Obama, Interrupted

Obama's Shout Out!

U.S. President Barack Obama was interrupted during a televised speech yesterday, after stating his health care initiatives would not cover illegal immigrants. Republican congressional representative, Joe Wilson, shouted at Obama, "You lie."

Okay, then (raised brows). Dude just couldn't hold it anymore and heckled Obama like it was a stand up comedy show. Wilson has since apologized. However, Democrats are calling for Wilson to be censured in what is being labeled very disrespectful conduct.

Side Bar: some people are not taking Obama's Presidency well. Some people are cracking up, not able to hold it in.

Rep. Wilson shouts to Obama during speech: 'You lie'

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Republican House member shouted "You lie" during President Obama's health care speech to Congress on Wednesday, and members of both parties condemned the heckling.

Rep. Joe Wilson shouted "You lie" after President Obama denied health reform would cover illegal immigrants. After the speech, South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson issued a statement apologizing for his outburst.

"This evening, I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the president's remarks regarding the coverage of illegal immigrants in the health care bill," the statement said. "While I disagree with the president's statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the president for this lack of civility."

Wilson also called the White House to apologize and spoke with Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who accepted the apology on the president's behalf, according to a senior administration official.

"We can disagree without being disagreeable," Emanuel said to Wilson, according to the official. "That was the point of the president's speech."

The outburst came when Obama denied that proposed health care legislation would provide free health coverage for illegal immigrants. Immediately, Wilson shouted, "You lie!"

The outburst caused Obama to stop and look toward the heckler. "That's not true," the president responded...

http://www.cnn.com

Madoff's Bad Call

A recently released recorded phone call between ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff and an associate, reveals his arrogance in attempting to rig an investigation the S.E.C. was conducting into his business, which would have uncovered his misconduct, had they done their jobs correctly.

The telephone call was subpoenaed during legal proceedings and illustrates just how confident and cocky, misguided Madoff was in wrongfully believing he would never be caught.

He is heard telling the caller the standard crooked disclaimer favored by criminals, "This conversation never took place" - before proceeding to spout off how easy it is to dupe the S.E.C.

Jermaine Jackson's Vienna Tribute Trouble

UPDATE: It has reportedly been canceled

Jermaine Jackson breaks down at The Tribute press conference

Jermaine Jackson, the brother of late pop star, Michael Jackson, who died of an overdose in June, has run into significant trouble orchestrating a tribute concert to the fallen pop star.

Chris Brown

Two of the artists he stated are scheduled to appear, Mary J. Blige and Chris Brown, denied any involvement in the concert. Apparently, his mother, Katherine Jackson, is also unsure of the date as well, leading to speculation, Jermaine has not finalized plans for the show, as many people are out of the loop where it is concerned.

Semenya's Sex Called Into Question Again

The Sydney Morning Herald published a report today, stating World Championship gold medalist Caster Semenya, is a hermaphrodite with external female genitalia, no womb or ovaries and internal male testes.

The report has not been confirmed by the International Association of Athletics Federations, but the news has to be very upsetting for the 18-year-old track star, who left her competition in the dust at the World Championships last month in Berlin, Germany.

She should not be stripped of her medal, as it does not appear to be a conscious decision to cheat and she has suffered enough. The IAAF previously stated she can keep her medal.

Secret of Semenya's sex stripped bare

September 11, 2009 - 12:17AM - THE world champion 800m runner Caster Semenya has been revealed to have male and female sexual organs, posing an ethical and political quandary for the sport's ruling body, the International Association of Athletics Federations, and her home nation, South Africa.

Extensive physical examinations of Semenya, who is just 18 and from a remote village in the country's far north, has shown the athlete is technically a hermaphrodite. Medical reports indicate she has no ovaries, but rather has internal male testes, which are producing large amounts of testosterone...

Late last night the IAAF was trying to contact the athlete to inform her of the results. After her domination of the world titles in Berlin last month, Semenya was given exhaustive blood and chromosome tests as well as a gynecological examination...

"This is a medical issue and not a doping issue where she was deliberately cheating," an IAAF spokesman, Nick Davies, told the Herald.

"These tests do not suggest any suspicion of deliberate misconduct but seek to assess the possibility of a potential medical condition which would give Semenya an unfair advantage over her competitors. There is no automatic disqualification of results in a case like this."...

http://www.smh.com.au

Most Disapprove Of Obama Health Care Plans

Video: Poll: Most Disapprove of Obama on Health Care - The Associated Press

According to a national poll, most Americans disapprove of President Barack Obama’s healthcare plans. Many are concerned it is going to further bankrupt America.

Representatives for both major national political parties state they have enough votes to sway the issue in their direction. However, no definitive numbers have been released.

Bernard Madoff Auction

Video: Bernie's NY Digs Up for Sale - CBSNewsOnline

The above posted video grants viewers a glimpse into the decadence lifestyle Bernard and Ruth Madoff lived, while fleecing investors out of obscene sums of money, in the worst recorded ponzi scheme in world history, with losses topping $65 billion dollars.

I don’t know what Madoff was thinking, but that’s just it, criminals do not think, they just act on their impulses, no matter who gets hurt. Then, they suffer the consequences.

Madoff beach house

Madoff’s three bedroom, four bathroom apartment, located on New York’s Upper Eastside, was stuffed with expensive antiques, fine art, exorbitantly priced furniture, crystal wear, silver cutlery and costly rugs – all illegally underwritten by stealing investors' money.

Like most criminal enterprises, this tale has come to an ugly end, as the apartment, all its contents, Madoff’s other homes and boats, are tagged for auction to the highest bidder. Madoff gets to keep...nothing.

Take note financial fraudsters who are stealing other people’s money and assets, as this is your future – incarcerated in prison with all your material possessions, intangible assets and all future earnings, auctioned off to pay back the money you stole from innocent people.

The government failed miserably in this case, as proceeds from the Madoff sale, will not cover the financial damages incurred by victims the U.S. regulatory system failed.

Side Bar: did you know that Madoff had a mistress...and he fleeced her out of money as well.

Survivor's Story

People Who Survived Kidnapping And Brutalization

Jaycee Lee Dugard

When kidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard’s story hit the press last month, it shone a light on child abductions and the terrible ordeal innocent victims of crime go through at the hands of their captors.

Another case that was quite sad is the story of 21-year-old Austrian, Natascha Kampusch, who was abducted as a young girl by a sadistic, cruel man.

Her abductor, Wolfgang Priklopil, nabbed her off the streets of Austria when she was 10-years-old and forced her to live in a tiny, soundproofed cellar under his garage that could barely hold a bed. He viciously beat her on a regular basis, until she was black and blue and by all accounts, sexually assaulted her as well.

At age 18, while cleaning his BMW in the driveway, she made a run for it and escaped, when Priklopil was distracted by a cell phone call. She ran into a house on a neighboring street, where she found an elderly man, who called the police. Fearing arrest for kidnapping Natascha 8-years prior, Priklopil killed himself by standing in the path of a train.

Natascha Kampusch

When she learned of his death, Natascha cried out of pity for him, exhibiting clear signs of Stockholm Syndrome, much like Jaycee Lee Dugard, who felt sorry for her kidnapper when he was apprehended.

After years of mind control and mental abuse, with the intent to make victims malleable, people who have been kidnapped, often struggle with conflicting feelings.

After she was returned to her family, the network Puls 4 in Austria gave her a talk show titled “Natascha Kampusch Trifft.” It was good of them to give her such a great job, welcoming her back to living out in the open. She is a brave woman to embrace public life again and I salute her courage.

Hopefully in time, Jaycee Lee Dugard and her children will acclimate to public life as well and enjoy all the great things in life they have been missing, due to the unconscionable crimes that were committed against them. God bless them all. Their stories are testament that recovery is possible.

John Graziano Released From Hospital

Former 24-year-old soldier, John Graziano, was discharged from the hospital, after suffering terrible injuries during a drag racing accident, as a passenger in a car driven by reality TV star Nick Hogan.

The accident left Graziano wheelchair bound, with severe brain damage, making him unable to care for himself and sent Nick Hogan to jail for 5 months.

John Graziano leaves hospital two years after car wreck with Nick Hogan

Posted: Sep 09, 2009 12:44 PM - TAMPA — John Graziano was released Wednesday morning from the James A. Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa, two years after he suffered severe brain damage while riding in a car with Nick Hogan Bollea, son of wrestling star Hulk Hogan.

Doctors determined Graziano's condition had improved enough that he can go home, where he will have 24-hour care.

The 24-year-old Iraq War veteran has been hospitalized since the Aug. 26, 2007, wreck in which Bollea lost control of his Toyota Supra in downtown Clearwater and smashed into a palm tree. The crash broke parts of Graziano's skull. Bollea was uninjured.

Graziano, strapped into a wheelchair in the back of a minivan, stared straight as the van pulled away from the hospital at 12:42 p.m. His mother, Debra Graziano, and siblings, Michael Graziano and Christin Carson, rode with him.

Debra Graziano said her son was leaving "the best hospital imaginable." He would continue to need 24-hour care and will be assisted by nurses, friends and family, she said.

"I just thank God this day did happen," Debra said. "I have a strong faith in the Lord. He will get me through it."...

http://www.tampabay.com

Robert Pattinson And Kristen Stewart In Love

Robert Pattinson And Kristen Stewart

The stars of the "Twilight" film, Robert Pattinson And Kristen Stewart, appear to be quite in love and have been attempting to hide it from the public.

The two are constantly photographed together and attempt to cover their faces, out of concern of being spotted together. The movie's financial backers are not sure how the ticket buying public will accept the idea of a relationship between the two.

Megan Fox's Initials

Just when I thought Britney Spears won the "Embarrassing Initials" stakes with her initials being "BS" which is short for, well, you know, another contestant enters the picture. Actress Megan Fox with the initials MF (oh dear!).

Even if she uses her middle initial, which is the letter "D" it still spells MDF, which is a type of hollow, dense, wax-like wood/drywall in Britain. How appropriate.

Megan Fox and boyfriend Brian Austin Green

Madonna Pimping The Kids

The world is tired of that face

Madonna was slammed recently for dressing up her preteen look-alike daughter, in the same trollop get-up and bimbo make-up she wore in her lewd 1980's “Like A Virgin” video.

Whitney Houston and daughter Bobbi Kristina

Apparently, Madonna could not stand the fact singer Whitney Houston did a duet with her daughter last year and also sang with her on Good Morning America. Houston’s daughter does actually have talent and can sing. Madonna's daughter is another story.

Since Madonna’s gene pool lacks talent, she did the only thing she knows how to do, dressed her 12-year-old daughter up in inappropriate attire, resembling a mini-prostitute and placed the preteen in her latest sexually charged music video.

What kind of mother does something like that. She is setting that girl up for a massive fall, sending her down that path.

Madonna tried to get her daughter a role in the most recent Harry Potter film, by putting out a deceitful item in the press, stating her daughter, who is not an actress, had been cast in the movie, which was a complete lie. The film was released this summer with no trace of her daughter.

The horrors those children must have seen via the sick Kabbalah cult Madonna has subjected them to, not to mention the acrimonious, debauched relationships with man after man, traipsing in and out of their mother’s life and home, bought via their mother whoring herself out in explicit public acts over the years and stealing copyrights from everyone in sight. Yes, the music industry’s answer to Madoff.

Madonna criticised for using daughter in racy video

PTI 4 September 2009, 02:10pm IST - LONDON: 'Queen of Pop' Madonna is no stranger to controversy, but the pop star's latest gimmick involving her 12-year-old daughter Lourdes has stirred a hornet's nest.

The pre-teen is dolled up in full wedding garb with a veil, white lace gloves and a slash of scarlet lipstick in the 51-year-old pop star's latest video, emulating her mother's look in her controversial single 'Like A Virgin', reported Daily Mail online.

The fact that Madonna is seen making out with her 22-year-old boyfriend, Brazilian model Jesus Luz, in the same video has added to the furore.

The popstar had earlier pulled her eldest child into the spotlight when she brought her on stage during the curtain call of her epic 12-month global tour 'Sticky and Sweet'.

Lourdes who is affectionately called Lola, had raised eyebrows with her revealing outfit, the same as Madonna's troupe of dancers...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

What is Madonna doing thrusting 12-year-old Lourdes into the limelight?

Thursday, 3 September 2009 - ...What is Madonna doing? The sight of her 12-year-old daughter dragged up in full bridal outfit and red lipstick in Madge's latest video – recreating the pose from her 1985 hit song "Like A Virgin" – had me shuddering at so many levels.

Never mind the hypocrisy of exploiting your daughter – Lourdes also joined her mother on stage, on the penultimate night of her Sticky & Sweet world tour in Israel – while demanding privacy for your family. Why is Madonna – the self-styled most original woman on the planet – so hell-bent on turning her daughter into a mini-me?...

...Lourdes is a pre-teen. Madonna was 25 when she made the video for "Like a Virgin". Which makes all that squelchy "touched for the very first time" imagery just a bit more palatable.

...But this video is a step too far. What worries me is the effect on little "Lola" herself. It's hard enough being the daughter of a very famous woman. Child stars rarely grow up sane. Even fame by proxy makes you unpopular with other kids, who can sniff out hype and inauthenticity...

And "Lola" actually has quite a few more problems than the average pre-teen. Her 51-year-old mother is dating a 22-year-old...

And Lourdes, bless her, looks 12 going on 38. It's not her fault. When she's older, the mono-brow and bushy eyebrows will give her the dignified chic of Frida Kahlo. But she shouldn't be going round slathered in lipstick and fake beauty spots yet. Which makes you wonder: will Madonna ever be able to cede the spotlight in a natural, maternal way to her children?

I can see that the world's most famous single mother needs to make up for things a bit at the moment. She owes Lourdes. They've moved country – and schools – yet again. What 12-year-old wouldn't love to go on stage for a bit of stadium adulation?

But it's not smart – and it's not caring...

http://www.independent.co.uk

U.S. Economy Worsening Again

U.S. First Family the Obamas

The U.S. economy is worsening again. According to reports, the economy continues to lose jobs at a rapid rate and the U.S. government continues to print up too much money, which threatens the value of the dollar, creating prime conditions for inflation.

Overspending has positioned the nation to face a longer economic downturn, as there is no such thing as free money when it comes to a world government. That money has to be recouped somehow or it will create serious problems on the national balance sheet.

The United Nations is also pondering the idea of a one world currency, which I dislike. It will not solve the world's financial woes, only devalue some nations' money.

UN wants new global currency to replace dollar

Published: 6:45PM BST 07 Sep 2009 - The dollar should be replaced with a global currency, the United Nations has said, proposing the biggest overhaul of the world's monetary system since the Second World War.

Crumpled dollar bill - UN wants new global currency to replace dollar
A number of countries, including China and Russia, have suggested replacing the dollar as the world's reserve currency

In a radical report, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said the system of currencies and capital rules which binds the world economy is not working properly, and was largely responsible for the financial and economic crises.

It added that the present system, under which the dollar acts as the world's reserve currency , should be subject to a wholesale reconsideration.

Although a number of countries, including China and Russia, have suggested replacing the dollar as the world's reserve currency, the UNCTAD report is the first time a major multinational institution has posited such a suggestion...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk

Jaycee Lee Dugard Kidnapper Wrote Songs About Her

Jaycee Lee Dugard

It has been revealed, pedophile and kidnapper, Philip Garrido, who abducted and impregnated 11-year-old, Jaycee Lee Dugard, wrote love songs about her that contained very sick lyrics.

Garrido and his wife, Nancy, who has also been remanded into custody, kidnapped Jaycee at a bus stop and sped away with her.

His lyrics contain items about taking his blue eyed baby for a ride in his car and to get her a candy bar. He also sings about a "little child" being "sexy." In retrospect, people believe his lyrics are autobiographical, not to mention, loathsome.

Garrido was also vocally imitating Elvis on his recordings and very poorly, might I add, retelling his pedophilic crimes on record.

What is it with pedophiles and this need to chronicle their depraved conduct into some form of entertainment medium. It is quite sick.

Jaycee Dugard's Alleged Kidnapper Recorded Love Songs to Little Girls

September 8, 2009 11:20 AM - ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) Kidnapping suspect Phillip Garrido recorded love songs years ago that suggested he was fond of young girls, a former customer of Garrido's home-based printing business said.

...In one song, Garrido sings, "The way she walks, yeah, subtle, sexy. What can I do? I fall victim too. A little child, yeah, look what you do."

In another, he sings, "I will tell you about the only one. She's a dream, dream come true. With a note saying you're my baby blue."...

http://www.cbsnews.com

Semenya Will Keep Gold Medal

South African runner, Caster Semenya, will be allowed to keep her gold medal from the 800 meter race she won last month at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany. Good for her.

A gender test was requested after initial tests caused alarm, due to the increased levels of testosterone in her system. If it is due to a genetic anomaly, she clearly did not cheat.

Semenya does have masculine features, but judging by pictures of her as a young girl, she has always been strapping and very toned.

Becoming an athlete at a young age served to bring out those features even more. Therefore, it does not appear she tried to cheat to win the race. She did also pass the steroids test.

Further investigation into her background revealed, she is a woman who has been scorned for most of her life, labeled too manly and for once, after causing her much heartbreak, it has worked in her favor.

Blacks from some parts of Africa tend to be more muscular and taller than other Africans. Even during the slave trade, slave masters noticed this fact (i.e. the Maroons in the Caribbean). Much like Vikings were often taller and more muscular than other Anglo-Saxons.

From clamour to glamour: Semenya sets the agenda of a real golden girl

September 9, 2009 - South Africa, has had a second significant victory after the IAAF confirmed yesterday that she would not be stripped of her gold medal whatever the results of her gender test.

Semenya, who won the title in Berlin last month, has also made a resounding statement about her femininity by posing for a glamour photoshoot in a glossy national magazine...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk

Megan Fox: I'm Not A Mean Girl

Megan Fox has been referred to on this website as a real live "Mean Girl" (like the movie). A few days ago, she did an interview stating she is not a "Mean Girl."

Considering she wasn't even in the movie and this site is the one that kept referring to her as such, I wonder why she said that (sarcasm).

Imagine that, of all the items to read on the site, she picks up on that one and conveniently overlooks the others about getting a publicist and a muzzle, as her mouth is killing her career.

Director Michael Bay has been strangely quiet in the face on the insults she has hurled his way. Maybe Megan knows too much of his business and he's scared of her mouth.

Megan Fox On High School: 'I Was Never The Mean Girl, I Was Always The Outcast'

Posted 9/4/09 7:30 pm ET - ..."I think I have been very vocal about the fact that I am outrageously insecure," Megan shared with a laugh. Despite often being portrayed in a mean girl light, Megan said she was not superficial or cruel like her onscreen counterpart, Jennifer. "I was never a mean girl," she emphasized. "No, I was always the outcast."

Who would have thought that of all people to leave Megan shaking in her boots, it would be a pack of teenage girls? But, she said even in her 20's, she still gets terrified when high school-aged females approach her...

http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com

Sheree Whitfield Divorce Settlement

Sheree Whitfield

Sheree Whitfield, one of the stars of the Bravo reality TV show "The Real Housewives Of Atlanta" was reportedly awarded a divorce settlement from her husband, former American NFL football player, Bob Whitfield. Their divorce was quite acrimonious.

The sizeable settlement will come in handy, as Sheree lost her home to foreclosure this year, when her husband stopped making mortgage payments on the $2,500,000 Sandy Springs mansion. It was auctioned at a bargain of $900,000. Former residents of scenic Sandy Springs include Halle Berry and her ex-husband Dave Justice.

Lisa Wu Hartwell

I wondered how her husband was unable to give her a settlement, when he owns one of the most sought after recording studios in Atlanta, worth over $4,000,000. Atlanta is the Motown of the South, with so many people trying to make records. Therefore, how could bookings be that low.

Since the foreclosure and eviction, Sheree moved to a smaller house further out in a more rural part of Georgia, much like her co-star, Lisa Wu Hartwell, who also faced foreclosure proceedings.

Tameka Foster's Press Push

Tameka Foster

Tameka Foster, the wife of Sony R&B singer, Usher Raymond, has been on a press push since their pending divorce was announced. However, Usher has not been speaking about their marriage and ongoing divorce in detail at all.

Usher has been spotted partying all over the globe with different women, grinning for the cameras, while the former divorcee, Tameka, who left her husband for Usher, stays at home in Atlanta, calling numerous industry folks, seeking publicity, favors and information on her husband's whereabouts.

Tameka is slowly finding out entertainment industry people were only being nice to her because of Usher and considering his career is waning due to her, it is only a matter of time before they dismiss him as well.