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Presidential Election Results 2012: Who Will Win?

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

It’s all come down to this. Will Democratic President Barack Obama pull it out and earn another four years in the White House? Or will Republican Mitt Romney be the next Commander-in-Chief? The 2012 presidential election results will soon tell us the answer. We’ll be updating this post with the numbers as they come in. For now, and throughout the night, sound off on how you think – and want – this historic night to play out! UPDATE, 8:14 p.m. EDT: President Obama currently has 64 electoral votes to Romney’s 56, according to CNN projections. Romney leads in the popular vote, 51-48%. Battleground states Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida and New Hampshire have not been called. Polls in the western half of the U.S. are largely still open. UPDATE, 8:30 EDT: Romney 73 EV, Obama 64 after TN and OK wins. Romney leads popular vote 52-47% with around 5 percent of the vote counted. U.S. presidential election 2012: Who’d you vote for?   Barack Obama-Joe Biden Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan View Poll »

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Joe Biden Says Paul Ryan’s "Bullets Aimed at You"

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Vice President Joe Biden is at it again with his controversial remarks on the campaign trail. During a speech in Nevada, he made reference to Republican V.P. nominee Paul Ryan’s book Young Guns , which he co-wrote with other GOP Congressmen … Joe Biden: Bullets Aimed at You “They have guns but no bullets,” a member of the crowd shouted. “Unfortunately, the bullets are aimed at you,” Biden replied. The Vice President added that the GOP is dividing the U.S. by talking about “a culture of dependency.” Shortly after the rally, Ryan spokesman Brendan Buck hit back at Biden: “Today’s over-the-top rhetoric by Vice President Biden is disappointing, but not all that surprising.” “In the absence of a vision or plan to move the country forward, the vice president is left only with ugly political attacks beneath the dignity of the office he occupies.” Earlier this year, the 69-year-old Biden controversially told a Virginia audience that Mitt Romney’s economic policies would ” put y’all back in chains .” He was also criticized for his interruptive and combative nature during the vice presidential debate with Ryan earlier this month. For better or worse, that’s Biden for you. Decision 2012: Obama-Biden or Romney-Ryan?   Obama-Biden Romney-Ryan View Poll »

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For Discussion: Should We Be Offended When “Good Hair” Is Associated With Being Mixed?

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Long hair don’t care… But how bad is it that many folks assume that being mixed is a recipe for “good hair” ? The reason we ask is that we read a lengthy interview with our boo thang Elle Varner from the November issue of Sister2Sister magazine where publisher Jamie Foster Brown grills Elle about where she got her thick natural hair and starts quizzing her about her gene pool. Via the print edition of S2S : Jamie: Okay, what about that hair? Where did you get that hair from? Elle: My hair is my hair, you know? I’m Cape Verdean and Black. Jamie: But who in the family has hair like that? Does your mom have a lot of hair? Elle: My dad’s hair is thick and long, and, like, longer than mine. It’s crazy. My dad has so much hair. Jamie: He’s got long hair too? Is he mixed or anything? Elle: Yeah, he’s half Black, half Swedish. Did that offend you at all? Or did it sound like perfectly normal questions? The reason we ask is that Melanie Fiona was reamed this summer for remarks she made in an interview she did this June/July with a “black hair” magazine. Here’s the troublesome quote from the Sophisticate’s Black Hair Styles and Care Guide interview via Longing4Length.com : SBH:What’s the secret to your gorgeous long hair? Melanie Fiona: I was born with a full head of hair, and my mom wouldn’t let me cut it until I was 12! I’m mixed – my mom is Black and Portuguese and my dad is Indian so I have a good mix for growth . Elle’s answer isn’t much different from Melanie’s — the response is that their hair texture is a gene pool thing. But many folks took offense to what Melanie had to say because she chose the words “good mix for growth” but Elle’s answer implies almost the same thing. So what’s really the difference? And does it even matter? Let’s be honest, you don’t have to be “mixed” to have good hair. There are plenty of full black women with healthy heads of thick, long, natural hair. So do we all need to be re-educated about this topic? Regardless, the “exotic” girls seem to always have the most success in the entertainment business, so is this just a touchy topic for black women? Please discuss! WENN

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Hide Ya Kids: Freakazoid Teacher Fired After Ex-Student Posts Up Naked Pics Of Her On Twitter!!

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

They had an affair and homeboy put her azz on blast via twitter…SMH. What’s up with all these female teachers being attracted to high school boys ?? According to The Grio: A substitute teacher at Cosby High School in Midlothian, Virginia, has been fired for allegedly having intimate relations with a former student. WRIC-TV reported that Anna Michelle Walters, was fired on Friday when school authorities first learned of the allegations. Justin Fosters, now a college student at West Virginia University, took to Twitter on Tuesday to give a detailed account of an affair with substitute teacher, Walters, while he was a student at Cosby High School with picture proof. Chesterfield County Police are investigating how old Fosters was when the affair took place, and are also looking into claims that Walters might have been involved with other students. Fosters tweeted: “Everyone be on twitter tonight lmfao,” and then followed with “oh man s**** going down tonight please if you attend Cosby or used to please be on twitter it’ll be a treat.” Fosters then proceeded to post a naked picture of Walters, along with screenshots of text messages that were exchanged between the two. His action generated mixed reactions on the social media, as one person tweeted praises at Fosters saying: “No matter what people say @DubVeeU is a f****** boss. #BossStatus” And another person rebuked him for his antics, saying, “Hey, just want you to know That you’re a big thing in Sweden…and we all think you’re a very sad person.” It is unclear what the motivation was, that led Fosters to reveal his exploits with the substitute teacher, but some are speculating that it was part of a fraternity initiation. If she’s guilty we think her nasty azz deserves to be charged! Images via twitter

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New Black Kid On The Block : Dez Flips Covers Of “HYFR” And “I Miss You”

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

You know how we like to introduce you to promising young talent … Meet Dez, he’s a currently unsigned artist who has a mixtape “Real Talk” coming later this month. He is from Virginia but now resides in Los Angeles. Check out his covers of Wayne and Drake’s “HYFR” and Beyoncé’s “I Miss You” as well as his original “We Ride” track below. Dez is produced by production duo, The Movement, who did Jesse McCartney’s “Leavin” and Justin Bieber’s “One Time.” So what do you think? Do You Hate It Or Love It?!?! You can follow Dez on Twitter @movedez

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That’s Racist–‘Offensive’ Obama Pics Posted Up On Virginia GOP County Committee Facebook Page

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

SMH… some shady members of the Mecklenburg County, VA Republican Party aren’t apologizing for photos they posted on their Facebook page depicting President Barack Obama as a caveman and a “thug”. God Bless Freedom of Speech right?? According to The Washington Post: R. Wallace “Wally” Hudson, chairman of the Mecklenburg County Republican Committee, had vowed on Tuesday to ignore calls from the Republican Party of Virginia to take down doctored photos portraying Obama as a witch doctor, caveman and thug. He defended the images as harmless spoofs — and as a matter of free speech. State party Chairman Pat Mullins had strongly condemned the photos, saying that posting them on the unit’s Web site was “unacceptable behavior from any local unit associated with our party.” Wally’s defense… “We know our regular readers, who are good conservatives, they’re gonna get a kick out of it,” said Hudson, 55, a retired airline flight crew member who became chairman in May. “The rest of them, if they don’t want to see it, they don’t have to look at it. We don’t consider any of it racist. . . . I’m not ashamed of it. I mean, good God, you should have seen some of the images they did of George [W.] Bush. It’s freedom of speech…”If that group is that sensitive, I’m sorry, they’re just not human. It’s not American. If they’ve got a problem with it, we’re not going to change what we do.” As of today, the photos have been removed and the site was “temporarily unavailable”. We’re all for freedom of speech over here but this definitely had racist undertones. Do you think they should have been forced to remove the photos? Images via facebook

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SMH: Gay Couple Suing Republican Lawmaker In Colorado For Using Engagement Pic In Smear Campaign

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Damn, these politicians stay smearing, and unfortunately this gay couple from Jersey is the butt of one Colorado smear campaign. According to The Denver Channel: A gay couple from New Jersey is suing a group that used their engagement photo in an attack mailer against a Republican Colorado state lawmaker who supported civil unions this year. Brian Edwards and Tom Privitere, and their attorneys, talked about the lawsuit Wednesday outside federal court in Denver. “It brought back feelings of bullying in my childhood, which was startling to us,” Edward said. “Tom and I both cringe now when we see our engagement photo, a photo which will forever live on the Internet as a message of hate.” The Southern Poverty Law Center is filing the lawsuit on behalf of the couple against the Virginia-based Public Advocate of the United States. The couple was originally photographed kissing with a New York City skyline as a backdrop. The couple shared the engagement photo with family and friends through Edwards’ blog, along with photos of the couple’s wedding ceremony. The photo was altered and the couple was superimposed against a snowy backdrop with the words “State Senator Jean White’s Idea Of ‘Family Values?’” The photo was used in mailers in a June primary election involving Republicans Jean White of Hayden and Jeff Hare of Greeley. White was one of a handful of Republicans who supported a civil union bill that was blocked in the state House. “I cringe every time I look at what once was one of our favorite photos,” Edwards said. “All I see now is the defiled image used to attack our family and our community. All we want is justice for the pain that Public Advocate has caused us.” “This case is about the defilement of a beautiful moment by a group known for demonizing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community,” said Christine P. Sun, SPLC deputy legal director. “This was just a cheap way for Public Advocate to avoid having to pay for a stock photo to use in their hateful anti-gay attack ad. It was nothing short of theft.” The SPLC has labeled Public Advocate as a hate group. SMH.

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Rock The Vote: Today Is Election Day In Two Dozen States….Is Your State One Of Them? Find Out Now

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

A List Of Early Voting Dates By State Are you ready to rock the vote for the 2012 presidential election? Many people find it easier and less of a hassle to participate in early voting to avoid the long lines and chaos found on voting day. If you’re one of those people, the folks over at The Grio have pulled together a list early and absentee voting dates by state in honor of voter registration day, which is today. Peep the list and see just how early you can get to the polls and rock the vote in your state: Today is National Voter Registration Day, but it’s also Election Day in more than two dozen states. So is your state’s voting already under way? Here’s a complete list, courtesy of NBC News’ First Read and the Early Voting Information Center at Reed College. September: Sept. 6: North Carolina: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Sept. 17: Kentucky: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Indiana: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Sept. 20: Wisconsin: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Sept. 21: West Virginia: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Oklahoma: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 South Dakota: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Georgia: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Arkansas: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Idaho: Absentee, ends Nov. 2 Maryland: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Sept. 22: South Carolina: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 New Jersey: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Maine: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Michigan: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Mississippi: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 New Hampshire: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Tennessee: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Texas: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Vermont: Absentee, ends Nov. 6; Early in-person, ends Nov. 5 Delaware: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Virginia: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Louisiana: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Missouri: Absentee, ends Nov. 6 Sept. 27: Alabama: Absentee, ends Nov. 5 Wyoming: Absentee, ends Nov. 6; Early in-person, ends Nov. 5 North Dakota: Absentee, ends Nov. 5 Iowa: Absentee, ends Nov. 5; Early in-person, ends Nov.5 Illinois: Absentee, ends Nov. 5 Check out the rest of the list, which includes dates for October and November, here .

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Chris Brown Fails Drug Test, Rihanna Offers Support

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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R&B bad boy Chris Brown is back in hot water with his probation judge. Breezy failed his drug test in Virginia last June after testing…

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Wired 25: The 25 Greatest Brooklyn Anthems Ever [Listen]

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

It’s a great day for Brooklyn. As the Barclays Center opens up for the first time today, the borough with the most pride in the city has even more to stick their chest out about. Led by a ton of investors, none more famous than one Jay-Z, Brooklyn, New York will never be the same again with the opening of the Barclays Center… Continue

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