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After being eliminated from Dancing With The Stars tonight, U.S. Soccer Star Hope Solo became the first contestant not to go directly on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live talk show that evening. Instead, the three DWTS finalists – JR Martinez, Ricki Lake, and Rob Kardashian – went on the show. And what’s most notable is that … Read more
Well, after a Dancing With The Stars that was purely hard to watch for Hope Solo fans, the U.S. Women’s Soccer Star missed making the finals of DWTS Season 13. Considering all of the roadblocks that the DWTS judges and show producers placed in front of her and dancing partner Maksim Chemerovsky, is not hard … Read more
Many of people have noticed (at least on the northern east coast) that at 4 pm the sun is already setting and it is dark outside, and by 5 p.m. it is nearly pitch black. With this time of the year brings sadness, and also brings Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Many people are stricken with … Read more
Hope Solo is finally talking! Getting as tired of the biased and just plain stupid judging on Dancing With The Stars as this blogger has been, Ms. Solo finally let lose with her most honest statement yet. After doing a great Argentine Tango, Carrie Ann Inaba decided to be so nit-picky in her criticism of … Read more
This video has gone viral because it not only shows that GOP Presidential Candidate Herman Cain is not ready to be President Of The United States, the Republican Presidential field isn’t ready, and by light years. Cain appearing before the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, was asked if he agreed with President Obama’s approach in the … Read more
The surprising Houston Texans are dealing with a new surprise: starting quarterback Matt Schaub is out for the rest of the 2011 NFL Season with something called a Lisfranc Injury. Now, USC grad and National Champion Matt Leinart steps in for his first NFL regular season game start in two years. And what is a … Read more
It’s confirmed that famed Oakland lawyer and activist Dan Siegel resigned at 2 AM, and in protest to Oakland Mayor Jean Quan’s action of the eviction of the Occupy Oakland encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza. Mr. Siegel posted his actions in a harsh statement on his Facebook page, here: Dan Siegel No longer Mayor Quan’s … Read more
According to a number of twitter tweets, the rumor is that famed Oakland lawyer Dan Siegel has resigned in response to the police action of clearing the Occupy Oakland encampment this Monday morning. The action, if true, will arguably pave the way for the recall of Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, as reported here last night. … Read more
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan was just captured on camera walking Frank Ogawa Plaza in the wake of the eviction of Occupy Oakland, tends and protestors. The live stream (as of this writing) shows protestors lined up around the area, which has been declared a crime scene by the Oakland Police. The eviction started at just … Read more
This is a live stream of the City of Oakland Police action in the eviction of Occupy Oakland, one that started just about 20 minutes ago. Upcoming video will show law enforcement in riot gear moving in to take down the encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza. As of this writing, police are arresting Occupy Oakland … Read more
The latest news in the Occupy Oakland constellation of information is the effort to recall Oakland Mayor Jean Quan. According to an email from a source, Sanjiv Handa, East Bay News Service reports that $100,000 has been pledged toward the effort to recall the Mayor. Also, the latest Occupy Oakland news is that Oakland Police … Read more
At a press conference Sunday evening, Don Macleay, head of the Oakland Green Party, Wilson Riles, long-time Oakland activist, Vicki McGuire, mental health professional, and Naomi Shiff, Oakland architect and preservationist, all called for Oakland Mayor Jean Quan to avoid what will almost certainly be a violent removal of the Occupy Oakland encampment. Here are … Read more
Occupy Portland was forcebly removed after an order by Portland Mayor Sam Adams was given to clear the encampment at 12 midnight Sunday. A TODAY Show post reveals that the action was the third of a number of similar ones planned by West Coast Mayors, seemingly after consultation with each other. This one drew 3,000 … Read more
Here is my box of Ron Paul Goodies that came in the mail: Related Blogs
Oakland Activists Call Occupy Oakland Press Conference At City Hall Today Oakland Green Party Head Calls For Stop To Planned City Of Oakland Eviction at 4:30 PM PST For Immediate Release Contact: Don Macleay at 510-290-1200 Sunday, November 13th, 2011 Oakland Green Party Head and 2010 Oakland Mayor’s Race Candidate Don Macleay, and long time … Read more
Manny Pacquiao won last night against Juan Manuel Marquez. Filipinos in America and in the Philippines were filled with joy and celebrating – even the president of the Philippines praised Pacquiao on his win, but it was very controversial in the judging. ABC News reports: “One judge scored the fight even, as did The Associated … Read more
The Stanford Oregon Game was not for The Cardinal. The previously 4th ranked Stanford Cardinal lost to dropped four spots to 8th ranking in the AP Top 25 after being outran by the Oregon Ducks, 53 to 30 Saturday night. It was a disappointing game for Northern California football fans, even Cal fans, who wanted … Read more
Couples, Don’t Grind Dance Sex (To Orgasm) In A Black Guy’s Face! This is based on my experience this evening with a couple, where the guy decided to push his girlfriend toward me to dance. There was no one around me, so they started to grind dance with her back on my shoulder. So I … Read more
This seems very controversial, but will be good for me personally. In 2012 the Affordable Care Act will be enforcing guidelines that women’s health care charges will be covered by the insurance companies, ABC News reported: ” The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced sweeping new guidelines for women’s health care which … Read more
A video blogger named OakFoSho is running an Occupy Oakland Live Stream now, today, Saturday November 12, 2011. He’s covering the activities of the day, even as the encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza just received its second eviction notice from the Oakland Police, and for the second straight day. He says that UStream.tv set them … Read more
In a wild game that was entirely different than any the previously played contests the formerly undefeated Penn State Nittany Lions played, they lost at home to Nebraska 17 to 14. It was the first game that Coach Paterno was not on the sidelines for since 1965, and in the wake of his shocking dismissal … Read more
In a game that just a few months ago was really just a regional / conference rivalry game, the Nebraska – Penn State Game has taken on the look and importance of a bowl contest, in the wake of a set of two weeks that have rocked the very foundations of Penn State University, and … Read more
After just finishing a paper for American History about the Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill trial it was very relevant that Herman Cain was joking about her. Previously, the woman accusing Cain of sexual harassment had commented saying that she didn’t want to be compared to Hill. The Boston Globe runs an article about Cain’s … Read more
UPDATE: Oakland Mayor Quan Recall Details Leaked To Zennie62 This is an Oakland News entry based on information given to this blogger over the weekend from various sources that do not wish to be named. The first most recent one was this morning. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan held a meeting at 7:30 AM today (Monday) … Read more
While there has been a lot of talk about the desire to recall Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, there hasn’t been any real information on the actual structure of the effort led by Oaklander Gene Hazzard. The entire recall idea really started before the mess of Occupy Oakland, but it picked up real, considerable steam after … Read more
The Miami Marlins are the new name of the Florida Marlins, and to this blogger, even if the new uniforms, revealed via a Twitter leak after a marketing event held by the Marlins on Friday, look more like something Speed Racer would wear, welcomes the change. Because now, the Marlins, which are located in and … Read more
On Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama took time to talk about the need to help American Veterans as much as they have helped us around the World. He gave his video address from the aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego. Last night, it played host to a historic first: the first college … Read more
You can tell Texas Governor Rick Perry was in over his head at last night’s Republican Debate, but man! This blogger has never seen that large a mistake made by a Presidential Candidate. It’s hard to tell what was worse: Perry fumbling and stumbling for words, Ron Paul trying to help him (which was nice) … Read more
In an amusing blog post (and for its pure hubris), The Oakland Police Association has stated in a new blog that it’s time for Occupy Oakland to go. Frankly, releasing this blog post was one of the dumbest actions any Oakland public organization outside the Mayor could have made. It just shows how little respect … Read more
This video from MilesMathews on YouTube is totally horrifying and shows UC Berkeley Police openly, and without physical provocation, jamming their batons into the stomachs and pelvic areas of both male and female students protesting against law enforcement action against Occupy Cal. Unfortunately scenes like this one are becoming all too common, and because of … Read more
For the many who never knew Oakland Mayor Lionel Wilson, who was Oakland’s last three-term Mayor, and its first African American Mayor, serving from 1977 to 1991, when he lost to Elihu Harris. During his time, Mayor Wilson was a tireless promoter of Oakland. The video below has Mayor Wilson making a video to announce … Read more
The Cal – Stanford Big Game is next week, and promises to be another memorable college football contest. As usual, there will be a number of parties, but there’s one event that you really must come to: a benefit for Jill’s Legacy. Jill’s Legacy is a non-profit organization based around Cal Crew Team Member Jill … Read more
Occupy Oakland has revealed one thing: just how basically ignorant so many people can be at once. There are many examples here, but the latest one is the shooting and death of a person at 14th and Broadway, and all over a “bag of weed.” That’s Oakland for ya. There’s way too much media around … Read more
As this Veterans Day blog post is written, this blogger is in Suburban Atlanta Georgia, arguably the Southern seat of worship of all things military. One trip to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (still don’t know who Hartsfield is) will confirm that. People, generally men, commonly walk through dressed in battle greens on the way to … Read more
Billy Crystal is Superman! The Oscars’ 84th Academy Awards were in turmoil, and had degenerated into a situation described by a word with that now-familar meme “gate” rehersalgate. Eddie Murphy stepped down as the original host of the 2012 Oscars, and after producer Brett Ratner resigned the day after making an anti-Gay slur that many … Read more
