It's election season. And with the debates going on now, there is no shortage of things to talk about. Most people are watching the debates and posting their opinions directly on their Facebook pages.And who can resist re-posting some of the funny images that float around after a debate. I mean this one of the Sesame Street Characters who apparently are angry at Mitt … [Read more...]
Politics
This Election is Getting Ugly: Obama Hugger Faces Criticism and Boycott
You may have seen photos of President Obama being bear hugged and lifted up off the ground by one excited man. That man was Big Apple Pizza owner Scott Van Duzer, a Republican who voted for Obama in 2008 and plans to do so again in November. Since the photo went viral on the web, Van Duzer has been the target of criticism and a boycott on his establishment. Van Duzer … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Bill Clinton Full DNC Speech and Transcript
Below is the full video and transcript of the speech that former President Bill Clinton delivered to the Democratic National Convention last night in Charlotte. Did you watch it? What did you think? PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. (Sustained cheers, applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Now, Mr. Mayor, fellow … [Read more...]
Are Disparities in School Discipline Harming our Black Students
Growing up black, I have always felt and noticed that blacks kids got into trouble for the smallest infractions. Yes, we cut up sometimes as all kids do. But it was as if we were being watched all of the time. And so other kids that did the same things were getting away with it. And to me, it just felt as if the punishments were harsher. When I was in school, our school was … [Read more...]
Obama Covers Black Enterprise: Moves To Change State of Black Businesses, Unemployment
In an exclusive interview with Black Enterprise Magazine's Senior Vice President and Editor-In-Chief Derek T. Dingle, President Barack Obama shared his efforts on changing the scope of Black businesses and unemployment. During their talk, President Obama discusses the nearly 14% rate of Black unemployment and how his administration is going about changing the way … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Behind The Scenes- Writing the 2012 State of the Union Address
Take a look inside the West Wing as the 2012 State of The Union Address is written. The President has been brainstorming with the speechwriters and huddling with the policy team. He's come up with new ideas, rewritten language, and reordered pages. For President Obama, this isn't simply an editing exercise. He's invested in creating the State of the Union because he sees it … [Read more...]
Sex Scandals Affect the Entire Family
You know the drill. A politician gets caught sleeping around or sending lewd pictures of himself over the internet, and then his camp kicks it into high gear with damage control. When this happens, it's time to bring out the secret weapon: the wife. I wonder how long will it take before Herman Cain's wife shows up? Herman Cain, a republican presidential hopeful, is in … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Ann Coulter Lets Hannity Know “Our Blacks Are So Much Better Than Their Blacks”
And this right here, is why the GOP has a problem with courting African American voters. I don't even have a lot of discussion for this one. Just check out the 5:10 mark of this video below where she's expressing how Republican Blacks are better than Democratic Blacks because they have to go through more. During her explanation she actually let's out this winner, "Our Blacks … [Read more...]
VIDEO: President Obama’s 2011 Back To School Speech
In case your kids missed it (or wasn't allowed to watch it in their school district) below is the President's back to school speech. … [Read more...]
First Lady Michelle Obama Shopping in VA Target
Alright we love the first family but did the AP photographer just happen to be in the Target taking pictures? You know those Tea Party jokers are going crazy over this (don't ask me why). BMWK family, is this real or staged? Tell us what you think! … [Read more...]
Colorado Representative Doug Lamborn Calls President Obama a “Tar Baby” Then Later Has To Apologize
From Huffintgon Post: Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Co.) has apologized for the controversial "tar baby" comment he made on a local radio show last week while discussing President Barack Obama and the debt ceiling debate. On the 630 KHOW Capils and Silverman radio show, Lamborn said: "Even if some people say, "˜Well the Republicans should have done this or they should have done … [Read more...]
Congress Can Lower The Debt- Starting With Their Car Leases
Fox 5's Tisha Thompson exposes congress and their luxury car leases at a time when they would like to have everyone think that slashing government spending is their top priority. Yeah right! From Fox 5: WASHINGTON - As members of Congress rush from one news conference to another to tell us why we have to cut the spending and raise the debt ceiling, we … [Read more...]
Did He Really Just Say That? MSNBC Political Analyst Called President Obama A D$%@ On The Air
Mark Halperin, editor-at-large at Time, and also an MSNBC political analyst, made an inappropriate on-air remark about President Obama during Morning Joe, after talking about the president's conduct during a press conference. "I thought he was being a d%$k yesterday," Halperin said. He immediately apologized on air, and hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski looked … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Would President Obama Be Satisfied With Being A One-Term President?
With all that's on his plate - global peace, a lingering recession, unemployment, gas prices rising, a national education crisis - it would be understandable if the most powerful man in the world only wanted the gig for four years instead of eight. In a recent Today Show interview, Ann Curry asked President Obama if he'd be happy with one term. He smiled. "What keeps me … [Read more...]
BMWK POLL: Do You Discuss Politics In Your Marriage?
by Lamar Tyler Yesterday on Facebook I saw a friendship meltdown because of a political rift. Time and time again I see this happen, someone posts a politically charged Facebook status and it's on and popping from that point in. This got me to thinking what happens when this happens in a marriage? Ronnie and I see eye to eye on most political issues and on the ones we don't … [Read more...]