Media v Economy.......

Interesting article jumping on what we were thinking. Granted the source is going to find a slant to prove their point, but interesting non-the less.

I don't necessarily buy into media bias pushing a political objective in this case. I believe it to be more sensationalism reporting than anything else. If it aint sensational and scary, people aint listening.

What's wrong with this photo

I'm conflicted on this one. I can see both sides of the argument. My final thoughts are that people should get over it and that it could have been done classier(if ratings weren't the number 1 aspect).

First of all Vogue is a Woman's magazine. The psychological affect is different on them then on men. It was probably a man who complained. This doesn't anger (all) women. Black women would get mad because they don't want to see any blackman touching a white woman so it wouldn't matter how they posed. Sistas would get mad regardless and were looking for a fault so they could act. At the same time, sistas don't read Vogue so they probably don't even know about it.

Sensitive black folks(like myself) are very concerned over the way bruthas are portrayed and displayed. We don't like to see any Blackman looking like an animal, stupid, or threatening. How many times have you seen a brutha in a suit on the cover of a magazine? You have seen one in uniform many times though. None of the other athletes are in uniform for the other photos. Lastly, the picture looks a little King-Kongish and Giselle looks like that little white girl King Kong was obsessed with.

Now that I think about it, some white people may be upset too. Any images alluding to Mandingo or black man physical prowess while in the presence of an attractive caucasian female upsets people. Not me though, I like to see the boundaries pushed.

So I say let it go and move on. It could be perceived as tasteless and for ratings but definitely not malicious.

New Issue of Vogue

Vogue's created a firestorm with a controversial cover of LeBron & Gisele. Initially, I didn't see it one way or another. I saw it and said "damn that fool's swoll".

There were some other pics they could have chosen, but they chose the one that they knew was going to give them the most publicity for free.

What you think?

Actually....

I dont keep record of what we donate. Should, but dont. Funny response. So noble of those bleeding hearts to donate and not say anything.

Stupid researchers. They should have figured that into their study.

Is there a section to report time donated and blood given on tax returns or they do that incognito as well?

All theory and hearsay, B1, until proven otherwise.

Find a study, other than your accountant and I'll humbly bow to you.....

Charitable Contributions

For tax purposes. Keep it real. I saw my accountant yesterday, and we know the reason. Liberals give stuff away and don't tell anyone. Conservatives fill out the supplemental tax forms for it so the donation is on record that's all. The tax savers just did a better job of reporting. You keep track of every cent you donate probably, like I do!

The Hypocrisy Continues........BOOOM

So it is. They're at it again. The protectors of the poor. The lobbyists for the weak. The Robin Hoods who preach distribution of money to those who don't have it. The bleeding hearts who condemn the mean hate mongering Conservatives for trying to keep those less fortunate down and poor.

Bunch of frauds.

A new study and article out from the Washington Post, "Conservatives give more to charity" punches those hypocrites in the face.

Very interesting article pointing out that those who fight for the well-being of the poor (which is OK) only wants to do it with YOUR money, Not theirs. Including the rich elitists.

The age old saying, "Practice what you Preach".

Other thoughts:
The Hypocrisy of Free Speech
The Hypocrisy of Death

Media/Economy cause and effect

This a great topic. I don't have my thoughts summarized on it yet. I will get back to it after my power walk. There are two aspects to this. There is the self fulfilling prophecy that the media deals with, and there are the financial speculators that make short term money on stocks and the economy going down. They like the recession talks because it allows to invest for decline instead of growth. Welcome to the game!!!!!

The media is a powerful entity. It's probably the most persuasive force in the world.
Because of the influx of bloggers and text messaging, they have been forced to provide updates real time instead of daily or weekly. The media gets viewers, readers and listeners attention by attaching story lines and management imposed themes to their real time stories. Hence, they have to sensationalize everything. Because there is so much coverage, judgement occurs every second. The number 1 rated stories right now are typically articles about the economy and the media is a copycat league. I think it's shady when the financial reporting media makes announcements to increase their own investment revenue and undoubtedly participates in the practice.