Terrell Owens, impossibly taut at age 38, poses shirtless in the new GQ . In addition to losing his shirt, he reveals that he lost nearly $80 million in career earnings. Now out of football and running out of money, he appears desperate. When people text him to ask where he is these days, Owens replies back : “I’m in hell.” Sad to hear that anyone feels that way. But is it his own fault? Terrell Owens blames the media for not giving him a chance to rehab his injury, and blames agent Drew Rosenhaus for not protecting him from a bad business deal. Owens earned around $80 million in his NFL career, but has found himself in deep financial trouble, despite never spending lavishly. How does that happen exactly? It’s not a matter of having lived too large, he insists. While he indeed racked up a few homes that milliond, the issue, he says, was being loyal and trusting to a fault. Owens said financial advisers recommended by Rosenhaus lost his money in highly leveraged (some borderline illegal) ventures and the housing market collapse. “I hate myself for letting this happen,” Owens told GQ. “I believed that they had my back when they said, ‘You take care of the football, and we’ll do the rest.'” “And in the end, they just basically stole from me.” It’s a sad tale, but this is also a guy with four baby mamas and no job – can’t blame your financial advisers for that – and whose brash self-absorption is unparalleled.
All babies are beautiful. All celebrity baby names, however? Let’s just say some are better than others. Below, we rank our favorite weird ones of recent years. NOTE : We are defining weird as in unusual, not in a negative sense. If you don’t know anyone else with said name, it qualifies as unusual, even if you love it. The birth of Beyonce’s baby Blue got us thinking: Where does that little one rank? Without further ado, give it up for the (possibly stoned) parents of … 10. Pilot Inspektor. Overcompensating for your own boring name, Jason Lee? 9. Kal-El. The son of Nic Cage. Yes, Kal dash El. 8. Track and Trig. Todd and Sarah Palin’s daughters, Piper, Willow and Bristol Palin , have downright normal names compared to their brothers. 7. Blue Ivy Carter. This one’s kinda cool, but still out there. 6. Sparrow. We liked this name for Nicole Richie and Joel Madden’s second child more when we thought Sparrow was a girl. He is not a girl. 5. Jermajesty. Jermaine Jackson’s son. Yes, Jer-effing-majesty . MJ is exempt, barely, since Blanket is merely a nickname … for Prince Michael II. 4. Spec and Hud. The latter of John Cougar Mellencamp and Elaine Irwin’s sons may be sponsored by the Dept of Housing and Urban Development. 3. Bronx Mowgli. Borough of New York City + Jungle Book character = perfect baby name … at least if you’re Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz. 2. Suri. The apple of Tom and Katie’s eye. Speaking of … 1. Apple. Gwyneth and Chris take the cake on this one. What’s your favorite weird celebrity baby name?
Some Ron Paul tidbits to start off your week ( amended to eliminate some repetition from past Hit and Running): *A great complilation of ABC News clips of late showing that Ron Paul’s Iowa ground game is primo and leading: *Who understoood ahead of time what was going on with Fannie and Freddie and the housing bubble better: Newt Gingrich or Ron Paul? *For those who only want the good parts of the… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Reason Magazine – Hit & Run Discovery Date : 11/12/2011 05:06 Number of articles : 2
In 1949, President Harry Truman signed the Housing Act, which gave federal, state, and local governments unprecedented power to shape residential life. One of the Housing Act’s main initiatives – “urban renewal” – destroyed about 2,000 communities in the 1950s and ’60s and forced more than 300,000 families from their homes. Overall, about half of urban renewal’s victims were black, a reality that led… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Reason Magazine – Hit & Run Discovery Date : 28/09/2011 12:54 Number of articles : 2
At 4 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2011, TheUrbanDaily goes to the White House to ask the questions about the economy and jobs that you submitted HERE . During the press conference, you may submit questions by Tweeting them with the hashtag #WHChat. Watch the video below. Continue reading beneath the video for more details about the White House press event. JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV TheUrbanDaily (and its sister sites in the InteractiveOne family) present questions to the following administration Panelists: o Melody Barnes, Director of the Domestic Policy Council o Shaun Donovan, US Secretary for Housing and Urban Development o Marie Johns, Deputy Administrator of the US Small Business Administration o Ambassador Ron Kirk, US Trade Representative o Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama, delivers opening remarks. Tweet your questions at the hashtag #WHChat
According to reports, Anthony Michael Hall has often been seen acting aggressive outside of his unit, cursing at people who happen to be walk by, flipping them off and even attempting to squirt people with a hose … for no apparent reason. Several neighbors complained to the housing association but no action had been taken against The Breakfast Club and Weird Science star. One person tells us, “I have considered buying a gun to stay safe from Hall … he#39;s the scariest person I#39;ve ever
I may have been wrong about this Ali Larter bitch….because I called her out for having fake tits put in during her pregnancy so that she could blame the pregnancy for her new tits, cuz she never had tits and girls with no tits are always sensitive about that shit but based on these working out to lose the baby weight pics….it looks like she also lost them tits….making everything I thought about her a figment of my imagination….Crazy.
Here are some pictures of serial mom Jennifer garner showing off her panties…. This could have been erotic if it wasn’t pictures Jennifer Garner…. She’s just not hot. If anything she’s the kind of homely bitch who always looks dirty…like she has an ass that smells like feces and sweat …You know like the bitch in my housing project who doesn’t shower or change her clothes, cuz she’s too busy getting knocked up by various black dudes for the government welfare credits she gets having more kids…..only the Hollywood version…..so seeing her underwear almost makes me sick….even though I love dirty panties, but more importantly even though I know they are clean thanks to her team of housekeepers….I just never found her hot…and seeing her pregnant in a thong doesn’t turn me on like it should…it repulses me…. There’s something about her loving showing her ass she’s done it before … and I call that being a slob, disheveled and unware and here are her panties, cuz they are funny…
What is really good with Jay-Z’s old hood? In the works of Amy Winehouse — what kind of f**kery is this??? Giant rats — bigger than cats — are terrorizing the residents of the Marcy projects where Jay-Z grew up. A housing worker recently used a PITCHFORK to kill one. You’ve got to read the details: A photo making the rounds shows Housing Authority worker Jose Rivera minutes after he speared the humongous rodent with a pitchfork at the Marcy Houses. It’s covered in white fur and looks well-fed. It appears to be about three feet long, including its hideously dangling tail. And Rivera, 48, says it’s not the only one. He insists that while he was filling a rat hole last week, three came running out – but he was only able to nail one. “I hit it one time and it was still moving,” Rivera said. “I hit it another time and that’s when it died. I’m not scared of rats but I was scared of being bitten.” Naomi Colon, head of the Marcy Houses Tenant Association, said there have been sightings of the outsize rat for at least six years. “The residents have told me that they’ve seen it running around with other rats. She lived with them. She ran into the same hole they ran in.” Animal experts who viewed the picture identified the animal as a Gambian pouched rat, which is a fairly common pet rat. They’re nocturnal, can grow to three feet and four pounds or more, and live seven or eight years. Imports have been banned since 2003, when they were blamed for a monkeypox outbreak that sickened 100 people in the United States. Dr. Paul Calle, director of zoological health at the Wildlife Conservation Society, said the Marcy Houses specimen was probably an escaped or discarded pet who decided to join the regular rat race. “They are a very social animal and live in big groups in the wild. Our Norway rats are the closest big rodents it could accompany,” he said. They can even be trained to sniff out landmines or even tuberculosis. “They’re pretty remarkable animals,” Calle said. Tenants fear that the Gambian rat has been breeding with the Norway rats and spawning a super-breed of rodents – but zoo officials say not to worry. The imported rat probably wouldn’t mate with local rats, and it couldn’t reproduce if it did, because each is from a different genus, Calle said. Residents say that while the monster-sized rat may be the stuff of horror movies, the run-of-the-mill rats are an even bigger nightmare at the project where Jay-Z grew up. “Even the cats are afraid of the rats. They get together and gang up on the cats, said resident Stephanie Davis, 44. Pam Davis, 43, added, “They’re here day and night. We don’t dodge bullets. We dodge rats.They’re so big, they should charge them rent.” The New York City Housing Authority had no immediate comment. What the fizzuck!!! These nasty mofos are running around terrorizing CATS! SMH @ “We don’t dodge bullets. We dodge rats.” Source
Americans took on more debt in May and used their credit cards more for only the second time in nearly three years. Consumers stepped up their borrowing just as the economy began to slump and hiring slowed. How College Students Can Build A Simple Budget The Federal Reserve said Friday that consumer borrowing rose $5.1 billion in May, the eighth straight monthly increase. It followed a revised gain of $5.7 billion in April. Borrowing in the category that covers credit cards increased, as did borrowing in the category for auto and student loans. Borrowing is a sign of confidence in the economy. Consumers tend to take on more debt when they feel wealthier. That boosts consumer spending. Ultimately, it gives businesses more faith to expand and hire. But an increase in credit card debt can also be a sign of people falling on harder times. 7 Affordable Gifts That Build Wealth The economy added just 18,000 jobs in June, the fewest in nine months, the Labor Department said Friday. It was the second straight month of feeble job growth. The unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent, the highest rate of the year. Economists have said that temporary factors, in part, have forced some employers to scale back hiring plans. High gas prices have cut into consumer spending, which fuels 70 percent of economic activity. And supply-chain disruptions stemming from the Japan crisis have slowed U.S. manufacturing production. Economists don’t expect consumers to load up on debt the way they did during the housing boom. During that period, Americans felt wealthier and more willing to take on increased debt because of the soaring value of their homes. The Federal Reserve’s borrowing report includes auto loans, student loans and credit cards. But it excludes mortgages and loans tied to real estate.
