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Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Written by Black Entertainment USA
Call me silly, but where is the consistency? That is meant for PETA.
I’m no great fan of PETA, I find them to be fanatical which to me infers that they are wrong as is any fanatic. But they are generally the first to speak out on […]
Book Review: Elusive Peace by Douglas E. Noll
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Written by Michael Vass
We had hoped to have this review of Elusive Peace: How Modern Diplomatic Strategies Could Better Resolve World Conflicts by Douglas Noll, available at the beginning of May but as we have stated before life intrudes sometimes. We apologize to Blue Dot Literary and Prometheus Books, who provided […]
President Obama’s Libya speech - a commentary by Michael Vass
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Written by VASS -political commentary
There are a couple of thoughts that were presented by President Obama tonight on his discussion about Libya that just required a response. I want to address thouse thoughts now.
[Quotes are taken from PBS transcription]
“But when our interests and values are at stake, we have a […]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey’s HR 391 - reward for an illegal alien
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Written by VASS - political commentary
Once we started to look at what Rep. Maurice Hinchey has done to date in the 112th Congress, we became curious about HR 391. Why exactly has Rep. Hinchey decided to take on the plight of this one illegal alien? Is this worth the attention of […]
A day with George Phillips on the campaign trail - unfettered access revealed pt 2
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Written by Michael Vass
Continuing from Part 1
Upon entering the Kingston, New York Holliday Inn, George Phillips met with Mayor Ed Koch and Ronald Lauder for a quick bite and to discuss various campaign and political matters. Michael Vass did not enter or attend this meeting. Instead we went over to the […]
World Cup controversy - America denied win
Rating 3.71 out of 5
[?]Written by Black Entertainment USA
This is incredible. There is no question that Team USA played poorly in the first half of the match against Group C rival Slovenia. Equally there is no question that the pace of the game stepped up in the second half.
After a rallying goal at 47:33 in […]
Feds refuse to obey law - blame Arizona
Rating 4.57 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Breaking News Blog
Written by VASS
The most shocking news was announced at 1pm today. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced, via John Morton, it is considering NOT acting on illegal aliens sent to it by the State of Arizona. In effect it is a federal agency that is […]
Robin Williams vs. Australia - Williams is right
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Black & White Blog
Written by Black Entertainment USA
Australia seems to have less love for Robin Williams of late. The feeling might well be shared in reverse.
Robin Williams actually started all the fuss. He was on the David Letterman Show, and at 4:01 on the video he talks about Australia. […]
What England is saying about playing team USA
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Breaking News Blog
Written by Black Entertainment USA
Well it only took a second before fans of the US soccer team felt a twinge of pain today. Once we found out that were were playing England in the first match of the World Cup group play the plan became who else […]
546 days and counting
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Breaking News Blog
Written by Michael Vass
So after much thought I’ve come to conclude this about President Obama’s speech at West Point. In one of the shortest speeches ever uttered by President Obama (including during the 2007 - 2008 election cycle) the world was told
A) America will surge in Afghanistan
B) […]
How to lose a girlfriend like a rockstar
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Hollywood Gossip Blog
Written by Black Entertainment USA
The world of entertainers and that of the rest of the us are very different. Take the example of Robbie Williams. This is a man that in any other circumstance would be sure to be single.
Robbie Williams was in Australia and being interviewed […]
Glenn Beck asks - win or leave Afghanistan
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Breaking News Blog
Written by Michael Vass
For some time now I have been discussing the indecision of President Obama in regard to our troops in Afghanistan (as well as Iraq with President Bush). I believe I have made my views very clear on this issue. America needs to take a […]
Consequences of 9/11 trials in New York build globally
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by All American Blog
Written by Michael Vass
I don’t know how many people noticed this. It’s not the biggest news in regard to the 9/11 trials that are going to happen in NYC. But the ramifications of this trial, and how that affects Germany, is critical to Americans sleeping at night.
As […]
Afghanistan - the war President Obama wanted
Rating 3.50 out of 5
[?]Submitted by All American Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Since there seems to be plenty of time before President Obama takes any action in the war America should be fighting (Afghanistan according to his campaign promises), I thought I might take a look at who is doing something there.
There are 39 countries with […]
Annie Lennox SING’s Woman of Peace
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Hollywood Gossip Blog
Written by Black Entertainment USA
For those that may not have been paying attention, AIDS has not been cured. Nor has the number of people getting HIV stopped. It’s not popular to talk about such things, but that may be part of why Annie Lennox has been doing […]
Movie Preview: 2012
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Hollywood Gossip Blog
Written by Black Entertainment USA
Well it’s almost a year to the day that I mentioned 2012, and one thing is certain. The hype surrounding that date, and likely this movie, is only growing with time.
There wasn’t a lot known in 2008 about this film - other than […]
Afghanistan. Does President Obama remeber that country?
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Written by Michael Vass
During the Presidential campaign of 2008, President Obama made statements of no uncertianty about Afghanistan. He stated clearly that Iraq was the wrong place for American troops to be fighting. He stated that Osama Bin Laden was in Afghanistan, and he was going to make sure that was […]
That’s what I call a stimulus
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Businessman’s Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Among the many things that Germans are known for, efficiency is perhaps the top of the list that comes to mind. So it may be no surprise that a select group of German businesses have found a way to really stimulate consumers.
The key to the […]
France and Australia have more in common than you think
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Black and White Blog
Written by Black Entertainment USA
Wait, France and Australia? They are on opposite sides of the world. Literally. They don’t have a share history. The people in Australia like beer, France has wine. Australia is mostly a big desert known for Mad Max and Mel Gibson. France […]
It’s great to be a rockstar politician
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Breaking News Blog
Written by Michael Vass
President Obama is a rockstar. Seriously he makes Al Gore look like a kid on American Idol. And nothing says that more clearly than the Nobel Peace Prize of 2009.
President Obama has won the Nobel for
“his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and […]
Australia - A great country if you are White
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Black and White Blog
Written by Black Entertainment USA
If you haven’t heard about this yet, I am sure that you will soon. Harry Connick Jr. was in Australia recently, on a program that some of my older readers will recognize as a copy of The Gong Show. Basically it was […]
Iran and nukes? Afghanistan? Nope, Copenhagen and the Olympics
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submiytted by All American Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Chicago wants the 2016 Olympics. At least that’s what Oprah Winfrey, the mayor, and President Obama think. Which is the problem.
I really could care less if Chicago got the Olympics of not (and neither do many Chicago residents). I don’t like the city, as […]
Iran and nukes? Afghanistan? Nope, Coppenhagen and the Olympics
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Breaking News Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Chicago wants the 2016 Olympics. At least that’s what Oprah Winfrey, the mayor, and President Obama think. Which is the problem.
I really could care less if Chicago got the Olympics of not (and neither do many Chicago residents). I don’t like the city, as […]
Watching
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by The Poetry Blog
Written by Black Entertainment USA
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experience = wisdom
wisdom = age
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As grey invades black
bones begin to ache
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reflections over time
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seeing youth through experienced eyes
by Michael Vass
Annie Leonard - Story of Stuff misrepresentations
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Breaking News Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Wow. That’s the word I am left with when I listened to Annie Leonard. The amount of things that she gets completely wrong with her Story of Stuff is amazing. And to think that this is targeted towards kids. It’s insulting.
I bet most of […]
