultimately misguided move to help more families enter the housing market, borrowing restrictions were relaxed during the

The 'Today' show co-hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb discussed the controversy over photos of 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus in Vanity Fair on Tuesday (April 29). Kotb said "with parents trying to fight the good fight, it's just another thin

Obama further denounced Wright's remarks, throwing Wright (and many conspiracy theorists) under that now very messy bus undercarriage (I'd hate to be on the road behind Obama's bus with all of those bodies flying around.). Anybody who thought that Obama really believed Wright's junk is wrong in my judgment. I don't have any evidence, but I think Obama joined the church for "black credibility," although I still wonder why Obama had Wright marry him, gave him money, and so effusively praised him in the past. He could have just showed up. Whatever. On to issues.Powered by b2evolution.

Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Monday night, "Disney superstar Miley Cyrus of 'Hannah Montana' apologized to the fans for a a risque photo of her that appeared in Vanity Fair. She says it's the most embarrassing thing to happen t

Today marks the release of one of the most anticipated games in history:  Grand Theft Auto 4.  If you’re even remotely into video games, you’ve at least played one of the games in the GTA series.  It’s innovative (and enjoyable) "open world" gameplay has pretty much changed video games forever, and that’s a good thing. [...]

Puritanism seems to have re-awakened.While the world is sinking into an intense food price inflation, some people find time to express outrage over some 15-year-old rising star's exposed back picture. What's so shocking about that? Isn't she a future Britney in the making?Some want the controversy to be about Miley Cyrus's back picture on the latest Vanity Fair magazine issue while the real outrage is about the Disney star's pics leaking on the Internet showing her in different sultry poses with different degrees of sexual teasing. I bet Disney is trying to desperately alleviate the effect of such a disgrace on its revenues through a counter-attack in the form of artsy pics published on a national magazine alluding to their puppet's semi-nude shots.Who's to blame? Parents!Some parents need

Bangkok's Lebua Hotel -- already before in the media with bad press -- has another think cooking: literally.Somewhere in the firmament of Michelin-starred chefs there must be one willing to accept $8,000 for a single night's work. The only catch is that this particular dinner at a Bangkok luxury hotel has stirred up a mighty controversy, and two dozen chefs around the world have declined to cook it.I personally find this quite disgusting in its hypocrisy:Bangkok’s Lebua hotel, which is organizing the dinner, is no stranger to publicity - or to Michelin-starred chefs. Last year, it put on a decadent feast billed as the meal of a lifetime for $25,000 a head. Six three-star Michelin chefs were flown in from Europe to cook the 10-course meal, each plate paired with a rare vintage wine. On Ap

Trust Shah Rukh Khan to see the lighter side of the darkest controversies. Just recently, the ‘sensuous’ scenes from a long forgotten film, Maya Memsaab flashed all over the Internet. One would have thought that at least this incident would get the happy-go-lucky SRK serious for once. However, at a recently held event, all King [...]

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Small Church's Obama Sign Causes Big Controversy: The sign in front of a small church in a small town is causing a big controversy in Jonesville, S.C. It reads: "Obama, Osama, hmm, are they brothers?" The sign has since been taken down.

Alicia Keys visited the 'Today' show on Monday (April 21), where the singer was asked about comments in Blender magazine where she suggested gangsta rap "didn't exist" and suggested it was "a plot to convince black people to kill each other." Keys ha

Ok y’all are gonna have to excuse me for this rant but I’m slightly cranky and the more I listen to these mutherfuckers bitching and complaining about how the Magic Negro was treated in the last debate I just want to strangle someone.In case a liberal or an Obama supporter happens to read this let me [...]

Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, the great grandson of the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court against what he calls "molestation of history and character assassination of emperor Akbar" in Ashutosh Gowariker’s "Jodhaa Akbar".In his writ petition filed Thursday, Tucy prayed to the apex court to direct the producers of the film to change the name of the character "Jodha" to "Harkha" or some other fictitious name which "does not distort history and defame the name of Akbar or the illustrious Mughal dynasty".From Hyderabad, Tucy said he presented documents and statements of prominent historians like Jadunath Sarkar, Satish Chandra, Ashirwadi Lal Srivastav, and R. Nath to establish that emperor A

  A sign is causing heated arguments outside of a church in Jonesville SC. Pastor Roger Byrd of Jonesville Church of God put the sign up which reads "Obama Osama humm are they brothers?" Pastor Byrd says the sign is not meant to be racial or political but rather to make people think.  "His name is so close to Osama I have a feeling he might be Islamic therefore he doesn't recognize Christ," Pastor Byrd said. Barack attends Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. Eugunia Foster is offended by the church sign.  "I'm embarrassed and hurt.  I'm surprised a small town like Jonesville still has this separation.  It is racial and hatred," Foster said. Pastor Byrd told the media he would ask his congregation to vote on whether to

There is a lot of humor here, 24 hours after Louis Gray posts the “Smaller Blogs do not deserve any ad revenue” you would have thought that there would be a firestorm, link bait is link bait, and starting something off with a title like that even we got into the act. With some humorous [...]

Glastonbury Festival is without a doubt the most famous of UK festivals. An infamous quagmire of muddy music fans brazenly braving the worst of the UKs climate to spend a weekend in a field listening to diverse music and generally having a great time. This year Hip Hop Legend Jay-Z has been booked for as headline [...]

[T]he interest of the Mac world this week swung from 3G iPhone rumor-mongering to South Florida, where a company called Psystar has put up a Web site selling a product called an Open Computer. The product is essentially a white-box Mac with Mac OS X Leopard preinstalled, and a violation of Apple's licensing agreement for Mac OS X.CNET News' Tom Krazit today nicely summed up the latest controversy in the consumer tech world: The Psystar "Open Computer," which is being called a (possibly unethical) clone of the Mac. In digging into the background of Psystar, the company behind the new computer, Mr. Krazit claims that the company has been repeatedly changing its address to evade investigation. From the article: I tried to call Psystar executives Wednesday morning and was directed to submit an

As Clinton or Obama would say “misspoke” or “poor choice of words” Here’s Alicia’s official response: I feel it is necessary to clarify the comments that were made during my recent Blender magazine interview since they have been misrepresented.Anyone who knows me and my character, knows that I am not a conspiracy theorist or, by implication, [...]

A new advertising campaign in Boston aims to protect female commuters from unwanted groping, which is a great idea. However, this movement will marginalize all the dudes who can’t get some by conventional means. In response to the anti-groping campaign, Pro-Boner lawyer Dan Canter has started his own initiative which paints the gropers as the [...]

Barack Obama, who has come under attack by his presidential rivals for describing small-town voters as "bitter," seems to be weathering the storm to this point as far as voters are concerned. He maintains a 10 percentage point lead over Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, 50% to 40%, according to the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking.

The beautiful Alicia Keys covers the May/June issue of Blender magazine (on sale Tuesday) and some of her quotes are already causing some controversy online. Many people are labeling her a “conspiracy theorist” for her views on “gangsta rap.” She's entitled to her opinion here's a direct quote: "`Gangsta rap' was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. `Gangsta rap' didn't exist." Another theory : Another of her theories: That the bi coastal feud between slain rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. was fueled "by the government and the media, to stop another great black leader from existing." Can't say I agree totally with these thoughts but to Read More (click Now) ************************************************************************************* HOUSE OF GLTIZ:

Originally posted Friday April 11, 2008 10:00 AM EDT There's no hard feelings between Jay Leno and Ryan Philippe, the TV host insisted Thursday night – after the recent controversy in which Leno asked the actor for his "gayest look."When asked if there's any tension now between him and Phillippe, he replied, "That's all silly, of course.""He's terrific," Leno, 57, told reporters at Thursday's One, Two, Many premiere in Hollywood. Leno apologized last week after drawing fire from gay-rights group GLAAD for his on-air remarks, in which he asked Phillippe to pretend the camera was his "gay lover." Phillippe's first role was as a gay character on a soap opera. Leno later said he was "wrong" and that it "was a dumb thing to say."Asked if he's spoken with Phillippe, 33, since the late-March in

Pollster and senior strategist Mark Penn has left Hillary Clinton's campaign after it was revealed that he met Colombian officials to help promote a free trade arrangement that is opposed by the Senator.The Clinton campaign manager said Penn will still provide polling and advice, but that he "asked to give up his role as chief strategist." The turnover comes as Clinton finds herself in a position where she almost certainly cannot win the primaries.The Clinton campaign will likely try instead to convince roughly 800 superdelegates to support her in spite of the popular vote. A John Edwards campaign spokesman said that "Penn's campaign strategy was not working" and Clinton has paid the price. Source: news.yahoo.com

Beijing's torch relay - a sign of the future? And the swimsuit wars hot upThe swimsuit wars hot up - rumours that Arena will seek to have Speedo's LZR bannedOlympic controversy is the name of the game today, unfortunately. Starting with the less sedate of those stories, below is a very short article I was sent yesterday evening concerning the latest news around the ongoing swimsuit debate. This debate, which we have tried to cover for you in the last few weeks, revolves around the legality of the new swimsuit by Speedo. According to the article below, Arena (a rival manufacturer), is moving to have the Speedo LZR Racer banned, on the grounds that Arena's suit is not as fast! Here is the article (in green): Andrew WebsterApril 7, 2008 THE BIG WRAP DON'T be surprised if the controvers

Bodybuilding And The Olympics: An Ongoing ControversyBy: Jean LittmanThe debate on whether bodybuilding should be an Olympic sport has been raging for years amongst the bodybuilding community and those interested in the Olympics. Ardent fans argue that weightlifting has been an Olympic sport for years, so why not bodybuilding? To diehard fans, bodybuilding and the Olympics seems to be a perfect fit, and questions like Why is bodybuilding not already an Olympic sport? are routinely aired.Perhaps the more telling questions to ask are Should bodybuilding be an Olympic sport?, and Would making bodybuilding an Olympic sport help the Olympics?Bodybuilding And The Olympics: Why It Is Not Already An Olympic SportThe current Olympic program consists of 35 sports, 53 disciplines and more than 400 ev

News video of Honduran President ZelayaI mentioned that last week Honduran President Mel Zelaya sliced into and ate some cantaloupe straight out of the box for the CNN cameras to demonstrate that Honduran melons don't have salmonella as reported by the US Food and Drug Administration.The FDA Inspectors left Honduras on Friday with no word whatsoever as to the results of the tests at Agrolibano. According to La Prensa, the samples are being tested in the US and the results will be given next week.Interestingly, we've never heard a word from the Honduran delegation who went to the U.S. last week to demand proof of the tests and a retraction from the FDA either. I assume that they are back in Honduras now, but there have been no reports of faulty FDA tests or erroneous results. I have noticed

Faisal Kamandobat, one of Pena Kencana Award nominators, recently posted "an open letter" to the Pena Kencana commitee. Faisal refused his nominations since the winners will be decided by "SMS polling". The best appreciation for any literary works, based on Faisal, is by literary critics not polling by SMS. Here is the "Open Letter" posted by Faisal Kamandobat to the Pena Kencana commitee. Pena KencanaDi Tempat Dengan tanpa mengurangi rasa hormat saya kepada pihak penyelenggara Pena Kencana Award, dan penghargaan kepada dewan juri yang telah memilih puisi saya ke dalam daftar 100 Puisi Terbaik Indonesia 2007, saya menyatakan mundur dari penghargaan Pena Kencana, dengan alasan sebagai berikut: Puisi-puisi saya adalah usaha mengeksplorasi proposisi logis bahasa untuk tujuan estetika, dan ole

This event is pretty old, but it didn’t explode until ABS-CBN Newchannel TV blew it up to mass media on March 27th.  An Australian I never heard of, Brian Gorell, lost $70k to his ex-lover for a restaurant.  They were supposed to make it together, but it never manifested, and Gorell has the transfer documents [...]

Grand Theft Auto: The Game Behind the ControversyVideo games are popular among individuals of all ages. Many children are learning to play video games as young as five years old. When first developed many video games where aimed at younger children; however, that has definitely changed now.With many different video game console systems video gamers have a wide variety of choices. In addition to choosing a specific gaming console there are also an unlimited number of video games to play with. These video games can range from cartoons to fighting games.With a wide variety of different video games and different ages groups many video game developers have started rating their video games. Similar to movie or television ratings these ratings often prevent violent games from getting into the han

Aamir Khan for one reason or another always ends up in the middle of a political controversy. This time AK has invited the wrath of Tibetans settled in India who want the superstar to distance himself from the Olympic torch relay, that is to be held in China in 2008, As many of you know Aamir Khan is one the Olympic Torchbearer and now some protesters are also threatening self-immolation if Aamir Khan doesn’t listen! Well that’s politics for you here in India.

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In need of information and Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s thoughts I contacted Hirsi Ali at the only address I found, her official website. After a few days I received an answer, which I copy here partly, because this is our common interest: “.. Unfortunately, Ms. Hirsi Ali’s schedule does not permit her to respond to [...]

Dutch politician Geert Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV) in the Dutch parliament, became the most popular people on the net after Barack Obama for this recent days as the result of his anti-Islam film Fitna which has emerged controversies. Apart from the paradox that Wilders who wanted to fight for the freedom of democracy but he himself precisely carried out the racialist's action, what was carried out by Wilders effectively promoted his name so as to get attention from the international community.What was done by Wilders could be applied in the world of the marketing. How a product or your opinion will steal attention of the public was by taking the controversial point of view.Look for the topic that if you entered to the territory will involve the big community. Afterwards

Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has taken strong exception to allegations of 'indecent behaviour' levelled against Bollywood actor Nana Patekar by upcoming star Tanushree Datta.

Mo'Kelly for the most part wanted to sit this one out. Are we as Black folks being racially hypersensitive and the comparisons are coincidences or is there merit to the complaint that the recent Vogue cover is a direct reflection of the historical negative stereotypes surrounding Black men?Here are the photos, some courtesy of mediatakeout.com. Also THIS is a link to a well-rounded story presenting all sides of the discussion.The Mo'Kelly Report is an entertainment journal with a political slant. It is meant to inform, infuse and incite meaningful discourse...as well as entertain. The Mo’Kelly Report is syndicated by Newstex. For more Mo’Kelly, in a reader or by email Morris W. O'Kelly can be reached at mokellyreport@sbcglobal.net and he welcomes all commentary.

When he left Kearny High School, he said it was one of the toughest decisions he ever had to make. Now, two years later, Frank Digesere, now superintendent of Bloomfield's Public Schools, has his hands full of tougher situations, with a series of audits of the district and a scenario where one of his employees may have falsified a resume to obtain an administrative post. Click here to read the story, courtesy of Bloomfield Life.

A Vogue cover featuring basketball player LeBron James and model Gisele Bundchen is stirring up controversy, with some commentators decrying the photo as perpetuating racial stereotypes.The image, with James baring his teeth, dribbling a ball with one hand and the other around Bundchen’s tiny waist, has been likened to King Kong and Fay Wray. (Watch [...]

Miss Bimbo - Miss Bimbo News - Miss Bimbo Website Controversy - Miss Bimbo Website Causes Stir In Britain - Miss Bimbo News Video Bimbo - those of you who come to The Clever Cynic can guess that the headline - Miss Bimbo caught my eye.;)Miss Bimbo, for those of you hearing about Miss Bimbo here for the very-first time, (and are probably not surprised you are hearing about it here for the first time...hehe) is a website that allows players to have a female character to maintain. The term - high-maintenance - comes to mind. I am not saying that being high-maintenance or a Miss Bimbo type is a bad thing...I just report the news.:DNaturally, the website has triggered debate and increased the popularity of Miss Bimbo.;) I have a feeling that once the word spreads in the USA, Miss Bimbo will

Compton MC The Game is set to drop his third, and presumably his last, solo LP this summer entitled Los Angeles Times. The rapper, who was recently released from a L.A. Correctional Facility for an assault charge, said that he immediately jumped back into the studio to record fresh material. "Upon my release I went directly to the studio with producers Cool & Dre and recorded several records including my street record 'Big Dreams,'" he said. "Thank you to all my fans as well for the support." The rapper announced that he would be releasing his third LP in June at a performance this past Saturday (March 22) at the Los Angeles Convention Center. "I have a highly controversial album coming this summer," states The Game, "and not the typical controversy you are used

The controversy: Added a comma. ← Older revision Revision as of 01:29, March 24, 2008 Line 15: Line 15: December [[1998]] - the [[National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality]] (NARTH) criticized the study for its [[methodology]] and conclusions. Criticism of it began to appear on the internet December [[1998]] - the [[National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality]] (NARTH) criticized the study for its [[methodology]] and conclusions. Criticism of it began to appear on the internet - [[March]], [[1999]] - it was then attacked by ''[[The Wanderer (newspaper)|The Wanderer]]'', a [[Catholic]] religious newspaper, [[talk show]] host Dom Giordano and [[Laura Schlessinger]

A lot of controversy has been spread about payday loans like how you can only find a payday store in poor neighborhoods as well as at military bases. Critics have also claimed that payday lenders only target the young and can be found in low-income communities only who they say do not know how to manage their money properly or may not understand the value of time and money. Some even go further and claim that payday lenders are the new form of loan sharks because of the high interest fees as well as the additional hidden fees that some payday lenders put upon the payday loan. However those that defend payday loans claim that payday loans are not different from their higher-principal, longer-term counterparts such as home mortgages. It is also argued that the high interest rates on payday l

Discussion ← Older revision Revision as of 22:06, 21 March 2008 Line 30: Line 30: === Discussion === === Discussion === <!-- Here or on the article talk page --> <!-- Here or on the article talk page -->   + i was putting in facts about why the kid was there in first place. there are web links on the page descibing the kid as being innocent and a good kid. if this was the case he would not have been there. also billibob has and wants to add his own personnal blog page to this article. this entire article is and has also been one-sided toward the kid. nothing has been added about the defendants other than the were aquitted. thank you...ford1206

Kithbridge's Rob Neppell has a fascinating chart of blog coverage of the Obama-Wright story as refelcted in the blogs.The conclusion: "The speech does not appear to have put an end to the discussion, however, as two...

And one other thing I think we've gotta remember. As easy as it is for those of us who are white, to look back and say "That's a terrible statement!"...I grew up in a very segregated south. And I think that you have to cut some slack -- and I'm gonna be probably the only Conservative in America who's gonna say something like this, but I'm just tellin' you -- we've gotta cut some slack to people who grew up being called names, being told "you have to sit in the balcony when you go to the movie. You have to go to the back door to go into the restaurant. And you can't sit out there with everyone else. There's a separate waiting room in the doctor's office. Here's where you sit on the bus..." And you know what? Sometimes people do have a chip on their shoulder and resentment. And y

 Hmmmm.... The Story: Obama: Wright controversy has ’shaken me up’ (via CNN.com) Barack Obama told CNN Wednesday the recent uproar over his former pastor's sermons has reminded him of the odds he faces in winning the White House. "In some ways this, this controversy has actually shaken me up a little bit and gotten me back into remembering that the odds of me getting elected have always been lower than than some of the other conventional candidates," the Illinois senator told CNN's Anderson Cooper in an exclusive one-on-one interview. There's a song there... I was thinking:   or Seriously? I would guess so, the magic or varnish has finally been wiped off and people are seeing the real Obama. Anyhow, Maybe it will wise Obama up and he'll run

Yesterday I mentioned an interesting article in the Beaver County Times penned by Mark Madden on the topic of Steeler domestic violence incidents. Since that time, this story has only gained more momentum and discussion among Steeler followers. Here's an update and a few more reading points on the subject: --Today, the Pittsburgh Women's Center and Shelter asked for a statement from the Steelers, who have remained virtually silent on the issue: "How powerful it would be to this community and the community across the nation if they would come out and make a statement that they don't condone this kind of behavior," said Shirl Regan of the Women's Center. --You have to read the lengthy comments section of Mark's original article. Some of them make you truly embarrassed to be a Steeler fan. Th

ROC(k) games released its newest title today: Tank Tank Revolution. A blatant ripoff of Dance Dance Revolution, the game publisher feels this product is distinguished by the following features: Mao March Mode - dance to the beat of everyone’s favorite chairman’s little red book, read aloud by Michael Caine Put the hurtin’ on the iron curtain [...]

Lately, there has been a lot of talk about the sordid pasts of American Idol contestants. While many of the singers seem to be hiding obscene photos or careers as strippers, most of them have had more normal jobs in their pre-Idol days. On a related note, Ashley Alexandra Dupre, aka Spitzer’s prostitute “Kristen,” is currently [...]

Like an ostrich burying his head in the sand, many Democratic talking heads are trying to play the recent Obama church controversy as much ado about nothing. If you watched any of the political talk shows over the weekend you saw the pattern develop. First is to agree that what Jeremiah Wright has said was outrageous and wrong; then make it clear that Obama has denounced these statements; then state for the record that we should leave it at that; then work to change the subject. It’s a nice clean line of rhetoric, but I am afraid it simply won’t work. The problem here is that the issue goes to the root cause of why Barack Obama is in the position that he is in. Barack Obama has created a groundswell of support by offering to the public that he is above the political, social, and raci

Barack Obama has spend the last couple of days responding to some of the controversy surrounding him. As I’ve noted many times before, including in the previous post, my choice to support Obama is not out of the belief that he is perfect but because of finding him to be the only remaining major [...]

A topless image of Aishwarya Bachchan taken in the 90s published by a site has created controversy. The image which featured on a magazine had Aishwarya topless along with some top models from the 90s including Milind Soman, Madhu Sapre, Ruchi Malhotra and Colleen Khan. The authenticity of the image however could not be established as all the models were posing their back to the camera.The image has caused immense tension for the former Miss World at home and the Bachchans are not happy about the incident. Husband Abhishek who is quite upset about the event did not want this to evolve into a huge controversy. The Bachchans for now have denied Aishwarya's presence in the image and termed it as morphed.This is not the first time that a controversy has created tension between Abhi and Ash. Th

GENEVA — Car makers are showing off their leanest, greenest mass-market models through Sunday in anticipation of stricter European emissions controls at the Geneva International Motor Show. A host of small cars are celebrating their debut in Geneva, including production versions of Ford Motor Co.’s new, fuel-stingy Fiesta and Toyota Motor Corp.’s three-seater iQ, and a concept version of Fiat’s 500 Aria. All three boast carbon dioxide emissions of under 100 grams per kilometer, which will help those manufacturers beat an EU proposal for a fleet average of 130 grams by 2012. Environment ministers from the 27-nation bloc — the world’s biggest consumer market with 490 million people — met in Brussels earlier last week to discuss the plan, which has ru

I Will Keep My Midwestern Iowa Values- Thank You -1. New York Democratic Governor ResignsThe call girl at the center of the prostitution scandal that prompted Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign in disgrace has been identified as a 22- year-old aspiring musician who struggled in a broken home as a child.The New York Times reported that the real name of the woman—identified as "Kristen" in court papers alleging that Spitzer paid thousands of dollars for her services—is Ashley Alexandra Dupre.Read Article...See and Listen To Ashley Dupre On MySpace *** 2. Geraldine Ferraro Resigns From Clinton Campaign The Clinton campaign confirms Geraldine Ferraro has stepped down from her role on the finance committee of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign after making racially charged remarks about

Looking like that and loving controversy? You gotta like that. At least that’s what her Myspace Profile headline says. I also must compliment Amy on her professional demeanor displayed in her profile. Amy mentions that she has a separate account for friends. I’m guessing, or rather hoping that’s the one with all [...]

Ben Stein, the actor best known for playing a monotone teacher in the 80s hit "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", will be in Tallahassee tomorrow morning to tout his controversial evolution documentary and support legislation proposed by Brandon Sen. Ronda Storms...

To recollect what is Bb. Pilipinas is, (a.k.a Miss Philippines), it is a beauty pageant based in the Philippines, whereas the winners will represent each winning title crowned for Ms. Universe, World and International beauty pageant competition.Anyhow, I am totally suprised! esti! surprised with this candidate who won the title of being a Bb. Pilipinas World 08. Well, I'm agree with Ms. Ruffa Guttierez as what she had said about the idea that being a beauty queen is not only on looks but also on brains, and we all know that it is important since winning those titles are quite important since you will be a representation of the country and of course, speaking English with correct grammar is very necessary to win this kind of competition. I've been watching, Bb. Pilipinas pageant since I was

By now you should have heard about the link between breast cancer and bras, despite the suppression of this vital information. What’s behind this suppression? If the bra/cancer theory were true, then wouldn’t there have been a major announcement of this discovery? The sad fact is, the medical and lingerie [...]

CARTOONS, CONTROVERSY, BIGOTRY Here we go again! The Islam caricature controversy hardly needs introduction, it was in prime time news all over the world in 2005. The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten invited cartoonists to participate in a caricature contest about Islam and its Prophet. Twelve cartoons were [...]

Hillary Clinton ended last week’s debate on a positive, gracious and humble note. Democrats eagerly and naively interpreted Hillary’s concluding comments as a valedictory and as a sign that she would finish her presidential run on a positive note for the good of the party. Barack Obama Hillary Clinton African Elder Somali Photo Racism Bigotry Hillary [...]

What do you suppose the first thought a person just diagnosed with cancer has? Do they think about death? Do they think about chemotherapy and other medical treatments? What would you think of first if you found out you had cancer?What do you suppose the first thought a person just diagnosed with cancer has? Do they think about death? Do they think about chemotherapy and other medical treatments? What would you think of first if you found out you had cancer? For me, I've already decided that if I ever do get cancer, I will not seek out the conventional medical cancer interventions and treatments that are the society standard today. I've decided I will seek a natural route, one that does not involve chemotherapy and the destruction of my healthy cells as well as cancer cells. I've decided I

The big news in Sim City this week is the return of toy designer, Steve Casino from his three month vacation. He returned to Sims Playthings fully recharged and inspired. The only problem is, there are some mixed emotions about his latest two toys. The first of these two toys was actually finished before [...]

"I am a medical scientist not a practical physician," he said on "Good Morning America" today. "I think it's very upfront. I am a doctor. I have long experience with heart disease."Jarvik, who said he was aware of the drug and used it before he became its pitchman, said he believes the real issue isn't about him or his role in the ads.

Why should Sania Mirza has to face controversies after controversies? Why should Tamil Actress Shriya face a police complaint for wearing an outfit that is 'very very modest' compared to her costumes in movies?These issues shows the rising trend of 'controversies just for the sake of controversies' in India. :(It is a pity that most of these controversies center around women celebrities. And most of us(including me) neglect these controversies... Justifying our self that they are paying the price for their celebrity status. If left unchecked, these controversies for the sake of controversies may become the glass ceiling for women in public life. And the best way to deal with the people creating these controversies is to cut off their incentive.(like the what the Associated Press did as a

Sports news Part 2Moving onto cricket, and the controversial Sydney Test match between Australia and India continues to stimulate debate, argument and the occasional slur between the nations. It's an issue that has undoubtedly simmered for a long time and needed only slight prompting to come to the surface. In this case, that prompting was provided by an alleged racial insult made by an Indian player (Harbhajan Singh) towards an Australian with West Indian heritage (Andrew Symonds).The reports in the media have evolved (some would say devolved) into a collection of insults, allegations and threats, including the possibility that the entire Tour would be called off mid-way through! Thankfully, that has not happened, though the means by which the ICC managed to save the Tour (sacking the ump

No one is insinuating that the India - Australia controversy is a farce. A test match has been lost, an umpire has retired and claims of racial discrimination have been made. Be rest assured that these are not the results of a marketing gimmick. The PR generated from this controversy though, has the sponsors in a great situation. The test match has received heightened publicity levels and more

Video games are popular among individuals of all ages. Many children are learning to play video games as young as five years old. When first developed many video games where aimed at younger children; however, that has definitely changed now.With many different video game console systems video gamers have a wide variety of choices. In addition to choosing a specific gaming console there are also an unlimited number of video games to play with. These video games can range from cartoons to fighting games.With a wide variety of different video games and different ages groups many video game developers have started rating their video games. Similar to movie or television ratings these ratings often prevent violent games from getting into the hands of young children. Although they do not prevent children from obtaining violent games it does reduce the likelihood. One of the games that has sparked controversy for a number of years now for violence is Grand Theft Auto. Grand Theft Auto was fi

Deli and Bodega owners in New York City are defending their right to keep cats in their stores. The cats keep the rat and mice under control, but city inspectors contend the cats pose a health hazard. Across the city, delis and bodegas are a familiar and vital part of the streetscape, modest places where customers can pick up necessities, a container of milk, a can of soup, a loaf of bread. Amid the goods found in the stores, there is one thing that many owners and employees say they cannot do without: their cats. And it goes beyond cuddly companionship. These cats are workers, tireless and enthusiastic hunters of unwanted vermin, and they typically do a far better job than exterminators and poisons. When a bodega cat is on the prowl, workers say, rats and mice vanish. […] "Any animal around food presents a food contamination threat," said Robert M. Corrigan, a rodentologist and research scientist for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. "And so that

Ron Paul was on Fox news with Neil Cavuto initially talking about some of the “warm” and “fuzzy” campaign commercials by some of the presidential candidates.  However, later on in the discussion Neil Cavuto starts to question Ron Paul about taking donations from a white supremacist.  I think Ron Paul did a good job handling the situation.  Here is the video:

Bodybuilding And The Olympics: An Ongoing ControversyBy: Jean LittmanThe debate on whether bodybuilding should be an Olympic sport has been raging for years amongst the bodybuilding community and those interested in the Olympics. Ardent fans argue that weightlifting has been an Olympic sport for years, so why not bodybuilding? To diehard fans, bodybuilding and the Olympics seems to be a perfect fit, and questions like Why is bodybuilding not already an Olympic sport? are routinely aired.Perhaps the more telling questions to ask are Should bodybuilding be an Olympic sport?, and Would making bodybuilding an Olympic sport help the Olympics?Bodybuilding And The Olympics: Why It Is Not Already An Olympic SportThe current Olympic program consists of 35 sports, 53 disciplines and more than 400 events, ranging from archery through to weightlifting and wrestling. The bodybuilding fan base, competitors, and sponsors are all ready and willing to take the step to Olympic level. The stumbling block

The incident occurred on August 25 this year. In a small Texas town of Watauga a police officer had initiated a chase after a motorcycle rider that allegedly had ran the red light. A backup officer in a cruiser gets in a way of an elusive rider forcing a crash. Both 25 year old male rider and his 31 year old female passenger were thrown 60 feet and suffered severe head trauma, broken ribs, and leg and arm injuries. The rider was in a hospital for a week. The Watauga police alleged that the pursuit had started after the rider ran the red light. On November 30 under the order by the Texas attorney general's office the videos from both police cruiser mounted cameras were released by the city of Watauga. The videos revealed that not only the rider did not run the red light. But also the backup police officer turned his vehicle into the rider to cause the collision. That officer was suspended for 60 days without pay, and the officer who began the pursuit was suspended for 15 days without

Behemoth frontman Adam 'Nergal' Darski spoke with Time Off magazine about the band's fight with conservatives in the Polish government that tried to get the band banned in their home country before recently losing power. "They considered us to be ver

Subhash K Jha queries Amitabh Bachchan about the recent Aamir Khan controversy and isn’t afraid to ask the tough questions.Aamir Khan continues to justify his severe comments on Black and in the same breath he calls you the biggest star that Indian cinema has ever seen. Comment.The only thing correct about this question is Aamir’s justification of his severe comments on Black. It’s his individual opinion and it must be respected. What I entirely disagree with is the largesse he offers me on being the ‘biggest star of Indian Cinema’. There he has gone totally wrong.We hear a lot of Aamir recently because he has a film to release and needs to promote it. Madhuri Dixit has said that in today’s day and age everyone needs to scream about their product. The age of subtle and soft marketing is over. And what’s wrong if the subject of Aamir’s film, which I believe deals with challenged children, needs for him to take a stand on his beliefs about

There is something of potential importance within the UFO mystery, and it is two-fold, according to Don Berliner, a longtime UFO investigator and an independent aviation/science writer. He also is Chairman of the Fund for UFO Research, located in Alexandria, Virginia.First of all, there are the detailed descriptions from veteran airline and military pilots of objects seen at close range in broad daylight."These were said to have been solid, metallic-looking objects with sharp edges and simple geometric shapes that were completely unlike any known aero-spacecraft, and displayed performance--extreme speed within the atmosphere, violent maneuvers and spectacular acceleration--that was even farther from the norm," Berliner told SPACE.com.Secondly, there is the "excessive zeal" shown by the U.S. Air Force when claiming to have solved the UFO mystery, Berliner suggested. "Statistics were manipulated, intelligent adult witnesses were treated like naive children, explanations were fabricated,