*The Jesse Jackson Jr. story continues to have m ore twists and turns than a mountain road. The latest chapter is that he has been released from the Mayo Clinic, but is now AWOL according to a published report. Could it be because he may have to go to jail for possible misuse of campaign [...]
Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. Released from Mayo Clinic, But Now AWOL

Election Snaps: Usher Raymond, Kimora Lee Simmons Cast Their Vote (Look! )

*All of the cool kids are doing it! Peep a few of your favorite celebrities, casting their votes for the next president of the United States. Visit theJasmineBrand.com for more candids of your favorite celebrity making their vote count!

Jesse Jackson, Jr.’s Wife Calls Media ‘Jackals’; Opponents Say Step Down

*At a fundraising event last week, Chicago Ald. Sandi Jackson, the wife of Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., went off on the media. She said her husband was doing well and then let out her real feelings. “The jackals are outside. Let them stay outside,” she shouted into a mic, referring to the press anxiously stalking [...]

Rape Victim Gabby Union Rips Akin for ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comment (Video)

*Gabrielle Union is hot about some very ignorant remarks made by GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin recently about rape. Akin, who opposes abortion, even in cases of rape or incest, told an interviewer over the weekend that in cases of “legitimate rape,” women won’t get pregnant. Say what? Monday, on MSNBC’s “NOW with Alex Wagner,” [...]

Deadly Violence Erupts in Northern Nigeria after Election of Christian President

*Open Doors has confirmed fresh reports that the deadly violence erupting across the northern states of Nigeria since results of the April 16 presidential election were announced is taking a deadly toll on churches, Christian homes and businesses, mission compounds and pastors. From the cities of Maiduguri to Sokoto, both in northern Nigeria, the destruction [...]

Wyclef Looks on the Bright Side of Being Shot

*Wyclef Jean says there was one positive thing about him being shot in Haiti last week. “It brought light to the fact that there was an election going on that day,” the artist told People.com on Saturday at the Haze Nightclub in Las Vegas. “I don’t think none of you all knew about an election [...]

Obama Backed Candidate Scores Big Win in Colorado

*Is he getting his groove back? Maybe. After embarrassing losses earlier this year, yesterday’s primaries were a big win for President Obama, argues The Daily Beast’s Mark McKinnon, former strategist to Bush and McCain. In Colorado, Sen. Michael Bennet fought off a primary challenge from former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, who was endorsed by [...]

Robert Taylor Commentry: Were the Recent Mid-Term Primaries a Setback for President Obama?

*The initial post mortem flowing out of last Tuesday’s election results in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Arkansas was that President Obama had lost his luster and that the Democrats faced major defeats in this November’s off-year elections. The initial assessment was an exaggeration. The results were much more mixed signaling worries for incumbents of both parties. [...]

Supreme Court Allows Big Business to Rule America

*The lobbyists are doing the happy dance now that the wicked schemes they once hid behind smoke and mirrors are made public and quite legal. The Supreme Court somehow slipped in a very important new ruling while we were helping Haiti, being pissed about the loss of the Democratic seat in Massachusetts, and the jobs dwindling [...]
















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