June 18, 2013

Vanity Fair Readers Want Dezel Washington as Jesus

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*Vanity Fair magazine conducted a pretty funny poll, asking readers who’d they rather play the role of Jesus. The 60 minute survey asks a bunch of other random questions like which movie is most overplayed on TV (“A Christmas Story” was No.1), and do you have a library card (55 percent said they do). But [...]




Reasons Why Black Women Are More Religious Than Other Groups

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*This may not be much news to some, but a survey was taken on a group of friends, colleagues and family members. The result was that Black women are more religious than other women in different ethnic groups. And the men are just right behind. According to the Washington Post, 74 percent of black women [...]




Is Liquid Plummer ‘Double Impact’ Ad Too Much Sex for Daytime TV? (Video)

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*It seems the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is picking and choosing their fights on television. They’ve put the smackdown on the language used on daytime talk shows and what they call “family programming” like the Super Bowl. But, somehow, companies have been able to slide their commercials right past the regulation of the FCC. The [...]




New Poll Says Obama Will Not Win Re-Election

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*Roughly 51 percent of Americans expect President Obama to lose his 2012 re-election bid, a new CNN/ Opinion Research Corporation poll has found. Fewer — 46 percent — said they expect the president to win re-election. While that seems like bad news, it’s important to consider this bit of context: When the same question was [...]




Poll: Majority of Americans Lack Faith in Obama

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*Nearly 60 percent of American voters say they lack faith in President Barack Obama, according to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll published Tuesday. The results show a reversal of what voters said at the start of Obama’s presidency 18 months ago when about 60 percent expressed confidence in his decision making. Confidence in Obama [...]




Obama Poll: More People Disapprove of President’s Performance

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*To say the president is going through a rough patch would be an understatement. Now comes more bad news for Mr. Obama.  In a new poll from the Wall Street Journal and NBC, his numbers are down, down, down.   Keep in mind this poll was taken before his action to replace General McChrystal. Take a [...]




Poll: Support is Shaky, But California Voters Support Legalizing Pot

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*California voters, by a modest margin, think they should be allowed to grow and consume marijuana, according to a new poll that also found more than 1 in 3 voters had tried pot and more than 1 in 10 had lit up in the past year. The Los Angeles Times/USC poll found that voters back [...]




MiJac Exhibit Floors Tokyo Fans; ‘Thriller’ Video Voted ‘Most Influential’

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*Michael Jackson fans in Tokyo literally bum-rushed the opening of an exhibition of Michael Jackson memorabilia Saturday, with several folks even fainting at the sight of some 300 items formerly owned by the late King of Pop – including his famous crystal-studded gloves and favorite 1967 Rolls Royce. The exhibits, dubbed The Lifetime Collection, also [...]




LA Times/USC Poll: Folks in Cali Are Positive about Healthcare Reform

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*According to a new LA Times/USC poll, California voters have a generally positive view of the massive federal healthcare package signed into law by President Obama last month, providing a potential boost statewide to the Democrats who pushed it through Congress. Republican leaders, campaigning against the bill, have warned Democrats that their votes would weigh [...]




Poll Finds Many In GOP Think Obama Is Racist, Socialist, Non-U.S. Citizen

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*A new poll of more than 2,000 self-identified Republican voters illustrates the incredible paranoia enveloping the party and the intense pressure drawing lawmakers further and further away from political moderation. The numbers speak for themselves — a large portion of GOP voters think that President Obama is racist, socialist or a non-US citizen — though, [...]




Blacks Still Behind Obama In New Poll: But, group a little less ‘thrilled’ than a year ago.

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*A new CNN/Opinion Research Corp poll shows African-Americans remain extremely supportive of President Obama, but their enthusiasm appears to have dropped from earlier this year. Released Tuesday, the poll also indicates that Obama’s presidency appears to have made blacks more optimistic about race relations, but less than one in five believe the new president has [...]