I'm trifling.

I recently learned about the Black Masculinity Writing Competition sponsored by the National Black Programming Consortium and the writer Greg Tate. Of course, being a young black male, I was intrigued by the subject and the opportunity to show off my loudest and most audacious opinion -- especially since I feel that pop culture and our elders give guys in my age group a bad rap. I made several mental notes on what I would write, and even talked up the contest to a few friends.

But I missed the deadline for submission.

Trifling black man, right?

In a way, my tiny lapse represents an element of black masculinity. Talking a good game, but when the time comes to deliver, being elsewhere or doing otherwise. To be fair, to err is human. No subgroup of people deserves the brunt of being seen as the most noncommittal or irresponsible. Yet, this is uniquely "common" among black men today.

This is the part of the piece where I'm supposed to talk about how often I hear black women complain about how "no-good" we are (and how defensive I get), or how ashamed I am of how so many of our men and boys are lost in wanting to be pimps and thugs (and how the best I can do is to just represent the best way I can and hope they/white people notice), and lament how there just doesn't seem to be any models of Malcolm, Martin, and Medgar left (but slide in how I will be the next in line) -- but all of this is preposterous.

Yes, there are partial truths in each of those arguments, but no matter how many opinions and staged dialogues we "just put out there," anything resembling progress will be elusive until we change the starting assumptions. The "black community" has never been and will never be uniform. While black men face common enemies, tactics to defeat those enemies will need to be focused, and as diverse as our individual sub-communities are. And quaint though it may sound, it may just take on brother who cares to take on the task of helping another. No more grandstanding. No more big talk.

Let's just get to work to be the difference where we can. And at the very least, work on being on time, because no one really wants to be, well, trifling.

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Chris Rock, "Bring the Pain (1996)" [Excerpt]

Today me and DJ Fishr Pryce pulled up next to a vampire pimp - decked to the nines.
Dead and long fake hair, inches of makeup, great sunglasses, and dressed like your everyday mid-17th century upscale pimp - not these budget mu'fuckas we be getting round here most of the time.

Holla if you've ever been slapped by a light skinned black dude vampire pimp.

Reflect: Yo you gotta pull up man, I can't be beside this guy.
Fishr: YO!!!
Laughter, and we pull up a car length...
Fishr: That guy could slap you from here.
Reflect: Such a pimp.
Fishr: He could slap you from his car to here, and the money in your wallet would be gone afterwards.

We wish we could share a photo of this marvelous, dangerous creature - but we tried and the photo came out like this:

Well I telll you what there are women who spend money like it is going out of fashion are those who are married to rich husbands and do not think about money but usually women do not play with money. You see that is what people do not get that women are are usually very quick to adapt to changing circumstances. With all these rising prices, men are not really adapting well to the inflation but women are already implementing changes, the lady at Afrobella talks about how she is letting StarBucks go but she has already found a recipe online to do her DIY tea frappucino. How many men have even thought about cutting their coffee budget ? You see men just think it is five dollars on coffee, it does not a big difference in the long term. What they forget is it adds up.

Men are much more likely to waste money with gadgets and showy cars. When was the last time you saw a woman driving an expensive car and living in the projects? Women are more practical and less keen impress others because all sports cars are vehicles to showboat. Why are women more prudent with money? Women are always looking for a sense of security and when the money in the bank have have fulfilled that need.

But then, a later article announced that "...In all, authorities arrested 345 people — including 290 adult prostitutes — during the operation that ended this week. Since 2003, 308 pimps and hookers have been convicted in state and federal courts of forcing youngsters into prostitution, and 433 child victims have been rescued, Mueller said." was reported from the AP on Pimps arrested, kids rescued in prostitution busts . So, what happens now? Will the pimps and assorted scourge get off? Will the children really be protected and 'free' from this enslavement. Will our courts now consider OUR children as throw aways as this article describes and not effectively protect them from these savages?

So what's the deal here? We set those children 'free' only to end back into the arms of those enemies of youth? What is really being decided in our courts that will actually protect the youth of our great country and the people who care about them? I fear a true mockery of 'justice' by the justice of our own courts.

What do you think?

WE HAVE CHURCHS HERE. (Churchs the fast food place not the big..you know..god temple). We were doing quicktrack which is basically a 40 minute survey about fast food restaurants but there were some special 2-4 minute ones where they just question specific fast-food places like Churchs or Round Table's Pizza. I remember someone commenting to me about doing a 2-3 minute survey about Churchs - it was really hard to complete because no one ate there. So I was amused when I was walking in San Jose and saw Churchs Chicken as a fast food place, I was like, "OMFG WE HAVE CHURCHS. I DO SURVEYS ABOUT THAT. NO ONE EATS THERE. OMFG LET'S GO THERE TO MAKE SURE IT EXISTS *points*"

So at work, who basically hires who-ever speaks good enough English, this consists of criminals, criminals who have been to prison, ex-gang members, part/full time pimps, ex-cops, ex-marines, the ghetto, the broke, part-time hookers, and basically what ever you can think of.

I hang out with the Ghetto and the Criminals and sometimes like...one ex-marine, but it's mostly criminals. I.E I hang out with the interesting people. Though, one would think that the ghetto people aren't that interesting. I dunno, it's amusing when they're talking about what STD they might have contracted while kissing that rat. (Okay that didn't happen). Well, I find that the ghetto people are more straight forward and it most certainly beats the conversations where people are giving other people advice on how to live their life and whose boyfriend she's cheating on and who will be a good match to date and...blah. Plus I find their vocabulary very entertaining.

Also, you learn at lot from criminals...not in like the 'create a crime' kinda way but more in the, 'how to concealed yourself while walking in the streets' or 'how to avoid other crimmials'...which now that I think about sort of leads up to creating a crime but that's not what I'm using it for.

The part time pimp knows....a hella a lot of hookers obviously and he was pointing out who's who. He was surprise to see this one girl there (at work) so he went up to her and went, "Sooooo, does your boyfriend know what you do on the weekends?" I laughed so loud.

I eat with an ex-gang member everyonce in a while. It's nice to know that you're hanging out with a really cool -most likely- murderer. (I mean that in no harsh way. It really is). He teaches me a lot of things..not to make it sound that I'll be joining some sort of gang in order to prove my self-worth or anything. The fact that he's an ex-gang member and is still living shows that there's intelligence.

So I know how much hookers make in a night, I know that I will never want to join a gang, nor go to prison, and I learned a new dialect of English.

Going to work is actually kinda cool.

The Last Stand, by Seattle Washington

For some of us it is fast approaching, for some of us it is here and for some of us it’s already too late. Some of us have been chasing it down since birth, others avoiding it like it was death itself. And now people are arguing for the right to do it just as much as people argue over when to do it. What am I talking about?

Marriage.

It’s a widely known practice that’s about as puzzling as my intro. No one quite knows what to do once you get into it, but they damn sure know how they feel about it. Me? Like many men I’m conflicted. On one hand, it’s tough enough being a boyfriend. I consistently take a beating, my freedom is slipping away and I’m losing my mind because I have more pussy (cat) thrown at me now than when I was single. Honestly ladies, it’s like those damn AXE body spray commercials. On the other hand, I don’t want to be that old dude in the club. And no matter what any dude tells you, that’s always in the back of his mind.

That thought was reinforced this past weekend when I saw one in full action. A sixty-year old white man was chillin at a lounge I frequent dressed in slacks and a striped button down. Unfortunately for me he decided he wasn’t going to button the appropriate amount of buttons, so his aged taco meat was showing as well as his tight ass gold chain. And I don’t mean tight like it was hot. No no no. I mean tight as in it was going to pop off and fly in someone’s drink if he turned his head too quickly. On top of all that, he was accompanied by a thirty something year old Asian woman who was an escort. Just to clarify, I’m not hating. I’ve seen a sugar daddy in action, shit it’s still a back up plan of mine, but this was far from it. She was definitely an escort. He was paying for the pum pum. And that’s not good in my book.

So, what am I left to do? I’m far from ready to settle down, put up the white picket fence, have a few golden retrievers running around the yard and be tackled by some kids calling me daddy. Shit I’m still thankful, yes thankful; I didn’t have any calls on Fathers’ Day. (Shout out to the Black Men doing their thing though! What up Pops!!!) But my lady, like many others, has a biological clock and now that it has started ringing somehow I need to wake up. So far I’ve been successful in treating it like any other clock. I’ve hit the snooze, rolled over, put the pillow over my head and gone back into blissful sleep. But that isn’t going to last very long. I’m going to have to get up and face that new day when it’s “we”, not “me”, when I have a miniature billboard on my ring finger announcing my status and the only alone time I will ever have will be when I’m at work and when I take a shit.

I’m not ready for that. I like my freedom. Shit my ancestors fought for it for years! I’m not ready for the last stand. But what other choice do I have? The Washington name, and good looks for that matter, needs to carry on. I guess all I can do is go out on my terms. At least that’s what I’ll tell myself.

And as I write this, my girlfriend calls. I swear you girls have a 6^th sense... To be continued, hopefully.

Who in the hell is Seattle Washington?

Seattle Washington is a young Chocolate brother in a Milky world, fighting his way to the top. He plays the game like Jordan and Pippen in their primes and only bags the finest dimes. Keep a look out for future entries from Mr. Washington.

In reading NewsWithViews today I came across an article that was rather stunning in its conclusions. A lot of it I agree with, but some of it leaves me flat or full of disagreement. The parts I'm in agreement with I'll put down first, then get to the disagreement part last and explain WHY I disagree with it...

1. Harassment: Buying out, discrediting, harassing by any and all means, using the IRS, using negative, disparaging and secret info on them, snooping in their lives and projects. These are only a few of the methods used.

2. Population Control: Invented food shortages, water contamination, lack of space, depletion of "green” are maneuvers to slice off 2/3rd of the world’s six-billion citizens, and save themselves, while allowing death and other horrors to befall the other 4-billion.

3. Contamination: Any form of poisoning will kill a sizeable population, and this can be targeted. The elite can contaminate our water supplies and food resources (genetically modified food may be exemplary), and despoil our land (soil impregnated with bacteria, oil and other toxic spills).

Think tomatoes, spinach, etc.

4. Detainment Camps: Holding areas, termination, enslavement, emphasis on police state and martial law inciting fear and distrust in the population.

5. Moral Corruption: Destruction of home-taught values such as anti-Americanism, anti-patriotism, and anti-traditionalism.

One has only to look at those in Congress, our religious leaders, etc. to see this is true.

6. Diversity: “Political correctness”, forcing us to show tolerance, understanding and acceptance for values we do not believe in. Censorship and hate crimes are also a means for forcing undesirable changes down our throats.

7. Racial Dissension: “Divide and conquer.” This is a method they use to create conflict among races and nationalities.

You have only to look at the illegal immigration issue to see this one is true. While those on the side of law and order are called racists because we want the laws of the land enforced, those on the other side believe we hate them as a race, which is insane!

8. and 9. I currently disagree with so will bring them up later.

10. Remiss Authority Figures: The Elite encourage children to resist authority, on one hand, while wanting them to mindlessly obey, on the other.

This is so very true here. Since laws on child abuse have changed, the ability of parents to discipline their children properly has been taken away in the unbalanced *fear* of the child being abused. Is it any wonder then that parents are afraid of their children when with one phone call a parent can be accused of child abuse and their lives torn apart???

11. Failing Educational System: Education is the key approach for altering children’s beliefs.

I was listening to Lou Dobbs the other night and he stated that the young people of today feel that the World Courts should take precedence over the United States Laws and courts. I was totally shocked by this knowing it means our children are being programmed to the new world order already. How anyone can even think that any other law from anywhere else can supersede American Laws is beyond me!

12. I have issues with this one also and so will bring it up later...

13. Drugs/Alcohol:Breeding a society of chemically abused and dependent individuals is one way to get people to accept matters contrary to their morals, and to rely on the government to help them get through it.

Considering the commercials today for depression, sinus problems, male erectile dysfunction, etc., I can only agree with this one! Also, there is so much disinformation about things already on the market such as cigarettes and smoking. I am truly dumbfounded by how reactionary people are to propaganda instead of finding out the facts for themselves. Once the facts are known, once a person realizes how they are being manipulated, they can fight back, but until then, there is no perspective... Oh yes, and lets not forget how maligned natural herbs are nowadays.

14. I have issues with this one also...

15. Chaos: A maneuver to keep us bewildered. Conflicting issues via the Hegelian Dialectics keep the masses on edge, doubting, and confused, as well as sidetracked from the real issues they want to forward.

Think about the current candidates for president here. Makes sense doesn't it?

16. Cover-ups: What the Illuminati don’t want us to know, they cover up by disposing of the people, making them “disappear,” or placing vital documents under “classified,” or through throwing out red herrings at us. Whistleblowers are often destroyed career-wise, or personally mocked, or injured, and even murdered. Underground and black ops are keys to cover-ups. Propagation of conspiracies is a game for them and a way for them to conflict the masses. Intentional leaks are one of their prescribed methods for conditioning us to their intent and for confusing us.

This I couldn't agree with more. I've watched this one happen personally.

17. Environment: Using global warming as a “unifying issue,” deceiving people into believing that the issue is real, when in reality hundreds of scientists who are not given print can testify against it. Thus the environment is used as a weapon to employ the Elitist’s objectives and to create a common mantra—a religion of its own. Added to this are sustainable development and eminent domain (taking commoners’ lands for their own purposes), and controlled weather (HAARP--High frequency Active Auroral Research Program and other weather weapons), among other processes.

And you thought all these weather *disasters* were natural? You thought the sudden droughts, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes were natural? That all these 500 year cycles were natural??? Did I mention I had some beach-front property here in Arizona for sale?

18. Destroying the Workforce: Damaging treaties (GATT, NAFTA, etc.) created the massive loss of jobs in our country via outsourcing and the erosion of our industries. America has been minimized as a strong nation and castrated as a super power.

This truly needs no comment from me, but as I've watched this happen, as I've watched big corporations become power brokers and demanding the rights of individuals in this country, as I've watched those in Congress worship those with money and power, I want to puke knowing the degradation of our Country is the cost of greed and avarice from our elected officials.

19. Crimes: A society frightened of being murdered, raped, beaten, held hostage, hijacked, or kidnapped, or victims of vehicular deaths, road rage, and "suicided,” among other abominable offenses, is a society wailing for security, in spite of lost rights. This, then, is just one more method of cuckolding us into ceding our rights to Big Brother. The ICC (International Criminal Court) was created to imprison people of different cultures, including Americans. The protection of hard core, guilty criminals is also symptomatic of a failing country.

Think bush here. No charges have been brought to bear on this despot tyrant with delusions of grandeur, not for torture, not for lying to us after 9-11, not for giving our country away, not for all the usurpation of power, nor the abuses of our Constitutional rights. Think of airport screenings of our citizens while leaving our ports and borders wide open. Just what kind of sense does that make??? Who is the criminal here?

20. Terrorism: The Powers keep us in a state of trepidation over terrorism—real or contrived—and cause us to cede our freedoms for protection. 2001's 9/11 caused a major breakdown of the U.S. Constitution, the infringement of rights and policies through Homeland Security, the Patriot Act, biochips, and soon-to-come Martial Law; hence, the concentration camps for those who balk against the Police State or promote dissension.

This has got to be one of my favorite subjects! The word is so broad and encompassing as to make you look for a boogyman around every corner while never actually seeing one, but s/he could be there... They hype you up on fear but give it no direction. Just making you fearful all the time.

21. Slavery and Prostitution: Many people, especially younger ones, are rounded up in clandestine ways and are forced into slavery or prostitution. They may be stolen during the night, taken coming and going from school, or whisked off in parking lots. They are often earmarked by the Powers who want young maidens or lads to "entertain” visiting dignitaries or foreign VIPs who abuse the kids and sell them to slave masters, pimps, and other black market factions.

Since there is no cumulative data on missing persons in this country I can neither agree nor disagree with this statement. I have to express my reservations although I do believe that things like this DO happen. On how large a scale? Then again, it could simply be just the criminal element...

22. Genocide: A method for wiping out an entire society for depopulation purposes, for government gain, for eliminating enemies, for creating a super race by purging traits deemed negative.

Consider the violence in Darfur, the Congo, and elsewhere. It isn't hard to find places on this earth where today genocide is being practiced. Think HIV/AIDS which was knowingly created by giving tainted blood to hemophiliacs by the very companies that were producing the blood supplies. Companies like Bayer, you know, the one you can trust??? Ya, right!

23. Decision Makers: The Illuminati’s power shores them up to decide who the next president or prime minister will be, who will receive grants and government funding, and anything else that affect us on a personal and national level.

This is something I've been saying for a while now. Been trying to tell you guys through this blog about Obama, Clinton, and McCain. Is there anyone listening? Programming of the masses, drinking the Kool-Aid, we are destroyed...

24. Diseases: The introduction of HIV, the rise of once eliminated childhood diseases, biochem warfare, and the growing number of unknown bacterial and viral diseases are representative of their manipulations. They can put substances into drinking water; they’ve introduced cell phones knowing the dangers of cancer; and they’ve used microwaves and other technologies against us, as well as various forms of experimentation.

Think also of Gulf War Syndrome, Agent Orange victims who continue to suffer, and anything else that comes to mind... The truth is out there, but you won't like it. Especially not when you realize it is coming from those you are supposed to have faith and trust in...

25. Computerization/Technology: Consider nanochips (teeny tiny robots can be placed in humans to control them), robotic reproduction (the ability of robots and computers to reproduce), and GTWA (Global Technology World Alliance which is a secret society developing and working with advanced technology to achieve control and denomination of international supremacy and economics. Bluetooth, Wii and other high-tech tools, along with laser and advanced weaponry (stun guns, particle beams) are also tools for fully establishing the NWO. The Elite have secret labs and black ops; yet, they won’t support scientists and researchers who create inventions or medications for the good of mankind.

There are tons of articles on the net concerning this technology. I've only included four links to this section where I could have added tons more. Knowing your enemy gives you the power to deal with them.

26. UFOs: They can be used to instill paralyzing dread in us if they tell us that an invasion is real.

27. Economy: In order for the Elite to completely take over the world, they have to capture the economic sector to create a one-world economy, as seen in the collapse of the American dollar, along with merging the U.S., Canada and America into one of the ten regions.

Think SPP, think Amero, just think...

28. I have issues with this one so will bring it up in a bit...

29. UN: Most damaging for American citizens is the UN which strives to undermine our country, reduce our spending power, eliminate our freedoms, lower us to third world status, make us pay for other countries’ problems, and rape of us of everything that once made us powerful. Doing this allows the NWO to weaken the most prevailing muscle in the world so that we have no strength to fight any of their programs.

I couldn't agree with this one more! And worst of all is the complicity of our supposed leadership, Congress and the Presidential Administration. They betray us at every turn.

30. Confiscation of Rights: The NWO Elitists can’t fully stage their takeover until our country is disarmed, as an armed citizenry can fight back. The day they take our guns is the total end of our sovereignty and our country.

Think about David Olofson and other cases such as his. Think about Compean and Ramos and the despicable way they have all been treated by those supposed to uphold and serve the public interest. Think about the courts that allowed this to happen and haven't yet done anything to rectify matters...

31. Secret societies: They will never admit that these societies exist and that they are the muscle behind the authority. Symbolism is one facet of them, and they use newspapers, radio airwaves, and TV to subliminally pass messages to one another.

When I found this link, it was startling, to say the least. Enjoy... Secret Societies

32. Mind Control: The government and their counterparts are most adept in brainwashing techniques using a litany of resources, such as drugs (MKUltra, LSD), projects (Project Monarch, Phoenix), propaganda (constant bombardment of untruths and omissions by the media), cults/programming (groups giving up their individuality and blindly following some unstable leader).

To get the unedited version you really will need to go to the original article. I don't like the religious spin these authors take and so edit out a lot of that. But, I've also put in all the links the author didn't bother to...

33. Media Mergers: The Illuminati own all the major media in print, television, radio, music, and theater. They create conglomerates and monopolies. Doing this gives them control over everything we watch, read, and listen to.

Now see, I would never make a statement like this without providing proof, which the author doesn't do. My opinion is that this could either be true or false, I have no clue and there is no proof. I know that the media is owned by about 5 different corporations which has done much to give us the unreliable, sound-byte only garbage they call news today. Watch any cable news station and you will see that each says basically the same thing and has almost exactly the same news bytes for stories...

34. Corrupt Government: CIA drugs and arm smuggling, bought politicians, undercover dealings, disinformation, lies and distortions, blackmail, constant deceptions are all part of their bid for a one world government. Disinformation is a major means of confusing us, which they do through false media reports, chain letters, the articles they place on the internet, and the rumors they start.

Considering the past 7.5 years of corruption, lies, delusions of grandeur, etc., I'd say this was at least mostly true. I can't say for all of it, we definitely know they have used torture and other means as well.

35. Lack of Missile Defense: An unarmed America is akin to a fire in a theater with no exits. While other countries are building their arsenals, we’re minimizing ours. Disarmament and the decline of our militia, and thus our ability to defend ourselves, certainly mean defeat even before a conflict breaks out.

Considering the rest of the arsenal, perhaps missiles aren't so necessary?

36. Decline of Military: Our military lacks the self-confidence, the manpower, the equipment and the technology needed to fight opposing forces, and is compromised in morality and morale through unnecessary wars that are not intended to be won.

Of more concern to me are those "military corporations" such as Blackwater and others.

37. Passing of EOs: EOs (Executive Orders), PDs (Presidential Directives), and PDDs (Presidential Decision Directives) have become so amorphous and customary that no one cares when a new one is enacted. For example, a single EO could dissolve the entire United States.

That last statement is bloody well scary to me. Now there is my fear factor, that I'll wake up some day and this won't be America the beautiful any more...

38. Infiltration: They use subtlety to invade churches, schools, corporations, small businesses, organizations, and everything else, and implant their ideology and philosophy of a one-world government through well honed issues, such as global warming. They have their “people” (often members of their secret societies) placed throughout these entities who make decisions beneficial to the Elitists.

I would have used the word "indoctrination" here, but I didn't write the article so we use the authors terms and headings. But I have no reason to find fault with the theory.

39. Regional Government: One of the most effective means for the Powers to gain control and implement their global rule is through regional government where they give mandates to mayors and municipal managers via documents on how matters must be handled. Law enforcement, attorneys and judges are part of the scenario.

Considering those cities going against United States laws and providing sanctuary for those of alien status who are inside this country illegally. I'm not talking about LEGAL IMMIGRANTS, but those of illegal status and the cities protecting them as well as churches, corporations, etc.

40. Created or Contrived Crises: Whether actual or devised, crises “seem real” to us. False or deliberate crises work to scare us and allow the Illuminists to achieve their goals, such as re-designing New Orleans to their desire, or going to Iraq for oil and the take-over of their banks for the Federal Reserve. Examples include global warming, the energy crisis, floods, hurricanes (they can control the weather), and any other disaster they desire.

Just look around you and you will see the signs. Now that you have been duly clued in you have to decide what you will think and do about it. Whether you believe it or not though, that is up to you entirely...

OK, now for the ones I have serious issues with...

8. Removal of God: The Elite work hard to prohibit us from making any reference to God or Christ and the sacredness of Christianity in public but yet they promote pagan holidays, Wicca, black magic and practice Satanism. A society lacking in God and spirituality—especially one supposedly built on Christianity—is a doomed civilization, and one that easily cedes to others. Apostasy in our churches, especially Catholicism, is a sign of the destruction foisted on us. Their goal is to reach back to the Ancient Mysteries, and to learn what they believe are advanced technologies from ancient aliens and gods

Considering that Christianity is only 2,000 years old and the other religions of the world are MUCH older still, I take great offense at this one. How many millions of people have died over the "One God" issue? The Christian church, through the use of one of the bloodiest books alive today, caused the deaths, (almost genocide), of millions of women. And there is reason to believe that Christ wasn't ever even a real person, but a construct of many men and religious faiths. See here:

Then I take issue with the premise that an all loving God should be feared. That he would give us free will EXCEPT... AND, that in his infinite power he created a flawed human being in order to fight a non-flawed being he also created that now threatens him, (the devil, Lucifer, Satan, etc...). Seems ludicrous to me. I have faith, but my faith in things is built on a solid foundation without listening to these morons who "preach" and claim they know what's best for all concerned. OK, end of this rant...

And are you saying that the Jews don't have a right to their beliefs? Umm, I think they would have a problem with you too. Just because you believe in Christ doesn't mean everyone else has to. That is part of freedom, part of beliefs, part of worship. It is the internal place inside each of us that we must listen to, not some outside source.

9. Ecumenism is another parameter for a one-world religion. Believing that Christ is not the savior, or that other people or so called "prophets” are the saviors makes Christianity invalid. Some believe New Ageism will be the one-world religion, while others think global warming with become the hymn. An aspect of their plan is their contrived apocalypse based on the books of Revelation and Daniel.

Well, if people are not prophits, then what of David? What of Peter? And why would God speak then and not now? Why would God not want his children to continue to hear "his" word? You can't have it both ways. Either God is still here, still speaking, still very much alive and well, or God is dead and died with the prophets of old... Would GOD be stagnant? Wouldn't God keep up with both the times and the language? I'm sure God never expected the world to stand still.

12. Sexual Perversion is used to advance Elitists’ goals and degrade our morals, getting us to accept and even adopt anything they put on us, and often using such activity to blackmail us.

This one always gets to me. Who put someone in charge of sexuality and who decides what is moral and what isn't? Because I have to tell you, my sexuality and sexual preferences are MINE! And I will be damned if some other human being is going to tell me what is moral and what isn't so long as I do nothing to harm another. Gods but Christians can be such prudes when they go off in this area! And to blame such a broad category as this just makes me want to pull my hair out! Mind your own damn business!

14. Gambling: Promoting illegal activities through pretenses of “enjoyment” and promises of making big money is yet another scheme by the Elitist to keep us dependent on money and materialism for our happiness, and to be dependent on outside forces for our happenings and success.

Maybe I am confused here, but how does gambling promote illegal activities? Gambling is not illegal everywhere. Doing illegal activities is not restricted to gambling. One has only to look at the White House or Congress to see that gambling has less to do with illegal activities than illegal activities has to do with gambling... I think the only problem here comes in if you cannot afford the money you gamble with or on???

28. Feminism and Working Mothers: From the moment the Powers decided to use left-wing feminism as a way to cause resentment between men and women and their children, is the moment when the institution of marriage faltered. Two incomes gave Mom and Dad the false sense that they had money, and thus materialism also seeped into our lives at the same time. The role of males has been re-defined and belittled.

Considering that most of the ancient societies were known to have been Matriarchal instead of Patriarchal, this I find offensive. I am neither subservient nor submissive and don't believe that a woman's place is barefoot and pregnant. Whatever man's role is today, believe me when I tell you it hasn't changed all that much.

And most women have to work, this isn't a choice in today's society. You are dreaming here if you think a one income household is doing just peachy, or very lucky to be having such a job! Unfortunately for the rest of us, that isn't the case. This economy sucks!

My dad raised me to shoot a gun, rifle, .357 magnum and a .32 hand gun. He was a good man but had very bad health and died very young. I think this author was far to easy in her use of name-calling. Just because you don't agree with something doesn't mean you have to make it look bad.

Nor do I agree with marriage anymore. Consider everything, I believe term contracts are more the way to go. Get the lawyers out of things. Decide while you still love eachother what to do with the kids, not when you hate eachother. Make the contracts 5 years at a time, renewable by both parties or the contract is null and void. Get the blood-suckers out of the dissolution of the marriage and you both might stay friends. People change. Feelings change, needs change. We are neither static nor are we happy when forced to stay in one place. And I love dual custody rights.

Anyway, I found the article interesting if a little off in places. Not sure who will read this, but I do hope you enjoy it and find your own thoughts and feelings reflected somewhere in here.

Can someone stop the madness?

These ghetto prom pictures are a hot, "melted in the summer sun" mess.

How can you believe you look "decent"?

WTF???

Look, you keep wearing this crap, and you'll keep getting posted all over the internet because you look so ridiculous that it's hard to believe you wear what you wear, so we post your pics.

If I wasn't so disgusted at these so-called dresses, I would probably laugh.

Can you really buy these dresses or do they just buy Halloween costume patterns and make these Butterick dresses messes from scratch?

This "Cherry Red" couple has the busiest matching mess I have seen in a while. The Red Pimp looks like he's drowning in his zoot suit with the gawd-awful looking red and white shoes. His bare-legged date could have sprung for a pair of panty hose and girdle and left out the "necktie" necklace. Gulp?!! Who wears a necktie necklace with star warrings?

This triple threat of neon "Charlie's Angels" looks ready for the brothel.

Fashion Don'ts:

• White eyeliner or white out.
• Garter belts.
• Bare legs ( again).

It's girls like these that make me want to have my own reality show!

Stripper Genie Show.

One girl is named "Bubble Gum", the other is "Cotton Candy" and last but not least, "Ms. Cherry Blueberry Slushy."

Makes my stomach hurt.

Sometimes, you can have too much pink and blue.

The wannabe pimp has no problem smiling about the smiling set of mess that surrounds him.

More dirty bare legs.

More bulging, swollen bellies and big rolling booties.

Is that a lesbian prom couple below?

WINNER! The Perfect Golden Hoochie Mess!

Can we scream "cheap" any louder?

Pimp "Braids N Beads" is spottted out tonight with Ms. Lavender.

She sports dirty bare legs, purple hair, sagging boobs, too much makeup and heels to make her 2 feet taller than her "shortie" or "shawty".

Cotton Candy and Bubble Gum, again.

They look ready to skip college and head straight for the stripper poles.

Source

I am so happy that Obama won the primaries as the Democratic Nominee. This country is destined for change and we (as Americans) notably supported that sentiment.  Let it be known that if McCain wins the general election, I am moving to France! I swear. I am not interested in seeing another 4 or more years full of Republican politics. I would rather send my taxes overseas than have to endure the Wrath of Khan for another term. 

Let's face it, McCain is old. He could drop at anytime. With a medical bill of unhealth of over 1,000 pages, that selection would be a really bad investment of our tax dollars and attention. This is the one time in history that I am praying that Obama is a part of the secret society so that he is a sure ticket! LOL!

It's amazing how the issues of race and gender popped up throughout these contests. One would think that the diversity of our country is a direct reflection of how accepting and tolerant we are. Instead, the truth comes out in the polls and really not even then. The associated press states that, "pollsters consider it likely that many voters don't tell them exactly what they're thinking on the touchy subject of race, leaving unclear exactly how big a factor it will be in November."[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080604/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_exit_polls;_ylt=AjrlkCkz3twNG59moh3vwkxh24cA]

Can I just pause right here and say that I love the Associated Press? ...OK...I'm done.

It's funny how we get our news nowadays. Who needs a newspaper? Not I! I love the internet and the news from "reliable" sources. I go to www.cnn.com for the Election Center. I go through YahooNews for the Associated Press headlines. I love being so close to the news. You don't have to go looking for it. It is everywhere!

Anyhoo, I digress. Obama is an awesome man. I can truly respect his politics. When I see Obama, I see his message. I don't see his skin color. I don't see his physical stature. I see a solution to hundreds of years of political corruption. I pray that after he is elected, that:

#1: Obama stays true to his original plan for change and that his Congress will allow him to do so easily.

#2: He won't get assasinated.

#3: He can improve international relations and our American image throughout the world.

#4: He can create lasting change and overturn some of the crappy things that Bush enacted like the Patriot Act and other things that undermine the initial tenents by which this country was established.

#5: He will follow through on the national health care situation. Regardless of how small or large, something needs to be done.

#6: He will do something about improving education on all levels and eradicate illiteracy in this country.

#7: He will bring our troops home in a wise way and give them some sort of counseling because I have heard the numerous, horrible stories from personal friends about how their loved ones came back and they are crazy now.

#8: He will stabilize our economy and create a surplus that will somehow drop the gas prices down considerably. It's $5.00 a gallon right now. I am really looking into hybrids or converting cooking oil into gas...

Anyhoo, those are my 2 cents about Obama right now. I have nothing to say about Hilary but the fact that:

And Hilary has showed her ass and swallowed her ankles throughout the primaries, which have lessened my view of her. She could have competed with class but instead she's lied, waivered, hit below the belt, and was a sore loser. She has issues conceding. After she hurt relations within the DNC, she has the nerve to suggest that she would be open to the VP slot!? Bitch are you crazy?! She is. She has been a detriment to party relations because not only did Obama have to expend energy trying to refute everything that she threw at him, but now he has to sit there and repair the damage within the party that SHE CREATED.

By making Obama clean up the mess that Hilary made, he has to divide his focus between repairing relations AND win the general election. The one thing good I can say about Republicans is that they were good to allow the front runner to secure the nomination early and keep cohesiveness within the party. McCain has had so much time to prepare for the general election. I am concerned that Obama will not be able to recover from all of this. Hilary is not a team player. It is obvious in the way that she fights. When you are fighting someone on the same team, the rules include not hitting below the belt or dividing the party. It's a basic business principle.

 And Bill, that's a whole 'nother story. You can read about that one in Vanity Fair (Article on Bill Clinton). It's hard not to believe it given his track record.

Politics are starting to become my soap opera. There is more drama than anyone can make up. There are gangsters, drug dealers, pimps, hos, comedians, and entertainers...and guess what? They all wear suits! Who woulda thunk it!

LOL!

JSC

A
picture is worth a thousand words

So
picture the
long-legged-mack-daddy(thanks Rev) giving a resounding speech at
a U.N summit on the global rice shortage

Maybe
you’d like to picture Billary n nem providing healthcare to the MOST NEEDFUL(indianism
snitches!)

Or
possibly you’d like the picture the ole fuddy duddy of nominee sticking it to
his party members when he goes against the grain and saves money fo the regular
folk.

There
is one picture , whether you like it or not, that we will all see. Bush given his walking papers. We will no
longer be bamboozled by dumba55 national leaders any longer! Slappin’ MY hoes. IM OUT!
Picture
that!

Resox

Unfortunate children

Though precious indeed

Sadly they have great need

As their parents are entangled

Often in prostitution and drugs

Yet like all other tender children

They need love, affirmation, and hugs

Would someone show mercy and care?

Would someone look beyond and dare?

To provide a future and hope to these

Which circumstances have handled roughly

Terrorizing their hearts brutishly and endlessly

Orphans are many and most without a Daddy

As for Mommy she often is engaged elsewhere

Selling her body to men to earn wages and bus fare

Trapped young ladies oppressed by manipulative pimps

Controlling, diverting, disguising, and always domineering

Dashing any hopes of love, life, and peace without strife

The brothels are a place of ill repute and shamefully lewd

Adorable children scathed by circumstances that are rude

Have to hear foul language and see unimaginable acts crude

Is it any wonder they cannot concentrate in school and feud

To survive on the streets and struggle to protect themselves

At what they call home and in their hearts wish to far away roam

Born in brothels is a dreadful existence that makes every heart groan

Yet somehow these kids can find hope when a caring soul arises

Sees past he who despises and earnestly in expectation realizes

That they too can be loved, lifted, nourished, and skillfully educated

Taken beyond this gross society full of sin that has irreverently deviated

Believing in the wonders of God, dreaming beyond the wretched and jaded

Perhaps if just one meek soul could show love to a child feeling alienated

A wonderful rescue of a beautiful child could occur in a world inebriated

If just one person could fight for the innocent children and be infuriated

A mighty deliverance could occur for a child who has prayed and waited.

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Paul's organization Dream-Maker Inc. builds dreams, transcends limitations, & reconciles nations.

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Three teenagers accused of forcing girls as young as 12 into prostitution have reached plea agreements and been sentenced to a juvenile detention center.

The boys - two are 17 and one is 16 - will be released no later than their 19th birthdays, according to the plea agreement.

They each pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of compelling prostitution. In exchange, prosecutors dropped other charges, including human trafficking. Charges against others allegedly involved in the ring are pending in adult court.

Police said they discovered the ring in August after a woman was caught offering men sex with a 14-year-old girl for $50. The teenagers were arrested in January after they had taken the girl to a convenience store to have sex with the owner, a regular customer of the ring, police said.

The teens, suspected members of the Varrio Central gang, were accused of befriending runaways and other girls with unstable homes and taking them to regular customers or finding new ones by trolling apartment complexes.

If the girls refused to have sex for money, the gang members beat and sexually assaulted them and threatened their families, police said.

One girl's mother said she was disappointed the teens would not spend more time in state custody. Her daughter is in counseling and is afraid of them, she told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

"These girls have to live with what happened for the rest of their lives," said the mother, who was not named to conceal the identity of her daughter. "These boys aren't going to serve much time. I don't think that after a year and half, they'll be ready to get back into society."

Zontar is pleased to be with you again! Before starting his blog, Zontar had no way to disseminate his unparalleled insights to a mass audience. Now that he has started blogging he has spread his wisdom to all and sundry in lands near and far. This gives Zontar great joy! If Zontar can reach only one soul upon Earth, to open their ignorant and blind eyes to the Truth which Zontar dispenses, then the many hours Zontar has toiled will be worth it. Zontar cares not if he has one reader or one million. All he cares about is the quality of his work, not the quantity of hits.

It is sadly true that many people "pimp" out their blogs shamelessly on many forums. Some bloggers shamelessly whore themselves out to increase their audience! This is indeed a sad thing. They may get some extraneous hits from some cretinous fool searching for salacious drivel on Google but what is such a hit worth in the grand scheme? Is a bigger audience for your blog worth your soul? I think not!

Zontar would never demean himself to write posts devoted to lowly, common and controversial topics solely to become famous in the blogosphere. Rest assured, steadfast and loyal reader that Zontar would never write about:

Gratutious sex. Zontar sayeth all allusions to sex and sexual relations should be banned from the internet. It should be discussed only between a man and a woman in the sanctity of the marriage bed. After all, Zontar is writing for all, even the tiniest of tots. Zontar would not want to warp their fragile minds.

Gay Marriage. You will never see this overtly controversial topic anywhere on Zontar's blog. Zontar will sum up the situation with a quote from Moses, who said "a man shall not lie with a man as if he was a woman." On a parenthetical note, Zontar was well acquainted with Moses, and it is rumored that he and Joshua spent a little too much time together. Zontar is not as judgmental as Moses. Zontar has no interest which orifice the penis of a homosexual enters. Zontar thinketh that any person who does care possesses a very small mind or is most certainly homosexual themselves or both. Most likely both. Zontar has spoken!

Violence. An abomination upon the Earth. Zontar shall not stoop so low as to satisfy the blood lust of hordes of mindless, senseless, bloody bawdy villains! He shall not publish photos such as the one above. Besides, Zontar does not understand violence. On Xenon, all beings are timid and peace loving. Only on your Earth are people obsessed with it. Fie upon it! Fie!!

Gun Control. This has been worn into the ground. Zontar does not need to mention this simply to get more hits. Besides, the second amendment to the constitution to the "United States" assures all of the right to harm themselves and others. All one needs to know is that they can have Zontar's gun when they pry it from his cold, dead hands.

Prayer in the Public Schools. This issue has been playing like a broken record for decades. Zontar says to give it a decent burial. Zontar thinks all religion and practice thereof should be relegated to the home. Zontar, however, does not want to start any controversy so he will remain neutral.

Capital Punishment. An old chestnut which Zontar deigns not to discuss except to mention that on Xenon if you take a life then your life is forfeited. Xenon, though a lovely Utopia in the outer most reaches of space was rather harsh. The death penalty was not reserved for the crime of murder alone. Among other infractions you could meet your maker for were running red lights, being late on your rent and not using deodorant.

Illegal Immigration. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Sorry, Zontar was put to sleep since he was a lad by this subject. What's to discuss? If you are in the "United States" illegally you are a criminal and should be treated as such. Don't believe the bromide about illegal immigrants being here because they are doing the jobs legal immigrants and citizens would not take. Zontar says balderdash! Take a look at Zontar. His first jobs in your America were bussing dishes, picking grapes and emptying septic tanks, yet he worked himself up to his present exalted status as Supreme Arbiter of Morality and Wisdom for all the Universe!

Fire Farting. Zontar is aware of the great popularity of this peurile, peculiarly American hobby, but he will not give in to pressure and discuss it, show a photo of it, or ever even mention its existence.

Lindsay Lohan. Oh my Goodness! Zontar cannot understand why a certain type of human would prowl the internet looking for provocative photos of starlets who possess no talent except a certain mammarian pulchritude to inspire them in their mastabatory fantasies. If you have searched the internet and reached Zontar's matchless blog while looking for Ms. Lohan or others of her ilk, Zontar says shame! He does not want anyone coming to his blog who is only interested of the satiation of their animal lust and not the improvement of their mind.

Zontar could continue ad nausem ad infinitum in bringing up such popular internet search topics as you see above. But he will stop now because he does not want to encourage further deranged abuse of web-surfing. In the immortal words of John Keats: "Beauty is Truth, Truth is Beauty". That is what you will obtain on Zontar's blog!

Hail Beauty!

Hail Truth!

Hail Zontar!!

These men are coming out of jail Muslim but they have not changed. They are just finding ways to  do the same things they did before but in a "HALAL" manner. They still want to be a pimp, thug, and drug dealer; but they are selling and doing these things to Muslims now.

These men are still pimpin women. They will marry 3, 4 women with kids and live off them. They will not have a job and live off these women.  All while bragging " I GOT 4 KEYS!!" some one needs to say so what you have 4 keys but no job! You are not a real man! This is NOT ISLAM! These men will live in 4 section 8 apartments and not pay one bill. THis man is the man we will defend and not tell anyone when he beats his wives and mistreats her daughters. This is the man we call brother so and so and shun his wives. We do this because we expect those actions from him because he is doing what a pimp dose.  We have come to expect the Muslim with the thug mentality.

These man are also the men that oppress their wives. These women will have no freedom. He will lock her in the house ; allowing her to only go out to collect her money, food stamps and shop for the family. He will not allow her to have any friends, see her family because she has to wait on him hand and foot. He will tell her she can not show her face, or speak outside, no one can hear her voice or her footsteps and shout Islamic hadith to back him up. This man will jump on her every move and tell her she is not making him happy and happily remind her that HE is her path to jennah. This is another example of a Muslim man with the Thug mentality.

A friend of mine has a ex husband. Her husband broke this new wife down so much she allowed him to marry of her her eight yr old daughter. He met this woman a week after she took shaddah and brainwashed her with all kinds of hislam. This is the preditor thug. this little girl had a period one month and was married the next. He not only married her off but sent her to Egypt with her new husband and other wife. This baby is now a divorce woman at 9. The 36 year old man sent her back to her mother telling her the girl was too young..........OH IT TOOK HIM 1 yr to know a eight yr old was too young. I sorry I smell a rat. It seems to me like this man only wanted to be with a little girl and not she is looking too much like a woman for him. and he used her up and sent her back. HOW SICK!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so sorry to say that men do not have the monopoly on this trait. Women act just as ghetto. I am shocked when I see or read women acting like a nut. I wish I could say only men act like a thug so I will call these women ghetto.

I read a post the other day. It made me sick to the stomach. This woman was asking about moving overseas to the land of Muslims. She was from Philly. She asked the normal question..like how expensive is it,  what type of lifestyle can she expect and do they treat blkpeople ok, then she went on to say. can a man with 2 wives no of whom have a high school education make it, can a man support these 2 wives and i think 5 kids with no job but only a hustle, and then the kicker... she said they were getting government checks that they want to live on while they are here!!!!!......do they do background checks cause you know all of us have been in trouble from time to time. a black man in the state will get lock up for just standing on the corner.......Oh and by the way is it like America guilty until proven otherwise. also it is the dream of my husband to have an arab wife will he as a black man have a hard time finding an Arab wife?

You see what I mean.....Muslim people with thug mentality. If this is not the most ghetto thing I do not know what is!!! If you do not see anything wrong with this post let me point it out to you?

Ok I know people get caught up and do not finish school. but why is it that it is not important to do it later. there is such a thing as a GED! it does and will open doors. Why is it that all 3 of them have no education AND  NO JOB!! why does this man with NO JOB have 2 wives????

They want to come here and live off money from another government. Not only is that  wrong and ghetto but it is illegal.  YOU can not get a welfare check and move oversea and take money out the ATM in UAE and live off it.

Usually people that stand on corners in Philly need to be in jail so why is she acting like there are in the right and if they get locked up it is not their fault. ANY time you have brothers from Philly robbing and killin folks dressed in Niqab THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!! MUSLIM with a ghetto mentality.

why is this women wanting to pawn her husband off on another women? Why is she wanting to give her misery to another woman? This man has no job. HE can not Islamicly get another wife . HE can not afford to feed her. why do they think they can bring their philly flavor to another country and act up? Get his hustle on. what hastle.........oh yeah he hussles his wives into taking care of him while he collects wives from other countries??????

But again, this is just an example of how we get brainwashed into thinking these men are our savious and path to jennah. We get dooped into thinking we have to serve and obey or we are the ones that will go to hell. The one thing men have done a good job at is scaring women into thinking they are less than nothing. and that we need them for everything. To listen to some women I wonder how they even manage to wake up in the morning with out a husband.

This is what a pimp does. He swoops in makes you fall in love with him. He allows you to see all his faults but think they are not important cause he NEEDS YOU! You know he has no job, no money, no place to live and no education. But you still want him. YOU know he will want another woman or already has several but you still want him. He does not hide anything from you and you still want him. you will gladly give him your love, all your power and pledge to him your life. Because he is your way to jennah. he is goign to help you complete your deen. He is goign to give you what you need.........this is of course what is required of a good Muslim woman. Then he will make you give him YOUR MONEY. YOu do all the work and he gets all the glory and the nice lifestyle. YOU serve him and pay him for that privilege. Then when you are not as special as you were when he got you; he will have you willingly go out and recruit new troops.  He is the Halal Pimp.

Now, please dont get me wrong; I believes there are some good Muslims that came out of jail. I think there are good Muslims living in Philly. MY family is there so I cant give up on the place. I am also not saying these things only happen in Philly.  They are happening all over the world. Not all pimps come from jail.  They have pimps here in UAE and I saw them in EGYPT. I see these Arab men marry Western women and make them work. Now they would never dream of having their Arab wife lift a finger. Most times they are stay at home wives; But he will pimp the convert wife. She will work and not only support herself but give him money as well. ALL so she can say she is married to an Arab......what a lucky girl!!!! So these thungs are all over.  These men will mentally abuse you and make you feel like you are the one in the wrong when you question them. They will tell you how dare you question them. He is the man....he has been Muslim his whole life and he knows Islam you do know anything. He will tell you his OTHER wife never questions him. He will make you THINK you need him.

This is not Islam but this is what we have in Islam. We need to find ways to change this. We need to start acting like Muslims and not just dressing like ones. We need to care about what goes on behind closed doors and not just about what people see out side. Islam is a way of life. Islam should change your thinking and your actions for the better, not just the way you dress and look. It should not only change your speach with the englabish (english and arabic words mixed together) It should change what you say. You should be kinder, more loving, and positive. So the next time you think your folling someone; Remember , ALLAh knows what you do in secret. Think about that the next time you think your fooling someone.

Their music is mostly marked as electropop, but that could be slightly misleading. But still, they have been using electronic sounds and effects quite a lot.

Their music is really interesting and worthy of listening... but you may find it kinda slightly disturbing... See for yourself!

Low Place Like Home:

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Sneaker Pimps - official site

Sneaker Pimps - wikipedia

See ya!

RB

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