Click here to view this media [h/t Heather ] During tonight’s massive Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York, a local Fox News affiliate reporter and his crew found themselves on the wrong side of the NYPD. While covering the Occupy Wall Street protests on Wednesday night, Fox 5 photographer Roy Isen was hit in the eyes by mace from a police officer and Fox 5 reporter Dick Brennan was hit by… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Crooks and Liars Discovery Date : 06/10/2011 03:58 Number of articles : 3
Governor Rick Perry apologized today for calling his supporters “heartless.” “I was probably a bit over-passionate by using that word and it was inappropriate.” “Probably? The Hill Tube reported: Rick Perry said Wednesday that he was sorry for saying at … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Gateway Pundit Discovery Date : 28/09/2011 19:39 Number of articles : 2
Country cuties Makenna and Brock take a more traditional route to Boot Camp. By Adam Graham Paula Abdul Photo: Fox “The X Factor” threw viewers a few curveballs on Wednesday night’s (September 28) episode. Having been weaned on years of gag auditions from “American Idol,” we’ve been trained to pick out the phony contestants from the contenders. Or so we thought. But J. Mark Inman — a 31-year-old philosophy student who compared his life to “the algorithm for pi” — threw a wrench into that system with his bizarro take on Radiohead’s “Creep.” What does our expert think of “X Factor” so far? Find out! Backed by a stuttering electronic track he made himself, Inman — who looks exactly like the kind of person who would compare his life to the algorithm for pi — seemed as out of place as Mark Zuckerberg at a karaoke bar but had a magnetic, inexplicable confidence about him. As he took on “Creep,” he shuffled across the stage with his mock Usher moves and somehow, his subdued, off-kilter take on the alt-rock classic simply worked. Said L.A. Reid: “It sounded so bad, but felt so good.” Inman was sent through to the next round, and he seemed as shocked as anyone. Josh Krajcik, a self-described “burrito slinger” from Columbus, Ohio, also looked far from your typical pop singer, with his scruffy beard, laundry-day attire and long, greasy hair. But when he sang a deeply soulful version of Etta James’ “At Last,” the 30-year-old took the judges by surprise and was passed through to the next round. “You need to give the slinging-burritos job to somebody else,” Reid informed him. Meanwhile, producers initially presented 14-year-old Drew Ryniewicz as a bubbly Justin Bieber obsessive (she gazes at pictures of him in her bedroom and knows that his favorite colors are purple and red) and nothing more. But when she sang a down-tempo, piano-driven version of Bieber’s “Baby” that brought out an undercurrent of sadness and longing in the song, she won over even Reid, who has helped mold Bieber’s career. “You are special,” Reid told her, while Paula Abdul called Ryniewicz “commendable, original, daring and bold.” We’ll see her again in Boot Camp. And sure, Skyelor Anderson seemed odd enough; as he said himself, “You don’t find a lot of young black teenagers that sing country music.” But the 16-year-old Mississippi native showed real tenacity, singing a cappella when his backing track unexpectedly dropped out on him. The judges loved his resourcefulness and his Southern manners and sent him through. As Anderson himself said, Git-R-Done! Among the more traditional contestants introduced on Wednesday’s show were Makenna and Brock, a 22- and 18-year-old singing duo with a secret (he has a crush on her, she doesn’t know it — well, until she watched him admit it on national television, that is); Arin Ray, a 15-year-old whose “Ain’t No Sunshine” earned him four “yes” votes from the judges; 4Shore, a quartet whose version of Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road” had even songwriter Reid on his feet; Elaine Gibbs, a 53-year-old grandmother who took the judges to church with her gospelized “You’ve Got a Friend”; Tiger Budbill, a 42-year-old wedding DJ who might have the best name in the competition so far; Phillip Lomax, a 21-year-old self-described “hipster” with a 1,000-watt smile; and 17-year-old Francesca Duncan, whose version of Mariah Carey’s “Hero” earned her unanimous passing grades from the judges. The night’s biggest drama came from 19-year-old Tiah Tolliver, a deli clerk who auditioned with Shontelle’s “Impossible.” Simon Cowell and Reid let her through, but when Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger both passed, citing problems with her key, Cowell reacted by throwing a minor hissy fit and tossing his pen from his hands. Before she was dismissed, Reid convinced her to sing one more song, and Tolliver’s “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” was good enough that Scherzinger gave her a pass, allowing her through to the next round and making Cowell happy. And on this show, that may be the most important thing of all. What did you think of Wednesday’s “X Factor”? Let us know in the comments!
31-year-old Keith Peck and 55-year-old Tan Ah Juan are missing. A fishing boat carrying nine men, including the two Singaporeans, capsized after being hit by a tanker on Saturday, September 24, at 10pm. Five other Singaporeans were rescued and are now back in Singapore. They are Sim Hong Heng, Goh Kian Seng, Lim Kim Huat, Pang Way Sang and Pan Poh Loh. The Malaysian boat captain and crew were also rescued. Five Malaysian maritime officers left Tanjung Sedili at about 7am on Wednesday, setti
Although protests did not prevent the execution of Troy Davis on Wednesday night, Atlanta MCs Big Boi and Killer Mike were two of the thousands of protesters that rallied outside the Georgia State Capital and marched to the jail in Jackson, Georgia where the execution took place. Reverend Al Sharpton was also among the many supporters that took a stand for justice at the rally. As we previously reported, Davis was executed at 11:08 pm Wednesday night for the 1989 murder of off-duty Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail. Watch Big Boi, who is originally from Savannah, speaking about Troy Davis from outside the prison: SOURCE RELATED: Troy Davis Executed Killer Mike Goes In At Troy Davis Rally! [VIDEO] After #TroyDavis, Then What? A Message From Troy Davis Parole Board Stands By Their Decision To Execute Troy Davis! OutKast Signing With L.A. Reid’s Epic Records Mike Bigga AKA Killer Mike Talks New Album, ATL Face Tats & More [EXCLUSIVE] EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Big Boi Talks Solo Album, OutKast Label Drama
Big Boi spreads the word about protests in Georgia before Davis’ scheduled execution on Wednesday. By Gil Kaufman Protesters for Troy Davis gather in Atlanta on Tuesday Photo: Jessica McGowan/ Getty Images With his execution looming on Wednesday night (September 21), Georgia death-row inmate Troy Davis ‘ lawyers have been scrambling to piece together a last-minute appeal on his behalf. Davis has been fighting to win a clemency ruling that would spare him the death penalty for the 1989 killing of Georgia police officer Mark MacPhail, a crime he claims he did not commit. Time magazine reported that his lawyers offered on Tuesday to have him take a polygraph test if the pardons board would consider its results, and some of Davis’ supporters have suggested asking President Obama to intervene in the case, though legal experts said that was unlikely. A Georgia appeals panel refused the polygraph request on Wednesday in what has become the most high-profile death penalty case in the country in several years. A number of prominent hip-hop artists have taken up Davis’ cause, among them Diddy, ?uestlove, Killer Mike and Russell Simmons, as well as the ATL’s Big Boi. The Outkast co-founder has taken to his Twitter account to spread the word about the case and try to get the word out about a series of protests planned for Wednesday around the city. “Time to hit the streets people!!!! #Troydavis. Rally at the prison in Jackson Georgia 4:00 pm , time to be seen!!!!!” he wrote early Wednesday as part of a flurry of tweets about the topic. “Judge Penny Freezeman is apparently the only one that can stop the UNJUST execution of Troy Davis: 912-652-7252.” Boi’s account is full of retweets from other celebs weighing in, including Kim Kardashian, Diddy, writer Kevin Powell, Cedric the Entertainer and Marlon Wayans. “At this point if you’re in Atlanta or anywhere near, Jackson, Georgia, is where u need to be, out of towners can man the phones,” he wrote . MacPhail was working as a security guard at a Savannah, Georgia, Burger King in August 1989 when he tried to help a man who was being assaulted in a nearby parking lot. Davis was fingered as the assailant and during his 1991 trial a number of witnesses testified that they saw Davis shoot MacPhail, though a murder weapon and DNA evidence were never recovered from the scene. Ballistics tests showed that the fatal shot came from the same gun used in another shooting in which Davis was earlier convicted. Davis’ lawyers have argued that new ballistics tests disprove the prosecution’s case and that seven of the nine original eyewitnesses changed all or part of their testimony in later proceedings. The long-running case has garnered worldwide attention and Davis’ cause has been taken up by groups and individuals such as Amnesty International, the NAACP, former President Jimmy Carter, the Pope, civil rights leader Al Sharpton and former FBI director William Sessions, who’ve called on courts to grant Davis a hearing in light of the new evidence. Lawyer Brian Kammer also tried to file a last-minute appeal based on new ballistics evidence and allegations of misleading testimony used in the original trial to convict Davis, but legal experts predicted those efforts would also likely fail to spare his client’s life. Davis is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The case made it all the way to the Supreme Court last year, Davis’ lawyers failed to prove their client’s innocence. Davis has maintained his innocence all along, but prosecutors in the case have repeatedly said they feel confident that the right man was convicted. Watch ‘RapFix Live’ today at 4 pm ET on MTV.com as Big Boi and Pill discuss their protest of the Troy Davis execution with Sway. Related Artists Big Boi
Happy Wednesday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Jeremy Renner may be King … Justin Lin ducks out of the flatlining Terminator revamp… Paramount plans to spruce up the joint… The case for Netflix… and more.
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at 5.30am. A section of the provision shop was on fire but there was no one in the shop. SCDF said the fire was extinguished in 20 minutes. Seven people were taken to hospital after they suffered minor smoke inhalation from a fire at a provision shop at Blk 150A at Bishan Street 11 on Wednesday morning. They included two children aged three and six years old.
Thailand flooding, which began in the north, have hit a total of 56 provinces, with 24 still waterlogged. The homes and livelihoods of 1.9 million people have been affected, according to the government. “The weather this year is very severe and changeable,” said Chalit Damrongsak, director general of the Irrigation Department. Almost two months of severe flooding in Thailand have left at least 130 people dead, the government said Wednesday as it stepped up efforts to protect the low-lying capi
Tom Sizemore, who was jailed in 2007 after violating the terms of a suspended sentence, was arrested in the early hours under a warrant issued when he failed to turn up for a court appearance in August. Troubled actor Tom Sizemore, who starred in hit films “Saving Private Ryan” and “Black Hawk Down,” was arrested in Los Angeles early Tuesday in his latest brush with the law, police said. After spending the night in custody the 49-year-old was released on $26,000 bail, according to jail records
