Daily Prayer: "The Upper Class"

I cry. You cry.

In the Name of...

May God Bless originality. Amen.

Daily Prayer: Is it okay to laugh??

What Would Jesus Do? lol

Daily Prayer: Mccain Volunteer Attacked - B carved in Face? - FALSE!!!

*UPDATE* --> http://kdka.com/local/attack.McCain.Bloomfield.2.847628.html

Dayuuuuuuuum. True? Untrue? WTF? This is terrible! Either way! This story is horrible! Either way - it's HORRIBLE.

According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (By way of Pittsburgh Channel), Ashley Todd, of College Station, Texas, was at the cash machine just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday when a man approached her and put a knife to her throat.

The Tribune reported that Todd, who is not familiar with the area, drove to a friend's house and called police.

According to friends, she is in Pittsburgh volunteering for the McCain-Palin campaign.

Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Diane Richard told Channel 4 Action News that the robber took $60 from the woman, then became upset when he saw a McCain bumper sticker on the victim's car.

The McCain camp told CBS station KDKA-TV that the victim is a Republican from Texas

According to a campaign spokesperson, after seeing her bumper sticker supporting McCain, the suspect said, 'Oh you're with McCain, you're with the McCain campaign? I'm going to teach you a lesson.'"

The attacker then proceeded to punch and kick the victim, before utilizing the knife to carve the letter "B" into her face, presumably for "Barack" Obama.

The attack occurred outside the view of the bank's surveillance cameras and the unidentified victim refused medical treatment after the assault.

In an official statement the McCain campaign says: "We're shaken up by this. It's sick and disgusting."

Governor Sarah Palin reportedly spoke with the victim by phone.

The Obama-Biden campaign released a statement, commenting on the attack. The statement said "Our thoughts and prayers are with the young woman for her to make a speedy recovery, and we hope that the person who perpetrated this crime is swiftly apprehended and brought to justice."

The assailant is still at large. Police tell TMZ.com that all they have is a description.

The assailant is described as a dark-skinned black man, 6 feet 4 inches tall, 200 pounds with a medium build, short black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing dark colored jeans, a black undershirt and black shoes.

I totally don't believe the news all the time - I'm a skeptic. In fact, when the girl down here at GWU said people were putting swastikas on her door and it was her ass writing swastikas all on her door and ish, I was too through!

The Black Guy (James T. Harris) at the Mccain Rally: Essence Article

Let's all bow our heads and pray.

Please share your thoughts

[thanks essence.com]
Last week, James T. Harris went from being an average guy to one of the most reviled men in Black America. At a Waukesha, Wisconsin, town hall rally with Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin on Thursday, the African-American radio host from Milwaukee pleaded with McCain to step up his attacks against Barack Obama. “We have the good Reverend Wright. We have [the Reverend Michael L.] Pfleger,” Harris said to the cheers of thousands of White audience members. “I am begging you, sir. I am begging you. Take it to him.” In a show of true solidarity, Harris, 44, and the Republican nominee then hugged.

As this moment spread throughout the media, many African-Americans likened his impassioned remarks to racial betrayal and subservient shuffling. Theories circulated that Harris was a plant for the McCain campaign. ESSENCE.com talked with Harris, who describes his political beliefs as being “right of Rush,” about how he ended up at the town hall, receiving hate mail, and how he really feels about that hug with John McCain.

ESSENCE.COM: How are you doing?
JAMES T. HARRIS: Girl, I’m getting my butt spanked today!

ESSENCE.COM: I can imagine. You’ve generated a lot of buzz. What attention have you been getting since the rally?

HARRIS: I’ve heard from Americans of African descent, scattered across the fruited plain, to the tune of about 1,000 or more. I’d say 99 percent of it has been straight up hate on a level that I find a bit overwhelming. They’re coming through my blog, Facebook, e-mail and my business site.

ESSENCE.COM: What are people saying?
HARRIS: Let me just pull some up now. [Reading] “Hey man, are you the plant that sucked up to McCain? What were you thinking? You should be ashamed of yourself.” “Are you that self-loathing bastard?” This is just at random. “You are lost, sad and worthy of pity. I will not hate you; I will call you by your rightful name: House Nigger.” And that was mild! [Laughs.]

ESSENCE.COM: Have you gotten positive feedback from people applauding you for standing up for your beliefs?
HARRIS: I would say the mail coming in is 12 to 1—for every 12 negative, I get one positive. There’s been some really heartfelt stuff I’ve read from people across the nation. A number of these e-mails say I spoke for millions of conservatives who are frustrated, like I am, that Senator McCain isn’t engaging Barack Obama on these issues. I’m getting letters like, “You said what many of us have been dying to say.” That’s encouraging. That’s coming from someone who’s my ideological brother. What I find shocking are the people who say they are my brothers in race, who are upset to say the least.

ESSENCE.COM: Going back to those negative comments, a lot of people do think you were paid by somebody to say those remarks. How did get to participate in the town hall event?
HARRIS: Through my public speaking work I’ve had an opportunity to speak to the Republican Party in Waukesha on two occasions. And my radio show is popular in that area, so people know who I am. I contacted the Party in Waukesha and said, “If you have two tickets, I would love to be there to show my support.” And so they had me pick up tickets, and my wife and I went to the event. While waiting in line I was standing right next to the parents of the chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, whose wife was my son’s first grade teacher. This is by pure coincidence. My wife notices her name on the envelope, and we start laughing and talking. Now, the father has health issues so they called their son and said, “We can’t wait in this long line.” And when the security guard came to get them, the father said, “That’s James T. Harris.” The security guard said, “Come with me.” So, we walked in and we sat in reserved seats. I said, “You can seat me anywhere you want,” but seeing as we were two of only four or five Black people out of thousands of people there, they strategically place people where they’ll be seen. There’s nothing new in that. So that’s how we ended up in that area. I had no idea I’d be that close. I didn’t go into that event knowing I would speak and ask a question. When I read stuff about me being a plant, and that I’m speaking on behalf of the McCain camp, it’s laughable! There was no plan to this.

ESSENCE.COM: At the town hall you said McCain should talk more about Obama’s connection to the Reverend Jeremiah Wright. But last spring you could barely turn on the news without seeing Rev. Wright. Don’t you think there’s been enough attention given to that relationship?
HARRIS: Again, this is further evidence that this thing wasn’t scripted. I thought I had said something different. I wanted to say Barney Frank and Harold Raines, because I believe their fingerprints are all over this economic demise. These people were in my brain, and yet I didn’t articulate it. I went blank. It’s not just Rev. Wright and Reverend Pfleger. It sounded like I was saying, “Bring up all these old things and beat him over the head with it.” Well, you should, in conjunction with the new names that have come up over the past few weeks. I’m sitting in this town hall meeting, and Senator McCain is talking about what he’s going to do about global warming and all these other things. At one point I just raised my hand and said, “I want to know when are you going to take it to Barack Obama?”

ESSENCE.COM: McCain has already addressed a lot of these issues, including Bill Ayers and ACORN, in campaign attack ads. What specifically do you think he should do, to “take it to Obama,” that hasn’t already been done?
HARRIS: That’s different. That’s ads. Barack Obama said yesterday that, “McCain hasn’t said this to my face.” You know what? He’s right! Forget all these campaign ads. Say it to his face. I said, “We have one debate left, and we have a few weeks left; I am begging you take it to Obama!” That was the context. Not “Massa, please. Massa, please.” That wasn’t it. That’s the context that’s being looped on CNN and on blog sites. Nobody played the full clip. Maybe I’m just kind of jaded because of all I’ve been going through. I’m like, “Oh my God, this isn’t right.” I really do understand how this is an emotional thing, and people think Stepin Fetchit. But that wasn’t the case at all. I don’t think I carried myself like that, and I don’t think my question was whining.

ESSENCE.COM: So, let’s talk about that hug…
HARRIS: That’s another thing I want to clear up. When he came over to me and was bending down, I was like, “What, is he going to hug me?” He didn’t. He whispered something in my ear. He actually just put his hand on my shoulder. But in that moment I was like, “What am I going to do? I can’t not hug him. I can’t pull away. But if I hug him it’s going to look crazy! This is like Sammy Davis, Jr., with Nixon!” But he wasn’t trying to hug me. He just leaned down and whispered something in my ear.

ESSENCE.COM: What did he say?
HARRIS: I’m not going to tell you. That was between the Senator and me. After the next debate I’ll be willing to talk about it.

ESSENCE.COM: The Obama campaign says personal attacks are a distraction from the issues. Why do you think it’s so important to go negative on Obama, rather than focus on what McCain will do for America?
HARRIS: Something happened in Wisconsin, because for the first time in this election, Senator McCain came face to face with his angry base. We’re frustrated with the fact that John McCain didn’t hold up his part. You can talk about the issues and global warming and how you’re going to have buyouts for homeowners. We are getting decimated, and we believe it’s because you’re not fighting for the values that you say you believe in. You fought in Vietnam, you fought against corruption, and you reached across the aisle. So why, in the final stages, are you capitulating? That was the mood that was in the town hall meeting.

ESSENCE.COM: Speaking of the mood there, along with other recent McCain rallies, it seemed very angry and hostile. At some rallies people have shouted that Obama is a terrorist. How do you feel about this being the face of Republican voters right now?
HARRIS: That didn’t take place at the town hall, but I am aware of some stuff that happened in Ohio. I have to be honest with you, after the last 24 hours, no one can roll up on me and talk about hatred and inciting violence after what I have experienced.

ESSENCE.COM: In your gut, who do you think is going to win?
HARRIS: John McCain. And, oh Lord, Lord, Lord, if that happens! As much as the followers of Obama are invested in this thing, it’s going to make Bush Derangement Syndrome look like a cold. There’s going to be severe backlash; people are going to lose their minds. Black people are going to say, “Voter suppression, voter fraud.” With the allegiance and almost worship of Barack Obama, I think if he loses it’s going to be very ugly.

ESSENCE.COM: Don’t you think it could be just as ugly if McCain loses?
HARRIS: No. If McCain loses, you know who conservatives are going to blame? McCain. You’re going to have people say, “Grandpa McCain lost this election!” People get emotional because they don’t see him running this race right, and that’s what McCain saw Thursday night.

Prayer: Fox News....biased much?

Hey guys... I've been in the blogging dumps, but Brightstar has been holding it down like a true g. Now, I'm getting back to the business.

I was watching Keith Olberman the other night and they aired this video from FOX News conducting a poll in Scranton, PA (OMG, I was so happy when this came online!):

A few highlights:
1. Did you notice that he was the only person who raised his hand as voting for Mccain?
2. Did you see the one old man try and raise his hand for Mccain and did you see his wife slam it down on the table?
3. Did you see that same woman raise both her hands for Obama?
4. Did you hear everyone laugh when the anchor said, "it looks like it's about half and half in here"
5. We need to pray.
6. What do you think?

On one last note. This morning, I saw Dayton Ohio's mayor, the BEAUTIFUL AND SMART, Rhine Mclin on the news. Hm. One thing, has anybody noticed her glasses? One side is a square and another is an oval. I thought I was tripping this morning when I saw it, but I found a pic. Maybe there's a reason, or maybe that's the style. Anyway - she's an amazing woman, so whatever floats her boat :)

Daily Prayer: R. Kelly

OMG, I have no words. Jesus, please help him.

R. Kelly Interview - Jesus take the wheel!


Reponse from Flex Pretty Much Says it All:


FYI...I'm from the Chicago area - the man has always been like this. First of all he carries cash around and hangs out in the mall luring young women. Yes, this was 10 years ago, but he was in his 30's even then - just NASTY. I remember one of the first concerts I went to he literally pulled a high school classmate of mine on stage (we were 15 at the time) and proceeded to grind all over her - NOT a good look. Damn, does this mean I have to delete all of his songs? Considering I cringe every time a song gets played, I guess the answer is "yes." damn, Damn, DAMN GINA! I also heard he's illiterate. Until now, I thought that was gossip, but I think I'm sold. Completely sold...

p-special! Kwame K!

Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to felony charges on Thursday and agreed to resign from office and serve 120 days in jail, ending eight months of political turmoil but also opening a new era of uncertainty for the city. He also agreed to pay the city $1 million in restitution. [rolling my eyes, sigh]

pimps up, Kwame's down. tsk tsk tsk.

OK - there are so so so many things wrong with this guy. In no particular order:

1. Let's start with that Steve Harvey suit... ewwwwwww! He probably put on those wide leg paints, looked in the mirror, pointed at himself and winked before putting that pimp hat on!!!! ewwwwwww! I have $10 on him having some wing tipped gators on as shoes.

2. The wife stood by his side: Kilpatrick used $8,600 from his secret Kilpatrick Civic Fund to take his wife, three sons and babysitter on a week long vacation to a a five-star California resort, the La Costa Resort and Spa. The fund, controlled by Kilpatrick's sister and friends, was created to improve the city of Detroit through voter education, economic empowerment and crime prevention.

3. No wonder his wife hasn't left his ass. Don't you wonder why these wives stand by their man after they have dragged the family name through the mud AND embarressed the socks off of them at the same time. True - I'm not married, but this ish, I won't put up with; I guess the perks were too good for these women.

4. Why in the hell is he America's first "Hip Hop Mayor" !!! What in the freaking hell! Calling Bill Cosby, calling Bill Cosby! Help!

5. WTF: Eminem has referenced Kilpatrick in late rapper Proof's song "Pimplikeness" in the lyric "Toss a b*tch out the house like Kwame Kilpatrick"

6. If I find ONE freaking picture of people standing outside the courthouse with signs saying "Free Kwame!" like they did for R. Kelly - I'm personally driving to Detroit to wake these MFs up!

7. NO HE DID NOT SAY THIS!: "We fall, but this city always gets up. I want to tell you Detroit, you've done set me up for a comeback" [Applause]. Then he went directly to jail. This guy is smoking crack - HELP HELP HELP!

8. Text messaging your Trollop on a freaking public phone! Help him somebody! This man needs to also check into an asylum! He's a freaking whack job!

9. I think we should collect money and send this guy a "Prayer Package." I mean, you never know.

10. Let's send up a special one for all those who abuse power once it's gained. Seriously - Detroit is a city that could use a lot of improvement, it's a shame they had someone like Kilpatrick to contribute to destroying a city with such rich history.

[sigh]

Kerney Thomas

I left off daily prayer for today b/c this man prays a lot as it is :). Whenever I make the daily prayer posts, it's really in jest - it does not serve to poke fun at anyone's religion. I consider myself a Christian who leans on the spiritual side. I pray almost daily and try to keep a connection to the Higher Being in one way or another.... okay - enough of explaining myself... on with the story...

So this morning, I woke up out of my sleep around 4:00 am and a minister by the name of Kerney Thomas was on the air (I believe it was BET - how my tv got on bet, I have no clue). Well, all the screaming is what got me up - BUT he was also laying hands on the ill, providing financial prayers, and getting testimonials. There was one part though that threw me off. It was the "Personal Prayer Package." The way it works is you get a red handkerchief and he prays over it for whatever you need. Hm.... I don't know the Bible back and forth, but this I just don't get. Anybody have opinions on these types of ministers?? Do you find this atypical of BET programming? lol.

Below is the video [try to watch the entire thing and let me know how you feel also - please excuse the first part of this video, I have no opinion or thoughts on "naive and superstitious"]:

synopsis:
1:00 Miracle Prayer Line Caller - the caller is HIV positive and he says, "My God"
2:15 This is where I woke up and started watching it
3:00 Miracle Prayer Line Caller - caller just ordered the "Personal Prayer Package" and she makes a donation of $75.00 to his ministry.
5:00 He gives a prayer for a woman for financial help
6:45 Miracle Prayer Line Caller - financial prayer and ache in leg, and he said it worked.
8:06 He stops his prayer to ask the man if he wants to own or rent the home... the man responds, " own!"

**NOTE** there will be an upcoming daily prayer for BET.

Let's Pray for the Kids

We need to volunteer more. I've been super busy, but this freaking video just reminded me of the importance of volunteering. Alright - I'm all for the kids having different forms of self-expression... I really am. However, this ish just makes me hang my head low in shame. I mean all the way to the ground, I just picked my head up out of the dirt low. I love the kids, but lord someone go provide some guidance! Somebody call Simon Cowell! We need some American Idol judges up in here! That's it - tomorrow, I'm signing up to volunteer![btw, the beat is not bad]

Now - presenting, "It's so cold in the D" [thanks Byg]

Kids - how do I say this...... Nah, I can't even say it.

Daily Prayer: Spaghetti Cat

Oh....Mrs. Faye, Mrs. Faye, Mrs Faye.....

We try to bring you all the important ish over here at 2BC, so here goes. Spaghetti Cat and his owner, Faye Murrell, were featured on Animal Planet's "Pet Star." Above is a clip of Faye's other spaghetti-eating cat, Tessa, and this ish is both hilarious and terrifying.

Here are some of my favorite moments from this clip:

0:35 - Faye tells us that she decided to teach her cat how to eat with a fork, because she wanted some extra company at dinnertime. That's what dolls are for!

0:57 - Faye dips Tessa's paws into a bowl of water while singing "this is the way we wash our paw, wash our paw." This ish looks like a scene right out of a horror movie. Help!

1:09 - Tessa is eating spaghetti with a plastic fork while wearing a bib! Faye velcros the utensil to Tessa's paw. Tessa has better manners than I do.

1:30 - Tessa is using chopsticks! Freaking chopsticks! Faye tells us she thought it would be a good gesture since they were going to Korea. This is too much. I can't take it. Help me please!

1:37 - Tessa is eating ice cream with a spoon!!!! Faye says that Tessa would also like to have a meal with Oprah Winfrey. The sad part is that I think Faye actually heard Tessa tell her that.

Alright...... I'm impressed, but at the same time - I have no words. Help me. [thanks d-listed]

Prayer: Maury Style

I've found a case worth calling the show. Sarah Palin's small child...Trig..... word's out that she's the g-r-a-n-d-m-o-t-h-e-r!wtf! wtf! wtf! wtf! wtf! wtf! wtf! wtf! wtf! wtf!

Which do you think will come out of Maury's mouth:

In the case of Trig Palin...... Todd, you are NOT the father.
In the case of Trig Palin, Sarah you are NOT the mother, but in fact the grandmother.

Let's pray for scandal today. *sigh* If you need more sources before you break into prayer go here or here [I don't know how truuue this is, but it's something to think about]. Somebody pass the cloth! With the high cost of this war that we're in, we American's have no other choice than to take this to Maury! Maury! Save us! If she is the grandmother, let's pray that Cindy Mac doesn't force Lil Sarah to hop on the Vicodin train.... you KNOW what I'm talking about.....I mean, it could happen - we need to pray about this. So, I'll be calling Maury to submit the DNA tests, somebody volunteer to call and get us some free guest tickets b/c we must be there to see this ish in person.

In March, Sarah told everyone she was 7-months pregnant. Everyone including her staff said they were shocked to find out, because she didn't look pregnant to them. They also said she's always been thin, because she's a runner.

Sarah's 16-year-old daughter Bristol was taken out of her high school for 5 to 8 months. The school was told Bristol had mono.

While attending some Republican convention in Texas, Sarah began leaking amniotic fluid one month before her due date. She didn't check into the hospital. She gave her speech and then got on an 8-hour flight back to Alaska.

Sarah gave birth in a hospital 45-minutes from the airport. Trig, who was born with Down Syndrome, was one month premature. Sarah was back to work 3 days later. [thanks dlisted.com]

Maury! Help!

Lord, Take the Wheel! Anne Price-Mills

Yes this is an old one - but seriously, we need to send up a prayer.....and fast!! When I saw this lady after the Hillary speech I almost googled directions, got in my car and drove to Denver to personally lay hands on her. Seriously, we need to shoot up double prayers for this crazy lady. I know that dude standing beside her is SO glad they didn't get a good shot of him therefore losing the need to publish his name on national tv. Man, he lucked out.

Anne Price-Mills makes me shake my head with pain, agony, disgust, delusion, quick-weave, shirley temple curls, hair gel and sorrow.

Also - we care about the vote and we would like to give back. We buppies over here would like to gather volunteers to give Mrs. Price-Mills a call on election day. We know, she usually does it - but we need to make sure she gets a call from someone. That's how we roll over here, we care! Who's volunteering?
Let's get it poppin:

Let us Pray: Suge Knight

better known as Marion Hugh Knight is already out on bail with his crazy ass.Hey girls. Step away from that hunk of a man and run for your life! Get some help, Boo!

The 43-year-old Knight was arrested about 6:40 a.m. Wednesday on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance, possession of dangerous drugs without a prescription and battery domestic violence. Police responding to a report of a car hitting a curb near the Las Vegas Strip say they found Knight standing over his longtime girlfriend with a knife in his hand. Police say the woman tried to run from the car, but Knight grabbed her.

well..... Mr. Suge went and beat up some chick he's dating all the way out of her clothes. Am I surprised? Hell no. Ladies - seriously, why do we date men like Suge Knight? Why? Doesn't that just scream "I'm dying to get my ass beat! Not only slapped or punched, not only yanked, but beat with a bat, stabbed with a knife, run over with a car, or dangled over a balcony on the 18th floor at some point in my life" Hell, I'm over here nervous about posting this ish about the man because we all know he doesn't respect 1st Amendment rights!!! Damn you Suge! ugh! Suge Knight dangled Vanilla Ice off a balcony to get "Ice, Ice baby" $$! He assaulted Eazy-E of NWA! He made Diddy's friend drink a cup of urine! Not wine, yes URINE! wtf ! Lord, let's send a prayer up right now for this man and let's send double prayers up for the women in his life. Run ladies, Run!

Let's Pray.

We all need to pray for one another, but good grief. I saw this beauty on one of my daily spots that gets me through the day http://www.youknowyoudeadazzwrong.com/. I got $10.00 on this event being for the "grown and sexy."

Let us Pray: CPS Edition

I am picking up the damn phone RIGHT NOW! What in the crackhead, crazy parent, insane, Jesus help them hell is this video! Somebody please call an ambulance b/c I may need to get some help after viewing this. My question is - "Where are the parents?" forreal.

HOWEVER, people, there is a such thing as bad ass kids. Bad ass kids are the result of bad ass parents. So - the next time I hear, "They aren't bad, they just want attention" or "Don't say that, she doesn't know any better" I'm going to go off. These kids know they are dancing nasty and the little white chick knows that she is cussing. Yes C-U-S-S-I-N-G. puh-leeze. I love the kids and all but I'm spanking the parents and the kids involved in this ridiculousness. *stomps away*

I suppose I'll be fair and balanced on this one....