Love Him or Hate Him, the guy can ENTERTAIN !!!!!!!!!! Personally I thinks he is Great.
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April 2010
04/20/2010
I Wept !
Dr. Dorothy Height, iconic civil rights champion, died
today. She was 98 years old.
And sexuality: She was also a vocal supporter of gay equality.Dorothy I. Height, 98, a founding matriarch of the American civil rights movement whose crusade for racial justice and gender equality spanned more than six decades, died early Tuesday morning of natural causes, a spokesperson for the National Council of Negro Women said.
Ms. Height was president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years. … As a civil rights activist, Ms. Height participated in protests in Harlem during the 1930s. In the 1940s, she lobbied first lady Eleanor Roosevelt on behalf of civil rights causes. And in the 1950s, she prodded President Dwight D. Eisenhower to move more aggressively on school desegregation issues. In 1994, Bill Clinton awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
In a statement issued by the White House, President Obama called Height "the godmother of the Civil Rights Movement and a hero to so many Americans."
"Dr. Height devoted her life to those struggling for equality . . . witnessing every march and milestone along the way," Obama said. "And even in the final weeks of her life -- a time when anyone else would have enjoyed their well-earned rest -- Dr. Height continued her fight to make our nation a more open and inclusive place for people of every race, gender, background and faith."
There are fictional stories told about characters who bear witness to important historical events, characters like Forrest Gump or Harry Flashman. Dr. Height's real life was like one of those characters; she stood in attendance at nearly all of the important moments in 20th century Black American history, drove and bore witness to the greatest progressive victories for the nation. She was the only woman seated on the platform when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
In her acceptance speech at the 1997 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner, at which she was honored for her civil rights work, Dr. Height said: "Civil rights are civil rights. There are no persons who are not entitled to their civil rights. … We have to recognize that we have a long way to go, but we have to go that way together."
She was a woman who believed in teaspoons. And gorgeous hats.
04/18/2010
04/17/2010
Review: John Grisham - The Innocent Man
I have been a long time fan of John Grisham and have just finished one of his best non-fiction books "An Innocent Man". As with his fiction Mr. Grisham does not disappoint.
| In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next
Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his
dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in
1982, not far from Ron’s home, a young cocktail waitress named Debra Sue
Carter was savagely murdered. The investigation led nowhere. Until, on
the flimsiest evidence, it led to Ron Williamson. The washed-up
small-town hero was charged, tried, and sentenced to death—in a trial
littered with lying witnesses and tainted evidence that would shatter a
man’s already broken life…and let a true killer go free. Impeccably
researched, grippingly told, filled with eleventh-hour drama, John
Grisham’s first work of nonfiction reads like a page-turning legal
thriller. It is a book that will terrify anyone who believes in the
presumption of innocence—a book no American can afford to miss. |
Profile - Ryan Kwanten
If you haven't seen Aussie actor Ryan Kwanten in the HBO series True Blood, as far as I am concerned you are missing out on one of the Hottest actors around. Now I will leave any critical analysis of his acting ability up to you, but, there is no denying the fact that he has one of the hottest, tightest bodies ever.
04/15/2010
04/14/2010
Musical Interlude
This young fellow is just great fun to watch, I love the production and although you have probably seen him before, I still thought it worthy of sharing here.
04/08/2010
Burke's Boy a Legacy
An internship program has been created by USA Hockey to honour the memory of Brendan Burke.
The organization announced Wednesday it has established the Brendan Burke internship, which will be given each year to a recent college graduate who is interested in pursuing a job in hockey operations.
Brendan Burke worked with the Miami University men's hockey team and was killed in a car crash on Feb. 5. He is the son of Brian Burke, the Toronto Maple Leafs GM and the boss of the U.S. Olympic team.
"Our family is obviously thrilled to have this internship founded in Brendan's name at USA Hockey," Brian Burke said in a statement. "It will forever preserve his memory and provide an opportunity each year for a young person interested in pursuing a career in hockey to gain invaluable experience."
The program's first intern is expected to begin duties in September.
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