Minggu, 30 Agustus 2009

What Awaits Obama

When most of us return from a vacation, we think about the work awaiting us. Heads of state are no different. As U.S. President Barack Obama's weeklong Martha's Vineyard vacation in Massachusetts wraps up, it is time to do an overview of the things that await him, upon his return to the White House in Washington, DC.

Health Care

The healthcare debate has intensified, dividing Congress and the American people. It would be great if every person in the world had proper coverage and medical care, but due to financial restraints, this is not a reality at the present time.

Obama seeks to tackle this issue in America, similar to what has been done in Britain, Canada and Israel to name a few, with the latter having a type of insurance tax that covers its citizens.

Since America is one of the largest nations in the world, with over 305,000,000 people (er, that you know about, anyway) this creates a monumental task.

Wars In The Middle East

The sheer number of soldier fatalities of allied troops in the Middle East, has vaulted the subject back onto the front page on newspapers. The public in America and Britain are growing increasingly despondent and disheartened, regarding combat in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Many believe their sons and daughters fighting abroad are dying in vain, as stories have leaked regarding dozens of soldiers dying over 150 votes, in a territory not their own.

Former Vice President, Dick Cheney

I, for one, am not in favor of said combat, as Bush proved too much is hidden from the public and often lies are told to the general public.

Specialized squads that hunt terrorists, preferably bringing them back alive to face justice in official courts of law, would be a better option.

Vast combat in the form of war, has created a very high civilian and soldier death count, with financial costs that are unsustainable. In short, the wars are significantly contributing to bankrupting America.

Reforming The CIA

President Obama announced through Attorney General, Eric Holder, there will be investigations into CIA employee misconduct, regarding human rights abuses that transpired in former President George W. Bush's war on terror. Fixing that which has gone wrong at the CIA is another hurdle facing Obama.

A number of other stories broke in his absence that I'm sure he is aware of, regarding the Pentagon and the FBI.

Ted Kennedy

Robert, Ted and John Kennedy

President Obama's late friend and supporter, Ted Kennedy, passed away this week. Obama is scheduled to deliver the eulogy at his funeral.


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Sabtu, 29 Agustus 2009

Marijuana And Tar Heroin Found In Michael Jackson Home



Michael Jackson

Marijuana, Tar Heroin and bleaching cream, in addition to vast quantities of prescription meds, were found in the room of deceased pop star, Michael Jackson. This explains so much. In many of Michael's interviews, he often looked way too mellow, like he was moving in slow motion. I did wonder if he dabbled in narcotics, but it really didn't seem appropriate to write it, but since the cat's out the bag...

The sheer number of prescription meds he was taking, illustrated his addiction and that he was looking for relief and escape from something troubling him.

Dr. Conrad Murray, one of the physicians that overmedicated Michael at his request

His name was so sullied in the press, due to the child molestation accusations, which I didn't believe, but some did and really tore him to pieces in the press over it. That had to have destroyed him emotionally and I think drugs was his way of making the pain seem distant each day. It is clear, he could not deal with being Michael Jackson, anymore.

Sadly, it claimed his life, as the coroner's report released today, officially ruled his tragic death a homocide, due to "acute Propofol intoxication." It also states multiple sedatives played a contributory effect. In short, Propofol is dangerous outside of a hospital setting and mixing prescriptions meds, can lead to an overdose.

Britney Spears

Side Bar: Britney Spears springs to mind in this case as she was placed on a number of anti-anxiety and anti-psychotic prescription medications and considering she loves to drink, you have to wonder about the lack of wisdom behind it...

Michael Jackson Coroner Report -- HOMICIDE

Posted Aug 28th 2009 2:34PM - The L.A. County Coroner has just officially announced the cause of Michael Jackson's death -- Acute Propofol intoxication.

The report says "other conditions contributing to death: Benzodiazepine effect." Benzodiazepines are a group of drugs (see below) used to treat anxiety and insomnia.

The manner of death is ruled: "HOMICIDE." The Coroner did not release the full autopsy report -- just a press notice. It goes on:

The drugs PROPOFOL and LORAZEPAM (Ativan) were found to be the primary drugs responsible for Mr. Jackson's death.

Other drugs detected were: Midazolam (Versed), Diazepam (Valium), Lidocaine (topical anesthetic) and Ephedrine (used to treat hypotension associated with anesthesia)...

http://www.tmz.com

UPDATED: Unsealed Michael Jackson Search Warrants Reveal Drugs At Home

FIRST PUBLISHED: August 27, 2009 6:23 PM EDT - Search warrants in the Michael Jackson death investigation, which were unsealed on Thursday, have revealed that drugs including marijuana and a host of prescriptions were found at the late singer’s rented Los Angeles home.

According to the released documents, authorities recovered two different portions of marijuana, one weighing 14.89 gg and another weighing 11.40 gg, both in bags. In addition, paraphernalia often used to roll marijuana was also found, including cigarette papers and two empty cigarette packs, the Los Angeles Police Department Property Report revealed. It was not clear where in the home the other items were uncovered.

Other items recovered according to the property report included pill bottles containing Temazepan, which according to drugs.com, can be prescribed for sleeplessness; a tube containing Benoquin ointment – a prescription generally used to treat Vitiligo; a bottle containing Valisone ointment, which can be used for skin problems; a box of Nystatin, an anti-fungal medication, and Triamcinolone ointment – a steroid for inflammation, allergic disorders and skin conditions, and vials of Latanoprost, which is aimed at reducing pressure in the eye...

http://www.accesshollywood.com

Chris Brown Being Investigated Again

Chris Brown

Sony artist Chris Brown is under investigation again, for violating the terms of his probation, which a judge just issued this week. He went out partying in a club, the very same night the order was decreed in court, in a venue whose primary business is alcohol, but that wasn't the only problem.

Brown is 20, which makes him too young to be in a club that serves alcohol and thus, he has violated the terms of his probation. It only took him about 5 hours to violate it. Keep this up, Chris and you'll be in prison in no time.

Rihanna

Note to Chris: there is a difference between jail and federal prison and your butt will not thank you for it.

In other news, if Brown is still free next week (smirk) he is scheduled for an appearance on the Larry King show. King is a good interviewer, but I'd rather Nancy Grace interview Chris (grin). Those of you who have seen her in action, know why (LOL).

BROWN 'BROKE RULES OF PROBATION' WITH NIGHTCLUB VISIT

28 August 2009 08:07 - CHRIS BROWN could live to regret his celebratory night out in Los Angeles hours after he was sentenced for beating up ex-girlfriend RIHANNA - he broke the rules of his probation as he was too young to be in a club...

Brown shocked fans by showing little remorse over the vicious attack by heading for a night out on the town at West Hollywood hotspot Guys and Dolls...

Now he is facing a possible investigation into his actions - as, at 20 years old, he is too young to enter nightclubs and bars in America, according to strict U.S. drinking age limits...
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Los Angeles Probation Department spokeswoman Kari Webb tells E! News, "It (breaking probation) won't be taken lightly. If you break the law, you're in trouble."...

http://www.contactmusic.com

Lindsay Lohan Caught Stealing Again

Is there a type of rehab for thieves, as Lindsay Lohan is at it again. She's stolen copyrights, clothes, shoes and jewelry. Recently, in a very embarrassing incident, the police were called in London, England, over the one time actress stealing $500,000 worth of jewelry from an Elle magazine photo shoot, which the publication borrowed from a renowned designer.

According to Radar Online, another jewelry store, XIV Karats in Beverly Hills, has denounced Lindsay's thievery, stating she borrowed $2,000,000 in jewelry and refuses to return it.

Considering her track record, lending her anything was a risky proposition. She is a full-fledged, unreformed drug addict that's blown almost all her money. If you lend Lindsay anything of value, it is going to end up in a pawn shop, going for far less than it is worth.

She is going around the industry offering sex for favors and roles, as the studios do not want to work with her, due to the fact she takes no pride in her work, is unprofessional and a psychotic Kabbalah kleptomaniac, stealing from everyone, left, right and center.

Some establishments need assistance in determining what is good publicity, as merely having a notable name does not spell credibility with audiences. Having Lindsay Lohan and certain other fallen stars wearing your product, is not a good endorsement, as due to their behavior, it devalues the brand. Once again, not all publicity is good publicity. It's a risky association you don't want the public making.

Jewelry Store Demands Lindsay Return $2 Million in Jewels

August 28, 2009 - Lindsay Lohan is back in the press again. Trouble just seems to find her. The latest is that Lilo has been accused of taking expensive jewelry from posh Beverly Hills store XIV Karats, and hasn’t returned them.

According to Radaronline, Lindsay had the jewelry on loan from the store from over two months ago. When she was contacted about returning them, Lindsay simply said she didn't have them...

http://www.hollyscoop.com

Obama's Economy

The Wall Street Journal published a video, going over some of the talking points of the economic crisis, such as the role former President Bush played in creating it and the part President Obama currently holds.

The Journal expressed something I've asserted as well. The fact President Obama inherited an economy in severe decline, does not mean history will exempt him for blame, if he fails to curb its descent, by reining in spending.

As I've stated before, increased spending poses a threat to Obama's legacy, if his plans do not pan out. Reformation in the form of cost cuts, wherever they can be made, is critical to national recovery.

Pentagon Profiling Reporters

...For Neutralization

The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia (USA)

An explosive article published this week stated, the U.S. Pentagon, which houses the Department of Defense, who ironically appear in this Column's site statistics as frequent visitors, has been profiling journalists, selecting candidates for neutralization, based on their negative coverage of combat in the Middle East.

The Constitution guarantees Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Press, yet the Defense Department, is behaving in a manner contrary to the law of the land.

What is the Defense Department going to do about the many thousand reporters around the world writing about the wars in the Middle East in a very unflattering manner? Are people supposed to be happy and cheerful at the fact civilians and soldiers are dying for wars many do not understand or support.

Files prove Pentagon is profiling reporters

Thursday, August 27, 2009 - WASHINGTON — Contrary to the insistence of Pentagon officials this week that they are not rating the work of reporters covering U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Stars and Stripes has obtained documents that prove that reporters’ coverage is being graded as “positive,” “neutral” or “negative.”

Moreover, the documents — recent confidential profiles of the work of individual reporters prepared by a Pentagon contractor — indicate that the ratings are intended to help Pentagon image-makers manipulate the types of stories that reporters produce while they are embedded with U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

This pie chart was extracted from a report by The Rendon Group, evaluating the focus of coverage by a reporter for a major U.S. newspaper. It indicates the firm’s conclusion that the reporter’s coverage was 83.33 percent neutral and 16.67 percent negative in relation to the military’s mission objectives.

One reporter on the staff of one of America’s pre-eminent newspapers is rated in a Pentagon report as “neutral to positive” in his coverage of the U.S. military. Any negative stories he writes “could possibly be neutralized” by feeding him mitigating quotes from military officials.

Another reporter, from a TV station, provides coverage from a “subjective angle,” according to his Pentagon profile. Steering him toward covering “the positive work of a successful operation” could “result in favorable coverage.”

The new revelations of the Pentagon’s attempts to shape war coverage come as senior Defense Department officials are acknowledging increasing concern over recent opinion polls showing declining popular American support for the Afghan war...

“These ground rules recognize the inherent right of the media to cover combat operations and are in no way intended to prevent release of embarrassing, negative or derogatory information,” reads the “News Media Ground Rules” issued by U.S. military officials for embedded reporters in Iraq.

Several professional journalists’ groups as well as media ethicists criticized the Pentagon’s attempts to rate and manipulate reporters. And at least one military official with knowledge of the profiling system has also begun to raise objections.

“It’s troubling that the military is contracting a private PR firm, paid with U.S. taxpayer dollars, to profile individual reporters,” said one servicemember who declined to be identified for fear of official retribution. “It shows utter contempt for the Constitution, which we in the service pledge our lives to defend.”

http://www.stripes.com

FBI Blogger Called For Lynching Of Black Woman

Hal Turner

White Supremacist, FBI Blogger, Hal Turner, who was a paid informant of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, openly called for the lynching of a former black congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney.

He referred to her as, "A violent, black, racist, bi**h’ whose lynching would teach other Blacks that ‘white people are tired of your bull***t, behave or die.’" Yes, he did.

Turner was on the FBI's payroll, under FBI Director Robert S. Mueller's supervision, while he spewed this racist bile, endangering her life.

Is this what the FBI thinks of black people - that we can be endangered to make arrests in order to extract more funding from Congress, via taxpayer money, which gets stolen, anyway (For reference, see millions in missing computer system money).

It is so appalling and irresponsible. Who in their right mind could think such a thing was a good idea. Does the FBI have no oversight!

How does the FBI justify this appalling conduct, from a man they trained to incite violence, as court documents attest, to enable them to meet headquarters' arrest quotas, also known as entrapment.

It wasn't until he called for the death of white judges that the FBI finally decided to arrest their own paid informant. Too bad you can't get a refund.

However, that's very telling. What a terrible double standard, as every life is valuable. What if someone publicly put a target on FBI Director Robert Mueller's back or that of his kids and grandkids, calling for their deaths online and on the radio. He would be angry.

FBI Director Robert Mueller

He would have been so enraged and locked them up immediately. However, in his mind, it is okay for a paid FBI informant to call for the death of a black member of the U.S. Congress, with no penalty and not so much as a word from the FBI.

That's called corruption. You endangered her very life in allowing him to do such a thing. What if someone had killed McKinney? What would the FBI have said. Once again, irresponsible!

Upon learning of this news, when Turner was arrested recently, McKinney stated, "“[I]t has just now come to my attention that a ‘journalist’ who suggested that I be lynched was actually being paid by our own government to say that. Now, when I reported it to the FBI, how in the world was I to know that he was at that time on the FBI’s payroll?”

Lynching of Cynthia McKinney urged by ‘journalist’ trained and paid by FBI

August 24, 2009 - Hal Turner called her ‘a violent, black, racist, bi**h’ whose lynching would teach other Blacks that ‘white people are tired of your bull****, behave or die.’

“[I]t has just now come to my attention that a ‘journalist’ who suggested that I be lynched was actually being paid by our own government to say that. Now, when I reported it to the FBI, how in the world was I to know that he was at that time on the FBI’s payroll?”

“Hate blogger” Hal Turner’s lawyer said last week, and prosecutors agreed, that Turner was “trained by the FBI on how to be deliberately provocative” and “worked for the FBI from 2002 to 2007 as an ‘agent provocateur’ and was taught by the agency ‘what he could say that wouldn’t be crossing the line.’”

Turner is being charged with making death threats against Connecticut legislators and Illinois judges and is apparently going to claim that his actions were legal because he did the same sort of thing when employed by the FBI. In an Associated Press story published Aug. 18, Katie Nelson writes:

“Prosecutors have acknowledged that Turner was an informant who spied on radical right-wing organizations, but the defense has said Turner was not working for the FBI when he allegedly made threats against Connecticut legislators and wrote that three federal judges in Illinois deserved to die.

“‘But if you compare anything that he did say when he was operating, there was no difference. No difference whatsoever,’ [his lawyer] said.”...

McKinney wrote in her email: “Interesting that charges stem from his comments against Connecticut lawmakers and Illinois judges, but not from the threat made against me, a sitting Member of Congress at the time!” And apparently the threat against McKinney was made when Turner admits to having been on the FBI payroll.

John Judge, who worked for McKinney, writes of Turner:

“This is the guy who announced a program topic suggesting that Cynthia McKinney be lynched on her way to the polls to vote in 2006 and published her campaign office address on the website. He asked how she would look swinging at the end of a rope and what message it would send to other ‘uppity’ Blacks. I called NJ Homeland Security and FBI at the time …. The FBI agent I spoke to said, ‘We know all about Mr. Turner.’ Looks like they did.”

“LYNCHING CONGRESSWOMAN CYNTHIA MCKINNEY: SHOULD IT BE DONE BEFORE HER JULY 18 PRIMARY ELECTION?

“Tune-in to ‘The Hal Turner Show’ this Wednesday evening from 9:00-11:00 PM eastern US time as we talk about this topic!...“Turner promotes antisemitism (including the rounding up and killing of Jews), he opposes the existence of the state of Israel and he denies the Holocaust.

“According to the Associated Press, Hal Turner has exposed through his attorney that he worked for the FBI from 2002 to 2007 as an ‘agent provocateur’ and ‘his job was basically to publish information which would cause other parties to act in a manner which would lead to their arrest.’

http://www.sfbayview.com

R. Allen Stanford Hospitalized

R. Allen Stanford

It seems the news that his chief financial officer, James M. Davis, flipped and took a plea deal from the government, was too much for fraudulent financier R. Allen Stanford to take and he was hospitalized with an irregular heartbeat and elevated pulse.

I'm sure some of his fleeced investors developed an irregular heartbeat and elevated pulse as well, when they learned he stole their life savings, squandering it on living lavishly.

Accused financier Stanford hospitalized

HOUSTON — Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, jailed on charges of bilking investors out of $7 billion, was hospitalized Thursday with an irregular heartbeat and high pulse, just hours before his ex-finance chief became the first person to plead guilty in the case.

Stanford was set to appear in a Houston federal courtroom for a hearing on whether he can get a new attorney. His current lawyer, Dick DeGuerin, has asked for permission to quit the case because he doesn't have assurances he will be paid. DeGuerin said he didn't know what Stanford's medical condition was.

In the same courtroom, Stanford's former chief financial officer, James M. Davis, pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts: conspiracy to commit mail, wire and securities fraud; mail fraud; and conspiracy to obstruct a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation.

"I did wrong. I'm sorry. I apologize. I take responsibility for my actions," Davis, 60, said as he left the federal courthouse after his hearing.

Davis' attorney David Finn said his client has been cooperating with prosecutors for the last six months and the guilty plea is part of a deal with the Justice Department in exchange for a possible reduced sentence.

Davis faces up to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced. While a sentencing date of Nov. 20 was set, Finn said he believes that will be delayed.

As part of his plea agreement, Davis was also ordered to forfeit $1 billion in proceeds he made from his illegal actions...

http://www.google.com

Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Baby Names

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

If vain, adulterous celebrity couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt decide to have another baby, to add to their brood of 100, I have devised the perfect name for the little tot.

Since celebrities love giving their children unusual names, such as Rumer (I think "Chin Willis" would have been more appropriate) Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt could name their next baby "Arm." Get it, Arm Pitt, pronounced armpit (the body part).

Speaking of Brad the dad Pitt, his former co-star, Michael Madsen, recently stated, ""Everybody's had enough of Brad Pitt. I've seen enough of him for a lifetime."

Indeed, as TMZ ran a cocky poll believing everyone adored Brad and thus he could say and do anything he wanted and get away with it.

However, when they asked site readers if Pitt could say or do anything and get away with it, a whopping 70% of the tens of thousands of respondents, voted a resounding "No" which prompted TMZ to quickly delete the poll from their website.

Brad Pitt Slammed by Former Co-Star

Posted Aug 19th 2009 1:20AM by TMZ Staff - ...Michael Madsen, who was also in "Thelma & Louise," definitely wasn't joking around when he totally slammed Pitt to our photog at LAX, saying "Everybody's had enough of Brad Pitt. I've seen enough of him for a lifetime."...

http://www.tmz.com

"Jennifer's Body" Is A "Carrie" Reboot Pt. 2

Vile!

This is a follow up to yesterday's article, Jennifer's Body" Is A "Carrie" Reboot, where I stated it is a rip-off of the preexisting film "Carrie" starring Sissy Spacek.

I did a brief search online for some info and stumbled across an article featuring the writer of "Jennifer's Body" a woman named, Diablo Cody. It turns out "Carrie" is listed as one of her top ten favorite films. So, can we take it you are going to rip-off the other nine films on the list.

writer Diablo Cody and actress Megan Fox

"10. Carrie in "Carrie" (Sissy Spacek): This girl geek doesn't just turn the tables — she upends the entire fri**in' prom. When one of Carrie's tormenters gets clocked with a fire hose, it's one of the best "h*** yeah!" moments in cinema history. And somehow Spacek made a bucket of red corn syrup look like haute couture."

http://www.mtv.com

Usher's Divorce Is Not Final

Usher and Tameka Raymond

All the people that grew excited over items on the internet implying Sony singer Usher, has divorced his wife, Tameka Foster, in a legal action that was finalized, were gleeful in vain, as a spokesperson for her has denied the story.

Some state Usher had a prenuptial agreement, giving his wife very little. However, as she has acquired very expensive tastes during their marriage, I question whether she will walk away with very little. She might even break her word and challenge this so-called prenup people are referring to, in order to maintain a lavish lifestyle in Atlanta.

She currently lives in a $4 million dollar property he purchased at her insistence. She also treated herself to expensive jewels, designer clothes and lavish parties.

For her to give that up cold turkey, would be surprising and as such, I think she would hold out for as much of his money as possible.

Their marriage has been a relatively short one and Tameka certainly did not contribute to his success. However, she did have a serious hand in the downfall of his career and the massive sales decline that accompanied it.

Usher, 30 and one of his girlfriends, Def Jam Records' Gracie Miguel, 42

Therefore, she cannot use the argument in court wives sometimes do, stating they helped their husbands' careers.

Some women actually do help their husbands' careers, but sadly for Usher, Tameka cost him a lot of money via lost revenue. He was at the top of the charts when they began openly dating and less than a year into the marriage, his career hit the skids.

In other news, Tameka continues to blame her woes in the black community, on being a dark skinned black woman, which is completely untrue. Dark skinned black women such as Iman and Jessica White are gorgeous, well liked and have successful, high profile careers.

People did not take to Tameka, because she fought Usher's mother, audience, staff and publicists, to name a few. They viewed her as a villain and an avarice, with a criminal record for financial fraud, who was out to get Usher's money.

Usher wearing a Kabbalah bracelet on his right hand

Usher too has consistently made many poor choices. Taking up with a married woman, Tameka, was one of them. He also insulted his fans for her.

Not to mention, he joined Kabbalah, a sick cult that has destroyed the career, sanity and personal lives of its members. For further reference see Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Mischa Barton, Britney Spears, Chris Brown and Rihanna, who've all experienced brushes with the law and bouts of insanity since joining.

Side Bar: with his career hitting the skids, very little money coming in, his restaurant/wine bar closing after failing, a few mortgages on multi-million dollar mansions, taxes, insurance, maintenance fees, staff, several car notes and a taste for very expensive clothes and shoes, plus this divorce settlement to Tameka looming, how is Usher going to pay for all this.

Rep Calls Tameka, Usher Divorce Finalization False

Earlier this week, news broke that billed Usher and Tameka Foster Raymond’s divorce as finalized. According to Foster-Raymond’s rep, that is completely untrue. “The finalization of the divorce is absolutely not true,” the mother of five’s rep told Singersroom Wednesday...

http://blog.singersroom.com

Original article about the divorce being finalized: http://www.bvbuzz.com

R 'n' B singer has shoe fetish, owns over 10,000 pairs

(23/8/2009) - R 'n' B singer Usher has revealed that he has fetish for shoes and that he has collected over 10,000 pairs over the years..."I even ask myself, 'Are you serious?' It's ridiculous. I go from Timberlands and Hi-Tec to Balenciaga and Lanvin. I have someone going to pick up the new red Nike Jordans for me right now," he said.

The 30-year-old also has an addiction to unusual watches. "I own about 80 watches. I travel with at least four. They're not all high-end... They range from Cartier and Rolex to Seiko and G-Shock. It's about what suits me at that moment. I also have hundreds of suits. Designer Tom Ford fits me really well," he said...

http://www.hindustantimes.com

Obama Seeks Promo Assistance From Docs

U.S. President Barack Obama has been urging doctors to promote his health care initiatives, which have come under intense scrutiny from conservatives, due to the price tag.

I am of the belief, President Obama's first step should be health care reform, in reducing costs as much as possible, across the board, from pharmaceutical companies to hospitals to doctors to insurance companies.

The problem is there are well funded entities in America that like things the way they are, in the currently broken system, because they are making a fortune from overcharging everyday people.

Drug companies often cannot justify the expensive prices of their products. However, as they are in a sense, holding sick people ransom, in exchange for massive revenues, they are allowed to name their price.

Another area of significant cost is hospital imaging (MRIs, CT Scans, EMGs, EKGs). I speak from experience.

For technology that has been around for some time, it is still very expensive. The government would do well to find a way to alleviate costs associated with imaging, which would save paying patients, Medicare and Medicaid significant sums of money.

Obama asks docs to promote health care fix

WASHINGTON — The White House is asking doctors to help promote its drive to overhaul health care, marking an effort by President Barack Obama to regain momentum on the issue.

White House health advisers held an hourlong conference call Tuesday night with close to 3,000 physicians and officials of their professional groups in which they tried drumming up support by answering questions and describing the administration's goals, participants said.

Before the call, the White House e-mailed a 12-page booklet to medical associations titled "Doctors for Health Insurance Reform." The brochure stated the administration's case for revamping the nation's health care system and suggested ways doctors could call attention to the issue.

Among the suggestions: Hosting local events on health care, giving tours of hospitals or designating a "Health Insurance Reform Week" during which events could be staged around the country....

http://www.google.com

CIA Hurting Its Credibility With Hypocrisy

"Ex-CIA Officer: Torture Investigation a Must"

A former CIA employee, Robert Baer, stated the intelligence agency needs to clean up its act and gain credibility, as in its current state, it will not have any true effectiveness in the world, committing human rights abuses, it is telling other nations to desist.

This premise holds true of any government. In order to be effective, one must lead by example, or one will be disregarded and disbelieved.

President Obama closing Gitmo and CIA prisons was a good step in the right direction, regarding these matters. Releasing CIA torture documents and investigating abuses is also another plus.

The CIA now needs to do its part to discontinue abuses, act with integrity, in accordance with domestic and international law, to complete the revamp.

Because as it stands, the CIA is a byword in the world and the agency is looked upon with great suspicion in America as well.

Let's face it, the CIA is not liked in the world. Other governments hear the letters "CIA" and they close off, thinking the worst, assuming something or someone is about to be toppled.

This cannot be necessary in maintaining an empire that was severely damaged by former President George W. Bush and seeks to rise from the economic and diplomatic ashes.

Michael Jackson Employees Seek To Speak Out

Michael Jackson

According to published reports, employees of the late singer, Michael Jackson, wish to speak out, regarding what they saw the day he died.

Jackson's doctors' stories do not add up and the police are being lied to as they attempt to piece together what transpired on the day of his death.

Anyone that disputes the premise, several sedatives and Propofol, administered hours apart, within a 12 hour period, is deadly, is very naive or seeking to excuse very poor conduct.

Dr. Murray wouldn't have ingested all the drugs he gave Michael, in what amounts to half a day. Dr. Klein wouldn't have ingested all the drugs he was giving Michael for years, to feed his addiction. They took massive risks with Jackson's life, in open contradiction to the Hippocratic Oath and federal and state statutes.

If one is going to overmedicate patients to such extremes, one is just as dangerous as a drug pusher on the corner, selling illegal narcotics. When the end result is the same, a deadly overdose, how different are you from the drug dealer.

When you have to hide in secret to obtain copious amounts of controlled substances, prescription meds, use fake names and bypass state and federal law to obtain it, how is that much different from a drug dealer bringing in illegal shipments of narcotics? Because you have a medical degree and the drug dealer doesn't, you are somehow better?

Jackson's doctors that violated the law, wanted the money to maintain their lavish lifestyles. Now, his doctors need to face the music, pardon the pun, like men and accept the legal consequences of their misconduct.

It is better to be a physician in a clinic earning less wages, than a doctor making big money off unlawfully drugging up a pop star with prescription meds.

What honor is there in making someone sick, when you are supposed to be a doctor curing them. That's an oxymoron.

Jackson Employees Want to Speak Out Regarding Singer’s Death

8/26/09, 10:06 am EST - Two employees of Michael Jackson who were present in the singer’s home on June 25th want to help investigators piece together the events leading up to the star’s death. Michael Amir, Jackson’s personal assistant, and Alberto Alvarez, a security guard who reportedly placed the 911 call demanding an ambulance, had brief informal talks with police the day Jackson died, but their lawyer Carl Douglas says the two men can shed new light on the June 25th timeline, the Los Angeles Times reports.

For instance, at 12:13 p.m. on June 25th, Amir received a panicked four-second message from Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, that essentially said, “Come quick.” Nine minutes later, paramedics were called to Jackson’s home. Douglas said both of his clients are eager to share more information with authorities but have so far been stonewalled. However, Douglas wouldn’t elaborate on what other information his clients might tell authorities.

“We arranged two separate occasions for LAPD investigators to meet with my clients. My clients came early wearing suits and ties. The first meeting was canceled and rescheduled. The second meeting I had to call them to inquire about the [detectives’] absence,” Douglas told the LAT...

http://www.rollingstone.com

Jumat, 28 Agustus 2009

Chris Brown Lacks Decorum

Chris Brown partying last night (photo credit: Ability)

Sony singer Chris Brown is specializing in bad taste, as he went out to a club partying last night, after a judge sentenced him for beating up girlfriend, Rihanna.

He also violated his probation by going to the club, the terms of which, bar him from entering an establishment whose primary business is serving liquor.

Celebrities can be very undisciplined people, which will make the sheer amount of items the judge ordered Brown to complete, as apart of his probation, quite a tall order that is sure to irritate him.

Rihanna

In other news, photos surfaced of Brown breaking the law in February, spraying graffiti on a wall in Los Angeles.

Chris Brown -- Guys and Close Calls

Posted Aug 26th 2009 7:28PM - How's this for chatter, your honor? Chris Brown may have violated his probation just hours after he was sentenced ... but a technicality will probably save him.

The probation report states that Brown must "abstain from the use of all alcoholic beverages and stay out of places where they are the chief item of sale."

Brown was at Guys and Dolls nightclub last night in West Hollywood, partying away. Guys and Dolls sells food, but it's chief item of sale is liquor...

http://www.tmz.com

Chris Brown Graffiti Artist - Yes, It's Against The Law!

Posted on Aug 26, 2009 @ 01:44PM - RadarOnline.com has exclusively obtained these never-seen-before images of the R&B singer spray painting a wall -- an act that is a misdemeanor crime in Los Angeles.

A source close to Brown tells RadarOnline.com that the incident happened in downtown L.A. this past February, the same month of his well-publicized altercation with ex-girlfriend Rihanna, which left the Umbrella singer beaten and bruised.

Brown was taking publicity shots by the Los Angeles River in downtown Los Angeles, which is close to his recording studio. Saggy-pant tagger Brown, who was accompanied by several friends, decided to spray paint a face and tag his nickname -- "Breezy" -- on the wall in an unplanned, against-the-law display of artistry...

http://www.radaronline.com

Shocking Photos: Chris Brown Parties After Being Sentenced For Beating Rihanna

Aug 26, 2009 @ 11:17AM - Chris Brown has said he is “ashamed and embarrassed” by his actions the night he brutally beat his then-girlfriend Rihanna – so it may shock you to see photos of the R&B singer partying only hours after he was sentenced by a judge in Los Angeles, California!

Brown -- wearing a gray vest with a yellow heart on it -- was snapped Tuesday night dancing the night away at a club called Guys and Dolls in Hollywood. At one point, the Forever singer appears to be on top of a table clapping and singing along with the music. He even had a “dance off” with a guy at the club.

The Forever singer was seen laughing and joking with an entourage of girls, and despite the fact that he pleaded guilty to felony assault, more than a dozen girls took photos with him...

http://www.radaronline.com

Kim Zolciak's "Tardy For The Party"

This week, I heard a painful song by "The Real Housewives Of Atlanta" star, Kim Zolciak, titled "Don't Be Tardy For The Party" and I must state, it is cringe inducing.

When the baritone track came on, it made my eyelashes stand up in fright, which I didn't know was possible (joking). However, the song proves, it's who you know and not what you know that counts in Hollywood.

Side Bar: the song's melody sounds like the refrain of Michael Jackson's "Startin' Something." You know Michael is rolling in his grave at where his melody landed. Bad enough overdosing, but this too...

Side Bar #2: Isn't she supposed to be a country music singer? Then, why is she releasing a techno song?

"Jennifer's Body" Is A "Carrie" Reboot

writer Diablo Cody and actress (LOL) Megan Fox

While reading the entertainment news today, being the film buff I am, it dawned on me, Megan Fox's forthcoming weird, twisted film "Jennifer's Body" is just an unauthorized reboot of the film "Carrie."

The 1976 movie "Carrie" was about a female high school virgin, taunted by classmates, who goes on a devilish rampage, killing people at her school.

Megan Fox, in what is thought to be a prom scene, looks like actress Cissy Spacek in "Carrie" during the scene she wears a white dress to the prom and starts killing people, getting their blood on her dress.

Either way, both films are sick and here's hoping this new Fox film doesn't give any teens inspiration to pull a mimic, much like a certain bit of entertainment motivated the Columbine killers.

Sony's Sour Grapes

Howard Stringer

Sony has a bad case of sour grapes, coveting Nintendo's success in taking gaming mainstream, whilst discounting the company in attempting to steal that title. Sony has no class whatsoever. It is amazing the lows they stoop to, resentful of other's accomplishments, they often pilfer.

In other Sony news, they are being accused of ripping off Twitter, for a new venture they've recently unveiled.

Sony is not contributing anything to the marketplace, just stealing from merchants all over the world, illegally claiming other people's protected intellectual property as their own.

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Sony: We broke the mainstream barrier, not Nintendo

08.25.2009, Jim Sterling - Many people would claim that it was the Wii that truly cracked the mainstream audience and brought gaming to a whole new demographic. However, those are people who inhabit reality, and not the bizarre fantasy realm that Sony executives live in while they lick hallucinogenic toads and quaff vast amounts of LSD. According to Kaz Hirai it's the PS2, not the Wii, that brought gaming to the general public.

"The most successful console is still the PS2 and it's still going strong," claims Hirai, comparing a console released nine years ago to a console released three years ago. "I think that's the console that really broke the barrier from videogames being just for videogamers into more of a mass market on a global basis. Nintendo's obviously done a great job in following that mass acceptance."

Yes, because it's the PlayStation 2 that is known to all soccer moms, gets played in retirement homes, and has enjoyed mainstream press coverage since it was released.

Seriously, Sony truly is stocked to the gills with some of the most deluded, logic-leaping nutcases the industry has ever seen. What is it about being in third place that instantly renders a company out-of-touch and completely insane? Oh well, at least it must be fun living in a world where all the clouds have smiles and marshmallow elephants tuck you into beds made out of money and sugardrops.

http://www.destructoid.com

Sony Launches Words Move Me, A Literary Twitter Clone

http://www.washingtonpost.com

Obama's Conundrums

As U.S. President Barack Obama's poll numbers continue to slide, he has found an unlikely ally in former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro. He attributes the opposition to Obama's ideas to racism from the right wing, who dislike the President for being black.

Certainly, there are right wing hate groups making active threats on Obama's life, while others utter slurs every chance they get.

There are also some Republicans who are racists and unable to adapt to the idea of a black President (hey, be happy he is not using pseudo-words like "misunderestimate").

However, to be fair, as a black person, while he has done some good, I have to state, some of Obama's ideas make me somewhat uneasy for the simple reason I do not believe they will work:

1) $1 trillion in government spending to boost the economy is too much.
2) Health care ideas in their current form need to be redone.
3) Approving the stem cell bill was not a good moral choice.
4.) There are too many troops in the Middle East and it is going to be messy and financially costly.
5.) The public and some sectors of the government, does not know America's true financial books, which bars proper financial planning.

As the first black President, I do not wish for him to fail, but I'd be a real hypocrite if I stated I approve of all his ideas, knowing full well the aforementioned five are going to be far more trouble than they are worth.

A lot of his ideas also suffer from bad economic timing, based on what he walked into as President - it was like stepping into a pile of doodoo Bush left behind (bad economy, bad war, bad diplomacy).

Respectfully, you will look back and see what I'm stating is not unsound, as it is simple economics. By God's grace, I have been right before.

However, on Obama's current path, he has not gone astray like Bush did, who plumbed the lowest depths of immorality, liked it and stayed there.

Fidel Castro says racist right-wingers fight Obama

Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:06am EDT - HAVANA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is trying to make positive changes in the United States, but is being fought at every turn by right-wingers who hate him because he is black, former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday.

In an unusually conciliatory column in the state-run media, Castro said Obama had inherited many problems from his predecessor, George W. Bush, and was trying to resolve them. But the "powerful extreme right won't be happy with anything that diminishes their prerogatives in the slightest way."

Obama does not want to change the U.S. political and economic system, but "in spite of that, the extreme right hates him for being African-American and fights what the president does to improve the deteriorated image of that country," Castro wrote.

"I don't have the slightest doubt that the racist right will do everything possible to wear him down, blocking his program to get him out of the game one way or another, at the least political cost," he said...

http://www.reuters.com

White House projects bigger deficits, bigger debt

Tuesday Aug 25, 9:44 am ET - WASHINGTON – The federal government faces exploding deficits and mounting debt over the next decade, White House officials predicted Tuesday in a fiscal assessment far bleaker than what the Obama administration had estimated just a few months ago.

Figures released by the White House budget office foresee a cumulative $9 trillion deficit from 2010-2019, $2 trillion more than the administration estimated in May. Moreover, the figures show the public debt doubling by 2019 and reaching three-quarters the size of the entire national economy.

Obama economic adviser Christina Romer predicted unemployment could reach 10 percent this year and begin a slow decline next year. Still, she said, the average unemployment will be 9.3 in 2009 and 9.8 percent in 2010...

http://news.yahoo.com



FBI Director Mueller Slammed In Scotland

Video: Scottish Government Defends Bomber's Release - The Associated Press

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller is being slammed by the Scottish government for a caustic letter he wrote, condemning them for releasing, Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, who is dying of terminal cancer.

I certainly do not believe he should have been freed, but rather forced to live out his years in prison for crimes against humanity. However, Robert Mueller is in no position to criticize anyone with his track record.

Mueller, as head of the FBI, inexplicably has murderers running loose and for several years looked the other way to the criminal misconduct of men like Bernard Madoff and R. Allen Stanford.

It was revealed, he knew for years they were breaking the law and did absolutely nothing to stop them, which would have saved investors billions.

Not to mention, he was at the helm of the FBI when 9/11 happened, which the Bureau could have prevented had HQ not stonewalled its own agents for corrupt purposes. Thousands died, which is way more than the fatalities in the Lockerbie bombing. How do you explain terrorists having a lower body count than you, Mr. Mueller.

Robert Mueller

Your negligence is downright bloodcurdling, as terrorists are boldly proclaiming they shall launch new attacks and I don't doubt they will try.

However, knowing you are in charge of national security should alarm anyone, after what you let happen the first time, on September 11th.

Washington, D.C., New York, New York and Los Angeles, California, among other cities, are prime targets for terrorists with no mercy, yet the FBI is still in a terrible state of disarray thanks to you.

I am of the belief, you could care less about criminals being freed, as you've illustrated with your negligent conduct in numerous cases, including the aforementioned. What you dislike is the fact a case you worked on as prosecutor, has been undone, via freeing a terrorist after 8-years of what should have been a life sentence.

Side Bar: Mr. Mueller, what about the Bush family's special relationship with the Bin Ladens, prior to Osama flipping his lid. Why was his family allowed safe passage out of America during Bush's term, right after 9/11 happened. Why was the CIA in bed with Bin Laden prior to the bombings. Why was the Iraq war, that was concocted by Bush and Cheney on deliberately flawed intelligence, fought for oil and not for freedom. If you are going to throw stones, Mr. Mueller, make sure you don't live in a glass house.

FBI chief's attack 'out of order'

Mr Mueller suggested that Megrahi's release showed support for terrorists. Former Scottish First Minister Henry McLeish has described comments by the FBI chief on the Lockerbie bomber's release as "totally out of order".

Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill freed terminally ill Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds on Thursday.

FBI director Robert Mueller said the decision gave "comfort to terrorists". Mr McLeish said it was an unfair slur on the Scots justice system. A former lord advocate said it was "appalling".

Megrahi, who has always claimed his innocence, served seven years, five months and four days of his life sentence for the bombing of the Pan Am jet over Lockerbie in 1988, in which 270 people died.

Since the 57-year-old's release, Mr MacAskill has been criticised for his decision, particularly from relatives of Americans killed in the bombing.

Mr Mueller, who was the US Assistant Attorney General responsible for the Lockerbie investigation, said he was outraged by the release, which he said made a mockery of the grief of the victims' families and undermined the rule of law.

In a letter to the justice secretary, he wrote: "Your action in releasing Megrahi is as inexplicable as it is detrimental to the cause of justice. Indeed your action makes a mockery of the rule of law.
Col Gaddafi with Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi...

"Your action gives comfort to terrorists around the world who now believe that regardless of the quality of the investigation, the conviction by jury after the defendant is given all due process, and sentence appropriate to the crime, the terrorist will be freed by one man's exercise of 'compassion'.

"Your action rewards a terrorist even though he never admitted to his role in this act of mass murder and even though neither he nor the government of Libya ever disclosed the names and roles of others who were responsible."

However, Henry McLeish said Mr Mueller's intervention was "totally out of order".

"Let's as Scots, despite the adversity, be conscious that it is Scotland and our criminal justice system which holds its head high throughout the world," he told BBC Radio Scotland.

"It doesn't help if some ill-informed remarks are made by the director of the FBI towards that when it's, quite frankly, none of his business.

"It would be the equivalent of the Metropolitan Police chief writing to Barack Obama to complain about a decision that has been made.

"He has a view - fine - but that was a slur on the Scottish justice system that we didn't deserve as part of the wider debate."...

http://news.bbc.co.uk

FBI Has File On Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Roughly two months ago, I stated on the site, someone should request Michael Jackson's FBI file, under the Freedom of Information Act.

Someone did and yesterday, to their surprise, expecting him not to have a file, they were told in writing, the FBI has 600 pages on the singer.

FBI's Michael Jackson File = 591 Pages

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - When I submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for any records they may have in their archive on Michael Jackson, I expected the agency would reply saying they didn't locate any such records, or that there were only a handful on pages on the late entertainer. I was wrong.

A letter from the FBI yesterday informs me they've located close to 600 pages on him. As I've learned from years of filing these sort of FOIAs, it's going to be a while before anything is released, and, when pages are eventually provided to me, they could be quite mundane.

Here's the FBI letter on my Michael Jackson FOIA:

http://mpetrelis.blogspot.com

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Jackson's Death Sparks Foul Play Questions

Video: Jackson Meds Explained - CBSNewsOnline

It's amazing that both Latoya Jackson and a former friend of deceased singer, Michael Jackson, named Dr. Susan Etok, publicly imply, there was a conspiracy to kill the star, by "a consortium of companies" looking to steal his assets.

Some valued his net worth at $500,000,000, which I disputed a month ago, as being over $1 billion, due to music publishing rights. In documents released yesterday on the TMZ site, it was revealed, Jackson's net worth is indeed $1.3 billion.

Considering what I went through in conduct that endangered my life, spearheaded by Hollywood individuals, acting in concert with each other, to criminally divide up my preexisting, multi-billion dollar valued Copyrighted Catalog, in conduct that can only be described as a sick Hollywood cabal, I don't doubt that's possible.

Regarding Hollywood, I have never encountered such a despicable, money hungry, sick set of people in all my life. Hollywood worships money and is willing to do anything to get it, including commissioned murder.

One of the massive side effects of this misconduct is people in the rest of the nation and around the world, watch the criminal activity pouring out of Hollywood, aghast and decide it is too risky and potentially deadly to do business with them.

Latoya, Michael and Janet Jackson in 2004

If Congress and federal law enforcement did a better job of actually upholding existing laws, these things could never happen.

How is it a good thing to have people all over America and across the globe, looking on at the entertainment industry, stating one should avoid doing business with Hollywood at all costs, lest they form a cabal and try to have you murdered to steal your assets. It also delivers a terrible blow to human rights.

Dr. Susan Etok

But federal law enforcement and Congress are quite out of touch with the public and reality, otherwise they would realize, the severe plummet in CD, DVD, concert and ticket sales (constantly forcing Hollywood to raise prices) comes from the fact, the rest of America and the world are tired of the appalling conduct they witness coming out of Hollywood. It is a massive turn off.

La Toya Jackson: Michael's Death Ruling is a Conspiracy Theory

August 24, 2009 - ... A source close to the Jackson family tells Access Hollywood, “La Toya knew it the second she heard he was dead. [Michael] had been telling her for the longest [time] that they were going to kill him and she knows all the players involved.”

“Wait until you see how everything unfolds. It’s going to be the biggest conspiracy of all times.”

That’s a pretty shocking allegation! We wonder what La Toya thinks Michael’s doctors were hiding from him! It’s so scary, because it definitely seems like at the time of his death, Michael was at the mercy of the people who could give him the drugs he apparently thought he needed...

http://www.hollyscoop.com