Almost, But Not Quite Gone (2007) A Year For the Books!

NOT SO FAST! Before we say goodbye to

A review of 2007 is in order!

Remember??

Iphone & David Beckham (yes!)* Lisa Nowak (astronaut in diaper-NOT)*"The Departed" won best film (excellent!)* Viacom sued Google/Youtube for $1b (yep)* Couldn't sell your house to save a life!* Do I need to mention ARM(adjustable rate mortgage)?* Record number of foreclosures* Virginia Tech rampage* 18yr old in Finland goes on school rampage* Love or hate him Barry Bonds hits 756th homerun* Michael Vick-smh* US Atty Gen. Al Gonzales resigns* Millionaire Steve Fossett missing after plane took of in Nevada (missed that news)*Outrageous GAS prices! Mattel+China+toys=RECALLS* China+anything shipped to U.S.A=HOTMESS* Luciano Pavarotti passes* that dang O.J.*Merrill Lynch kicked CEO Stan O'Neal to the curb (he looks A.A!)* Jena 6*Hideous stock performances* Lynching* TWB (tased while black!)* Britney Spears-(too much to recount)* Jamie Lynn Spears (teen pregnancy BUT STILL RICH!)*Lynn Spears' book (get counseling honey)* where's daddy Spears?* Gawd awful celebrity plastic surgery* celebrities getting pregnant and popping out chirren like pez candy* celebrities picking up DUI's & tethers like Swag (GET A CHAUFFEUR DUMB,DUMB!)* Amy Winehouse needing rehab-yes yes yes* LoLo Lohan finishing rehab* Chris "Strokes" Stokes molestation allegation* Raz B & Ricky Romance-Stokes accusers*Al Sharpton, Bad Boy Michael Baisden & BLACK BLOGS pushing Jena 6 to forefront* Eddie Murphy IS ANGEL IRIS' FATHER!* Mel B has last laugh (I think)*Benazir Bhutto's killed* Detroit considered most dangerous city (get a life, statistician!)*Tiger at zoo goes on the wild*Al Gore help Al Jr with his drug problem b4 helping w/global warming-at least Jr was driving a hybrid!* kids saved parents' lives dialing 911, taking bullets, identifying suspects*Fluff daddy still a hot mess* Brandy's not responsible*"leaked" celebrity sex tapes (yawn)* young black man w/beard wearing women's clothing*Men sealed in Utah's mine collapse*Minnesota bridge collapse*Cali & Greece (not grease) fires*Federline better parent (say what?!)*Husbands killing pregnant wives*Natalee Holloway*Drew Peterson police/wives killer*Anna Nicole*Dannielynn turns 1*child,Madeline McCann disappears*MISSING BLACK WOMEN GET NO LOVE FROM MAINSTREAM MEDIA*Sen. Larry Craig is not gay, but gay*Illegal Aliens*KICK ROCKS Harry Potter Books & Sopranos sucky finale*Chris 'Leave Britney Alone' Crocker*Tay 'Chocolate Rain'Zonday*Phil Spector-hung jury, many hairstyles*Mitchell's list of MLB steroid users*Mary J Blige 'Growing Pains' CD*Keisha Cole 'Just Like U' CD*Justin Timberlake-Beyonce 'Until The End of Time'* Poor Kelly Rowland*Clash of the Choirs* UGLY BETTY STILL RULES!*Queen Latifah 'Trav'lin Light' CD*Janet J STILL LOOKS GOOD!*Rihanna blows up with haircut, umbrella, foot cast & cane*YouTube*GodTube*Mozilla Firefox Browser ROCKS!*IE Browser-NOT!*Thank goodness 4 Tyler Perry!*Eurweb.com & BlackAmericaWeb.com, cool*ConcreteLoop, The YBF, Crunktastical, Bossip, Babes-Blings&Booze*Bria becomes a BLOGGER!*EVERY BLOG ON MY BLOGROLL OF FAME-SHEER HOTTNESS!*Yes-Fuel My Blog, Mybloglog,blogcatalog,technorati*Windows Vista-NOT!*new 'it girl' Kathy Heigl*who cares Eva & Tony??*poor Tara Reid*Isaiah Washington*Isaiah Thomas*Urshmeka*Halle got her baby!*Solo & 'Yonce darker hair (loves it)*Chaka Khan's 'Funk This' CD*Yolanda King (MLK's daughter) passes*Oprah's school scandal*Barak*Thompson/Huckabee ^5*Jordin Sparks*Jesse Jackson still talking*Ike Turner's playing guitar...somewhere*Don Imus & Doug 'Dog' Chapman(i 4giv them)*Rutgers Women Basketball team-U GO GIRLS!*Bill Reilly's stupidity*Get some sleep, Beyonce-you're making ME tired!*Katrina's flood victims STILL neglected*Kim Kardashian & assets* JLO and worse kept secret (pregnancy)*Miley Cyrus (i'll never understand that)*Brangelina*Knut the Bear*Sanjaya*Megan Williams*FALSE: PASTORS , PROFITS(prophets), TEACHERS, PROSPERITY GOSPEL, INCLUSION, ONENESS*'pastors' Randy/Paula White's imminent divorce* Sen. Grassley holding ministers accountable ^5*'bishop' Long, Dollar , White and all others who snubbed Grassley's request-smh*
Which brings us to
-the hottest
-the funkiest
-the stankiest
-the tackiest
-the pettiest
-the most carpet pulled back revealing story
(not including the nasty pedophile, sexually abusive pastors-yechh)
-the most ridiculously, embarrassing (but provided lots of material for bloggers) and foolish acting in THE PUBLIC'S EYE/MADE TO LOOK LIKE ABSOLUTE NINCOMPOOPS in the media-the biggest news to come out of GA in 2007
(2nd- GA's drought, 3rd- Dollar & Long's refusal to comply w/Grassley) yes-it was a NEWSWORTHY YEAR FOR GA!
...but there can only be ONE, #1 story that captivated America.
This story captivated America and her churches...

From beatdown to put down, from $5k pens to begging for $200k for a threshing room, from getting stomped on in August to stomping the yards at every opportunity to make her story known and declaring herself the "Face of Abuse"-the Weeks are the church's black "Alec Baldwin & Kim Bassinger."

They've been sued every which way but loose-
by church members, creditors, tax liens, bad credit, evictions, divorcing but not according to the courts, to a recent judgment being handed down in amount of $200k against Juanie B for not paying TV crew according to internet's Mo'Kelly.
No one wants 2007 to kick rocks like the Weeks'...while Juanie has covered Essence and given them her side, Weaks covered the video medium and radio.

They're reminiscent of the energizer bunny named Beyonce: You get tired of seeing her all over the place, but u can't help but be fascinated by her.
Let's hope bootylicious 'Yonce is in the news more in 2008, than the Weeks!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, FAMILY!

Sources:
Reuters Black Voices CNN Google Images

National "Black Out" -November 2, 2007

AMERICA--YOU BETTA RECOGNIZE! A CALL FOR UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY ON NOVEMBER 2, 2007

On The Michael Baisden radio show today, featured guest Warren Ballentine aka "people's lawyer" discussed the upcoming "BlackOut." The "BlackOut" is a financial protest, which means NO SHOPPING. The African American community spends $715billion dollars annually, and yet we stil lack respect. Let's hit 'em where it hurts...in their pockets. DO NOT SHOP ON NOVEMBER 2, 2007. source,

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This invitation is open to all Americans, not just people of color. If you want to be counted-join the National BlackOut on November 2, 200

If you do not partake, do not complain. And if you are complaining-what have YOU DONE as an individual to make a difference IN YOUR COMMUNITY?! You're either part of the problem, or you're part of the solution.

NEWS RELEASE
October 11, 2007 Contact: Rogina Knight, Syndication One
For Immediate Release 301-429-3236

MEDIA ADVISORY

WARREN BALLENTINE "THE PEOPLE’S ATTORNEY" IS CALLING FOR ALL AFRICAN AMERICANS TO PARTICIPATE IN A NATIONAL BLACKOUT"

WHO: Warren Ballentine "The People’s Attorney" and radio Truth Fighter is calling for National Blackout throughout America.

WHAT: Warren is calling for a National Blackout that is necessary for African Americans, and is long over due. Especially with all the present injustices that are being allowed and accepted in America right now. From the situation with Mychal Bell and the Jena 6, Genarlow Wilson, Megan Williams, and all of the nooses being hung all of America lately. Until we have federal legislation regarding hate crimes as African Americans we need to band together to show our "Economic Power" by refusing to spend ANY money from fast food restaurants to gas.

WHY: As African Americans we spend an estimated 715 billion dollars a year, and if we were to stop spending for one day that is 2 billion dollar that will not in the system. However we ask that you don’t make a mad dash to the stores days prior or the days following. If the stores have a major increase in sales right before or right after the Blackout than we will create the impact we need.

WHEN: Friday, November 2, 2007

WHERE: Nationwide Blackout for ALL African Americans

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America, for those of us who couldn't participate directly with Jena6...here's another chance. We want to put a dent in retailers' pockets. One thing i've noticed people are QUICK TO COMPLAIN, but slow to act. Here's your chance to be counted. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING ON NOV 2ND. It's one day. SHOP BEFORE, AFTER, OR BOTH.

Parents...please teach your children about history.

We have some of the clueless (i.e., dumb) children walking around here, because PARENTS, GUARDIAN ETC do not TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN.

Spread the word...DO NOT MAKE PURCHASES ON NOV 2ND.

Stop talking...and start walking. Be counted.

Ivent

Well, Well, Well...What Brings You To Town???

Republicans Spar Over Economic Issues


credits: AOL NEWS, AP



DEARBORN, Mich. (Oct. 9) - Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani quarreled over tax and spending cuts Tuesday, each claiming greater commitment than the other in a debate in the nation's struggling manufacturing heartland.
(republican candidates McCain, Romney, Thompson, Giuliani, pictured above)

Fred Thompson joins his Republican rivals Tuesday for the first time in a debate. Here he talks with John McCain, Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani before the event.

The government "is spending money of future generations and those yet to be born," added Fred Thompson, making his debut on a debate stage after a late entry into the race. He said future retirees should receive smaller Social Security benefits than they have been promised.

After months of polite debate sparring, Giuliani and Romney squared off without hesitation, a reflection of their struggle for primacy in the race for their party's presidential nomination.

"I cut taxes 23 times. I believe in tax cuts," said Giuliani, former mayor of New York and leader in national Republican polls.

Romney initially conceded that, but quickly criticized his rival for once filing a court challenge to a law that gave President Clinton the right to veto spending items line by line. "I'm in favor of the line-item veto," he said, adding he exercised it 844 times while governor of Massachusetts.

Romney also said that while mayor, Giuliani "fought to keep the commuter tax, which is a very substantial tax ... on consumers coming into New York."

The former governor leads his rivals in the polls in Iowa, where caucuses will be the first contest of the campaign, and he and Giuliani are in a close race in surveys in New Hampshire, the leadoff primary state.

Giuliani responded that spending fell in New York while he was mayor, and rose in Massachusetts while Romney was governor.

"The point is that you've got to control taxes. I did it, he didn't. ... I led, he lagged."

"It's baloney," retorted Romney. "I did not increase taxes in Massachusetts. I lowered taxes."

The exchange was among the most heated of the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, reflecting a quickening pace as the 2008 caucuses and primaries draw close.

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Realistically, the only positive thing about my voting on this election is that I'll be going with my 19-yr old daughter. I feel as if I'm voting for "he-that-is-not-as-evil-as-the-rest." I am not democratic or republican. I vote for whomever I want to. Having said that, I must admit I'm feeling Fred Thompson. Yep, I know i'm black. I've very aware of my blackness. However, my morals take precedent over my skin color anyday. I'm against abortion same-sex marriage and other issues, and I will vote for the candidate that expesses the same.

I'm going to keep my eye on Fred Thompson, and see what develops.

You better recognize, I march to the beat of my own drum...I will always go against the grain, unapologetically.

Ivent

**Save your comments that are contrary to my decision. I do not rely on the republican, or democratic party for job, health etc. I rely on Christ.