Bamelot' 08 and SB Rant

There’s a lot I want to get to but first off. How bout that Barack Obama huh? Winning S. Carolina Getting and endorsed by the Kennedy’s. I think I’ll call it Bamelot it’s like Camelot but different. This past Sunday Caroline Kennedy wrote a great op-ed piece in the times comparing Obama to JFK. And on Monday Ted Crash Kennedy endorsed the good senator from Illinois. She put into words what a lot of Obama’s supporters feel:

Sometimes it takes a while to recognize that someone has a special ability to get us to believe in ourselves, to tie that belief to our highest ideals and imagine that together we can do great things. In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible.
We have that kind of opportunity with Senator Obama.

That pretty much sums up how a lot of Obama’s supporters feel about his candidacy. I include myself in that number.

The endorsement is symbolic at best, and probably doesn’t mean a lot in the grand scheme of things, that being said you can’t deny that there is just something about him that is inspiring.

In other news, John Edwards dropped out of the race today. Let it be known that if Obama wasn’t running for president I would be backing John Edwards. This man is a class act. Yes he’s playing both sides of the fence but that should not take away from him being a man of integrity and passion. “It is time for me to step aside so that history can blaze its’ path.” He’s the only white man talking about “We should never forget about New Orleans.” He has my respect, but we want that endorsement and those delegates nukka, hand em over NOW!

I know I’m a little all over the place today but I have to talk about the Dean of Harlem and Chair of the House Ways and Means committee, that’s right the Kingfish himself the one the only Charles “don’t call me Carlos” Rangel. Hey brotha do you know where you wife is?? It appears that Mrs. Rangel has more sense than her husband. It amazes me that Rep. Rangel encouraged Obama to run back in January of 2007.

Here's a little secret. Rep. Rangel is supporting Hillary as part of a deal that will make Lt Gov. David Patterson Senator when Hillary has to give up her seat. Gov. Spitzer is down with the plan so if Hillary becomes president expect David Patterson to be on the short list of contenders. Hell the list is so short that it just has his name on it. Ahh politics.

And now I just want to get some sjit off my chest. The Super Bowl is this Sunday. The Pats vs. the Giants. Personally I am not a fan of either team. That being said I will have a smirk on my face when the Pats win the Super Bowl. Oh yes that's not a prediction that's just me stating the enviable. Why will I have a smirk on my face you ask? Well let me tell ya. I got two words for ya RANDY MOSS.

Let me give ya some back story on this before I go into my rant. Ya see I had a conversation with one of my melanin challenged friends today and I happened to tell him that while I'm not rooting for the Pats but I will have a smirk on my face because of Randy Moss. My friend (let's call him Tony) let me have it. Rany Moss doesn't deserve a ring he's a criminal, blah blah blah. Taking his comments in stride I asked him the following: What does that have to do with what he does on the field? NOTHING. Tony then in turn played the role of Bill Clinton and said I'm only defending Randy Moss cause he's black. Tony couldn't have been more wrong. And that leads me to my following Super Bowl rant.

The Pats are the best team in the NFL period. They are the first team to go undefeated in over 30 years. That being said they are not as sweaky clean as they would like EVERYONE to believe. This team was accused earlier this year of cheating, Tom Brady has baby momma drama and Randy Moss is slapping women. I do not like the Pats. But I respect their collective gangsta. And I love the fact that Randy Moss will get a ring with this team. There's just something so poetic about this All American team working with Randy Moss. Y'all remember that Afro he used to rock back in Minnesota? I want to see that sjit when they win Sunday I hope he takes those corn rose out his hair and let his Afro loose. If we gonna have a show then let's have a show. Ya dig?

Thank you, Toni Morrison

Who knew that when Toni Morrison wrote this, it would come back to haunt us to this day?

Enough is enough. Bill Clinton was not this country's first black president. This joke has gotten way out of hand, so much so that Barack Obama had to answer the question: "Do you think Bill Clinton was the first black president?" in the last Democratic presidential debate.

This is probably one of the dumbest questions ever asked in a presidential election. To his credit, Obama laughed it off and came back with a tongue-and-cheek answer, but that's not the point. It's the audacity that a reporter would ask such a question. And don't get me started about Andrew Young saying that Clinton is as black as Obama.

Let's clear some things up. No one remembers the context of Toni Morrison's article about Bill Clinton being the first black president. "After all, Clinton displays almost every trope of blackness: single-parent household, born poor, working-class, saxophone-playing, McDonald's-and-junk-food-loving boy from Arkansas." Basically he's a cliche or a caricature of what blackness is.

What pisses me off about this whole situation is that the Clintons, for as much good as they did when they were in office, have convinced black people that they know what's good for black people better than what we know for ourselves. That's why so many notable black leaders (i.e. Charles Rangel, Bob Johnson, and Andrew Young) believe that Hillary will be a better president. They refuse to believe that Obama is qualified for the White House.

We sick boss. Yeah we sick alright.

2008 Most Anticipated Movies

As some of you may have guessed by now I’m what they call a Fanboy. For those of you who don’t know what a Fanboy is it is defined as a person who is a passionate fan of various elements of geek culture (e.g. sci-fi, comics, video games, anime pop-culture etc.). This year is a big year for us fanboys. Half the movies on my “Most Anticipated Movies of 2008” are movies based on comics. While this makes the fanboy side of me quite happy, the grown up side of me that craves originality and creativity is rather bitter. Hopefully there will be some independent films like Teeth that will become sleeper hits. Now on to the list:

Iron Man –Another Marvel icon comes to the big screen. Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark in this comic adaptation. Release Date: May 2nd, 2008.

Speed Racer – From the people who brought you the Matrix the Wachowski Brothers bring to life one of my favorite Japanese anime cartoons. Release Date: May 9th, 2008

The Dark Knight – This summer the sequel to Batman Returns with Heath Leager as the Joker. Release Date: July 18th, 2008

Vantage Point – Looks like has a great cast. Mathew Fox, Forest Whitker, and Randy Quaid to name a few. Release Date: February 22nd, 2008

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – Harrison Ford may be in his 60’s but that’s not going to stop me from going to see this movie. Release Date: May 22nd, 2008

The Incredible Hulk – Ed Norton replaces Eric Bana as Bruce Banner. Maybe they will get it right this time around. Release Date: June 13th, 2008

Get Smart – Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart. Need I say more? Release Date: June 20th, 2008

Wanted – Mark Millar’s dark graphic novel comes to life. Release Date: June 27th, 2008

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army – Yes another comic sequel. But I can’t resist. Release Date: July 11th, 2008

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – It is Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts. Harry begins to lean that he has more in common with his enemy Voldemort than he ever thought. Release Date: November 21, 2008.

Honorable Mentions: Cloverfield, George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead, Charlie Bartlett, 88 Minutes, M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening, Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo, Bond 22 (they have not come up with a new title for it yet), J.J. Abrams's Star Trek.

I'm back.

Happy New Year people. You know how everyone has a New Year’s Resolution? Well my NYR is to start this blog up again. Yes I know I’ve made my share of excuses but this year is different. Why is this year different? Gald you asked. Well for one it’s an election year so I will have plenty to bitch about. Also I am married so you know a brotha will need to vent from time to time.

Would you believe that my wife and my shrink have just discovered my blog? But I am not going to let that censor me in any way shape or form. So let’s get right to it.
OBAMA!!!!!!.....Lost. Because Hillary cried. Who knew tears could win you a primary. It’s funny how Obama’s campaign revolves around change and now all of a sudden Hillary’s campaign revolves around change. In a werid way this reminds me of the early days of rock-n-roll in where the black artists would have their songs covered by white artists. So now Hillary has found her voice, a cracked one at that.

Can I be honest with y’all? I don’t know if I am ready for a black president or a woman president. There’s a selfish part of me that wants John Edwards to be president, maybe cause his wife doesn’t really have that much time left to live and by the inauguration he’ll be our first single president since Grover Cleveland (I had to look that one up). Imagine, John Edwards single in the White House? You just know Britney will find her way over there to comfort Johnny boy. But seriously folks…..I’m voting for Obama even if I have to write him in. So just in case Obama wins the whole thing, here are some tips for us black folk. Yes I know it’s too early to do this, but I don’t care.

Things BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DO when Obama becomes President:

• Do not gloat. White people voted for him too.
• Don’t quit your jobs. There will not be any reparations
• Do not start naming your kids Barack or Obama unless you plan on sending them to Harvard.
• Do not expect Michael Vick to get a presidential pardon.
• Do not expect the national anthem to change. Hip-Hop has come far but not that far.
• Do not expect Oprah to be Vice President. The best she’ll get is a cabinet post.
• Do not expect Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton to shut the fuck up. That one was more for the white folks but you get my drift.

This country needs change. The question is are we ready for it?