Chris Matthews: I Forgot Obama Was Black

Black Comment Has Some Seeing Red

CNBC television host, Chris Matthews, is in a bit of a pickle today. Matthews, who is white, stated that during U.S. President Obama's first State of the Union address, he forgot the Commander-in-Chief was black.

U.S. President Barack Obama

Some have taken offense at Matthews statement, but I honestly do not think he meant to cause offense. I thought he meant Obama's speech was non-divisive and inclusive, therefore color didn't matter.

Side Bar: with a name like Barack how could you forget he's black. The only more black name he could have is Simba Obama (I'm just teasing).

Obama Viewership Down

U.S. President Barack Obama

The ratings for President Barack Obama's State Of The Union address are down by 4 million viewers, as compared to his original speech when he took office last year. The honeymoon is over...

Obama's latest speech seen by 48 million Americans

Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:15pm - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's television ratings may be the latest indication that his popularity is slipping, despite his move to push job creation to the top of his policy agenda.

Just over 48 million Americans tuned in to the telecast of his State of the Union speech on Wednesday, about 4 million fewer than watched his first address to Congress a month after taking office last year, Nielsen figures showed on Thursday.

http://www.reuters.com

FBI Released Ike Turner's File

Ike and Tina Turner

The Examiner website published an article today, stating it has received a response from the FBI regarding their request for the file of the late, woman-beating singer, Ike Turner. You know, Chris Brown's daddy (I'm kidding, people, they are not related).

As many of you know, Ike was once married to songstress, Tina Turner, who left him after years of horrible, undeserved abuse and went on to become an international success.

Tina: help!

The Examiner has written about the contents of the file in the first of a series of articles on the subject. It reveals the FBI secretly followed Ike around for an entire year.

Another FBI document reveals there was a dispute, regarding $50,000 allegedly being stolen from Ike's bank account. However, the bank disputed the claim, stating the singer sent numerous employees in to make withdrawals from his account, in an arrangement he set up with the financial institution. Ike was probably high and forgot.

There is also an item of particular note. $150,000 in clothes, jewels and electronics were stolen from Ike and Tina's home, while they were reportedly away on vacation. Considering Ike was high 99.9 % of the time, are they sure he didn't break into his own house, steal and pawn his own stuff.

Seriously, the FBI report claims someone who knew how to quickly disable the alarm committed the crime. Therefore, the person had the alarm code or was a security expert.

Interestingly, some of the files were destroyed, while others have been withheld for privacy reasons. Knowing the FBI, one has to wonder if that is codeword for investigations that were improper and invasive and are now a source of great embarrassment to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for being so intrusive. Therefore, they'd rather not release said pages.

Lastly, newer Ike Turner pictures are always funny to me. He always looks so paranoid, suspicious and angry at the same time, like was mad people found out he beat Tina and was worried about reprisals:

Breaking News: Ike Turner FBI file declassified by feds

Ike Turner’s FBI file, obtained by Examiner.com, shows that agents tailed the artist, and at one point, spent almost a year questioning everyone who knew him, throughout the country.

One of the circumstances documented in his FBI file surrounds a 1976 burglary, in which $150,000.00 worth of furs, jewelry, musical instruments and other items were stolen from the home of Ike and Tina Turner, which was located at 4263 Olypiad Drive in Los Angeles...

In part of the FBI’s “Destruction Order” program, there are pages from Ike Turner’s file that were destroyed, and are unavailable. More pages were withheld from public view for various reasons, including privacy regulations concerning other individuals that are still alive, and what the FBI called “poor quality” of the documents...

http://www.examiner.com

Speculation On Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

Journalists and bloggers have been busy speculating that actress Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt have broken up, even wondering out loud, who his next girlfriend will be.

Pitt has established a firm pattern of dumping one famous woman after another, only to pick up with an even younger starlet each time that makes him look older by comparison. When egotistical Pitt, who believes his own hype, feels the fame gravy train has reached its limit in a relationship, he finds another famous woman.

Megan Fox

Actress, Megan Fox's name is being thrown around, among others, as a replacement, which would be Angelina Jolie's worst stalker nightmare, as the younger star has been trying to become her and date her, with such frenzy and persistence, it is creepy.

It's amazing that one can go to a plastic surgeon with a picture of a famous actress and say, "Here, make me look like this" - then bam, you have a career. Doesn't say much for Hollywood, does it.

Michael Bay and Megan Fox

I think Pitt would go for Fox, as she is young, pretty and pretty desperate for Jolie's attention. She is also eager to become more famous than dealing with director, Michael Bay, has made her. "Dealing with" = codewords for sex.

For those of you that think I'm kidding, it's Hollywood, not a government ethics committee. Wake up and smell the silicone, already. Brad Pitt is selfish and self-centered. His history with women reveals it. Angelina should remember, if he cheated with you, he will cheat on you.