May he rest in peace, not in scrutiny

When someones passes away, it's time to remember them for what they did best in their lives - the children, spouses and families they left behind and the positive qualities that made them a great person when they were alive. It's time to celebrate their lives.

It is NOT the time to go banging on the tired drum of scandal and selling disturbing footage of that person at a drug party, doped up and out of their mind - TWO YEARS before they died. As if that footage could possibly relate to his death...and if it does, it's absolutely none of our business.

The conduct of Entertainment Television and The Insider is completely unforgivable. How can they exploit this dead man - who provided the world with remarkable work as an actor and was by all accounts a loving human being - in such a demeaning and unethical manner? Why now?

Somewhere in the world, his family is stricken with grief and his baby girl will face a future without her Daddy. They are still trying to cope with the devastation that they lost a vital part of their own lives. The media make me sick to consider myself part of their world...this is not the business I have chosen to dedicate my life to.

Please, let this man rest in peace, not under the microscope of critical America. He and his family deserve that at the very least.


R.I.P. Heath Ledger

All "Hitlery" jokes aside...

I can not hate Hillary Clinton. She is a strong woman with passion for bettering our nation. Will I vote for her on Feb. 5th in the Democratic primary? No. Do I think she would make a great president if given the chance? Sure. But my faith rests in Barack Obama. Hillary is far too entrenched in the political stratosphere...and I cringe to think of a presidency where she sits in the oval office with her smarmy, adulterous husband pulling the reigns from behind. I'm not saying her run as NY Senator was in part due to Bill, but this is a different playing field. He's going to get in that White House and get that taste for power once again and try to go back and right all his wrongs from the 90's, and we can't allow that to happen. This is about moving FORWARD, not looking behind. Obama will take us into a new future. Hillary, while an amazing politician, will try to improve the status quo in Washington. Obama will obliterate it.

So that's part of my reasoning for my decision in this election. If all hell freezes over and Obama doesn't get the Democratic bid for president, then I will surely cast my vote for Hillary. But up against Obama, my choice is clear. Sorry Bill.


Check out two of my favorite actresses, America Ferrera and Amber Tamblyn, interviewing Hillary outside of the SC debates.



I like her better without her "attack dog" nipping at her heels.

Spoken like a Champ

Barack Obama repsonds to Bush's final state of the union address. It's a sample of what's to come when he's elected President in 2008. In this 5 minute video, he displays more honesty and intelligence than Bush has in 8 years of "leadership." This is the man who will bring about change I can believe in.

Eat that Billary

Kennedy Chooses Obama, Spurning Plea by Clintons (NY Times, 1/29/08)

Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s endorsement pits members of the nation’s most prominent Democratic families against each other.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/28/us/politics/28kennedy.html?ex=1359262800&en=f89fefaebba086bf&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

The Green Children

http://www.thegreenchildren.org/tgcf/index.php

A pair of amazing individuals who are using the power of music to work alongside with Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, the father of microcredit and founder of The Grameen Bank, in promoting microfinance worldwide.

Check them out and learn how you can become a Green Child.

Congolese

Just how much more devastation can the Congolese suffer before world leaders decide to do something about it? After the end of civil war in 2004, millions more have died from bloody rebel warfare, disease and poverty. The image says it all...this isn't about shock value. It's about reality. This is the face of the Congo and many other nations in Africa. What are we going to do about it?


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/23/world/africa/23congo.html?ex=1358830800&en=0f191ccc903d0bb7&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

My black or my vagina...

A lot of news sources have been upsetting me lately by their blatant disregard for the intelligence of black women of America. They say we have only two choices in this election, either Barack Obama because he's black or Hitler-y Clinton because she's a woman.

This is a load of bull, and I wrote an editorial for my campus newspaper on my feelings about the subject of race, gender and politics. Will this election ever be about the issues?

Check it out here:
http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2008/01/25/Opinions/Race-Not.Important.In.Voting-3167666.shtml?reffeature=recentlycommentedstoriestab

Yes we can!

Obama is on the road to the New White House...

After a landslide victory in South Carolina over Hitler-ry Clinton, Obama is now one giant step closer to the top, ladies and gents! I've followed this incredible man's journey for two years now, and I can not wait until Nov. 2008 when he finally realizes his dream and the dream of America - we want change and he will deliver it. Yes we can have the America that we want!
Regardless of who will become the Democratic candidate, America has already shown the Republicans that their time has finally expired. Democratic primaries are drawing hundreds of thousands more voters than any Republic primary. Excitement is building...

Listen to Obama's most inspring speech to date. I've seen him on three separate occasions bring inspiration and heart into the power of his speech, but never has he been this amazing. You can't help but be inspired and uplifted.

I can haz...

Oh snap...I made a LOLcatz picture! This is Luna...my 10 year old cat who has bitch tendenices. Literally.

I know it's probably not healthy to find http://www.icanhascheezburger.com as funny as I do...but what can I say? Everyone needs a guilty pleasure.

A new soul

If you haven't heard of Yael Naim, you should check her out. She's one of my favorite new artists. I don't pretend to be a music expert, but I like what I like and it's usually an eclectic mix.

www.myspace.com/yaelnaim

Hola Compadres

Hmm...so this is my first crack at the blogging phenom. It's been an exciting new year...well, not so much exciting. Different. A lot of change is happening, in my life and the world around me and I feel the need to blab about it. Stay tuned...