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Well, how is this for the blind leading the blind, or more appropriately like picking like: Former Governor Mitt Romney said he’s considering selecting New Hahmphire Senator Kelly Ayotte as his GOP Vice Presidential Running Mate. That makes a lot of sense because like Governor Romney on health care reform, Senator Ayotte is a known … Read more
The event that kicks off the tech season is rapidly approaching: CES 2012. The Consumer Electronics Show is arguably the largest convention in the World, bringing 140,000 people to Las Vegas. Zennie62Media will be there for the second straight year, providing a unique mix of content for you to follow, from video to blog posts, … Read more
Yesterday, a Facebook Friend (got to explore the definition of that) asked for the recipe for a great dish for Thanksgiving. The first idea to pop in this blogger’s head was the tried and true Green Bean Casserole Recipe, but then in the next sentence she added “please, not the Green Bean Casserole Recipe.” This … Read more
Let’s slosh this around our heads a couple thousand times: Michelle Obama Booed At Nascar. Er, Michelle Obama Booed At Nascar? Yes, Michelle Obama, the American First Lady, was booed At NASCAR. If you really think about it, the people who did boo pretty much committed an act of treason against the State. And for … Read more
Now that Oakland Mayor Jean Quan did a good move in bring Anne Campbell Washington back to Oakland, this blogger has one request: don’t fire her for hugging someone who may disagree with you! Because that’s exactly what happened to Anne Campbell Washington in 2008. Washington, who comes from the UC Berkeley Goldman School of … Read more
Whatever the Dancing With The Stars results were, this blogger just didn’t care after Hope Solo’s elimination last week. How Ms. Solo was treated by the show’s producers was just plain criminal, but come to think of it, famous serial killers were treated better than Hope Solo was during her time on Dancing With The … Read more
Zennie62Media, Inc is growing and now on WordPress, having expanded from Blogger.com. in 2010. And while we like using Blogger, WordPress use signals our objective of building a large vlog and blog system. To that end, we’re looking to expand our family. Join Zennie62Media, Inc. Join Zennie62Media, Inc as a tech vlogger and in preparation … Read more
According to an email newsletter by Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, the decision to evict Occupy Oakland protestors has (so far) cost the City of Oakland $3 million. Here’s what Quan wrote: This has been a tough few weeks for Oakland and for me as your Mayor. The national 99% movement continues to evolve, here in … Read more
Ok, this blogger’s not one for small planes, and this regional Mesa Air jet from Dulles to JFK last Thursday didn’t help the cause one bit. It was the scariest 33 minute plane ride because when one’s close to the window, you feel like there’s nothing but paper between you and the night sky. Add … Read more
The Stanford Cardinal’s exciting, close, lucky 31 to 28 Big Game win over the California Golden Bears on Saturday, combined with Oregon’s loss to a suddenly powerful USC, pushed the team on The Farm up to #4 in the AP Top 25 Poll, while Oregon dropped to number 9. Stanford also retains The Axe for … Read more
So a poll says Romney Leads Obama In Michigan? So Did John McCain in 2008, and he lost in a landslide. A lot of buzz has been created by the mainstream media in reporting a rather questionable poll done by EPIC-MRA out of Lansing, Michigan and for The Detroit Free Press and TV stations WXYZ, … Read more
The Philadelphia Eagles Wide Receiver, and former Cal Bears Star DeSean Jackson became a Twitter Trend, even though his name was misspelled to read “Deshawn Jackson.” What started the tide of “Deshawn Jackson” tweets? First, NFL fans are an informed group, and have opinions on every player and coach. DeSean Jackson is certainly no exception. … Read more
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan wants a new team! There has been a rash of staff changes in the wake of the unpopular eviction of Occupy Oakland from Oakland City Hall that happened Monday of last week. First, that legal adviser and Oakland legend Dan Siegel resigned last Monday was the worst kept secret in Oakland, … Read more
A rumor started that Whole Foods on 27th and Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, the 50,000 square-foot store that has revitalized a long-dead part of Oakland’s Adams Point, and can be seen in this Zennie62 video from September 26, 2007… was going to leave Oakland after an attack by protestors at first connected to Occupy Oakland, … Read more
ESPN’s Lee Corso is known for getting really excited about his picks to win NCAA games on the network’s College Gameday broadcast. But in this case, Lee went way over the top. In the act of criticizing show guest and Olympian Carl Lewis for not picking The Houston Cougars to win on Saturday, Corso grabbed … Read more
This is a paper I wrote for my American History Class, and I thought I would share it with you. Nikky Raney November 22, 2011 20th Century American History Jennie Woodard Anita Hill vs Clarence Thomas Anita Hill was an attorney-adviser for Clarence Thomas in 1981 at the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights … Read more
As this is written, there’s a helicopter over Downtown Oakland on Sunday morning. According to the blog of Occupy Oakland, the organization took over the much-talked-about abandoned lot in Downtown Oakland’s Uptown District, and bordered by Telegraph and 18th Avenues next to the Fox Theater and the Uptown Apartments. Occupy Oakland reports that: Occupy Oakland … Read more
50 years to the day, November 3, 1961, Sean Connery was introduced as the first James Bond. On November 3, 2011, James Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli introduce the cast of the 23rd Bond Film, called Skyfall. The event was held in London at The reason for that name, as Ms. Broccoli … Read more
As this is written, a massive Occupy Oakland protest is underway in Downtown Oakland. From the looks of the photos there are about 2,000 people involved, and they’re reportedly on the lawn at Frank Ogawa Plaza (Oscar Grant Plaza).
This Academy Awards press release announces the involvement of a man who’s had a major hand in some of the best musicals of our generation: John Myhre. Beverly Hills, CA – Academy Award®-winning production designer John Myhre will design the 84th Academy Awards®, telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced today. This will be … Read more
This press release from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says it all: Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded $455,000 to 25 U.S. film festivals for the 2012 calendar year. The Cleveland International Film Festival will be the recipient of a … Read more
The Cal – Stanford Big Game is today! The 114th Big Game is at Stanford this year, and for the second year is one that’s expected to be a blow-out in Stanford’s favor. Stanford needs to win this game to get a major bowl bid. They’ve only lost once – to Oregon last Saturday. The … Read more
According to an email from CNN, Saif Al-Islam Gadhafi, who’s name translates to “Sword of Islam,” was captured. During the reign of his father, Moammar Gadhafi, Saif Al-Islam was widely considered to be his successor. He was part of his dad’s “inner circle” performing public ceremonial duties. His history reads very much like that of … Read more
Demi Moore has made it official that she is ending her six year marriage to Ashton Kutcher. I watched E! News last night and found out the news. This is not surprising. The cheating rumors were more than rumors, it was true. I do believe that Kutcher cheated on Moore with Sara Leal in that … Read more
Having just returned from Atlanta on a six hour flight from New York City, and before that a small plane from Dulles to New York, after traveling from Atlanta to Dulles, this kind of news that appeared in this blogger’s email box is really haunting: Oklahoma State University women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant … Read more
Tim Tebow’s done it again – this time to the New York Jets on Thursday night. Tim Tebow’s steady and powerful belief in the Lord is why he continues to win. There. That’s the reason Tebow continues to shine in a World of doubters, including some Denver Broncos executives like the legendary John Elway, who … Read more
There is a lot of commotion on the Internet when it comes to potentially being censored. Countries like China and Iran censor what web sites their citizens can or cannot view. The United States may follow in the ways of those countries, and that is definitely unconstitutional with our First Amendment rights, and the Internet … Read more
The one fact covered up in mainstream media headlines on the White House Shooting is that Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, who tried to shoot at President Obama and his family at The White House and from a distance last Friday, only to be caught five days later, was a massive nutcase Obama-hater. We hear about these … Read more
Cut to the chase: SOPA will invite fraudulent piracy claims and cost America millions in legal bills. The hot news of the day is the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), or a bill that has not become law, and called H.R.3261. SOPA was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on October 26, 2011 … Read more
About a month ago, this blogger said that YouTube was not featuring people of color in the YouTube Partner Program highlights, now called YouTube Creators. So, that talk with YouTube turned into this new segment called “YouTube Feature.” YouTube Feature is an effort to give a spotlight to partner channels from women and minorities. In … Read more
A man accused of being the White House Shooting Suspect was arrested in White Township, Indiana County Pennsylvania. The man is 21-year-old Oscar Ortega-Hernandez, from Idaho Falls, Pennsylvania. Ortega-Hernandez was found by Pennsylvania State Troopers on a tip from an employee at the Hampton Inn , who in turn told authorities, who then called the … Read more
Johnny Depp as Tonto By Nikky Raney The media coverage of Johnny Depp playing the role of Tonto in the remake of the Lone Ranger is mostly intriguing due to the things that Depp has to say about playing the role. The media covered this by headlining that Depp would be taking over the role … Read more
Hope Solo surfaces! After a rather long Twitter absence in the wake of her ouster from Dancing With The Stars yesterday, U.S. Women’s Soccer Star Hope Solo issued a series of tweets best reassembled as one statement, so here goes: I’m sitting at the airport happy as can be. I would have have loved to … Read more
The Occupy Movement may have been slowed a bit, but one can’t say they haven’t drawn attention to some very important issues. One of them is the funding for mental health facilities. According to The Chicago Tribune… Opponents of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to close half of the city’s mental health clinics protested outside his … Read more
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Jerry Sandusky. 15 years ago, the name stood for defensive coaching excellence in football and at Penn State. Now, it stands for child sexual abuse while at Penn State. The shocking sex scandal that has brought the Penn State Nittany Lions Football Program … Read more
