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The Original CyberLounge for Politics & Culture. Serving *Mental Martinis* - delicious thoughts to quench your thirst for infotainment.
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BET Awards Show Quickly "Overhauled" for Michael Jackson Tribute
It may not be adequately acknowledged, but the annually televised BET Awards Show is consistently the best televised music extravaganza in the business. Luckily, it just happens that tonight's BET Awards was already scheduled to air -- as it does eac...
Michael Jackson | Videos | Tears | Memories
Most of the world is in shock and mourning the death of music legend Michael Jackson, who died June 25, 2009, of cardiac arrest. Those who were in any way remotely involved with Michael Jackson are bombarding the airwaves with remembrances, recountin...
President Barack Obama - A Grand Day In History
"At last," as Beyonce sang at the Neighborhood Ball. The Obamas are in there! President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle, and daughters Malia and Sasha were a beautiful sight to behold at the swearing-in ceremony. What a handsome family, and so well-c...
Dr. Martin Luther King Tribute on Obama Inauguration Eve
In 2006, I blogged about a troubling trend I discovered regarding the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The essay, Martin Luther King: A Dream Is a Terrible Thing to Waste, tells how I was startled into awareness that there are childen who are cl...
Banks, TARP and An Electrifying Obama Option
It is past time for the banks who benefitted from the TARP (PDF of congress's update report) to come clean. Either pitch in or stop bleeding taxpayers dry. I've not seen this growing sentiment expressed with as much jolting juice as Thomas Friedman h...
Barack Obama Inauguration News and Notes
Video - Barack Obama on the Inauguration, HBO Concert & King DayThere's so much excitement -- news, events and commentary -- surrounding the inauguration of Barack Obama as president that it's tough to grasp it all. But here are links to over a d...

